IMac hangs on install of SL
Trying to install snow leopard over leopard 10.5.8 on 2008 20" intel imac. installation progresses but hangs with 31 minutes remaining (per status on blue screen). have tried several times - install hangs at the same point. have seen conflicting advice in other topics (ie. is restoring to factory settings for clean install necessary?). Looking for some guidance on other steps to complete sl install.
Do not have a full time machine back-up but have all files and photos duplicated - not sure what I would lose if clean install is necessary.
Thanks for any assistance...
Download and install the 10.5.8 COMBO update, repair permissions, restart, and try again.
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01/07/2012 16:39:31 SecurityAgent[1525] User info context values set for ian
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01/07/2012 16:39:31 com.apple.SecurityServer[30] Session 0x42d71d attributes 0x30
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Step 1
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birdmanjay wrote:
... Apple tells me it is the printer mfr issue and printer companies tell me it is apple issue.
Arguably, they're both right.
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Can I un-install Yosemite from my iMac and re-install Mountain Lion?
Can I un-install Yosemite from my iMac and re-install Mountain Lion?
Sorry to barge in like this but is it because you found it to have it's own way of doing stuff without your control? As i was thinking of doing the same thing because i found Mountain Lion much more user friendly.I know you came for an answer just was searching and came accross your question.
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I have a late 2009 iMac. I installed OSX 10.8.4 and want to go back to Snow Leopard. I have a 3TB external HD. Are there any issues I need to know about or tips I need to know before doing this? Thanks.
Downgrade Lion/Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer
loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the
Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the
mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status
of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then
the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART
info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on
the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions
from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS
Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on
the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups made while on Snow Leopard, then you may do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion/Mountain Lion files.
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