Mac Mini Upgrade to Lion with USB: can't download Server Add On
I have a Mac Mini on Snow Leopard and I bought the Lion USB key to upgrade to Lion. I have a weak internet connection. Unfortunately, the first thing that happens when I insert the USB key and start the upgrade is that it needs to download the Server Add On. What is very bad is that it says to look on the App Store app to monitor the download but there is nothing happening here. My ADSL box shows no activity. Why do I have to download this? how many Mb is it? can I skip it somehow? If I cancel, it cancels the installation...
I am very disappointed and unhappy by this, I thought I would upgrade to Lion easily, especially after buying the USB key for 69 euros (I live in France).
annmamac wrote:
The only solution I found is wipe the hard drive, install Lion then install the server part. I am not really interested in a drastic solution as this one which takes time and careful backup and is stressful.
At the very least, were I upgrading like you, I'd clone what I have to an external -- either bootable or in a disk image -- in case you need to roll back.
I've never upgraded any version of Server before, but that drastic measure I take all the time with major OS upgrades. And Snow Leopard to Lion is a major OS upgrade.
It's too bad that Apple doesn't make a straight Lion Server OS "bundle" available for purchase for the price of Lion client + server add on. That way you wouldn't have to do a two-step install to get to Lion Server. It certainly exists, I've downloaded it for my Mac Mini Server, which shipped with Lion Server, when I wanted to reinstall Lion Server.
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