Problems installing OSX 10.8.4

I am having problems installing OSX 10.8.4

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    Hi!
    I'm having major problem with my brand new Mac Mini.
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    I then created a bootable USB-disk with the external original drive and tried to install but only get the circle with slash after selecting the drive in the "options" menu. If I remove the USB-drive I get a flashing folder icon. If start holding down Command + S I get a message saying that the "version of OSX is not supported on this platform".
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    Internet Recovery solved this problem. Option+Command+R.

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    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
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    Are you updating from the App Store when you get that error message?
    If so, thry using the 10.9.2 Combo update -> http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726.
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    Clinton

  • Macbook won't startup, problems installing OSX with Firewire

    Hi,
    I have a Macbook that has been unable to startup correctly for several months, and finally got around to taking a look at it. It usually stays at either the blue/grey loading screens, but occasionally it will make it to the login window, where it will then just stop functioning.
    I was able to use a Firewire cable hooked up to my iMac, and when i turned on target disk mode, I was able to browse around some of the folders on my Macbook. Eventually, I will try to get into a folder, only for the connection to be timed out.
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    Connect both computers using the Firewire cable.
    Power on the iMac with the T key held down.
    Power on the MacBook with the Option key held down.
    You should see the iMac's hard drive & the OS X install disc as boot options. Choose the install disc.
    From there, you can give reinstalling OS X another try.
    ~Lyssa

  • Problems installing OSX

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    Sarah

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    I'm not quite familiar with what an Apple OEM MacBook Install Disc is, there are typically three kinds of discs:
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    2.) The OS X Retail disc that's sold in stores
    3.) The replacement discs produced by Apple that serve the same function as option #1
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    Where did you get these discs?

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    Richard

  • Problems installing OSX on new HD... Help!

    Hi
    I have a Macbook Pro 13'' (mid 2010), it never gave me any trouble, a week ago or so my HD died, naturally my Apple Care is gone by now and a friend told me that Hard Drive replacement wasn't all that dificult if you knew what to do, so I got a new 1tb Western Digital HD and with some help from ifixit I succesfully replaced my drive.
    I don't really need Mountain Lion so I thought I could simply install the original OS that came with my mac (OSX Snow Leopard). I thought I did the hole thing correctly, I got into Disk Utilities and checked that the partition type was "GUID Patition Table" formated the new Hard Drive as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and then installed OSX, but after a couple of minutes it just says that the install failed and no reason why, just "click restart and try installing again".
    I'm not a computer savy person I just follow instructions, you know? So now I don't know what to do and I really need this thing to work.
    Thanks in advance, guys.

    Hi!
    Thank yoy guys! I did used the disc which shipped with my MBP. I don't really know how to do a NVRAM reset but I'll reasearch how, and let you know how it goes.
    In case that doesn't work I'll return the HD and exchange it for a Hitachi, I guess, since I believe that's the one that my MBP originally had. **** it! I actally thougth the WD was a smart choice considering reliability and warranty.

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    Hi,
    i'm trying to install the new OSX on my macpro but it fails when should reboot for install...
    I'm starting from the latest Snow Leopard version and the MacPro isa a MacPro4,1 Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.26Ghz.
    I have already installed on my macbookpro without any problem...
    I'm now redownloading the Mountain Lion but it seem not to be my problem...
    any ideas?
    thx a lot

    1. Open Finder, go to these folders and delete the content:
    /Library/Caches
    ~/Library/Caches
    2. Open Disk Utility and repair permissions
    3. See if your applications are supported > http://www.roaringapps.com
    4. Press Shift key in boot and install
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  • Problems installing OSX on a new hard drive

    My hard drive was dead/dying a few months ago and I hadn't touched it for awhile. I recently decided to take it to the apple store and see what I could do. The genius bar associate suggested I either take it to a third party repair company or replace it myself. I opted for the latter route and replaced it myself today.
    When I powered it on, I gott the chime and just a black screen. I tried booting from disc by holding C, but after making some abnormal noises, it spits the CD out. I have tried this with a copy of windows vista, and it doesn't make the weird noises or spit it out, but nothing happens as well.
    I'm not sure if it's my install disc, my cd drive, or if I went wrong somewhere replacing my hard drive. Any help would be appreciated.

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  • Problem installing OSX 10.4 on a B&W G3

    I have a B&W G3 tower running OSX 10.2.8. All applications have been removed and Final Cut express installed. The G3 will not even recognise a 10.4 disc when inserted into the drive (no disc icon on the desktop) - although the drive does work with application discs.
    Any suggestions?

    I assume it is a DVD drive in the G3 as I do not think Final Cut Express comes in CD's. If it is a DVD drive. I suspect 10.4 Disk may have a scratch or defect.
    Does the 10.4 Disk work in another known functioning Mac DVD drive?
    If the 10.4 DVD does work in another system. And you have an ext HD where you can clear the data. You can take the 10.4 DVD and use Disk Utility to restore the DVD to the ext HD making the HD boot-able with the ability to perform the installation on your G3.
    I hope this helps. Let me know. Thanks.

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    I tried to download 10.5.2 update via Software update. After download the was a problem concerning the "signature" and the download was placed in my trash. I tried to empty trash, but it said it could not because the item "MACOSXUpd10.5.2.pkg is in use." So I downloaded the combp update from the Apple web site. After down load I tried to install, and I get a dialog box which says: "The following disc image failed to mount" and under image it says: MACOSXUpdCombo10" and under reason: "error-4960."
    What do I do now?
    Thanks for your help.

    Knoles wrote:
    I tried to download 10.5.2 update via Software update. After download the was a problem concerning the "signature" and the download was placed in my trash. I tried to empty trash, but it said it could not because the item "MACOSXUpd10.5.2.pkg is in use." So I downloaded the combp update from the Apple web site. After down load I tried to install, and I get a dialog box which says: "The following disc image failed to mount" and under image it says: MACOSXUpdCombo10" and under reason: "error-4960."
    What do I do now?
    Thanks for your help.
    Never continue installing software on a computer with a problem. If you could not empty the trash, that's the immediate thing to fix. Then you should proceed with the update. There is clearly something wrong with your system.
    Reboot and see of you can "flush" the trashbin. If not, we have a problem to solve.
    Installing the update is the second step. We should deal with the first issue first.

  • Problems installing OSX 10.8 on Mac Pro 3.1

    When I try to install Mountain Lion, my computer goes through the initial process all the way to the reset prompt. Once my computer resets, it doesn't install the OS and instead returns me back to the account login prompt. What is happening?

    Did you get this version of 10.8 Mountain Lion by purchasing it from the Mac App Store?
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  • Cs4 problems installing osx 10.8

    hello, i have issues with installing my master collection cs4 on disk. mac 10.8.
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  • Problems installing OSX from bootable USB drive

    I'm trying to downgrade from 10.8.3 to 10.7.5, mainly because of the reduced battery life in Mountain Lion.
    I have created a bootbale USB thumbdrive with 10.7.5 on it.
    I restart the machine holding down the Option key, but the USB drive does not appear in the available drives. All that appears is the Macintosh HD and the 10.8.3 recovery.
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    I have a retina MacBook Pro 15 from mid 2012. It was shipped with Lion.
    Nigel

    Download on the iMac OS X Recovery Disk Assistant v1.0 and create a USB recovery disk.
    Use that USB disk to boot your MBP retina.
    Use the Terminal, that you find inside the recovery environment, to perform these commands
    Verifiy that the main internal disk is labelled /dev/disk0
    diskutil list
    this command will completely erase the internal disk. Please change /dev/disk0 if your is different, (it should not).
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    diskutil list
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       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
       1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            499.2 GB   disk0s2
    Quit Terminal and proceed with Reinstall Mac OS X
    It'll take a lot of time, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
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