Hello Mark, I just went ahead and did it, so I can certainly confirm that it works. the disk image takes a while to read when booting from it, but I'm sure there's reason for that given its 3.74GB size. However, you do have access to all the utilities such as online help, Time Machine Restore, Reinstall Mac OS X and lastly, Disk Utility. I'm guessing that if booting off of the DVD, it'd just use the disk image to install Lion when clicking Reinstall, in order to get a clean installation if you wipe your drive first.
1) Locate the Install Mac OS X Lion.app file in your Applications folder. You can get here by hitting Command-Shift-A from the Finder. 2) When you find the file, press Vo-Shift-M. This brings up the contextual menu, which is essentially a right click. 3) Select "Show Package Contents." 4) Open up the Contents folder, then "SharedSupport." Find the file called InstallESD.dmg, which should be the first file which has focus when arrowing down, then hit Command-C. 5) Go to the desktop or any other directory, then hit Command-V to paste the disk image. I prefer to paste it when mounting it, just to ensure I don't damage the original. Hit Command-O to mount it. Mac OS X will verify the disk image. 6) Now, open up Disk Utility when the image is mounted. To get to the Utilities folder quickly, hit Command-Shift-U from the Finder then hit D I S, then open Disk Utility. 7) In the table containing your disks, move down. You can either interact with the table with VO-Down arrow, or use the down arrow key until you get to InstallESD:dmg. 8) When on the disk image, pop in a blank DVD. Hit VO-Home on your keyboard to get to the toolbar. The home key is usually FN-left arrow, so that translates to FN-VO-Left arrow. Interact with the toolbar, then VO-right until you get to "Burn" and select the appropriate options for your disk. That should be all. Good luck, and I hope it works out well for you. Remember that, in order to boot off of a DVD, you hold down the C key for several secondswhen hearing the startup chime. Regards, Nic On Jul 22, 2011, at 6:39 PM, Mark Furness wrote: > I have 2 post on how to do this. But, my brain can not comprehend them > > One, I do not know how to do a right click. > Nor, could I follow where the "DMG" file is located. > > Would some kind person take pity on me and lead me through the process, > before I download Lion? > > Thank you for all your help! > > Mark. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
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