Hmm will try it. How can I get the disc image? Mom says there's just a folder with a question mark on the screen.
On 8/28/12, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Josh > > I don't mind at all. You can reach me on <[email protected]> > > I don't understand though, because you cannot erase the start disk if you're > booted from it. It isn't possible. Are you using wired Internet or > wireless? You need to be hard wired I'm afraid because I don't think > there's any way to configure WiFi at that point. Tell you what though, try > Option+R instead of Command+R. I've never done that myself but I seem to > remember somebody saying something bout that. > > Hold it for about 20/30 seconds just to be sure. > > Gordon > > On 28 Aug 2012, at 18:33, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well sure, if you don't mind that'd be great! Um... went into disc > utility, selected the drive and clicked erase. > > On 8/28/12, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Josh >> >> Right, if that's the case, you shouldn't have a problem. No, it won't >> work >> via a DVD because those machines won't boot from DVD as far as I know. >> No, >> you wouldn't be able to burn it via Windows unless you had some software >> such as the one I use called "TransMac" TransMac allows a Windows machine >> to >> read/write Mac format disks and files just like a Mac does but it can be >> a >> bit tricky to use. >> >> Anyway, the recovery option should work as long as you have wired >> Internet >> available. Wi-Fi won't work because you have no means to configure it. >> I >> hate to rub it in, but this is precisely why you should always keep >> backups. >> Just out of interest though, how did you manage to erase the Mac hard >> drive? In order to do that you would have to have been booted from a >> different drive. I'd be happy to go through this with you off list if >> you >> think it would help. >> >> Gordon >> >> On 28 Aug 2012, at 18:21, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hmmm... could that be done through a Windows machine? If so, how? >> What I'm using, mid-2012 mac, no retina display, running Mountain >> Lion. Thanks! >> >> On 8/28/12, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> hi Josh >>> >>> On 28 Aug 2012, at 18:09, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I did, and that didn't work. And no, I don't have an install dvd. >>> >>> Can you give us more information regarding what you're using here >>> because >>> to >>> be honest it's a little difficult to help you because of the recent >>> changes >>> in Apple's hardware. Are you talking about a new or relatively new >>> machine? >>> If you're talking about an older one, then the Command+R option may not >>> apply. Do you have another Mac by any chance? If so I would be happy >>> to >>> send you the recovery tool. Do you happen to have a machine capable of >>> burning disk images to DVD, if you're using an older machine? Since you >>> have an Apple ID there would be nothing wrong with me making the actual >>> OS >>> available to you so that you could burn a DVD and thereby recover your >>> system even if it means doing the Lin install and then upgrading via the >>> App >>> Store to Mountain Lion. >>> >>> Gordon >>> >>> On 8/28/12, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Do you have the DVD which came with your Mac, assuming it was not a >>>> very >>>> new >>>> one which, if so, will get its data from the Internet. But I'm betting >>>> that >>>> you haven't erased the recovery partition. So hold down Command+R when >>>> you >>>> boot the machine for about 20 seconds and then try to turn on VoiceOver >>>> as >>>> usual. You hold then be able to download the tools you need. >>>> >>>> On 28 Aug 2012, at 09:00, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi; >>>> >>>> I'm having a serious mac issue. >>>> I was playing around with sound flower, and accidentally set the >>>> output to shundflower. Thinking my only solution could be to reinstall >>>> the os, I tried that, but it didn't work. 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