RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Jeffrey, Googles great, I just gave the same url for the same instructions, Great minds think alike. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Shockley Sent: Saturday, 18 June 2016 1:21 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, No it can be done by using the terminal which is found under your utilities menu from the installation utilities Have a look at the following URL and it may explain things better than I have. Hope this helps. https://bensmann.no/changing-system-date-from-terminal-os-x-recovery/

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread M. Taylor
Thank you, E.T. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 6:28 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried

Re: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread E.T.
Mark, I should have posted the link with this information. Here it is. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On

Re: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hello, As far as the time and date issue goes, I had this issue a while back on one of my Macs when I was trying to reinstall OS X. What you do is go into Terminal once you load the Utilities screen that first comes up. Then, you have to go to the Utility menu or something like that and click

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Simon, E.T., et al, Where is one supposed to change the date. This is to say, can the date be changed from within the install interface or must one do it while logged into a full OS session. I am re-downloading El Capitan but was just curious for I did not see anywhere from within

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, I'm not sure how they do it but I don’t believe the machine has to be connected to the net. I know the one I had this issue on wasn't, I had it happen on my own mac book air when I blew it away to reinstall. And on a 24 inch iMac at work that I reimaged and that was using an

Re: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread E.T.
A quick google says changing the date to be close to the date of the installer solves this. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 6/17/2016 12:55 PM, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Simon, This is extremely helpful. I will re-download the image and

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Simon, This is extremely helpful. I will re-download the image and re-create the media. Question, when I launched the installer, was it connected to the net via WiFi? I ask this because I was thinking that it was not, at least, not until I attached the Ethernet cable. But now that

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Anne, This was the first time I'd attempted using that installer. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 2:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
It's a certificate issue created by apple being carefull with their installation media. It is a probem I know they did this back in Febuary and then again in early may. Set your time and date back and then try in stalling. Then or otherwise download a new installer from apple and then

RE: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Mark, Question is when did you create that USB installation media? Apple have twice in the past 7 months that I can think of, Re done their certificates for their installation media Meaning that your installation media is like mine was earlier this year and that is somewhat out of date

Re: A Question About Installing El Capitan from a USB Key, I tried and Failed

2016-06-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Mark, Have you already used that particular installer or was this the first time? I can’t think why it would not work a second time. Cheers, Anne > On 17 Jun 2016, at 10:20, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > The long and short of it is that for the past 3 releases of