I was trying to do a clean install of El Capitan on an old MacBook and have run into some bother.
Having erased the hard disk and then used Cmd+R to get at OSX Utilities, it's saying that it can't re-install OSX- "no packages were eligible for install. contact the software manufacturer for assistance. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again." I've done that several times to no avail. I have located the El Capitan package ( https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206886) and downloaded it onto another Mac. I can presumably then copy this onto an external USB drive and then plug that into my old MacBook. BUT, given my old Macbook won't boot up (so I can't see or use the Finder etc.) how do I get it to understand that I have this El Capitan (it's a dmg file) on the external drive and then access it so I can carry out the re-install? Any advice really appreciated! Rob ----------------- Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> and 101 Things to do in a Shed <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CADm1gJ4vm_XUq13O%3DP%3DnjHcgwjqneeghwJCBQg6wYm7adtLScg%40mail.gmail.com.
