Sweet success at last, the new partition is in place and Find My Mac is working. Thanks again for the assistance.
Regards, Adrian [email protected] On 10/03/2012, at 2:16 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > Thanks Ronni! > > Wiping the drive was just an expression of my worst fears, knowing my luck I > figured that is what I would have to do. Thanks to WAMUG's my luck is better > than I had thought. > > Thanks again. > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > [email protected] > > > > > On 10/03/2012, at 1:51 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > >> Thanks Ronni & Carlo for the assistance, it sure makes life easy. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Adrian >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> On 10/03/2012, at 1:44 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ronni! >>> >>> Running the 10.7.3 updater did not restore the missing partition so I >>> imagine that my only option now is to wipe the HD and start again as you >>> have described. It is time consuming but achievable with TimeMachine. Its >>> a pity the technician didn't mention that when he replaced the HD. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> Adrian >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/03/2012, at 1:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Adrian, >>>> >>>> On 10/03/2012, at 8:41 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>> >>>>> My humble apologies Ronnie, my last reply was done in a hurry and was >>>>> largely a case of going off half cocked. >>>>> >>>>> I checked for the recovery partition as you suggested and as you >>>>> suspected there is not one. This was a bit of a surprise to me; could it >>>>> have gone missing when the HD was replaced a few weeks ago? >>>> >>>> Yes, this could happen if, as I mentioned in my previous email: >>>> If you cloned your old Hard Drive, the Lion Recovery Partition got wiped >>>> out in the process (it will do that because both CCC and SuperDuper can >>>> only clone one partition and don't recognise the other partition because >>>> it is hidden). >>>> >>>> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive >>>> using the Lion installer. >>>> Restoring a backup will not create the Recovery HD. >>>> >>>> You need to install Lion on a New Hard Drive FIRST, then Restore/ Migrate >>>> either from your Bootable Clone or a Time Machine Backup. >>>> >>>> If you saved your Lion “InstallESD.dmg” and created a bootable Flash Drive >>>> you should have started from that after you installed the new Hard Drive. >>>> >>>> Then after you had installed Lion from the USB Flash Drive, you could have >>>> restored your data to the new Hard Drive from your Time Machine backup or >>>> CCC/SuperDuper backup. >>>> >>>>> I am downloading the 10.7.3 combo Update and will see if it will restore >>>>> the partition. >>>> >>>> I’m not confident this will re-create the Lion Partition, but worth trying >>>> first before other options. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I will be attending a workshop for board members of the NFP charity I >>>>> have been involved with for the last 12 years which will take up a large >>>>> part of the day so I will report back later. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Adrian >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/03/2012, at 7:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Adrian, >>>>>> >>>>>> You are making it more difficult for me to keep helping, by not >>>>>> including my previous text 'thread' in your replies >>>>>> I have to keep referring back to what I have already sent you. >>>>>> >>>>>> How did you install Lion first? >>>>>> Did you create a Recovery Partition in the initial install? >>>>>> Does your computer only have ONE partition? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sounds like you might not have installed the 'Recovery Partition HD' >>>>>> when you installed Lion. >>>>>> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive >>>>>> using the Lion installer. Restoring a backup will not create the >>>>>> Recovery HD. >>>>>> >>>>>> The recovery partition is a hidden partition to take the place of the >>>>>> old disks if you need to run diagnostics or repairs. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you cloned, it got wiped out in the process (it will do that because >>>>>> both CCC and SuperDuper can only clone one partition and don't recognize >>>>>> the other because it is hidden). >>>>>> >>>>>> You do need the Recovery Partition HD for the Find My Mac feature to >>>>>> work, also File Vault. >>>>>> >>>>>> To check whether you do or don't have the partition. >>>>>> Restart with the Option key held down - if you are not presented with an >>>>>> option to boot from the recovery partition, you don't have it. >>>>>> >>>>>> If that is the case, you 'might' be able to reinstall Lion without >>>>>> having to Wipe your Drive. >>>>>> But first you could try running the Lion 10.7.3 Combo Update over top of >>>>>> your Lion install and see if that re-creates the Recovery Partition. >>>>>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1484> >>>>>> >>>>>> I will be returning home sometime today, but until then I will be >>>>>> offline again. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:57 PM, Adrian Skehan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Under Find My Mac it says "Recovery partition required" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Adrian >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:14 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks Ronni! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am still having the same problem, I have downloaded the Recovery HD >>>>>>>> Update twice but when I try to install it there is a error message >>>>>>>> that says "Lion Recovery Update can't be installed on this disk. An >>>>>>>> error occurred while evaluating the JavaScript for the package" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Adrian >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
