Excellent to hear Adrian. A really good result. Cheers, Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/03/2012, at 4:19 PM, Adrian Skehan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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