Cheers again, I've just left for work and will try it when I get home. Watch this space!
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And wait weeks, prob months? I will but only after I've exhausted all other avenues!
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Cheers again, I've just left for work and will try it when I get home. Watch this space!
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And wait weeks, prob months? I will but only after I've exhausted all other avenues!
Ouch!!
Im keenly watching this thread to see how this issue is resolved. I hope to see a positive end result.....
Im keenly watching this thread to see how this issue is resolved. I hope to see a positive end result.....
I'm curious though, can someone tell me why this happened to OP??
I'm about to install windows myself via bootcamp and I just don't want to go through this.. Is there anything that I should or shouldn't do so that this wont happen to me or any other users?
Thanks!
I'm about to install windows myself via bootcamp and I just don't want to go through this.. Is there anything that I should or shouldn't do so that this wont happen to me or any other users?
Thanks!
Not sure what to tell ya - the link was and is working for me. :-/
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Ah, cool. Don't worry - the procedure in the link WILL work.
I did !
wouldn't it be easier and give you a clear conscious to bring it to Apple ?
Not sure what to tell ya - the link was and is working for me. :-/
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Ah, cool. Don't worry - the procedure in the link WILL work.
Indeed, as the aforementioned blogger I monitor the server the blog sits upon as well as working for the hosting company too. I'm also the on-call engineer this week
Probably temporary routing issue somewhere along the line.CoreStorage - you've got to love it :\
Not sure what to tell ya - the link was and is working for me. :-/
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Ah, cool. Don't worry - the procedure in the link WILL work.
Well I've done what the drakes link said and went I rebooted I got this....
And it said something like 'makes these drives workable drives' and now it is 'discovering new logical volume groups' it's been stuck at 50% for 5min now. Should this work?
I don't have experience with Fusion drives as yet (I only stumbled across the original CoreStorage issue when attempting to re-install on an old FileVault encrypted filesystem), but it seems to me that you should wait a bit longer for Disk Utility to do it's schtick.
Oh, I've done that many a time in my career, believe me!
I reckon you should be fine. I'd give it at least half an hour to complete.
I think you are right . I just assumed thats what you have. dont stress too much ,you always have the option to replace it .
I just got off the phone with tech support trying to get myself windows installed on a 1TB fusion, 27" iMac.
He suggested downloading the version of windows I wanted from http://www.mydigitallife.info/downl...cial-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/
Scroll down and you'll see it (Windows 7 Home Premium SP1-U ISO)
He mentioned that it is already an ISO so it can just be put on a thumbdrive - which I need to format as MBR - and then when the Mac reboots itself after partitioning the drive I can hold down alt and boot into the thumbdrive windows. The Windows is a trial, but he said I can just then put in my validation key and it'll become the full version.
Thoughts?
He suggested downloading the version of windows I wanted from http://www.mydigitallife.info/downl...cial-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/
Scroll down and you'll see it (Windows 7 Home Premium SP1-U ISO)
He mentioned that it is already an ISO so it can just be put on a thumbdrive - which I need to format as MBR - and then when the Mac reboots itself after partitioning the drive I can hold down alt and boot into the thumbdrive windows. The Windows is a trial, but he said I can just then put in my validation key and it'll become the full version.
Thoughts?
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Things are looking better.....
But it took some doing and luck.
It didn't go as plan first Time around, all the options in disk Utility partition section was greyed out so I couldn't do a thing. But after repeating the whole process again, it worked...
I CAN'T THANK every one involved in this Thread enough....
Thank you.
(I just hope the instillation of ML goes well)
Glad it went well, i was halfway though walking you though it before you went out, Its just a matter of deleting the logical volume and fusion volume so that disk utility see them as two separate drives and fuses them back together.
Yeah you was a great help, I know in my mind that was what needed to be done, but I haven't a clue on how to do it. I didn't think it was a Mechanical fail so I didn't really want to return it. Just need guys like you to talk me though it. Forever grateful
Yeah you was a great help, I know in my mind that was what needed to be done, but I haven't a clue on how to do it. I didn't think it was a Mechanical fail so I didn't really want to return it. Just need guys like you to talk me though it. Forever grateful
Ah, glad to hear it's all sorted! When you've got a moment, could you (and, indeed, anyone else who wants to chip in) check the two things I mentioned earlier in the thread, and a third one that I've just remembered, please?
1. If you run Verify in Disk Utility on your whole HD (the top most Macintosh HD entry in the left-hand column), does it make your BOOTCAMP partition turn red in the left-hand column?
2. In Windows, can you see your OS X partition in Windows Explorer? I could on my last iMac, but I can't on this one. Hoping it's a Fusion Drive thing and not just me.
3. When you go into Startup Manager (hold down Alt while booting), do you see your Recovery Partition, or just your OS X and Windows partitions?
Thanks!
SB
Ah, glad to hear it's all sorted! When you've got a moment, could you (and, indeed, anyone else who wants to chip in) check the two things I mentioned earlier in the thread, and a third one that I've just remembered, please?
1. If you run Verify in Disk Utility on your whole HD (the top most Macintosh HD entry in the left-hand column), does it make your BOOTCAMP partition turn red in the left-hand column?
2. In Windows, can you see your OS X partition in Windows Explorer? I could on my last iMac, but I can't on this one. Hoping it's a Fusion Drive thing and not just me.
3. When you go into Startup Manager (hold down Alt while booting), do you see your Recovery Partition, or just your OS X and Windows partitions?
Thanks!
SB
1. Yes it goes red on mine too, not sure why.
2. No, Windows will not see a logical volume, only OSX will see it. This is due to fusion
3.No you wont see the recovery partition as it is inside the logical volume group, you can still access it by holding down CMD-R
Nice work - thanks! I think BOOTCAMP goes red cos the version of DU for Fusion Drive-equipped iMacs is apparently completely new, and it's not been told to ignore the Boot Camp partition, as previous versions were.
And yep, the Recovery partition still works - just curious as to why it's stopped showing up in the Startup Manager. Not that it matters.
Got the same Problem, but the funny thing is I've got 2 physical drives, what the hell?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ooh54z9e4r6b6uf/Foto 05.11.13 16 12 57.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mgpwk5c5utxf06/Foto 05.11.13 16 41 37.jpg
Anyone who can help me restore my fusion drive?
EDIT: Ha, I just tried Drakes link, wasn't so sure about deleting the whole CS, but after that diskutility asked me for restoring my fusion drive and now everything looks fine again
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ooh54z9e4r6b6uf/Foto 05.11.13 16 12 57.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mgpwk5c5utxf06/Foto 05.11.13 16 41 37.jpg
Anyone who can help me restore my fusion drive?
EDIT: Ha, I just tried Drakes link, wasn't so sure about deleting the whole CS, but after that diskutility asked me for restoring my fusion drive and now everything looks fine again
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They're already bricks. Sometimes though, they float instead of sink when tossed in water. Something about mucked up innards.