Apple Releases Utility to Create Lion Recovery USB Key

[munkery]

Jail Breaking is reinstalling the iOS to allow it to connect to other software not under Apple's control.

Jailbreaking doesn't reinstall iOS. It modifies iOS.

But yes, jailbreaks are reversible. So is installing an OS.

So, why worry about your warranty when making your own Lion DVD using the method provided in that link?

My point exactly. Apple's are not defined like this. The memory might be for the newer PCs, but when I had my black unibody Macbook, it was NOT approved.

The memory and drive are user serviceable on those MacBooks.

If the user damaged the hardware when performing the upgrade, then the warranty was void. This is the same for any computer.

But, properly doing the upgrade without damaging the hardware does not void the warranty.

 

[wilhoitm]

im pissed now! nowhere on apples website did it say that it would reformat the drive or erase all other data! alls it said was make sure you have 1gb of space on it! this is bs, this is madness!

Just use Time Machine to recover your hard drive and get your data back!

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#timemachinebasics

 

[res1233]

Just use Time Machine to recover your hard drive and get your data back!

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#timemachinebasics

Time Machine doesn't back up external drives, plus, I sincerely doubt this individual has it set up, but you never know.

 

[GadgetGeek407]

I am curious, I had a usb setup with Lion DMG on it from the install where I can do a fresh install or upgrade. Now I used that same USB to install this utility and the previous dmg is kind of gone now, wtf? what did I gain out of installing this utility vs having the entire OS dmg on my usb originally?

 

[Dobbs2]

Already made my own with the dmg.

They should have put this in the mac store. If they are going to make you download Lion from there isn't it common sense to put this in there?

 

[wizard]

Nope, You are screwed!

ok can anyone help me?!

i did this little thing, and i put it on my 4gb flash drive that had some other files of mine on it. after i did it, my mac would not read the flash drive, and then i saw that on the apple site it said it would only show up when you restart and hold command. and when i plug it into my windows computer, it says it is not formatted, and that if i format it, all data will be erased. So is there any way i can get into my flash drive and get this lion thing off of it so i can have my files back?!

Sadly this is your reality right now. Always back up first when using any sort of disk utility.

 

[2499723]

...this would seem to make the unofficial Lion boot disk creator unnecessary.

Actually, I think the Lion boot disk creator instructions are still extremely useful. The disk image is all in one place and I'm not relying on an Apple utility, which might be pulled from availability whenever Apple feels like it. I have used my Lion DVD (created using those instructions) on a number of machines and I am very pleased to have that option available to me. Thanks again to all those that brought that news forward and made it available to other users.

 

[ghsDUDE]

USB Lion

So I put in my 8GB USB Drive and it erased everything on it and changed the name to "Recovery Disk."

If I ever need to re-install Lion on my iMac or Air I just put in the USB and upload it to the system from there?

PS - If I want to add other stuff to my USB can I also do that too? Or should I just leave Lion?

 

[Asclepio]

Nobody mentioned yet, but this require internet connection!

 

[iSayuSay]

NICE !! They just should've done this in the first place Well better late than never I guess

 

[3460169]

Glad the utility exists for those less-inclined to manipulate command-line stuff.

However, similar ends can be achieved by simply dd'ing /dev/disk0s3 to an external 650+ MB GPT slice of your choosing (on a USB disk, USB key, etc). I'm not sure if it's necessary to change the partition type of the target slice to "Apple_Boot" or not (I did, just don't know if it's required). FWIW, the recovery partition -- copied from my MBA4,2 to an external USB disk -- booted in my wife's mid-2010 Macbook. (I didn't expect it to!)

 

[likemyorbs]

This is idiotic. Is it so difficult to release a utility that let's you create a bootable DVD or USB drive? They force you to do thing the unofficial way, which is why I've had a bootable lion DVD since 3 weeks before lion was released.

 

[Matthew9559]

This is fantastic!!!

No more complaining!!!

Nevermind, people will always ***** about something.

 

[jonnysods]

Hey that's cool. No .99 cent account fee?

 

[ConnYoungy]

What's the actual application for this? Just installing Lion should you ever change your hard drive?

 

[Macboy Pro]

But, properly doing the upgrade without damaging the hardware does not void the warranty.

Absolutely correct. I get so tired of people making the absurd statements that Apple voids warranties if you do so much as touch anything in their precious device. You only void warranties if you break certain seals (RARE) or you break something while upgrading. Anyone that says otherwise (and especially if they claim to be an "Apple Technician") is flat out full of it. Read Applecare. It is VERY CLEAR.

This basically boils down to Apple trying to appease an upset community, but still failing to turn over control of a product they expect you to buy. If you buy an Apple System, you should receive or have access to a physical product (disks or USB, or whatever). Not access to a utility that requires you to sign in and download 4GB over an internet you may or may not have access to when you need it. Just another way Apple is controlling. Its like the hard drives in the iMac, memory in the MBA, and every other proprietary piece of hardware they release. Great products but their leaders are control freaks and its annoying.

 

[slu]

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Steve is not a god

He never said he was a God.

"When someone asks you if you are a god, you say YES!"

 

[csjo00]

So.. This will let me do a clean install of Lion on a new HDD?

 

[IzzyJG99]

Glad they did this. I'll re-DL Lion once 10.7.1 comes out and use my spare 2GB Stick for the Recovery. I'd go back to 10.7 (for the 3rd time) but I don't want to endure more Wi-Fi issues.

 

[lordmac]

I am still a little confused. I do a bit of mac support and managing for some friends and family and right now one of the more useful tool in my digital tool box is a snow leopard installer on my external firewire drive. I made it from a retail snow leopard disc and it works like a charm for installing or reinstalling mac os x on any mac that supports snow leopard. I would love to add a Lion installer to my arsenal of mac recovery tools. Can I do that with this or will any mac I use it on be tied to my personal apple account and/or have a limited number of installs?

 

[k1121j]

Buy Lion once installed on all my computers.

Actually, I think MacRumors.com had a post about this kind of activity being specifically allowed in the software agreement. I'll try to find the link unless someone else can beat me to it.

Here is what apple said to me:
My name is Terry. I understand that you are wondering if you can get Lion for all of your computers. I would be more than happy to answer this question for you.

You can download Lion again for any computer as long as you are signed into your account free of charge.

You can redownload applications you have previously purchased from the Mac App Store to your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch without incurring additional charges. If you are unable to find your application in the App Store, it may have been removed and no longer available for download.

 

[ScottishDuck]

What's so hard about using disk utility to do this?

 

[xlii]

Time Machine doesn't back up external drives, plus, I sincerely doubt this individual has it set up, but you never know.

Time Machine does back up external drives by default (of course they have to be connected to your machine). You need to go into Time Machine preferences and exclude the drives you don't want backed up.

 

[quagmire]

My 1 GB 1st generation iPod Shuffle just found new life once again. It is now host to the Lion Recovery Key.

 

[ciociosan]

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While I'm happy with this adjustment in policy on Apple's part, I'm even happier to see that Golson's style is gradually adapting to the general tone of MR. Nice work, mate!