Can't install OS X A1181

[Mounty_078]

I'm having a really really really hard time with this thing. My friend just got it and I thought I would install everything for him since he doesn't know much about computers in general. I tried making boot usb, dvd on both Windows(Transmac and PowerISO) and Disk Utility on the laptop. But whatever I do I can't get it installed. It's an installation of Lion 10.7. Booting with option won't work (only recovery shows up), holding c won't work, inserting the usb after start up manager shows won't work.
Please help me :s

 

[Weaselboy]

What do you get when you hold command-r at boot? What OS version is it running now?

 

[Mounty_078]

What do you get when you hold command-r at boot? What OS version is it running now?

when using Terminal to see for information, this is what I got:

System Version Mac OS X 10.7.2 (11C74)
Kernel: Darwin 11.2.0
Boot Volume: Mac OS X Base System
Boot Mode: Booted from installation CD/DVD
User Name: System Administrator (root)
Secure Virtual Memory: Not Enabled
64-bit kernel and extensions: no
time since boot: 3 minutes

Hope this helps

Also nothing happens when holding command r, it just boots normally. This is the information from the terminal after booting with command r

 

[Weaselboy]

I'm confused. When not booted from the installer DVD, and just bopped normally, what OS X version is it on?

 

[Mounty_078]

I'm confused. When not booted from the installer DVD, and just bopped normally, what OS X version is it on?

Oh yeah right, the DVD was in at that moment. But after I restarted without any usb or dvd attached, the terminal still says 10.7.2 when I type in sw_vers -productVersion

 

[Weaselboy]

When booted normally, go to Terminal and enter "diskutil list" (without the quotes) and tell me what it says.

 

[Mounty_078]

When booted normally, go to Terminal and enter "diskutil list" (without the quotes) and tell me what it says.

this is what I got:

/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS HD 127.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_partition_scheme *1.4 GB disk1
1: Apple_partition_map 30.7 KB disk1s1
2: Apple_Driver_ATAPI 2.0 KB disk1s2
3: Apple_HFS Mac OS X Base System 1.4 GB disk1s3
/dev/disk2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk2
/dev/disk3
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk3
/dev/disk4
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk4
/dev/disk5
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk5
/dev/disk6
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk6
/dev/disk7
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *6.3 MB disk7
/dev/disk8
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *2.1 MB disk8
/dev/disk9
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *1.0 MB disk9
/dev/disk10
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk10
/dev/disk11
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *524.3 KB disk11
/dev/disk12
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: untitled *1.0 MB disk12

 

[Weaselboy]

Okay... you do have a recovery partition there and should be able to command-r boot to that and reinstall. What happens when you hold command-r at boot?

 

[Mounty_078]

Okay... you do have a recovery partition there and should be able to command-r boot to that and reinstall. What happens when you hold command-r at boot?

well yeah I have a recovery partition otherwise how would I be able to use terminal? If I hold command r or not it's the same. It takes me to recovery to like reinstall os x lion but I can't do that because I don't have the password of the guy my friend purchased it from, that's why I used a dvd and usb but neither work

 

[Weaselboy]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202313

I see now. Is the Mac on this ^^ list. If it is, you should be able to use Internet recoveryby holding command-option-r at boot to reinstall the Lion even without a password.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

If the Mac is not on that list, you will need to go to this ^^ link to but Lion. Apple will email you a code you can use in the App Store to purchase Lion under your friends AppleID. Then you will be able to reinstall Lion from recovery.

 

[Mounty_078]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202313

I see now. Is the Mac on this ^^ list. If it is, you should be able to use Internet recoveryby holding command-option-r at boot to reinstall the Lion even without a password.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

If the Mac is not on that list, you will need to go to this ^^ link to but Lion. Apple will email you a code you can use in the App Store to purchase Lion under your friends AppleID. Then you will be able to reinstall Lion from recovery.

okay thank you