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Installing Lion, Some Features are not Supported?

FWIW here's my observations on this very issue:

I've now installed Lion GM four times on the same machine (using identical partitions within the built-in HD).

Every time I install from within SL (from the downloaded Lion installer from App Store) I don't get this warning when installing.

However, every time I install from a DVD boot-disk (made using this method) I get this warning "Some features of Mac OSX Lion are not supported for the drive "....", such as File Vault and Recovery Mode..."

So in my case at least, it's the installation method itself that triggers this warning. From general observations, both installs for all intents and purposes are identical so it's not a real issue, at least none that I've observed.
 
ATC said:
FWIW here's my observations on this very issue:

I've now installed Lion GM four times on the same machine (using identical partitions within the built-in HD).

Every time I install from within SL (from the downloaded Lion installer from App Store) I don't get this warning when installing.

However, every time I install from a DVD boot-disk (made using this method) I get this warning "Some features of Mac OSX Lion are not supported for the drive "....", such as File Vault and Recovery Mode..."

So in my case at least, it's the installation method itself that triggers this warning. From general observations, both installs for all intents and purposes are identical so it's not a real issue, at least none that I've observed.
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This is very interesting. So to be clear - are you upgrading to Lion over your booted SL install or booting from a SL external drive and running the Lion app and installing to a clean partition?

Thanks for the info.
 
KScottMyers said:
This is very interesting. So to be clear - are you upgrading to Lion over your booted SL install or booting from a SL external drive and running the Lion app and installing to a clean partition?

Thanks for the info.
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No, on each install I create a "Lion" partition and clean-install Lion to it. I did that from within SL (using the AppStore downloaded Lion GM) and, on other occasions, using the created Lion boot DVD. I never "upgraded" SL as this is a work machine.

I'm half asleep so I'm not sure if what I typed even makes sense right now. :)
 
ATC said:
No, on each install I create a "Lion" partition and clean-install Lion to it. I did that from within SL (using the AppStore downloaded Lion GM) and, on other occasions, using the created Lion boot DVD. I never "upgraded" SL as this is a work machine.

I'm half asleep so I'm not sure if what I typed even makes sense right now. :)
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OK, thanks.

Looks like my issue comes down to using a RAIDed partition. Apparently this ins't so good with Lion.

http://goo.gl/Ih7sc
 
same problem

macbook air 2010 with lion DP3
1 particion, no bootcamp


install from flashdisk - error (no support filevault) in log was written

can't find macos server install data ?????


any ideas?
 
Just had this same problem on a 2011 MBP.
I tried deleting the partition I had created for lion, resizing, repairing permissions, and recreating the partition: issue persisted.
Then I deleted my bootcamp partition. That seemed to fix it. Issue resolved.
"Downloading additional components" now.
 
When I erase the partition and install Lion, I can't choose "Customize" since it is invisible. How could i do that?
 
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