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Internet restore not working, how can I install mavericks.

Toltepeceno

Toltepeceno

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OK, I'm going to try this here in the os section.

I have a 2012 mac mini that will not work doing internet restore. I just get the spinning globe for hours and no downloading. There is no restore partition, did not come with one. How can I install mavericks on it so I can connect to itunes and update. It's not accessible, the only way (possibly) I can see is with dvd (usb drive) or usb flash drive. How can I do this using a windows computer to set it up? Is it possible?

Taking it to an apple store is not an option, none here in mexico.
 
Toltepeceno said:
OK, I'm going to try this here in the os section.

I have a 2012 mac mini that will not work doing internet restore. I just get the spinning globe for hours and no downloading. There is no restore partition, did not come with one. How can I install mavericks on it so I can connect to itunes and update. It's not accessible, the only way (possibly) I can see is with dvd (usb drive) or usb flash drive. How can I do this using a windows computer to set it up? Is it possible?

Taking it to an apple store is not an option, none here in mexico.
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The only way to get the Mavericks installer is through the App Store. Unless you have access to another Mac to download Mavericks with, there isn't much of a point.

(Hint, look into virtual machine images!)

TransMac (Free trial, 15 days) will make a bootable Mavericks USB drive. The flash drive has to be formatted GPT instead of MBR (normal for most flash drives). TransMac also has the ability to do this.

However, if you manage to get OS X running in a virtual machine, you can just download Mavericks through the App Store and create a bootable flash drive using this method:

tywebb13 said:
This is better than osxdaily's method (which should only be used for DP1 anyway, not DP4 or the GM):

To make a bootable USB of the GM, use this method:

Your 8 GB USB drive should be called Untitled and formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The installer should be called Install OS X Mavericks.app and should be in your Applications folder.

Run this in terminal and wait about 20 minutes:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

You should see something like this:

Erasing Disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 100%...
Copying installer files to disk...
Copy complete.
Making disk bootable...
Copying boot files...
Copy complete.
Done.

You can then boot up from the USB by holding down the option key, then install the GM from the USB.

This is probably going to be the same for the public release.

Note that this will also install a recovery partition (which osxdaily's method doesn't do).
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The second way to do this is better, because it will reinstall your recovery partition.
 
Thanks for the reply. I am already trying the usb with the transmac trial. I have installed it on the usb and have booted in, right now I have a circle with a slash through it and the spinning thing below it. I don't know what that means.

Edit: It means it's not working. I think I need to format it again and as you said.

Running terminal is not possible, I don't know anyone else at all that has a mac. Unless of course you are referring to running it in virtual machine.

ha, it's not gpt. Doing it all again to see.
 
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If you have access to a backup from another machine on Mavericks or you have a machine on Mavericks, you should be able to boot from that drive (If it's another machine you must use a FireWire cable (400 or 800, it doesn't matter) and you'll need to be using Target Disk Mode. You should be able to install Mavericks that way. Or if the drive/machine are on an earlier version of OS X then you can install and update later.
 
I wound up getting the internet restore working. I would like to thank those that replied.

I found the answer buried on this forum from 2011 and the answer was to change the dns settings to google's dns settings and it started immediately. This is obviously not widely known as I came across a lot of instances of the error, 2002f, and no answers.

So thanks to the poster and to those that gave suggestions.

The bad part is that it took 17 hours to download and if I want to make a restore usb I will have to download it again. A simply horrible way to do it. Give me a restore disk any day.
 
Yes you could : after the download, the install starts automatically.

BUT, you can just quit it ("Installer", menu bar, Quit).

The installer is an app, located in the Applications folder : "Installer OS X Yosemite".

You can copy it to an external, or use DiskMaker X to create an USB stick.

THEN, you can launch the installer and install Yosemite.

The installer automatically deletes itself when the installation is completed.

Saludos.
 
Bruno09 said:
Yes you could : after the download, the install starts automatically.

BUT, you can just quit it ("Installer", menu bar, Quit).

The installer is an app, located in the Applications folder : "Installer OS X Yosemite".

You can copy it to an external, or use DiskMaker X to create an USB stick.

THEN, you can launch the installer and install Yosemite.

The installer automatically deletes itself when the installation is completed.

Saludos.
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This does not work in internet recovery. OP could not boot to OS X because it was not installed. And internet recovery wouldn't download Mavericks until he changed DNS servers to Googles. So technically, he will have to redownload Mavericks. :(

I'm glad you got it fixed, though!
 
Correct, I only had access to internet recovery. In a day or two I will download it again and create the usb, I think it will be worth it.

Thanks Bob. You and the rest here are very appreciated.
 
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