How can I reinstall osx on my iMac?
I’m guessing Dan the man will be first to answer this, since he has with my other questions.. So, here we go Dan! (or someone faster than Dan)
I am unsure if the imac i have is the one i picked for the question, but i think it’s a 27” late 2009.
A few days ago, I decided to put in a Samsung 50gb EVO 860 ssd into my imac. I managed to get the old one out, and the new ssd in, but I got caught in a jam where it required a password, and Dan helped me get to the point where I was able to reset it and reach recovery mode.
Since then I am stuck without any OS on my new ssd,… Since i was using mojave on my new (mid 2012 macbook pro), I wasn’t able to make a bootable usb for the 2009 iMac. I have downloaded a few different OS’s online (mountain lion, el capitan, sierra) but when i get to the point it starts to load, it gives me an error message saying the download was damaged or missing elements or something. I called apple - they told me i would be able to do a usb install with high sierra if i had a computer with that available.
So, I restored 10.13.3 from my time machine, and followed this guide- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64IOWM8e...
I only get the no smoking symbol (without the cigarette, just a circle with a line through), and when I tried to install high sierra onto the ssd from recovery mode on my macbook, i only get a folder with a question mark flashing. I have tried numerous ways - formatting the ssd in GUID, and master boot record.. I didn’t try APFS since Dan has told me that won’t work with the SSD..
i’m grateful for any help with this thing.. it’s close to becoming the next target at the range!
Questa è una buona domanda?