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Q: Issues post upgrading to elcapitan final version

After choosing Internet recovery it shows mountain lion as it was originally installed OS X but it doesn't install as system says newer OS X is installed. Normal recovery method gets stuff at downloading additional components screen and remaining time increases from 5 mins to 30hours and seems stuck that too on 6mb broadband connection.

All this happened after installing El Capitan and computer getting stuck on boot screen after first restart

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 2, 2015 2:07 PM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 2, 2015 2:14 PM in response to sayadil
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    Oct 2, 2015 2:14 PM in response to sayadil

    Downloading Mountain Lion is hardly a post El Capitan issue. Exactly what is your problem. Please try stating it clearly.

  • by sayadil,

    sayadil sayadil Oct 2, 2015 8:36 PM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 2, 2015 8:36 PM in response to Kappy

    I Was on OS X Mavericks and i updated to El Capitan. After first reboot the computer got endlessly stuck on Apple boot logo. I tried recovery option but that to kept getting stuck at installation showing 5mins and later 30hours. My broadband connection is 6mbps so not a slow connection.

    I Tried internet recovery which tried to install mountain lion as computer originaly came with mountain lion but that installation too failed stating error that your MacBook has a newer OS X installed already.

     

    NOw what to do my other computer is a Windows PC And seems like one can't make a bootable USB drive through PC which is not flexible thinking from Apple.

     

    HOpe understood my problem now

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 8:43 AM in response to sayadil
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    Oct 3, 2015 8:43 AM in response to sayadil

    As you can do a normal Internet Recovery here's how it should be done. This should work because it is going to erase the drive first:

     

    Install OS X Using Internet Recovery

     

    The following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive. Backup if you can.

     

    Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:

     

    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.

     

    Partition and Format the hard drive:

     

    1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
    2. After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the out-dented entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.

     

    Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.

     

    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

     

    This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 3, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Kappy

    I'm getting the same error message on my MacBook. I tried doing a cold boot but get the same results. Its basically a paper weight right now. Should I use the Kappy suggestion?

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 9:25 AM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 9:25 AM in response to desertspyder

    Yes, please do as I suggested.

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 9:47 AM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 3, 2015 9:47 AM in response to Kappy

    I hit the APPLY tab, the othe tab was REVERT. Your instructions did not mention to do so but I just assumed it was necessary. When I did I got an error message "PARTITION FAILED: Couldn't unmount disk." What now?

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 10:24 AM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 10:24 AM in response to desertspyder

    Did you boot from the Network Recovery or did you boot from your local Recovery HD? If the former, then you can try this with the Utilities Menu visible:

     

    From the Utilities menu in the screen menubar select Terminal. When the Terminal opens enter this at the prompt:

     

       diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/disk0

     

    Press RETURN. If no error occurs then quit Terminal. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button. Now, retry the process. At the end you do click on the Apply button. The Partition button is no longer displayed.

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 3, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Kappy

    I don't know. Its been so long LOL. Right now I am looking at Disk Utility with a window that on the left column says  250.06 GB Fijitsu... UNder that on an indented line siys MacIntosh HD. Down lower it says disk1 and OSX Base System on the indented line. If I highlight the 250... I see tabs of First Aid, Erase, Partition, RAID and Restore. If I hit the  Mac HD the Partition tab goes away. If I hit the OS X Base line First Aid, Erase, and Restore tabs appear. I ran First aid check on the disk and it shows ok.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 12:59 PM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 12:59 PM in response to desertspyder

    Let's review just to be sure:

     

    You need to connect to your Ethernet port if possible. Wi-Fi is much slower and less reliable. You will be booting from the Network installer, not your local one:

     

    Install OS X Using Internet Recovery

     

    Shut down the computer. Wait two minutes.

     

    Boot to the Network Recovery Server:

     

    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery Utilities main menu appears.

     

    Partition and Format the hard drive:

     

    1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
    2. After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the out-dented entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.

     

    Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.

     

    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

     

    This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 1:28 PM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 1:28 PM in response to desertspyder

    Same as before. I followed what you said to the letter unless there is some confusion as to "Network Installer". Can we use the erase or restore tab? As stated earlier I see a OS X Base System  under out dented disk 1. I dont know what this is but it appears to be a Recovery HD from a folder labeled "com.apple.recovery.boot"

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 2:34 PM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 2:34 PM in response to desertspyder

    So, when you open Disk Utility you do not see your hard drive or SSD in the Disk Utility list of devices? If that is the caae, then your drive has failed. You cannot repair the drive if it does not appear in Disk Utility. If there were one, then it may appear like this:

     

    Screen Shot 2015-10-03 at 5.32.11 PM.png

     

    Above you can see the out-dented entry is the physical drive ID under which is one indented entry, Macintosh HD Backup. The ghosted entry is normally invisible.

     

    If you don't see something like the above then the disk drive is shot.

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 2:44 PM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 3, 2015 2:44 PM in response to Kappy

    I see the HD (250,06 GB ...). But I can't partition it.  The PARTITION LAYOUT  shows "Current" but I cannot change it to 1.  Didn't see what would happen with 2 or more.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2015 2:57 PM in response to desertspyder
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    Oct 3, 2015 2:57 PM in response to desertspyder

    If you click in the box on the right, then select the number of partitions from the dropdown menu above it.

     

    Screen Shot 2015-10-03 at 5.54.06 PM.png

  • by desertspyder,

    desertspyder desertspyder Oct 3, 2015 3:16 PM in response to Kappy
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    Oct 3, 2015 3:16 PM in response to Kappy

    I tried that. It won't let me partition

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