MacBook Pro Lion OS X not showing up in Disk Startup

Did you try to change the date and time in Terminal.

Open Terminal and type in

date -u 0104180018

press Return.

now try and install the software.

The MyVolume name is a standard Apple naming routine for bootable USBs if using the createinstallmedia Terminal commands you are using another method for creating a bootable USB you can name it what you like.

I have no experience with Transmac so can't help you there.

Can you not use another mac to create the bootable installer using an app like DiskmakerX

http://diskmakerx.com/whats-this/ read the first page then click on Downloads, select the correct version for Mac OS X Lion.

As part of your post you wrote, “cannot download components needed”, this is usually an error received while trying to install via internet recovery. This is probably down to the fact that the certificates for Mac OS X Lion expired a few months ago and Apple have not updated the version available. A workaround for this is to reset the date in Terminal to 2018, read this article, https://bensmann.no/changing-system-date-from-terminal-os-x-recovery/. If you can get Lion to install using this method you can change the date back when you booted back up.

If you are going to try internet recovery make sure your mac is connected to your router via cable.

With the bootable USB plugged in to the mac, Restart the mac but press and hold down the option/ alt key, the mac should boot to the Startup Manager, select the USB and press Return, this should boot you to the USB installer. Is that what you have tried.

Are you sure you are creating the USB correctly. In Disk Utility select the Disk not the indented Volume, click Erase

give the Disk the name MyVolume, Format: Mac OS X Extended (Journaled), Scheme: GUID Partition Map, then click

Erase.

What instructions/ app are you using to create the bootable installer, is it definitely a version for Mac OS X Lion.

The 'No Entry' symbol is the mac telling you it cannot find a valid file system.

Has the internal drive of your mac been formatted correctly, Open Disk Utility and

follow the instructions I gave you earlier.

Where did you get this 10.7.2 full install app and what size is it.

How come the date on your mac was 2012.

I am just looking at your initial post where you say you have a MacBook Pro mid 2013 can you remember what was the initial OS it had on it when it was new.

At the moment I am at a bit of a loss as how to progress further.