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Issue installing macOS

Hi


ive purchased a second hand imac From eBay, It’s a earl 2009 model running El Capitan 10.11.6 saw it running and seller reset it, removed from their apple account and iCloud


im now having an issue trying to reinstall the os, it goes into the menu where you can reinstall os, disk utility etc.


i logged onto my WiFi, clicked the reinstall os option, went as far as logging in and then it just says temporary unavailable every time and gets no further


ive tried downloading the El Capitan from apple website and using transmac from my windows laptop but it doesn’t recognise the usb


so I’m stuck and need help please


thanks

Posted on Jul 26, 2020 3:08 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2020 5:10 PM

OK, after downloading it and having a MacOS Extended Journaled USB dive big enough...


Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal

  1. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Make sure that it has at least 12GB of available storage and is formatted as Mac OS Extended.
  2. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
  3. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is still in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace MyVolume in these commands with the name of your volume.
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app
  1. Press Return after typing the command.
  2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
  3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created. 
  4. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

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Jul 26, 2020 5:10 PM in response to eloise52

OK, after downloading it and having a MacOS Extended Journaled USB dive big enough...


Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal

  1. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Make sure that it has at least 12GB of available storage and is formatted as Mac OS Extended.
  2. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
  3. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is still in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace MyVolume in these commands with the name of your volume.
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app
  1. Press Return after typing the command.
  2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
  3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created. 
  4. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

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