Attempting to re-install OS X El Capitan on a 10 year old iMac
Helping a friend, I have limited Apple experience.
- Wiped the drive
- Logging in the only screen I can get to is OS X Utilities Restore From Time Machine Backup/Reinstall OSX/Get Help Online/Disk Utility
- I started with Reinstall OSX
- Everything worked up to input the 6 digit code, when I entered the 6 digit , a code, a dialog appeared that the OS file can't be found. Tried 5 more times, same result.
- I called Apple, and they suggested I download the OS to a USB
- The USB requires access to a Terminal Window
- The only thing I can access is the dialog described in 3.a. above
- Apple hasn't been able to offer any other options. Does anyone know of another way of installing the OS? Maybe a way to access a Terminal Window?