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MacBook Pro deleted partition and volume won't start anymore.

hi,


i don't know what I have done. I wanted to reset everything on my MacBook Pro 2016 and deleted in disk formation mode everything. My MacBook only starts with the folder sign, so no operating system anymore. Internet recovery wont work. I get 1005F error after it loads the internet partition.

Bootable USB didn't work. It still tries to get internet recovery. Nothing works. Ram reset etc.. I don't know what to do. The SSD is dead I guess.


Could someone please help me? :D

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 2:26 PM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2021 5:05 PM

nikitakln wrote:

Thank you for your time.
I already followed every step you mentioned. Bootable USB was made correctly.

So you used the instructions in the Apple article I linked? If so, have you tried using another USB stick?


Wifi is stable.

Stable WiFi is not all there is to it, but it helps to try using a wired Ethernet connection since WiFi connections can introduce a lot of other issues.


A slow Internet connection can cause the boot process to time out. Your router configuration or even your ISP may have a configuration that is interfering with the necessary protocols needed to access Apple's Internet recovery servers. Internet Recovery Mode is very particular on having the local network & the Internet connection just right. It doesn't take much to have Internet Recovery Mode fail to boot.


Try booting the Apple Diagnostics since it uses the same Internet recovery framework as the online macOS installer, but tends to load a lot less data. See if you get any boot/connection errors.

so, when I turn on the mac and hold options, you can type in your network password or select my bootable usb for installing. But when I click on the usb volume, it immediately puts me again to internet recovery which doesn’t work.

it always loads for 5 minutes. When it’s done it shows me 1005F.

If you are booting over the network and getting the -1005F error when attempting to boot from the USB installer, then it tells me the USB installer has a problem. You should not need any network connection when using the macOS USB installer if it was successfully created using the instructions in the Apple article and are using a good USB stick/drive. Try using another USB stick (best to try another brand if possible). Make sure to follow the instructions in the Apple article since any other method of creating a bootable macOS USB installer is most likely doomed to fail these days.


You can also try resetting the PRAM again (hold it for at least two chimes besides the startup chime if possible) since sometimes a Mac can retain the settings from the last attempted boot method.

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Nov 3, 2021 5:05 PM in response to nikitakln

nikitakln wrote:

Thank you for your time.
I already followed every step you mentioned. Bootable USB was made correctly.

So you used the instructions in the Apple article I linked? If so, have you tried using another USB stick?


Wifi is stable.

Stable WiFi is not all there is to it, but it helps to try using a wired Ethernet connection since WiFi connections can introduce a lot of other issues.


A slow Internet connection can cause the boot process to time out. Your router configuration or even your ISP may have a configuration that is interfering with the necessary protocols needed to access Apple's Internet recovery servers. Internet Recovery Mode is very particular on having the local network & the Internet connection just right. It doesn't take much to have Internet Recovery Mode fail to boot.


Try booting the Apple Diagnostics since it uses the same Internet recovery framework as the online macOS installer, but tends to load a lot less data. See if you get any boot/connection errors.

so, when I turn on the mac and hold options, you can type in your network password or select my bootable usb for installing. But when I click on the usb volume, it immediately puts me again to internet recovery which doesn’t work.

it always loads for 5 minutes. When it’s done it shows me 1005F.

If you are booting over the network and getting the -1005F error when attempting to boot from the USB installer, then it tells me the USB installer has a problem. You should not need any network connection when using the macOS USB installer if it was successfully created using the instructions in the Apple article and are using a good USB stick/drive. Try using another USB stick (best to try another brand if possible). Make sure to follow the instructions in the Apple article since any other method of creating a bootable macOS USB installer is most likely doomed to fail these days.


You can also try resetting the PRAM again (hold it for at least two chimes besides the startup chime if possible) since sometimes a Mac can retain the settings from the last attempted boot method.

Nov 2, 2021 4:47 PM in response to nikitakln

Did you do an Option Boot by holding down the Option key immediately after hearing the startup chime and select the orange icon? What exactly happens when you boot the USB installer? Also try using another USB stick (especially another brand) since Macs can be very picky about the drives used for booting plus the quality of USB sticks is extremely poor.


How did you create the bootable USB stick? Here is an Apple article with the instructions for creating a bootable macOS USB installer (any other method is likely to fail):

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


As for the recovery mode error it indicates some sort of network issue. You can try power cycling the router making sure to wait at least five minutes for the router to finish booting before attempting Internet Recovery Mode again (Command + Option + R to access the macOS 12.x Monterey online installer or Command + Option + Shift + R to boot to the online installer for the OS which originally shipped with the laptop). Also try connecting the laptop directly to the router using an Ethernet cable and a USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for a faster more reliable connection that bypasses any hard to troubleshoot WiFi issues. Make sure you are using a good Internet connection and not a hotspot.


Nov 3, 2021 3:04 AM in response to HWTech

Thank you for your time.

I already followed every step you mentioned. Bootable USB was made correctly. Wifi is stable.


so, when I turn on the mac and hold options, you can type in your network password or select my bootable usb for installing. But when I click on the usb volume, it immediately puts me again to internet recovery which doesn’t work.


it always loads for 5 minutes. When it’s done it shows me 1005F.

MacBook Pro deleted partition and volume won't start anymore.

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