have a 2011 imac Having a problem i have erased hard drive to wipe clean to try to reinstall mac os, on mac os utility screen to install high sierra i get the message "the recovery server could not be contacted" wifi is perfect and have corrected time.
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APFS won't work for Sierra, Sierra needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work fir APFS on earlier Macs.
What has often worked for others is to use this Restore Method instead of CMD+r keys...
Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.
2017 iMac failing to install Sierra in re… - Apple Community
Clean Install of High Sierra: Multiple Fa… - Apple Community
APFS won't work for Sierra, Sierra needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work fir APFS on earlier Macs.
What has often worked for others is to use this Restore Method instead of CMD+r keys...
Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.
2017 iMac failing to install Sierra in re… - Apple Community
Clean Install of High Sierra: Multiple Fa… - Apple Community
Then likely you have good DNS.
I'm wracking my brain to figure this out, but drawing blanks so far, can you or can you have someone you know make you a bootable USB Stick???
Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
that option is still saying the recovery sever could not be contacted even after i connected to internet recovery
Is your Time.Date off?
https://www.alansiu.net/2020/08/05/setting-the-date-time-in-macos-10-14-recovery-mode/
nope i have set it correctly to todays date
Does your Modem/Router have good DNS numbers?
idk? how can i find out? the connection is perfect
whats next step i should try to take
yes that is what i am looking into now i will contact back once i get ahold of one
:)
On macOS utility screen I get the message "the recovery server could not be contacted"
