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Hi
I have a Macbook Pro early 2010. Disk has been wiped. I tried to format it as APFS and MacOS Extended Journaled
I try to run the internet recovery and it offers me to install MacOS Sierra. However whenI try to install it it always says Couldn't connect to recovery server. Wifi is ok.
I am unable no matter what to install MacOS on this system and its beginning to be tiresome
Earlier Mac models
Thank you. They are actually the same steps that the guy I posted earlier did. Chancing the Info.plist version and so on..
I have created the install media and such yesterday as I reported, but now when I install Sierra, almost at the end it says "The installer payload failed signature check". I assume there's corruption on the files
Unfortunately shasum command doesn't work on the recovery terminal so I can't run a sha check
Gosh, why didn't Apple publish a High Sierra DMG file instead of Sierra. And why the online recovery does not work. Its being a nightmare
alb2001_ wrote:
Thank you. They are actually the same steps that the guy I posted earlier did. Chancing the Info.plist version and so on..
I have created the install media and such yesterday as I reported, but now when I install Sierra, almost at the end it says "The installer payload failed signature check". I assume there's corruption on the files
Unfortunately shasum command doesn't work on the recovery terminal so I can't run a sha check
Gosh, why didn't Apple publish a High Sierra DMG file instead of Sierra. And why the online recovery does not work. Its being a nightmare
That, Only Apple can Answer
Though, it also coincided with the Name Change from OS X to macOS
Hi
At the end I found a shop with an older iMac where I created a USB installer for High Sierra. It installed succesfully.
Just fyi I have it installed on an APFS volume. The disk is a SSD drive, so I don't see why APFS wouldn't work. So far its running.
Thank you.
alb2001_ wrote:
Hi
At the end I found a shop with an older iMac where I created a USB installer for High Sierra. It installed succesfully.
Just fyi I have it installed on an APFS volume. The disk is a SSD drive, so I don't see why APFS wouldn't work. So far its running.
On my Mira 2011 Mac mini with an After Market SSD installed APFS will work just fine.
But the kicker is - If the Original Fusion Drive ( combo Rotational and small SSD ) drive were still in the machine, APFS would Not work
High Sierra with an SSD was the first version of macOS to starting using the New APFS Drive Format.
You can also try reboot and hold CMD+OPT+R
Had same issue 'the recovery server could not be contacted’ trying to reinstall High Sierra on MacMini 2013 after HDD failure due to repeated power cuts at my place.
A nice person from Apple Support also advised to reset NVRAM, not sure if that had any effect but eventually after rebooting and holding CMD+OPT+R it finally started installing os (latest supported which is Monterey in my case), not the one I had before and was working well, but well, maybe it is even better actually. If not I can possibly downgrade?
Are you getting like from the image below ?
If you can't start up from macOS Recovery - Apple Support (CA)
As promised n and refer to images below.
All performed from an Exiting HS Installation on a circa 2011 Mac Mini
Next time I get on my High Sierra machine, will try to download the HS full version form Apples link and report back what I get
Does it let you create a USB installer?
I did read it, & getting old, but it wasn't clear ,so you could be a kinder with volunteer helpers.
APFS will never work with Sierra, & won't usually work for High Sierra on older Macs.
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the recovery server could not be contacted
