I’m getting error during Reinstall OS X Installation on MacBook Air 2010

He succeeded and installed it from a file, but you need to turn off the Internet on your MacBook and change the date to 2017 and the installation will start.

Johnhouseman wrote:

Same issue. Updating the date in the Terminal didn’t work. Still getting the 403 error.

imac early 2008

Create and use a bootable installer.

If you’re booting recovery, which does not work particularly well on old versions, ONLY boot the latest version of macOS available for the Mac. Option-Command-R. And the old Macs don’t necessarily support that.

403 is likely an error at the Apple servers. Older versions are harder to get.

androo4491 wrote:

The error '403'keeps coming up when trying to download El Capitan

From here? http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg

Above URL from: How to download and install macOS - Apple Support

SOLVED

Finally, I went to an Apple Store. The problem was solved in less than 30 minutes (thanks to the Apple team). The solution was to forget the usb key installation and install via the Internet. Sorry, if the USB key is your only method of installation :(.

At startup, with the iMac connected via ethernet, holding down the "N" key, it starts up on a NetBoot network server (to be defined on the local network). The various MacOS versions were available on the servers. We chose El Capitan and the installation went ahead.

Ozcanuck wrote:

Gave up and installed Linux Mint on my 2011 Macbook Pro. Took 15 minutes and it works great. Tried many times to install 10.8 without success.

I usually run FreeBSD on older Macs, but Linux is certainly an option.

Running newly-installed old versions of OS X is less than easy, and particularly if a newer OS X or macOS version is also supported on the older Mac. In this case, macOS 10.13 would be the preferred install, not OS X 10.8. Probably via a bootable installer, as Internet Recovery as far back as this Mac can be dicy.

The following YouTube instruction worked fine for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HBA9Nov17Q

Be sure to follow the instruction.

And rename the app in the app-folder to "Install OS X El Capitan" if it has a different name.

I'm actually having the exact same issue - even when I use Option-Command-R and Shift-Option-Command-R Yosemite 10.10 is the only option that comes up. Then when I try to log in with my apple creds I get the 403 error. I'm just trying to wipe it so I can sell it. Help!

This didn't work for me. I set the time and noticed it was in Pacific time zone (I'm in Central time zone). Reset the date for current Pacific time zone and still didn't allow me to install. Any other suggestions?

Thanks for sharing.

I’ve tried this. It gives me response “command not found”.

This is on late 2009 iMac, El Capitan

As long as you have an ethernet cable connected to your device, you don't need to change it from wifi to ethernet. Just make sure you turn off the wifi on your network settings.

Gave up and installed Linux Mint on my 2011 Macbook Pro. Took 15 minutes and it works great. Tried many times to install 10.8 without success.

I am suffering the same problem with a 'El Capitan' re-installation on an old iMac.

It is very frustrating that Apple puts itself between an user and a new installation on such an old iMac.

For people who bought a secondhand iMac, they cannot aks the pre-owners for the Apple credentials to make the the Apple ID verification succesfull.

I found a few different instructions from Apple for the 'Apple ID problem' workaround, but none of those seems to work for me.

The best solution is for Apple to disgard the Apple ID verification for Apple cpu's older than, say 7 years.

In my opinion, there is no legit reasons for Apple to put itself between the user and there legacy hardware for those old systems. If Apple still thinks otherwise, then they should put more effort in it to make the re-installation much easier than current.

Nevertheless, i do appriciate the free Apple support on legacy Apple cpu's. Keep up this good work, but make the Apple support for yourself also simple, by skipping the Apple ID verifications on old Cpu's.

I am get the same error message too; I have no interest in trying to solve this problem anymore. I just wanted to wipe it clean and maybe give it to someone who could use it... Any suggestions as to what I do with this machine now that I can't easily reinstall the OS?

Thanks jpgmfrombeverwijk ! I have exactly the same error, trying to reinstall El Capitan from a USB stick on an old iMac from late 2009 after changing the hard drive.

I can set the date to early 2017 or whatever (I've tried several dates :)) in the installation process (open a terminal and set the date). But if I do that, I get an error before signing.

The process requires me to be connected to the net, otherwise it stops at step 1. Maybe you've got a tips with the Wifi disabled ?

Unless I switch everything over to Linux which installs naturally in a few minutes, I can't see any solution for reinstalling this machine under macOS :'(

Do you have any ideas?

Few screen captures.

Changing the date stops the installation process :(

The process needs to be connected to internet...

And the process with actual date and internet connection for signing in.

MFA...

RRRhhhhhh...

The installer version

Thanks. Any additional guidance other than holding down the "N" key at start up? Tried this above and same outcome while on Ethernet connection. This is for a 2008 iMac. Should it be "Command+N" key?