Can't install Lion get the message "recovery system can't be created" -see picture of my screen

Well from genius' advice and from enything i could find around the internet, here's what happened:
1: I've time machined my MBP on 10.6.8

2: Reformated my HD using the original "OS X Instal DVD" that came with the mac.

3: Using, the same CD, re-installed 10.6

4: Ran all the updates to get to 10.6.8

5: Copy the "Mac OS X Lion Installer" on the refreshed 10.6.8 macbook

6: Installation Complete!

This definitly came from another OS being installed, some way or the other, and Lion not able to install the recovery HD cause the disk isn't completly clean.

Thanks to all of you on this thread, and here's the final solution until Lion gets updated...

Finally I was able to install Lion after going through so many of these steps due to the previous Boot Camp partition. I followed the steps from FlorentfromXII but I did not understand the need to re-install 10.6, run the 10.6.8 updates when I already had it backed up on Time Machine. So, after re-formatting from the original OS X Install DVD I just did a re-store from Time Machine backup and was back in business. Then, I was able to run the Lion installer without a problem. The others seemed like wasted steps, especially since I wanted everything re-stored as it was before the re-format. Working fine with Lion now.

I, too, was finally able to install Lion by following similar steps. Here's what I did:

1. Backed up my entire HD using Time Machine.

2. Erased my entire HD. Created a single partition. Note that my HD was already just a single partition.

3. Re-installed Snow Leopard from scratch using the Snow Leopard that came with my laptop.

4. Installed latest updates to Snow Leopard.

5. Used Migration Assistant to restore my data except for documents. I chose not to restore my documents yet, because my documents total about 150GB. This restored my Lion Install app.

6. Installed Lion. This was now successful.

7. Used Migration Assistant to restore my documents.

This whole process took me an entire day. I did not have bootcamp installed, nor did I have any RAID drives.

I have a bootcamp partition running Parallels 6 and Win XP. Questions & comments:

1. I have everyting backed up in Time Machine on 1TB external drive.

2. Do I just use the erase feature in the disk utility & then just insert the Snow Leopard Install disk?

3. Install Snow Leopard and once installed use the restore feature of time Machine? Will this also restore the Bootcamp partition with parallels?

4. Then upgrade to Lion. This should now install and not stop due to no-recovery problem?

Hey there! Here's something i hope will help

2. Once your time machine is up to date, I advice you use the Disk Utility from your original OS X Install DVD (not the Disk Utility that's in you Utilities folder). Here's an easy way to do that: http://macs.about.com/od/applications/ss/diskutilformat_5.htm

3.Upgrade to Lion before restoring the data from Time Machine. This will ensure that parallel doesn't mess up anything. although i've heard that Parallel 6 wouldn't cause the problem anyway... You can restore your data with Migration Assistant in Lion

4. As mentioned above, install Lion before restoring Time Machine. This will make sure that Lion can create the Recovery HD at the far end of your disk. If you have a clean plain 10.6.8 to upgrade from you're ensured a smooth installation

Have a good one

follwed your instructions.

1. Full Time machine back up which included virtual macjhine running Win XP from Parallels 6

2. Erased disk from SOX 10.6 DVD utilities

3. Installed Lion. No problem now.

4, Did full restore from Restart & holding Command R during restart.

I am now back running OSX 10.6.8 with my virtual machine.

I want to be running Lion with my virtual machine.

Do I have to start over & erase disk again. Install OSX 10.6.8 again. Install Lion again.

Now how do I restore from Time Maching so I still run in Lion and have a boot camp partition running Win XP with Parallels?

This process is too time consuming not to get it right. My full restore alone took nearly 5 hours.

Here's the answer dont ask me why. Open BootCamp, start creating a new partition, I used a new 20gig partition. When it ask for the bootcamp drivers, tell it you already have then on a disc or external drive. Let it partition the new space for you. Once its dont it will let you decide to restart and install new system or dont restart and install later. CHOOSE DONT RESTART AND INSTALL LATER. GO IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR LION INSTALL. Install Lion like normal and it works like a charm. Advanced users may want to veryify and repair disk permissions first just an added touch of pizaz and efficiency.

Apple "amended" Lion Recovery article Aug 1, there use to be a step to create free space at the end of the Mac HFS+ volume of 15GB or so, and leaving a Boot Camp partition in place. I wish the KB would leave the original version with a link. Lack of paper trail and no designation like old TNL.

About Lion Recovery

What to do if the installer warns that no Recovery HD can be created

Installing Lion on an external storage device

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

OS X Lion: "Some features of Mac OS X Lion are not supported for the disk (volume name)" appears during installation

Why does this message appear?

This message means the installer cannot create the Recovery HD partition on your hard disk.

The disk has a non-standard Boot Camp partition setup, where further partitioning was performed after running Boot Camp Assistant, or the configuration that Boot Camp Assistant created was manually modified

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649

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clean install of Lion to external drive. Then I'd

use Setup Assistant and restore if you don't want to touch your drive partitions.

You can always use the external drive's recovery partition.

Clone X 4 can do a full sector copy of a drive if you need to copy all your partitions.

That could insure you have a full drive image for restore or even swap drives.

Clone X 4 (TRI-EDRE)