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can't be installed because a recovery system can't be created.. what do I need to do to solve this install glitch????
Macbook Pro 17" 2.8, Imac 20" 2.4, Imac 24" 2.4, Ipod touch 4g, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
Look at the section entitled "OS X Internet Recovery" - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
diskutil list
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste (command-V) into the Terminal window.
Post any lines of output that appear below what you entered — the text, please, not a screenshot.
If any personal information appears in the output, anonymize before posting, but don’t remove the context.
trying to install Mountain Lion on
