bonelloa
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Q: I need to reinstall MacOSX 10.4 - 10.9

Hi, I need to reinstall MacOSX. Anything between 10.4 to 10.9. I currently have 10.9 which I downloaded from the Appstore. I do not have the install file anymore and the system is misbehaving. I cannot find the way how to redownload the older versions of the OS.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers.

 

AB

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jun 12, 2015 8:06 AM

by a brody,Apple recommended
a brody a brody
Level 9 (66,899 points)
Classic Mac OS
A:

The last Mac OS X to be found on physical media was Mac OS X 10.7, and that was on a Flash drive.   10.6.3 was the last retail DVD.  People have made backups of newer operating systems on other physical media using cloning software.    Knowing the age of your Mac is key to knowing what you can restore your Mac to and what you can't. Apple does not let an older Mac OS X version to be installed on your Mac than shipped with it.

 

If your Mac is new enough, you can erase and install using a command-R boot the operating system, and it will download the latest Mac OS X for use with your system.  But since you are interested in 10.9, perhaps that's because you don't know if certain software will work with 10.10.  If that's the case, you may need to call AppleCare and ask an older operating system be made available.

Posted on Jun 13, 2015 8:31 PM

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Q: I need to reinstall MacOSX 10.4 - 10.9

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  • by tbirdvet,Helpful

    tbirdvet tbirdvet Jun 12, 2015 10:39 AM in response to bonelloa
    Level 4 (3,025 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 12, 2015 10:39 AM in response to bonelloa

    I believe you can purchase ML disc from the Apple store and see if it will run on your Mac..

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jun 12, 2015 10:40 AM in response to bonelloa
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    iTunes
    Jun 12, 2015 10:40 AM in response to bonelloa

      Mountain Lion

     

    What is the OS doing? Are you interested in trying to solve the problem(s)?

  • by a brody,Apple recommended

    a brody a brody Jun 13, 2015 8:31 PM in response to tbirdvet
    Level 9 (66,899 points)
    Classic Mac OS
    Jun 13, 2015 8:31 PM in response to tbirdvet

    The last Mac OS X to be found on physical media was Mac OS X 10.7, and that was on a Flash drive.   10.6.3 was the last retail DVD.  People have made backups of newer operating systems on other physical media using cloning software.    Knowing the age of your Mac is key to knowing what you can restore your Mac to and what you can't. Apple does not let an older Mac OS X version to be installed on your Mac than shipped with it.

     

    If your Mac is new enough, you can erase and install using a command-R boot the operating system, and it will download the latest Mac OS X for use with your system.  But since you are interested in 10.9, perhaps that's because you don't know if certain software will work with 10.10.  If that's the case, you may need to call AppleCare and ask an older operating system be made available.

  • by bonelloa,

    bonelloa bonelloa Jun 14, 2015 1:45 AM in response to Eric Root
    Level 1 (1 points)
    Jun 14, 2015 1:45 AM in response to Eric Root

    Yes,

    Currently the computer crashes at irregular times. I would like to reinstall the system to the original OS to 1 eliminate any problems with installed software, 2 eliminate conflicts that may arise between the hardware and any OS/driver issues from newer versions.

     

    Also,

    The macBook Pro is a 2010 release and I found that it originally came with 10.6.3 or 10.6.4.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jun 14, 2015 8:45 AM in response to bonelloa
    Level 9 (74,218 points)
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    Jun 14, 2015 8:45 AM in response to bonelloa

    Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.

     

    Etrecheck – System Information

  • by bonelloa,

    bonelloa bonelloa Jun 17, 2015 3:39 AM in response to Eric Root
    Level 1 (1 points)
    Jun 17, 2015 3:39 AM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks Eric,

     

    I did as you suggested and here is the output of the program: (I was going to add the details of each item listed below with details but it would have been too much. If you require this info, please let me know. )

     

    Cheers,

     

    Anthonuy

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

    Report generated 6/17/15, 11:28 AM

    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

    Click the [Click to remove] links for help removing adware.

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

        MacBook Pro Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7 (Mid 2010)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

        1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

        4 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

        Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 747 - SN = W0009PB54BX0A

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

        Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

            Color LCD 1440 x 900

        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

     

    System Software: ℹ️

        OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Time since boot: 2:34:14

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

        ST9500420AS disk0 : (500.11 GB)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            MacHD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (454.10 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Adware: ℹ️

        Genieo, InstallMac Adware! [Click to remove]

        More adware files Adware! [Click to remove]

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    de.rme-audio.driver.RMEFirefaceUSB (2.05 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (9.0f4) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2) [Click for support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) [Click for support]

     

    Startup Items: ℹ️

        DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader

        PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    de.rme-audio.RMEfirefaceUSBAgent.plist [Click for support]

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist [Click for support]

        [loaded]    PACESupport.plist [Click for support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.genieo.completer.download.plist  Adware! [Click to remove]

        [loaded]    com.genieo.completer.update.plist  Adware! [Click to remove]

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        gfxCardStatus    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/gfxCardStatus.app)

        iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

        Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

        Omnibar  Adware! [Click to remove]

     

    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

        Digidesign CoreAudio: Version: 9.0 [Click for support]

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

        Flash Player  [Click for support]

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

             5%    WindowServer

             3%    fontd

             1%    PluginProcess

             1%    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)

             0%    aosnotifyd

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

        705 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)

        384 MB    kernel_task

        270 MB    PluginProcess

        143 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent

        127 MB    Finder

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

        177 MB    Free RAM

        3.70 GB    Used RAM

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

        Jun 17, 2015, 08:53:51 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-17-085351_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 17, 2015, 08:53:32 AM    Self test - passed

        Jun 17, 2015, 08:07:48 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-17-080748_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 17, 2015, 08:05:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-17-080542_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 01:02:57 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-130257_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 12:08:05 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-120805_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 11:14:57 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-111457_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 11:12:34 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-111234_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 12:34:00 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-003400_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 16, 2015, 12:15:22 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-16-001522_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 10:41:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-224110_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 03:36:30 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-153630_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 10:20:46 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-102046_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 08:24:46 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-082446_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 08:08:13 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-080813_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 07:13:00 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-071300_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 15, 2015, 06:43:31 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-15-064331_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 14, 2015, 07:17:08 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-14-191708_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 14, 2015, 07:16:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-14-191610_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 14, 2015, 01:17:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-14-131741_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

        Jun 13, 2015, 07:11:38 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-06-13-191138_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jun 17, 2015 9:58 AM in response to bonelloa
    Level 9 (74,218 points)
    iTunes
    Jun 17, 2015 9:58 AM in response to bonelloa

    Genieo, InstallMacAdware![Click to remove]

        More adware files Adware! [Click to remove]

      Omnibar  Adware! [Click to remove]

     

    You have adware installed. Click the Click to remove link or manual method:

     

    Malware – Adware removal – Apple Support

     

    Or download this program which was written by Thomas Reed, a long time poster. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. If you are uncertain about downloading programs, try the manual method.


    Malware Guide – AdwareMedic – 10.7 and higher

     

    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) [Click for support]


    Also try uninstalling Paceap since many of it components are out of date. Uninstall using the Developer's uninstall instructions.


  • by bonelloa,

    bonelloa bonelloa Jun 17, 2015 10:48 AM in response to Eric Root
    Level 1 (1 points)
    Jun 17, 2015 10:48 AM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks Eric,

     

    I will remove the adware. RE pace, that is a license related software for Cubase. I will try to remove it and reinstall it and see what happens.

     

    Cheers.

     

    Anthony

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jun 17, 2015 12:24 PM in response to bonelloa
    Level 9 (52,812 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 17, 2015 12:24 PM in response to bonelloa

    bonelloa wrote:

     

    Currently the computer crashes at irregular times.

    If the MBP is experiencing kernel panics, log and post per these instructions:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201753

     

    My suspicions are that your MBP is having GPU problems.

     

    Ciao.

  • by bonelloa,

    bonelloa bonelloa Jun 18, 2015 1:18 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (1 points)
    Jun 18, 2015 1:18 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Hi Ogel,

     

    Is there a way to either change the GPU or completely disable it?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Anthony

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jun 18, 2015 2:39 AM in response to bonelloa
    Level 9 (52,812 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 18, 2015 2:39 AM in response to bonelloa

    Replacing the logic board is the only way the GPU can be changed.

     

    Use of this software enables one to disengage a GPU:

     

    https://gfx.io/

     

    Be advised that the model identifier 6.2 MBP's have a history of GPU problems, hence my request for a kernel panic report.

     

    Ciao.