"Recovery server could not be contacted" Error Message

Hi, this also happened to me after erasing the Mac disk. Problem was - the Mac no longer recognised the wifi.

Solution - make sure you're connected to the internet.

Don't use wireless - connect using an ethernet cable.

Thanks so much

This resolved it for me: https://gist.github.com/levlaz/16b63384bd5e1bee3593be0d91aedbd7

That solution has already been posted in this thread, multiple times. But just posted, without resorting to a link to a long thread.

We had the same message simply because we did not have an internet connection at the time - which seems like something that could be noted in the error eg 'check you have internet connection'

Connect to the wifi or cable first. Simple.

Make sure your WiFi is connected by clicking the WiFi icon in the top right corner then try it agin

Thank you. Changing the date fixed our issue. Which we would have known this when we were trying to update and it kept locking up.

I just came across the same issue. It appears that at that screen your wifi settings need to be entered as it is a new setup screen. This just worked for me and I’m now installing the macOS.

PLUG YOUR COMPUTER INTO POWER. I was having this issue, and as soon as I plugged it in to charge, it worked.

This just happened to me but I realised that when you erase the drive it also erases your wifi passwords as well so I wasn't connected to any kind of wifi. Sometimes it's as simple as reconnecting.

Hello, I’m having this issue but I don’t understand what you mean when you say “get a terminal windows from the recovery menu” where do I click for this ?

Try using a different network and check again. It might work.

It work for me too. Majave downgrade to sierra with bootable drive. Thank you :)