Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


gzt

gzt

17104 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#87621 2-Aug-2011 21:00
Send private message

Mac newbie. Just bought a second hand iMac. The previous owner has downloaded and installed Lion, and made a copy before installing.

I plan to use it to create boot media and perform a clean Lion install on a MacBook I now own. (I will follow this guide from the Lion thread a couple of days ago)

The guide mentions the installer will download additional files from Apple during the install.

Anyone know how much data roughly is involved?
Do I need to use my iTunes login during this process?
Will it matter Lion was not purchased with my ID? (purchased by previous owner)

  

Create new topic
corksta
2397 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber

  #501053 2-Aug-2011 21:34
Send private message

So a copy of the installer is already on the iMac which will allow you to make a bootable version per that guide?

My understanding is that the additional stuff downloaded is like drivers for your printer, etc, so it shouldn't be too big a download.

You can use whatever Apple ID you want, there's no phoning home to see if your ID matches with the ID used to download it. IANAL but it may be against the Licence to do it that way though because technically only the person whose ID was used to initially download the installer is allowed to redownload/install it on other Macs using the same ID.




2020 MacBook Air M1 (Space Grey) | 2023 Mac mini M2 | 2021 iPad Pro 11" M1 (Space Grey) | 2021 iPad mini (Space Grey) | iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium) | HomePod (Space Grey) | 10x HomePod mini (Space Grey, White, Yellow, Blue, Orange) | 4x Apple TV 4K | Apple Watch Ultra 2




gzt

gzt

17104 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #501090 2-Aug-2011 22:56
Send private message

corksta: So a copy of the installer is already on the iMac which will allow you to make a bootable version per that guide?

Correct.

IANAL but it may be against the Licence to do it that way though because technically only the person whose ID was used to initially download the installer is allowed to redownload/install it on other Macs using the same ID.

Thanks I'll look into it and may well purchase it myself. At present, I'm just reluctant to put my info into a machine which I haven't set up myself from scratch and has had at least two owners prior.

If I could purchase it from my Windows machine and create a boot disc from there I would. ;  ).

Creating a Lion boot disc from a unknown machine still has risk attached, but I'll wear that one in this case.

Neither of these machines has the original osx discs, but since the original discs are licensed for use with the machines they came with (?), by implication I'm thinking I'm covered for the original o/s which came with these machines. I'll investigate that fully later, but if anyone can make things clearer that would be great.

keepitwarm
265 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #501310 3-Aug-2011 13:23
Send private message

Hi

This might help you in your quest.

http://www.cultofmac.com/lion-diskmaker-will-make-a-bootable-os-x-lion-disk-for-you-in-just-one-click/107084#more-107084


was just posted yesterday, the site it links to is in french, its easy enough to work out though.

I read about licensing from somewhere, with mid 2011 machines onwards, Lion is linked to the hardware, therefore if you sell it. the rights go with the hardware.

anything before new machines of last week,  when you sell your stuff, you are supposed to supply the originally shipped OS discs. thats what apple says.

I just sold my old mac mini, and i had payed for and installed lion, when i came to to a fresh install for the new person, i could not remove that lion partition for the life of me. i tried everything, using leopard discs, and the disc util., a boot usb key etc, im sure there is a way i just didnt have the time to look into it further.





.............................................................

simple logic.


Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.