After installing for a moment the process stops and a message pops up saying cant download the additional components to install mac os x. Experience music, tv, and podcasts in three allnew apps, which together replace itunes. It goes to internet recovery and is trying to install lion. Just as an fyi, i noticed that, once you redownload lion once, you cannot download it again even if you delete the install mac os x lion app from the applications folder. After about 2mins it pops up saying can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x.
Just did a factory restore on my 2012 mba and wanted to do a clean install of osx. With the windows media components for quicktime by flip4mac, you can play windows media files. Macworld points out that with the launch of os x mountain lion today, apple has seemingly removed os x lion from the mac app store. Can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x, anyone have any ideas on how to fix this info. A few minutes in, i get the following message on the screen. Unibeast is the boot loader that you will need to install mac os x mountain lion and then boot the mac os x on your pc, while multibeast is a comprehensive cutomization utility for hackintosh, which gives you the liberty to. I had same issue on imac from mid 2009 with os x lion. I had to look for a faster internet connection and it worked. Os x was the first operating system to ship as a single install that could boot into either a 32bit or 64bit kernel, either of which could run 32bit and 64bit applications at full native performance. Big problems with the installation of operating system on imac. How to download the os x lion installer on lion mac. I dont think its normal, unless youre using internet recovery which i dont recommend. I am trying to format and reinstall mac os x and it is taking. After about 2mins it pops up saying can t download the additional components needed to install mac osx.
Cant download the additional components macbook pro 15. The additional components needed to install mac os x can t be found. I installed macos but it has a problem cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x. Just download the install mac os x lion app from the mac app store and let it walk you through the remaining steps. It comes with a safe official offline installer for mac os x lion dmg. Can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x uh oh. I have fast internet but it says unable to install additional components. Cant download the additional compone apple community. Can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x. How to redownload the os x lion installer on lion because im pretty sure that when you buy and install an app for the first time, no matter what, the installer run by itself and install the app and then vanished as in, theres no real way to get a complete copy before the first install.
First launched on january 6, 2011, as part of the free mac os x 10. Os x lion recovery hangs on downloading additional components. Oct 29, 2011 another potential solution is to remove any ram over 4gb run the install and then put the additional ram back in after even then try and limit the ram slots to one, so not 2gb in each rather 1 slot with 4gb. Dmg i wait a lot time and finally a message appear can t download the additional components needed to install os x. Sep 04, 2011 can t download the additional components needed to install macosx discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by rebelinblue, sep 4, 2011. I have messed up with my partition table, so i rescued my files using ubuntu livecd, reformatted the entire drive and going to make a clean install. Can still access menus, the bar is animated, display dims after x minutes like it should, but its clearly not downloading anything. How to redownload lion from the mac app store macrumors. I get this error cant download the additional components needed to install os x i have. Unlike snow leopard, lion brought a lot of enhancements. However, i get cannot download additional components.
After reformatting and also connecting a rugged 1tb external hd it llowed me to start the installation process. If you have an 8gb usb key and you can download the apple os x lion installer from the mac app store, you can make your own bootable usb key. Nov, 2019 when i try to redownload mas os x lion it gives me the can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x prompt. How to install and configure apache, mysql and php on mac os x 10. If youre using macos mojave, choose apple menu system preferences, then click software update where youll find the upgrade. Mac os x lion with css3 experiment i wanted to create with only use of css3 the boot, the login page and finally the desktop of the mac os x lion.
I installed macos but it has a problem cant download. Download the latest official version of mac os x lion dmg with just one click, without registration. An installation error occurs sometimes for when upgrading from os x snow leopard to os x lion cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x check your network configuration as the install needs to pull down software over the internet. Macbook air is stuck at downloading additional components. Oct 24, 2019 for the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macos catalina, the latest version of the mac operating system. I am trying to format and reinstall mac os x and it is. Had this happen to me, its possibly an incomplete corrupt download of the installer files. I have tried it with a standard mechanical hdd as well as the ssd. The error message is in danish and translates to something like. Jul 08, 2011 open the file in the applications folder and make a bootable usb thumb drive as set out. Jul 27, 2011 if you have an 8gb usb key and you can download the apple os x lion installer from the mac app store, you can make your own bootable usb key.
The current version of the mac operating system is macos mojave. How to install os x mountain lion on a pc hackintosh guide. Can t download the additional components was trying to sell old macbook pro 2011, followed a video to reset using command r upon restart all worked fine till got this message after trying to re install mac os x lion, can t download the additional components needed to install max os x. For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macos catalina, the latest version of the mac operating system.
It is born with lion which was on the machine when i got it. It just had to download some components from apple, what we. Was trying to sell old macbook pro 2011, followed a video to reset using command r upon restart all worked fine till got this message after trying to re install mac os x lion, can t download the additional components needed to install max os x macbook pro 15 unibody late 2011. Mac os x lion is a successor to the previous apple operating system, called snow leopard. Hackintosh computer apple released mac os x lion on july 20, 2011, the eighth major release of the worlds most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available today as a download from the mac. Mountain lion, like lion before it, lets you boot your mac into a special recovery mode called os x recovery. How i fixed this i decided to trash the installer file dmg and then emptied the trash.
Cannot download additional components for mac os x lion. Waste of time finally, i downloaded mac os x tiger from this. Cant download the additional components to install mac os x. I am using a bootable mac os x lion installation dvd which is fine and previously worked. Starting with mountain lion, os x exclusively uses a 64bit kernel, but it continues to run both 32bit and 64bit applications. Once done i restarted the mac and began from scratch downloading a new installer from the mac app store. A window appears saying can t download the additional components needed to install os x. How to re download the os x lion installer on lion because im pretty sure that when you buy and install an app for the first time, no matter what, the installer run by itself and install the app and then vanished as in, theres no real way to get a complete copy before the first install. I was downloading os x mountain lion and was faced with the same issue.
To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. But on this one it gets to the end and reports can t download the additional components needed to install os x. An email with a content code for the mac app store. Clean install of os x lion from usb can t download the additional components. Redemption codes are usually delivered within 1 business day but may occasionally take longer. Hey guys, i was wiping my macbook pro because its a few years old and theres a lot of stuff on there that was making it run a little sluggish. Anyway, why do i keep getting this error everytime i attempt to install lion cant download the additional components needed to install mac os. The closest thing ive found to a fix is mention on the apple forums where multiple users mentioned ram being the problem. I can connect to apples software update and itunes store servers, for example. How in the hell can increased ram break an os install. I redownloaded all of the os x installers from the app store this morning. Content codes are usually delivered within 1 business day but may occasionally take longer.
Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x. This for mac is one of the best and successors of 2011 and it is followed by the for mac of 2007. I thought this video might be helpful to some people. Can not download the additional components needed to install mac os x i have also tried to install lion with the usb key and. This mode includes a few essential utilities for fixing problems, restoring files. Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os. Big problems with the installation of operating system on. Can t download the additional components needed to install macosx discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by rebelinblue, sep 4, 2011. Mac os x lion cannot download additional components. It will show as installed, even if you hold the option key while clicking the purchases icontab in the mac app store app as outlined by the instructions. Aug 09, 2015 home forums parallels desktop for mac mac os x guest os discussion can t download the additional components needed to install macosx yosemite guest discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by fuzzyreets, aug 9, 2015. Unlike snow leopard, lion brought a lot of enhancements and changes to the systems.
Download this os installer how to upgrade to macos sierra on. How to make your own apple os x lion bootable usb key pcmag uk. Nov 15, 2019 when i try to redownload mas os x lion it gives me the can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x prompt. Now that my hard drive is formatted, i clicked on the installation of the lion os.
If you choose secure empty trash, you can t recover the items unless youve backed them up using time machine or another backup program. When i try to redownload mas os x lion it gives me the can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x prompt. The platform was announced on october 20, 2010, at apples back to the mac event. Ive never done a clean reinstall of mac os x lion over the internet without any physical media. Jan 16, 2012 i thought this video might be helpful to some people. You need to install a newer version of osx macos i would. While youre here, and assuming your motherboard was supported, head over to resourcesdownloads and download unibeast for mountain lion and multibeast. Clean install of os x lion from usb cant download the. The app store is macoss digital distribution platform for macos apps, created and maintained by apple inc. Home forums parallels desktop for mac mac os x guest os discussion can t download the additional components needed to install macosx yosemite guest discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by fuzzyreets, aug 9, 2015. Os x lion recovery hangs on downloading additional. Ask different is a question and answer site for power users of apple hardware and software. It brought many developments made in apples ios, such as an easily navigable display of installed applications, to the mac, and includes support for the mac app store, as introduced in mac os x snow leopard version 10.
This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to mountain lion. After formatting the drive and starting the install i get a timer stating its going to take 2,393,938,938 and 8 minutes. Cant download the additional components needed to install. Apple released mac os x lion on july 20, 2011, the eighth major release of the worlds most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available. I installed macos but it has a problem can t download the additional components needed to install mac os x.
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