Comments on: ReInstalling OS X on Macbook Air

By: pssedoff

pssedoff — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:37:52 +0000

2 hours of waiting for the boot disc to load onto mini server… what i have is one expensive doorstop.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:35:49 +0000

During the install you need to have a connection but my MacBook can’t find any networks so I can’t complete the installation.
Somebody said something about turning off WEP? Where/How can i do this?

By: Defenestrate

Defenestrate — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:35:42 +0000

See this Dennis Miller quote in a whole new light: "Sure, the lion is king of the jungle but airdrop him into Antarctica, & he's just a penguin's bitch."

By: luca

luca — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:53:48 +0000

How can I run the remote install osx app from Lion?

By: raghunath

raghunath — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:03:32 +0000

mac os x snow leopard 6.13 gb dmg file do not run and do not burn,do not copy usb setup file……….please help me……instructions……..

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:16:57 +0000

Thanks, that saved my bacon! I have the superdrive, but it seems to be more sensitive to disk imperfections than my other machine's drives, and wouldn't read my install disk. I was able to get it reinstalled using remote install, but had a terrible time of it until I read your instructions. Thanks again!

By: Install OS X Snow Leopard from a USB flash drive

Install OS X Snow Leopard from a USB flash drive — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:32:12 +0000

[...] versions of OS X, Snow Leopard can be installed from a USB drive. This is especially beneficial to Macbook Air users looking to install the OS without a DVD drive. To do this, you’ll need to prepare your USB drive with the installation [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:20:18 +0000

Joel – I can't exactly recall but I do know it took some time. May have been 10 – 15 minutes before it started into the installation.

By: joel

joel — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:12:12 +0000

How long should the boot up to the DVD take?

By: John

John — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:02:48 +0000

Problem found: I was using my OSX Leopard DVD from my G5PPC. You have to use the DVD that came with the Macbook Air…apparently not all MAc OSX discs are not the same…