

The problem is that the size of the InstallESD image is fixed at 4.75 GB slightly larger then a 4.7 GB single-layer DVD. Maybe you could share exactly what MacBook Pro version this is.and we can verify what macOS versions are compatible with it (if you don't already know). If you've tried burning the Mountain Lion installer to a standard DVD, you've probably noticed that it does not quite fit. There Is No Preview Available For This Item. Do you REALLY need to install macOS 10.7 Lion on this older MacBook Pro.or will a slightly newer macOS work too? If you can't get a macOS installed via Recovery.then the 2nd & very common route to go is make a bootable USB thumb drive macOS installer (the macOS version is up to you.as long as that version is compatible with this MacBook Pro). Install ESD OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. Sign up with your Apple ID to get started. Reply Helpful of 1 Terminal Script to create a Mountain Lion Bootable USB Welcome to Apple Support Community A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Thus Lion & Mountain Lion should be available for free.Īnyways. Here are instructions for creating a Mountain Lion Bootable USB installer drive. This used to be an issue doing a macOS reinstall on really old Apple computers (the solution was users still needed to purchase these macOS versions many years later).īut according to Wikipedia.as of last year (June, 2021).Lion & Mountain Lion were finally made freely available for all users.

macOS 10.7 "Lion" was one of the last macOS versions users had to purchase (10.8 Mountain Lion was the last pay-for macOS). When you install Mountain Lion or Lion, the installer creates an invisible, bootable, 650MB partitiona portion of a drive the operating system treats as a separate volumeon your startup. Pobierz Mac OS X 10.
