I can't install mac os

[Bejbeats]

Hi guys, big issue here. Today i wanted to do format my MacBook Pro, so i erased all, created bootable pendrive with lion on it, next reseted the mac with cmd+r and now i can't do anything. When i trying to reinstall system i got only macos sierra and can't install it because of the error. I bought that mac with preinstalled os, but i dont care, i just want install that goddamn lion. What i can do now?

 

[CoastalOR]

Have you tried booting from the pendrive with lion on it? If you had Sierra on the MBP and then boot from the internal Recovery partition (command + r) then it will be for Sierra.

I think you need to boot from the bootable Lion drive, erase the whole internal drive, then install Lion.

EDIT: BTW, it would be helpful to include which model MBP you have when asking for help with problems. I don't know if your MBP will even support Lion.

 

[Bejbeats]

Have you tried booting from the pendrive with lion on it? If you had Sierra on the MBP and then boot from the internal Recovery partition (command + r) then it will be for Sierra.

I think you need to boot from the bootable Lion drive, erase the whole internal drive, then install Lion.

I got lion on my pen drive, but how i can boot mac from this pen?

 

[CoastalOR]

I got lion on my pen drive, but how i can boot mac from this pen?

Which model MBP do you have?
If the pen drive was made to be bootable, then restart the MBP, hold down the option key, and select the pen drive.

 

[Bejbeats]

Which model MBP do you have?
If the pen drive was made to be bootable, then restart the MBP, hold down the option key, and select the pen drive.

Its mbp 13" late 2012, when i trying to boot mb with option key i got nothing, stuck at loading screen

 

[CoastalOR]

Its mbp 13" late 2012, when i trying to boot mb with option key i got nothing, stuck at loading screen

The Late 2012 13" MBP does not support Lion (10.7). The oldest OS it will support is Mountain Lion (10.8).

What was the reason for your wanting to downgrade to Lion?

 

[Bejbeats]

The Late 2012 13" MBP does not support Lion (10.7). The oldest OS it will support is Mountain Lion (10.8).

What was the reason for your wanting to downgrade to Lion?

I just got that one ready on pendrive, something is wrong with the hdd now i think because its not loading os
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The Late 2012 13" MBP does not support Lion (10.7). The oldest OS it will support is Mountain Lion (10.8).

What was the reason for your wanting to downgrade to Lion?

Its lion 10.8.5, now with pressed option on boot i see only hdd, but even if i press it then stuck on loading screen.

 

[CoastalOR]

Hi guys, big issue here. Today i wanted to do format my MacBook Pro, so i erased all, created bootable pendrive with lion on it, next reseted the mac with cmd+r and now i can't do anything. When i trying to reinstall system i got only macos sierra and can't install it because of the error. I bought that mac with preinstalled os, but i dont care, i just want install that goddamn lion. What i can do now?

I just got that one ready on pendrive, something is wrong with the hdd now i think because its not loading os

It sounds like from your first post that you already erased the OS. Your only startup option from the internal drive is the Recovery partition (command + r) now.

If the problem is the internal drive than no software (OS install) will fix a hardware problem.

If the internal drive has not failed;
Have you thought of using Internet Recovery (command + option + r) which download and install the OS your MBP shipped with (10.8).
Here is a list of startup key combinations.

 

[Bejbeats]

Its not hardware think, ill try now with recovery.

 

[CoastalOR]

Its lion 10.8.5, now with pressed option on boot i see only hdd, but even if i press it then stuck on loading screen.

It sounds like you you do not have a bootable Mountain Lion pen drive. How did you create it?
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Its not hardware think, ill try now with recovery.

Here is a article about Internet Recovery:
http://osxdaily.com/2014/12/14/reinstall-os-x-mac-internet-recovery/

 

[Bejbeats]

I created it via TransMac, recovery mode seems to be solution, installing it now, we will see.

 

[CoastalOR]

I created it via TransMac, recovery mode seems to be solution, installing it now, we will see.

Maybe because people only discuss problems on MacRumors forum, but I have never seen anyone report making a successful USB boot drive using Transmac on a PC.

Good luck on your Internet recovery.

 

[Bejbeats]

Maybe because people only discuss problems on MacRumors forum, but I have never seen anyone report making a successful USB boot drive using Transmac on a PC.

Good luck on your Internet recovery.

So again at the end if installation i received an error " disk is not journaled" and another problem is that i can't erease it again with journaled option because then appears another error.

 

[CoastalOR]

So again at the end if installation i received an error " disk is not journaled" and another problem is that i can't erease it again with journaled option because then appears another error.

The drive should be journaled to install and run the Mac OS.

I have never encountered not being able to erase and selecting journaled. I'm wondering if you are having an issue because your internal flash drive is core storage.

How specifically did you erase the internal drive? Did you use Disk Utility and select the top drive model name and not the volume name (normally the default would be "Macintosh HD")?

What specifically is the "another error"?