Impossible to download old Lion installer

[rdijkgraaf]

Yes, hardly any support left for old installers, but via this link people can download the pkg versions (choose 'via web browser').

How to download and install macOS - Apple Support

Download and install current or previous versions of the Mac operating system on compatible Mac computers.

support.apple.com

 

[richmond62]

Mac OS X Lion Installer - Apple Support

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is available for older systems that are not compatible with the latest version of macOS

support.apple.com

 

[maverick28]

Hello everyone, guys. Installed usb Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 Macbook Air 1.1 Early 2008, but the app store (cannot connect ), itunes (error code -9836). Is that all, support has been discontinued?

Even if it has you can confine yourself to the bliss of ignorance about the storm raging around. Go to https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/fixing-https-issues-on-old-versions-of-os-x.2281326/ and download the proxy (instructions supplemented) that translates all web requests so that old macOS re-gain the capability to talk to the modern Internet using the most up-to-date version of the TLS protocol.

 

[rdijkgraaf]

Yes, Apple isn't interested in helping us out with old system installers anymore. I think they prefer seeing us buy new iMacs. But is rather easy to download the pkg version of the installers. If you open such a file and follow the instructions, you get the installation app. From there you can either install it or build a bootable installer on a separate disk. (If your machine supports the version, of course.)

 

[maverick28]

I just rebooted into my Lion partition. It seems that day has come. Neither App Store nor Genius is able to connect anymore.

 

[Melbourne Park]

I just rebooted into my Lion partition. It seems that day has come. Neither App Store nor Genius is able to connect anymore.

I doubt Lion or Mountain Lion will allow you into the store. Something to do with I think, iTunes versions. I used legacy version of Chrome and downloaded another legacy browser - they worked, but did not allow access to the Apple store.

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