Hey, I'm trying to install Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 4, But I Cant because it sais i have to fully disable File Favault. File Vault is disabled and i still can't install. Help?
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Trouble With Mac OS X Lion Instalattion
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How are you trying to turn on file vault ? Via the command line or the GUI? Do neither work?
I meant how are you trying to turn it off?
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In terminal what does this command show?
diskutil coreStorage list
It should show if the disk is encrypted or not.
There are a lot of threads on the dev forums you might try there as well.
Does the system show an encrypted volume?
What is the error message in the system log when you try to turn it on?
i'm sorry. I'm not a pro when it comes to terminal and all that. I aint a geek
Ok. I was just trying to determine what the system sees the volumes as encrypted or not. Maybe you should wait until the release in July.
Yes, but i'm woried it won't work. Cause the instalattion application is the same
This is just a preview, without much troubleshooting you can't determine what is wrong. The retail version might work without any problems.
Go into the contents of the installer, burn the "InstallESD.dmg", start the mac you want to install on in firewire target mode (hold down T at boot), plug it into another mac, boot the second mac from your burned disk, and repair your target mac's disk using disk utility. Then you should be able to install normally. For some reason DP4 can be picky about these things.
Now its serious! I downloaded mac os x lion gm, and i still cant install it. "please use system preferences to fully disable file vault" my file vault is turned off. Help