upgrade to ML from usb stick not starting

[G0meZ]

so i got 10.7.4 installed, a usb stick with 10.8.2 and i click on the 'install osx ml.app' on the stick... verification happens, i choose the local and lastly press install: for a splitsec a window comes down saying 'signing in to the app store' and that's it...nothing happens...

 

[G0meZ]

now... created a new user (appleid), loggin in to app store, all good, but still, osx ml ain't starting (totally legit copy by my employer)

 

[Weaselboy]

Try this... copy the install image file to the computer, then use this free app to make a true Mountain Lion installer from the image you copied.

 

[G0meZ]

Try this... copy the install image file to the computer, then use this free app to make a true Mountain Lion installer from the image you copied.

right, will do if i can't get it done otherwise
(apple's really dropping the ball with lion/mlion setup )

 

[Weaselboy]

right, will do if i can't get it done otherwise
(apple's really dropping the ball with lion/mlion setup )

If you are not wanting to format the computer and just want to update, you should also be able to just copy the install DMG to the computer and run it straight from there. Just be aware that this will delete the install DMG when the install is done.

 

[G0meZ]

If you are not wanting to format the computer and just want to update, you should also be able to just copy the install DMG to the computer and run it straight from there. Just be aware that this will delete the install DMG when the install is done.

thanks for the tip

but, oh crapple, got a fresh ml image and this is happening now:

after 2-3min prep, notebook restarts and comes back to normal login...nothing's done, 10.7.5...

may this have to do with the fact that my recovery partition is no more?
and if so, how do i get it back?

 

[Weaselboy]

thanks for the tip

but, oh crapple, got a fresh ml image and this is happening now:

after 2-3min prep, notebook restarts and comes back to normal login...nothing's done, 10.7.5...

may this have to do with the fact that my recovery partition is no more?
and if so, how do i get it back?

That should not matter. The Mountain Lion install would make a new Recovery HD. So you have Lion running fine and you copied the Install Mountain Lion file to the HDD and ran it?

 

[G0meZ]

That should not matter. The Mountain Lion install would make a new Recovery HD. So you have Lion running fine and you copied the Install Mountain Lion file to the HDD and ran it?

that's correct

it sure looks like a clean install seems to be the only way
when's 10.9 coming?
no, actually, i'm wondering if i should just go back to snow leopard...could never really see much profit in lion...and i got a feeling that machine would perform better with it...