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#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO MAC OS X#
#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO INSTALL#
#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO CODE#

It worked for me, and I hope it will work for you:

#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO MAC OS X#

The reason is that the specific installation of OS X Lion required by the OP's Mac doesn't match the version that can be downloaded from the Mac App Store, as every Mac model comes with a computer-specific build of Mac OS X (see Mike Bombich's answer in this post).įortunately, I found a workaround.

#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO CODE#

The obscure code Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 is the Mac model name, synonymous with MacBookPro9,2 (see this lengthy post), so the error message simply means that the Lion DVD can't be used with the OP's Mac.īut it came with OS X Lion pre-installed, how is this possible?

Download it from the Apple developer site:Įxplanation of error This Version of Mac OS X is not supported on this platform! reason: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 and workaround.Īfter following the procedure explained at the beginning of this answer for creating a Lion DVD, the OP mentions in a comment below that this error appears This Version of Mac OS X is not supported on this platform! reason: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 when booting from it. These are the installation instructions for VMware Fusion: According to Apple's licensing policies, you are allowed to virtualize Lion client.

#HOW BIG IS OS X LION ISO INSTALL#

If you prefer, you can create a virtual machine in VirtualBox (freeware), VMware Fusion or Parallels and install Lion. I would recommend that you install Lion on an external harddrive to avoid overwriting your current installation. The Mac will start up from the DVD disc and the Lion installation routine will start. Insert the DVD disc and restart your Mac while pressing C.

You can also create a bootable flash drive. Insert a DVD in your optical drive, right click the DMG file and select 'Burn "InstallESD.dmg" to Disc.'. The file called 'InstallESD.dmg' is a Lion image in ISO format.

Right-click the installer and select 'Show Package Contents':.

You can either install Lion on your Mac or create a virtual machine:Īfter download is complete the installer (Applications>Install Mac OS Lion) will start, but unfortunately will immediately abort with this error message: You should see an item called 'OS X Lion'. Open the App Store and select Store>Purchases from the menu bar. You can download OS X 10.7 (Lion) from the App Store by signing in with your Apple ID: