Install Lion on MBP9,1?

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When I boot from a Lion DVD on a MacBook Pro 9,1 I always get the anti sign. The same DVDs will boot other MBPs just fine, and I can boot this machine from a Mountain Lion DVD.
 
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Not too much info to go on... however, if you boot your MacBook Pro 9,1 with a Lion disk prior to 10.7.4 it will not boot. It will, however, boot from versions of Lion 10.7.4, 10.7.5, and of course Mountain Lion.
 
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Well as Lion was not produced on a DVD, where did you get it or make it?
 
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chscag said:
Not too much info to go on... however, if you boot your MacBook Pro 9,1 with a Lion disk prior to 10.7.4 it will not boot. It will, however, boot from versions of Lion 10.7.4, 10.7.5, and of course Mountain Lion.
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Ah. Is there any legitimate way for me to get a 10.7.5 installer? Or will Apple force me to do the .torrent route? I'll bet that's the issue.
 
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jnojr said:
Ah. Is there any legitimate way for me to get a 10.7.5 installer? Or will Apple force me to do the .torrent route? I'll bet that's the issue.
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Maybe a good question would be...where did you get the Lion and Mountain Lion installer you currently have?

- Nick
 
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$20 direct from Apple - link.

Have no clue what version is downloaded.
 

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