Trying to do an OS X Lion clean install

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Hey guyz, I created a Lion recovery flash drive using the tutorials available online (restoring the flash drive using the InstallESD.dmg image) however when I try to boot my macbook from this drive, after a while, the apple logo disappears and turns into something like a "do not enter" sign. I would appreciate any help regarding this issue, and if anyone has other alternatives to perform the clean install without downloading from the internet I would be appreciative of that too.
 

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2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
Check your current internal hard drive to see if you have any Time Machine sparse images or backups on the drive. Lion will not install if it "sees" either one.
 

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