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Internet recovery not working on iMac mini
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1842608" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>@dosada</p><p></p><p>When you use <em>Internet Recovery,</em> this downloads the Operating System (OS) with which the Mac shipped. Hence why it offered Lion.</p><p></p><p>This is in contrast to <em>Recovery Mode</em> accessed via an operating internal HD when it will usually offer to download the OS currently on your Mac. This obviously doesn't apply to you as you don't have a working internal HD. </p><p></p><p>And Horsa is correct. This is a quote from Apple Discussions: "macOS Mojave will be available this fall as a free software update for Macs introduced in mid-2012 or later, plus 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards." (Link: <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8418386" target="_blank">Is Mac mini Mid-2011 obsolete re. Mojave? - Apple Community</a>)</p><p></p><p>So you will not get macOS Mojave to download on to your Mac mini 2011. It should take macOS High Sierra or earlier if you can find these.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1842608, member: 83420"] @dosada When you use [I]Internet Recovery,[/I] this downloads the Operating System (OS) with which the Mac shipped. Hence why it offered Lion. This is in contrast to [I]Recovery Mode[/I] accessed via an operating internal HD when it will usually offer to download the OS currently on your Mac. This obviously doesn't apply to you as you don't have a working internal HD. And Horsa is correct. This is a quote from Apple Discussions: "macOS Mojave will be available this fall as a free software update for Macs introduced in mid-2012 or later, plus 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards." (Link: [url=https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8418386]Is Mac mini Mid-2011 obsolete re. Mojave? - Apple Community[/url]) So you will not get macOS Mojave to download on to your Mac mini 2011. It should take macOS High Sierra or earlier if you can find these. Ian [/QUOTE]
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