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> There is one caveat to all this. Apple won’t allow a newer Mac to download versions of OS X that aren’t compatible with that Mac, so on a 27-inch iMac with Re
by dcw303 11y ago
> There is one caveat to all this. Apple won’t allow a newer Mac to download versions of OS X that aren’t compatible with that Mac, so on a 27-inch iMac with Retina display, for instance, the App Store app refuses to let you download Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
It's an edge case, but it's still annoying that I can't do this. What if I'm trying to get a non-functional older Mac running again? Stopping all users from doing this does mitigate incompatibility support issues, but it hobbles power users.
To allow this, I don't think they need to add a switch to preferences. I'd be happy with a defaults invocation.
- Synaesthesia 11y agoThere's a reason: Lion didn't have drivers for the hardware in question. OS X has all drivers, like for graphics etc. built in. That's why you're limited to versions after you Mac was made.
- dcw303 11y agoSorry, I didn't explain myself well enough. What if I want to download a specific image on a different Mac to the one I want to install the OS on?
- Synaesthesia 11y agoOh sorry. Hmm that's troublesome. I wonder how far back this goes. Apparently just setting your clock back bypasses the check!