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I have recently wiped this drive and it won’t let me reinstall lion mac os. I have fast internet but it says unable to install additional components. I have tried changing my date I have changed the internet connection multiple times but it’s as if it doesn’t even attempt to download it. As soon as the installer starts it goes into the negatives and 3 seconds later it says failed to install additional components.
Once more I do not think its an internet issue as I have tried with multiple connections. In this case it auto starts in the negative time remaining and fails 3 seconds later.
You need to install a newer version of OS-X (macOS) I would recommend going with Sierra (10.12.x) and stopping there. Download this OS installer How to upgrade to macOS Sierra on another Mac system and follow this guide: How to create a bootable macOS Sierra installer drive. Use it to install the OS on your MacBook Air. But you’ll need to worry about some of your older apps won’t run under Sierra or newer macOS’s. If you really need to stick with Lion you’ll need to get the original install CD and a CD player which works with your system. Or, you’ll need to prep up a OS installer USB Thumb drive using another Mac system following this guide: How to make a bootable Lion install disc or drive We still have one more issue! Apple has long since stopped maintaining the installer certificates. So they are expired so we need to find away around that with your Lion install (the version of Sierra I linked to above has a newer certificate). Here we need to alter the systems date to a point in time of the Installers certificate I would alter your year to 2012 following this
