agalex Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Apple was clever enough to map each Apple account and knows if the account has purchased Lion so it won't log you in Apple Store. So you won't be able to update to a new version of Lion or use the developer tools. Buy it with your account! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepretender Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Got it from newsgroups not torrent. Logs into the app store just fine thank you. I would buy it but the store won't sell it to me says that Lion can't be installed on my computer though it runs just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sushii Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 1) Navigate to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration 2) Delete NetworkInterfaces.plist 3) Reboot 4) Go to "System Preferences" and click "Network" 5) Press the "-" and delete all that's displayed on the left column 6) Press the "+" to manually re-list your WiFi and Ethernet 7) Connect to your network 7) Open Mac App Store and Sign In Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belowthebelt Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 1) Navigate to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration 2) Delete NetworkInterfaces.plist 3) Reboot 4) Go to "System Preferences" and click "Network" 5) Press the "-" and delete all that's displayed on the left column 6) Press the "+" to manually re-list your WiFi and Ethernet 7) Connect to your network 7) Open Mac App Store and Sign In That does not work for everyone mate; however many people have had luck with that method of booting AppStore in the butt so it works again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalex Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 That does not work for everyone mate; however many people have had luck with that method of booting AppStore in the butt so it works again. If that works then they are not so smart or they just want to ship their products with Lion pre-installed, even so I would create a special pre-installed edition of Lion which do not need a digital signature (map of your account to Lion). Anyway thanks for the tip. I am curious though of the updates to Lion which will probably be available from Apple Store. Will it be possible to update the OS if you have not bought it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepretender Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 1) Navigate to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration 2) Delete NetworkInterfaces.plist 3) Reboot 4) Go to "System Preferences" and click "Network" 5) Press the "-" and delete all that's displayed on the left column 6) Press the "+" to manually re-list your WiFi and Ethernet 7) Connect to your network 7) Open Mac App Store and Sign In I believe that fix is for people that can not sign into the app store, and I had said that I could do that already. Went ahead and tried, complete waste of time. I could sign in before and after even download apps previously bought but it just won't sell me Lion. @OP By the way I can log into the app store from my Lion install just fine, even push the buy Lion button. It tells me Lion is already installed and won't sell me Lion. Reading the Ars Technica review I see it states: "Mac OS X, Lion has no serial number, no product activation, and no DRM of any kind. In fact, the Mac App Store’s licensing policy is even more permissive than past releases of Mac OS X." Seems all your paranoid assumptions are completely false. http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/...-os-x-10-7.ars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebee01 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I also doubt Apple checks if you actually bought Lion with your account. I had the same issue of not being able to access the app store after a clean install, however I fixed it by adding: <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> to com.apple.Boot.plist try to see if that fixes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ririholic Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I downloaded it from torrent and everything works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalex Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 I believe that fix is for people that can not sign into the app store, and I had said that I could do that already. Went ahead and tried, complete waste of time. I could sign in before and after even download apps previously bought but it just won't sell me Lion. @OP By the way I can log into the app store from my Lion install just fine, even push the buy Lion button. It tells me Lion is already installed and won't sell me Lion. Reading the Ars Technica review I see it states: "Mac OS X, Lion has no serial number, no product activation, and no DRM of any kind. In fact, the Mac App Store’s licensing policy is even more permissive than past releases of Mac OS X." Seems all your paranoid assumptions are completely false. http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/...-os-x-10-7.ars/ I am buying it. It is not being paranoid. It is being on the safe side. Also answer me to this question: Can you write a review on Mac Lion in Apple Store from your pirate Lion? Well let me answer this question for you. Simply no. Suppose a popup appears on your icon saying that there is a major update on Lion, can you download it if you have not bought it? Do I make logic to you now or should I draw a logic diagram in case there is a danger for a paranoid misconception again. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooSee Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 i don't buy anything over the internet at all and with Lion it' ll be the same ! and yes i tried Lion, too, but ATM i don't like it much, because many things don't work like it should be. i assume you've tried Lion, too ! with SL everthing's perfect, for me. i have no time to hurry up but, i will buy it, if the USB Version comes out. Lion USB for 69$ at Retail Store ! CooSee ' Ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splonk Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I am buying it. It is not being paranoid. It is being on the safe side. Also answer me to this question: Can you write a review on Mac Lion in Apple Store from your pirate Lion? Well let me answer this question for you. Simply no. Suppose a popup appears on your icon saying that there is a major update on Lion, can you download it if you have not bought it? Do I make logic to you now or should I draw a logic diagram in case there is a danger for a paranoid misconception again. Cheers. Let me answer thusly. One person in the household buys Lion and installs it on all the family Macs. Each member has his/her own AppStore login. The sale is only registered to the buyer, but each install is legit. Updates will most likely be through Software Update, just like iTunes 10.4 was, as were the updates and supplementary downloads for Final Cut X, which itself was only purchasable from the AppStore. Chill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalex Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Let me answer thusly. One person in the household buys Lion and installs it on all the family Macs. Each member has his/her own AppStore login. The sale is only registered to the buyer, but each install is legit. Updates will most likely be through Software Update, just like iTunes 10.4 was, as were the updates and supplementary downloads for Final Cut X, which itself was only purchasable from the AppStore. Chill. To tell you the truth this is what I also expect. It is most like a moral issue to buy a legit copy of Mac and I raise also a flag of doubt since Xcode developer toos have still left me on the launchpad an install icon and have updated the DP4 developer tools I have. So why not a serious update in Lion come also as an update package. Anyway it is all speculations as I said. Since I am buying a legit copy and bought also my magic trackpad for the gestures (the feeling is absolute amazing) I do not feel like a freebie. I am just trying the GM with the goal of buying it after August. Well I will buy it for sure since I have tested its stability in a close deadline I had using LaTeX. I had one day to prepare a prepare a document and I used MacTex. Over 10 windows opened going back and forth to them and Lion did not make me curse even once which is highly unlikely when you use Windows. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukydamonky Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I had the same problem until I added a efi string to com.apple.Boot.plist then followed by deleting network interfaces.plist and network interfaces form sys prefs. Now all logged into AppStore no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmoncu Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I also doubt Apple checks if you actually bought Lion with your account. I had the same issue of not being able to access the app store after a clean install, however I fixed it by adding: <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> to com.apple.Boot.plist try to see if that fixes it this solved my problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalex Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 this solved my problem. No nothing that you said work. I tried all solutions. Anyway my Hackintosh works, a friends Hackintosh has problems logging in, the only solution seems to be to buy it from Apple Store. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuyel Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 interesting, when i download the Lion (from torrent) it say that can't be installed on my computer, i don't know if is because that is hackintosh XD, i can't buy the Lion from the App Store, it not accept my debit card, appear that my bank no allow me buy online, if lion isn't sell on the Apple Store as DVD i can't go to buy it Now on the App Store, Lion appear as "installed" but i'm using Snow Leopard XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taky2008 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 LOl i've downloaded it from torrent and i can use app store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotirispandis Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 interesting, when i download the Lion (from torrent) it say that can't be installed on my computer, i don't know if is because that is hackintosh XD, i can't buy the Lion from the App Store, it not accept my debit card, appear that my bank no allow me buy online, if lion isn't sell on the Apple Store as DVD i can't go to buy itNow on the App Store, Lion appear as "installed" but i'm using Snow Leopard XD I Had the same problem. It is very easy to solve it! Just delete the Lion installation package, that you download from internet. Not the torrent or the zip file. I mean the Install Mac OS X Lion.app. This will solve the "Installed" issue of AppStore, not the ....can't be installed on my computer, problem. I m trying some things .... about that. See my relative post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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