Macbook air remote install not working

[pent-x]

When Apple released the Macbook Air, lot of question their belief that many people no longer require a CD or DVD drive on their notebooks. While others listening carefully on the notebooks be short of of skill to quickly play DVD media or bring in the latest audio CD tracks, I was more worried with how the macbook air remote install would handle. Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

[deoWo]

First thing you need to do previous to you effort to reinstall OS X is to setup one more computer on your network to share their DVD drive with the Macbook Air. Many of you may contain done this when you first setup your Macbook Air. After this one-time system you’ll need to insert the OS X disk into the DVD drive and if you’re by a Windows Computer pick Remote install OS X or find the means to /Applications/Utilities/ and launch the Remote set up OS X application. After the application have start click go on to put in order for the installation. You’ll next want to pick the OS X drive that you before inserted into your DVD drive on the other computer. Select if you’d similar to to connect your computers from side to side an Ethernet net or over macbook air. If you do not contain an Ethernet USB adapter for the Macbook Air you’ll contain to select AirPort.

[RoninBlade]

If you've by now got the software installed on both machines, Follow this these steps and look for the Terminal code.
1. The software to create this all work is on the Macbook Air OS X disc. But if you're like me and want to create this work with a usual ole "my superdrive took a dump" MacBook, download the separate Windows installer here:http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...orwindows.html
2. Once installed, go to your Windows Control panel and click the "CD DVD Sharing" button and make active the checkbox.
3. You need to enable this feature on your MacBook is as simple as organization Software Update. But you can also go here:http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...formac.htmland grip it directly.
4. Go into your Mac System Prefs, tick the Sharing button, and check "CD/DVD Sharing."

[Fabian]

In order to boot from a Remote Disc, first you have to install the Remote Disc software on the host computer and reboot. After that, you have to open Applications/Utilities/Remote Install OS X on the host computer and reboot the Air while holding down the alternative key. From there, you are obtainable with your hard drive and a drop-down to choose a wireless network. Select yours, enter the password, and wait. The Air will after that (with any luck) show the OS X install disc on the host computer with an arrow under it. Click the arrow, and you have begin your remote install drive. (It should be famous that the host machine doesn't of necessity require to be on WiFi, but it must at smallest amount be on the same network as the Air. It might be connected via Ethernet if you desire, which may in fact help the process go a little earlier also.

[Joshua]

Mac OS X is debuted is in the MacBook Air. MacBook Air owner, this means Snow Leopard script their primary use of Remote Disc, Apple’s skill intended for install software on one Mac using the optical drive of one more. Remote Disc isn’t unfinished to the MacBook Air, however; you can use the feature to install Snow Leopard on some Snow Leopard-compatible Mac currently running Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later. Here’s how: First, create sure both Macs are on, up, and connected to your local network. On the computer distribution the Snow Leopard disc (this computer have to running OS X 10.4.10 or later, too), unlock the Sharing pane of System Preferences and enable DVD Or CD Sharing.