Retired EE/Computers/IT

Jim Lacey

<div>
Thanks - using your suggestions, I restarted the process and all went smoothly. Late 2014 Mac Mini HD has been erased &amp;&nbsp;updated to latest Mojave version. Will be donated to local library. <br />
<br />
I upgraded to 2018 Mac Mini (Mojave) &nbsp;with SS RAM - *Much* faster
</div>


Thanks - using your suggestions, I restarted the process and all went smoothly. Late 2014 Mac Mini HD has been erased & updated to latest Mojave version. Will be donated to local library.

I upgraded to 2018 Mac Mini (Mojave)  with SS RAM - *Much* faster

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Attempting to reinstall macOS Mojave on late 2014 Mac mini from Recovery Mode [<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/186860/how-to-reinstall-os-x-on-your-mac-wipe-your-drive-and-create-usb-installation-media/" rel="ugc">https://www.howtogeek.com/186860/how-to-reinstall-os-x-on-your-mac-wipe-your-drive-and-create-usb-installation-media/</a>]does not work beyond Recovery Mode [Command + R] <br />
<br />
'Erase' completes as does renaming HD as 'Macintosh HD'.<br />
<br />
Then I am stuck. The &quot;Reinstall macOS&quot; function does nothing. There is another volume 'macOS Base System'on the HD.
</div>
</div>


Attempting to reinstall macOS Mojave on late 2014 Mac mini from Recovery Mode [https://www.howtogeek.com/186860/how-to-reinstall-os-x-on-your-mac-wipe-your-drive-and-create-usb-installation-media/]does not work beyond Recovery Mode [Command + R] 

'Erase' completes as does renaming HD as 'Macintosh HD'.

Then I am stuck. The "Reinstall macOS" function does nothing. There is another volume 'macOS Base System'on the HD.

Attempting to reinstall macOS Mojave on late 2014 Mac mini from Recovery Mode

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.