Mac Book Pro - stuck in Recovery mode

[huzefa]

hi

I have a Mac book Pro (early 2011) and i wanted to format it and reinstall the OS.

So i used the recovery mode to erase the drive, but when i tried reinstalling the Lion OS from the recovery tools, i got the "this item is not available" error".

So i tried creating a bootable USB and CD, but my mac only shows the"Recovery HD" in boot options.

So i m basically stuck in the recovery mode.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner.

You may be receiving that error for a few reasons.

-Your MBP originally came with OS X Snow Leopard. Do you still have the install discs?
-The installers are temporarily not available on Apple's servers every now and then. It usually resolves itself within a day or so.
-How did you create the bootable USB installer?

C

 

[huzefa]

Hi

Thanks for the reply.

I dont have the original discs. Regarding the server issue, i have been trying for the past two weeks, still the same error.

I created them on Windows using Trans mac. I downloaded the .esd file for Yosemite, and burnt it on a CD.

I can see the disc and USB in the disk utility, but it does not show up in the boot options.

 

[honestone]

Do you have access to another Mac (one of your own, or a friend's)? If you do, then there are a couple of ways you could go to try and resolve this issue.