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Is Internet Recovery and Startup Manager the same thing these days on OSX?
When I reboot with option key, I see only Internet Recovery as an option. But when I simply plug in a bootable installer (https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201372) it shows up next to Internet Recovery (as if internet recovery were a drive).
iMac 27″, macOS 11.6
Thanks BlueberryLover for your reply. I neglected to mention above that I had wiped my drive with 'diskutil resetFusion' (https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT207584) and unplugged all peripherals.
So I guess 'Startup Manager' offers an 'Internet Recovery' option in order to be helpful when there is literally nothing else internal to boot from?
See below for an image of the startup screen after pressing Option key. In my case, the Big Sur installer is on a USB key and the Monterey Installer is on an optical disk (used for archival).
- Pie Lover
I'm not sure that I understand. When I use the option key, I see all bootable volumes including any bootable installers. I simply select the volume that I want to boot from. I used the procedure listed in the support article that you reference to create a bootable installer on the USB (the process is more involved if you want to create an bootable installer on an optical disk).
- Pie Lover
If booting the computer from a Cold ( OFF ) boot and holding the Option key - on Intel based Computer - will normally offer the Ability to boot from an Internal Drive or as mentioned a Bootable External Drive.
Internet Recovery Mode, again on Intel based computer, will require booting with the three key combination Command + Option + r key - all keys depressed at the sometime.
Internet Recovery Mode will require an Active and Functioning Internet Connection to function. It will offer the ability to Download and Installed the latest version of macOS this computer Qualifies to run.
Thanks P.Phillips for referencing these procedures. I guess my question arose from considering Internet Recovery Mode and Startup Manager as two entirely different processes. So seeing 'Internet Recovery' as an option in Startup Manager really spun my head right around.
I think that's right. I've only used Internet Recovery once or twice. It came in very useful when a neighbour wanted to use an old Mac AirBook but couldn't login (and didn't have a Time Machine backup).
I also like the idea of keeping around a bootable installer on a USB key or optical disk. This can also be very handy. For example, using the Disk Utility from an older release (Disk Utility seems to have added restrictions in Big Sur and Monterey).
- Pie Lover
Glad to hear that you were successful. Good luck.
- Pie Lover
+1 there. Keep it up
Again thanks! Yes, my Startup Manager looks the same as in your photo now I have Big Sur installed. But it did offer me Internet Recovery before installing an OS.
Internet Recovery vs Startup Manager - same thing?
