I’m getting a “can’t ignore kernel validation” error when trying to upgrade from Sonoma 14.7 or sequoia 15.3.2 to sequoia 15.4
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Anyone else getting a kernel panic when trying to update a m1 Mac to 15.4? Did you find a fix?
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bogdanw
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Have you tried using the full Sequoia 15.4 installer?
15.4 24E248 https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...90ja7nronzpb4kr4val0imsz/InstallAssistant.pkg
"macOS Sequoia Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!"
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-sequoia-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/
15.4 24E248 https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...90ja7nronzpb4kr4val0imsz/InstallAssistant.pkg
"macOS Sequoia Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!"
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-sequoia-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/
I did not, but I tried installing from the App Store and got the same error. I’ll create a bootable USB stick with 15.4 and update here if it works. Thanks for the suggestion.
EDIT: Tried to install using the full sequoia 15.4 installer but couldn’t even boot after (error: The version of macOS on the selected disk needs to be reinstalled). Reinstalled 15.3.2 and will stay on this version until Apple releases a fix.
EDIT: Tried to install using the full sequoia 15.4 installer but couldn’t even boot after (error: The version of macOS on the selected disk needs to be reinstalled). Reinstalled 15.3.2 and will stay on this version until Apple releases a fix.
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Same here, i created an installer and the computer couldn't boot with 15.4, I had to go back to 15.3.2
This happened to me , too. Tried to erase mac and reinstall from Recovery but getting "The version of macOS on the selected disk needs to be reinstalled". Had to downgrade to 15.2 to fix this , and now I cannot update.
Sciuriware
macrumors 6502a
I upgraded M1 and M2 without a problem.
Only thing: I do not like the update switching my WIFI on.
;JOOP!
MacBook (M1 Pro 16" 2021) upgrading from 15.3.2 to 15.4 - same error "Can't ignore lock validation". Managed by Jamf Pro. I downloaded the full installer using softwareupdate in the terminal.app. The update will not complete. This is very frustrating.
A long thread over on Apple Discussions: https://discussions.apple.com/threa...ion-en-us-11282023&sortBy=newest_first&page=1
TLDR: There does not seem to be a workable solution for all cases yet.
TLDR: There does not seem to be a workable solution for all cases yet.
I successfully performed the DFU restore of the machine. Worked great, took maybe 20 minutes. I think that should work for all. Unless you have data you haven’t backed up.
