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Apple Releases macOS High Sierra Golden Master Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers
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Going to stick with Developer Beta 9 for a while which is pretty close to the GM.
There is one simple reason for this. To install High Sierra on my Late 2009 21.5" iMac I had to jump though all sorts of hoops owing to Firmware verification error during installation.
The way I got around this I created a High Sierra virtual machine in VMware Fusion then mounted the virtual image using Paragon VMDK Mounter then cloned the image on to a physical partition using Carbon Copy Cloner 5.
Works perfectly and Developer Beta 9 is very stable so at present there is no reason to jump through the hoops again to get the GM.
I have tried updating the existing cloned installation on a previous Beta update but it failed.
Not good when you have to 'Hack' to install Apple's software on their own hardware!
There is one simple reason for this. To install High Sierra on my Late 2009 21.5" iMac I had to jump though all sorts of hoops owing to Firmware verification error during installation.
The way I got around this I created a High Sierra virtual machine in VMware Fusion then mounted the virtual image using Paragon VMDK Mounter then cloned the image on to a physical partition using Carbon Copy Cloner 5.
Works perfectly and Developer Beta 9 is very stable so at present there is no reason to jump through the hoops again to get the GM.
I have tried updating the existing cloned installation on a previous Beta update but it failed.
Not good when you have to 'Hack' to install Apple's software on their own hardware!
Don't yet as this is only a GM candidate NOT GM there may be updates over the next week. Wait until 25th and the official release to public of full version
Is anyone else having a problem with exchange mail not coming in? It started with the first public beta and has not worked since. Calendar and contacts with exchange work fine.
But will the eGPU support extend to the next iteration of the 13" MBP? That's all I really care to know. Any thoughts?
Well this sucks - https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/apfsfusion
Basically, you can't install High Sierra on fusion drives formatted as APFS. This will need to be figured out soon (hopefully in 10.13.1), it's not as if fusion drives are going anywhere. Not sure why this couldn't have been resolved during the beta testing period.
Basically, you can't install High Sierra on fusion drives formatted as APFS. This will need to be figured out soon (hopefully in 10.13.1), it's not as if fusion drives are going anywhere. Not sure why this couldn't have been resolved during the beta testing period.
Its a manual updated that is you have to download the full installer again from the app store it won't show up as an update. if you still have the old installer the delete that form within finder first
macappstore://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-10-13-seed-1/id1209167288?ls=1&mt=12
Public Beta update is still not available, tried going to the Store and downloaded a "damaged" copy. Looks like Apple fumbled the ball on the one yard line. I guess I will wait for the 25th of September. First 9 versions worked perfectly.
Jesus mate it's probably a mistake. There's so many new dates floating right now.
I can confirm you "need" to download the installer again and it will summon the latest Build from the App Store, it downloads as a purchased item, not as an update.
Now that I think about it, GM for the Mac have never been "Updates" since they are very much the final product... but since I've never downloaded a final version from the App Store since I've been in the Public Beta cycle since they started, I can't really remember because it's now even a tradition that on the day of the public release, they start with .0.0X updates.
That, and this a 5.X GB install file (15 rMBP Late 2013) and a pretty long installation time even while being on the Beta 9 so it kinda makes sense for it to need the whole Installer since they assume you are still running Sierra or previous versions of macOS
Now that I think about it, GM for the Mac have never been "Updates" since they are very much the final product... but since I've never downloaded a final version from the App Store since I've been in the Public Beta cycle since they started, I can't really remember because it's now even a tradition that on the day of the public release, they start with .0.0X updates.
That, and this a 5.X GB install file (15 rMBP Late 2013) and a pretty long installation time even while being on the Beta 9 so it kinda makes sense for it to need the whole Installer since they assume you are still running Sierra or previous versions of macOS
Why, there's normally no need to reinstall.
Recovery Update does not need a reboot since it's not the boot Volume.
Erm, so you know it's stable in just a couple of hours, or less.
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Pardon my confusion, but wtf would they release it this way? The iOS 11 GM was provided to public beta testers via the usual software update inside Settings.
Also, also, I just wanted to point out this was a pretty rough beta cycle for my Mac; the battery was put to the test and now need replacing soon, video sucked the life out of it for a Beta version there, then the monitor got pretty screwed up at times, the fans went nuts, Disk Utility crashed and burned many times...
I know this is a beta but at least for my computer, a late 2013 15 inch retina MacBook, it was tough as hell.
Come to think about it, this particular model and year of Macbooks have famous issues, the display protective coating thing, the battery not being available in stores now that almost everyone needs one...
Anyone else had any of this issues or any other painful ones?
I know this is a beta but at least for my computer, a late 2013 15 inch retina MacBook, it was tough as hell.
Come to think about it, this particular model and year of Macbooks have famous issues, the display protective coating thing, the battery not being available in stores now that almost everyone needs one...
Anyone else had any of this issues or any other painful ones?
Not sure what you mean. It works with the current 13”. As long as you have Thunderbolt 3 you’re good.
I thought the 32-bit cutoff was for the next macOS release. iOS 11 cut off support for 32-bit apps though.
mac OS runs in very different and various hardwares than iOS
Also, its a product itself; it will be available on the App Store as an App you can "Purchase" for free and they just have to assume you will be making the jump from whatever other version you are running since the GM is very much the final product it will download as a purchase, not as an Update.
this is just guessing but it makes sense to me
The video auto-play block in Safari is the best part of the update for me.
All those user hostile sites like CNN, Bleacherreport, ESPN, etc... can go pound sand now!
All those user hostile sites like CNN, Bleacherreport, ESPN, etc... can go pound sand now!
