anyone else having download speed issues? app store seems bogged. nothing else on my network seems to be affected.
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Apple Releases OS X 10.11 El Capitan With Improved Spotlight Search, Enhanced Performance, and Revamped Apps
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Extremely slow for me. Normally max out my connection at 12mbps from the app store. Currently getting ~100kbps trying to download El Capitan final (to install over the beta, as I guess I'm supposed to).
I haven't seen anyone reporting Mac Mini problems (one other guy did with a Raid 1 setup). This is what I encountered:
Devices:
#1. 2015 Macbook Pro i7 - No problems, clean install, booted off USB Installer went fine
#2. 2014 Macbook Air i5 - No problems, clean install, booted off USB Installer went fine
#3. 2012 Mac Mini i7 - MASSIVE PROBLEMS - This was on Yosemite (latest) without any problems. I am not using Fusion or RAID, just a normal SSD.
###BACKUP your stuff before you ever try an OS X upgrade###
Regarding the 2012 Mac Mini:
a. This mac mini has NEVER been able to install OS X from USB. Tried and failed as I have experienced in the past. I was always been forced to use ‘Internet Recovery’ when switching out a HDD/SSD.
b. I tried booting to Internet Recovery ‘Holding option+command+r”, boots up fine. Eventually kernel panics and constant reboots
c. I then tried booting back into ‘Macintosh HD’, at this time still ‘Yosemite, booted up fine and that worked, tried just downloading and upgrading by running ‘OS X Installer’' even though I would prefer a clean install
d. That step = disaster. This is by far the worst install of OS X after many many years of deployment in the IT field
Upgrade process to El Capitan on the 2012 MacMini (at least my story):
#1. As noted above, kicked off ‘OS X Installer’ by downloading from the App Store while running Yosemite
#2. Rebooted into ‘black screen’, even after powering off and powering on
#3. Tried holding ’option’ upon boot to specify another HDD, the get a fuzzy pixelated screen pattern (like in the 60s TV)
#3. Unplugged Mac Mini, tried selecting ‘Option’, this time I see ‘Macintosh HD, OS X Installer, and Recovery’ options as expected
#4. Selected ‘OS X Installer', it rebooted, appears to get in a constant loop
#5. At this point, back to fuzzy screen on every boot
#6. Unplugged Mac Mini again, held the ‘Option’ key while pressing the power button, selected ‘Recovery’.
#6. This booted up fine using the ‘Recovery’ partition, it very clearly is ‘El Capitan Recovery’, you can tell the beach ball and disk utility is different. Prompted to re-install OS X, disk utility, etc
#7. Selected ‘Macintosh HD’, elected to erase disk for a clean install (which i wanted to do by using a USB or Internet Recovery to begin with)
#8. Selected ‘Reinstall OSX’, it prompted for my Apple App Store credentials, appears to have re-downloaded ‘El Capitan’ from Apple again but that is okay
#9. After ~30 minutes or rebooted when finished downloading, back to the black screen and constant reboots.
#10. Now I am MAD, googled, after a rage fit, I found https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/20749
Basically it says some ‘kext’ files could be causing a kernel panic but that was in Beta. I figured why not try this.
This is the command someone recommend in that article. I looked through this command and I had no .kext files or the VirtualBox folder. I did notice there were some files (looked like junk in /var/folders) which is mentioned in the last step.
Suggested command:
cd "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Extensions/" ; mkdir Unsupported ; mv hp_*.kext Unsupported ; mv EP*.kext Unsupported ; mv SX*.kext Unsupported ; cd "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions/" ; mkdir Unsupported ; mv BJ*.kext Unsupported ; mv hp_*.kext Unsupported ; mv Lex*.kext Unsupported ; mv Sier* Unsupported ; mv Wirel*.kext Unsupported ; rm -Rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Library/Application\ Support/VirtualBox ; rm -Rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/folders/*
#11 Booted into the recovery partition by pressing ‘Option’
#12. Opened terminal
#13. rm -Rf /Volumes/(I believe the name was ‘OS X Base System)/var/folders/*
#14. Unplugged the mac mini, let it boot, back to normal ‘Installing on Macintosh HD’
#15. At the welcome screen as expected, back to normal
I performed health tests (SSD, memory) after I got the Mac Mini running again and all pass. I hope nobody else has this problem, but if you do I hope it helps.
The Macbook Air and Pro I have had zero issues.
Devices:
#1. 2015 Macbook Pro i7 - No problems, clean install, booted off USB Installer went fine
#2. 2014 Macbook Air i5 - No problems, clean install, booted off USB Installer went fine
#3. 2012 Mac Mini i7 - MASSIVE PROBLEMS - This was on Yosemite (latest) without any problems. I am not using Fusion or RAID, just a normal SSD.
###BACKUP your stuff before you ever try an OS X upgrade###
Regarding the 2012 Mac Mini:
a. This mac mini has NEVER been able to install OS X from USB. Tried and failed as I have experienced in the past. I was always been forced to use ‘Internet Recovery’ when switching out a HDD/SSD.
b. I tried booting to Internet Recovery ‘Holding option+command+r”, boots up fine. Eventually kernel panics and constant reboots
c. I then tried booting back into ‘Macintosh HD’, at this time still ‘Yosemite, booted up fine and that worked, tried just downloading and upgrading by running ‘OS X Installer’' even though I would prefer a clean install
d. That step = disaster. This is by far the worst install of OS X after many many years of deployment in the IT field
Upgrade process to El Capitan on the 2012 MacMini (at least my story):
#1. As noted above, kicked off ‘OS X Installer’ by downloading from the App Store while running Yosemite
#2. Rebooted into ‘black screen’, even after powering off and powering on
#3. Tried holding ’option’ upon boot to specify another HDD, the get a fuzzy pixelated screen pattern (like in the 60s TV)
#3. Unplugged Mac Mini, tried selecting ‘Option’, this time I see ‘Macintosh HD, OS X Installer, and Recovery’ options as expected
#4. Selected ‘OS X Installer', it rebooted, appears to get in a constant loop
#5. At this point, back to fuzzy screen on every boot
#6. Unplugged Mac Mini again, held the ‘Option’ key while pressing the power button, selected ‘Recovery’.
#6. This booted up fine using the ‘Recovery’ partition, it very clearly is ‘El Capitan Recovery’, you can tell the beach ball and disk utility is different. Prompted to re-install OS X, disk utility, etc
#7. Selected ‘Macintosh HD’, elected to erase disk for a clean install (which i wanted to do by using a USB or Internet Recovery to begin with)
#8. Selected ‘Reinstall OSX’, it prompted for my Apple App Store credentials, appears to have re-downloaded ‘El Capitan’ from Apple again but that is okay
#9. After ~30 minutes or rebooted when finished downloading, back to the black screen and constant reboots.
#10. Now I am MAD, googled, after a rage fit, I found https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/20749
Basically it says some ‘kext’ files could be causing a kernel panic but that was in Beta. I figured why not try this.
This is the command someone recommend in that article. I looked through this command and I had no .kext files or the VirtualBox folder. I did notice there were some files (looked like junk in /var/folders) which is mentioned in the last step.
Suggested command:
cd "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Extensions/" ; mkdir Unsupported ; mv hp_*.kext Unsupported ; mv EP*.kext Unsupported ; mv SX*.kext Unsupported ; cd "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions/" ; mkdir Unsupported ; mv BJ*.kext Unsupported ; mv hp_*.kext Unsupported ; mv Lex*.kext Unsupported ; mv Sier* Unsupported ; mv Wirel*.kext Unsupported ; rm -Rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Library/Application\ Support/VirtualBox ; rm -Rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/folders/*
#11 Booted into the recovery partition by pressing ‘Option’
#12. Opened terminal
#13. rm -Rf /Volumes/(I believe the name was ‘OS X Base System)/var/folders/*
#14. Unplugged the mac mini, let it boot, back to normal ‘Installing on Macintosh HD’
#15. At the welcome screen as expected, back to normal
I performed health tests (SSD, memory) after I got the Mac Mini running again and all pass. I hope nobody else has this problem, but if you do I hope it helps.
The Macbook Air and Pro I have had zero issues.
Updated also lost all my Gmail accounts sign ins and passwords.. Anyone else have this problem?
Installed El Capitan on a partition of my quad-core i5 20GB ram iMac. Sloooooow. Boring. GREY. Flat. Meh!
Rebooted on another partition with a fresh installation of Snow Leopard. WHOAAA FAAAAAAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Snow Leopard.
Rebooted on another partition with a fresh installation of Snow Leopard. WHOAAA FAAAAAAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Snow Leopard.
You need to download the Final release of El Capitan from the App. Store as it will not update from the Public Beta release.
Well, I'm fairly new to OS X; it's only the second time I update the OS, but it has been working really smooth.
Contrasting with Windows, one laptop keeps giving me a "fatal" Cortana error, whereas the other has bad drives so I can't even use it unless I plug it to a monitor. Plus, because Windows automatically updates drivers, you do have to be a "power user" to fix it.
Besides, if they're poorly designed in your opinion I can't understand how you sticked with them.
The CS 5.5 question was one of the first things I checked. The initial attempt to launch Dreamweaver or Photoshop presented a dialog and link to download Java 6 for "legacy apps." I did so and so far, so good. This seems to also play nice with your current Java installation.
Well, after multiple creations of the memory stick with multiple methods with multiple downloads of the installer I couldn't get this to work at all. It just kept stopping with 'about one second remaining' in the first installation step. I finally installed the OS to an SD Card (that took a long time), booted up on that, put a copy of the installer on there, booted up my MacBook on that SD Card, then double-clicked the installer and installed EC to the blank hard drive. Never had this much trouble before -- been doing this for years.
Boy, I sure had a lot of junk installed.
Ah, thanks for correcting me. I thought, that El Capitan is MacOS 11 ...Well Apple is only on 10.11.0, so you'll be waiting a long time.
Overall I am happy with this update, lots of little improvements that will make a big impact on my day to day tasks.
Safari being a highlight, the audio kill (mute) switch, pinned sites. Also Mails swipe to delete feature, which is long overdue.
6GB download is bigger than previous versions right?
Safari being a highlight, the audio kill (mute) switch, pinned sites. Also Mails swipe to delete feature, which is long overdue.
6GB download is bigger than previous versions right?
App store won't even open... lol.. thought today would be better. Looks like at least another day's wait..
The worst OS X update after Yosemite. Took a long 1 hour and 45 minutes to update install on i7 QC MBP with discrete GPU. After installing, battery life falls to just 2.45 hours compared to 7 hours on Yosemite. App takes longer to open and the beach ball is hideous. Start up and shutdown time just over 3 minutes(!). Disappointed.
I'm having serious issues with my MacBook Pro 13" 2014 and from the forums on Apple support it seems that many MacBook pros are having an issue.
The first time it installed the Dock never appeared. The next time No applications in the Applications folder.
I did a total wipe and the install worked, now I hope I can restore my apps and users. Still working on it for two days now.
I'm not the only one.
I haven't seen any issues with iMacs, but I'm fearful of trying the update my 27" iMac later 2013.
The install went fairly fast and I only have 15 mbs internet.
The first time it installed the Dock never appeared. The next time No applications in the Applications folder.
I did a total wipe and the install worked, now I hope I can restore my apps and users. Still working on it for two days now.
I'm not the only one.
I haven't seen any issues with iMacs, but I'm fearful of trying the update my 27" iMac later 2013.
The install went fairly fast and I only have 15 mbs internet.
Hi,
I've been on the Beta path since they started it. Currently I have El Capitan installed as;
System Software Overview:
System Version: OS X 10.11.1 (15B17c)
Should I d/l the release from the App store and install or what?
Thanks.
I've been on the Beta path since they started it. Currently I have El Capitan installed as;
System Software Overview:
System Version: OS X 10.11.1 (15B17c)
Should I d/l the release from the App store and install or what?
Thanks.
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Wanna know why Spotlight in Yosemite sucks?
1) Can't resize the window which leads me to ask why Apple violates its own human-interface guidelines.
2) No way to open the enclosing folder in the Finder. Maybe, just maybe, I'm looking for a project instead of a file.
4) No way to open the document if it finds it in the app of my choice. No, as a matter of fact, I don't want to launch the document in whatever app the OS has decided is the right one.
5) No way to easily search for just the name of the document instead of the search string inside the document. So annoying. Even Finder window searches don't default to this.
Seriously, I don't want Spotlight to do anything but act as a search tool for my local storage.
1) Can't resize the window which leads me to ask why Apple violates its own human-interface guidelines.
2) No way to open the enclosing folder in the Finder. Maybe, just maybe, I'm looking for a project instead of a file.
4) No way to open the document if it finds it in the app of my choice. No, as a matter of fact, I don't want to launch the document in whatever app the OS has decided is the right one.
5) No way to easily search for just the name of the document instead of the search string inside the document. So annoying. Even Finder window searches don't default to this.
Seriously, I don't want Spotlight to do anything but act as a search tool for my local storage.
Thanks mate! I greatly appreciate it. I'll get that started ASAP.
As promised, in my post, I just gave you a like for your help.