I'm quite certain this will wreak havoc on my audio programs if I install it...and I'll probably be an idiot and try it out anyway...
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I'm quite certain this will wreak havoc on my audio programs if I install it...and I'll probably be an idiot and try it out anyway...
This sounds irrelevant but this beta utility will NOT work on any macOS older than Mojave. On high Sierra, the App Store will pop up but offers nothing. When official release is out I am sure upgrading would not be a problem but for now, there’s no path to upgrade to big Sur beta (or any future beta of any future macOS that is supported) unless the full macOS install image is downloaded somehow.
Maybe this was a mistake... I downloaded the 12.3 GB installer dmg in 5 minutes, but the install to that ancient hard drive is taking just about forever....I'm gonna install Big Sur on my 14 year old Apple Seagate 80 GB hard drive from the original Mac Pro.
Had to do it though. It just seemed so perfect to install the first transition-to-Arm OS on the first transition-to-Intel tower's drive.
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I installed on a newly-created volume on my Catalina 2017 12” MacBook.
When I’m ready to zap it and move over to a public release in the fall, should I first unenroll my MacBook (via Catalina) from the Beta program, then just delete the Big Sur volume?
When I’m ready to zap it and move over to a public release in the fall, should I first unenroll my MacBook (via Catalina) from the Beta program, then just delete the Big Sur volume?
I wholeheartedly disagree. When I first started to learn beta testing I had a hard time figuring out what to do or where to go. We need people to help test these pieces to find and fix bugs. I’ve already submitted like 4 bug reports for iOS 14 so far. Let’s make this software work well and be less buggy.
Am facing minor issues like not able to open maps, but overall the speed of the system has not been affected, which sometimes happen with software upgrades.
It's about compatibility, not power.
Frustrating as that can be, there are usually workarounds if you don't mind sacrificing some minor features and doing things the unsupported way. That 2009 Mac Pro in my sig can run Catalina thanks to http://dosdude1.com/software.html and will most likely run Big Sur. But there are reasons to just stick with what's supported; the only reason I force-upgrade is for Xcode.
Agreed. No one should try anything they’re not already experienced in. Otherwise they might learn something, and we can’t have that. After all this is high stakes. Think of everything that could go wrong if people try putting some shaky new software on their email machines and it isn’t perfect. Our perfect utopia could crumble!
wtf people, do what you want, it’s only software on a computer, you’re not rewriting the UN charter or something. You’ll get good at formatting & reinstalling, and begin to learn how your computer works.
Public gets the beta after things are stable. Developer beta 4 and public beta 4 are essentially the same. It’s just that the public beta is released a day after the developer beta, just to make sure there is nothing catastrophic.
I don't think this is a bug, but the way this feature is intended to work. At least that's how it has worked for as long as I can remember (at least OS X 10.4?)
You also might wanna start thinking about strapping on a pair. The universe ain't gonna implode if you load up an OS that hasn't reached its .7 version yet.
The only reason I find myself here is cuz I don't have a developer account for myself and I thought this site had some ways to get it for free
what a bust
what a bust
Installed this yesterday on an external NVMe drive attached to my wife’s MBP 16. I cleared a volume on the NVMe and did a clean install of Catalina there. I restarted from that Catalina volume — and was pleased it did NOT mount the internal SSD. There was a permissions alert box that popped up — and despite my reflex to click through — I stopped myself in time and declined it. I wanted this NVMe to have no rights or access to anything internal.
Once I restarted from the external Catalina, the Big Sur install was easy and I’ve enjoyed a couple of hours playing with it. I actually like the new aesthetic for the most part. And I like knowing that when the drive is disconnected, my wife’s machine will be as if my curiosity about all things shiny and new was never allowed to run it’s course.
In addition to the aesthetics, I think the iPhone like control center functions are great, as well as Safari’s new anti-tracking features. More to come when I get more time to mess around.
Now just waiting for an enterprising person to help me get this running on my 2009 Mac Pro that’s currently on Mojave.
Once I restarted from the external Catalina, the Big Sur install was easy and I’ve enjoyed a couple of hours playing with it. I actually like the new aesthetic for the most part. And I like knowing that when the drive is disconnected, my wife’s machine will be as if my curiosity about all things shiny and new was never allowed to run it’s course.
In addition to the aesthetics, I think the iPhone like control center functions are great, as well as Safari’s new anti-tracking features. More to come when I get more time to mess around.
Now just waiting for an enterprising person to help me get this running on my 2009 Mac Pro that’s currently on Mojave.