what happened when you called apple?
Sounds like I probably should wait for the Ethernet adaptor and try that first.
what happened when you called apple?
why? you could have called apple early on, and gotten help from the most efficient source for help. anyway, keep us posted (but my guess is, you'll finally get it worked out... by calling apple).Sounds like I probably should wait for the Ethernet adaptor and try that first.
Time Machine no longer restores the system, it only restores the settings and soft.If you have a Time Machine backup, it should be a simple restore to a previous state. I could be wrong on this because I’ve never actually tried it but that’s what I’ve read. Someone please correct me if this is incorrect.
Install Monterey via boot USB. Ventura has updated your macbook's firmware for you.Ventura turned out to be a nightmare for me. Would connect to Wi-fi hub but not to the internet and LAN effectively rendering my 2019 laptop bricked. Spent hours trying to get to the bottom of it but eventually decided to just get rid of the damn thing and downgrade to Monterey. Sadly Apple don't make that easy. None of the usual methods worked so resorted to a boot installer which has always done the trick in the past. Recovery mode doesn't seem to work like in Monterey though and when I select the Monterey boot installer it goes straight to a Ventura install via Wi-Fi. After a couple of frustrating attempts I went to Disk Utility in recovery mode and deleted the Ventura drive. I hoped that might stop there silliness but now when I select the Monterey installer it still tries to download Ventura via Wi-Fi but fails with a warning sign over the spinning globe and an Apple link that doesn't help at all. Good old Apple. I've seen some hostile OS releases over the years but this one really takes the biscuit.
I do it all the time for work; you'll be good once you get an Ethernet adapterOK if you're sure it doesn't just default to Wi-fi. Just tested the USB boot loader I made on another machine and it installed Monterey without issue so that can be eliminated as a potential culprit. Ordered an adapter. I guess I'll know straight away if it asks for a wi-fi password again.
I didn't know this! So it can't do a full restore?Time Machine no longer restores the system, it only restores the settings and soft.
Nope... not any more. Ever since macOS went to the sealed OS volume and the separate Data volume, TM no longer backs up the OS. So you have to use Internet recovery to get the OS back, then you can import your data from the TM drive.I didn't know this! So it can't do a full restore?
ventura has caused a problem FOR YOU, not for everyone. call apple back, get better help.I have been a mac user since 2010, Snow Leopard and update when apple release a new OS, never a problem before. Before Ventura that is! Both my 2021 iMac and 2019 Macbook pro have worked fine before Ventura. Network the same, wifi the same, every other device on my wifi is fine.
Ventura what the hell have they done? I can only connect on the iMac via the wired port, like a time machine going back several years.
Apple support = useless,
(1) it must be your wifi,
(2) it must be your router,
(3) it must be your service provider.
Apple IT IS VENTURA THAT HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM
No. The time machine no longer does a full recovery.I didn't know this! So it can't do a full restore?
Seems like there are others not just ME!ventura has caused a problem FOR YOU, not for everyone. call apple back, get better help.
not just you, but not everyone. either way, you need a better support person, someone willing to put in the effort to help; it sounds like you didn't get that on your first try.Seems like there are others not just ME!
So you call apple expecting help then you have to ring back? So do I call apple and ask for BETTER help? How does that work? Surely support means exactly that.
I am not a newbie to macs! Loved for years! FIRST problem, no help!
Weird I typed Ventura killed my wifi and came to this thread. SO NOT JUST ME!
Not using little snitch, thanks for the suggestion, saw that in other posts.are you by chance using little snitch? if so that needs to be updated.
let us know if another call with apple helps 👍Not using little snitch, thanks for the suggestion, saw that in other posts.
I have been on several sites where Ventura has impacted wifi. Weird how it works for some not for others!
So if an update goes bad, is there any way to restore to a previous state of the operating system?Nope... not any more. Ever since macOS went to the sealed OS volume and the separate Data volume, TM no longer backs up the OS. So you have to use Internet recovery to get the OS back, then you can import your data from the TM drive.
Carbon Copy Cloner can make a bootable backup. See this support article. But there are some restrictions and it is a hassle. For example, Apple Silicon Macs won't boot from a clone if the internal storage has failed.So if an update goes bad, is there any way to restore to a previous state of the operating system?
Is there a third-party program that can do this?