Weird, trying to download using the above sucatalog and the updated installinstallmacosx.py, and Big Sur isn't even in the list, think Apple has caught onto us? 
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Odd, I opened this page
https://swscan.apple.com/content/ca...ion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gz
Then searched for InstallAssistant.pkg, didn't find one....
Weird, trying to download using the above sucatalog and the updated installinstallmacosx.py, and Big Sur isn't even in the list, think Apple has caught onto us?
Seems like the full installer is not available yet, the Update seems to be a delta Update not the full installer, will try again a bit later.
I've got Big Sur beta 5 running on a 2013 rMBP and the Software Update prefpane still insists I'm running the latest version. No delta update offered.
Think the big websites (including here) jumped the gun on this one.
Think the big websites (including here) jumped the gun on this one.
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...qay4n78q85cpe85rcsdu00qy/InstallAssistant.pkg
Just showed up, don't know if this is the good one.
There are 2 lines with InstallAssistant.pkg so must be.
Just showed up, don't know if this is the good one.
There are 2 lines with InstallAssistant.pkg so must be.
Copied an App Store link from another thread, it said it was the beta that was updated 19 hours ago and was 12 GB in size. I'll check this AND justperry's links.
Looks like right link, download now.
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I have to download this with a different browser, any download link will crash Safari on my Mac, first time that happened with Safari, it fairly buggy.
It's slow, I am on a 1 Gb connection, get 6 MB/s download, should be 100 MB/s.
Edit: Used Brave, was slow, got down to Kb and my external disk was going crazy, stopped it, went ahead with Firefox, almost finished, just took a couple of minutes.
It's slow, I am on a 1 Gb connection, get 6 MB/s download, should be 100 MB/s.
Edit: Used Brave, was slow, got down to Kb and my external disk was going crazy, stopped it, went ahead with Firefox, almost finished, just took a couple of minutes.
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There is no other that big, so i think it's that one.
I'm getting 12.16GB which agrees with size listed elsewhere.
It's Beta 6, you can download InstallAssistant.pkm and check build number.
Version of beta 6 seems to be 20A5364d.
edit : not sure for the d.
edit : not sure for the d.
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Odd, I opened this page
https://swscan.apple.com/content/ca...ion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gz
Then searched for InstallAssistant.pkg, didn't find one....
Oddly, the beta 6 link is there now! I guess patience is the key. FYI you can drop the .gz extension and get the same file.
It was the same, I read your post before you edited it, it's the same that I linked.
Has anyone already installed it? With Beta 5 there were issues with handoff and Airdrop, but fixable using patcher 0.0.19 (talking on MBP mid 2012 13"). I am downloading the 'package' right now... Just wondering...
Installing now, i think it will take 40-45 min.Has anyone already installed it? With Beta 5 there were issues with handoff and Airdrop, but fixable using patcher 0.0.19 (talking on MBP mid 2012 13"). I am downloading the 'package' right now... Just wondering...
Looking forward to hearing how it turned out! Funny though that iOS 14 is already at Beta 7
Well, not that surprising given that it's probably out this month.Looking forward to hearing how it turned out! Funny though that iOS 14 is already at Beta 7
successfully installed beta 6 with micropatcher 0.1.0 on a Mac mini Late 2012!