Anyone having the problem where you can't install 11.3 Beta 3 with Barry's micropatcher? After installing, running the miropatcher, I can boot my USB stick into the installer, but the installer is telling me it's damaged. Anyone have a fix? I'm running an iMac 13,1 on 11.3 Beta 2 with no problems.
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macOS 11 Big Sur on Unsupported Macs Thread
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According to several posts here no one has been successful creating a viable installer for 11.3 beta 2 using BarryKN's v.0.5.1 micropatcher. Thus I'm not surprised if the same problem happens for 11.3 beta 3. How did you install your 11.3 beta 2?
I used Barry's patcher for 11.3 Beta 2, and it worked no problem, but not for Beta 3. I think I did not run install_setvars.sh.
As far as I know 11.3 Beta 3 is not out for release even to developers yet. I have not seen it yet... Apple must have pulled it.
I find it interesting the different build numbers. The build number I'm on with 11.3 Beta 2 is 20E5186d.
You're right, I didn't mean Beta 3. Anyway, do you have a link for Beta 2 I can try again?
I got my Beta 2 download from my Apple Developer's account. There was no link, just software update and it was available to me.
I confirm, i see that in 11.2.1 and 11.3beta.
Thanks for confirming. Gave me a little cause for concern the first time I saw that; thought something had gone pear shaped during installation.
My post #8955. No one reported successful installer with micropatcher v 0.5.1.
I have downloaded both the 20E5186d and the e. They have identical checksums; they are on different software updater servers.
Interesting that mine are called Install Mac OS Big Sur (for 11.2.1) and Install Mac OS Big Sur Beta (for 11.3 beta 2).
Update my system on Mac Pro 4.1 (flashed to 5.1) from 11.2.1 to 11.2.2 via OCLP test release.
All work fine, but i move back to native EFI loader after update.
Without changes in system.
Cute icons on boot picker =))
All work fine, but i move back to native EFI loader after update.
Without changes in system.
Cute icons on boot picker =))
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Ah! I understand now; you see that on the boot picker. I thought you meant the USB installer. My bad!
Still, it is strange to have the drive renamed!
This is the normal way.. have seen the numerous times when upgrading or even installing during the several reboots from the early beta versions until today.
my task bar keeps switching to black on 11.2. Is this a bug on my unsupported MacBook Pro or an issue of Big Sur on that version itself? Didn't notice it on 11.1 for example. To revert it back I need to switch on and off "hide task bar automatically" every once in a while
Would you mind to spend some of your time on creating a signature and describing your hardware and macOS versions there in detail?