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tennisproha

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K two said:
Thanks? So far, it isn't offered OTA here nor does it appear on any gibMacOS catalog to date, nothing on Apple macOS Support page or the AppStore. Seems odd? Perhaps 20G221 is Beta or RC? :apple:
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Anymore insight into this? Starting a clean install now with OCLP so should I use this 11.6.1 version or the 11.6 version?
 
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Code: 
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/3.8'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

WARNING: You are using pip version 19.2.3, however version 21.3.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 15, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 19, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/OpenCore-Patcher.command", line 10, in <module>
    from resources import build, cli_menu, constants, utilities, device_probe, os_probe, defaults, arguments
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/build.py", line 17, in <module>
    from resources import constants, utilities, device_probe, generate_smbios
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/constants.py", line 10, in <module>
    from resources import device_probe
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/device_probe.py", line 13, in <module>
    from resources import utilities, ioreg
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 21, in <module>
    raise Exception("Missing requests library!\nPlease run the following before starting OCLP:\npip3 install requests")
Exception: Missing requests library!
Please run the following before starting OCLP:
pip3 install requests
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

Getting the above errors when I try to install OCLP. I downloaded the zip from GitHub, unpacked, and clicked OpenCore-Patcher.command. Please help.

Edit: Figured it out. I needed to update python.
 
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TigerA

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I guess "Debugging Restrictions" have to be disabled for "DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH" to work.
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Thanks again for reply.
I disabled all SIP flags (don't really know to disable Debugging Restrictions only) and still not working. Please see the following terminal command and output:
test@192-168-1-106 ~ % csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: unknown (Custom Configuration).
Configuration:
Apple Internal: disabled
Kext Signing: dsabled
Filesystem Protections: disabled
Debugging Restrictions: disabled
DTrace Restrictions: disabled
NVRAM Protections: disabled
BaseSystem Verification: disabled
This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

test@192-168-1-106 ~ % env DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=~/MyFrameworks/
TMPDIR=/var/folders/pt/lv8ld86d075bc5hf1q0yz7bm0000gn/T/
__CFBundleIdentifier=com.apple.Terminal
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
TERM=xterm-256color
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.K2atj4soK1/Listeners
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=440
TERM_SESSION_ID=42B6AB9C-9AB3-4DBC-94F2-656CEFDA4C37
SHELL=/bin/zsh
HOME=/Users/test
LOGNAME=test
USER=test
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
SHLVL=1
PWD=/Users/test
OLDPWD=/Users/test
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
_=/usr/bin/env
DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=~/MyFrameworks/

test@192-168-1-106 ~ % /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
dyld: Symbol not found: _IMPersonChangedNotification
Referenced from: /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
Expected in: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IMCore.framework/Versions/A/IMCore
in /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
zsh: abort /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages

test@192-168-1-106 ~ %

Any more suggestions?
Thanks again.
 
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tennisproha said:
Code: 
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/3.8'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

WARNING: You are using pip version 19.2.3, however version 21.3.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 15, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 19, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/OpenCore-Patcher.command", line 10, in <module>
    from resources import build, cli_menu, constants, utilities, device_probe, os_probe, defaults, arguments
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/build.py", line 17, in <module>
    from resources import constants, utilities, device_probe, generate_smbios
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/constants.py", line 10, in <module>
    from resources import device_probe
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/device_probe.py", line 13, in <module>
    from resources import utilities, ioreg
  File "/Users/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher-main/resources/utilities.py", line 21, in <module>
    raise Exception("Missing requests library!\nPlease run the following before starting OCLP:\npip3 install requests")
Exception: Missing requests library!
Please run the following before starting OCLP:
pip3 install requests
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

Getting the above errors when I try to install OCLP. I downloaded the zip from GitHub, unpacked, and clicked OpenCore-Patcher.command. Please help.
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Thanks again for reply.
I disabled all SIP flags (don't really know to disable Debugging Restrictions only) and still not working. Please see the following terminal command and output:
test@192-168-1-106 ~ % csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: unknown (Custom Configuration).
Configuration:
Apple Internal: disabled
Kext Signing: dsabled
Filesystem Protections: disabled
Debugging Restrictions: disabled
DTrace Restrictions: disabled
NVRAM Protections: disabled
BaseSystem Verification: disabled
This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

test@192-168-1-106 ~ % env DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=~/MyFrameworks/
TMPDIR=/var/folders/pt/lv8ld86d075bc5hf1q0yz7bm0000gn/T/
__CFBundleIdentifier=com.apple.Terminal
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
TERM=xterm-256color
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.K2atj4soK1/Listeners
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=440
TERM_SESSION_ID=42B6AB9C-9AB3-4DBC-94F2-656CEFDA4C37
SHELL=/bin/zsh
HOME=/Users/test
LOGNAME=test
USER=test
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
SHLVL=1
PWD=/Users/test
OLDPWD=/Users/test
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
_=/usr/bin/env
DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=~/MyFrameworks/

test@192-168-1-106 ~ % /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
dyld: Symbol not found: _IMPersonChangedNotification
Referenced from: /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
Expected in: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IMCore.framework/Versions/A/IMCore
in /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages
zsh: abort /Users/test/Desktop/Messages.app/Contents/MacOS/Messages

test@192-168-1-106 ~ %

Any more suggestions?
Thanks again.
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Well, that's unfortunate. Maybe SIP still isn't disabled enough.
I might have to try myself in order to see how to make it work. Who knows, maybe nowadays a paid developer certificate is needed for debugging things like that?
 
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OTA in less than an hour. :cool:

20G224.jpg
 
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Can someone tell me how to enable the hidden debug menu in the App store. I have tried many tutorials with no luck. They say do the following. 1) Enable full disk access for the Terminal app in Security and Privacy settings. Then go to terminal and type: defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
Then open the app store and to the right of the help menu you should see a debug tab
I do this, but no dice!
 
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Hi. I’m trying to figure out how best to format my drive for OCLP with Big Sur; and potentially upgrading to Monterrey once it’s stable.

Can’t find much on this when I search but is it safe to format my SSD as AFPS Encrypted along with enabling FileVault? This is for a macmini6,2
 
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mwidjaya said:
For a home use mini, keep it simple.

Bog standard APFS, FileVault off unless you have a specific security concern at home.
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I think I’ll do just APFS but with FileVault on. There doesn’t seem to be any issues with that route that I could find.
 
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I got my new MBP today and I would like to wipe my old MBP to give it to my BF but how do I do that if I am currently running BugSur, which is not officially supported by that MBP? Do I just format the disc and do a internet recovery with whatever was the latest version or would it fail?

Used PatchedSur btw
 
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contacos said:
I got my new MBP today and I would like to wipe my old MBP to give it to my BF but how do I do that if I am currently running BugSur, which is not officially supported by that MBP? Do I just format the disc and do a internet recovery with whatever was the latest version or would it fail?

Used PatchedSur btw
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I think that they are going to tell you to wipe it and do a clean install using OCLP.
 
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ok I am trying my luck with OCLP now. I always preferred a simply GUI solution. Thats why I used PatchedSur in the past.

If I wipe my build in SSD before installing BigSur via OCLP (I got the USB Stick ready), do I format the build in SSD to Journal or APFS because the Apple site says to format to APFS but the Stick itself was formatted as journal?
 
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contacos said:
do I format the build in SSD to Journal or APFS because the Apple site says to format to APFS but the Stick itself was formatted as journal?
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Don't mix up 2 separate things.

1. USB stick installer - just format as Mac OS Extended as per official guide. It will be erased again anyway when you use createinstallmedia command.

Create a bootable installer for macOS – Apple Support (AU)

Use an external drive or secondary volume as a startup disk from which to install macOS.
support.apple.com support.apple.com

2. SSD to be erased and format as APFS; can be done when installing via USB stick installer.

Note: follow the OCLP guide to build and install OCLP onto the USB stick installer created doing item 1 above.
 
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Updated to 11.6.1 OTA with my iMac Late 2013 (14,1). Had OCLP 0.3.0 already installed to my internal SSD prior to the upgrade and no issues with the upgrade OTA.

I see that macOS Monterey 12.0.1 is also available to install from system preferences but figured I will stay with Big Sur for a bit longer on this machine.
 
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mwidjaya said:
Don't mix up 2 separate things.

1. USB stick installer - just format as Mac OS Extended as per official guide. It will be erased again anyway when you use createinstallmedia command.

Create a bootable installer for macOS – Apple Support (AU)

Use an external drive or secondary volume as a startup disk from which to install macOS.
support.apple.com support.apple.com

2. SSD to be erased and format as APFS; can be done when installing via USB stick installer.

Note: follow the OCLP guide to build and install OCLP onto the USB stick installer created doing item 1 above.
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thanks! worked like a charm. 1st time it suddenly rebooted with 14 minutes remaining during the Big Sur installation but after a reboot and hitting install again, it worked.
 
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