macOS Big Sur Installation Failed!

[CodeSpyder]

Apple status page is reporting that the issue is resolved, but I sill get the error message.

 

[thelnnovator]

Managed to download it directly from the servers, installing it now

how?

 

[halofan56]

Apple status page is reporting that the issue is resolved, but I sill get the error message.

same here

 

[mikezmac]

Not resolved for my macbook pro or 27” iMac , same failure

 

[fr13d0kr4]

yet

👎

 

[CodeSpyder]

A PRAM reset did nothing.

 

[halofan56]

how?

I tried the terminal way, not working

 

[halofan56]

A PRAM reset did nothing.

The server is overloaded apparently, takes a while to recover. They probably did a cold restart to recover the servers

 

[NeoJ]

Can you give me the link to it?

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/50/49/001-79699-A_93OMDU5KFG/dkjnjkq9eax1n2wpf8rik5agns2z43ikqu/InstallAssistant.pkg

It's also down now, I managed to download the .pkg and just finished installing it.

 

[CodeSpyder]

The server is overloaded apparently, takes a while to recover. They probably did a cold restart to recover the servers

I'm not sure that's the issue. I am having problems installing. But you may be right. It's all an Easter egg hunt now. Nobody knows what the problem is.

 

[moebis]

The strange thing is my other machine (iMac) that was running the beta RC2, was able to download the latest build (that changed by 1 number) and install. But my MacBook Pro that has been on Catalina (never running the beta) keeps getting an error. I had to force enroll / unenroll from the command line on my iMac.

 

[queen_bee_OS]

who has actually managed to download the software update?

 

[NeoJ]

I posted the direct link which is down now but because of the URL it is still awaiting moderator approval.
But after installing Big Sur even the Final Cut Pro app update failed to install had to retry it 3 times before it installed.

 

[icanhazapple]

Is the final build DMG on the developer portal or is it still RC2?

 

[shankar2]

I too am getting the "Installation Failed' msg with "An error occurred while installing the selected updates"

Does anyone have a fix?

 

[icanhazapple]

I too am getting the "Installation Failed' msg with "An error occurred while installing the selected updates"

Does anyone have a fix?

No.

 

[NeoJ]

The only option is to upload the downloaded pkg file but since the moderators are still not even approving me pasting the direct link from Apple that is down I doubt they will approve a OneDrive/MEGA/etc link

 

[icanhazapple]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1327012457232146433

Note - this is a CDN Apple uses to distribute updates, Apple pulled it from some CDNs, but not all.

 

[thelnnovator]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1327012457232146433

Is that Apple's server or a third party source?

 

[joe1946]

Yep, servers can't keep up.

 

[icanhazapple]

Is that Apple's server or a third party source?

It's a CDN Apple is using to deliver the update. They pulled it from some CDNs, but not all of them.

 

[shankar2]

I can bet apple already blocked this installassistant files.

 

[MPclk2006]

So, has anyone been able to download and install? I haven’t tried in the past few hours.

 

[2albion]

Just spoke with Apple. They say they're aware that although the System Status page says it's fixed, that it's not. They're working on it. Oh, good.

 

[colehinesly]

Is that Apple's server or a third party source?

It seems to be working for me... only 8 minutes to go