Only if you didn't have a specific patch installed in the first place. I didn't have the backlight patch installed, so I had to boot from my USB install stick and run the post-install again to install the patch. Once I did that, the patch installer on my MBP picked up and updated the backlight patch to the latest version.
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Only if you didn't have a specific patch installed in the first place. I didn't have the backlight patch installed, so I had to boot from my USB install stick and run the post-install again to install the patch. Once I did that, the patch installer on my MBP picked up and updated the backlight patch to the latest version.
I made the 10.13.4 update from 10.13.3 via the Mac App Store on my Mac mini (Late 2009).
As for other users who have written here on the forum: After install, I get a notification that not all updates were installed. I look at the update history in the Mac App Store and there's no mention that 10.13.4 was installed. Under About This Mac, it showing 10.13.4.
The install.log file shows an error message like this: "Failed to update preboot volume (127)", but the system seems to work normally.
Thank you all!
I reported the same thing a few days ago with my MBP 5,1, but I haven't looked for error messages in the log.
Update: Same error for me.
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It would be nice if we could pin down exactly what is going on with that error message. That and the tendency for the recent beta updates to hang at the initial section 5% of the progress bar randomly in the black splash screen when it says it is installing the Software Update. I saw that again last night when I attempted to apply the beta seed of 10.13.5 over a 10.13.4 volume recently reinstalled with the 10.13.4 full installer.
It sounds like it might be an idea when High Sierra is mature at 10.13.6 or whatever to do a new install in place of the full OS, just to ensure everything is installed correctly.
Maybe filevault? U have something, because u have a preboot volume. I never wan't to use something that requires a preboot volume, so i never tested my software update patch in this situation.
I first of all updated via the App Store and About This Mac was reporting that 10.13.4 was running, but there was no indication in the App Stores 30 day list, so I went to System Report from About This Mac, clicked on Software> Installations, click on Install Date twice to see the most recent updates first and 10.13.4 was not listed. If it is not in the System Report then it hasn't installed. I then downloaded the Combo update, modified the Distribution file repackaged it and installed, 10.13.4 is now installed.
So, are you saying that I'm not really running 10.13.4, even though About This Mac says I am? Is there a way to confirm this by looking at versions of things that were part of the 10.13.4 update to see if they're installed?
I thought that I made it clear that it is the System Report that will tell you whether or not it has installed, have you looked there.
I seem to be part of the group that's not quite sure if I'm actually updated or not. The 13.3 and its supplemental update show as installed under software installations (about this mac) but not 13.4. But it shows that I'm running 13.4. Confusing.
Would the solution be to simply download the non-combo update file from apple and install?
Yes, you were clear. And yes, I'd looked in the System Report. Same thing happened during the 10.13.3 update. In both cases the System Report didn't show the update but About This Mac was reporting something different. My question was: which do we believe?
Regardless, I've now downloaded the Combo Update, modified it as per your instructions earlier in the thread and installed that. My System Report and About This Mac now happily agree with each other - I'm definitely at 10.13.4. Cheers for those instructions.
Well...thanks for the info on where to look for the "truth." My MBP 5,5 is showing the last update as the macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental Update in Software>Installations, but the About This Mac is showing 10.13.4. So much for ignorance is bliss!!
Would you mind linking to the instructions or posting the step-by-step? I searched but didn't find anything pertinent.
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Install either the Delta or the Combo, I prefer the Combos but remember you need to modify the Distribution file for both.
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Believe the System Report.
You can find them in post 3005
It helps if you're command-line savvy.
Obviously, where it says 10.13.3 you'll be using 10.13.4
There's a spurious space character before 10.13.3 in the "pkgutil --expand" command.
You can use TextWrangler instead of BBedit.
When it says "Move new Distribution file to expanded package", you can do it in the Finder or using "mv" in Unix.
Edit: Sorry got the link wrong. You need post number 3005.
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Would you mind linking to the instructions to modifying the distribution? I searched but all I found was scattered bits and pieces, I'm looking for a start-to-finish instruction set if one is posted somewhere.
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Thanks but that link just takes me to this page we're currently on.
Sorry - fixed it. Go to post 3005
Forgot to say - you'll need to find your Board Id.
I found mine by running (from Terminal)
ioreg -lp IOService | grep board-id
You can replace any of the board ids in the Distribution file with yours.
You need to remove your Mac version (mine is MacBookPro 5,1) from the list of unsupported macs in that file.
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Modifying the Combo Updaters for High Sierra.
Download Combo.
Open Combo.
Move Combo .pkg to desktop.
Open Terminal.
Enter pkgutil --expand ~/Desktop/macOSUpdCombo10.13.4.pkg ~/Desktop/Expanded
Open Distribution file in BBEdit or Text Wrangler
Change Distribution file change Board iD to <your board id>
Go to nonSupportedModels and remove <your Mac model>
Save As .xml file on the Desktop
In Terminal chmod +x ~/Desktop/distribution.xml
Remove .xml extension
Move new Distribution file to expanded package
In Terminal pkgutil --flatten ~/Desktop/Expanded ~/Desktop/Modified.pkg
Using the .pkg extension is crucial.
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