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Restart the target Mac while holding down the Option key to boot from the stick and install macOS Big Sur. Wait a bit and then disconnect the flash drive and insert it into the target Mac. Now drag patch_installer.sh into the terminal again and then also drag the icon for the new installer partition from the stick that was just created into the terminal and press Enter. Now drag the installer.sh into the terminal window and press Enter. While sold, it was one of three desktop computers in the Macintosh lineup, serving as an all-in-one alternative to the Mac Mini, and sat below the performance range Mac Pro. And so it continuesĮnter xattr -c in the terminal, followed by a space. The Intel-based iMac is a discontinued series of Macintosh desktop computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Inc.
The script patch_installer.sh is included in the zip file. This must be unpacked in a separate directory. The tool listed above is saved in a ZIP file. The admin password and the user’s consent are then required. This can be found under “View / All devices”.Įnter the command sudo / Applications / Install macOS Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia –volume in the terminal and put a space behind it, now drag the icon from the USB stick into the terminal window to insert the path and press Enter. The USB stick must be formatted with “macOS Extended (Journaled)”, whereby the “GUID Partition Map” scheme is required. The installation package is opened on a Mac and thus extracted. We have the Instructions from Tried Parrotgeek and lo and behold – it works. This tool is also available free of charge. In addition, a Reddit Commentator Tool ASentientBot that Parrotgeek modified.
In addition to the USB stick with at least 16 GB, it will macOS Big Sur installation package from Apple, which you can download for free and completely legally. If the installation fails, it can result in a complete data loss! We accept no liability for damage. The built-in WLAN does not work for Macbooks and Mac Minis, but operation is possible via Ethernet.īack up the Mac on which you want to install Big Sur. iMac (21.5-inch, late 2013) discrete GPU.iMac (21.5-inch, late 2013) integrated GPU.