- Mar 8, 2012
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Hi All:
So, when macOS Big Sur beta 7 (20A5374g) released last week, I installed it (from beta 6). Install was going fine, until, when my MacBookPro was restarting, about ¾ through the start-up bar the computer froze and the fan started going crazy. Did this for *hours* until I cut my losses (I have a pretty recent backup) and held down the power button and shut the computer off.
MBP wouldn't restart, same issue (getting ¾ through and then freezing + fan). So, I restarted in safe boot. No issue here at all! Great, however, the computer would only work in Safe Mode. I ran a full disk utility in Safe Mode, my computer said it was a success. I tried rebooting (not in safe mode) and the issue persisted.
So, I went to developer.apple.com and re-downloaded the beta from there (while in safe mode). This actually did a full re-install of beta 6 (20A5364e), since I believe you need to update to beta 7 from beta 6 and can’t do a full install. My MBP started up fine and normal on beta 6, and everything works as it did before I ever tried updating to beta 7 in the first place. But, of course I have a software update (to beta 7) waiting. Great! ... Except, when I try the software update again (the same 3.61gb update from beta 6 to beta 7) the issue happens *yet again.*
I will likely wait until beta 8 is released to try again (and I am submitting Feedback to apple consisting of this post, basically verbatim), but I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts or if this has happened to anyone else.
Thanks!
So, when macOS Big Sur beta 7 (20A5374g) released last week, I installed it (from beta 6). Install was going fine, until, when my MacBookPro was restarting, about ¾ through the start-up bar the computer froze and the fan started going crazy. Did this for *hours* until I cut my losses (I have a pretty recent backup) and held down the power button and shut the computer off.
MBP wouldn't restart, same issue (getting ¾ through and then freezing + fan). So, I restarted in safe boot. No issue here at all! Great, however, the computer would only work in Safe Mode. I ran a full disk utility in Safe Mode, my computer said it was a success. I tried rebooting (not in safe mode) and the issue persisted.
So, I went to developer.apple.com and re-downloaded the beta from there (while in safe mode). This actually did a full re-install of beta 6 (20A5364e), since I believe you need to update to beta 7 from beta 6 and can’t do a full install. My MBP started up fine and normal on beta 6, and everything works as it did before I ever tried updating to beta 7 in the first place. But, of course I have a software update (to beta 7) waiting. Great! ... Except, when I try the software update again (the same 3.61gb update from beta 6 to beta 7) the issue happens *yet again.*
I will likely wait until beta 8 is released to try again (and I am submitting Feedback to apple consisting of this post, basically verbatim), but I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts or if this has happened to anyone else.
Thanks!
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