An error occurred preparing the software update | Unsupported Macs | Page 1

dense lagoon Jan 25, 2023, 6:49 AM

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This is on a MBA4,2 installing 13.2 with OCLP 0.6.1

dense lagoon Jan 27, 2023, 6:20 AM

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bump

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 12:09 PM

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Hi what was the problem? Wi-Fi not connected?

dense lagoon Jan 27, 2023, 12:28 PM

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I havent solved it i need a solution

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 12:40 PM

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Same here

terse adder Jan 27, 2023, 2:30 PM

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Did you guys try older version of OpenCore?

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Just asking because I've same problem as you guys.

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 2:58 PM

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Nope just the new. I did the installation with the internet cable rather than the Wi-Fi and it worked. The problem now is that while I am installing the oclp on disk ,it only boots from usb. I guess I am doing something wrong so I am trying again from the start and with only Wi-Fi..let’s see..

terse adder Jan 27, 2023, 3:16 PM

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Okay

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So this time I using Catalina and upgrade to Ventura

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I'm waiting for it

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 3:27 PM

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Ok I will inform soon. I am doing a clean install.

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Same problem again, I think it is loosing the connection. I will try with cable on.

terse adder Jan 27, 2023, 4:05 PM

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Okay gotcha

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So I try install Catalina and upgrade to Ventura

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It's work great

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but I use OpenCore 0.5.3

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 4:14 PM

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Ok great, I will do this attempt with 0.6 and if i have problems I will try with 0.5.3 . Let’s see..

terse adder Jan 27, 2023, 5:08 PM

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Great!

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After that I update to 0.6.1

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and It's work fine!

valid sun Jan 27, 2023, 5:15 PM

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That’s good!! For me it happened again while I had the cable on . From there I restarted it and let it doing it the installation again. In this attempt it worked. Funny thing is that when I logged in for first time oclp didn’t ask me to install it on disk .. it had already done it . (?) Anyway it’s up and running but I think that there must be an issue.. that’s all for now.

terse adder Jan 27, 2023, 6:00 PM

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Lol hope you luck for this time tho!

random blade Jan 27, 2023, 7:20 PM

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I have this same error message, what am I doing wrong?

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im on a MacBook Pro 7,1

terse adder Jan 28, 2023, 10:51 AM

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I can’t really help yet

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but is that you try opencore old version?

dense lagoon Jan 28, 2023, 12:06 PM

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terse adder but is that you try opencore old version?

I can only use latest because ive got a 2011 mac with no gpu accel

dense lagoon Jan 28, 2023, 12:07 PM

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valid sun That’s good!! For me it happened again while I had the cable on . From there I r...

What mac? I tried with a TB to eth adapter, official apple one and it got a little further but still same error

cinder sable Jan 28, 2023, 12:44 PM

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My 2012 macbook air did this but I quit out of it and restarted it and it just started the process again itself and worked the next time

valid sun Jan 28, 2023, 1:08 PM

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dense lagoon What mac? I tried with a TB to eth adapter, official apple one and it got a litt...

I have a 2012 non retina. I think that the procedure is that you have to let it stuck restart it and let it continue. It will reinstall the os again (28 min) in my occasion but as @cinder sable said it will continue. At least that was in my occasion. Also I did a fresh install not an upgrade from previous version of Big Sur etc.

terse adder Jan 28, 2023, 2:36 PM

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dense lagoon I can only use latest because ive got a 2011 mac with no gpu accel

So is that you try another version like big sur ?

dense lagoon Jan 31, 2023, 5:37 AM

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ive tried with TB2 to eth adapter and still no fix

terse adder Jan 31, 2023, 12:46 PM

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dense lagoon bump ive tried with TB2 to eth adapter and still no fix

Did you try without USB Flash Drive?

dense lagoon Jan 31, 2023, 12:46 PM

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Havent installed oc to disk

terse adder Jan 31, 2023, 12:48 PM

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So I think If you really want to install

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Should try install high sierra and install opencore on the disk

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and partitions the disk just a bit for installer and install it

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Should work

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but I don't know what if change the method on 04:33 with erase main partitions and install

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lol

spark venture Feb 3, 2023, 4:57 PM

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If anyone has this problem on the MBA4,2 just format the drive with HFS+ (macOS Extended Journaled) It worked for me, the installer will automatically format the drive

ionic night Feb 4, 2023, 7:31 AM

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I had the same issue several times on a MBP mid 2009 5,5
After a few times - indeed without the USB connected and no WiFi afaik - it booted into Ventura.
I had already installed 0.6.1. to my SSD. No idea what causes this exactly?

vital goblet Feb 4, 2023, 4:17 PM

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On my Macmini6,1 formatting it hfs+ seemed to be the solution… although people were saying it is the multiple restarts, but that didn’t work for me

vital goblet Feb 4, 2023, 11:46 PM

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Ok, so it had nothing to do with jhfs+ and everything to do with the fact that I pressed the partition button to do it

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Ongoing discussion here #835336684630835230 message

dense lagoon Feb 8, 2023, 9:35 AM

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Formatting hfsp doesn’t work for me either

dense lagoon Feb 13, 2023, 12:44 PM

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vital goblet Feb 15, 2023, 6:35 PM

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dense lagoon bump

from the terminal in the installer

diskutil list
diskutil eraseDisk APFS 'Macintosh HD' disk0

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Make sure disk0 is the one you want to install to

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That’s how to ensure the disk is completely wiped

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That is the problem I believe , the disk is not cleanly wiped

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The GUI disk utility is hiding things like the EFI and the recovery partition

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So make sure it is fully reformatted APFS and then it should work

split scroll Mar 6, 2023, 3:39 PM

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dense lagoon This is on a MBA4,2 installing 13.2 with OCLP 0.6.1

also me have this error on macbook mini 5.2 opencore legacy 0.6.1
did you fix it?

dense lagoon Mar 6, 2023, 10:02 PM

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vital goblet That’s how to ensure the disk is completely wiped

still did not work

dense lagoon Mar 6, 2023, 10:02 PM

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split scroll also me have this error on macbook mini 5.2 opencore legacy 0.6.1 did you fix it...

no

split scroll Mar 8, 2023, 1:33 PM

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dude
just connect your device to internet by lan cable and nvram & smc reset your mac

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its work for my macbook mini 5.2

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also dont forgect your hard partition is apfs

split scroll Mar 8, 2023, 1:34 PM

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dense lagoon no

👆🏻

dense lagoon Mar 8, 2023, 9:06 PM

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have I not said that doesn’t work for me?

chrome cradle Mar 8, 2023, 10:41 PM

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Had the same problem. Did a clean install of 13.2 instead of 13.2.1. That works.

split scroll Mar 9, 2023, 3:26 AM

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split scroll Mar 9, 2023, 3:32 AM

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dense lagoon have I not said that doesn’t work for me?

Just buy a Windows laptop

Any method mentioned here did not work for you! bruh so what is that? ventura on mac book 5.2

dense lagoon Mar 14, 2023, 5:11 AM

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@split scroll there is a lot different between macbook5,2 and macbookair4,2

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in addition I do have a Windows laptop, two infact but I do want a Mac for Ventura…

split scroll Mar 15, 2023, 11:13 AM

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dense lagoon in addition I do have a Windows laptop, two infact but I do want a Mac for Ventu...

It's great that you have two windows laptops, you can sell both of them and spend some money to own a mac studio like me,
ported ventura on these macbooks is just for fun and nothing can be done with them...

dense lagoon Mar 15, 2023, 11:13 AM

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They are from 2012 and work fine

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Definitely not worth Mac Studio prices

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Mac Mini for that matter

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Anyways I don't care, all I want is to get this Mac on Ventura even if it "is just for fun and nothing can be done with them..."

split scroll Mar 15, 2023, 11:14 AM

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The update error is easily solved As it was solved for others, you can patiently follow the instructions or wait for the opencore update

dense lagoon Mar 15, 2023, 11:15 AM

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I know that, but yes none of the others methods work for me

wild lance Mar 16, 2023, 12:30 AM

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dense lagoon I know that, but yes none of the others methods work for me

I am running into the same error as you, I am on a MacBookair 5,1. I have tried all the methods mentioned above with no success yet.

wild lance Mar 16, 2023, 1:01 AM

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Same as in OP's photo, "an error occured preparing the software update".

wild lance Mar 16, 2023, 3:54 PM

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I was able to install Monterey via oclp 0.6.1 and then update to 13.2.1 Ventura via the app store successfully.

crisp seal Mar 21, 2023, 2:23 AM

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The solution is to install it on the internal drive

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solution is here #1067697639170261022 message

wild lance Mar 23, 2023, 1:32 PM

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The failed install left me with no OS on the machine so installing to the internal drive wasn't an option without an OS.

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I was able to get it working but I did not use that solution.

vital goblet Mar 25, 2023, 10:45 AM

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Thank you for your advice.
My problem was also the message „An error occurred preparing the software update.“ On my MBP 8,1 with clean installing on formatted SSD.
Multiple restarts and the NVRAM-Reset (Alt+CMD+R+P) after the error message helped me out. I tried this on two different HDs, and both worked.

dense lagoon Apr 2, 2023, 10:36 AM

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Nice

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Unfortunately that doesn’t work for me.. wow. But chances are 0.6.2 fixed this, I saw something about Ethernet on first boot.. not sure if that relates to this but some users have reported success with Ethernet connected on first boot

dense lagoon Apr 2, 2023, 8:48 PM

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Holy damn it actually worked

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So to anyone who gets this error make sure you have at least OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.6.2

#An error occurred preparing the software update