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Watching people squabble, comment and fret over the words beta, GM and version numbers for the last five pages has convinced me that this thread should be entered in the "Best Comedy" category at the Oscars.

And now you're a part of it too. Welcome.

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

And now you're a part of it too. Welcome.

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‘Se do bheatha. спасибо, danke schon.

 

[HBX]

So I took the dive and installed Beta 11, seems pretty stable so far. I took a gander at Activity Monitor just to see what new daemons and changes were made from High Sierra, and I noticed one that says "santad" ...is this the same santa from Google, if it is, it's a game changer in regards to app sandboxing and security. A little off topic but does anyone know how to turn off the annoying 32bit warnings. Thanks....

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

So I took the dive and installed Beta 11, seems pretty stable so far. I took a gander at Activity Monitor just to see what new daemons and changes were made from High Sierra, and I noticed one that says "santad" ...is this the same santa from Google, if it is, it's a game changer in regards to app sandboxing and security. A little off topic but does anyone know how to turn off the annoying 32bit warnings. Thanks....

From what i have read it only gives a warning once per app

 

[HBX]

From what i have read it only gives a warning once per app

Ah ok...Good to know. Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[alexclst]

So I took the dive and installed Beta 11, seems pretty stable so far. I took a gander at Activity Monitor just to see what new daemons and changes were made from High Sierra, and I noticed one that says "santad" ...is this the same santa from Google, if it is, it's a game changer in regards to app sandboxing and security. A little off topic but does anyone know how to turn off the annoying 32bit warnings. Thanks....

I don’t see “santad” in Activity Monitor on my Mojave MacBook. That would be quite awesome if it were included in the OS though... I’m hesitant to use many third party software that have kernel extensions, but would kind of like to have this as part of macOS.

 

[HBX]

...Hmm interesting you'd say that. It maybe hardware and build dependent. https://ibb.co/mb7yWp
Here is the link to the documentation for it: https://santa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
I just noticed that it looks like it is the same from Google santa... if you look at my screenshot it says "santabs" looking at the documentation it specifically says that same name. https://santa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/details/santabs/

 

[Carlos51]

Hi,
Here’s something we have been overlooking.
The “*.py” method we have been using for creating the installer compiles a machine specific one.
E.g., I own a Mac Mini late 2012. Then I get a dmg image customized for my rig.
I found this today when reading the web page of the creator of the .py file.
https://github.com/munki/macadmin-scripts
If you look at the installinstallmacos section this it what it says:
“This script can create disk images containing macOS Installer applications available via Apple's softwareupdate catalogs.

It does this by downloading the packages from Apple's softwareupdate servers and then installing them into a new empty disk image.

Since it is using Apple's installer, any install check or volume check scripts are run. This means that you can only use this tool to create a diskimage containing the versions of macOS that will run on the exact machine you are running the script on.

For example, to create a diskimage containing the version 10.13.6 that runs on 2018 MacBook Pros, you must run this script on a 2018 MacBook Pro, and choose the proper version.”

Regards,
Carlos

 

[lec0rsaire]

Why don’t you guys just wait for the official release tomorrow? Jeez have some patience!

 

[Netsurfer]

-22:41:30 and then the world will come to an end XD

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

Why don’t you guys just wait for the official release tomorrow? Jeez have some patience!

I AGREE, but then they will be impatient for macOS 10.15

 

[netdudeuk]

Will there be an option to do a clean install ?

I can re-install the small number of applications that I have.

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

When it’s released tomorrow there are 2 ways of doing clean install download installer and make a bootable usb drive.
Or restart the computer and after the chime hold down cmd option R this will boot into internet recovery mode. Format the disk then restore the OS

 

[lec0rsaire]

When it’s released tomorrow there are 2 ways of doing clean install download installer and make a bootable usb drive.
Or restart the computer and after the chime hold down cmd option 4 this will boot into internet recovery mode. Format the disk then restore the OS

Doesn't this restore the major version your Mac came with? For example with my 2016 MBP, this will install Sierra 10.12.1 or 10.12.2. For a 2017 MBP this should install 10.12.5. Then you would have to upgrade to Mojave and wait another half hour, no?

 

[flowrider]

When it’s released tomorrow there are 2 ways of doing clean install download installer and make a bootable usb drive.
Or restart the computer and after the chime hold down cmd option 4 this will boot into internet recovery mode. Format the disk then restore the OS

Or have an additional drive, clone it from your startup disk. Then start from that disk and erase and reformat your original startup disk

Lou

 

[rmoliv]

When is Mojave available on the 24th, midnight Pacific Time or midnight local time?

 

[sumo.do]

Watching people squabble, comment and fret over the words beta, GM and version numbers for the last five pages has convinced me that this thread should be entered in the "Best Comedy" category at the Oscars.

Watching, squabbling, commenting and fretting are the foundations of Macrumors.

 

[PhyrePhox]

When it’s released tomorrow there are 2 ways of doing clean install download installer and make a bootable usb drive.
Or restart the computer and after the chime hold down cmd option 4 this will boot into internet recovery mode. Format the disk then restore the OS

I am unfamiliar with this key combination. I found this article about how to choose different versions of macOS to reinstall from Recovery. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204904

 

[uptownnyc]

Watching people squabble, comment and fret over the words beta, GM and version numbers for the last five pages has convinced me that this thread should be entered in the "Best Comedy" category at the Oscars.

Clearly you've never been part of a "Waiting for a new MBP" or "Waiting for a new Mac Mini" thread.

 

[Netsurfer]

we're just having fun : )

 

[netdudeuk]

Thanks guys. Really looking forward to it.
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Doesn't this restore the major version your Mac came with? For example with my 2016 MBP, this will install Sierra 10.12.1 or 10.12.2. For a 2017 MBP this should install 10.12.5. Then you would have to upgrade to Mojave and wait another half hour, no?

Does anyone know if this true ? Thanks

 

[lec0rsaire]

Thanks guys. Really looking forward to it.
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Does anyone know if this true ? Thanks

Start up from macOS Recovery
macOS Recovery installs different versions of macOS depending on the key combination you use while starting up. Turn on or restart your Mac, then immediately hold down one of these combinations:
Command (⌘)-R
Install the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac, without upgrading to a later version.*
Option-Command-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.**
Shift-Option-Command-R
Requires macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later Install the macOS that came with your Mac, or the version closest to it that is still available.
* If you're selling or giving away a Mac that is using OS X El Capitan or earlier, use Command-R to make sure that the installation isn't associated with your Apple ID.
** If you haven't already updated to macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later, Option-Command-R installs the macOS that came with your Mac, or the version closest to it that is still available.

I didn't even know about this!!! You can clean install Mojave directly with Option-Cmd-R if you have 10.12.4 or later!

 

[PhyrePhox]

You can clean install Mojave directly with Option-Cmd-R if you have 10.12.4 or later!

Not yet. I just tried it ~30 minutes ago, and it offered High Sierra. I guess it not officially the most recent supported OS yet.

 

[lec0rsaire]

Not yet. I just tried it ~30 minutes ago, and it offered High Sierra. I guess it not officially the most recent supported OS yet.

This is for tomorrow lol!

 

[PhyrePhox]

Interestingly, when I run the python script on my MacPro5,1 I get different results.

 1    091-95774    10.13.6  17G2208  2018-07-30  macOS High Sierra
 2    091-82771    10.13.5   17F66a  2018-05-09  Install macOS High Sierra Beta
 3    091-94326    10.13.6    17G65  2018-07-11  macOS High Sierra
 4    091-62771      10.14   18A389  2018-09-12  macOS Mojave
 5    041-03369      10.14  18A384a  2018-09-12  macOS Mojave Beta

For reference, this is the output on my MacBookPro9,1:

 1    091-95774    10.13.6  17G2208  2018-07-30  macOS High Sierra
 2    091-94326    10.13.6    17G65  2018-07-11  macOS High Sierra
 3    091-62771      10.14   18A389  2018-09-12  macOS Mojave
 4    041-03369      10.14  18A384a  2018-09-12  macOS Mojave Beta
 5 091-62771::1      10.14   18A389  2018-09-12  macOS Mojave