Good evening, SF.
I'm working on a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro, and I've misplaced (put somewhere secure, haha) the jump drive I had with the Mojave image on it.

Is there a good place from which to download Mojave now? The App Store tells me I can't do that, and I figure it's because Apple really wants us to go to Catalina. This Mid-2012 isn't Catalina-compatible.

Thanks, all.

Apple

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210190

Click the link in step four.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/thr...y-from-apple.295248/

Watch the video and you use a github command line to download directly from Apple.

Here are the downloads available:
1. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H4)
- 001-57224 - Added 2020-10-27 17:28:13 - 8.75 GB
2. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2)
- 001-51042 - Added 2020-09-24 17:09:31 - 8.75 GB
3. macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021)
- 001-36801 - Added 2020-08-12 20:04:02 - 8.75 GB
4. macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2006)
- 001-36735 - Added 2020-08-06 23:39:24 - 8.75 GB
5. macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (19F2200)
- 001-15219 - Added 2020-06-15 18:52:41 - 8.74 GB
6. macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (19E2269)
- 001-04366 - Added 2020-05-04 15:32:04 - 8.75 GB
7. macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D2064)
- 061-86291 - Added 2020-03-23 21:41:00 - 8.69 GB
8. macOS Mojave 10.14.4 (18E2034)
- 041-88800 - Added 2019-10-23 14:41:18 - 6.53 GB
9. Install macOS High Sierra Beta 10.13.5 (17F66a)
- 041-90855 - Added 2019-10-23 14:41:18 - 5.69 GB
10. macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G66)
- 041-91758 - Added 2019-10-19 18:19:55 - 5.71 GB
11. macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G103)
- 061-26589 - Added 2019-10-14 20:51:08 - 6.52 GB
12. macOS Mojave 10.14.5 (18F2059)
- 061-26578 - Added 2019-10-14 20:38:26 - 6.52 GB

I used this for Catalina and it worked perfectly.

Good luck

quote:

Originally posted by 2001AudiA6:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/thr...y-from-apple.295248/

Watch the video and you use a github command line to download directly from Apple.

Here are the downloads available:
1. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H4)
- 001-57224 - Added 2020-10-27 17:28:13 - 8.75 GB
2. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2)
- 001-51042 - Added 2020-09-24 17:09:31 - 8.75 GB
3. macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021)
- 001-36801 - Added 2020-08-12 20:04:02 - 8.75 GB
4. macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2006)
- 001-36735 - Added 2020-08-06 23:39:24 - 8.75 GB
5. macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (19F2200)
- 001-15219 - Added 2020-06-15 18:52:41 - 8.74 GB
6. macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (19E2269)
- 001-04366 - Added 2020-05-04 15:32:04 - 8.75 GB
7. macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D2064)
- 061-86291 - Added 2020-03-23 21:41:00 - 8.69 GB
8. macOS Mojave 10.14.4 (18E2034)
- 041-88800 - Added 2019-10-23 14:41:18 - 6.53 GB
9. Install macOS High Sierra Beta 10.13.5 (17F66a)
- 041-90855 - Added 2019-10-23 14:41:18 - 5.69 GB
10. macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G66)
- 041-91758 - Added 2019-10-19 18:19:55 - 5.71 GB
11. macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G103)
- 061-26589 - Added 2019-10-14 20:51:08 - 6.52 GB
12. macOS Mojave 10.14.5 (18F2059)
- 061-26578 - Added 2019-10-14 20:38:26 - 6.52 GB

I used this for Catalina and it worked perfectly.

Good luck

How do you like Catalina? I'm still on Mojave because the first two or three launches of Catalina had some glitches, according to some friends who were early adopters.

Use the link from sigcrazy. Easy-peasy and safe.

Catalina sucks. Yep, that’s my opinion, but played with it briefly and then reformatted the external drive on which I installed .2, I think.

 
Catalina is the first macOS version in a long time to go to a .7 release, and they have since released a supplemental update to that. From what I read on the Mac forums, some people are fine with it, but there are still many problems being reported by others. My guess there is what you do with the OS, just surf and email, or more power stuff.
 
I am solidly on Mojave and intend to stay there, at least until I get a look at Big Sur. I am not optimistic on that either, because of the extended beta time (more beta versions than any other). They went to beta 10 and now are calling the next beta 11.0.1. Finally it is a release candidate. This is well past the more typical August/September release date of a new OS version. Mojave is very solid.

Thank you for the help, SF friends!

I did find (this morning) the jump drive with the Mojave installer (thank you again, Leeann, for sending me that drive a while back!) but then learned that it won't install without El Capitan on first. No sweat... using the process from sigcrazy, I'm downloading El Capitan now.

I'll kick this machine (GF's mama's) up to Mojave after the El Capitan update. It's a mid-2012 like mine, and won't run Catalina. We'll be fine with Mojave, I think.

Gonna be a good Sunday afternoon project.

You’re welcome - and I’m glad you found it.

Fudge! Apple is kicking my tail today.

I have the High Sierra update file on Mama's Mac now (copied from the jump drive Leeann sent me). I double-click it, and Mac tells me "You can't open the application "Install macOS High Sierra" because it may be damaged or incomplete." Phooey.

So I managed to download the Mojave installer (macOSUpdCombo10.14.6.dmg). Double-click that, and Mac tells me "The following disk image couldn't be opened: macOSUpdCombo10.14.6.dmg. Reason: corrupt image." What the heck?? I downloaded that straight from Apple's site.

So I tried again to download High Sierra by way of the App Store. Mac tells me, "Software update required. To make changes to your payment information, you need to upgrade your Mac to the latest version of MacOS." Huh? Payment information? Phooey, I'll play along. I click the Learn More button. Mac tells me then I "might be using out-of-date software or hardware." No kidding, Apple!! I'm trying to update the frickin' OS, and you're standing in my way at every turn!

So Mac tells me if I can't install the latest version of macOS, try to install OS X El Capitan 10.11. Cool, fine, whatever. I click the link and a download starts (InstallMacOSX.dmg). I'm letting that load as I write this, but I think what's going to happen is (just like an hour ago) that it will put on 10.8.5. That's all great, and it looks like a raging success. BUT: this machine is already running 10.8.5.

Grrr.

Don’t copy the file from the thumbdrive. Either boot to the thumbdrive (hold down option at boot and choose the thumbdrive) or just double-click and run the file from the thumbdrive.

Thank you, Leeann. I did try the double-click plan, but didn't try booting from the thumb drive. I'll do that in a moment.

quote:

Originally posted by vthoky:
So I managed to download the Mojave installer (macOSUpdCombo10.14.6.dmg).

The Combo update is not an installer, it is simply to update from one version of Mojave to another.
 
Follow sigcrazy7's instructions in post #2. Click his link, then on the page you get, go down to #4 and click "Get macOS Mojave". That will open the App Store and will get you the full installer (it takes a while to download, as it is over 6GB). Near the end of the download, a window will open and nothing else will happen to install it unless you click install. Don't do that. Command-Q (quit) that window, then save the full installer to another location (your Downloads folder, for example). The full installer will be found in your /Applications folder.
 
Format a USB stick of at least 16GB. Format it to GUID partition map, file system Extended Journaled, and give it the name Untitled. Stick it into a USB slot on your Mac (the same one where the installer is).
 
Assuming you've copied the installer to your Downloads folder, issue this command in a Terminal window:
 

sudo /Users/yourusernamehere/Downloads/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --nointeraction

Provide your password for sudo when it asks for it. Sit back and wait 20 minutes or so until it finishes and returns to a command prompt. You now have a USB installer stick that is bootable. Put that stick into the machine you want to install Mojave on, hold down the Option key while it boots, and you should see "Install macOS Mojave" as one of your boot options. Choose that one and let it boot up. If the drive you are going to install on is not empty, click on Disk Utility first and erase that drive, making sure it is GUID and Extended Journaled, just like you did to the USB stick. When you quit Disk Utility, you will be back at the menu, so click Install, and select the drive you just erased. If your drive is already empty, go straight in Install.
 
After you are done, save the full installer to another (data) hard drive for safekeeping, in case you need it again.

I must be either a) complete bonehead, b) doing something way wrong, or c) fundamentally screwing up.

Henryaz: I'm down with sigcrazy7's link... following it to the point of the App Store opening and offering me a a"Get" button on a macOS Mojave page. Good. I click the "Get" button, though, and up comes a dialog box that says "We could not complete your purchase. The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed." Two buttons are OK and Learn More.

I clicked OK and it went away. So I clicked Get again, and it made me sign in. Done. Then I get another box that says "This Apple ID has not yet been used with the App Store. Please review your account information." Okay fine... I click the Review button.

Then comes another box that says, "Software update required. To make changes to your payment information, you need to upgrade your Mac to the latest version of macOS." Two buttons again: Cancel and Learn More.

Let's try Learn More! That leads me to support.apple.com/en-us/HT208104, which tells me some devices can no longer use the iTunes Store. Below that, it tells me to update my software. Well, no duh, Apple! That's what I'm trying to do! So it mentions installing El Capitan 10.11. What the heck... I'll click that.

That leads me to another link marked "Download OS X El Capitan" and another download begins. This one's marked InstallMacOSX.dmg. I'll wait and see what this brings.

To get a Mojave Installer:
1. Go here.
2. Select Mojave Patcher
3. Download the app.
4. Run the app.
5. Under the "Tools" menu select "Dowmload macOS Mojave ..."
6. Quit the app.

You now have the installer app for Mojave.

quote:

Originally posted by vthoky:
Henryaz: I'm down with sigcrazy7's link... following it to the point of the App Store opening and offering me a a"Get" button on a macOS Mojave page. Good. I click the "Get" button, though, and up comes a dialog box that says "We could not complete your purchase. The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed." Two buttons are OK and Learn More.

Huh. I don't know what the problem is, then. I just went to the same link, it opened the App Store, and after clicking Get, I got a "Are you sure you want to download....). Clicked yes and it started the 6.02GB download.
 
You might try opening the App Store first, and making sure you are signed in to the store (requires your Apple password). Other than that, I dunno. What OS version is the machine you are trying to DL on?

Go here

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208052

And get the installer for the next version of OS X from what’s installed on the MacBook. Then try the App store again.

Thank you for the continued support... I've got to work tonight, so I'll be putting this project on hold until tomorrow. I'll be back!

quote:

Originally posted by henryaz: 
Assuming you've copied the installer to your Downloads folder, issue this command in a Terminal window:
 

sudo /Users/yourusernamehere/Downloads/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --nointeraction

Good evening. Mr Bonehead here....

Henry, after typing that line, I get back:

 sudo: /Users/myusernamehere/Downloads/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia: command not found 

I figured I typed it wrong, so I went the copy-and-paste route, then substituted my username and pressed Enter. Still no dice.

Am I overlooking something simple?

quote:

Originally posted by vthoky:
Am I overlooking something simple?

Did you get any kind of error message the second time, after you had put your username into the command line? Make sure you get the entire command line. You did not the first time, but it sounds like you did the second time, by copying it from the web page.
 
 
The checklist, in order for that command to work:
 
The USB stick (minimum of 16GB capacity) must formatted with GUID partition map and Extended Journaled file system, as well as being named Untitled (case sensitive). And it has to be plugged into the Mac you're working with, and show up in Finder.
 
You have to substitute your actual Mac username where it says myusernamehere
 
The full installer, just over 6GB in size and named "Install macOS Mojave", has to be in your /Downloads folder
 
When the command works, you will see updates as it progresses. It takes about 20 minutes to complete on my MBP. That may be a longer or shorter time for you, depending on your hardware. When it is done, it returns to a command prompt. Then you have a USB stick that is bootable and contains the full install package. You can use it to install Mojave on any Mac that can run Mojave (not a Mac that came originally with Catalina).

quote:

Originally posted by henryaz:
The full installer, just over 6GB in size and named "Install macOS Mojave", has to be in your /Downloads folder

Aha! There's my bonehead moment. There was an alias in the Downloads folder, but not the actual 6GB file. Having moved it, the install jump drive is now created. Mama's MacBook is booting to it now... I'll keep you posted.

Thank you again.



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Update: Mama's Mac appears to have installed Mojave and is rebooting -- several times. Is that normal?

Having typed that, now I have a message saying "About 37 minutes remaining." Looks like we're on the right path now.