![]() I don't want to have to drive over to my friend's house to download the software again. So I used fs_usage to see what it was doing (Boot Camp Assistant) and I found out it handed off the download to systemupdated, which did *not* save it in any human readable format. It didn't return anything except for my own copy. So I got rid of it and grepped /* for WindowsSupport in order to find out where it was temporarily held while downloading. I tried running Boot Camp Assistant again, but that didn't work, and it still attempted to download the whole thing again. I read on the internet forums that the Boot Camp Assistant saved its download in /Library/Application Support/Boot Camp Assistant, so I navigated to that folder and dumped my WindowsSupport in there. When they transferred the downloaded software to me, I received it as a folder named "WindowsSupport". We both have Boot Camp Assistant Version 6.1.0. In any case, I managed to bribe my friend into using their Mac to download the Windows Support software from their computer, which is also running 10.13.6. Furthermore, the heavy load drops the internet connection sometimes, so I'd have to download from the beginning all over again. Estimates vary from 900 minutes to 3000 minutes. How can I bypass the Boot Camp Assistant Windows Support Software download step? Hello!I have a pretty abysmal internet connection (0.4 Mbps down) and downloading the Support software is simply not feasible. They made a choice to handhold users through disk formatting instead of just having a download. Are they keeping users from downloading the wrong versions of stuff? Possible but there are other ways to do that. Is apple protecting IP and software licenses. Any other system would just have an installer and even an update agent for download. Oh, but this section just troubleshoots problems you have with formatting your USB drive and with USB drive recommendations. Ok that's cool now I know I'm looking for some "Boot Camp Installer" that needs to run on my Windows sideģ) But of course there's no link to a "Boot Camp Installer" I needed to use the Assistant from the MacOS side and the thumb drive.Ĥ) Wait wait, here's a section called "If you can't download or save the Windows support software:" ![]() Ok this looks useful but the process is written for a fresh format and install of Windows.Ģ) "If the Boot Camp Installer Doesn't Open." I felt like showing a bit more of the process:ġ) "install Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp Assistant" Thank you for responses that stick to the point and answer the question. Many other situations would involve going to a web page and downloading an installer so I'm asking here for what I'm missing. In anticipation to some responses, we can argue about it if you want but it'll be a waste of energy. The latest date on anything I can find here is from 2015.Īnother page directs me to use the boot camp assistant, but it requires that I have a thumb drive (ready to be reformatted), and I must reboot into MacOS I'm not going to do that. It's more difficult but you can use a PC running Windows 10 and gibMacOS to download any of these macOS versions.I have looked for a while now. ![]() What if I don't have a macOS download eligible Mac or Hackintosh yet ? You can upgrade them to El Capitan for free if you have one that is still on Snow Leopard. MacBook Pros from late 2008/09 or newer will also work well. again, the minimum of 2GBs of ram applies here if using a 2007/08 Mac mini. If you have a 2010 Mac mini or iMac still on Snow Leopard you can upgrade it to Yosemite for free. They all have a Core 2 Duo CPU and at least 2GB of ram which is required for Lion through the Mojave version of macOS. If you would like to buy, borrow or rent a used Mac mini to create your installer, the 2010 models are the best choice. Using USB 2.0 ports and mechanical drives can really slow down the creation process. When you create your USB installer on an older Mac expect it to take anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. Old Safari versions won't pass the security requirements for most sites. You should also download the newest Chrome or Firefox browser version that works on your older Mac. Lion for example, requires a 64 bit Intel processor to install that edition of Mac OS X. Your older Mac or Hackintosh must have at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and be able to run OS X Snow Leopard or a newer version of OS X to use Unibeast for Catalina or other versions of macOS. After that, copy your custom OC EFI folder to the USB's EFI partition. Find your Sierra installer in Applications. Click through all the prompts that come up.ģ. MacOS Sierra - Direct download of a Sierra InstallOS.dmg from Apple.ġ. Install macOS High Sierra Beta 10.13.5 (17F66a).If you have an AMD CPU and motherboard you'll need to use createinstallmedia method and the OpenCore pkg. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide
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