[tilt]

OK, one more update from just now:

I launched Etrecheck around 5 hours ago approximately. As of this writing it still had not finished running. It completed the hardware checks, the software checked and got stuck at the daemons stage and never progressed further .

So, I have given up; and I am just starting the complete nuke and pave re-install of the complete OS.

If it installs in a reasonable amount of time, I shall see if it's usable in the plain vanilla state. If it is, then I am guessing it was some daemon that was creating the whole problem and that it was not a hardware issue.

If it doesn't, then of course it has to be hardware-related. I anyway have to take it to the shop tomorrow, so this is a last ditch attempt just for shits and giggles.

Cheers

Mods, apologies for double-posting, I posted before I read this. Please merge if needed, thanks.

Originally Posted by kkkkkaran

If possible, get the disk out if the MBP and plug it in to another computer, and run extensive tests. You will need a SATA to USB cable, or basically an openable external hard disk casing.
If those tests run clean, then another way can be to create a clone the boot partition on a different disk and attempt booting from it.
If you do have an older time machine backup, then restoring from it is the easiest way actually to clear your doubts.

Sorry karan, I made my post and also started the re-install before I read your response. So it's a little late now

Cheers

[tilt]

Final update - it's all good.

OK, I did the nuke & pave; or at least i thought I did. It has been so long since I did a nuke & pave that I forgot the nuke portion and just did the pave. That took a while; and my first inkling of something not right was when instead of asking me for location and user name it went straight to logging in as me. That means of course that I just wasted an hour or so. *sigh*

So, I started the whole process again, this time remembering to erase the start-up drive. The install went through in a decent amount of time, I created a user, ran the updates and everything. The machine now works as though it's brand new! No beachballs, no freezes, it's all 'teh snappy" now.

*phew* No need to visit the repair shop, no need to *shudder* spend many moneys to replace the logic board or RAM or HDD!

The sun is shining again, birds are singing again, butterflies are flitting about again

Cheers

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by kkkkkaran

My Magsafe 2 went kaput in less than 2 years. Apple quoted 7800 for a new one, and a known dealer offered for 7200. I ended up picking up a magsafe replica from an Indian company called Artis, for 2400.

Try getting the old stock (pre-GST) which is priced at 6.4K

From where did you buy the Artis one? Is it functioning like original, meaning Amber light when charging and Green when done?

[kkkkkaran]

Originally Posted by dre@ms

Try getting the old stock (pre-GST) which is priced at 6.4K



From where did you buy the Artis one? Is it functioning like original, meaning Amber light when charging and Green when done?

I got it from a store in Pune. Functions exactly like the original one, looks exactly the same too. Only difference is, no apple engraving on the sides(obviously), and artis branding at the bottom of the block.
Infact, i can use the duck plug and extension cable from the original charger with this.
Ignore the green thing, it is just a cable shear protector

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by kkkkkaran

I got it from a store in Pune. Functions exactly like the original one, looks exactly the same too. Only difference is, no apple engraving on the sides(obviously), and artis branding at the bottom of the block.

Glad it works like a original and lucky you got a aftermarket one.

Has anybody upgraded to Mac OS High Sierra. I tried yesterday with my Late 2011 MBP 13" and encountered this error "an error occurred while verifying firmware"

And I am also getting the "You can only read" permission while inserting the SD card in its slot. Its MS DOS Fat32 formatted and worked earlier.

Any tips?

[kkkkkaran]

Originally Posted by dre@ms

Glad it works like a original and lucky you got a aftermarket one.

Has anybody upgraded to Mac OS High Sierra. I tried yesterday with my Late 2011 MBP 13" and encountered this error "an error occurred while verifying firmware"

And I am also getting the "You can only read" permission while inserting the SD card in its slot. Its MS DOS Fat32 formatted and worked earlier.

Any tips?

A ton of people have experienced the error while upgrading, specially the ones using spinning disks, fusion drives, or aftermarket SSDs. The installer is defective, attempting a switch to the AP File system, which is meant for SSDs only.
I managed to fix it for one device by booting into safe mode and resuming the installation, but may not work for all.

[tilt]

Originally Posted by dre@ms

*SNIPPED FOR RELEVANCE*

Has anybody upgraded to Mac OS High Sierra. I tried yesterday with my Late 2011 MBP 13" and encountered this error "an error occurred while verifying firmware"

And I am also getting the "You can only read" permission while inserting the SD card in its slot. Its MS DOS Fat32 formatted and worked earlier.

Any tips?

I not only upgraded my 2010 17" MBPro6.1, but also re-installed once after that (for an unrelated issue) and also did a complete nuke & pave again (for the same unrelated issue) and I never faced any issues while doing any of those - went through absolutely smoothly with no errors.

And I have not tried SD cards, but I have tried external HDDs and they work fine, both read and write.

Cheers

Edited to add: Sorry, my externals were HFS, not FAT. So, I cannot answer that portion of your query.

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by kkkkkaran

I managed to fix it for one device by booting into safe mode and resuming the installation, but may not work for all.

I have read about this solution everywhere and will try tonite and update.

Originally Posted by tilt

Edited to add: Sorry, my externals were HFS, not FAT. So, I cannot answer that portion of your query.

Lucky you.

My SD card issue is no way related to High Sierra. Sorry if my post looks like it.

To give more insight - Bought a 32GB SD card for my S7 Edge and formatted it through the phone and then used it in my Mac to copy stuff. It wasnt allowing me to copy. Formatted through Disk Utility with MS DOS Fat32 and was able to copy.

All done, when trying to replace/add few more files Mac doesnt allow. Under Get Info, I can see, "You can only read". Almost half of the capacity is filled and hence lazy to reformat.

[sgiitk]

Seems the 1TB drive I was using for Time Machine backups got corrupted around the 200GB mark. I have ordered another on Amazon and delivery is expected day after tomorrow.

Any instructions / advice about setting it up.

Now what is the latest about High Sierra? Not seen any update message till date.

[Nicky]

Originally Posted by sgiitk

Seems the 1TB drive I was using for Time Machine backups got corrupted around the 200GB mark. I have ordered another on Amazon and delivery is expected day after tomorrow.

Any instructions / advice about setting it up.

Now what is the latest about High Sierra? Not seen any update message till date.

For installing High Sierra, you need to open app store and search High Sierra. Then download and install like apps.

Time Machine will ask automatically to format new disk which is not in required format.

[kkkkkaran]

Originally Posted by sgiitk

Seems the 1TB drive I was using for Time Machine backups got corrupted around the 200GB mark. I have ordered another on Amazon and delivery is expected day after tomorrow.

Any instructions / advice about setting it up.

Now what is the latest about High Sierra? Not seen any update message till date.

High sierra is more of a background update. Underlying performance improvements. The only visible change i think is the photos app, which now has editing tools. The changes are listed on the app store.

[sgiitk]

Originally Posted by Nicky

For installing High Sierra, you need to open app store and search High Sierra. Then download and install like apps.

Time Machine will ask automatically to format new disk which is not in required format.

Thanks. So High Sierra comes from the App Store and is not an automatic update. Any reason for that?

Also, once I get the new Disk (hopefully tomorrow) then I can leave it to Time Machine to take care of it. I will get the High Sierra once I have backed up the current installation.

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by kkkkkaran

I managed to fix it for one device by booting into safe mode and resuming the installation, but may not work for all.

I went into Safe mode, triggered the installation and encountered the same error.
Reset PRAM and SMC, triggered the installation with same result. I am out of ideas now since using the stock HDD which is not an SSD.

[treadmark]

Any help on the below is much appreciated.
Several attempts with my password got bounced, then upon looking closely the words made me suspicious. How to fix this?

[Nicky]

Originally Posted by treadmark

Any help on the below is much appreciated.
Several attempts with my password got bounced, then upon looking closely the words made me suspicious. How to fix this?

Attachment 1685020

Don't put the password. Your suspicion might be right.
Yesterday, I read the news about this loop hole for app store password pop up on iPhone.
Here is the article: Newsweek

Try this for fix: igeeksblog