Big Sur Install Restart - Install Seems to Start Over

[dnoell]

Hi,
I've run the installation for Big Sur several times now after the installer requests a restart. I'm wondering if the installation is really continuing or if it is starting from the beginning again?

I am upgrading from Sierra and I have Clover Bootloader installed. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Jamesbond007]

Hi,
I've run the installation for Big Sur several times now after the installer requests a restart. I'm wondering if the installation is really continuing or if it is starting from the beginning again?

I am upgrading from Sierra and I have Clover Bootloader installed. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

You are trying to upgrade from Sierra? I take this to mean that you attempted to run the Big Sur installer from inside Sierra, correct?

If so I don't think it will work in your case. The version of Clover on your machine is mostly likely an older version which does not support booting Big Sur.

I strongly recommend you make a USB installer of Big Sur using OpenCore (or Clover 5124 and later) as bootloader, and that you install Big Sur fresh on a second disk. Disconnect and/or remove the Sierra disk and keep that so that in case of failure you can fall back to Sierra and work from there again.

 

[dnoell]

JamesBond007,
Thank you for getting back to me! You have assessed exactly what I am trying to do! Since you responded I was able to upgrade my boot loaded to Clover 5123 on my rig.

The thumb drive I currently have is set up with Unibeast to load Sierra with Clover 4045. I will update it, as you suggest to use Clover 5130 and Big Sur. My plan is to first see if I can get the computer to boot and get to the installer. If that works, I will reformat an additional SSD that I have and install Big Sur on it. As suggested, that will leave me a fall-back!

Thank you again!