High Sierra update fail.

[The19thbear]

Hi.
Running Sierra and trying to update.
Followed the official update guide. Except I could not find exact clover version, so just used multibeast (high sierra), and update my clover.
Currently on 4630.

From boot, I select MacOS installer.
First its stuck for a loooooong time on iappleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking, and then stuck on starting optimistic dad. I can still boot fine into my existing Sierra install (typing from it now), if I select that from my clover menu.
So something tells me it's not clover messing up, since its actually working?

What can i do?


Thanks.

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Hi.
Running Sierra and trying to update.
Followed the official update guide. Except I could not find exact clover version, so just used multibeast (high sierra), and update my clover.
Currently on 4630.

From boot, I select MacOS installer.
First its stuck for a loooooong time on iappleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking, and then stuck on starting optimistic dad. I can still boot fine into my existing Sierra install (typing from it now), if I select that from my clover menu.
So something tells me it's not clover messing up, since its actually working?


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What can i do?


Thanks.

Hello.

Well from what you tell us it sounds as though the High Sierra update has not begun in any way. The fact you can still boot Sierra is the pointer.

High Sierra will default to the new APFS files system if you are installing to SSD. This involves changing the disk format and moving stuff around. Sierra doesn't "know" about any of that stuff so the process is not getting that far.

You have updated Clover so that should be okay.

So, what to do? Well you could create a High Sierra UniBeast installer drive and use that rather than trying the App Store update only. Normally if the installer "sees" an incumbent system it should not delete anything and do the longer update-install. However, given your problems, I would back-up everything in case things go awry, including de-activating any valuable software until you are back up and running. Remember iTunes Authorisations too.

(PS - remember there is an installer "patch" to prevent the upgrade from HFS+ to APFS, if that is a choice you would like to make. It's in the guide.)

 

[The19thbear]

Thanks a lot. Think I will do a clean install then.