macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 Installer Issue

CSCC-JS
Contributor II

Anyone getting the issue it just bounces in the dock then stops? It shows it’s still running under force quit, but the installerGUI never loads.

I was able to get it to install via terminal. It downloaded officially from software update.

Note this is an older 2014 MacBook Air, 4 GB ram, on a 256 SSD. I suspect age of hardware may be a factor.

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tkimpton
Valued Contributor II

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21563092/apple-mac-apps-load-slow-big-sur-downloads-outage-down-issues

MLBZ521
Contributor III

Either what tkimpton posted above or https://babodee.wordpress.com/2020/11/05/waiting-for-the-macos-big-sur-installer-to-launch/ could have something to do with what you're seeing.