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macOS Install In Place Error

  • October 6, 2016
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When attempting to install through a JAMF POlicy I get this error at reboot:

macOS could not be installed on your computer

Volume contains macOS or OS X Installation Media. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.

There is no installation media on the test device. I'm very confused.

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  • Honored Contributor
  • October 6, 2016

Are you booting to "current startup disk" with your reboot options or "OS X Install Media"? If its the second that doesn't work right now as the name has changed. Booting to "current startup disk" will fix it.


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  • February 16, 2017

I'm also coming across this issue—which is odd since I've been using the same package for it for a while now.

Tried switching the boot options in the policy but not having any luck.


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  • Honored Contributor
  • February 16, 2017

Its long past time for Jamf to add "macOS Install Media" to the reboot options.


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  • Valued Contributor
  • February 17, 2017

Figured this out.

Ran a Composer snapshot to see what gets installed during the pre-install process before the machine boots to the installer.

Deleting these guys did the trick:

#!/bin/bash

rm /AppleDiagnostics*
rm /BaseSystem*
rm -R /Packages

dstranathan
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  • May 26, 2017

@jbourdon This worked for me. Thank you!