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Added Apple Silicon instructions

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Necessary to support the new Apple Silicon (M1) chips and older
Intel-based systems.
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Brooke Kuhlmann
2021-02-20 09:43:01 -07:00
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@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ macOS Boot Disk Tips
macOS Boot Disk Usage: macOS Boot Disk Usage:
1. Insert the USB boot disk into the machine to be upgraded. 1. Insert the USB boot disk into the machine to be upgraded.
2. Reboot the machine. 2. Reboot the machine.
3. Hold down the OPTION key before the Apple logo appears. 3. Hold the POWER (Silicon) or OPTION (Intel) key before the Apple logo appears.
4. Select the USB boot disk from the menu. 4. Select the USB boot disk from the menu.
5. Use Disk Utility to delete and/or erase the hard drive including associated partitions. 5. Use Disk Utility to delete and/or erase the hard drive including associated partitions.
6. Use Disk Utility to create a single "APFS" drive as a "GUID Partition Table". 6. Use Disk Utility to create a single "APFS" drive as a "GUID Partition Table".
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ macOS Boot Disk Usage:
macOS Boot Disk Recovery: macOS Boot Disk Recovery:
1. Start/restart the machine. 1. Start/restart the machine.
2. Hold down the COMMAND+R keys before the Apple logo appears. 2. Hold the POWER (Silicon) or COMMAND+R (Intel) keys before the Apple logo appears.
3. Wait for the macOS installer to load from the recovery partition. 3. Wait for the macOS installer to load from the recovery partition.
4. Use the dialog options to launch Disk Utility, reinstall the system, etc. 4. Use the dialog options to launch Disk Utility, reinstall the system, etc.
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@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ link:https://www.alchemists.io/projects/mac_os-config[macOS Config] project for
upgrading as you might experience various errors with Apple not being able to detect an internet upgrading as you might experience various errors with Apple not being able to detect an internet
connection which prevents the installer from working. connection which prevents the installer from working.
* When using the boot disk and the installer fails in some catestrophic manner, reboot the machine * When using the boot disk and the installer fails in some catestrophic manner, reboot the machine
into recovery mode (i.e. `COMMAND + R`) to download and install the last operating system used. into recovery mode -- `POWER` (Silicon) or `COMMAND + R` (Intel) buttons -- to download and
Alternatively, you can also use `COMMAND + OPTION + R` to attemp to download the latest operating install the last operating system used. Alternatively, you can also use `COMMAND + OPTION + R`
system. (Intel) to attemp to download the latest operating system.
* When using the boot disk, you might experience a situation where you see a black screen with a * When using the boot disk, you might experience a situation where you see a black screen with a
white circle and diagonal line running through it. This means macOS lost or can’t find the boot white circle and diagonal line running through it. This means macOS lost or can’t find the boot
disk for some reason. To correct this, shut down and boot up the system again while holding down disk for some reason. To correct this, shut down and boot up the system again while holding down
the `OPTION+COMMAND+R+P` keys simultaneously. You might want to wait for the system boot sound to the `OPTION + COMMAND + R + P` (Intel) keys simultaneously. You might want to wait for the system
happen a few times before releasing the keys. This will clear the system NVRAM/PRAM. At this point boot sound to happen a few times before releasing the keys. This will clear the system NVRAM/PRAM.
you can shut down and restart the system following the boot disk instructions (the boot disk will At this point you can shut down and restart the system following the boot disk instructions (the
be recognized now). boot disk will be recognized now).
== Development == Development

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@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ printf " - Use Disk Utility to label the USB drive as \"Untitled\".\n"
printf "\nmacOS Boot Disk Usage:\n" printf "\nmacOS Boot Disk Usage:\n"
printf " 1. Insert the USB boot disk into the machine to be upgraded.\n" printf " 1. Insert the USB boot disk into the machine to be upgraded.\n"
printf " 2. Reboot the machine.\n" printf " 2. Reboot the machine.\n"
printf " 3. Hold down the OPTION key before the Apple logo appears.\n" printf " 3. Hold the POWER (Silicon) or OPTION (Intel) key before the Apple logo appears.\n"
printf " 4. Select the USB boot disk from the menu.\n" printf " 4. Select the USB boot disk from the menu.\n"
printf " 5. Use Disk Utility to delete and/or erase the hard drive including associated partitions.\n" printf " 5. Use Disk Utility to delete and/or erase the hard drive including associated partitions.\n"
printf " 6. Use Disk Utility to create a single \"APFS\" drive as a \"GUID Partition Table\".\n" printf " 6. Use Disk Utility to create a single \"APFS\" drive as a \"GUID Partition Table\".\n"
printf " 7. Install the new operating system.\n" printf " 7. Install the new operating system.\n"
printf "\nmacOS Boot Disk Recovery:\n" printf "\nmacOS Boot Disk Recovery:\n"
printf " 1. Start/restart the machine.\n" printf " 1. Start/restart the machine.\n"
printf " 2. Hold down the COMMAND+R keys before the Apple logo appears.\n" printf " 2. Hold the POWER (Silicon) or COMMAND+R (Intel) keys before the Apple logo appears.\n"
printf " 3. Wait for the macOS installer to load from the recovery partition.\n" printf " 3. Wait for the macOS installer to load from the recovery partition.\n"
printf " 4. Use the dialog options to launch Disk Utility, reinstall the system, etc.\n" printf " 4. Use the dialog options to launch Disk Utility, reinstall the system, etc.\n"