diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd71934..a52bb31 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ Product installation failed. Use a compatible Mac or select a different build compatible with your current hardware and try again. You may also have success running the script in a VM; the InstallationCheck script in versions of the macOS installer to date skips the checks (and returns success) when run on a VM. -##### important note for Catalina+ +##### Important note for Catalina+ Catalina privacy protections might interfere with the operation of this tool if you run it from ~/Desktop, ~/Documents, ~/Downloads or other directories protected in Catalina. Consider using /Users/Shared (or subdirectory) as the "working space" for this tool. -Graham Pugh has a fork with a lot more features and bells and whistles. Check it out if your needs aren't met by this tool. https://github.com/grahampugh/macadmin-scripts +##### October 2020 update +In late September, Apple made some changes to how their servers returned requested results. This led to `installinstallmacos.py` complaining about invalid XML and listing macOS installers with UNKNOWN build numbers, among other issues. +If you encounter these issues: + - Update to the current version of the script + - Run it at least once with the `--ignore-cache` option, or remove the content directory to remove corrupted files in the content cache. + +##### Alternate implementations +Graham Pugh has a fork with a lot more features and bells and whistles. Check it out if your needs aren't met by this tool. +https://github.com/grahampugh/macadmin-scripts + +### Legacy scripts no longer in development or supported #### createbootvolfromautonbi.py