Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2022-01-03 Thread Brad Snyder
As said by Roseanne Rosanna Danna, on those early SNL Weekend Updates, "It's always something." - Brad - On Jan 3, 2022, at 16:09, Raul Gallegos wrote: Hello everyone and happy New Year if you celebrate it. I'm writing to report success! The final fix was completely reformatting the hard

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2022-01-03 Thread Raul Gallegos
Hello everyone and happy New Year if you celebrate it. I'm writing to report success! The final fix was completely reformatting the hard drive, installing Mohave, and then immediately upgrading to Monterey. I had so many things, and thought I had done a recovery, but now that I think of it,

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-29 Thread Raul Gallegos
Hi all. Well, still no go. I also thought that it might be some kind of authentication prompt. However, trying out FN+VO+1,1 on this MBP 2019 did not work either. It showed me the available windows to switch into and non e were a password prompt. I contacted Apple accessibility and the person

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread Brad Snyder
I agree. This is so obvious, I should have thought of this myself. - Brad - On Dec 27, 2021, at 10:59, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I suspect that it’s asking you to enter your password for the computer. Upgrading from Mojave to Monterey is perfectly normal and

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, I w9ould do a clean install consideringg that you are jumping several versions behind. This should give you a clean install truly. Matthew > On Dec 27, 2021, at 10:14 AM, Raul Gallegos wrote: > > Hello everyone, I have recently purchased a MacBook Pro 2019 from someone who > has

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I suspect that it’s asking you to enter your password for the computer. Upgrading from Mojave to Monterey is perfectly normal and supported. If just entering your password then pressing return does not get it started, use the Application Chooser, VO-f1-f1, down to system Dialogs, and

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread Herbie Allen
I was thinking the same thing, although the Apple help page makes it sound like you should be able to upgrade directly from Mohave. > On Dec 27, 2021, at 10:08, Brad Snyder wrote: > > I would try updating to macOS Catalina first, and then do the update to > Monterey. > If you have a problem

Re: trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread Brad Snyder
I would try updating to macOS Catalina first, and then do the update to Monterey. If you have a problem finding the Catalina installer, contact me off list, and I can get it to you. HTH. - Brad - On Dec 27, 2021, at 09:14, Raul Gallegos wrote: Hello everyone, I have recently purchased a

trouble upgrading MacBook Pro 2019 to Monterey

2021-12-27 Thread Raul Gallegos
Hello everyone, I have recently purchased a MacBook Pro 2019 from someone who has upgraded to something else. This Mac was reset to all factory defaults and there are no problems there. It is currently using Mohave and is running fine. I am trying to upgrade it to the Monterey OS but running