Bless command no longer supports booting into non-Netboot install environments

Originator:rtrouton
Number:rdar://22558918 Date Originated:03-Sep-2015 12:53 PM
Status:Closed (Duplicate) Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:10.11 Beta 8
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
This is a duplicate of rdar://22558802

Summary:
The bless command can no longer allow you to boot into an installer environment (Such as the OS X installer). 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run the following command:
bless --setBoot --folder /path/to/installerfiles --bootefi /path/to/boot.efi  --label some_label
2. Reboot and you are now in the OS X installer environment

Expected Results:
You reboot and are now in the installer environment that you blessed above.

Actual Results:
The machine reboots back into the main OS X install instead of the specified

Regression:
This occurs every time

Notes:
This is an extremely important tool for doing OS system upgrades without using dirty hacks. If bless cannot be fixed, we need a method for booting into the install environment in a non-interactive way.

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