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

Originator:mike.solin
Number:rdar://22571831 Date Originated:03-Sep-2015 11:11 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:16-Sep-2015 2:19 AM
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.

We currently have ~800 machines that would be impacted by this change.

Comments

Hello Mike,

Engineering has determined that your bug report (22571831) is a duplicate of another issue (22558802) and will be closed.

The open or closed status of the original bug report your issue was duplicated to appears in the yellow "Duplicate of XXXXXXXX" section of the bug reporter user interface. This section appears near the top of the right column's bug detail view just under the bug number, title, state, product and rank.

An example of the duplicate section from the bug reporter user interface with your bug and the duplicate bug info is included below:

22571831 Bless command no longer supports booting into non-Netboot install environments

State: Closed Product:

Rank: No Value

Duplicate of 22558802 (Open/Closed)

If you have any questions or concerns, please update your report directly here: http://bugreport.apple.com/.

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By mike.solin at Sept. 16, 2015, 12:42 p.m. (reply...)

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