Installer for 6.1.8 just hangs on OSX 11.2.3

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tobyw7
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Installer for 6.1.8 just hangs on OSX 11.2.3

Post by tobyw7 »

Trying to update from VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 but the installer just hangs and needs to be force quit. Anything I can do?

I'm reluctant to do a full uninstall in case I can't reinstall again!

TIA :)
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Re: Installer for 6.1.8 just hangs on OSX 11.2.3

Post by multiOS »

It might well be a compatibility issue, though I haven't seen any other mentions of the same problem. The VirtualBox User Guide for version 6.1.18 states that the only supported MacOS Hosts are:
• Mac OS X hosts (64-bit):
– 10.13 (High Sierra)
– 10.14 (Mojave)
– 10.15 (Catalina)
High Sierra is, of course, also the oldest version still supported by Apple.
tobyw7
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Re: Installer for 6.1.8 just hangs on OSX 11.2.3

Post by tobyw7 »

multiOS wrote:It might well be a compatibility issue, though I haven't seen any other mentions of the same problem. The VirtualBox User Guide for version 6.1.18 states that the only supported MacOS Hosts are:
• Mac OS X hosts (64-bit):
– 10.13 (High Sierra)
– 10.14 (Mojave)
– 10.15 (Catalina)
High Sierra is, of course, also the oldest version still supported by Apple.
Ah... thank you. Maybe I'll hang fire for a while then in case I hear more.
tobyw7
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Re: Installer for 6.1.8 just hangs on OSX 11.2.3

Post by tobyw7 »

So I got this fixed.

I copied the pkg out of the VirtualBox DMG to local disk and ran it from there, worked a charm.

Updated on the latest version now :)
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