Software Updates show iLife Support 9.0.4

For everyone having this issue. The reason the installation fails is because the application does not have a current certificate. Change security temporarily for iLife 9.0.4 package. Install anyway. Once installed reboot to finish updating the pre-boot files.

Hey everyone! Thanks for all your help. I have one weird issue with the iLife-support update installer: after I choose which drive to install the update on I cannot click on the install button. It appears as greyed out. I have no idea why that is and how to solve this issue.

Any advice on this? :)

elih wrote:

The Software Update on my both my MacBook Pro and my iMac show that I need to add the iLife Support 9.0.4 update. This update was originally released in 2010. Anyone know why this might be coming up as an update?

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/24338ef2-b861-4d9d-b39e-57f7031950dc

I'm currently running OS X 10.14.6 (Mojave).

Thanks,

Eli

Yo, the same thing happening to me!

I just double checked and went through your manual one more time. I unlocked the security lock and all and I am able to open the iLife Support Installer pane. What I cannot do is click on "Install" in that pane since the button is inactive. I am attaching a screenshot, it's in German but you can see what I'm pointing at.

In any case, using "Pacifier" I was able to run the installer and get rid of the update notification.

Thanks for this thread and your help anyway, afsec9!

afsec9 wrote:

For everyone having this issue. The reason the installation fails is because the application does not have a current certificate. Change security temporarily for iLife 9.0.4 package. Install anyway. Once installed reboot to finish updating the pre-boot files.

I appreciate the advice, but how do I temporarily change security for this package?

Just before you click on the iLife download 9.0.4 go to your system preferences icon on the bottom bar or choose the black Apple icon in the left top of the desktop window -- click on one of these. Once open then click on the Security & Privacy icon, then go down to the bottom left of the pane and click on the gold lock to unlock it. You will need your system password. Next go to the iLife904 package and open it up. Then double click the iLife904.pkg file. You will get the message that you cannot install or open the file. Click on okay and the message goes away. Go back and look at your Security & Privacy pane and it should now say under the App Store and Identified Developers radio button, "iLifeSupport904.pkg" was blocked from operating because it is not from an identified developer. You will also see a button that says "Open Anyway" and you should click this button then the error pop-up message will return along with an an "Open" button. Click on the "Open" button and the "Welcome to the iLife Support Installer" pane opens and then click "Continue" and follow the prompts until fully "iLifeSupport904.pkg" is installed. After installation I recommend shutting down the computer to make sure the pre-boot files are saved correctly. Restart and you are done. No more System Preference with a Red 1 showing.

Here is the fix that I posted in question: Software Updates show iLife Support 9.0.4

Just before you click on the iLife download 9.0.4 go to your system preferences icon on the bottom bar or choose the black Apple icon in the left top of the desktop window -- click on one of these. Once open then click on the Security & Privacy icon, then go down to the bottom left of the pane and click on the gold lock to unlock it. You will need your system password. Next go to the iLife904 package and open it up. Then double click the iLife904.pkg file. You will get the message that you cannot install or open the file. Click on okay and the message goes away. Go back and look at your Security & Privacy pane and it should now say under the App Store and Identified Developers radio button, "iLifeSupport904.pkg" was blocked from operating because it is not from an identified developer. You will also see a button that says "Open Anyway" and you should click this button then the error pop-up message returns along with an an "Open" button. Click on the "Open" button and the "Welcome to the iLife Support Installer" pane opens and then click "Continue" and follow the prompts until fully "iLifeSupport904.pkg" is installed. After installation I recommend shutting down the computer to make sure the pre-boot files are saved correctly. Restart and you are done. No more System Preference with a Red 1 showing.

Hi afsec9, Thank you! Your fix was great and it worked up to the point where I had to click on "Install" in the installer. That didn't work though because for some reason macOS wouldn't let me click it, the button was inactive.

For those who may come across the same issue: What helped me is to use the app "Pacifier" to unpack and install the update. It did the trick for me and the update disappeared from the "update panel" in sys pref.

It looks like you missed a step with the security panel. Unless you use the security panel twice from my instructions. The application will not install because the security certificate has expired in the update Apple used.

I was able to install the update (see link posted above by leroydouglas) by using the app "Pacifier". It unpacks the update package and puts the files to their respective place. I was able to get rid of the update notification doing that. Hope it works for you!

I have this same issue, but my MBP will not EVEN download the update. I do not have any of the original iLife apps still installed (recently updated to Catalina and all of these were removed).

I have cancelled this update many times, but it still comes back. Any suggestions on where to remove this "required" update would be appreciated.

Tried to install using Pacifist, but with Catalina it doesn't work as the boot volume is read only... Any idea how to get around this?

Certainly a curiosity...

I see this—

iLife Support 9.0.4

https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1009?locale=en_US

Post Date: Feb 9, 2010

File Size: 67.13 MB

Do you still have any old iLife apps on your device?