Bootcamp say's "Can’t download the software because of a network problem."

I was trying to install Bootcamp, all I did was use a new, 32GB flash drive(which was actually 30.8), I plugged it in and installed Bootcamp, Windows 10. It took a while so I left the room and when I got back it said it was done. I restarted the computer and I guess I held the option button too late, and I thought that maybe I could try again, so I cleared the flash drive to try again, there were two folders and one file and I deleted them. When I tried Bootcamp again it kept getting stuck at about 25% and the said "Can’t download the software because of a network problem." And I tried multiple times, but I kept getting the same output. I restarted my computer tried again, and it kept happening. I restarted my computer again and held down the option key, and it worked, but nothing was new. I think my problem is that I deleted the files in the flash drive but there were more files that weren't installed on the flash drive. I made a backup before, but it didn't have enough space, so it didn't do a full backup, and I just really want to know if I messed everything up, or if there is a way to fix this.

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 4:00 PM

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Jan 4, 2021 3:23 PM in response to Hero_Master67

This


./brigadier -h


will show you the usage similar to


Usage: brigadier [options]

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -m MODEL, --model=MODEL
                        System model identifier to use (otherwise this
                        machine's model is used). This can be specified
                        multiple times to download multiple models in a single
                        run.
  -i, --install         After the installer is downloaded, perform the install
                        automatically. Can be used on Windows only.
  -o OUTPUT_DIR, --output-dir=OUTPUT_DIR
                        Base path where the installer files will be extracted
                        into a folder named after the product, ie.
                        'BootCamp-041-1234'. Uses the current directory if
                        this option is omitted.
  -k, --keep-files      Keep the files that were downloaded/extracted. Useful
                        only with the '--install' option on Windows.
  -p PRODUCT_ID, --product-id=PRODUCT_ID
                        Specify an exact product ID to download (ie.
                        '031-0787'), currently useful only for cases where a
                        model has multiple BootCamp ESDs available and is not
                        downloading the desired version according to the post
                        date.


This will actually run the download for a Mac - MacBook8,1 model. The -m qualifier will default to your Mac's model. The -o specifies an output directory for the downloaded file.


./brigadier -m MacBook8,1 -o Bootcamp-MacBook8.1
Using Mac model: MacBook8,1.

Model supported in package distribution file at http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiilgc7r2ikjgud/031-24514.English.dist.

Distribution 031-24514 supports the following models: MacBook8,1, MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2, MacBookPro9,1, MacBookPro9,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3, MacBookPro11,4, MacBookPro11,5, MacBookPro12,1, MacPro6,1, Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2, Macmini7,1, iMac13,1, iMac13,2, iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3, iMac14,4, iMac15,1.

Making directory Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514..

Fetching Boot Camp product at URL http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiilgc7r2ikjgud/BootCampESD.pkg.

100.0% 1633591296 / 1633586781 bytes
Expanding flat package...

Extracting Payload...

Extracted to Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514/WindowsSupport.dmg.

Done.


This is the file that will be downloaded...

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ cd Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/
MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ ls -lt
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  3 MyName  staff  102 Aug 13 11:57 BootCamp-031-24514
MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ cd BootCamp-031-24514/
MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls -lt
total 3188544
-rw-r--r--  1 MyName  staff  1632530665 Aug 12 00:59 WindowsSupport.dmg
MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ pwd
/Users/MyName/Documents/brigadier-master/Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514
MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls 
WindowsSupport.dmg
MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ openssl md5 WindowsSupport.dmg 
MD5(WindowsSupport.dmg)= a3d3e4f4a950fe6b47c4cb55f7cd7e02

Jan 5, 2021 11:50 AM in response to Hero_Master67

  • What is the year/model of your Mac (do not post the serial number)?
  • These drivers seem to be for W7/W8.1, because you have a Bootcamp.xml and a Bootcamp64.xml file. In either of these files, you should have a line which shows the Product Version. Can you post it? It will look similar to
<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>
<ProductVersion>6.0.6136</ProductVersion>
<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

Jan 6, 2021 10:35 AM in response to Hero_Master67

What is the year/model of your Mac (do not post the serial number)?

Hero_Master67 wrote:

I don't have an Intel Processor, I think.

Bootcamp Assistant only works on Intel CPU Macs. If you downloaded Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033, then your Mac should be one of these models.


Post Date: Mar 14, 2013

File Size: 601.76

System Requirements 

  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) *
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2008)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008 & Mid 2009)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Late 2010) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Core 2 Duo)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Early 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) *
  • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2009) *
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch, and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (13-in, 15-inch, and 17-inch, Early 2011 & Late 2011)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2008) *
  • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2007)
  • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
  • Mac Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2007)
  • Mac mini (Early 2009 & Late 2009)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Mid 2007)
  • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Early 2008)
  • iMac (20-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
  • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) *
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) *
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011 & Late 2011)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

all these drivers support Windows 7, 32 bit

* drivers that support Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit

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