Tried reinstalling macos on Macbook air M1 but reinstall was stopped due to the PKDowloadError error 8. I just pulling out my hair finding solution for this problem. My wifi is stable no network issues. Kindly pour your ideas and give me a solution.
Thankyou
MacBook Air 13″
"The operation couldn't be completed. ( PKDownloadError error 8.)" is a Mac error that has been reported to occur during the installation of macOS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura, especially when the internet connection is disrupted or disconnected.
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Sys Prefs>Network>highlight the Interface you're using>Advanced>TCP/IP>Configure IPv4: Using DHCP.
If using Wifi, instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
System Preferences>Network>choose interface>Advanced>Proxies Tab, make sure none are set, like for HTTP & HTTPS.
System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
1.1.1.1
9.9.9.9
Apply.
Make sure Date & Time is correct.
Try installing in safe mode
"The operation couldn't be completed. ( PKDownloadError error 8.)" is a Mac error that has been reported to occur during the installation of macOS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura, especially when the internet connection is disrupted or disconnected.
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Sys Prefs>Network>highlight the Interface you're using>Advanced>TCP/IP>Configure IPv4: Using DHCP.
If using Wifi, instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
System Preferences>Network>choose interface>Advanced>Proxies Tab, make sure none are set, like for HTTP & HTTPS.
System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
1.1.1.1
9.9.9.9
Apply.
Make sure Date & Time is correct.
Try installing in safe mode
Unable to reinstall macos Ventura. Pkdownloader error.8
