Can't update to Ventura

Thank you all for help and engagement.

I've managed to get my update to Ventura.

I'm not 100% sure what's the fix but if anyone finds this post, here's probably what you want to do if you have error code like me `NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1012` by running `softwareupdate -l` in terminal:

1. Restart your Mac
2. Boot your Mac into Safe Mode
3. Run `softwareupdate -l` in terminal to see if the error still persists
4. If it still persists, run `softwareupdate --list-full-installers` in terminal and get your URL in `NSErrorFailingURLStringKey`, in my case it was https://swscan.apple.com
5. Go to https://swscan.apple.com using Safari (Chrome and Arc display 404)
6. Click lock icon in the address bar, click "Show certificate" and select your domain. Again in my case it was swscan.apple.com
7. Copy selected domain's certificate by moving the big certificate icon over to desktop. In my case it was swdist.apple.com.cer file
8. Open Keychain Access app
9. Select "System" keychain from the left sidebar
10. Double click on your certificate file from previous steps (swdist.apple.com.cer)
11. Now kinda wait a little, restart your Mac, etc.
12. After some time you should be able to see the update. In my case it was after I returned from my long lunch break, something like 2-3 hours.

❯ softwareupdate -l
Software Update Tool

Finding available software
Software Update found the following new or updated software:
* Label: Command Line Tools for Xcode-14.0
	Title: Command Line Tools for Xcode, Version: 14.0, Size: 687109KiB, Recommended: YES,
* Label: Command Line Tools for Xcode-14.2
	Title: Command Line Tools for Xcode, Version: 14.2, Size: 687573KiB, Recommended: YES,
* Label: macOS Monterey 12.6.3-21G419
	Title: macOS Monterey 12.6.3, Version: 12.6.3, Size: 2177983K, Recommended: YES, Action: restart,
* Label: macOS Ventura 13.2.1-22D68
	Title: macOS Ventura 13.2.1, Version: 13.2.1, Size: 5801191K, Recommended: YES, Action: restart,

Again, I'm still not sure whether this fixed my issue. In any case, I hope someone finds that useful :)

Thank you Old Toad, P. Phillips for your contribution!

Have a great day everyone.

❯ softwareupdate --list-full-installers
Finding available software
Scan finished with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1012 "(null)" UserInfo={NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-12-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gz, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-12-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gz, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Make sure you’re connected to the internet, and then try again., SUErrorRelatedCode=SUErrorCodeScanCatalogNotFound}

After these logs the command seems to hang for some reason. Inputting CTRL + c (^C) exits it.

Hey Old Toad,

as per description

This problem persist in the Safe Mode as well.

I've tried it again today and still looks the same. Restarting, shutting down, going into Safe Mode doesn't do anything.

Error code from running `softwareupdate -l` is the same in safe and normal mode.

If I try to install Ventura manually from the App Store, it says "Update not found. The requested version of macOS is not available. Please check if your Mac is compatible with this software.". Given that I have 2021 MacBook Pro, it should work.

Hey P. Phillips,

no, I'm not using any 3rd party security software.

Regarding network: I've uninstalled NordVPN just in case, it didn't change anything.

I had "Limit IP Address Tracking" set to true. Toggling this option doesn't do anything either.

How did you get to this view? I clicked "Apple logo -> System preferences -> Network". Maybe you have the newer/older version of macOS?

Anyway I believe it shouldn't cause any issues. My WiFi works fine with default network config on OS side.

You wrote "System settings" instead of "System preferences", because of that I can assume you already have Ventura installed. This specific OS UI difference doesn't matter. This issue is about not being able to update to Ventura from Monterey.

FYI IP address and router address are in your local network so it's not unsafe to share it publicly.