Can't install MacOs Tahoe on Mac Studio M3 Ultra

When trying to update from Sequoia 15.7 to Tahoe 26.0 all seems fine at first. It prepares the update, then reboots, a timer starts running on how long installation will take. That runs down to "Less than a minute". Then then (without a reboot) I am back at the login screen of Sequoia. When I login I get the message that there has been an unexpected reboot.


The log says this:

panic(cpu 8 caller 0xfffffe0050ee4b08): "ANEHWDevice::Failed to validate ANE register offset 0x5a8 with expected value: 0x100000ff, read register value 0\n" @ANERegisterControl.cpp:177


I've tried default software update, downloading the full installer with the "softwareupdate" tool via the Terminal. Thing is, when I do a softwareupdate --history, it does show the failed updates:


softwareupdate --history


Display Name                                       Version    Date                  

------------                                       -------    ----                  

macOS Sequoia 15.4                                 15.4       31-03-2025, 21:35:44  

macOS Sequoia 15.4.1                               15.4.1     17-04-2025, 11:56:23  

macOS Sequoia 15.5                                 15.5       12-05-2025, 23:32:03  

macOS Sequoia 15.6                                 15.6       30-07-2025, 00:11:17  

macOS Sequoia 15.6.1                               15.6.1     21-08-2025, 15:04:23  

macOS Sequoia 15.7                                 15.7       15-09-2025, 19:40:59  

macOS Tahoe 26                                     26.0       15-09-2025, 21:17:05  

macOS Tahoe 26                                     26.0       16-09-2025, 00:19:57  

Safari                                             26.0       16-09-2025, 00:33:36  

macOS Tahoe 26                                     26.0       16-09-2025, 00:59:28  

macOS 26.0                                         26.0       16-09-2025, 01:35:02  

macOS Tahoe 26                                     26.0       16-09-2025, 02:29:16  


Never had any issue with MacOs Sequoia (updated to 15.7 first today without any troubles) so I suggest it is software. Any idea on how to fix this?

Posted on Sep 15, 2025 6:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2025 5:58 PM

ckh1272 wrote:

DFU is only for firmware revives or restore. OS installation is not an option that way.

A DFU Firmware Revive will reset the security enclave and system firmware. This should be updating the system firmware to the most recent firmware available which right now should be the macOS 26.0 related firmware.


A DFU Firmware Restore will do the same thing as the Revive, but will also reset the internal SSD and it will also push a clean copy of macOS onto the internal SSD. I don't know which version of macOS will be pushed onto the internal SSD with this process (I never really paid attention to it). I think it may be possible to use Apple Configurator 2 to push a specific version of macOS onto the internal SSD, but I'm not sure how that can be acquired.


Unfortunately a DFU Firmware Revive or Restore does require access to another Mac running macOS 26 Tahoe, or possibly for a little while macOS 15.x Sequoia may work as well with the latter perhaps requiring the use of Apple Configurator 2 (hopefully you already have the version compatible with Sequoia).


Here is an Apple article with instructions:

How to revive or restore Mac firmware - Apple Support


Something else must have been done, namely updated firmware (another user posted that is what an Apple Store did for them) before they upgraded you to Tahoe.

That is exactly what the DFU Firmware Revive or Restore process does. It reflashes the system firmware. Another user in this thread or another similar thread on this forum actually stated quite clearly the Apple tech performed a DFU Firmware Revive or Restore.


I can understand that post may have been missed by many people due to the horrible way posts are ordered on this forum with the default "Ranked" sort method. I would recommend people to change their forum profile to set the default sort order to "Oldest" or "Newest" as the posts will be ordered in actual time order. It is possible to change the sort order for only a single thread by looking at the lower right of the initial post (or just below the "Top-ranking reply") where there is a "Sort By" option with a drop down list box.


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Sep 20, 2025 7:52 PM in response to ckh1272

ckh1272 wrote:

Well, I know I reported every error to Apple as well as during live chat with them. Kind of a presumptuous take IMO and a bit of an overreaction to the post. People are entitled to feel this way since we are, in fact, talking about a specific. computer that starts at $4K.

It is ok to feel frustrated, but so many people are only discussing issues like this on the forum without actually alerting Apple to the problem through the proper channels which ends up with users frustrated and Apple unaware of a problem or the extent of a problem. Online posts are not sufficient for Apple to troubleshoot a problem since those posts rarely contain any or enough significant details. If people want Apple to fix something, then they need to report the issue directly to Apple.....the Apple forums are not the proper method for reporting issues to Apple. Unfortunately many people do not realize this.....hence my post.


And good for you for contacting Apple about the issue. I don't think enough people do that.

Sep 20, 2025 10:45 PM in response to Boschje79

In the last two weeks of had 15.6/15.7 freeze after login twice to the point that my user cannot login and the only way to recover is through a fresh install.


Normally I would not update this early but it’s that or this machine is getting thrown out the window. I was very happy to be able to do a DFU update as the next step would have been sending the machine back to Apple if I experienced the login issue again.


I have given Apple every detail possible on this along with how I resolved it.

Sep 21, 2025 9:06 AM in response to leroydouglas

I also did call Apple and ask for a solution...Their reply: – keep trying...eventually it will be resolved. This is unacceptable for a US$ 10 thousand dollar machine . This is the beginning of the end for Apple. They are lagging behind in AI field (also they announced improvements for AirPods 2 Pro and newer (firmware 8A253, model A3048) and live translation is a flop. It simply does not work. It remembers me Apple Maps flop decade ago.

Sep 21, 2025 10:20 AM in response to davewolfs

davewolfs wrote:

In the last two weeks of had 15.6/15.7 freeze after login twice to the point that my user cannot login and the only way to recover is through a fresh install.

Normally I would not update this early but it’s that or this machine is getting thrown out the window. I was very happy to be able to do a DFU update as the next step would have been sending the machine back to Apple if I experienced the login issue again.

I would highly recommend resolving the issues while running Sequoia because Tahoe will just introduce even more possible issues with your third party software.


Please start a new thread for assistance for your Sequoia issues. Include an EtreCheck report in your post to help the forum contributors analyze your system.

How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting an EtreCheck Report - Apple Community


Sep 21, 2025 10:51 AM in response to HWTech

Thanks HWTech but I have already tried that and that resulted in a system that didn't start.

Without an option to reinstall I ran DFU restore once more. This time I noticed that migration stops after transferring 1 400 000 files out of 1 750 000 files. And then I am back to a basic Apple Tahoe system without any of my files. I give up and will visit an Apple Store and hope they can help.

Sep 21, 2025 11:10 AM in response to hummersallad2

hummersallad2 wrote:

T This time I noticed that migration stops after transferring 1 400 000 files out of 1 750 000 files.

And then I am back to a basic Apple Tahoe system without any of my files.

I give up and will visit an Apple Store and hope they can help.


Try a different backup and compare your results....(?)


If you value your user data


3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite. 

More than one device, more than one backup methodology. 

Sep 29, 2025 1:26 AM in response to HWTech

HWTech wrote:


ckh1272 wrote:

Well, I know I reported every error to Apple as well as during live chat with them. Kind of a presumptuous take IMO and a bit of an overreaction to the post. People are entitled to feel this way since we are, in fact, talking about a specific. computer that starts at $4K.
It is ok to feel frustrated, but so many people are only discussing issues like this on the forum without actually alerting Apple to the problem through the proper channels which ends up with users frustrated and Apple unaware of a problem or the extent of a problem.

Apple would certainly benefit from reading these forums, rather than providing them just for users' opinions which don't lead to anything more often than not.

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