I'm running the Bootcamp Utility and am at the stage where I have ticked all the boxes and am creating an install drive on a USB stick. During this process Bootcamp consistently fails during download of the apple drivers reporting a network error, despite the network being ok. Is anyone else having this issue?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
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The download servers are notoriously slow. Keep trying. Be patient.
Can I suggest a method that you can test?
1. Download the 5.1.5640 .zip to a USB using Bootcamp Assistant. It will be unzipped on the USB.
2. Using Disk Utility, create a .dmg from this USB and call it WindowsSupport.dmg.
3. Copy it to /Library/Application\ Support/Bootcamp. Make an additional copy in a different folder as well, in case you need to re-run your test and BCA deletes it.
4. Now run BCA and click on the first two options and rebuild the USB and verify that you have a Bootcamp folder on the new USB and Windows files as well.
At first it worked like charm, then again the same warning.
second attempt its showing the pass quest for add helper toll after i add the pass and press ok says network problem.
Put the WindowsSupport.dmg back in the directory. The first time it worked, because it did not download but deleted it. Did you check the USB for the presence of the Bootcamp folder and drivers after the first attempt?
The Support pages changed layout. Can you try to download software again?
Atm nothing work, basic apple supports dont have any idea, now waiting for special support lets see.
You are able to directly download, but via Bootcamp Assistant, it still fails. I just downloaded 5.1.5640 again. Unfortunately, I cannot build a USB and upload it somewhere. 😟
Speaked with apple specialist, seems to be nothing wrong with servers but he will check the problem and mail me back if he will found the problem.
I checked with a Wireshark capture and the machine queries the Apple CDN for where to go to look food software, which is local to my country. It will be different for Finland. I am able to download without any issues.
Can you only click on the third option "Install Windows" and complete Windows installation? If yes, the BC drivers can be installed from the direct download after the Windows installation is complete.
no i cant... : < hope the network problem is fixed soon...
Gotta give to apple and apple support failing grade, 4 days nothing...
Can you try now and see what happens?
still same error .
You did not get any response from your Finnish Apple folks? 😢
No : <
Bootcamp download network error
