Liquidcyber Author

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Install Issue: TSplicedFont failed creating descriptor...

I have a 2009 Macbook Pro 17" that is running Yosemite perfectly.

When attempting El Capitan update, it hangs only on the last 1 second of install. The log states this;

Chooser[438:7016] TSplicedFont failed creating descriptor for:

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: (

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: {

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: UnicodeRange = "<__NSCFCharacterSet: 0x7fe26c5d3940>";

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: name = NotoSansBuhid;

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: },

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: {

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: UnicodeRange = "<__NSCFCharacterSet: 0x7fe26c5d39f0>";

Oct 3 05:56:45 MacBook-Pro Unknown[439]: name = NotoSansHanunoo;

This error keeps looping and then the install fails. This is being done with a USB install stick. All updates are current, all permissions "repaired", disk utility run for errors.

Thanks in Advance for any guidance!

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 5:35 AM

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Warteraum

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Posted on Aug 14, 2016 3:34 AM

I am sorry to hear that Rob!

I tried it on my Mac mini late 2009. El Capitan was downloaded on a USB Stick and booted from it.

It hung every time on this last second. When deactivated Wifi it installed completely at a sudden and i could reboot it.

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Oct 12, 2015 8:06 AM in response to Liquidcyber

Same issue in a 9,2 MacBook Pro. Installing from a USB 32 GB, clean install to a SSD HD.

Tom Gewecke

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Oct 14, 2015 4:06 PM in response to nagualtonal

TTry removing all that google noto font stuff from the system you are upgrading.

Oct 14, 2015 4:15 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

What and where is the "google noto font stuff" located?

Thanks.

Tom Gewecke

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Oct 14, 2015 4:32 PM in response to nagualtonal

IT's a very large number of fonts named Noto that would normally be in Home/library/fonts. To get to home/library you may need to hold the option key down while doing Finder > go

Oct 15, 2015 2:15 PM in response to Cesco81

So did I. And it worked. Thank you.

Time heals. Just wait. 🙂

Oct 15, 2015 4:41 PM in response to nagualtonal

But I didn´t like it and returned to SL.😀

Still the best, simple and controllable.

Pier11

Level 1

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Oct 29, 2015 8:39 AM in response to Liquidcyber

It worked, in the morning El Capitan was installed and so far it's working great.

xclass

Level 1

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Nov 1, 2015 6:31 PM in response to Liquidcyber

I had this same issue,

I tried installing to mac book pro for each English and Korean language but failed.

How can I perform roll back to the previously installed version of OSX?

joozsi

Level 1

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Nov 22, 2015 1:07 AM in response to joozsi

El Capitan installation constantly failing, ended up installin Yosemite.

Feb 2, 2016 3:31 AM in response to carrascoproducer

Thank you again. It's fully compatible.

Anyway, It's solved now. I just had to wait a (not so) little bit. Yet I noted that installing OS X on a fusion drive doesn't take as long as on a SSD.

Apr 30, 2016 4:50 PM in response to carrascoproducer

This haven't really worked for me. It automatically connected to the wifi, but never asked any Apple ID, it just got stuck at "About a second remaining". I'll try the external drive method now...

May 1, 2016 12:59 PM in response to Daniel FL

Did try formatting your drive before installing the new OS X? I remember needing to format it then doing the steps described.

Jul 24, 2016 3:49 AM in response to Liquidcyber

What i did and worked on the last 1 second (after a lot of waiting) :

-> deaktivate WIFI ! <-

Hopefully its a solution for eveyone.

Aug 15, 2016 3:55 PM in response to Paulalreadytaken

Should have said, I obviously had to create the recovery USB using another mac.

Nov 30, 2016 5:29 AM in response to carrascoproducer

This did the trick for me!

El Captain running smoothly now.

Thanks.

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