[SOLVED] Mid-2014 MacBook Pro Mojave Issues

[Appletax]

My MacBook Pro is having issues installing Mojave.

1) Got a copy of Mojave on USB drive and did a clean install.

2) 1st installation resulted in the Getting Your Mac Setup screen being stuck and eventually going to the Apple logo and loading screen and never going to the desktop.

3) 2nd installation resulted in getting to the desktop and having the loading icon constantly on and keyboard keys did nothing (couldn't change screen brightness). After a while it went to the Apple logo and loading screen like the 1st installation.

Since I did everything perfectly, this version of Mojave is still in beta and not ready for prime time.

Guess I will try again when an update or two comes out.

Now I have to re-install Mavericks using Internet Recovery and then get a copy of High Sierra and do yet another clean installation

Ugh!

Edit: High Sierra is no longer available on the App store (WTF?) and so I am upgrading from Mavericks to Mojave rather than doing a clean install.

Edit 2: Mojave is now working. Upgrading works but clean install does not.

 

[Appletax]

Wow, finally got a clean installation to work. Problem was I was using a new Apple ID with two-factor authentication enabled and had never used it with my new iPhone yet.

The first time it tried using my phone number for two-factor auth.

The second time, after logging into my new iPhone with my new ID, it used my iPhone for two-factor auth. and then it worked fine.

 

[carmen617]

Apple's implementation of 2FA (which is an automatic opt-in for many) is just terrible. Most people over the age of 50 (my typical client) can't understand it at all, and it makes working on Macs take so much more time and effort. I tell EVERY Mac owner who drops a system off with me to immediately text me any 2FA codes they get, but there are times I need to make a telephone appointment just to be able to install updates or log their system in to iCloud successfully.

The fact that the code to trust the device comes onto the device you wish to trust (iPhone or iPad usually) is absurd. The "your Apple ID is being used in (some random location in a 100 or so mile radius from where you really are)" is confusing to end users. And, as you have seen, Apple tends to set up 2FA by default even when you A. haven't asked for it and B. don't have a trusted device ready to receive codes.

 

[cyabro]

The worst one is when someone creates a new Apple ID while setting up an iOS device.
If they enter in their email address wrong but don’t realise, they never get the verification email BUT Apple still automatically turns on the Find My Iphone security feature!
Only way to get it turned off is to now contact Apple and prove that you own the device!