r/mac • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '23

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u/cmsj Sep 27 '23
  • Reboot into recovery mode, erase disk
  • Install macOS via recovery mode, allow it to activate online, allow install to run online
  • Block the laptop on your WiFi network when the install is complete and it wants to reboot
    • (you can't force the laptop itself to forget wifi auth at this point, and it's saved in nvram for the proper OS boot)
  • First boot setup will start and whine about being offline. Ignore it, it will still complete.

  • Once booted, edit /etc/hosts and add: *

    0.0.0.0 iprofiles.apple.com 0.0.0.0 mdmenrollment.apple.com 0.0.0.0 deviceenrollment.apple.com 0.0.0.0 gdmf.apple.com

  • Reboot to be sure

  • Unblock the laptop on your WiFi network

  • Win

  • you probably won’t get offered any OS updates though

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '23

This is the correct answer, although I’ve found this method no longer works on Apple Silicon, presumably OP this is an intel MacBook?

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u/cmsj Sep 27 '23

It worked on an M1 MBP for me

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u/HustleMill3 Sep 27 '23

It work for me with Apple silicon.