Usb Ethernet For Mac High Sierra

Users who are running macOS® High Sierra 10.13.6 and are unable to update the system can download the display driver here for one extended/mirror USB™ display, using AirPlay®.Please note your Mac® must support AirPlay® for this solution to work.

These advanced steps are primarily for system administrators and others who are familiar with the command line. You don't need a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstall macOS, but it can be useful when you want to install on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time.

  • How to create a bootable macOS High Sierra installer drive Put the macOS High Sierra installer on an external USB thumb drive or hard drive and use it to install the operating system on a Mac.
  • If you’re using a network, cable modem, or DSL connection, you need to set Ethernet preferences. Configuring Mac OS X Snow Leopard to use an Ethernet connection is easy, once you collect the necessary information from your Internet Service Provider. To set up your Ethernet connection manually, follow these steps: Click the System Preferences icon.

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What you need to create a bootable installer

  • A USB flash drive or other secondary volume, formatted as Mac OS Extended, with at least 12GB of available storage
  • A downloaded installer for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, or El Capitan

Download macOS

  • Download: macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, or macOS High Sierra
    These download to your Applications folder as an app named Install macOS [version name]. If the installer opens after downloading, quit it without continuing installation. To get the correct installer, download from a Mac that is using macOS Sierra 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. Enterprise administrators, please download from Apple, not a locally hosted software-update server.
  • Download: OS X El Capitan
    This downloads as a disk image named InstallMacOSX.dmg. On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg. It installs an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. You will create the bootable installer from this app, not from the disk image or .pkg installer.

Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal

  1. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.
  2. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
  3. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace MyVolume in these commands with the name of your volume.

Big Sur:*

Catalina:*

Mojave:*

High Sierra:*

El Capitan:

* If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the --applicationpath argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.


After typing the command:

  1. Press Return to enter the command.
  2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
  3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the volume is erased.
  4. After the volume is erased, you may see an alert that Terminal would like to access files on a removable volume. Click OK to allow the copy to proceed.
  5. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Big Sur. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.

Use the bootable installer

Determine whether you're using a Mac with Apple silicon, then follow the appropriate steps:

Apple silicon

  1. Plug the bootable installer into a Mac that is connected to the internet and compatible with the version of macOS you're installing.
  2. Turn on your Mac and continue to hold the power button until you see the startup options window, which shows your bootable volumes and a gear icon labled Options.
  3. Select the volume containing the bootable installer, then click Continue.
  4. When the macOS installer opens, follow the onscreen instructions.

Intel processor

  1. Plug the bootable installer into a Mac that is connected to the internet and compatible with the version of macOS you're installing.
  2. Press and hold the Option (Alt) ⌥ key immediately after turning on or restarting your Mac.
  3. Release the Option key when you see a dark screen showing your bootable volumes.
  4. Select the volume containing the bootable installer. Then click the up arrow or press Return.
    If you can't start up from the bootable installer, make sure that the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility is set to allow booting from external media.
  5. Choose your language, if prompted.
  6. Select Install macOS (or Install OS X) from the Utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.

Learn more

For more information about the createinstallmedia command and the arguments that you can use with it, make sure that the macOS installer is in your Applications folder, then enter the appropriate path in Terminal:

  • Big Sur: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
  • Catalina: /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
  • Mojave: /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
  • High Sierra: /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
  • El Capitan: /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia

A bootable installer doesn't download macOS from the internet, but it does require an internet connection to get firmware and other information specific to the Mac model.

Please follow the instructions provided below verycarefully. Failure to do so could prevent access to the device. If in any doubtplease contact out support team for assistance – [email protected]

These instructions are intended for users with anyBrainboxes USB to Serial devices (US and VX ranges), that are using a PC or laptop running Mac OSX High Sierra.

Why do Ineed this?

Apple has released an update for their Mac OSXcalled High Sierra. In this update, companies and developers are required todigitally sign their drivers under Apples new signing policy.

There is not currently a Brainboxes signed driveravailable for Mac OSX High Sierra. However, you can continue to use your USB toSerial devices with this OS by following these instructions.

What do Ineed?

The Brainboxes USB devices use an FTDI chip whichyou will need to configure. To do this FTDI provide some software, which can bedownloaded from the link below. This software supports Windows based OperatingSystems, so for the reconfiguration process you will need a Windows based PC.

You will need:

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·A Windows based system

·FT_Prog

·Brainboxes US-XXX or VX-XXXdevice

Steps toreconfigure your USB device

1. Go to Devices -> Scan and Parse


2. A menu of configuration options and technicalinformation will appear for your device


3. Click on ‘USB Device Descriptor’ toaccess the Custom VID/PID drop down, and select ‘FTDI Default’.

Please do not change any other values in this utility.Doing so may remove all visibility of the device and prevent access to it.


Usb Ethernet For Mac High Sierra

4. Click on the ‘Devices’ tab to select‘Program’

5. Please wait until programming is complete, andthen power down your USB to Serial device.

6. Next you will need to install the appropriatedriver on the laptop or PC you wish to use. Please go to thislink, and download the Mac OS X 10.9 and above driver.

You can now connect your laptop or PCwith your Brainboxes device and continue your application configuration asnormal.


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