It will download and then try to install itself and then fail with no packages were eligible message with option to restart. Shut off wifi (top right) or unplug ethernet cord. Go to utilities -terminal- type this and only this, date. It will show new date with new time it should be jan 1. MacOS – Mac stuck in “El Capitan” installer loop: “no packages were eligible for install”. My problem is that my Mac starts up to the 'El Capitan' installer. After restarting several times, OS X is still on screen telling me that 'no packages were eligible for install'. Can someone help please, and can you bear in mind that I’m not.
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No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance. Quit the installed to restart your computer and try again. I tried using 'Internet Recovery' ( Option + Command + R) and a bootable USB drive that contained El Capitan, both of which ultimately failed with the same message. Mac High Sierra No Packages Were Eligible For Install The problem was that the old Mac did not have its date set correctly. Hold Option (ALT) + Command + R at Mac startup to start internet recovery.
If you ever get this error while attempting to install OS X, you will likely need to set the date using terminal.The simplest way to set it (if you have no OS installed on the machine) is to boot the install media, open the terminal and check the date (type date).
The following information was found on someones site (sorry I forget which), but I have included it here to make it easier to correct this issue.
Use the following command in terminal to set the machine to a time and date of your choosing:
date {month}{day}{hour}{minute}{year}
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For example, to set it to 8pm on the 2nd October 2018
date 100220002018
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The command below will output the current date in a format suitable for use on another machine:date '+%m%d%H%M%Y.%S'