How to Fix Can Update Directly to macOS Big Sur from Mojave?

How to Fix Can Update Directly to macOS Big Sur from Mojave?

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

• Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
• Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

1. Boot with -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 to identify the exact kernel panic.
2. Validate your config.plist using ocvalidate.
3. Ensure your EFI matches the Dortania guide specifications for your CPU generation.

Verification

• Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Is it ok to upgrade to Big Sur from Mojave? I'm currently running Mojave without issues (at least not that I am aware of)

I'm trying to update but If I go to the first reboot, It wont boot at all and reboots again, the process won't go on.

Here is the screenshot from the verbose messages I get:

Any Thoughts?

Thanks!

Author: rojarrolla