Nov 06, 2019 My end goal was to install macOS 10.13 High Sierra. I read online that one must upgrade to OS X 10.11 before upgrading to macOS 10.13 if one is starting from OS X 10.6. This upgrade route did not work for me no matter how many solutions I attempted. Please watch version 2 of this video here: the 'install failed' and 'No packages were eligible for install'. No packages were eligible for the install. Contact the software amnufacturer for assistance. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.' Click to expand. If you're connected to the internet, disconnect it. Re-create the Bootable USB and try installing. Make sure you erase the drive, not the partition.
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). No Packages Eligible For Install Macbook Air
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}For example, to set it to 8pm on the 2nd October 2018
date 100220002018
The command below will output the current date in a format suitable for use on another machine:Mac Install Package From Terminal
date '+%m%d%H%M%Y.%S'Further, the following (mouthful of a command) will let you specify a date and time in a more readable format and set it in one go: