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Re:Changing Date to Jan 1, 1970 disables 64-bit iOS devices by abrowne on Saturday February 13, 2016 @10:27PM (#11097011)
Still not known or obvious to many, but less cryptic than a terminal to most: reset the NVRAM (aka PRAM). Hold command-option-P-R keys until you hear the startup chime for a second time.
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Re:Changing Date to Jan 1, 1970 disables 64-bit iOS devices by cjensen on Sunday February 14, 2016 @02:07PM (#11099513)
Did that. It did not set a date close enough to now to work.
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Re:Changing Date to Jan 1, 1970 disables 64-bit iOS devices by abrowne on Sunday February 14, 2016 @06:59PM (#11100654)
Ah, of course not, since how can the default be set to the current time?

I almost always install after booting to a full OS X system on an external hard drive (so NTP syncs the time), either via a downloaded installer or after logging in to the wifi captive portal (since Internet Recovery won't do WPA Enterprise).

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Re:Changing Date to Jan 1, 1970 disables 64-bit iOS devices by cjensen on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @05:25PM (#11113608)
On Linux and Windows, the NTP update daemon "sanity checks" the new date. It refuses to update the time if the new time is "too far" from the current time. Is the Mac any different on this front?
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