KEXTs and Big Sur a big issue!Solved

We’d some of these kernel extensions installed using policy. But the thing is the FileVault 2 user is a non-admin user.
I’m doubting if the KEXTs are causing this issue on Big Sur or if the non-admin user account>

I have seen this before. It was when we were re-installing macOS from Utility.

I guess there are similar reported cases in Apple’s discussions as well.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8486592

Hi @fleur and @Denise,

Thanks for reaching out,

Many Apple users have reported this error while rebooting macOS devices. And this question is seen to have been raised directly in the Apple discussions. While it’s not uncommon, the solutions or workarounds that solved this issue varied with users. So, we cannot arrive at an exact solution.

Yet, some of the standard solutions that worked for the users are:

• Try enabling FileVault and disabling it.
• Restore the Mac using DFU mode.
• Remove the KEXTs policy associated with the devices.
• Disable FileVault encryption on the device (if FileVault 2 is enabled) already. Change the security level to Reduced Security. Turn on the encryption.

Attempting any of these methods can help. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with AppleCare for Enterprise support if anyone has this issue persists. Also, you are free to contribute to the solutions that work for you.

@fleur Try the above methods until you’re equipped with your replacement Mac. ?

Your instincts for Big Sur and issues with Kernel Extensions can also be accurate.

Specific KEXTs are not supported on macOS Big Sur. Therefore, KEXTs that use deprecated KPI does not load. Instead, you can use system extensions to factor out deprecated components.

Good luck!

Catherine George
Hexnode UEM

This worked for me.

1. Boot the macOS device to recovery mode.
2. Open Terminal.
3. Execute the command: resetpassword. 
4. Just click on the background to the side of Reset Password window. Recovery Assistant > Erase Mac.
5. Chooe Erase Mac and click Erase Mac again to confirm. The device restarts automatically.
6. If they are on 11.0.1 it will automatically reboot after erasing. After rebooting select wifi appears. It asks the user for activation. Once activation completes, choose the option Exit to Recovery Utilities.
7. If activation failed, make sure they are connected to the internet via their Wifi icon. Once activation is done, you can see the normal restore options. Choose reinstall macOS Big Sur.”

It can also occur with a user account does not have a secure token. Change it to local admin account so that secure token can be granted. And it was resolved for me.

Here, rebooting to the recovery mode gave us “no admin found” error. What we did was we

• rebooted back to OS.
• Turned off FV2 encryption.
• On terminal

  su $administrator (any filevault2 user)

  sudo fdesetup disable

  sudo sysadminctl -adminUser $administrator -adminPassword – -secureTokenOn $USER -password ($user= username)

  sudo fdesetup enable

  sudo diskutil apfs updatePreboot

  sudo sysadminctl -adminUser $administrator -adminPassword – -secureTokenOn $OTHER -password –

• Boot to recovery and change the security level to reduced security to allow 3rd party extensions. Enable these options:

  Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers

  Allow remote management of kernel extensions and automatic software updates