Have you tried downloading the patched installer again - I just wonder if something has gone wrong in the download that is causing a problem at install. The version I downloaded was hosted on Mega and linked from on P1 of this thread. I don't think the RAM speed will be a problem as I understand it it will just run at the max speed it can (667MHz) but this isn't based on first hand experience. I have the same SMC version but upgraded the CPUs on mine and applied the firmware update but the previous Boot ROM was MP11.005CB08 which I think I updated when prompted by Apple many years ago. If redownloading doesn't work have you another Mac to use to install using Target Disk mode using Yosemite from Apple and then change the efi files as described earlier? Or perhaps you have already tried that. Or go straight to El Capitan - I am in the middle of doing that now and had it running nicely last night.
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Resolved 2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X Yosemite
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You give me hope that there are a few other things left to try, so I thank you for lifting my spirits!
I believe the last attempt I did was using the downloaded file from Mega since this was the "preferred method" shown on pg. 1. Perhaps there was some undetected corruption of the pre-patched file during download or in restoring it to the USB so I will give that another go.
I have borrowed my sister's MacBook that is running Yosemite to assist me with all this, so I will also try the Target Disk mode and replace the efi files with Pike's and see if that works.
(Of further note: I used her laptop to manually create the USB flash drive on one attempt because I read somewhere that older versions of Pacifist had a known bug that sometimes evoked an error on install package opening. Of course the latest version of Pacifist could not be installed on a Mac running less than 10.8 or 10.9, so this was another wall that I hurdled thanks to the borrowed laptop.)
Appreciate you teaching me about RAM speed too, Ant3000 - explains why they passed when they aren't quite right.
Do you need to use Pacifist at all - It is a while since I looked at Yosemite installation, but thought it could be done through Terminal. It gets confusing as the methods to install any of this stuff have (and keep) evolving as more people find solutions. Depending on what you read it may or may not have been improved and made simpler with another installation method. Any particular reason you are going to Yosemite and not El Cap?
I think I am correct on the RAM speed - seem to recall reading this somewhere as the faster RAM was sometimes preferred as it would work in later Macs if upgrading machines.
Don't forget, if you get the pre-patched version installed you need to apply/install PikeYoseFix BEFORE trying to update. The Prepatched was 10.10 last time I downloaded so App Store updates will break it without the fix.
I assume you have check graphics card you have is OK - I replaced X1900 some time ago to ATI 5770 so was good to go. Not all cards work but not sure if this could be your issue.
Keep the faith - you will get there.
I think I am correct on the RAM speed - seem to recall reading this somewhere as the faster RAM was sometimes preferred as it would work in later Macs if upgrading machines.
Don't forget, if you get the pre-patched version installed you need to apply/install PikeYoseFix BEFORE trying to update. The Prepatched was 10.10 last time I downloaded so App Store updates will break it without the fix.
I assume you have check graphics card you have is OK - I replaced X1900 some time ago to ATI 5770 so was good to go. Not all cards work but not sure if this could be your issue.
Keep the faith - you will get there.
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According to the manual creation instructions, the only thing you need to use Pacifist for is the extraction of the kernel from the Essentials.pkg into a folder that you create on the flash drive at /Systems/Library/Kernels. The only thing I used Terminal for was to unlock/lock the boot.efi files during the replacement process.
You are right about all the methods out there. Precisely what I meant when I said that I have spent many days/nights trying to get this to work! (As a lifelong Mac user, it is also what makes me angry at Apple for abandoning us!) My head hurts trying to make sense of what is old, what is tried, what is some person with an untested idea, etc. All this to do something that SHOULD be simple. Yet another reason why I really, really appreciate having found such well written instructions and links found on pg. 1.
As far as going with Yosemite over El Capitan, the main reason is that the laptop has not been upgraded. My sister is wisely no longer an early adopter in moving from a stable system to one that offers only marginal improvements that people are still debugging for Apple. Can't say I blame her. As for me, I just would like to be running a system that doesn't evoke "end of life" warnings from applications that I still need/use. A humble request that I hope can be achieved with helpers and encouragers like you
I added a bit about the graphics card you have - is this proven to be compatible with Yosemite?
I too am long time Mac user and was also disappointed at Apple's abandonment of us on this machine and extremely grateful to the people who have found and created a solution. I have been running Yosemite for 6 months with no issues at all and also am in two minds about using El Cap. The other thread on this has a similar number of replies and seems to be reasonably well established as a method of installation. I did it last night in fact and it seems good so far - on another drive to keep Yosemite available for use. I have had El Cap on my laptop for a while testing a few "old" apps to check they will work and apart from Quark (hopefully now fixed), everything seems to be good.
I too am long time Mac user and was also disappointed at Apple's abandonment of us on this machine and extremely grateful to the people who have found and created a solution. I have been running Yosemite for 6 months with no issues at all and also am in two minds about using El Cap. The other thread on this has a similar number of replies and seems to be reasonably well established as a method of installation. I did it last night in fact and it seems good so far - on another drive to keep Yosemite available for use. I have had El Cap on my laptop for a while testing a few "old" apps to check they will work and apart from Quark (hopefully now fixed), everything seems to be good.
I have Yosemite on SSD and Yosefix installed - all working well. I have just installed El Cap on another HD to give the option of booting into both (for now at least). Is there any issue having Yosefix installed whilst booting El Cap on another drive? I assumed it would be OK as it won't launch unless booting the drive with it installed.
That was it, Ant3000!!!! I had a bad image file. I had previously downloaded the file via a web browser instead of creating an account on Mega and downloading through them. I AM SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL (AND ALL CAPS, BOLDFACE THRILLED) TO BE RUNNING YOSEMITE ON MY 1,1 – A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU DILIGENT, BRILLIANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON ALL OF THIS!!! You have no idea what a relief this is to me. The best Christmas present and New Year's celebration I could have hoped for...!!! (Close your eyes and feel a big virtual hug.)
So, I have already downloaded and installed the PikeYoseFix.pkg and booted twice. Should I go ahead and do the software updates or simply bask in all of this for a while?
After following Hennesie2000 guide and having created the patched installer on a 20gb internal partition using Yosemite 10.10.5 everything has been working perfectly.
Like I said previously I used SuperDuper! to create an image file of the patched 10.10.5 installer, patched for 1,1 and 2,1 models.
I got a pm from a user looking to try it out, so I uploaded the file to google drive and gave him the link to the file to try out.
He reported back to me the other day to let me know how he got on, and thankfully it was successful, worked without any problems, updating from the appstore works also.
If anyone else would like to download the file just let me know.
The approach I recommended was to use a partition of an internal drive, iPartition is great for this is you do not want to destroy the data on the drive you want to use, it allows you to create partition from available space non destructively.
Download the image file and mount it, then use SuperDuper! to clone the mounted installer to your internal partition.
Once thats done select your newly cloned drive as the startup drive, re-boot,
Then just follow the installation instructions and you'll have a 10.10.5 Yosemite working on your 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro.
(I Don't know if a USB stick would work or not I never tried it, it probably would as long as you can clone from the image to the USB stick)
Like I said previously I used SuperDuper! to create an image file of the patched 10.10.5 installer, patched for 1,1 and 2,1 models.
I got a pm from a user looking to try it out, so I uploaded the file to google drive and gave him the link to the file to try out.
He reported back to me the other day to let me know how he got on, and thankfully it was successful, worked without any problems, updating from the appstore works also.
If anyone else would like to download the file just let me know.
The approach I recommended was to use a partition of an internal drive, iPartition is great for this is you do not want to destroy the data on the drive you want to use, it allows you to create partition from available space non destructively.
Download the image file and mount it, then use SuperDuper! to clone the mounted installer to your internal partition.
Once thats done select your newly cloned drive as the startup drive, re-boot,
Then just follow the installation instructions and you'll have a 10.10.5 Yosemite working on your 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro.
(I Don't know if a USB stick would work or not I never tried it, it probably would as long as you can clone from the image to the USB stick)
HI every one been a long time lurker of this forum. I want to thank Deepwinter for his installer, hich went well on my Mac Pro 1,1. I didn't think i would be able to upgrade past OS 10.7.5 I followed his instruction and the install went as normal. I had tried numerous times before to install a newer system to my Mac Pro, all failed for some reason. So far been running it and have had no problems with this install.
Here is my Mac Pro Specs: Mac Pro 1,1 (original 2X 2.66 Ghz Dual-Coreintel Xeon) 32gb ram and 2TB HD + 500gb +
250gb and ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB graphic card. I'm hoping to use it to run Mac OS X Server on it.
I've been reading this thread for weeks now and I now have Yosemite 10.10 installed but can't get Internet working, is there a patch to 10.10.5?
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I would use the installer that Deep winter created, no need to install anything, it's just a normal OS install.
Thanks to Deepwinter and BlackScorpion for their help, just waiting on FedEx, seems funny to get so excited about a 10 year old machine but adults need toys too!Send him a Private message
You won't be disappointed, mine seems to run so much faster now with Yosemite.
Thank you BlackScorpion and of course, Deepwinter....booted into 10.10.5 on a Mac Pro 1,1 !!!! and I hear talk of E-waste for this beasts...lot's of life in them......NO THANKS to APPLE: shame on you for abandoning OG Mac Pro in the name of profit!
I told you, the update was easy as we'll.
Good luck with it , once again thanks to Deepwinter for helping us out!
Hi there! I just recently, and regrettably attempted to follow these steps to install el capitan on my 2006 Mac pro, and i clearly must have done something wrong, because when i reboot, the system turns on with a light gray screen, then flashes black, and instantly starts rapidly flickering between the apple logo and the question mark folder icon.. please help im so scared aha.. i have tried everything including cmd r, and nothing happens.. Just by the way it is flickering i know there must be something very wrong. Please help!
Thanks in advance
aha.. i have tried everything including cmd r, and nothing happens.. Just by the way it is flickering i know there must be something very wrong. Please help!Thanks in advance
That sounds terrible! this is a Yosemite thread but your experience w/ El Capitan is why I'm sticking with Yosemite!
Copy and paste your post here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/06-07-mac-pro-1-1-2-1-and-os-x-el-capitan.1922266/
and hopefully someone there can help you sort this out! Good Luck!
Copy and paste your post here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/06-07-mac-pro-1-1-2-1-and-os-x-el-capitan.1922266/
and hopefully someone there can help you sort this out! Good Luck!