I'd rather have the latest build than an earlier one, even if I can't benefit from it myself, since it may benefit others, and it seems to me far better if we all have the same build.
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Resolved 2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X Yosemite
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I'd rather have the latest build than an earlier one, even if I can't benefit from it myself, since it may benefit others, and it seems to me far better if we all have the same build.
You got me wrong. I mean that for testing purposes it should be compiled using LEGACY GREY mode. Otherwise it works exactly that same as earlier builds.
It's more semantics.
Yes, I had got that. It includes fixes for segments of code that are not really executed unless a specific "switch" is activated at compile time. Even so, there's no harm done in building the latest source code, which corrects previous errors (even if they wouldn't get executed under normal circumstances).
Yes, my supported Mac mini 6,1 (late 2012) boots the Yosemite final release with a grey boot screen too.
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Sure, but this way people can't test what is needed to in this version.
Attaching latest version with legacy grey mode on. I'm getting white progress bar. Please test on your machines and leave the feedback here or on Pike's blog.
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I did a x64 build before and the machine would boot the installer but when trying to boot the OS it would boot my Windows partition instead.
666sheep's 'logo fix'-version on my MBP2,2:
Dark grey Apple logo on grey background for 10.8.5 ML as well as 10.9.0 Mavericks, dark grey spinning pinwheel - the usual look.
Yosemite: dark grey Apple logo on grey background and a white progress bar - but only the 1st quarter of the boot process, then it changes to a black progress bar.
Dark grey Apple logo on grey background for 10.8.5 ML as well as 10.9.0 Mavericks, dark grey spinning pinwheel - the usual look.
Yosemite: dark grey Apple logo on grey background and a white progress bar - but only the 1st quarter of the boot process, then it changes to a black progress bar.
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hm... I did a fresh install (public beta 4 USB stick) to an SSD and copied the latest boot.efi onto the SSD. I still have the white progress bar in the beginning and then it changes to the dark grey progress bar.
Patching the OS X 10.10 Yosemite Installer manually
The steps as described below can now also be done automatically with the SFOTT App-Script.
A Guide for the creating of a patched OS X 10.10 Yosemite Installer for unsupported older Macs:
Prerequisites:
- get the 'Install OS X Yosemite.app' from Apple's App-Store ('OS X Yosemite Installation' in Mac 'Applications' folder)
- make a BACKUP of your System if possible
- get a USB-Flashdrive (8 GB or more) or use a external Hard Disk Drive
- if there's still content on the USB-Flashdrive or external HDD, make a BACKUP first
- with Disk Utility create a GUID-Partition with Mac OS Extended Filesystem on the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD
Creating the patched Yosemite Installer:
- let Finder show hidden files on your Mac via Terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder
- right-click on the downloaded 'OS X Yosemite Installation' and click 'Show Package contents'
- go into the folder /Contents/SharedSupport/
- mount the InstallESD.dmg with double-click
- with Disk Utility restore the BaseSystem.dmg to the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD, rename it to Installer
- replace the Alias in /System/Installation/ with the Packages folder from InstallESD.dmg
- determine the Board-ID of your Mac via Terminal: ioreg -lp IOService | grep board-id
- add the Board-ID to System/Installation/Packages/InstallableMachines.plist
- identify your Mac-Model (x,x) with the System-Profiler-App in Utilities
- add the Board-ID and the Mac-Model to /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist
- add the Board-ID to the Distribution file in /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg (see below for details)
- copy BaseSystem.dmg and BaseSystem.chunklist into the root folder of the USB-Flashdrive or external HDD
- extract the Kernel with Pacifist from InstallESD.dmg -> Packages -> Essentials.pkg -> /System/Library/Kernels/kernel
- create a folder named "Kernels" in System/Library/
- add the extracted kernel file to /System/Library/Kernels/
- if your older Mac has a 32bit EFI (EFI32) replace the Boot.efi in /System/Library/CoreServices/ as well as /usr/standalone/i386 with the version in Post #1.
Install Yosemite:
Restart your Mac, immediately press and hold the Option (alt) Key. After the Mac startup sound, the Startup Manager should appear. Select the patched Installer on the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD and follow the normal OS X install process.
To hide in Finder the hidden files again, use the Terminal command: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE; killall Finder
Intermediate step - editing of the OSInstall.mpkg:
- make a copy of the /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg into a temporary folder for editing
- extract the OSInstall.mpkg via Terminal: xar -x -f OSInstall.mpkg
- get your Board-ID via Terminal: ioreg -lp IOService | grep board-id
- add the Board-ID to the 'Distribution' file in the line 'var platformSupportValues=[" ... "];' with a simple Plain-Text-Editor in the same manner as the already existing ID's
- delete the old OSInstall.mpkg in the temporary folder
- pack the files in the temporary folder into a new OSInstall.mpkg via Terminal: xar -c -f OSInstall.mpkg *
- replace the original OSInstall.mpkg in the Installer with the edited one.
Intermediate step - check of the EFI version (32 or 64 bit):
Terminal command: ioreg -p IODeviceTree -b -n efi | grep firmware-abi
The steps as described below can now also be done automatically with the SFOTT App-Script.
A Guide for the creating of a patched OS X 10.10 Yosemite Installer for unsupported older Macs:
Prerequisites:
- get the 'Install OS X Yosemite.app' from Apple's App-Store ('OS X Yosemite Installation' in Mac 'Applications' folder)
- make a BACKUP of your System if possible
- get a USB-Flashdrive (8 GB or more) or use a external Hard Disk Drive
- if there's still content on the USB-Flashdrive or external HDD, make a BACKUP first
- with Disk Utility create a GUID-Partition with Mac OS Extended Filesystem on the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD
Creating the patched Yosemite Installer:
- let Finder show hidden files on your Mac via Terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder
- right-click on the downloaded 'OS X Yosemite Installation' and click 'Show Package contents'
- go into the folder /Contents/SharedSupport/
- mount the InstallESD.dmg with double-click
- with Disk Utility restore the BaseSystem.dmg to the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD, rename it to Installer
- replace the Alias in /System/Installation/ with the Packages folder from InstallESD.dmg
- determine the Board-ID of your Mac via Terminal: ioreg -lp IOService | grep board-id
- add the Board-ID to System/Installation/Packages/InstallableMachines.plist
- identify your Mac-Model (x,x) with the System-Profiler-App in Utilities
- add the Board-ID and the Mac-Model to /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist
- add the Board-ID to the Distribution file in /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg (see below for details)
- copy BaseSystem.dmg and BaseSystem.chunklist into the root folder of the USB-Flashdrive or external HDD
- extract the Kernel with Pacifist from InstallESD.dmg -> Packages -> Essentials.pkg -> /System/Library/Kernels/kernel
- create a folder named "Kernels" in System/Library/
- add the extracted kernel file to /System/Library/Kernels/
- if your older Mac has a 32bit EFI (EFI32) replace the Boot.efi in /System/Library/CoreServices/ as well as /usr/standalone/i386 with the version in Post #1.
Install Yosemite:
Restart your Mac, immediately press and hold the Option (alt) Key. After the Mac startup sound, the Startup Manager should appear. Select the patched Installer on the USB-Flashdrive / external HDD and follow the normal OS X install process.
To hide in Finder the hidden files again, use the Terminal command: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE; killall Finder
Intermediate step - editing of the OSInstall.mpkg:
- make a copy of the /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg into a temporary folder for editing
- extract the OSInstall.mpkg via Terminal: xar -x -f OSInstall.mpkg
- get your Board-ID via Terminal: ioreg -lp IOService | grep board-id
- add the Board-ID to the 'Distribution' file in the line 'var platformSupportValues=[" ... "];' with a simple Plain-Text-Editor in the same manner as the already existing ID's
- delete the old OSInstall.mpkg in the temporary folder
- pack the files in the temporary folder into a new OSInstall.mpkg via Terminal: xar -c -f OSInstall.mpkg *
- replace the original OSInstall.mpkg in the Installer with the edited one.
Intermediate step - check of the EFI version (32 or 64 bit):
Terminal command: ioreg -p IODeviceTree -b -n efi | grep firmware-abi
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So i've got Mavericks installed, that was easy
I've followed two different guides, and just can't even get a bootloader to load the installer..
All of the hard work in the threads looks great though!
If someone could point me in the right direction would be amazing!
I've followed two different guides, and just can't even get a bootloader to load the installer..
All of the hard work in the threads looks great though!
If someone could point me in the right direction would be amazing!
Some options:
- Install on a supported Mac. Move or clone the drive to your Mac Pro.
- Follow atvusr's guide
- Wait for Hennesie2000 to re-post his guide!
- Wait for oemden to update the SFOTT tool!
@666sheep: can you tell me what I am doing wrong? if I'm building the boot.efi with MS visual studio it still gives me a black boot screen on the Mac Pro 
Finally got the installer to boot using atvuser's guide.
Getting "Connot be installed on this mac, OS X Mavericks is already installed on this Mac"
I assume this is because of the boot.efi i'm using..
I'm also using a physical hard disk to install from, i'm making an installer out of a usb drive now, this may have been the issue..
Partition Layout on the hard disk
Installer
Yosemite
Getting "Connot be installed on this mac, OS X Mavericks is already installed on this Mac"
I assume this is because of the boot.efi i'm using..
I'm also using a physical hard disk to install from, i'm making an installer out of a usb drive now, this may have been the issue..
Partition Layout on the hard disk
Installer
Yosemite
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Dude, you rock. I plan to upgrade my other two towers tonight and your guide will be a lifesaver. Thanks for all your hard work.
One of my systems runs audio via HDMI on the stock 5770 card, have you had any issues with this at all?
here's the latest version (6c697848ef) no more white progress bar for me
Great! My testing rig will be untouchable until late evening, but it seems that's all.
Still trying to do a clean install of Yosemite on my MacPro 2 1 but after selecting language type I would get a "Cannot install on this machine" error.
>I have replaced the boot.efi
>added my Mac Pro into "installable machines"
>changed "mpkg"
not sure what's causing the road block.
SL
>I have replaced the boot.efi
>added my Mac Pro into "installable machines"
>changed "mpkg"
not sure what's causing the road block.
SL