Hei!
I purchased a used cMP5.1 (2010) with Vega64, OpenCore and BigSur on it. Both OC and BS are installed on an NVMe drive (currently the sole storage on it). It is booting and running fine. I installed the latest Hackintool and found that it autodetects Clover but shows version 0 and when I switch to OpenCore in the patch window, it shows version 0.0.0. NVRAM read of opencore version from commandline returns the dreaded UNK-00-*-00. Clearly something is wrong ?
advTHANKSance!!
-Prabu
I purchased a used cMP5.1 (2010) with Vega64, OpenCore and BigSur on it. Both OC and BS are installed on an NVMe drive (currently the sole storage on it). It is booting and running fine. I installed the latest Hackintool and found that it autodetects Clover but shows version 0 and when I switch to OpenCore in the patch window, it shows version 0.0.0. NVRAM read of opencore version from commandline returns the dreaded UNK-00-*-00. Clearly something is wrong ?
- Would it be safe to update to the current versions directly from Hackintool ? (the jump from 0 -> 5515 clover or 0.0.0 -> 0.9.5 opencore feels scary!)
- I do not want opencore on the NVMe drive but on a SATA disk, while still keeping the OS on an NVMe drive (I will be using the OWC 4M2 and will install two NVMe drives with HighSierra (would like to see if I can salvage my old Adobe CS5) and Monterey respectively, and boot from either of them depending on the task in hand.
- I read in the forum that it is best to keep OpenCore on the main boot drive, but does it mean I _have to_ boot from SATA ? Will there be a noticeable slowing down of the boot (which I do not mind) and applications (which I do not want) ?
- Is a clean/fresh install of opencore the only option now ? If so, would it be ok to have two drives with opencore/efi for the dont-know-how-long-while I need to get the second proper OS setup and running ?
- Would you recommend installing OC directly to a SATA drive, or it is best to do it all on a USB drive first ?
- Given Hackintool shows both Clover and OpenCore, what is the safest way to install cleanly now ? OCLP or Clover or vanilla OC ?
- I am reasonably familiar with using a mac/*nix (terminal, admin cmds, etc), but have not done something like this at a system level - wondering how much time must I plan for this all ? (I am aware this is a very "it depends" question and no one can answer on my behalf, but there are few arrangements coming up, so just wondering if I am looking at something which is going to take 2 weeks of my time - maybe it is my anxiety speaking, but please do bear with me here !)
advTHANKSance!!
-Prabu