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[Guide] Installing 10.9 Mavericks on older Macs. -HackerWayne
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Does that have the GMA950 integrated graphics? If so, then no.
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I put in a 4 port USB 3.0 card from Orico and it worked with Mavericks without an driver install needed. Cost $25 on Amazon plus the molex extension cable to run power to the card from the optical bay.
Installing Tiamo's solution on CHameleon booting Mac Pro
Just to be clear...
I have my Mac Pro 1,1 (now 2,1) running OS 10.9.1 via chameleon.
All I need to do is replace the specified files with Tiamo's directions on my current Mavericks HD and I won't need chameleon anymore to boot my Maverick system?
Thanks.
Just to be clear...
I have my Mac Pro 1,1 (now 2,1) running OS 10.9.1 via chameleon.
All I need to do is replace the specified files with Tiamo's directions on my current Mavericks HD and I won't need chameleon anymore to boot my Maverick system?
Thanks.
Talk me off the ledge
Hi folks, I'm struggling. I succeeded in installing Mavericks on my MacPro 1,1 (thank you Tiago!!!), however I have two issues that are tearing me apart and making me want to buy a new computer which would mean that Cook wins the battle. My computer is running incredibly well with the exception of the following:
(1) Audio. I've tried and tried and cannot get the audio to work. There must be a way.
(2) Mail, iCloud, Internet Accounts. My iCloud password was changed which stopped my Mail from working. I get the error your Apple ID is valid but is not an iCloud account. This is the worst. My wife is going to kill me. Everything runs from our MacPro, our contacts, our mail, our calendars, all.
I consider myself highly technical, but certainly not on top of this issue. Please send help! Should I just start over? Tell me not to buy a new computer. Plus, I can't afford a new mac pro, and the iMacs have very little storage. Maybe I use this mac pro as a file server. Ugh -- after all my upgrading ---- lots of memory, HD 5770 card, multiple terabytes storage, SATA connections in the optical bay running my 256GB SSD. this machine rocks except for OSX.
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2/10 update
I have reinstalled Mavericks and Audio worked fine. After I use Migration Assistant I lose my audio again. Just reinstalled a third time and will try to manually copy apps and data. Doesn't look easy.
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2/11 update
After spending 2 hours with Apple Support, it became apparent that my computer was not going to be allowed to sign-in with an iCloud ID. I think my computer is somehow "off the team".
Here is how I fixed it. I went back to my OSX Lion hard drive, created a new account, connected the Mail app to iCloud, synchronized my mail. Then I booted into Mavericks, used Migration Assistant to copy this new account and its data (containing only Mail). So now I'm using that new account in Mavericks and copying certain home user data from my old account. I've removed iMessage from the Dock, because that is what got me into trouble in the first place. If I go into system preferences, Internet Accounts and do anything at all, it ruins my Mail account connection to iCloud. I'm going to find a way to eliminate those icons from system preferences and be done with it.
Hi folks, I'm struggling. I succeeded in installing Mavericks on my MacPro 1,1 (thank you Tiago!!!), however I have two issues that are tearing me apart and making me want to buy a new computer which would mean that Cook wins the battle. My computer is running incredibly well with the exception of the following:
(1) Audio. I've tried and tried and cannot get the audio to work. There must be a way.
(2) Mail, iCloud, Internet Accounts. My iCloud password was changed which stopped my Mail from working. I get the error your Apple ID is valid but is not an iCloud account. This is the worst. My wife is going to kill me. Everything runs from our MacPro, our contacts, our mail, our calendars, all.
I consider myself highly technical, but certainly not on top of this issue. Please send help! Should I just start over? Tell me not to buy a new computer. Plus, I can't afford a new mac pro, and the iMacs have very little storage. Maybe I use this mac pro as a file server. Ugh -- after all my upgrading ---- lots of memory, HD 5770 card, multiple terabytes storage, SATA connections in the optical bay running my 256GB SSD. this machine rocks except for OSX.
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2/10 update
I have reinstalled Mavericks and Audio worked fine. After I use Migration Assistant I lose my audio again. Just reinstalled a third time and will try to manually copy apps and data. Doesn't look easy.
------------
2/11 update
After spending 2 hours with Apple Support, it became apparent that my computer was not going to be allowed to sign-in with an iCloud ID. I think my computer is somehow "off the team".
Here is how I fixed it. I went back to my OSX Lion hard drive, created a new account, connected the Mail app to iCloud, synchronized my mail. Then I booted into Mavericks, used Migration Assistant to copy this new account and its data (containing only Mail). So now I'm using that new account in Mavericks and copying certain home user data from my old account. I've removed iMessage from the Dock, because that is what got me into trouble in the first place. If I go into system preferences, Internet Accounts and do anything at all, it ruins my Mail account connection to iCloud. I'm going to find a way to eliminate those icons from system preferences and be done with it.
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That's it. Once the files are in place, reboot and reset your NVRAM. That will get it out of legacy boot and use Tiamo's boot.efi.
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I haven't had any audio issues either using the Chameleon or Tiamo's method. As far as iCloud issues I don't think that is an issue with your install but rather an account issue. Might be in your best interest to contact Apple support.
I don't have any audio issues, but I have gotten an iCloud password request.
Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried using this kext as well as some others but was not able to get my USB ports working properly in Mavericks.
Thank you! I remotely logged into my computer and started downloading the installer disc. I will modify the plists to work with my computer and install Mavericks again this weekend. If my USB ports still don't work right I will try the Chameleon method to install Mavericks.
If you need a guide for a single hdd chameleon method on a GUID partition check my profile. My homepage link is a complete guide I posted on here a while ago.
Many thanks to those working hard to get 10.9 going for as many of us on older Macs as possible!
I'm running 10.9.1 on a upgraded early 2006 mini. It's working well considering.
Yoootooob ads play beautifully! with 64 bit GMA950 drivers installed but little else that one would want. (have to re-boot into 10.6.8 partition for streaming web video and Open GL) Found a player for .MOV files etc. but streaming video is at best audio only.
Still investigating the details of why. kextutil says the drivers have "Invalid Signatures" that there is a "Code Signing Failure" but if this prevents them from working why is it significantly worse when the GMA950 drivers are removed from /S/L/E ???
Made an attempt at swapping out the OSbundleLibraries and other support files with matching bundle versions from 10.6.8 one-by-one to no change at all but haven't tried replacing systematically two at a time or all together at once yet etc. It would help if i had any clue at all what i was doing. [For godz-sakes I'm an enduser Jim! - not a programmer]
I'm running 10.9.1 on a upgraded early 2006 mini. It's working well considering.
Yoootooob ads play beautifully! with 64 bit GMA950 drivers installed but little else that one would want. (have to re-boot into 10.6.8 partition for streaming web video and Open GL) Found a player for .MOV files etc. but streaming video is at best audio only.
Still investigating the details of why. kextutil says the drivers have "Invalid Signatures" that there is a "Code Signing Failure" but if this prevents them from working why is it significantly worse when the GMA950 drivers are removed from /S/L/E ???
Made an attempt at swapping out the OSbundleLibraries and other support files with matching bundle versions from 10.6.8 one-by-one to no change at all but haven't tried replacing systematically two at a time or all together at once yet etc. It would help if i had any clue at all what i was doing. [For godz-sakes I'm an enduser Jim! - not a programmer]
There's a Guide in Post #914. Use the Guide.txt in the linked "Mac-Pro-Xserve.7z" for the Installation respectively the linked App-Script "SFOTT" to create a Install Medium. Since your white MacBook has a unsupported graphics chipset, please also note Post #1108.
A alternative might be Parallels Desktop 9, see the Parallels Knowledgebase, Article-ID: 118806.
hello to all,
I'm new and I apologize immediately for my english (I'm Italian)
I have a macbook white 2006
which guide should I follow to install mavericks?
thank you all!
Your machine does not have a 64 bit CPU so no Mavericks for you.
Maybe the white MB is from late 2006 (or newer), then it should have a 64bit capable Core2Duo.
Specs 13" white MacBook 1.83 GHz, late 2006
Specs 13" white MacBook 2.0 GHz, late 2006
Specs 13" white MacBook 1.83 GHz, late 2006
Specs 13" white MacBook 2.0 GHz, late 2006
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Thread States this is a guide, but I don't see it anywhere. Where is it?
I only see one for the Mac Pro/Xserve.
I only see one for the Mac Pro/Xserve.
Thanks for your help. I ended up installing the Intel x5355 CPU into my computer. After verifying sucessfull install of the new CPU I used SFOTT to install Mavericks. Everything (Keyboard, USB ports, audio, WiFi, and Bluetooth) now works perfect. I think the problem was caused by the original 1,1 CPU being used with the 2,1 firmware. I am glad to have this working without issues.
To those having an issue with iMessage, the issue is your Mac's serial that us checked by iMessage during registration, which is located in your nvram. The fix is actually pretty simple.
1. Open Terminal
2. Copy and paste this command
Code:sudo nvram 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:MLB=(6 randomdigits)
3. After the "=" in the command copy and paste your Mac's serial from System Profiler and add 6 random digits to the end of it then run the command.
@HackerWayne and @MLForAll it would be nice if you guys added that little command to MavericksPostFactor pretty please
Amazing piece of information! Thanks a lot!
I had just upgraded my Mac Pro to x5365s, and suddenly Messages/Facetime stopped working. Found this advice here and Messages is back to work (Facetime is still verifying, but I am sure it will work). Thanks for the tip!
I celebrated too soon. iMessages/Facetime is NOT working at all. Dunno anymore what to do. Any suggestions?
Aaaaand never mind. Called Apple, gave them the verification code, and Messages/Facetime are running again!
Aaaaand never mind. Called Apple, gave them the verification code, and Messages/Facetime are running again!
Will they check if your machine is supported or not? Just give them the codes and done?
Yup! It was tense, cause I was all the time waiting for them to say "but your machine is unsopported, sir... Are you sure you're running Mavericks?" but no. They asked for the s/n, verified my apple id with my security questions and it worked. The only caveat was that i am in Europe, but called Apple US. I imagined they would identify the issue more easily. Apple Norway (and the first rep from Apple US) didn;t cut to the chase and made me perform all sorts of diagnostics (zap pram, etc.).
Anyone try the 10.9.2 update yet to see if it replaces the boot.efi?
Update: using Tiamo's boot.efi works fine with 10.9.2. Just paste it over the updated boot.efi in both locations.
Update: using Tiamo's boot.efi works fine with 10.9.2. Just paste it over the updated boot.efi in both locations.
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