[Guide] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac

[vbctv]

It detects hardware, and it even detects my network; but when I try to connect, it just tells me there was an error.

I am using WPA2, so I don't know if unprotected networks will work.

Unprotected Networks are the same way.

I'm still having the problem with updates also. It installs security updates and breaks boot, when you try to use the rehack (which claims to use if updates install) it keeps going into a boot loop to the OSX Hackers Recovery.

I reinstalled the old MLPF right now until these issues are resolved. I have MLPF working with 10.8.5 (12F45). Able to install updates, edited the systemversion.plist in order to do so. Everytime you install an update on MLPF just remember to boot back into the MLPF and reapply first before booting back into HDD. Then you have to redit your systemversion.plist again but it does read that the updates were installed and doesn't want to reinstall them again. I think MLPF works flawless other than the 2nd partition needed with takes 8GB of space, but just hide it from your desktop and you don't know the difference. I'm using MA699LL/A

 

[Buddygor]

Good news, over Twitter, Hackerwayne confirmed a new beta releasing shortly to fix WiFi/BT issues some have been having.

[source]
https://twitter.com/Wayne_819/status/548406637208150016

Also, I'd be curious to see if the reason MAS updates aren't working is because the systemverison.plist is again modified; if so, we'd have to manually change it back to the correct build number for the MAS to recognize it and allow updates.

 

[vbctv]

When I installed it yesterday and had my problems it was because MAS updates installed. I don't know if the new MacPostFactor modifies the systemversion.plist like MLPF did. I installed MacPostFactor through USB because I kept getting Error 3 doing it on the normal HDD which is weird because it shouldn't be getting that error.

 

[hackerwayne]

1. Error -3 that some are experiencing is caused by MLPF modified the SystemVersion.plist, making MPF unable to detect OS version thus throwing that error. Ill see what i can do to fix that.

2. BT and WiFi are fixed, its due to a kext permission issue.

3. It is confirmed that theres a security update that knocks out both MLPF and MPF, it has to do with Mach_Kernel. Ill look into that as well.

 

[Buddygor]

1. Error -3 that some are experiencing is caused by MLPF modified the SystemVersion.plist, making MPF unable to detect OS version thus throwing that error. Ill see what i can do to fix that.

2. BT and WiFi are fixed, its due to a kext permission issue.

3. It is confirmed that theres a security update that knocks out both MLPF and MPF, it has to do with Mach_Kernel. Ill look into that as well.

So to fix the Wifi we have to run a permission repair, or wait for a new MPF?

 

[hackerwayne]

On further testing, Error -3 can be solved by using a USB stick, its a bug affecting all 10.7 systems. Disk Image can't umount and timed out, thus the error. For the time being, use a USB stick.

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So to fix the Wifi we have to run a permission repair, or wait for a new MPF?

try a permission repair and reports back if that works. If it doesn't then you'll have to wait for the new MPF, we're trying to fix the Error -3 seen on Lion along with other bugs, Error -1 on some systems before releasing it. ETA 1-2 days. Alternatively, if repair permission didn't work, replace the wireless kexts with the one from 10.8.0 or MLPF.

 

[vbctv]

1. Error -3 that some are experiencing is caused by MLPF modified the SystemVersion.plist, making MPF unable to detect OS version thus throwing that error. Ill see what i can do to fix that.

2. BT and WiFi are fixed, its due to a kext permission issue.

3. It is confirmed that theres a security update that knocks out both MLPF and MPF, it has to do with Mach_Kernel. Ill look into that as well.

As far as # 3 goes on this list. The security update doesn't affect MLPF. I'm running it with the lastest 10.8.5 (12F45) and was able to install all updates. All you need to do is run the EFI Boot again after the restart and repatch. With MPF, the rehack DID NOT work with the update, it just keeps going into a boot loop with the circle and loading the OSX Hackers Recovery.

 

[Buddygor]

On further testing, Error -3 can be solved by using a USB stick, its a bug affecting all 10.7 systems. Disk Image can't umount and timed out, thus the error. For the time being, use a USB stick.

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try a permission repair and reports back if that works. If it doesn't then you'll have to wait for the new MPF, we're trying to fix the Error -3 seen on Lion along with other bugs, Error -1 on some systems before releasing it. ETA 1-2 days. Alternatively, if repair permission didn't work, replace the wireless kexts with the one from 10.8.0 or MLPF.

Not sure where to get the MLPF ones (I did a clean install), but permissions repair didn't work.

Also, I was thinking, I could supply you the 10.7.5 bluetooth preference pane, which is known to work on ML (it crashes if you use the 10.8 one). Would you like it? You could maybe replace it in MPF, and then have it work out of the box? Otherwise, everyone has to find a copy on their own.

 

[hackerwayne]

Not sure where to get the MLPF ones (I did a clean install), but permissions repair didn't work.

Also, I was thinking, I could supply you the 10.7.5 bluetooth preference pane, which is known to work on ML (it crashes if you use the 10.8 one). Would you like it? You could maybe replace it in MPF, and then have it work out of the box? Otherwise, everyone has to find a copy on their own.

yup, pm me the file, ill test it out. MPF Recovery has issues, fail to restore patched security files, a lot of errors that we didn't see during private testings. we're working around the clock to have them fixed as soon as possible.

 

[keegain]

Hello All!

I'm trying to install Mountain Lion using MacPostFactor on my Black MacBook4,1.
It creates the drive successfully, but on the reboot it loads the original Lion every time. Then MacPostFactor window comes up and "MacPostFactor wasn't launched correctly" error.

What can I do?

Thank You!

 

[jonobin]

are you saying that in the future release we will be able to upgrade from 10.8.0 to 10.8.5 without issues??

 

[jonobin]

and what about smb shared pcs? Is SMB working?

 

[hackerwayne]

and what about smb shared pcs? Is SMB working?

Working.

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are you saying that in the future release we will be able to upgrade from 10.8.0 to 10.8.5 without issues??

Can't guarantee a 100%, but should be able to upgrade. After upgrade, reflash MacPostFactor using MPF Recovery.

 

[jonobin]

Working.

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Can't guarantee a 100%, but should be able to upgrade. After upgrade, reflash MacPostFactor using MPF Recovery.

I will wait for the next release of MPF to be sure that upgrading is working since I only have the 10.8.0 app installer.

 

[mambis]

hi guys! sorry for offtopic, but this thread is quite alive and i just need opinion. i have ml post factor installed on my black macbook 4,1 for a looong time, but i just bought myself ssd and i wanted to set up yosemite on it. my usb drive is prepered for it by SFOTT, but each time i got stuck in the same moment - when trying to install i get to login to appstore and in that very moment i'm gettin pop-up "this item is tomporarily unavailable. try again later". i cant find any solution. i know that yosemite is pretending to be lion to make i work, but why, oh why i cant move on? any ideas, suggestions, advices? thanks in advance and sorry again

 

[Mainyehc]

I just wanted to chime in… My MacBook4,1 won't even boot from the MCPF0.2/Mavericks installer partition on my USB drive. It will always either boot from one of the MLPF0.3/Mountain Lion installations on my test internal hard drive (one is a backup, and the other is the test partition for the Mavericks upgrade, both cloned from my main MLPF installation on my SSD, which I removed temporarily from my machine and am not touching for the time being for safety reasons) or from the Lion installer partition on my USB drive. Meaning, it doesn't work at all.

 

[CamCroz99]

My macbook 4,1 won't boot either. I get a folder with a question mark. Works fine with MLPOSTFACTOR

E: Do I have to use a 10.8.5.app or can I use a previous version?

 

[VictorVictor5]

Greetings all and Happy New Year.

I've been researching this topic about putting 10.8 on an unsupported Mac. Recently I just put 10.7.5 on a relative's early iMac 2006 with an upgraded C2D. Kinda awesome that adding one line to a plist file will enable an install and update

Anywho, about upping it to 10.8, I have some questions as I am confused with the whole process. The system I am trying to update is, again, an early iMac 2006, C2D, 2GB RAM (did the 4,1 to 5,1 flash, but have to still order the memory), 4TB Hybrid, and ATI Radeon x1600 video card.

I'm asking these questions because I read this post, and I see that some things work, then I see glitches, so I'm somewhat confused.

1.) I see, with this post, its MLPostFactor, but I also see Chameleon. What's the difference? Do you have to use both when upping to 10.8?

2.) Outside of question 1, does the most current version of MLPF work with said system?

3.) What doesn't work with the most current version (i.e., FaceTime and such)?

4.) Any additional info I need to know before attempting this?

I'll probably have more questions as I go forward, but wanted to get the ball rolling.

Thanks!
VV5

 

[10tacleBoy]

[Guide] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac

Happy new year!
1. Chameleon is a bootloader for Hackintosh computers, so no need to think about it as you have a real Mac. MLPF does the trick.
2. It should, since yours is a 2006 with a C2D CPU, which matches the MLPF requirements.
3. I guess that depends on the system. I can only talk about the late 2006 iMac and everything works like a charm. I've been testing it for months now and even iMessage and Facetime work (nevertheless I had to give Apple a call once so they activate iMessage/FT on the above mentioned system).
4. I don't know but remember making a Time Machine backup.

 

[VictorVictor5]

Thanks for the response. Since our systems are somewhat similar, I had two quick questions.

1.) Are you operating at 10.8.5?
2.) Do you have an x1600 video card?

Thanks!
VV5

 

[10tacleBoy]

[Guide] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac

Yes, 10.8.5. You can use the 10.8.5 installer directly so you don't need to start at 10.8.0-8.4.

As long as the MLPF menu hasn't been updated for 10.8.5, it will only let you patch 10.8.4 at most, so if it doesn't show 10.8.5, simply choose 10.8.4. It works all the same, just so you don't get confused by it.

No, mine is a GeForce 7600GT.

 

[erak]

Is there any way to add a recovery partiton? I want to be able to use encryption and Find My Mac but am unable to do so. I found a program that will create one but I cant boot into it because the mac is unsupported. Is there any way to add the board ID or will I have to just stick with Lion?

The Search this Thread function for "recovery partition" found my post:

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19711426&recovery+partition#post19711426

 

[hackerwayne]

MacPostFactor update is being uploaded.

 

[10tacleBoy]

Good news.
Quick question, my father has got an old iMac from late 2006 (on which I installed ML already by using MLPF) with the following specs:

Intel C2D
3 GB Ram
GeForce 7600 GT

Wikipedia says the video card is 64 Bit. So would it work with MacPostFactor (Mavericks, or Yosemite in the future) as well? You only talk about the Mac Pro, so I'm not sure about his iMac...

 

[AppleRus]

MacPostFactor update is being uploaded.

uploaded to where?