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macOS 10.12 Sierra Unsupported Macs Thread
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Probably the requirement is the same as on iOS, only GPUs that support Metal.
I think next I'll try to spoof it with clover to think it's a newer iMac and see how that goes
At this point I have my 7,1 iMac spoofed to think it is a 10.1 iMac and it now recognizes my T9300 properly. still no night shift but this is a big jump.
As you can see in this pic, it thinks its a 27" iMac.
But you can tell by the graphics card that this is definitely a 7,1 iMac
[doublepost=1485534203][/doublepost]I have another update. My 2007 iMac now has night shift
and is recongnized as a late 2012 iMac. That is the first year that night shift worked.
A couple of draw backs
the second 2 USB ports don't work and it doesn't recognize the bluetooth part of my BCM943602CS combo card. But it does recognize the wifi part. which seems kinda weird.
Im sure these are fairly easily fixable. But night shift is working at that is what I wanted to know. "Will Night Shift" work on a 2007 iMac with a
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT 128 MB" and the answer is YES IT WILL
Hey everyone,
Installed the patch over the summer love it. Would like to upgrade now to latest Sierra version. I never got the AUSEnabler to work or the DosDude script because I'm behind a proxy. Also, with the wifi card not working in my Pro I can't connect that way either. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting this to work?
Installed the patch over the summer love it. Would like to upgrade now to latest Sierra version. I never got the AUSEnabler to work or the DosDude script because I'm behind a proxy. Also, with the wifi card not working in my Pro I can't connect that way either. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting this to work?
well I messed it up. I had to do a clean install and now just getting it spoofed to think it is a 2013 iMac is not enough. I remember before I did the clover thing I was messing with a few different files.
It is possible to get working I'm sure ill remember what it was that changed. damn it
It is possible to get working I'm sure ill remember what it was that changed. damn it
Hey guys. I need a little help with this installation. I followed the steps on this tutorial http://dosdude1.com/sierrapatch.html and patches fine and all that. The problem starts when I want to erase my current internal disk. I can't select it in Disk Utility tool when booting from usb. Any ideas? I got a Macbook Pro mid 2009 so it should be a fit for this upgrade.
Thanks for all the help
Thanks for all the help
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This is due to some weird glitch with the Sierra Installer where the Disk Utility window doesn't become active for some reason. You'll just need to keep rebooting and trying again, and eventually it works. If possible, use the Utilities menu in the Menu Bar to open it, that seems to help a bit.Hey guys. I need a little help with this installation. I followed the steps on this tutorial http://dosdude1.com/sierrapatch.html and patches fine and all that. The problem starts when I want to erase my current internal disk. I can't select it in Disk Utility tool when booting from usb. Any ideas? I got a Macbook Pro mid 2009 so it should be a fit for this upgrade.
Thanks for all the help
I click on the disk utility box with the mouse and then use the arrow keys on the keyboard to navigate through all the menus.
I also use Command (I think) and F2 to get to the menu bar and then use arrow keys. I always thought it was frozen until I started using the keyboard lol
Thank you both. It worked, but now it's a problem with booting in system after clean install and macbook restart. I followed all the steps to format as MacOS Extended and GUID partition, but now after installation and restart only powers up and doesn't find system and do a shutdown. Confused.
EDIT. It worked.
EDIT. It worked.
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Hello and good evening to all here in the forum! Please excuse my bad english I had to put my question here Google Translate Translate! I installed today on my early 2009 Macbook 5.2 successfully with Dosdudes Sierra Patch Tool, macOS Sierra! In a previous installation I had after a few days the problem the keyboard and mouse no longer worked! I now leave the one over the recovery menu terminal the SIP can disable! Is this still necessary with the current Sierra Post Install? Or is this done automatically? Mfg Gernot
Unfortunately I know nothing about how to change video card id or patch kexts. Could you explain it shortly or share some links to read more about it?
Yes. You need to re download the Install macOS Sierra.app
That fixed it everytime for me
Thanks nandor690. I'll delete the Sierra installer and download it again as you suggest. Did you download the installer that is available at Dosdude1 Sierra Patch web page or did you get it elsewhere?
No no no, the patcher is ok. It's the the app from Apple that you need to redownloaf
I'm running 10.12.4 on an Early 2009 MacBook and now I can't adjust my brightness. Any suggestions?
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