macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread

[Vyzantion]

Here macOS Mojave Patcher

The cache in the browser was not empty. I did that and the link worked.

 

[Starplayr]

"Currently" means that there is a possibility that AMD Radeon HD 5xxx series GPU will be better supported in future?
I have a Mac Pro 3.1 with an Ati Radeon HD 5770 Card and before installing Mojave i would like to be sure that my card can work well on my system. I haven't enough money to change my video card so it would be fantastic to know that you are working to implement this feature in your next releases.

Ditch the AMD card. Get a supported Kepler card like the NVIDiA GTX 680.you could sell the AMD later and get some of your money back. Save up.

 

[w1z]

I can't seem to unlock encrypted drives while booted into the mojave installer. It asks for the passphrases but nothing happens after entering them.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Edit: same issue via terminal

 

[Minims]

I have the same issue on apfs encrypted.

Disk utility : mount does not ask for password
Terminal : asked for password, but blocked on unlocking. I finally ctrl-c because it is too long.

 

[Starplayr]

I have a Mac Pro that the Patcher says is natively supported, but which Mojave itself refuses to install on because I use a GT 120 in OS X as a backup card. Will I have to use the Patcher to create an installer, and then use the Legacy Video Card Patch to get OS X actually working? But how will I even see the installation process (and therefore be able to click on anything) if it won’t understand my GT 120 during the installation? This will all be resolved, assumedly, post install 1. due to the patch and 2. due to the fact that I use a GTX 980 for all purposes other than installing updates. But getting through the install will be the problem.

Install using the patcher with the GT 120. If you are on a Mac Pro 5,1, installed the 980 then reboot. No additional patches should be needed.

If you are on a Mac Pro 4,1 or 3,1 you’ll need to install additional patches for those machines. 4.1 has an exception if it’s firmware was updated to 5,1. I believe your 980 card will work natively after install without patching.

 

[thegurgz]

Has anyone successfully updated through software update from Mojave? I read one that said it didn’t work and that it crashed, but are others successful in doing it through settings? Or is everyone going the safe route of making a patched USB?

 

[whyrichard]

Hey,

Does anyone has this configuration running well:

Mac Pro '09
3.46 6 Core Intel Xeon
32 GB 1333 DDR3 Ram
AMD Radeon R9 280X 3072mb Video Card

.... a somewhat maxed out '09 Quad... with dual apple monitors... hows it working in Mojave?

Thanks!

r.

 

[TimothyR734]

Has anyone successfully updated through software update from Mojave? I read one that said it didn’t work and that it crashed, but are others successful in doing it through settings? Or is everyone going the safe route of making a patched USB?

you can download it from the App Store but you will need to make a patcher like on mine when I tried to install without the patcher it said I needed a firmware update
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Quick Question on Mojave Patch update app.

I've used @dosdude1's for all installing previous betas of Mojave. Now I am in the process of installing/patching the latest version (18A391). Will installing erase/initialize all my previous files and custom settings I have on (18A390)? Or will I need to start from scratch?

Thanks Guys!

so far it has not messed with my settings or apps

 

[DuncanGarp]

Quick Question on Mojave Patch update app.

I've used @dosdude1's for all installing previous betas of Mojave. Now I am in the process of installing/patching the latest version (18A391). Will installing erase/initialize all my previous files and custom settings I have on (18A390)? Or will I need to start from scratch?

Thanks Guys!

 

[lunarworks]

As far as I know you could have a 2018 MacBook Pro or a 2015 iMac so those are APFS bootable or you could have a 1995 pent 486 computer without giving us any info on what you have we have to assume> You can format your hdd/ssd with APFS in recovery mode if it boots fine then you know but if it doesn't you need to format it extended journaled (HFS) and apply the APFS boot rom patcher which is very risky

I'm running a 2011 MacBook Pro on High Sierra, and I know it updated my firmware at some point last year. But I'm still uncertain about APFS.

 

[TimothyR734]

jackluke your CoreBrightness patch does work on the latest Mojave and your hybrid patch works as well

 

[w1z]

I have the same issue on apfs encrypted.

Disk utility : mount does not ask for password
Terminal : asked for password, but blocked on unlocking. I finally ctrl-c because it is too long.

I'm shelving the update to Mojave till it reaches 10.14.3.. High time we stopped being Apple's guinea pigs.

 

[DuncanGarp]

you can download it from the App Store but you will need to make a patcher like on mine when I tried to install without the patcher it said I needed a firmware update
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so far it has not messed with my settings or apps

After install/post install, you didn't have to "transfer" from a backup of your previous version? Thanks again @TimothyR734.

 

[ASentientBot]

After install/post install, you didn't have to "transfer" from a backup of your previous version? Thanks again @TimothyR734.

If you just install over the previous OS without erasing it, all your files and settings should be safe.

There were a couple times when my account got downgraded to a non-admin user, and I had to fix that. But that seems to be a result of the manual installation, if you use dosdude1's patcher, you should not encounter this.

 

[Starplayr]

Happy September 24th!

Alternative download for the official release of Mojave 10.14.

From Mojave beta or pre-GM, go to Apple Menu -> Apple Store. Search for Mojave.

The OS will be a choice to "Get". Click "Get" and it will proceed to look for the full update and download the installer from System Preference -> Software Update.

Note: Clicking on just Software Update from a pre-release will just say it's up to date. This is a workaround for that issue.

There are also some options for the Software Updater. Not sure how useable these options are for unsupported Macs. I'm probably gonna just use Dosdude1's patcher from the full installer downloaded from Apple. Apple's downloader looks a lot like dosdude1's. Coincidence or conspiracy? lol

Install Mojave will be in your /Applications folder like always. I usually copy it to another drive for save keeping.

 

[Luckygreek]

Happy September 24th!

Alternative download for the official release of Mojave 10.14.

From Mojave beta or pre-GM, go to Apple Menu -> Apple Store. Search for Mojave.

The OS will be a choice to "Get". Click "Get" and it will proceed to look for the full update and download the installer from System Preference -> Software Update.

Note: Clicking on just Software Update from a pre-release will just say it's up to date. This is a workaround for that issue.

I'll probably still install via the patcher. Haven't decided yet.

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I tried without the patch & got the ø

 

[Starplayr]

I tried without the patch & got the ø

Apply the patch. I would just use the updater for downloading it and use Dosdude's patcher to install it. With the no go sign unauthorized, you be able to apply the patcher to that install.

I'm setting my system prefs for the updater to only download updates and not install anything including system data file and security updates. That way I'll have total control over what gets on my system.

 

[webg3]

Patcher 1.2.0 + Install macOS Mojave 10.14 (18A391)

 

[FilthyMuppetInnuendo]

I have a Mac Pro that the Patcher says is natively supported, but which Mojave itself refuses to install on because I use a GT 120 in OS X as a backup card. Will I have to use the Patcher to create an installer, and then use the Legacy Video Card Patch to get OS X actually working? But how will I even see the installation process (and therefore be able to click on anything) if it won’t understand my GT 120 during the installation? This will all be resolved, assumedly, post install 1. due to the patch and 2. due to the fact that I use a GTX 980 for all purposes other than installing updates. But getting through the install will be the problem.

Update: Turns out that making a patched version, booting from it (rather than using the updater file) and installing normally works perfectly all the way through. The GT 120 even works in Mojave without the Legacy Video Card Patch. It’s just… stuttery and slow. SHOULD I even use the patch now? (will it improve performance) Or should I just wait for nVidia to fix their driver for my GTX 980?
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Install using the patcher with the GT 120. If you are on a Mac Pro 5,1, installed the 980 then reboot. No additional patches should be needed.

EDIT: Oh, I shouldn’t bother with the post-install legacy video card patch, then, even though it’s still jumpy and slow?

 

[Starplayr]

Update: Turns out that making a patched version, booting from it (rather than using the updater file) and installing normally works perfectly all the way through. The GT 120 even works in Mojave without the Legacy Video Card Patch. It’s just… stuttery and slow. SHOULD I even use the patch now? (will it improve performance) Or should I just wait for nVidia to fix their driver for my GTX 980?

Do you have a 3,1 4,1 or 5,1 Mac Pro? The GTX 980 should work out of the box. The other patches are mainly for a 3,1 so if you are on a 5,1 (2010 to 2012) you should be able to shutdown, install the 980 card and boot up. The 980 should be a Kepler card and should work with Apple's Nvidia system drivers.

If you run into problems, you can boot up holding down the SHIFT key until you see the login screen, but other than that I think you should be good.

 

[phoenix_bladen]

#1
I'm trying to install MacOS Mojave on my late 2012 iMac with SSD and I keep getting the error message:

"This volume is not a supported Core Storage configuration."

 

[olrik77]

Hello,

Success for me :

- Download Mojave 18A391 installer
- Patch it with @Dosdude tool (V 1.2.1)
- Intall and post-install patch over the Mojave GM 18A389
- Now all is running fine on 18A391

nota : I do not use Night Shift because I prefer "f.lux". I know @dosdude1 is working on a new night shift patch for the patch updater : am I right ?

Many thanks !

PJN

 

[Starplayr]

Update: Turns out that making a patched version, booting from it (rather than using the updater file) and installing normally works perfectly all the way through. The GT 120 even works in Mojave without the Legacy Video Card Patch. It’s just… stuttery and slow. SHOULD I even use the patch now? (will it improve performance) Or should I just wait for nVidia to fix their driver for my GTX 980?
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EDIT: Oh, I shouldn’t bother with the post-install legacy video card patch, then, even though it’s still jumpy and slow?

Did you remove the GT 120 card and install the 980? If it’s still slow with the 980. I would recommend waiting a day for NVIDiA web drivers. With either card, you can run the system in safe mode til the web drivers are out but I thought the 980 was a Kepler card and should just work. I could be wrong.
[doublepost=1537831901][/doublepost]Downloaded official release from Apple.
Created Patcher on miniPCIe card, mich faster than USB 2. Comparable for FireWire 800.
Installing using Dosdude1’s Patcher 1.2.1
Formatted to APFS.
Patiently waiting...

All those hours of testing, rebooting sure paid off. I will be sending Dosdude1 $20 bucks by Oct 1 via paypal.

It’s nice to be ready for this release. Already selling my supported Mac Mini. My Mac Pro four years older is just killer.

 

[Luckygreek]

Apply the patch. I would just use the updater for downloading it and use Dosdude's patcher to install it. With the no go sign unauthorized, you be able to apply the patcher to that install.

I'm setting my system prefs for the updater to only download updates and not install anything including system data file and security updates. That way I'll have total control over what gets on my system.

I did, just tried without to see results. Same here I disabled all except "check for updates"

 

[pkouame]

Hi,
Just to say I'm running Mac OS Mojave update final release (18A391) with no issue.
Go first to App Store (or even Apple.com first) then redirected to Pref. System Software update.
Hope everything works good as previous version (18A389)…
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Surtout n'oublie pas d'executer le post-install!

If you just install over the previous OS without erasing it, all your files and settings should be safe.

There were a couple times when my account got downgraded to a non-admin user, and I had to fix that. But that seems to be a result of the manual installation, if you use dosdude1's patcher, you should not encounter this.

Never figured out the loss of admin issue. Did you? happened to me a few times too...
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Did you remove the GT 120 card and install the 980? If it’s still slow with the 980. I would recommend waiting a day for NVIDiA web drivers. With either card, you can run the system in safe mode til the web drivers are out but I thought the 980 was a Kepler card and should just work. I could be wrong.
[doublepost=1537831901][/doublepost]Downloaded official release from Apple.
Created Patcher on miniPCIe card, mich faster than USB 2. Comparable for FireWire 800.
Installing using Dosdude1’s Patcher 1.2.1
Formatted to APFS.
Patiently waiting...

All those hours of testing, rebooting sure paid off. I will be sending Dosdude1 $20 bucks by Oct 1 via paypal.

It’s nice to be ready for this release. Already selling my supported Mac Mini. My Mac Pro four years older is just killer.

Waiting for those web drivers myself. NVIDIA pulled the 108 Release a few days ago (for some reason) ...