I think the thing is, we need different prelinkedkernels but not for different devices, only for different path situations. For exemple, all Nvidia devices have the same patch applied and so on for other patches, so in total, we probably don’t need a lot of prelinkedkernels but we do need different ones. Just an idea.
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I think the thing is, we need different prelinkedkernels but not for different devices, only for different path situations. For exemple, all Nvidia devices have the same patch applied and so on for other patches, so in total, we probably don’t need a lot of prelinkedkernels but we do need different ones. Just an idea.
Please excuse me if this has been answer earlier in the thread, but haven’t found an answer to this conundrum.
I’m currently running High Sierra on my Mac Pro 3,1. I use a PC version GTX 970 gpu that replaced my Mac version hd5870.
How the h*ll can I use the dosdude patcher tool when I’m not able to get my MP in “boot mode”? If the Mac version HD 5870 is not supported in Mojave and I can’t use my GTX 970. What to do?!
I hope I don’t have to flash my card or buy a “new” pre hd5870 card just for the installment of Mojave
I’m currently running High Sierra on my Mac Pro 3,1. I use a PC version GTX 970 gpu that replaced my Mac version hd5870.
How the h*ll can I use the dosdude patcher tool when I’m not able to get my MP in “boot mode”? If the Mac version HD 5870 is not supported in Mojave and I can’t use my GTX 970. What to do?!
I hope I don’t have to flash my card or buy a “new” pre hd5870 card just for the installment of Mojave
Thanks , but if I have to run the script everytime I switch between Ligth-Dark mode or boot the MacBook and the text in every app has Bold and pixelated, this is unuseful for me. I'll back to High Sierra for now.
Thanks for the work.
The kext for that card should be inside IO80211Family.kext/Contents/Plugins/AirPortBrcm4360.kext, I guess that you don't need the "Wifi patch" on Mojave, leaving the stock Mojave kext should automatically fix your BT too.
Mojave only has Kepler drivers which is mostly the 6xx series and original GTX Titan and Titan Black. The patched drivers only have the Tesla ones and void the Kepler Mac drivers.Please excuse me if this has been answer earlier in the thread, but haven’t found an answer to this conundrum.
I’m currently running High Sierra on my Mac Pro 3,1. I use a PC version GTX 970 gpu that replaced my Mac version hd5870.
How the h*ll can I use the dosdude patcher tool when I’m not able to get my MP in “boot mode”? If the Mac version HD 5870 is not supported in Mojave and I can’t use my GTX 970. What to do?!
I hope I don’t have to flash my card or buy a “new” pre hd5870 card just for the installment of Mojave
Your card I forget is either Maxwell or Pascal And for that you will need Mojave web drivers from NVIDiA which are not out yet. Rumor has it, 2-3 weeks
Can you share some screenshots before? I need to see this "Bold", I have not experienced this on my hardware.
MacBookPro7,1
Create new light mode on start boot
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Any of us using any cloud service is vulnerable, which I'm pretty sure most of us use, we can take appropriate precautions to safeguard our information, however in the end even when Apple Servers are hacked by a 16 year old teen in Australia should we not use any cloud based server? I think most of the users on this thread are well aware of the vulnerabilities of cloud based servers, our own desktop computers, our cell phones, open source software, FLASH PLAYER, which Adobe has known for years is vulnerable. SIP was first introduced in 2015, so everything prior to that was vulnerable to an attack, For myself I have been using Macs since 1996, also having been a computer consultant in the San Diego area for 10+ years dealing with well over 1,000 Macs, Miramax Films, MGM, LA Times, Disney & a number of BioTech firms & several "sensitive" contracts none of which had ever had their data comprised, aside from crashed HD's. I find it hard to believe that the contributors, @dosdude1, @parrotgeek1, @Czo, @Badruzeus, @ASentientBot, @jackluke, @0403979 & all others that have made contributions for unsupported Mac's have a hidden agenda to highjack our computers or steal our data. Most, if not all here are aware of the security issues with disabling SIP & have opted to do so.
BTW, do you use cloud based servers for your files?
Edit, granted times have changed since I quit consulting & opted for a Badge. I still continue to beta test software & hardware.
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You cannot compare the security measures of a few people in this forum with a huge company like Apple. With an open source patch project, you always have the option of going through the code, and build and install it on your own local machine if you do not trust the binaries out there.
It also provides transparency, something that open source operating systems like Linux have been based on.
You can read more about this subject in a recent post in reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/9jm23c/a_large_growing_number_of_users_on_unsupported/
Going through that thread, if what @dosdude1 means by wrong hands is Apple blocking the patches, it's a different story. But if what he means is other people than Apple exploiting the code, this does not sound concerning, as that can be applied to any open source piece of software.
Obviously, @dosdude1 & co are gifted in this field, and the open source community would love to use their products.
@Luckygreek let me answer that with a question: Do you trust the blackbox patches to not take and upload screenshots of your personal messages, photos, bank details or browser history?
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So I just install the MacOs Mojave following the tool? How do I disable "metal"?
Using that logic we should not use any open source software of which I believe someone stated the are literally thousands of apps. I use LibreOffice which is open source & trust that it has no malicious code, however it might at some point, all I can do is my due diligence to protect my data. I'm aware of the Reddit comments.
I have never recommended using cloud storage and/or disabling System Integrety Protection and I have no plans to attack anyone in this thread. However, I don’t think it’s a matter of the cloud storage servers being hacked but more of personal privacy and company servers. If you willingly store your data on servers run by Apple, Google, Microsoft, or another company, then you can never be sure that you are the only one with access to that data. I don’t think companies like Apple, Google, or Microsoft would access the personal data of their users without authorisation but you can never be sure. System Integrity Protection doesn’t protect your personal data, it only protects certain system directories. Any app can still access your home folder and steal or destroy your data. I use my Mac with System Integrity Protection, Gatekeeper, and Quarantine disabled. I highly recommend against this but do it anyway. I also store my most important data in Google Drive, but, in my defence, my Mac is encrypted and my Google account has two factor authentication enabled.
Apple can’t block these patches, at least not most of them. If they put effort into they could do some serious damage without the source code of any of the patchers or patches. Apple doesn’t do this because that would require time and work, which is the exact reason that are machines aren’t supported. If they can’t put effort into supporting them, then they won’t put effort into blocking them.
You trust LibreOffice because it is open sourced which means it is peer reviewed and watched by many developers.
Just to be clear Julian I made no inference that you or any of the contributors recommended any cloud based servers, disabling SIP or to attack anyone, sorry if you misunderstood my post.
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We do the same thing so far: we wait for DOSdude1 to update the patch or some other advanced member to direct us the correct path. Yes, disable automatic updates. Sorry for the delay in answering, I was not home.
I understood your post. I just thought it was better to clarify that.
This s*cks (apologies for the language). I would like to try the 10.14.1 beta 1 too on my unsupported mac.
What is entailed for the "boot rom upgrade"? Is this a step that @dosdude1 needs to do for his patcher apps or something else? Thanks.
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Maybe this is helpful for people that have an unsupported mac for Mojave, but an upgraded AirportCard for continuity.
I had the issue that the Continuity Activation Tool would not work as it believes that the mac is continuity-enabled (the card is, but Apple still locks my iMac late 2009 out). You therefore have to manually whitelist your mac in the kexts.
Short guide is like this:
Open /System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist. You should see a list of board IDs. Find the relevant entry for your model. Once found, you should see that it has one subelement called "ContinuitySupport". Most probably it has the value "false", which should be changed to "true". Save the file.
Then enter this command (one line), where the portion "F2268DAE\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0" is the board-ID followed by eight nulls (if you have an old "short" Board-ID) into the terminal (requires your admin password):
sudo -E perl -pi -e "s/\Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86/\Mac-F2268DAE\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0/" /System/Library/Extension /IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcm4360
Now you need to delete the kext cache by entering this into the terminal
cd /System/Library/Extensions/
sudo touch .
Reboot your computer and you should have all continuity/handoff features working!
Credit goes to PeterHolbrook, which illustrated the solution for HighSierra.
I had the issue that the Continuity Activation Tool would not work as it believes that the mac is continuity-enabled (the card is, but Apple still locks my iMac late 2009 out). You therefore have to manually whitelist your mac in the kexts.
Short guide is like this:
Open /System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist. You should see a list of board IDs. Find the relevant entry for your model. Once found, you should see that it has one subelement called "ContinuitySupport". Most probably it has the value "false", which should be changed to "true". Save the file.
Then enter this command (one line), where the portion "F2268DAE\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0" is the board-ID followed by eight nulls (if you have an old "short" Board-ID) into the terminal (requires your admin password):
sudo -E perl -pi -e "s/\Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86/\Mac-F2268DAE\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0/" /System/Library/Extension /IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcm4360
Now you need to delete the kext cache by entering this into the terminal
cd /System/Library/Extensions/
sudo touch .
Reboot your computer and you should have all continuity/handoff features working!
Credit goes to PeterHolbrook, which illustrated the solution for HighSierra.
Hi Guys, I have installed Mojave on my Mac Pro 3.1 the gpu is a Nvidia Geforce GTX 680 Mac Edition, everything is okay except VLC won't play any vids at all, it just flashes, QuickTime does play them but there is a little stuttering at times as does Itunes player, I have a seperate HD running High Sierra and VLC and QuickTime and Itunes work fine with vids, so its not the gpu. Has anyone else had problems with videos with the same or similar setup?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Question and this may be answered somewhere in this mega thread. I am trying to install it and it is telling me I don't have enough disk space. I have 270GB free of 525GB. I was trying to do the upgrade over High Sierra Encrypted APFS with FV on. I then tried to wipe the drive clean with DU on the thumb drive and it won't let me.
It seems odd I don't have enough space? Is the encryption/FV the culprit here?
It seems odd I don't have enough space? Is the encryption/FV the culprit here?