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0403979 said:
How did you find that link?
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Download the software catalog:
http://swscan.apple.com/content/cat...n-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

Open it in a text editor and just scroll through it. A full OS installer will have "InstallAssistantAuto" and "InstallESD" in the names. The updates seem to have "macOSUpd" in the name. There's a "post date" below them in the plist that shows when it was uploaded.

Hope that helps. I'm not advising you to try installing this way. But this is what I do usually because I do not like automated tools and I'd rather do things 100% myself.

Edit: The updates aren't full installers. You can't install a fresh copy of the OS from them, only update over existing one.
 
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ASentientBot said:
Download the software catalog:
http://swscan.apple.com/content/cat...n-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

Open it in a text editor and just scroll through it. A full OS installer will have "InstallAssistantAuto" and "InstallESD" in the names. The updates seem to have "macOSUpd" in the name. There's a "post date" below them in the plist that shows when it was uploaded.

Hope that helps. I'm not advising you to try installing this way. But this is what I do usually because I do not like automated tools and I'd rather do things 100% myself.

Edit: The updates aren't full installers. You can't install a fresh copy of the OS from them, only update over existing one.
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It doesn’t seem to be in the catalog tho, weird.
 
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10.14.1 bêta 4 !

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Thank you Dosdude and all !
 
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If I install Mojave on my mid-2009 17-inch MacBook Pro 5,2 model will I need to switch to APFS from HFS to get future software updates? I thought that's what I understood from dosdude's video tutorial. Just wanted to confirm if that's correct.
 
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I am on a iMac 7.1 and volume slider does not work. I read about the same error from 2 other people in this thread.
Does someone have an idea? I did like to listen to music.

@dosdude1
 
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dosdude1 said:
Very common hardware issue with that system, it's due to a failing capacitor on the main MCP power rail (C7771). I have a video here showing the repair of a system with that issue.
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@dosdude1, a special thanks for all the help so far with the mid 2010 MacBook Pro graphics issue. I am now at a new dilema of a sort and need your help again. In the country where I reside I was able to get a polarized aluminum cap with 330mF, but it is rated at 6.2V instead of 2.5, or 2V . Basically the same specs otherwise, but for the Voltage rating.On the market there is no other cap with lower rated Voltage and I can not import from the US. Do you think I can use that one? My logic tells me, that if rated for 6.2V it surely will be able to handle without a hiccup the 1.82V on the line. But maybe I am missing something. Any help will be highly appreciated.
 
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Hi all,
I have an early 2009 mac pro 5.1 with dual quad core xeon 2.26, 32gb ram & NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB running High Sierra 10.13.3 at the moment. Boot ROM Version: MP51.0084.B00 / SMC Version (system): 1.39f5 / SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f5.
I created the Mohave install using dosdude1 mohave patch tool and so far I am trying to install it for the 2nd time.......1st time it got stuck at less than 1 minute remaining for over an hour so I had to try again.
This time it has been stuck at the less than 1 minute remaining for nearly 45 mins so far.......any ideas as to what might be causing this or should I just give up?
 
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@dosdude1

You are awesome! Volume control works now on my iMac 7.1
I restarted on got prompted to install the audio patch update. It works.
[doublepost=1539825061][/doublepost]only thing missing is the nightmode on iMac 7.1
Does anyone have an idea on fixing it?
 
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ASentientBot said:
Download the software catalog:
http://swscan.apple.com/content/cat...n-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

Open it in a text editor and just scroll through it. A full OS installer will have "InstallAssistantAuto" and "InstallESD" in the names. The updates seem to have "macOSUpd" in the name. There's a "post date" below them in the plist that shows when it was uploaded.

Hope that helps. I'm not advising you to try installing this way. But this is what I do usually because I do not like automated tools and I'd rather do things 100% myself.

Edit: The updates aren't full installers. You can't install a fresh copy of the OS from them, only update over existing one.
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Thanks @ASentientBot for the reference to the software catalog download.
Tried it and downloaded a 1.6gb pkg file. Upon running it, I got this message:

Screen Shot 2018-10-17 at 3.40.07 PM.png

So I tried OTA and downloaded a 2.16gb instead.
Screen Shot 2018-10-17 at 3.42.29 PM.png

Update successful on my unsupported MBAir.
Screen Shot 2018-10-17 at 5.59.08 PM.png

FYI. Thanks again.
 
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ASentientBot said:
You can't fresh install, can you? There's no InstallESD for anything newer than the public release.

If there is, please tell me where I can find it! I'm archiving each version.
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You are correct, so I will attempt the upgrade.

UPDATE: I upgraded from software update then patched, but it seems to be stuck at the apple logo and progress bar. I will let it go for a while, hopefully it boots. If not start with a fresh install again.

Well reinstalling on a clean drive just stuck for a long while.
 
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idnovic said:
@dosdude1

You are awesome! Volume control works now on my iMac 7.1
I restarted on got prompted to install the audio patch update. It works.
[doublepost=1539825061][/doublepost]only thing missing is the nightmode on iMac 7.1
Does anyone have an idea on fixing it?
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Re-install the Night Shift Patch using Patch Updater, and then Night Shift should begin working.
[doublepost=1539838672][/doublepost]
Sveto said:
@dosdude1, a special thanks for all the help so far with the mid 2010 MacBook Pro graphics issue. I am now at a new dilema of a sort and need your help again. In the country where I reside I was able to get a polarized aluminum cap with 330mF, but it is rated at 6.2V instead of 2.5, or 2V . Basically the same specs otherwise, but for the Voltage rating.On the market there is no other cap with lower rated Voltage and I can not import from the US. Do you think I can use that one? My logic tells me, that if rated for 6.2V it surely will be able to handle without a hiccup the 1.82V on the line. But maybe I am missing something. Any help will be highly appreciated.
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As long as the voltage rating is at or above what the original capacitor was rated for, it should be just fine. Don't go too overkill though, and of course make sure it actually fits on that section of the board. And, it should be rated at 330 uF (Microfarads).
 
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ASentientBot said:
Download the software catalog:
http://swscan.apple.com/content/cat...n-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

Open it in a text editor and just scroll through it. A full OS installer will have "InstallAssistantAuto" and "InstallESD" in the names. The updates seem to have "macOSUpd" in the name. There's a "post date" below them in the plist that shows when it was uploaded.

Hope that helps. I'm not advising you to try installing this way. But this is what I do usually because I do not like automated tools and I'd rather do things 100% myself.

Edit: The updates aren't full installers. You can't install a fresh copy of the OS from them, only update over existing one.
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FYI

If you need to download (but not yet install) all the packages required or included in the update for 10.14.1 beta 4, you can do these steps in Terminal.

Screen Shot 2018-10-17 at 11.43.00 PM.png

Hope this helps.
 
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joelw135 said:
You are correct, so I will attempt the upgrade.

UPDATE: I upgraded from software update then patched, but it seems to be stuck at the apple logo and progress bar. I will let it go for a while, hopefully it boots. If not start with a fresh install again.

Well reinstalling on a clean drive just stuck for a long while.
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Same problem here...been waiting for a new patch as there is no fix for it...
 
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dosdude1 said:
Re-install the Night Shift Patch using Patch Updater, and then Night Shift should begin working.
[doublepost=1539838672][/doublepost]
As long as the voltage rating is at or above what the original capacitor was rated for, it should be just fine. Don't go too overkill though, and of course make sure it actually fits on that section of the board. And, it should be rated at 330 uF (Microfarads).
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Thank you dosdude1 for the instructions on the video. I've got a tantalum capacitor 330uF / 6.3V and will put on the main logic board asap. May need to use a short (1cm) wire for the lack of space. I'll post the results...
Now I owe you a threefold big thank you not only for the patchers (Sierra, HS, Mojave) and the APFS ROM patch, but also for the hardware repair instructions. Will use the donate button!
 
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