macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread

[skiabox]

I think is better compiling all in Apple script, you can check the dark mode status

tell application "System Events"
tell appearance preferences
set dark mode to not dark mode
set scuro to get dark mode
if scuro then
do shell script "
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true;
killall Spotlight;
killall Finder;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool false;
killall Dock;
killall Finder;
killall NotificationCenter;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true;
killall Spotlight;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool false;
defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO;"
else
do shell script "
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool false;
killall Finder;
killall Dock;
killall NotificationCenter;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true;
killall Finder;
killall Spotlight;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool false;
killall Finder;
killall Dock;
killall NotificationCenter;
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true;
killall Finder;
killall Spotlight;"



end if

end tell

end tell

Do we know the file where the setting 'defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO' is written?
Thank you!

 

[webg3]

I did explained on APFS Recovery fix part1 how to make USB Legacy working, you have to use the immutablekernel file, and since as far I know doesn't exist a patched immutablekernel ("immutable" after all), you have to take any Mojave prelinkedkernel "patched" with USB legacy embedded in, then put it into your Recovery path and rename it into immutablekernel.

The only reason I didn't suggested to use Terminal commands is that since the "random-numbers-letters" folder changes on every machine I believed was easier doing through Finder.

Not working Trackpad or Keyboard for me.
Thank you for trying to solve it.

I believe a better solution is to clone the USB Install macOS Mojave to "random-numbers-letters" folder Recovery

 

[jackluke]

Not working Trackpad or Keyboard for me.
Thank you for trying to solve it.

I believe a better solution is to clone the USB Install macOS Mojave to "random-numbers-letters" folder Recovery

Trackpad and internal keyboard are perfectly working you have simply to use a patched prelinkedkernel and rename it to immutablekernel, try use the dosdude1's Mojave Installer prelinkedkernel copying into your Recovery path and then from your Recovery path renaming it into immutablekernel.

Even if it will work, you can't clone properly because any USB Installer is HFS MacOS Extended (not journaled) and your Recovery path is a native APFS, so you should re-partition your APFS drive adding an HFS partition, otherwise manual copy inside it thorough Terminal.

 

[Skorpion24]

Hello I managed to put Mojave with the dosdude tool on my 2009 24"iMac with Nvidia 120GT GPU, everything is fine except for the screen brightness, looks like it's not full dim when at the max setting and when changing the brightness it's like I got only 2 steps of dim instead every square doing a little more or less light.
What it can be? Drivers?

I tried to apply the fix kindly given by @0403979 but didn't manage to install it with the terminal, SIP is disabled but I always get some kind of error.

@dosdude1 Do you have by any chance a fix for it or can help somehow? Thanks!

 

[Hughmac]

Maybe I didn’t understand exactly what you did, but if you installed the OTA update you just have to boot from the USB disk with Dosdude’s Mojave Installer and install the Patches for your system (not the whole OS again, as you already applied the OTA update). I don’t think that the USB stick with 10.14 can patch your 10.14.1, so maybe you should use another Mac to download the Mojave Patcher, download the 10.14.1 from the same Patcher, build the bootable stick and try to boot and apply the patches from that stick.
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The best thing you can do is download the new 1.2.3 patcher, download the 10.14.1 from the same patcher and build the USB stick with 10.4.1.
After that you can try to use the OTA update. If, after the installation, you have some problems, like the Mac not booting or something, you can reboot from the 10.4.1 stick and just apply the post-install patches.

Good advice, thank you

Cheers

Hugh

 

[16v]

MacBook Pro 2011 13'' and MacBook Pro 2011 15"" updated with OTA on 10.14.2 (beta1)

Just run your USB stick installer 1.2.3 to patch again your laptop ;-)

No.
Dont work on every machine.
My mbp 5.4 dont.
Tried different times to apply post install patch.
No success

 

[pkouame]

Hello pkoaume, when I install the Hybrid Mode for 10.14.1 the sidebar highlight looks dark when deselected. Instead of the gray highlight in the official screenshots. When selected it isn't gray either but a dark highlight Is there something wrong after all it worked correctly in the previous version.

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That, and many other sweet fixes are on their way in v1.3 (soon). Stay tuned.

EDIT: the official github repo has a listing of all the upcoming fixes in the 1.3 milestone (no release date yet)

 

[thegurgz]

Hi, I am using 13 inch (Mid-2009) MacBook Pro(5,5) with SSD and 8gb ram (APFS).
I am currently using High Sierra.
I am thinking that I install Mojave into my MBP.
I want to know that it is working fine or not.
Would share your experience in use of the same MBP model?

Go for it. Running smoothly on my MBP5,5 same model. Just use dark mode to fix the graphic anomalies, or if you are more advanced in terminal commands, you can use a patch such as @pkouame's Hybrid patch for light mode.

 

[CNiles38006]

That, and many other sweet fixes are on their way in v1.3 (soon). Stay tuned.

EDIT: the official github repo has a listing of all the upcoming fixes in the 1.3 milestone (no release date yet)

Haha, I see. Thanks for the heads up about the upcoming fix, eagerly looking forward to the release.

 

[the.burn]

Are there any general news in which cases the integrated macOS update process will work and when a new patched installer stick is needed for an update?

Maybe sb can extend the first wiki post with those cases

In my case:
MacBook Pro 6,2 (15“, Mid 2010) (APFS formatted SSD)
Software Update Patch installed
System Preferences is showing update…

Should I try to update through System preferences or is it a sure thing that this will not work?
THX!

 

[16v]

Go for it. Running smoothly on my MBP5,5 same model. Just use dark mode to fix the graphic anomalies, or if you are more advanced in terminal commands, you can use a patch such as @pkouame's Hybrid patch for light mode.

Post installer on mbp5.4 dont work...

 

[joelw135]

@pkouame What does Hybrid do and is it for certain systems only. Sorry to ask but I just didn't read the hundreds of posts regarding it.

 

[LuisN]

Are there any general news in which cases the integrated macOS update process will work and when a new patched installer stick is needed for an update?

Maybe sb can extend the first wiki post with those cases

In my case:
MacBook Pro 6,2 (15“, Mid 2010) (APFS formatted SSD)
Software Update Patch installed
System Preferences is showing update…

Should I try to update through System preferences or is it a sure thing that this will not work?
THX!

Same model here, OTA update worked fine. Repatched after with Mojave patcher 1.2.3. In any case if OTA update fails you can always install 10.14.1 over 10.14, nothing is lost.

 

[TimothyR734]

@pkouame What does Hybrid do and is it for certain systems only. Sorry to ask but I just didn't read the hundreds of posts regarding it.

Yes it should work for all systems I am testing on my mid 2009 iMac 9,1 and mid 2009 MacBook 5,2

 

[tchek]

Yes it should work for all systems I am testing on my mid 2009 iMac 9,1 and mid 2009 MacBook 5,2

Hi

What is please the macOS Downloader icon on your desktop ? I'm curious

 

[jlg89]

Good grief. I've been using DOSDUDE1's excellent patchers for several versions of macOS, so I'm well-versed in their use...but I can't get the Mojave patcher to successfully burn a USB stick to save my life. It gets the installer files copied to the stick just fine, but then fails trying to "personalize" the volume. Is there a command-line recipe I could follow at this point, to finish doctoring the USB stick?

I've tried reformatting the stick, tried using a partition on a hard drive, tried both 10.14 and 10.14.1 Mojave installers as sources. Same error every time.

 

[ptkovsky]

Maybe I didn’t understand exactly what you did, but if you installed the OTA update you just have to boot from the USB disk with Dosdude’s Mojave Installer and install the Patches for your system (not the whole OS again, as you already applied the OTA update).

Hey! Thanks for trying to help! Sure, I did this after it didn't boot at first. It just never booted after patching and clearing caches and all the stuff described in the manual on the site. Tried this many times and no luck.

I don’t think that the USB stick with 10.14 can patch your 10.14.1, so maybe you should use another Mac to download the Mojave Patcher, download the 10.14.1 from the same Patcher, build the bootable stick and try to boot and apply the patches from that stick.

I agree. But this is my only "true" Mac, so for me it was that I took my PC laptop, installed a hypervisor, installed macOS as guest, downloaded all through that and made a new bootable USB flash with 10.14.1 Mojave and with updated patcher version 1.2.3.

Now I'm now stuck at the installation screen where you need to click on the drive to install the system but it says that I don't have free space. I had lots of free space before I started updating but apparently some of it got soaked with the partial update that never finished.

The thing is that now I'm trying to free some space using Terminal. I described this earlier. Files look like they disappear from the file system but free space never recovers. Yeah, this sounds funny and I feel silly having Software Engineering background myself. So how exactly do I free up the space without formatting the whole drive? I didn't want a clean install yet... Thanks for trying to help! Cheers.

 

[dosdude1]

Hey! Thanks for trying to help! Sure, I did this after it didn't boot at first. It just never booted after patching and clearing caches and all the stuff described in the manual on the site. Tried this many times and no luck.

I agree. But this is my only "true" Mac, so for me it was that I took my PC laptop, installed a hypervisor, installed macOS as guest, downloaded all through that and made a new bootable USB flash with 10.14.1 Mojave and with updated patcher version 1.2.3.

Now I'm now stuck at the installation screen where you need to click on the drive to install the system but it says that I don't have free space. I had lots of free space before I started updating but apparently some of it got soaked with the partial update that never finished.

The thing is that now I'm trying to free some space using Terminal. I described this earlier. Files look like they disappear from the file system but free space never recovers. Yeah, this sounds funny and I feel silly having Software Engineering background myself. So how exactly do I free up the space without formatting the whole drive? I didn't want a clean install yet... Thanks for trying to help! Cheers.

Is your drive encrypted? If so, you need to mount and unlock the volume using Disk Utility before going through the install.

 

[ptkovsky]

Is your drive encrypted? If so, you need to mount and unlock the volume using Disk Utility before going through the install.

Hi again! Thanks for asking! I already replied to this question earlier here: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ed-macs-thread.2121473/page-407#post-26755903

It's definitely not encrypted, never used it for serious stuff so didn't try to.

 

[TimothyR734]

Hi

What is please the macOS Downloader icon on your desktop ? I'm curious

its was used to download the very first beta of MacOS Mojave back in June
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Hi

What is please the macOS Downloader icon on your desktop ? I'm curious

its was used to download the very first beta of MacOS Mojave back in June

 

[16v]

Installed dosdudes patcher version.
Now it works again.

Ota on mbp 5.4 and post install patcher dont work here.

But:
I get a message that an app needs to be updated. Something to do with loginserver.

 

[fheusel]

I've got a MacBookPro8,1 (early 2011) 13inch updated from High Sierra to Mojave 10.14.1 and the recommended patch set applied via the post-install-patcher. However the macOS UI seems to be lacking hardware acceleration (no transparency e.g. at the Finder sidebar). Any clue how to proceed? I've already tried reapplying the patches and/or rebuilding the kextcache. Interestingly OpenGL-Apps seem to run just fine and the "Open GL Extension Viewer" shows the Intel HD3000 correctly.

 

[Nootmuskaat]

Your problem is with the ATI graphics card. Dosdude1's thread starter on page 1 will explain it for you. Basically, our Mac pro 3.1s do not contain the SSE4.2 instruction set in the cpus we use. The Mojave AMD drivers use SSE4.2 so there lies the problem. Your AMD graphic card will not work very well in Mojave on the 3.1. Fortunately there is a hardware solution if you want to use Mojave without problems. A Nvidia card like the GTX680 works great with no graphical anomalies. Mojave has built in drivers for this type of card. If you down this route then make sure you get one with the Mac rom so you can get the boot up screen. Also, the GTX680 has a better performance than the 5770 so you gain here as well.

Thanks Tim, "read before you leap" is the lesson learned here I will upgrade the card asap!

 

[Dannyy]

I've got a MacBookPro8,1 (early 2011) 13inch updated from High Sierra to Mojave 10.14.1 and the recommended patch set applied via the post-install-patcher. However the macOS UI seems to be lacking hardware acceleration (no transparency e.g. at the Finder sidebar). Any clue how to proceed? I've already tried reapplying the patches and/or rebuilding the kextcache. Interestingly OpenGL-Apps seem to run just fine and the "Open GL Extension Viewer" shows the Intel HD3000 correctly.

https://github.com/SpiraMira/HybridMode-Public

 

[fheusel]

https://github.com/SpiraMira/HybridMode-Public

Unfortunately this provides no solution to my problem. I've got no transparency at all (not in dark mode, not in light mode), Safari has rendering issues, the whole UI is sluggish - it feels like there is no hardware acceleration at all.