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macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread
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MacBook Pro 13" early 2011 here.
I don't see that the legacy video driver/patch is running.
I rebooted from the patch usb, and installed the patches again, using MacBook Pro 8.1, which has the legacy video selected.
I also did the 'update all' from the patcher.
without the legacy/patched video driver. things are slow/glitchy, screen stays on during sleep.
just notice my audio isn't working either, I am pretty sure it was working at one stage.
I don't see that the legacy video driver/patch is running.
I rebooted from the patch usb, and installed the patches again, using MacBook Pro 8.1, which has the legacy video selected.
I also did the 'update all' from the patcher.
without the legacy/patched video driver. things are slow/glitchy, screen stays on during sleep.
just notice my audio isn't working either, I am pretty sure it was working at one stage.
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Same machine here and audio is working. Was quite a flawless installation for me.
just re-installed MacOS on top of existing OS from the patched USB. didn't wipe disk, it leaves accounts in place. video and audio all fixed themselves.
MBP4,1 17-inch (Early 2008) on Mojave 10.14.3 (18D42)
Q1: should I convert internal SSD from HFS+ to APFS?
Q2: also convert external USB Time Machine to APFS?
Q3: also format USB Installer stick with dosdude1's patcher on it with APFS?
Best way to do it?
Q1: should I convert internal SSD from HFS+ to APFS?
Q2: also convert external USB Time Machine to APFS?
Q3: also format USB Installer stick with dosdude1's patcher on it with APFS?
Best way to do it?
A1: yes, so you get update OTA notifications - and enable TRIM in any case!
A2: no (afaik it won't work any more as a TM volume then)
A3: no, might not boot on your machine natively any more and has zero advantages
Only the system SSD should be converted to APFS to allow for system updates (at least when they don't involve firmware updates). The cleanest approach is not to convert to APFS (which only converts a single partition and doesn't fully duplicate what the stock installer does on a supported machine) but rather reformat your drive as APFS and clean install with migration instead.
Thank you Lars for helping me out.
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Thanks j, for your prompt help.
I have a strange problem. The installation on my Xserve3,1 and the Post install patches worked fine. The system runs very nice. Except after connecting remote to it. After connecting with VNC/ARD or Teamviewer the system get's very unresponsive and every mouse click takes like 10 seconds. Even the hardware mouse directly connected to the Xserve does not react well. After disconnecting the remote connection everthing is fine again. I hope someone can help me out. Thanks.
I always had brightness control on 10.14.4 betas (GeForce 320M). You don't need OpenGL for brightness control, just some of the other drivers. (For me, NVDANV50HalTesla and GeForceTesla, I think)
Agree, I have brightness control even on "safe mode" that is the slowest and glitchy graphics mac boot mode.
I used the Mojave patch tool v1.2.3 to create a patched installer from the current 10.14.3 installer app. Did a clean install (reinitialized the drive) and ran the post-install stuff on a MacBookPro5,1 and a MacMini4,1. Both are now hanging at the boot screen, with the Apple logo and the progress bar at about 60%. Any ideas on how to fix this? Both machines were running well with patched 10.14.1 (MacBook Pro) and 10.14.2 (mini).
Update from 10.14.1 to 10.14.3 with OTA + last patch working nice, thanks !
For those who change the BT card like me to have Handoff and continuity, method from @GilDev @gt2416 on Github (https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/438) :
Step 1: Log out of iCloud
Step 2: Use the latest beta continuity Patcher, restart.
Step 3: Edit the file `/System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist`
Look for the board number "94245B3640C91C81" and change the continuity flag to "true".
I did this through nano on terminal to make dealing with permissions easier.
Step 4: Run this command in terminal
`sudo -E perl -pi -e "s/\Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86/\Mac-94245B3640C91C81/" /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcm4360`
Step 4: Restart
Step 5: Log into iCloud, restart. Test
Working with Early 2011 MBP and BTCard from a 2012 MBP (25$ Aliexpress)
For those who change the BT card like me to have Handoff and continuity, method from @GilDev @gt2416 on Github (https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/438) :
Step 1: Log out of iCloud
Step 2: Use the latest beta continuity Patcher, restart.
Step 3: Edit the file `/System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist`
Look for the board number "94245B3640C91C81" and change the continuity flag to "true".
I did this through nano on terminal to make dealing with permissions easier.
Step 4: Run this command in terminal
`sudo -E perl -pi -e "s/\Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86/\Mac-94245B3640C91C81/" /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcm4360`
Step 4: Restart
Step 5: Log into iCloud, restart. Test
Working with Early 2011 MBP and BTCard from a 2012 MBP (25$ Aliexpress)
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Any recommendations how to update to 10.14.3 on an MacMini Late 2009? I currently run 10.14.2. on this machine. Can I simply update?
Yes but, after OTA update don't boot on the system, but DIRECTLY on the USB dosdude1 patch !
• If your install is on a HFS+ disk, install 10.14.3.3 on top of 10.14.2, then reboot into the installer USB and install the post-install patches. If APFS use the Software Update CP, boot into the installer USB and install the post-install patches. Both methods work, perfectly.
You just need to download and install this --- "macOSPublicBetaAccessUtility.dmg".
Stupid question...but after installing the Beta Access Utility, did you restart your Mac?
So I need to create a new installer USB with MacOS 10.14.3, or can I use the installer USB I create for 10.14.1?
Always if non-OTA updates are to be installed: Create a new USB installer stick with the latest dosdude1 patcher (v.1.2.3 currently).
The MacOS Mojave Patcher does not support the graphics cards used in the 2011 iMacs. You will not get graphics acceleration on these machines unless you replace your graphics card, which I will say is not for the faint of heart.