macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread

[DuncanGarp]

and how you achieved it? you used Hybrid Mode Patchers?

I didn't use Hybrid Mode Patchers (dark-mode is my preference for all day, so didn't need it. Did use it before on 10.14.3). For the above 10.14.4, I only used @dosdude1's 10.14.4accel script and files.

 

[Sedulous]

MacBook Pro 5,2 (17 inch, 3.06, C2D, 8 GB RAM, APFS formatted Seagate Hybrid HD)

I am currently running 10.14.4 (master), without any evidence of instability; can you elaborate on the circumstances under which it becomes unstable (?)

Just for clarity:
I updated OTA to 10.14.4 (Master) from Beta6 -> rebooted -> got stuck at the white-cogwheel phase of the boot -> rebooted into Single User mode -> used terminal to apply dosduded1's patch 10.14.4accel -> rebooted to the USB patcher, and reapplied the standard patches for MacBook Pro 5,2 --> rebooted from USB stick with "force cash rebuilt" option selected, and "arrived" to the view of desktop and login window.

Note, that for a period of time, after logging in (or booting) the CPU is busy doing maintenance tasks (observe Activity Monitor to verify), which do "max out" CPU cycles (fans go near full speed). Once those tasks are completed, however, the machine returns to "idle" showing > 97% to > 98% of CPU available for use.

I did experience a kernel panic after the very first boot, while using Safari for a period of time, but had none while using FireFox developer edition. Oddly, that kernel panic disappeared after I downloaded Safari development edition; now both "safaris" are stable. Not sure if safari incident was coincidental or related. Henceforth, I had no kernel panics, or any other untoward activity.
Hope this is of help.

I tried clean install. Ran post-install and applied all appropriate patches. Booted to OS and things would look good for about 5 mins. This allowed enough time to let patcher to install suggested patches (I.e. Siri, Night Shift, etc.). However usually soon after logging in, even if I left system alone, it kernel panicked and rebooted. This consistently happened several times so I gave up and reverted to 10.14.3. I did ask DosDude1 if I was missing something and he indicated his MBP5,2 was having same issue. So I don't know what to say. I suspect it is related to video driver unhappiness.

 

[RogueB]

I tried clean install. Ran post-install and applied all appropriate patches. Booted to OS and things would look good for about 5 mins. This allowed enough time to let patcher to install suggested patches (I.e. Siri, Night Shift, etc.). However usually soon after logging in, even if I left system alone, it kernel panicked and rebooted. This consistently happened several times so I gave up and reverted to 10.14.3. I did ask DosDude1 if I was missing something and he indicated his MBP5,2 was having same issue. So I don't know what to say. I suspect it is related to video driver unhappiness.

[doublepost=1553834060][/doublepost]I experienced the same spontaneous reboots you described; all happened while I was browsing the web using Safari, just few minutes after logon. What applications were running on your machine after login ?

I also did not install the "isight/video legacy patch" available through the patch updater. For both, isight and face time, camera worked perfectly fine without that particular patch.

I also manually applied dosdude1's 10.14.4accel patch, rather then using new patcher for automated update; see my post. If you had reinstalled 10.14.3 anew, try applying 10.14.4 update, in sequence I described in my post, and let it boot, as described for installing beta6 (by dosdude1 and others). Reboot at 'cogwheel freeze' into the single user mode, and apply the 10.14.4accel patch manually, then follow as instructed. Re-patch using standard preselected choices in doused's patcher once 10.14.4accel is installed.
We have near identical machines, so it should work (?)

 

[Sedulous]

[doublepost=1553834060][/doublepost]I experienced the same spontaneous reboots you described; all happened while I was browsing the web using Safari, just few minutes after logon. What applications were running on your machine after login ?

I also did not install the "isight/video legacy patch" available through the patch updater. For both, isight and face time, camera worked perfectly fine without that particular patch.

I also manually applied dosdude1's 10.14.4accel patch, rather then using new patcher for automated update; see my post. If you had reinstalled 10.14.3 anew, try applying 10.14.4 update, in sequence I described in my post, and let it boot, as described for installing beta6 (by dosdude1 and others). Reboot at 'cogwheel freeze' into the single user mode, and apply the 10.14.4accel patch manually, then follow as instructed. Re-patch using standard preselected choices in doused's patcher once 10.14.4accel is installed.
We have near identical machines, so it should work (?)

As I said, my system (MBP5,2) would KP when just sitting idle after installing 14.4. I have no strong need to update immediately to 14.4 but if I can do something that is helpful, I am all in.

 

[TimothyR734]

As I said, my system (MBP5,2) would KP when just sitting idle after installing 14.4. I have no strong need to update immediately to 14.4 but if I can do something that is helpful, I am all in.

you might try under about this Mac -system informations scroll down to logs you might have one listed called panic on my 2009 iMac 9,1 it might be the apfs kext causing mine to crash now and then

 

[lionel126]

It seems 10.14.4 is not stable on MacBookPro5,2 (DosDude1 reported similar issue). I would suggest remaining on 10.14.3 if you have this model.

same as I

 

[bbfc]

Still wondering if anyone knows the answer to this: On a Macbook 5,2 running 10.14.4 using @dosdude1's Mojave Patcher, I have some transparency in Dark Mode, but not in Light Mode. Why would that be? And the amount of transparency I see in Dark Mode seems to vary--sometimes Notification Center is semi-transparent, and sometimes it's opaque, while pulldown menus vary in transparency.

I believe that’s the same for most of our machines. Dark Mode will work (sort of), but Light Mode will not.

 

[johnsawyercjs]

I don't know about a utility. But simply check the following:
- Transparent menu bar and Dock
- Transparent sidebar in Finder window
If these work, you guaranteed have graphics acceleration. If they do not, and "reduce transparency" is unchecked in Accessibility preferences, you almost certainly do not.

Thanks. So, I'll rely on the presence of transparency/translucency effects to indicate when graphics acceleration is active. It's still an inference, but at least it seems like a guaranteed inference.

Tonight I finally installed @dosdude1 / @parrotgeek1's 10.14.4accel patch (post 12410, page 497)--I didn't want to earlier because everything was running at a good speed without it, even though I wasn't sure if I was getting graphics acceleration with the weird limited number and intermittent behavior of transparency effects I was seeing without that patch. After installing 10.14.4accel, I now get more translucency effects in both Light and Dark Modes, but they're more prominent in Dark Mode. I can't recommend transparency/translucency in Light Mode on our patched Macs due to the side effects dosdude1 noted from the start--a gray menu bar with black text, and the same problem with Finder window sidebars, etc.--but Dark Mode seems OK, though since I don't really like translucency or Dark Mode, I've got them turned off. At least now I know I've got the latest graphics acceleration patches installed--not sure why these haven't been included in the latest Mojave Patcher 1.3.0.

 

[avz]

Works now – great achievement dude! However performance seems to be decreased significantly now. First boot after installation took around 10 minutes (compared to 4 usually), even briefly prompted a crash report, which then closed itself automatically, so no data there – sorry! Oh yeah and Wifi doesn't work.
[doublepost=1553817761][/doublepost]Hey by the way – has anyone ever re-applied thermal paste to their older Macs' CPU, like 2012 and down? Mine (MB5,1) seems to be running unreasonably hot for mostly idling.

I recently replaced the thermal paste and cleaned the fan(for the first time in 10 years) on my MacBook5,1. I used Arctic Silver MX4 thermal compound. It is working great, super cool and quiet. I don't hear the fan when watching 1080p YouTube videos.

 

[TimothyR734]

I didn't send this to Apple but this is a screenshot of the report

 

[dosdude1]

Thanks. So, I'll rely on the presence of transparency/translucency effects to indicate when graphics acceleration is active. It's still an inference, but at least it seems like a guaranteed inference.

Tonight I finally installed @dosdude1 / @parrotgeek1's 10.14.4accel patch (post 12410, page 497)--I didn't want to earlier because everything was running at a good speed without it, even though I wasn't sure if I was getting graphics acceleration with the weird limited number and intermittent behavior of transparency effects I was seeing without that patch. After installing 10.14.4accel, I now get more translucency effects in both Light and Dark Modes, but they're more prominent in Dark Mode. I can't recommend transparency/translucency in Light Mode on our patched Macs due to the side effects dosdude1 noted from the start--a gray menu bar with black text, and the same problem with Finder window sidebars, etc.--but Dark Mode seems OK, though since I don't really like translucency or Dark Mode, I've got them turned off. At least now I know I've got the latest graphics acceleration patches installed--not sure why these haven't been included in the latest Mojave Patcher 1.3.0.

The graphics acceleration patches are included in version 1.3.0 of the Patcher Tool, and are installed as part of the Legacy Video Card Patch.

 

[avz]

Siri seems to continue having audio problems(deaf). The mic is working great in Skype and Dictation, so there must be a software issues with Siri.
Apart from Siri(not a huge loss), I am very happy with the stability of 10.14.4 on my MacBook5,1. I did not experience any KP's and restarts like some people are reporting. It does not seem that 10.14.4 update offers any security improvements(I did not see it in the description), so from that point of view it might be worthwhile staying on 10.14.3.

 

[Larsvonhier]

I tried clean install. Ran post-install and applied all appropriate patches. Booted to OS and things would look good for about 5 mins. This allowed enough time to let patcher to install suggested patches (I.e. Siri, Night Shift, etc.). However usually soon after logging in, even if I left system alone, it kernel panicked and rebooted. This consistently happened several times so I gave up and reverted to 10.14.3. I did ask DosDude1 if I was missing something and he indicated his MBP5,2 was having same issue. So I don't know what to say. I suspect it is related to video driver unhappiness.

Strange. I have a MB 5,2 running with 10.14.4 (final) very stable, long time without any KPs or crashes. A common setup on the crashing machines might be the latest Wifi patch - I have not installed it because I had replaced the card with a compatible one earlier. People affected by the crashes might check and report if thats the case...
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Siri seems to continue having audio problems(deaf). The mic is working great in Skype and Dictation, so there must be a software issues with Siri.
Apart from Siri(not a huge loss), I am very happy with the stability of 10.14.4 on my MacBook5,1. I did not experience any KP's and restarts like some people are reporting. It does not seem that 10.14.4 update offers any security improvements(I did not see it in the description), so from that point of view it might be worthwhile staying on 10.14.3.

Have you tried to reset the core audio path for Siri? Hint was given a few pages earlier by @ford.tonthat

 

[avz]

Strange. I have a MB 5,2 running with 10.14.4 (final) very stable, long time without any KPs or crashes. A common setup on the crashing machines might be the latest Wifi patch - I have not installed it because I had replaced the card with a compatible one earlier. People affected by the crashes might check and report if thats the case...
[doublepost=1553844530][/doublepost]
Have you tried to reset the core audio path for Siri? Hint was given a few pages earlier by @ford.tonthat

Yes, that fixed audio issue with Siri. Thanks to you and @ford.tonthat. Everything is perfect now!

 

[guzmansantana]

How did you get macOS Mojave to work on your MB 4,1?

If can help. installed Mojave on makbook4,1 with Julian Marius´s system, after that many things didn't work. iinstalled the last (1.3) dosdude1´s Mojave Patcher and everything works great except the wifi.

 

[Freedy23]

Hi,
Thank you to everyone who worked on Mojave Patcher, patch updater!

10.14.3 worked fine for me, but unfortunately I have no keyboard backlight on 10.14.4. I did a clean install, it seems everything else works fine, like on 10.14.3. I have a 8,1 MacBook Pro. Could you guys help me out how can I fix the keyboard light?

 

[Finbarr Cnaipe]

Dose this still working on 10.14.4?
cause it does not work for me on my 2011 MacBook Pro.

Which? GPU or CAT? Both?

On my Macbook Pro 2011 (8,2) I upgraded from 10.14.3 to 10.14.4. My 10.14.3 install had the tweaks as I posted. On upgrading to 10.14.4, I had to confirm that everything was still in place as it was in 10.14.3. After upgrading to 10.14.4, I had some issues with NVRAM GPU disable getting reset, but was able to fix that by cmd+s boot, running the "force-iGPU-boot.sh" script, and then reapplying dosdude's patches from my 10.14.4 installer USB Patcher Drive. (Note: I DO NOT use dosdude1's GPU disabler patcher...AFAICT, the method I posted previously and dosdude1s solution appear to be mutually exclusive...I don't have backlight control and sleep doesn't work for me with dosdude1's GPU disable solution.) One issue I had was that the 10.14.4 update added the AMDRadeon3000.kext back into the /System/Library/Extensions directory...so the loginhook script wasn't working correctly. I confirmed a copy was still in my /System/Library/Extensions-off/ directory, and simply deleted the copy in /System/Library/Extensions/. Reboot and everything was working as I had it running in 10.14.3...including backlight control and sleep.

For CAT, I had to uninstall CAT, re-install, and then re-do the BCM4360 tweak . Also, to get CAT working, after installing and tweaking, I had to sign-out of iCloud, and then back in.

At this point everything appears to be working for me as it was in 10.14.3, except for my Remotix RDP app. Screen Sharing and Microsoft RDP apps work independently, so I'm just using those until the Remotix folks fix.

 

[jackluke]

Hi,
Thank you to everyone who worked on Mojave Patcher, patch updater!

10.14.3 worked fine for me, but unfortunately I have no keyboard backlight on 10.14.4. I did a clean install, it seems everything else works fine, like on 10.14.3. I have a 8,1 MacBook Pro. Could you guys help me out how can I fix the keyboard light?

I had similar issue and it was caused by the CoreBrightness (Night Shift) patched framework, you should try to use the stock (unpatched) one, or maybe try this one, from Terminal:

open /S*/L*/Private*/CoreB*/

and from Finder replace the file inside that path with the one (patched) I posted, reboot and check Keyboard backlit.
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I'm glad it helps. As I've mentioned many times before (you can search for it in this long thread) , installing binaries (even my hybrid patched ones) from previous updates is fraught with many risks. Even though the CoreUI and HIToolbox patches are strictly data patches (pretty safe), updated frameworks usually come with updated code. Remember that all these frameworks are inter-dependent. That said, many have been running their systems with older patches successfully. Surprisingly few side effects in fact. But do so at your own risk.
I have a 10.14.4 compatible release of hybrid mode on the stove. It will be published within the week after testing.
Enjoy. Sounds like the 10.14.5 beta is a different beast so I will be analyzing the changes also...

I understand but even if your latest 10.14.2 worked also on some future releases, don't you plan to release one hybrid patch from 10.14.3 binaries ?
I ask because I consider that Mojave build the best one for this thread.

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Interesting is with 10.14.5 I'm still able to reach Desktop using WindowServer binary from 10.13.6 with full gfx accel, at least.. on Fermi. You could also try rolling back this one from 10.14.4 / 10.14.3:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowServer

I find agree, I noticed that with latest HighSierra build 10.13.6 Security update 2019-002, many frameworks are being very similar to the Mojave ones (example CoreBrightness, probably Skylight and others), but I guess in your case you have an unofficially semi-Metal GPU.

edit: @pkouame, @Badruzeus posts have been merged not for my will, the CoreBrightness attached is for @Freedy23

 

[Freedy23]

Thank you, I replaced it, but there is still no keyboard backlight. The brightness status comes up, and the level changes on it according to the brightness up and down key strokes.

 

[jackluke]

Thank you, I replaced it, but there is still no keyboard backlight. The brightness status comes up, and the level changes on it according to the brightness up and down key strokes.

Then I guess you need to try the CoreBrightness non-patched, the stock one, I don't have at the moment, the one I posted was patched too.

My typing mistake this is the path where you need to replace the file:

open /S*/L*/Private*/CoreB*/V*/A/

please re-try first with my previous file.

edit:

if my previous NighShift patched file still doesn't bring you keyboard backlit, then try this one Terminal:
open /S*/L*/Private*/CoreB*/V*/A/
from Finder replace here

 

[johnsawyercjs]

The graphics acceleration patches are included in version 1.3.0 of the Patcher Tool, and are installed as part of the Legacy Video Card Patch.

Any idea why, before I installed the 10.14.4accel patches, even though I was running 10.14.4 patched with Mojave Patcher 1.3.0, and with the Legacy Video Card Patch, I got fewer transparency effects, and not as transparent, as after I installed the 10.14.4accel patches? That's what made me I assume that something in the 10.14.4accel patches wasn't included in Mojave Patcher 1.3.0 and the Legacy Video Card Patch. I'm open to believing that I'm imagining this, but I'm not certain of that.

 

[jklas]

So anyway I did a big mistake..since I thought I can just update my stuff easily to 10.14.4. But it didnt work out... . The DosDude1 Patcher showed me some stuff that I should install and I did...but in fact then I had the message from my system, that I still have a update missing so I did update it via the normal systemupdate function. Now my system gets freezed while getting booted and also does not allow me to boot into recovery mode. I am kinda...*ucked... . :/

What is the best and smartest way to proceed now?

I cannot use my Mac at the moment as I mentioned. So it just shows me the forbidden sign after I try to boot into cmd+r (recovery mode).
Also letting it boot into the normal mode is just loading sign and getting freezed... . :/ Thought I can update normal via the patcher or/ and via the dosdude1 patcher :/
any suggestions?

thanks in advance!

 

[Vyzantion]

On my legacy Hackintosh, I have noticed a Gatekeeper issue. I first did clean install of Mojave 14.4 injecting Nvidia via Clover Configurator. It worked fine, but I wanted to try to install it using the Intel onboard graphics. Some issues in the past suggested that I actually have the Intel onboard enabled, so I have tried to reinstall the OS with inject Intel, instead of inject Nvidia. I tough I succeeded, but I have failed. The boot.plist in Clover was messed up. I have ran, as usual, the Terminal command to get the latest Gatekeeper update, available after each update like Mojave 14.4 . This time, I have got two Gatekeeper updates, 140 and 164. I became suspicious and I have reinstalled the OS with inject Nvidia this time. Ran the update command and I have got only one update, 164. I am confused now. This is how it was suppose to be? Does Apple release multiple Gatekeeper updates at once? 140 was a few mounths ago, during beta. I wonder if it is necessary to reinstalled, or some patches from app , @dosdude1 , caused this?

 

[jackluke]

So anyway I did a big mistake..since I thought I can just update my stuff easily to 10.14.4. But it didnt work out... . The DosDude1 Patcher showed me some stuff that I should install and I did...but in fact then I had the message from my system, that I still have a update missing so I did update it via the normal systemupdate function. Now my system gets freezed while getting booted and also does not allow me to boot into recovery mode. I am kinda...*ucked... . :/

What is the best and smartest way to proceed now?

I cannot use my Mac at the moment as I mentioned. So it just shows me the forbidden sign after I try to boot into cmd+r (recovery mode).
Also letting it boot into the normal mode is just loading sign and getting freezed... . :/ Thought I can update normal via the patcher or/ and via the dosdude1 patcher :/
any suggestions?

thanks in advance!

Boot after power-on with CMD+S (single user mode) then try the follows:

mount -uw /
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/GeForceTeslaGLDriver.bundle
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHDGraphicsGLDriver.bundle
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/AMDRadeonX3000.kext
reboot

 

[Freedy23]

Then I guess you need to try the CoreBrightness non-patched, the stock one, I don't have at the moment, the one I posted was patched too.

My typing mistake this is the path where you need to replace the file:

open /S*/L*/Private*/CoreB*/V*/A/

please re-try first with my previous file.

edit:

if my previous NighShift patched file still doesn't bring you keyboard backlit, then try this one Terminal:
open /S*/L*/Private*/CoreB*/V*/A/
from Finder replace here

Thank you very much for your help!

I tried the things you advised, but they did not help. I booted High Sierra to check if the backlight is still working or not in general, and unfortunately there is no keyboard backlight either. Im not glad that there is a hardware failure.
A tried smc, pram reset, but no luck.