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That webpage is inaccurate. The iMac10,1 definitely did get a FW update. You can ensure the system is running the latest firmware version by downloading and running this package.
I've installed Mojave with APFS patch in dual boot, once removed Mojave how I can delete the APFS script? In the boot menu it's still present "EFI boot". Thanks.
EDIT: I've mounted the EFI partition and I can see that apfs.efi file and BOOT folder have same creation/modification date and time (which corresponds to the installation one). I think that the files related to the APFS patch are those. It's correct? I can safely delete apfs.efi and BOOT folder?
EDIT: I've mounted the EFI partition and I can see that apfs.efi file and BOOT folder have same creation/modification date and time (which corresponds to the installation one). I think that the files related to the APFS patch are those. It's correct? I can safely delete apfs.efi and BOOT folder?
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I got another macOS Mojave update you might check yours this one said dev beta 4
Tried that, too -- still does random KPs and the wifi is still unusable, as it throws an 'invalid password' error every time I try to connect, and occasionally will crash the system.
Loved that old MB, shame it doesn't seem to want to work.
Can you tell me the build number please on this "latest"? Thanks
there you go last Tuesday it ended with 71a earlier today 75a then later 78a
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If you are trying to remove the APFS software patch then delete the following: apfs.efi, /BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI and startup.nsh.
I've installed mojave successfully on my mb5,2, and it's running ok, there is any hope to get full tackpad function?
Thank you for the verification. No big deal, but almost all publications and websites related to MacOS stated it was the fifth beta.
I am having to reinstall Mojave has been beach balling like crazy since last night
As always, thanks to everyone for the work to get Mojave on unsupported Macs. A request for the 10.14.6 patcher: Could we get the Weather Widget working in Dashboard. There are Macrumors forum threads for using the existing widget with the Accuweather parser file from Leopard or Tiger with mixed results. The weather information from Accuweather has been consistent since 10.4.11 Tiger but Weather Channel/Yahoo is often flaky. I'd love to see the final update to Mojave and the Dashboard to include a working Apple Weather Widget as a fond goodbye to Dashboard. Unless someone can get a version of Dashboard to work in Catalina 
Hi Everyone. Perhaps one of you can suggest a solution to the following problem?:
I was successfully running 10.14.3 on MacPro4.1 patched as suggested by dosdude1. I wanted to upgrade to 10.14.5 and followed the instructions to download the newest macOS Mojave Patcher tool (1.3.3) and the newest Install MacOS Mojave App (14.5.02). I created the USB drive, I can boot from it, select the APFS drive (an ssd) and install the OS. I rebooted into the USB and ran the Post Install and then select the startup disk to be the newly updated drive (it sees it as 10.14.5). The machine goes through the modified boot process but when it gets to the progress bar is hangs at 80% progress… I forced rebuilding of caches but that did not help.
I have repeated the process recreating the install USB in a native Mojave machine and repeated the process but get the same result.
I can actually boot into El Capitan using the HD that I had before patching the system. However I cannot see the SSD, presumably because it is APFS...
I then tried a clean install on a third disk (an HD) and tried formatting it both as APFS or the older format and in both cases I get the same result. --> hanging of the progress bar.
I also tried applying more patches with the post-install tool but get the same result.
I also reset the NVRAM(PRAM) using command option P R, as well as the SMC by unplugging and waiting 15 seconds before restart. No changes...
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated !!!!
I was successfully running 10.14.3 on MacPro4.1 patched as suggested by dosdude1. I wanted to upgrade to 10.14.5 and followed the instructions to download the newest macOS Mojave Patcher tool (1.3.3) and the newest Install MacOS Mojave App (14.5.02). I created the USB drive, I can boot from it, select the APFS drive (an ssd) and install the OS. I rebooted into the USB and ran the Post Install and then select the startup disk to be the newly updated drive (it sees it as 10.14.5). The machine goes through the modified boot process but when it gets to the progress bar is hangs at 80% progress… I forced rebuilding of caches but that did not help.
I have repeated the process recreating the install USB in a native Mojave machine and repeated the process but get the same result.
I can actually boot into El Capitan using the HD that I had before patching the system. However I cannot see the SSD, presumably because it is APFS...
I then tried a clean install on a third disk (an HD) and tried formatting it both as APFS or the older format and in both cases I get the same result. --> hanging of the progress bar.
I also tried applying more patches with the post-install tool but get the same result.
I also reset the NVRAM(PRAM) using command option P R, as well as the SMC by unplugging and waiting 15 seconds before restart. No changes...
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated !!!!
Managed to get my MBP6,2 to rock on 10.14.5 thanks to dosdude1's patch...
One problem - whenever my mac goes into display sleep, the fans gradually build up speed to the point it max out noisily... Reset SMC doesn't help...
Any ideas...?
One problem - whenever my mac goes into display sleep, the fans gradually build up speed to the point it max out noisily... Reset SMC doesn't help...
Any ideas...?
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Sinlge User skip caches
CMD+S
/sbin/mount -uw /
mv /usr/standalone/bootcaches.plist /usr/standalone/bootcaches.bak
reboot
are you in the public or dev beta program and are you using version 1.3.3 of the Mojave Patcher as it should download the current dev beta of Mojave
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not help.
However, in case this helps anyone, I traced the problem to the graphics card. I had installed an MSI Radeon RX560 under 10.14.3 which worked perfectly. However when I tried to install 10.14.5 I could not see the boot screen and I thus plugged in the original graphics card in another slot and connected the monitor to the original card. The computer can boot from the USB installer volume in this configuration but always hung during the boot from the newly installed 10.14.5 in the SSD.
I removed the radeon card, plugged in the original card, rebooted, and everything worked fine. I then removed the original card, reinstalled the radeon and after resetting the NVRAM and rebooting, the system worked fine, even after connecting two monitors. I have NOT tried to reinstall the orignal card TOGETHER with the RADEON, which may have been the source of the problem.
I hope this helps someone.
This could work on a macbook late 2008 5,1?I haven't tried installing an update over a previous version, I just downloaded the new InstallESD.dmg (from a URL I found in the software catalog) and redid the process outlined in my manual patch tutorial completely from scratch.
[doublepost=1531355146][/doublepost]I fixed iSight camera on MacBook7,1.
As well as replacing IOUSBHostFamily.kext, you need to also replace IOUSBFamily.kext.
There may be other fallout from this, nothing that I've seen yet but backup the old file & be careful!
[doublepost=1531355203][/doublepost]@netsrot39 ^^^
Hello everyone,
I've managed to get Mojave 'working' on a MacBook 4.1 ( early 2008 A1181). Logging in ( or booting with auto-login ) is very very slow but once things get started the system is sort of usable. Same long wait if you lock the screen and then enter your login details. Wifi works. I had a look through the system.log and have disabled services here and there. Adding a new user is very slow so perhaps there's an issue with App Store / Credential manager. Has anyone else here had experience of Mojave with early 2008 MacBooks? If so any tips on performance tweaks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Cheers
S
PS Sierra runs pretty well on a MacBook 4.1
I've managed to get Mojave 'working' on a MacBook 4.1 ( early 2008 A1181). Logging in ( or booting with auto-login ) is very very slow but once things get started the system is sort of usable. Same long wait if you lock the screen and then enter your login details. Wifi works. I had a look through the system.log and have disabled services here and there. Adding a new user is very slow so perhaps there's an issue with App Store / Credential manager. Has anyone else here had experience of Mojave with early 2008 MacBooks? If so any tips on performance tweaks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Cheers
S
PS Sierra runs pretty well on a MacBook 4.1
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According to the included firmware files it is running the latest firmware, indeed. Anyway, just to be sure I ran the installer you provided from within High Sierra.
Still it does not see the internal APFS drive (as a bootable disk). Using your software APFS booter, the system starts nonetheless. Now I’m reinstalling Mojave and will report back.
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Still no APFS boot... purging the drive rather than just reinstalling – now directly installing to APFS rather than converting from HFS+.
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Now it works; very strange. Happily restoring 800GB via USB 2…
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Bumping in hopes of getting an answer please. I am just not clear on the sequence in which to do things. Thanks, Tom
I believe Mojave patcher does not support your AMD card so that's should be the answer to your first issue.
I don't have any experience with CAT but you should not have any issues with your 2011 MBP. You just need to experiment with it as nobody will give you any guarantees anyway. Have your backups on standby as usual. From what I gather not too many people care about CAT. The absence of long discussions about CAT is actually a good sign(easy as if you got compatible Wi-Fi/Bluetooth).
What is your other GPU if its Nvidia you can run Mojave and even cat even though cat is far less perfect then Mojave but still runs smoothly I really don't know how to disable AMD but I sure there are posts here or even in the cat forum on how to do it. I actually Love the New Catalina Patcher Dosdude created