Installed Security Update 2019-001 and Safari 13.0.3 using OTA and @dosdude1 patcher 1.3.3 on my MBP7,1, no problems encountered.
Build is 18G1012.
Build is 18G1012.
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macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread
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Didn't get any response to my earlier question (above) about Time Machine usage on an "unsupported" machine. From some discussion in this thread I gather that bare metal recovery from a backup cannot be done due to missing firmware support. But, is it possible to use the patcher USB stick to revert to an APFS snapshot? Or, does that require a recovery partition? Still not getting the complete picture.
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And, another question. I currently have dosdude's legacy video card driver installed to support the stock GeForce 8800 GT, but am planning to update my Mac Pro 3,1 to an Nvidia GTX780 (w/ UEFI firmware). What is the procedure for removing the legacy video driver?
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And, another question. I currently have dosdude's legacy video card driver installed to support the stock GeForce 8800 GT, but am planning to update my Mac Pro 3,1 to an Nvidia GTX780 (w/ UEFI firmware). What is the procedure for removing the legacy video driver?
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Have the latest USB patcher to hand. Swap out graphic cards. Boot to USB patcher with the GTX780 and reinstall Mojave over the top of your present system. Patch as required but remember not to select the legacy video drivers. Oh, and backup first just in case.
Thanks, Flacko, but no one has answered my question about Time Machine backup, so still a bit in the dark about what to backup and how it can be restored.
Have you considered experimenting a bit and then telling us all the good news? After all it is a collaborative effort and you will get that good feeling of accomplishment after you do some work.
Hi, I do not use Time Machine that much and tend to rely on bootable clones using Carbon Copy Cloner. However I have had a quick look on my cMP3.1 for you. The USB patcher install can be used for recovery. Booting into the USB gives you the option to restore from a Time Machine Backup. Selecting an APFS drive will give you a list of Local Snapshots to restore. Have not carried on beyond this stage as cMP3.1 has been rock solid and so I have not needed this but it looks like you can restore from a Snapshot using the USB installer.
Thanks much! I have a 2TB drive coming in today that I plan to use for Time Machine backup and experiments.
Kernel Panic on sec update 2019-001 install. Sorted that out by reapplying post-install patches from USB patcher + PRAM reset and reapplying the update, which was successfully installed. Disk utility shows no issues with disk structure. But unable to boot into safe mode from this APFS volume. Shows no entry symbol when I try.
Cleared Launch Services Database, boot and kernel caches, but still refused to boot into safe mode.
Any ideas to troubleshoot this further? Thanks.
EDIT: since safe mode disables anything third party etc., should I even be able to boot to safe mode from the patcher software? Is it preventing a safe boot similar to the way it prevents enabling SIP?
Cleared Launch Services Database, boot and kernel caches, but still refused to boot into safe mode.
Any ideas to troubleshoot this further? Thanks.
EDIT: since safe mode disables anything third party etc., should I even be able to boot to safe mode from the patcher software? Is it preventing a safe boot similar to the way it prevents enabling SIP?
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Got 18G103 on Oct. 31 8pm CDT. So, not as yet.
I believe the Security Updates are usually kept separate from the full installer, only Supplemental Updates are included. So my guess is that 18G103 will be the very last full installer.
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Did you apply the Siri patch? Siri should work(without soundwave) OOB. I got the same result as you with the 10.14.3 SiriUI.framework.
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Successfully installed Security Update 2019-001 and Safari 13.0.3 using OTA and @dosdude1 patcher 1.3.3 followed by bkltpatch10.14.2 ("Backlight Patch" for its 17" CCFL display) on my MBP4,1
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Does this mean, using HFS+ on older machines will not allow to install the Security Update 2019-001 until this will be included in a new full installer (or not). Remember: OTAs are not usable on HFS+ machines.
Is there hope? Or was this the last full installer, as avz wrote?
Is there hope? Or was this the last full installer, as avz wrote?
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Seems like I'm not the only one who wants to install Security Update 2019-001 on an HFS+ installation. Is anyone looking into it or do we give up all hope?
The reason I use HFS+ is that I have a Hard Drive NOT an SSD and APFS based Mojave performs like a dead slug
The reason I use HFS+ is that I have a Hard Drive NOT an SSD and APFS based Mojave performs like a dead slug
I meant it was a mistake applying a SIRI patch.
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There is a separate thread for the Mojave on HFS+ and it has nothing to do with the unsupported Macs. It is MUCH easier getting an SSD than keeping a mule APFS drive for updates only and then cloninig it to your HFS+ drive.
Well, Mavericks on HDD destroys Mojave on SSD even on a bad day(on unsupported system). Don't get me wrong, Mojave is super cool and performs reasonably well on a non-metal system but hardware/software optimization can never be overlooked and is extremely important to the performance. That is why it is a utopia to have only one Mac OS that performs great across all the hardware. It is a true gift that we can pick and choose the OS that suits our hardware.