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macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs Thread

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andreas_stgt

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Hi, I went from HS to Mojave (using APFS as filesystem + APFS ROM patcher for native APFS support) on my MacBookPro 2009 MBP5,3 (NV 9400M+9600M).
I have been gone back to HS, because:
1. Startuptime and also generell working speed was significant (Boottime) or light (general work speed) slower. Running same startup items like Little Snitch of course.
2. More than 1. reason I had no working sleep mode - at least not using less power mode (only 9400M, 2. GPU disabled). If I closed lid or put in sleep no wakeup & at next hard reset/restart message of some KP/crash. I read here some have same prob, some got it solved by not using low power mode by always enable 2. GPU 9600M. But thats bad for temp (heats up) & battery time.
Switch back to HS was really easy by using Carbon Copy Cloner - I had an full backup from HS on an USB Stick.
 
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dumbo

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Hi! I am trying to solve strange question - I want to install Mojave on the newest MacBook Pro 2019 (MacBookPro16,1) Officially Mojave is not support MacBookPro16,1. The problem is here:
photo_2020-07-11_11-25-59.jpg

As i understood i have two ways:
1) emulate older motherboard (I am trying to use Clover, it has some Fix* to emulate variables; it seems like a dirty way; now i am getting only black screen during boot :( )
2) patch installer to block/override motherboards checking (and maybe add some kext from Catalina for the newest hardware) Now i am trying macos-patcher for that...

Thoughts and advices are very welcome )

And sorry for my ugly english..
 
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BvanBart

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dumbo said:
Hi! I am trying to solve strange question - I want to install Mojave on the newest MacBook Pro 2019 (MacBookPro16,1) Officially Mojave is not support MacBookPro16,1. The problem is here:
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As i understood i have two ways:
1) emulate older motherboard (I am trying to use Clover, it has some Fix* to emulate variables; it seems like a dirty way; now i am getting only black screen during boot :( )
2) patch installer to block/override motherboards checking (and maybe add some kext from Catalina for the newest hardware) Now i am trying macos-patcher for that...

Thoughts and advices are very welcome )

And sorry for my ugly english..
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Not sure why you want Mojave to run on that hardware...
But by my knowledge you can use the MojavePatcher tool to just install it on virtually any Mac.
 
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dumbo

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But by my knowledge you can use the MojavePatcher tool to just install it on virtually any Mac.
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I just tried https://github.com/rmc-team/macos-patcher and what i've got:

Bash: 
sudo ./macOS\ Patcher.sh                                         ruby-2.7.1
Password:
Jul 07 21:03:26 + Checked system environment.
Jul 07 21:03:26 + Root permissions check passed.
Jul 07 21:03:26 + Resources check passed.
Jul 07 21:03:26 / What operation would you like to run?
Jul 07 21:03:26 / Input an operation number.
Jul 07 21:03:26 /     1 - Patch installer
Jul 07 21:03:26 /     2 - Patch update
Jul 07 21:03:26 / 1
Jul 07 21:03:30 / What installer would you like to use?
Jul 07 21:03:30 / Input an installer path.
Jul 07 21:03:30 / /Users/xxx/Downloads/MacOS/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app
Jul 07 21:04:06 + Checked installer structure.
Jul 07 21:04:06 + Mounted installer disk images.
Jul 07 21:04:06 + Checked installer version.
Jul 07 21:04:07 + Installer support check passed.
Jul 07 21:04:07 / What volume would you like to use?
Jul 07 21:04:07 / Input a volume name.
Jul 07 21:04:07 /     HDD
Jul 07 21:04:07 /     USB
Jul 07 21:04:07 / USB
Jul 07 21:04:10 + Restored installer disk image.
Jul 07 21:04:39 + Renamed installer volume.
Jul 07 21:04:39 + Copied installer packages.
Jul 07 21:06:38 + Copied installer disk images.
Jul 07 21:06:47 + Unmounted installer disk images.
Jul 07 21:06:48 + Replacing installer utilities menu.
Jul 07 21:06:48 + Patched installer app.
Jul 07 21:06:48 + Patched installer framework.
Jul 07 21:06:48 + Patched system migration frameworks.
Jul 07 21:06:48 + Patched graphics driver.
Jul 07 21:06:56 + Patched installer package.
Jul 07 21:06:57 + Patched input drivers.
Jul 07 21:06:57 + Patched platform support check.
Jul 07 21:06:57 + Patched kernel cache.
Jul 07 21:06:57 + Patched System Integrity Protection.
Jul 07 21:06:57 + Copied patcher utilities.
Jul 07 21:07:07 + Removed temporary files.
Jul 07 21:07:08 / Thank you for using macOS Patcher.

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Ausdauersportler

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jackluke said:
No, on Catalina it does not have effect.
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Different construction site, but we use the very same framework with our 2011 iMacs having sandy bridge CPUs to get back the iGPU "QuickSync" support in Mojave and Catalina.
So it will be a great step forward for such modded iMacs to have the framework installed by a patcher automatically. This is true for some other extensions, too. Fortunately these are part of the @dosdude1 patcher for a longer time, unfortunately we cannot get them installed or selected from the patcher automatically (I am just talking about 2011 iMac having a metal card like my systems).
 
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ATC

ATC

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K two said:
Has anyone installed todays Security Update?
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I just installed SU2020-004 but had to do it via the standalone installer on my iMac 9,1 HFS. No issues.

For some reason I was going around in circles trying to find the download on Apple's site, don't know why they make it hard to find but here's the link for those who want it: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2045?locale=en_CA
 
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Finbarr Cnaipe

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iMac late 2009 (11,1)

MBP Early 2011 (8,2) w/Dosdude gmux HW fix.

Samsung SSD APFS boot volumes on both

Same issue on both after updating to latest July 2020 Security update from MacOS OTA:

1.) Reboots to grey screen (stuck)
2.) Manually reboot and option to boot from USB Mojave Installer (made w/Dosdude1 v1.37 patcher)
3.) Cannot execute patch tool. (No response when run, but all other utilities in the menu run fine).
4.) Reinstall OS from USB Mojave Installer, after installation complete, reboot again from USB to run patch tool.
5.) Still no joy, and Patch Tool won't run.

Notes:
- Remade USB installer twice, using new 10.14.6 download from Dosdude1 v1.37.
- CSR util is confirmed disabled.
- Newly downloaded (07/15/2020) MacOS 10.14.6 Installer version plist shows "14.6.06".

Luckily had a snapshot for my iMac and restored from that. MBP is a test machine, so no big deal...I can reinstall High Sierra if necessary. But I would prefer Mojave.

Anybody have any ideas on how I can force the patch tool to run from the USB Installer boot disk?
 
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Rico Muerte

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May 19, 2020
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Sorry is this has been covered before...but how do I install Mojave on my 2012 5,1 MP WITHOUT a Metal supported card? I recently upgraded the stock 1GB HD5770 with a 8GB Sapphire 480.
Upgraded the card for some gaming & to install Mojave, & didnt realize the card was not a Metal card :(
I used the dosdude patcher on my 2009 MBP & it worked great, but when I tried to use it on the 5,1 MP the patcher says that it is only for "unsupported" machines...
 
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mrploppy

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ATC said:
I just installed SU2020-004 but had to do it via the standalone installer on my iMac 9,1 HFS. No issues.

For some reason I was going around in circles trying to find the download on Apple's site, don't know why they make it hard to find but here's the link for those who want it: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2045?locale=en_CA
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FYI, Howard Oakley's website has links to the standalone updates pretty much as soon as they become available - I read his blog every day and get my update info that way.

eclecticlight.co

Catalina 10.15.6 update is now available, with Mojave and High Sierra Security Updates 2020-004

Apple has just released what is expected to be the last substantial update to macOS 10.15 Catalina, bringing it to version 10.15.6. At only 3.35 GB, this is a relatively small update, which Apple s…
eclecticlight.co eclecticlight.co
 
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LuisN

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Rico Muerte said:
Sorry is this has been covered before...but how do I install Mojave on my 2012 5,1 MP WITHOUT a Metal supported card? I recently upgraded the stock 1GB HD5770 with a 8GB Sapphire 480.
Upgraded the card for some gaming & to install Mojave, & didnt realize the card was not a Metal card :(
I used the dosdude patcher on my 2009 MBP & it worked great, but when I tried to use it on the 5,1 MP the patcher says that it is only for "unsupported" machines...
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Macpro 5,1 is supported in Mojave. You don't need any patcher just the regular installer. You can use the patcher but without installing the post installation patches
 
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L Caputo

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ATC said:
I just installed SU2020-004 but had to do it via the standalone installer on my iMac 9,1 HFS. No issues.

For some reason I was going around in circles trying to find the download on Apple's site, don't know why they make it hard to find but here's the link for those who want it: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2045?locale=en_CA
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Having a problem with installing SecUpd 2020-004 on my HFS+ install,
did all the usual with modifying the distribution file as I have done before
but comes up with an error while validating,

"The connection to service named com.apple.package-script-service was invalidated." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.package-script-service was invalidated.}}} {


any clues?
 
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