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11.3 beta on an MBP5,2. Installed over 11.2 release on external SSD with jackluke's method as in post #8,686 .
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Hello,
First of all, tnx for the hard work!
I have read the first topic complete and I wanted to ask a question.
I have a beefed out iMac late 2013 (best proc, gpu, ssd (no fusion), etc.)
When reading the first topic, I think option 4 is the best, with that I get future updates.
But since it's option 4 and not 1
I wanted to ask why option 4 is not option 1 and what am I missing here
Should I choose another option?
Greetings,
Richard
First of all, tnx for the hard work!
I have read the first topic complete and I wanted to ask a question.
I have a beefed out iMac late 2013 (best proc, gpu, ssd (no fusion), etc.)
When reading the first topic, I think option 4 is the best, with that I get future updates.
But since it's option 4 and not 1
I wanted to ask why option 4 is not option 1 and what am I missing here Should I choose another option?
Greetings,
Richard
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The list has been created in historical order. There is no technical order. All options have their right to live in this ecosystem. It all depends on where you start, which system you own, what needs do you have.Hello,
First of all, tnx for the hard work!
I have read the first topic complete and I wanted to ask a question.
I have a beefed out iMac late 2013 (best proc, gpu, ssd (no fusion), etc.)
View attachment 1728425
View attachment 1728427
When reading the first topic, I think option 4 is the best, with that I get future updates.
But since it's option 4 and not 1
Should I choose another option?
Greetings,
Richard
You have to understand the implications of using the OCLP vs. classical patcher options yourself. You will carry the burden yourself, too.
Start reading the thread post from mid Dezember 2020 about getting OTA upgrades, accidentally overwritten firmware and other problems and features.
You're missing the history of how the different projects came into being!Hello,
First of all, tnx for the hard work!
I have read the first topic complete and I wanted to ask a question.
I have a beefed out iMac late 2013 (best proc, gpu, ssd (no fusion), etc.)
View attachment 1728425
View attachment 1728427
When reading the first topic, I think option 4 is the best, with that I get future updates.
But since it's option 4 and not 1
Should I choose another option?
Greetings,
Richard
I agree with your reading that if you've got a beefed up enough Mac that unpatched Big Sur can run on it, then pure OpenCore is the way to go. One problem with OpenCore Legacy Patcher (not with OC itself - which intentionally does not have any 'default' config) is that OCLP applies all the patches that your Mac model *would* have needed if it wasn't upgraded (and then some), but I don't know any widely available way (i.e. other than to generate, or at least significantly modify, your own config) to avoid that.
Hi Bmju,You're missing the history of how the different projects came into being!
I agree with your reading that if you've got a beefed up enough Mac that unpatched Big Sur can run on it, then pure OpenCore is the way to go. One problem with OpenCore Legacy Patcher (not with OC itself - which intentionally does not have any 'default' config) is that OCLP applies all the patches that your Mac model *would* have needed if it wasn't upgraded (and then some), but I don't know any widely available way (i.e. other than to generate, or at least significantly modify, your own config) to avoid that.
Thanks for your response!
So, that could give me a problem in the near future... The patches.
So the smart choice for a person that is not very "Mac" knowledgeable, would be the patch that does not get later updates?
Let me rephrase, which update would you choose based on my system specs?
Greetings,
Richard
Hmm - anyone else? I would be struggling to recommend a perfect option at the moment, to be honest - but only due to worrying about nit-picky technical details that won't affect your use day to day! Both the options you're considering would work and be supported (on a voluntary basis!) by others on here.
Agreeing with @Ausdauersportler's reply: although most people don't realise it, by adopting any of these solutions you are turning your Mac into a Hackintosh (macOS on unsupported hardware!) to some degree. So you have to have time for experimentation and some degree of risk to your system!
One thing, unlike with Catalina on unsupported Macs, the community around Big Sur on unsupported Macs has not settled on one 'right' way of doing this that almost everybody uses - unfortunately for anyone who 'just' wants Big Sur! This is largely because of the bursting onto the scene of OpenCore - it is an amazing project, still in very active development, and it has changed the landscape quite a bit!
Try to find our what others did with your system in the near past searching back the thread. You got trapped:
1. You cannot understand technical implications and possibly you cannot use a terminal to enter commands and you have Catalina installed?
Then use Patched Sur!
2. You need urgently OTA upgrades and can handle the terminal and command line and possible the open core configuration?
Then use OCLP!
There are efforts to combine the best of both worlds....until now it is still not there. Unless you are command line savvy. We are going round in circles.
Unsupported means some self support - it is not just moving the mouse over the desktop and magically everything will be solved remotely.
hello,
i use OpenCore 0.6.6 on my MBP9,2 A1278.
Please give me feedback to my config.plist, specialy the configuration to protect my BootRom in front of Apple firmware updates. (The config spoofes the MBP9.2 to Macbook 11,1 ....)
1. what config-entrys are relevant to protect my BootRom?
2. what config-entrys are relevant to protect my opencore-loader?
please give me feedback.
regards
i use OpenCore 0.6.6 on my MBP9,2 A1278.
Please give me feedback to my config.plist, specialy the configuration to protect my BootRom in front of Apple firmware updates. (The config spoofes the MBP9.2 to Macbook 11,1 ....)
1. what config-entrys are relevant to protect my BootRom?
2. what config-entrys are relevant to protect my opencore-loader?
please give me feedback.
regards
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Hi, Richard Friends4U. I have the same iMac in late 2013, improved BTO, just like your iMac.
I have been using Macs for over 20 years and I also have a lot of experience using the terminal. However, I prefer not to venture into the OpenCore minefield since, in addition to risking blocking the EFI chip (and if that happens your iMac would just become a nice ornament ...), the OpenCore procedure somehow brings the Mac closer to a Hackintosh PC, for which the OC procedure was created.
So I don't risk with OpenCore and I use Micropatcher that installs Big Sur without altering the Operating System in the least.
macOS, therefore, thanks to Micropatcher which simply allows installation, remains original and works exactly as if it were installed by Apple. In fact, Apple has prevented the installation of Big Sur on our beautiful 27'' iMacs solely because of the Fusion Drives which, for those who own them, seem to slow down the iMacs of the end of 2013 a lot.
How do you say it in German? In Italy there is a proverb that says:
"Chi si accontenta, gode!". So, "Whoever is satisfied (eg. with the Micropatcher ;-)) enjoys!"
Apple was not very honest in this circumstance as it could have allowed the distinction between late 2013 iMac with Fusion Drive and iMac with SSD and should have allowed the latter, therefore, to be able to install Big Sur.
Note
Locking an EFI, then, that turns a MacBook into a paperweight brick or an iMac into an ornament, isn't bad, if you know how to clip the motherboard's eight-pin EFI chip and rewrite the original Firmware from a backup. Or you can search eBay for an EFI chip that is still virgin or that the seller has transcribed with the original iMac Firmware and, if you wish, also enter the serial number of your Mac. In this case, the original EFI chip is unsoldered and the new one soldered. I know this because two years ago I locked my daughter's MacBook and was forced to do what I said before, helped by a friend who repairs car ECUs and owns micro welders, EPROM readers and writers, etc.
Thanks for the explanation, I did not know the concept of OpenCore .. I wanted to try it but after reading your message I will always use MicroPatcher which I find very simple and congratulations for the Italian proverb, you could not have chosen a better example.
Just adding, I used this method on my MacBookPro9,2 (with ac wifi upgrade) and it works wonderfully, thanks for the tip and thanks to team behind the wonderful clean config!
There is no "command". Mount the hidden EFI partition (I use OpenCore Configurator) and copy the EFI folder to it.what's the command to install open core directly to Macintosh HD EFI?
If you are going to use OpenCore you really need to read up on it or you are likely to have boot problems that are annoying to clean up.
But ... the micropatcher really (really!) does change the operating system - it patches it - permanently! With OC it's different, it does not work by changing (patching) anything permanently on your Mac, it works by 'injection', i.e. only if you start it it changes things in memory only, and as they are loaded. Yes it comes from the Hackintosh world, but all of this including what's in the micropatcher (kexts, patches) comes from and is used by both worlds - it's all about using macOS on unsupported hardware, after all!
It might be semantics, but OpenCore did not brick any Macs, the Apple updater did - the same Apple updater that bricked a whole slew of fully supported, completely unpatched Macs at the same time!
I don't mean to disagree with @OKonnel's explanation of what has worked well for him, on the same hardware as you - that's a different matter, and exactly the kind of advice you should be looking for and listening to!
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please post your config
you are using 0.6.6.?cdf's method is for MacPro5.1 (with a hardware protected BootRom - unlocked BootRom by pressing PowerButton) .... the MacBooks are without hardware protection! OpenCore 0.6.6 has the NEW protection methods. the OLD protection method is "BootProtect" and in the cdf's method disabled.
i will build a OC 0.6.6 with BootROM protection for my MBP9,2, but i dont understand the compination of required Options in OpenCore 0.6.6.
if anybody can help me please.
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Download the OCLP and create configs and compare these files with your work. It is not feasible to cross check each hand made version possibly posted here. And there is a documentation on the opencore github page. I know you know where to find it.please post your config
cdf's method is for MacPro5.1 (with a hardware protected BootRom - unlocked BootRom by pressing PowerButton) .... the MacBooks are without hardware protection! OpenCore 0.6.6 has the NEW protection methods. the OLD protection method is "BootProtect" and in the cdf's method disabled.
i will build a OC 0.6.6 with BootROM protection for my MBP9,2, but i dont understand the compination of required Options in OpenCore 0.6.6.
if anybody can help me please.
If you do not understand the combinations and configuration (this is a quote) do you really think it is a good idea to dive into that mine field on your own?
OCLP is managed by the same team developing opencore - it cannot become better.
In my understanding you can *just* use the @cdf method. Doing so is 100% experimental (on non-Mac Pro hardware) and less supported than the other approaches on here. (And yes, there are some Mac Pro specific settings, even in their basic 'clean' file - it is my understanding that the few that there are make almost no difference where they are not needed (which obviously won't be true of every setting in OC), and are largely to do with making early boot work, but they won't stop anything working on yours.)please post your config
cdf's method is for MacPro5.1 (with a hardware protected BootRom - unlocked BootRom by pressing PowerButton) .... the MacBooks are without hardware protection! OpenCore 0.6.6 has the NEW protection methods. the OLD protection method is "BootProtect" and in the cdf's method disabled.
i will build a OC 0.6.6 with BootROM protection for my MBP9,2, but i dont understand the compination of required Options in OpenCore 0.6.6.
if anybody can help me please.
Or you can use just OCLP. This will make a config customised for your model, if you have not upgraded key elements like your processor, gpu or wi-fi card; or else it will apply things you don't need, if you have upgraded. OCLP also "3/4 fakes" all your serial numbers, which to my current understanding is only not causing iCloud problems all round because the last "1/4" which they do not fake is the "1/4" that matters! However, I am not saying OCLP will not work fine - it will!
Basically (especially if you have upgraded hardware, but also anyway) you currently will not find an out-of-the-box OpenCore config without stuff which you would want to change, if you understood every OC setting!
If you have upgraded your hardware to be Big Sur compatible then for my money, the clean @cdf config plus 'hybridization' is so far my favourite starting config (if you are going to fiddle around) or even permanent config (if you are not)!
If you do not have upgraded hardware, then it's the micropatcher or OCLP; or else at lot more research (still, arguably, starting from the @cdf config!) to build up your own OC config and add required patches for everything to work for your machine.
HTH!
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If you don't understand opencore, please, don't use it.please post your config
cdf's method is for MacPro5.1 (with a hardware protected BootRom - unlocked BootRom by pressing PowerButton) .... the MacBooks are without hardware protection! OpenCore 0.6.6 has the NEW protection methods. the OLD protection method is "BootProtect" and in the cdf's method disabled.
i will build a OC 0.6.6 with BootROM protection for my MBP9,2, but i dont understand the compination of required Options in OpenCore 0.6.6.
if anybody can help me please.
The thread from the MacPro5,1 is a starting point for a really clean config, that allows me to get updates OTA by spoofing the Board ID and protecting against Apple Firmware Updates
Remember, some of the firmware updates broke some supported machines too, not just unsupported ones
Because I have upgraded WiFi, I don't need any patches from OLP and prefer a cleaner config that is closer to a vanilla boot
You'd probably just want to turn on the OC graphical bootpicker once you've got everything working (again as per their instructions) - and maybe turn on the lovely 'Modern' OC bootpicker style, which I've only just discovered!
I don't think anybody came on here understanding OpenCore
so would rather say, "if you aren't prepared to put the effort into understanding it, don't use it"! (Which is an experimental journey - done on your own Mac!) Same for any approach on here, to be honest. But also, to be honest, currently more so for OC-based solutions than others - though even the OC-based solutions are slowly trying to evolve to be more user friendly and one-size fits all, eventually.
The raised question could be how deep we should understand OpenCore. Since OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.0.9, however, it doesn’t require much knowledge about OpenCore at all. The patcher could generate everything for you as it just generates depending on the Mac model. For the general Hackintosh field, there is no such patcher for OpenCore.I don't think anybody came on here understanding OpenCore
Hi, taking cue from the above, could you please tell me whether it is possible to install the OpenCore Legacy Patcher on a drive that already has big sur on? My installation of big sur was via the big mac patcher.
Thanks!
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