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macOS 11 Big Sur on Unsupported Macs Thread

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The phrase OTA updates came from world of iOS devices. Basically we write OTA and mean the Apple software update process described here.

Having an unsupported Mac lead to three problems:
  1. no macOS installation
  2. no such macOS updates
  3. lack of functionality
The first and last problem have been solved more or less by all patchers listed on the first post. Solving the second is only possible with OpenCore unless you do not want to follow a 20 step manual process like the micropatcher one each time.

You should try OCLP with the next 11.3 release update and you may read the Dortania OpenCore guide about EFI installation on internal disks.
 
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Hello everyone, I have a request from OpenCore Legacy Patcher users. Specifically we're looking to document more success cases within the patcher, this allows us to check if a specific model's been tested in the wild as well as what version of OCLP is used.

This should aid greatly for both us (the developers) as well as the users when troubleshooting since they're able to more easily find what version is known good in the event the latest release of the patcher has regressions.

To help out, we're mainly asking for the following:
- Machine model (ie. iMac14,2)
- Patcher version (ie. 0.0.21)
- Any extra mods done to the machine (ie. Wifi or GPU upgrade)

To get an idea what we're referring to, see the below link. It's currently not hooked up to the rest of the site so average users won't stubble upon it at first:


For those unsure how to get the model and patcher version, you can run the following in terminal:
Bash: 
# Check Model
nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:oem-product
# Check Patcher Version
nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102:OCLP-Version
 
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Just out of curiosity on the unsupported theme (I have a 2008 Penryn which I won't dare try to hack, along with a dead 2011 -- Nvidia immolation -- and fully Big Sur compliant late 2013 and mid 2017 laptops), is there anything coming up for relegation to "legacy status" aside from Intel support and the Apple M1 transition that's as big a can of worms as Metal? Or can the late 2013 Retina MBP 15" piggyback on its relative similarity to the 2014 and 2015 ones for a while?
 
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Just out of curiosity on the unsupported theme (I have a 2008 Penryn which I won't dare try to hack, along with a dead 2011 -- Nvidia immolation -- and fully Big Sur compliant late 2013 and mid 2017 laptops), is there anything coming up for relegation to "legacy status" aside from Intel support and the Apple M1 transition that's as big a can of worms as Metal? Or can the late 2013 Retina MBP 15" piggyback on its relative similarity to the 2014 and 2015 ones for a while?
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With OCLP, we're prepping for the removal of HD4000 and all remaining Nvidia drivers in macOS 12. If this happens, OCLP will no longer be able to support DELTA updates(ie. ~2GB) as well as no FileVault support on machines relying on those kexts.

We will still support OTA updates just fine on root volume patched machines however they'll be less "native" as compared to Big Sur with OCLP currently.

If you're referring to just support in general with any patches, there's unlikely anything Apple would do to kill the 2013 or older in macOS 12. They could force x86_64h binaries throughout the OS however I have doubts Apple would go that far, that's quite extreme. Additionally late 2013 MacBook Pro already supports x86_64h so little worry for you even if Apple went that far
 
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Ciao a tutti, ho una richiesta dagli utenti di OpenCore Legacy Patcher. In particolare, stiamo cercando di documentare più casi di successo all'interno del patcher, questo ci consente di verificare se un modello specifico è stato testato in natura e quale versione di OCLP viene utilizzata.

Questo dovrebbe essere di grande aiuto sia per noi (gli sviluppatori) che per gli utenti durante la risoluzione dei problemi, poiché sono in grado di trovare più facilmente quale versione è nota come valida nel caso in cui l'ultima versione del patcher abbia regressioni.

Per dare una mano, chiediamo principalmente quanto segue:
- Modello macchina (es. IMac14,2)
- Versione Patcher (es. 0.0.21)
- Eventuali modifiche extra apportate alla macchina (es. Wifi o aggiornamento GPU)

Per avere un'idea di cosa ci riferiamo, vedere il collegamento sottostante. Al momento non è collegato al resto del sito, quindi gli utenti medi all'inizio non lo accetteranno:

[URL unfurl = "true"] https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/TESTED.html [/ URL]

Per coloro che non sono sicuri di come ottenere il modello e la versione del patcher, è possibile eseguire quanto segue nel terminale:
[CODE = bash] # Controlla il modello
nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102: prodotto oem
# Controlla la versione del patcher
nvram 4D1FDA02-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B30102: versione OCLP [/ CODE]
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Macpro3.1, aggiorna wifi / bt con BCM94360 Nvidia GTX680
OCLP 0.0.22
tutto ok tranne due software (Luminar e CaptureOne)
nessuna mod extra ... per ora
Molte grazie
 
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Hello everyone, I have a request from OpenCore Legacy Patcher users. Specifically we're looking to document more success cases within the patcher, this allows us to check if a specific model's been tested in the wild as well as what version of OCLP is used.
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Hi @khronokernel,
on the Tested Model list is reported my MBP 10,1 but it is not a stock model: I replaced the original Airport card with a Broadcom BCM94360CSAX card. Also now it's running the 0.0.21 version of OCLP.

Anyway I want to thank you and all the other developers for your work!
 
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With OCLP, we're prepping for the removal of HD4000 and all remaining Nvidia drivers in macOS 12. If this happens, OCLP will no longer be able to support DELTA updates(ie. ~2GB) as well as no FileVault support on machines relying on those kexts.

We will still support OTA updates just fine on root volume patched machines however they'll be less "native" as compared to Big Sur with OCLP currently.

If you're referring to just support in general with any patches, there's unlikely anything Apple would do to kill the 2013 or older in macOS 12. They could force x86_64h binaries throughout the OS however I have doubts Apple would go that far, that's quite extreme. Additionally late 2013 MacBook Pro already supports x86_64h so little worry for you even if Apple went that far
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MBP5,2, mid 2009, legacy USB
OCLP 0.0.22 (edited, was 0.0.21 before)
no hardware mods done (eeprom updated with dosdude1's APFS ROM patch)
always Nvidia 9600M GT used, non-Metal (-> no graphics acceleration)

Clean install of 11.2.3 from full installer with 0.0.21 worked well.
My attempt to OTA update from 11.2.3 to 11.3b6 didn't finish successfully yet, I keep trying...

EDIT: OTA updated to 11.3b7 successfully now, using OCLP pre-0.0.22.
 
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Hello everyone, I have a request from OpenCore Legacy Patcher users. Specifically we're looking to document more success cases within the patcher, this allows us to check if a specific model's been tested in the wild as well as what version of OCLP is used.
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Hello everybody,

I just registered, first to finally say a big thank you to all involved here. I've been following this thread since the beginning and have successfully installed every version of Big Sur since the betas with barrykn's micropatcher on my Mac Mini 2012.

After 11.2.3 I switched to OCLP 0.0.19 (meanwhile upgraded to 0.0.21). I could install over the existing micropatcher installation without loosing any data, perfect. Now I'm looking forward to my first "unofficial" OTA update... :)

So you can add me to the "tested models list":
Macmini6,1 (Mac Mini 2012 Stock Model i5 2,5GHz HD4000)
OCLP 0.0.21 (installed on internal EFI)

Thanks again to those involved, keep up your great work!
 
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Hello everyone, I have a request from OpenCore Legacy Patcher users. Specifically we're looking to document more success cases within the patcher, this allows us to check if a specific model's been tested in the wild as well as what version of OCLP is used.
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iMac 13,2; no modifications; OCLP 0.0.20
Originally tried Patched-Sur, but didn't like lack of SIP and internally-bootable Recovery, plus I was getting weekly EFIcheck warnings. Only issue I get (as I also did with Patched-Sur) is that Safari shows green blocks on some images (mainly on BBC news pages), but I can live with that!
 
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iMac 13,2; no modifications; OCLP 0.0.20
Originally tried Patched-Sur, but didn't like lack of SIP and internally-bootable Recovery, plus I was getting weekly EFIcheck warnings. Only issue I get (as I also did with Patched-Sur) is that Safari shows green blocks on some images (mainly on BBC news pages), but I can live with that!
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The green blocks are most likely caused by an Apple bug, have seen them with a lot of NVIDIA GPU....
 
On iMac 14,2 (Late 2013) Big Sur 11.2.3 works fine with Micropatcher 0.5.1 or OCLP 0.0.21.

just one question: Do I always have to boot in EFI with OLCP on mac restart or is there a way to boot directly in macOS (like micropatcher)?
 
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On iMac 14,2 (Late 2013) Big Sur 11.2.3 works fine with Micropatcher 0.5.1 or OCLP 0.0.21.

just one question: Do I always have to boot in EFI with OLCP on mac restart or is there a way to boot directly in macOS (like micropatcher)?
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No, you need to boot OpenCore on each boot, otherwise it would not work. You can install OC on the internal EFI as described in the docs....see my former post. I guess you had an unpatched installation anyway so you did not need to reinstall.
 
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On iMac 14,2 (Late 2013) Big Sur 11.2.3 works fine with Micropatcher 0.5.1 or OCLP 0.0.21.

just one question: Do I always have to boot in EFI with OLCP on mac restart or is there a way to boot directly in macOS (like micropatcher)?
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No that is not possible, see it as this way:

Micropatcher:
iMac 14,2 -> patched MacOS to make it run on unsupported Mac -> no updates possible because Apple checks for altered (system) files

OCLP:
iMac 14,2 -> virtual/emulated iMac 15,2 (OCLP) -> original MacOS -> updates possible because MacOS files are original
 
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khronokernel said:
To help out, we're mainly asking for the following:
- Machine model (ie. iMac14,2)
- Patcher version (ie. 0.0.21)
- Any extra mods done to the machine (ie. Wifi or GPU upgrade)
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iMac14,1 (no modifications, stock config with 256 GB Apple SSD)
OCLP 0.0.19
installed macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 (flawless)
ran upgrade to macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta 6 (flawless)
 
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@khronokernel
Success with:
iMac14,1 (base 21,5" model, just iGPU Intel Iris Pro)
3rd party NVMe (w adapter)
2nd monitor working (Apple Thunderbolt Display)
OCLP0021

only issue is:
while running Geekbench Metal, the background image flashes the contents of the safari window... which was quit minutes before... 👻
 
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Success with:
MacPro5,1 (single 6core w3680 model)
GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB driving one 4k-monitor
OCLP0021
System on SATA-SSD Slot1, NVMe (via pcie slot)

issue:
after waking from sleep, messages appear "the disk was not ejected properly"
 
macOS 11.3 20E5229a Beta 7's been seeded to the developer channels
Screen Shot 2021-04-08 at 11.32.12 AM.png
 
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macOS 11.3 20E5229a Beta 7's been seeded to the developer channels
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installation went just fine, I updated the iMac14,1 from 11.3 beta 6 to beta 7 a few minutes ago.

also updated OCLP from 0.0.19 to 0.0.21 and all seems to be well...

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