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macOS 12 Monterey on Unsupported Macs Thread
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Hi,
I am having the same issue as @Jeremesk - same Macbook, using OCLP 0.3.1 and Monterey 12.0.1
Macbook8,1 (OCLP id's it at Macbook9,1 during EFI build), EFI built to both USB & original SSD that came with the Macbook. Running Big Sur 11.6.1. Installs Monterey from USB. Macos Update Assistant gives error "A required firmware update could not be installed."
Can you please post how you got this working (if you did)?
Thanks!
I just managed to install Monterey onto Macbook8,1 today. OCLP 0.3.1 (current release) gave that same 'firmware update error', however the current OCLP nightly build (OCLP 0.3.2n) already avoids Macbook9,1 spoofing and opts for spoofless WMM approach. So download OCLP 0.3.2 nightly, rebuild (1.), reinstall OCLP (2.), and install Monterey. It worked for me.
BT yes, WiFi after patching. So you are better of with updating the WiFi/BT card first.
Anyone got this up and running on a 2014 MBR 11,1? From what I’m reading it shouldn’t be an issue doing an upgrade from my existing stock Big Sur install but just thought I’d check.
As for using OCLP, have I essentially got this right?
- download and patch Monterey
- put on usb stick
- select usb install on reboot
- profit?
Does OCLP work like Cydia did for jail breaking where you can just update it as you use the device or does it need a complete reinstall of the OS?
As always, thanks for the work the devs are doing here; it’s amazing at some of the age of devices still working.
As for using OCLP, have I essentially got this right?
- download and patch Monterey
- put on usb stick
- select usb install on reboot
- profit?
Does OCLP work like Cydia did for jail breaking where you can just update it as you use the device or does it need a complete reinstall of the OS?
As always, thanks for the work the devs are doing here; it’s amazing at some of the age of devices still working.
Just check the OCLP Github page and read the docs. Installing Big Sur or Monterey is the same process. Prepare a TM backup.
Later you can upgrade your Mac using the Apple software update process.
Worked like a charm! Thanks @dfranetic (and to the devs who changed the approach!)
Nightly builds can be found here courteous of nightly.link:
- Nightly OpenCore Patcher (GUI)
- Nightly OpenCore Patcher (TUI)
- Offline Variant (No network connection needed on target Mac for Root Patching)
- Nightly OpenCore Patcher (CLI)
Hello everyone, please tell me. I installed macOS Monterey on my iMac 27 (late 2013) using the Open-Core Patcher method. Then I installed Patch System Volume. Everything started working well, but Photoshop gives an OpenCL unavailable error before launching. I also saw small artifacts in the system interface. Does anyone know a solution to this problem?
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Thank you so much! Very kind from you , nothing to apologize!
The Black A1181 Frankenbook Lives again....
A Sucsesfull OCLP install to a A1181 5.2 MacBook
I really do have better things to be doing, but it is now running Monterey with a MacBook 5.2 2.13Ghz logicboard and a ac WiFi and BT 4.0 from a BCM94360CS2 WiFi upgrade along with an SSD.
It froze 3 times on the progress bar each time I waited an hr then rebooted and it finally installed !
Actually surprisingly usable will quite happily play a YouTube video or browse the web, and idles with not a lot of fan noise !
Not working is right clicking but I know there's a Prefpane to fix that somewhere no backlight control and the function keys don’t work with their shortcuts…. everything else including airdrop etc works great.
So much for Apples planned obsolescence, a perfectly capable machine for simple necessities….. and they look so much better in black.
A Sucsesfull OCLP install to a A1181 5.2 MacBook
I really do have better things to be doing, but it is now running Monterey with a MacBook 5.2 2.13Ghz logicboard and a ac WiFi and BT 4.0 from a BCM94360CS2 WiFi upgrade along with an SSD.
It froze 3 times on the progress bar each time I waited an hr then rebooted and it finally installed !
Actually surprisingly usable will quite happily play a YouTube video or browse the web, and idles with not a lot of fan noise !
Not working is right clicking but I know there's a Prefpane to fix that somewhere no backlight control and the function keys don’t work with their shortcuts…. everything else including airdrop etc works great.
So much for Apples planned obsolescence, a perfectly capable machine for simple necessities….. and they look so much better in black.
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For everyone planning to run macOS 12.1 Beta 1 seeded today, ensure your Mac has an Ivy Bridge or newer CPU
Currently all older CPUs will fail to boot due to RDRAND CPU requirement:
github.com
Currently all older CPUs will fail to boot due to RDRAND CPU requirement:
macOS Monterey 12.1 Beta 1 (21C5021h) and RDRAND requirement · Issue #650 · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
With today's latest Beta, XNU now unconditionally requires all machines to have RDRAND support to boot. Because of this, all pre-Ivy Bridge Macs will no longer boot 12.1. For the time being, users ...
github.com
And a good % of unsupp Macs are zonked by this change. Apparently, your efforts became too popular for Tim_Apple?For everyone planning to run macOS 12.1 Beta 1 seeded today, ensure your Mac has an Ivy Bridge or newer CPU
Currently all older CPUs will fail to boot due to RDRAND CPU requirement:
macOS Monterey 12.1 Beta 1 (21C5021h) and RDRAND requirement · Issue #650 · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
With today's latest Beta, XNU now unconditionally requires all machines to have RDRAND support to boot. Because of this, all pre-Ivy Bridge Macs will no longer boot 12.1. For the time being, users ...
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Thanks for this, I'm new to github but eventually found what I was looking for ?
Hi everyone, quick question. I followed the other thread to install Big Sur on my 2011 27" iMac with an upgraded GPU, and it worked great. I was even able to use the built-in MacOS updater to update a few times to whatever the current version is (11.6.1 I think?). However, just now, my system update popped up and asked me to update to Monterey. I don't think that will work given what @K two posted above. I think this computer will be left on Big Sur since it's a Sandy Bridge chip.
But I'm wondering about my 2013 MacBook Pro, which has an Ivy Bridge i7 3740QM. I haven't checked yet, but if this one pops up and asks me to upgrade, would I just be able to click Update Now and have it update to Monetary, or would I have to go through the whole process from scratch again with OCLP and all that?
But I'm wondering about my 2013 MacBook Pro, which has an Ivy Bridge i7 3740QM. I haven't checked yet, but if this one pops up and asks me to upgrade, would I just be able to click Update Now and have it update to Monetary, or would I have to go through the whole process from scratch again with OCLP and all that?
I gave it a couple of days post upgrade to settle down but even though the fans have slowed down, the temps remain higher. I've been using MenuMeters to monitor temps and other parameters for some time as I've had heat/fan issues in the past when upgrading non ssd hard drives. I wonder if the post install drivers required for the Intel HD4000 graphics are the same drivers from Big Sur or if they are some sort of emulation which is pushing the hardware more ?
Anyone got any results from installing Monterey onto a 2013 iMac with Fusion Drive? Lots of chat last year about issues with Big Sur and fusion drives (some people had no issues, some had copious slow down), but I haven't heard anything about it this year with Monterey.
Is it possible to emulate the instruction like AAAMouSSE.kext does for other instructions?For everyone planning to run macOS 12.1 Beta 1 seeded today, ensure your Mac has an Ivy Bridge or newer CPU
Currently all older CPUs will fail to boot due to RDRAND CPU requirement:
macOS Monterey 12.1 Beta 1 (21C5021h) and RDRAND requirement · Issue #650 · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
With today's latest Beta, XNU now unconditionally requires all machines to have RDRAND support to boot. Because of this, all pre-Ivy Bridge Macs will no longer boot 12.1. For the time being, users ...
Is it possible to setup this emulation in EFI before the kernel is loaded? For example, code for setting and reading NVRAM variables is setup by EFI. I guess it depends if the illegal instruction vector (or whatever its called in x86 land) is modifiable in EFI and preserved by the kernel.
Have a trouble with installing macOS Monterey on my MBP Late 2013 with discrete video card (MacBookPro11,3). Once macOS starting to boot at the very first time right after installation process, it hangs on the Apple logo with progress bar (~40%). After that I realize that the system itselt is booted for further setting because I hear voice over and some system sounds after pressing some keyboard buttons, although I still observe the logo with progress bar and it isn't dissapeared.
I tried resetting NVRAM by pressing Option-Command-P-R, but it didn't help.
P.S.I am booting with plugged in flash drive via EFI and then selecting the hdd with already installed macOS. Initially I erased my SSD with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format and GUID Partition Map scheme.
I tried resetting NVRAM by pressing Option-Command-P-R, but it didn't help.
P.S.I am booting with plugged in flash drive via EFI and then selecting the hdd with already installed macOS. Initially I erased my SSD with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format and GUID Partition Map scheme.
My Monterey is installed in a partition on the HDD part of the Fusion drive of the iMac14,2 (27-inch, Late 2013) since Catalina is in the fusion drive container. It runs fine (I don't use it all the time) but I am thinking about replacing the Fusion drive with normal SSDs.
It was slow in the beginning but the OCLP post install (adds Nvidia Kepler acceleration) and maybe some time fixes that.
Thunderbolt Target Display Mode (TB TDM) (press command F2) works in Monterey (before, I was using High Sierra for TB TDM).
Odd. 0.3.2N and 12.0.1 Mini5,3 and the bluetooth Magic Keyboard and Magic TrackPad stopped working wirelessly. Bluetooth also will not toggle on. Unpatched and repatched, same. Toggle was broken in 0.3.1 however devices were working, assume bc they were paired before. Thoughts?
macOS 12.1 STOPS the following Macs -
- MacPro5,1 and older
- MacBook7,1 and older
- MacBookAir4,x and older
- MacBookPro8,x and older
- iMac12,x and older
- Macmini5,x and older
- Xserve3,1 and older
- ? ??