Thank you, HowowcanIgo, your inventiveness solved the issue.
Awesome, great post!
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
macOS 12 Monterey on Unsupported Macs Thread
- Thread starter khronokernel
- WikiPost WikiPost
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
- Status
Awesome, great post!
So, the docs are not accurate as posted? Or a newbie comment is lacking pertinent info? MCP79 Macs run everything without firmware updates or spoofing, a fact.
Last edited:
You are confusing dosdude1 apfs firmware patching (which OCLP does not need and the docs are referring to) with the need of keeping the firmware up to date. The docs are fine, your interpretation is not.
OCLP does certainly not substitute (still upcoming) firmware upgrades offered by Apple magically. The rule of thumb was and is: keep it up to date.
Quick question: If everything is working well for me on 0.3.1 with default minimal spoofing settings, is there a compelling reason to switch to the "spoofless" configuration, or to even update OCLP at all?
I tried 0.4.2 and it kept hanging during boot, so I reverted to 0.3.1
But I typically take the "If it isn't broken, don't fix it" approach.
I'm just wondering if spoofless gives some other benefits for a non-technical end user (i.e. better performance or greater compatibility)
Thanks.
I tried 0.4.2 and it kept hanging during boot, so I reverted to 0.3.1
But I typically take the "If it isn't broken, don't fix it" approach.
I'm just wondering if spoofless gives some other benefits for a non-technical end user (i.e. better performance or greater compatibility)
Thanks.
Just used OCLP 0.4.2 to install 12.2.1 on my late 2012 iMac. Created installer USB, installed OCLP to USB, booted and installed great. Post patched and installed OCSP onto internal disk. Well chuffed!!
Question: I now want to install it on my late 2014 iMac retina. As I already have the USB installer, should I just be able to re-use that USB by building the OCLP on the 2014 and install it to the USB and boot to install monty?
Does OCLP mess with the monty installer files it copies to USB?
Cheers
Question: I now want to install it on my late 2014 iMac retina. As I already have the USB installer, should I just be able to re-use that USB by building the OCLP on the 2014 and install it to the USB and boot to install monty?
Does OCLP mess with the monty installer files it copies to USB?
Cheers
This is the important part.
Need to re-build the OCLP EFI for that specific 2014 mac model and place it on the USB stick.
Success updating my Mac Pro 4.1->5,1 to 12.2.1, OCLP
There is no general answer. If you find in the release notes of a new version of OCLP something interesting (like a bug fixed or a feature added) read and follow the online docs how to upgrade. I believe the same message has been included there.
So it is all about reading and following docs - as with every other technical device. The programmers spent a lot of time on software and documentation, so it would be nice to honor both.
Last edited:
What "update"?
There is a need to be specific here. Vague language just doesn't cut it.
Updating to a later version of OCLP, is very different to macos software update.
I have a late-2013 15" MBP with a smashed screen (connected to my TV via HDMI) that I occasionally use as a backup computer.
I decided to upgrade it from Big Sur to Monterey just for fun. It was an easy process. I ran the OCLP GUI and created a Monterey 12.2 boot disk. It upgraded my laptop to Monterey without any issues at all.
At first I didn't realise I had to boot with the "option" key pressed the first time after installing OCLP to the internal SSD (with "Show boot picker" untagged) but that was really the only bit of confusion I had, and even that only lasted a few seconds.
After booting my laptop normally, I then installed 12.2.1 using the standard "System Preferences" method and it installed just as it would have on a fully supported Mac.
Very impressed!
I decided to upgrade it from Big Sur to Monterey just for fun. It was an easy process. I ran the OCLP GUI and created a Monterey 12.2 boot disk. It upgraded my laptop to Monterey without any issues at all.
At first I didn't realise I had to boot with the "option" key pressed the first time after installing OCLP to the internal SSD (with "Show boot picker" untagged) but that was really the only bit of confusion I had, and even that only lasted a few seconds.
After booting my laptop normally, I then installed 12.2.1 using the standard "System Preferences" method and it installed just as it would have on a fully supported Mac.
Very impressed!
Er, I'm not sure what's happening but after sleep the patch seems to be gone and the backlight is dead again... Maybe after rebooting too. I'm not sure at the moment.
The fans are also spinning like crazy as they did after installing OCLP 0.4.2 on Monterey 12.2.... It could well be I still don't understand the updating process when using OCLP 🙄.
*Edit: I've tried en tried uninstalling and installing the patches... After uninstalling and rebooting it mostly didn't uninstall the patches it seems as the transparency was still there.
I uninstalled the patched multiple times after another and the installed them again. I thought that fixed things and before sleep it did. After sleep the keyboard backlight was dead again.
*Edit 2: I'm an idiot 😀. The keys didn't work because there was enough light in the room. Although I think I remember I could active it even if this was the case but then again, my memory's fading 😀.
Another thanks to the developers!
Last edited:
Whats the deal with OCLP and Carbon Copy Cloner? Do I need to install OCLP on the EFI of my backup disk to allow me to boot from it in an emergency? Or does CCC copy the EFI from the source disk to the destination disk automagically?
The fans on my machine came on full during the upgrade, but that's a good sign. It means the upgrade process is going as fast as it can
If the fans didn't come on it'd mean it's being lazy and not stressing the CPU enough!Good question. If I had to guess I'd say you'll have to install OCLP in the CCC disk EFI partition
- OCLP EFI can sit on USB stick/SD card
- At boot picker stage you can select booting from alternate disk (if you have bootable back up)
For me, the age of bootable back up disk has passed; I don't see the need for them. Time machine suffice.
Successful OTA update from 12.2 to 12.2.1 on my iMac mid 2010 with OCLP 0.4.3n.
USB3 mod still works and is now bootable under OCLP.
USB3 mod still works and is now bootable under OCLP.
CCC will not copy the EFI partition. Also CCC in most cases will not produce a bootable clone in Big Sur and later OSes.
Thanks, removed the "minimal" spoofing and updated the on-disk OCLP config, rebooted and re-ran SL. Question - how do I now get the latest EFI firmware?
Last edited:
SuperDuper! does it 😉
lol Now, you are confused. Where is the dosdude bootROM patcher mentioned? The point is - the dortania headline needs claification or deletion because as written it misleads the newbies and those taking it as written. Also, certain useful now-anecdotal assumptions need to be included into the 'Scriptures' in the proper context. A suggestion? 🤷♂️
Last edited: