macOS 12 Monterey on Unsupported Macs Thread

[techris]

The installer is 11.7 GB ins size! Can't remember the Big Sur installer being as big.

 

[oldmacs]

Apple the 'environmentally friendly' company who arbitrarily drop support for machines.

 

[techris]

Apple the 'environmentally friendly' company who arbitrarily drop support for machines.

I don't understand this. I of course haven't tried the new macOS out yet, but it seems like it didn't even change that much.

 

[LegoNickD]

The installer is 11.7 GB ins size! Can't remember the Big Sur installer being as big.

Trust me Big Sur was that big, all that X86 and arm code takes some good space.

 

[oldmacs]

Why is the Mac mini 2014 supported, but not the iMac 2014? They were literally introduced at the same moment.

Because its completely arbitrary - the 2014 Mini is only supported because it was still being sold in 2018.

 

[khronokernel]

Converted the list to supported SMBIOS:

Mac-06F11F11946D27C5 - MacBookPro11,5
Mac-06F11FD93F0323C5 - MacBookPro11,4
Mac-0CFF9C7C2B63DF8D - MacBookAir9,1
Mac-112818653D3AABFC - Internal unit
Mac-112B0A653D3AAB9C - Internal unit
Mac-1E7E29AD0135F9BC - MacBookPro15,3
Mac-226CB3C6A851A671 - MacBookAir8,1
Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61 - MacPro7,1
Mac-35C5E08120C7EEAF - Macmini7,1
Mac-473D31EABEB93F9B - MacBookPro13,1
Mac-4B682C642B45593E - iMac18,1
Mac-50619A408DB004DA - Internal unit
Mac-53FDB3D8DB8CA971 - MacBookPro15,4
Mac-551B86E5744E2388 - MacBookPro14,3
Mac-5A49A77366F81C72 - Internal unit
Mac-5F9802EFE386AA28 - MacBookPro16,2
Mac-63001698E7A34814 - iMac19,2
Mac-65CE76090165799A - Internal unit
Mac-66E35819EE2D0D05 - MacBookPro13,2
Mac-747B1AEFF11738BE - Internal unit
Mac-77F17D7DA9285301 - iMac18,2
Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 - iMacPro1,1
Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C - Macmini8,1
Mac-827FAC58A8FDFA22 - MacBookAir8,1
Mac-827FB448E656EC26 - MacBookPro15,2
Mac-90BE64C3CB5A9AEB - Internal unit
Mac-937A206F2EE63C01 - MacBookPro15,1
Mac-937CB26E2E02BB01 - MacBookAir7,2
Mac-9394BDF4BF862EE7 - Internal unit
Mac-9AE82516C7C6B903 - MacBook9,1
Mac-9F18E312C5C2BF0B - MacBookAir7,1
Mac-A369DDC4E67F1C45 - iMac16,1
Mac-A5C67F76ED83108C - MacBookPro13,3
Mac-A61BADE1FDAD7B05 - MacBookPro16,4
Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 - iMac19,1
Mac-AF89B6D9451A490B - iMac20,2
Mac-B4831CEBD52A0C4C - MacBookPro14,1
Mac-B809C3757DA9BB8D - Internal unit
Mac-BE088AF8C5EB4FA2 - iMac18,3
Mac-C6F71043CEAA02A6 - Internal unit
Mac-CAD6701F7CEA0921 - MacBookPro14,2
Mac-CF21D135A7D34AA6 - Internal unit
Mac-CFF7D910A743CAAF - iMac20,1
Mac-DB15BD556843C820 - iMac17,1
Mac-E1008331FDC96864 - MacBookPro16,1
Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6 - MacBookPro12,1
Mac-E7203C0F68AA0004 - MacBookPro16,3
Mac-EE2EBD4B90B839A8 - MacBook10,1
Mac-F60DEB81FF30ACF6 - MacPro6,1
Mac-FFE5EF870D7BA81A - iMac16,2

 

[FlorisVN]

I hope/wonder if nvidia drivers can be hacked back inside MacOS 12
Seems like nvidia drivers are gone now.. ?

 

[furdi]

Hey guys. Wondering if the micropatcher will work with macOS Monterey...

 

[ScreenSavers]

The installer is 11.7 GB ins size! Can't remember the Big Sur installer being as big.

I think it was actually. Recent versions have been huge.

 

[kenni417]

wow. my 2015 us finally the oldest MacBook apple supports. kick ass laptop. ill be upgrading to the next MacBook pro king this year.

 

[techris]

I tried booting into the installer on my MacBook Pro 5,1 with the OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but it just hangs at the Apple Logo or restarts after a little bit of time.

 

[techris]

I think it was actually. Recent versions have been huge.

Yeah, I looked it up, it was actually that big.

 

[mikeboss]

@ khronokernel

using OCLP 0.1.6 a macOS Monterey beta full install onto an unmolested iMac14,1 is running as of writing...

 

[FlorisVN]

I wonder how nvidia based Mac's work with Monterey.
I'm afraid the whole nvidia drivers are stripped out now.. ?

Anyone can confirm this.. ?

almost all of my mac's have an nvidia card in them..

 

[khronokernel]

Verified, so Nvidia drivers are still there. Intel HD 4000 are dead

 

[FlorisVN]

Verified, so Nvidia drivers are still there. Intel HD 4000 are dead

ok nice,
hd4000 driver are no longer there you mean.. ?

nice to know nvidia drivers are at least still in the beta..

 

[Dan101010]

Verified, so Nvidia drivers are still there. Intel HD 4000 are dead

Dang, that's a shame. Guess it's the end of the road for my 2012 Mac mini ?.

Unless the kexts from Big Sur are compatible with Monterey? I already had it downloading before you said this so I guess I'm gonna try it.

 

[mikeboss]

khronokernel​

macOS Monterey beta 1 up and running on iMac 14,1

 

[lesliewong]

On my MBP 10,1, I booted with OpenCore-Patcher 1.2 and installed the macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.pkg for Monterey. Software update offered me 11.5 Beta (20G5033c) which I have already installed.

 

[mac_editor]

Pretty simple to get the 2014 15" MBP with 750M running:

 

[K two]

On my MBP 10,1, I booted with OpenCore-Patcher 1.2 and installed the macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.pkg for Monterey. Software update offered me 11.5 Beta (20G5033c) which I have already installed.

Got mine via gibmacOS - master. Select C, then 4, it's the top entry.

 

[ragermac]

Any chance of the 2013 MBP working with some sort of mod?

 

[dukebound85]

Any change of the 2013 MBP working with some sort of mod?

There is a high chance of you being able to run it unsuppported

 

[ragermac]

There is a high chance of you being able to run it unsuppported

Great, I want to squeeze as much as I can out of it till the new ones come.

 

[khronokernel]

MacPro3,1 running Monterey great with OpenCore Legacy Patcher:

MODEL:   TrashPro3,1 - Early-2008
CPU:     Dual Xeon X5482 Quad Core (8c8t)
RAM:     16GB DDR2 667Mhz (4GBx4)
GPU:     AMD RX 470 4GB
ETH:     Intel 80003ES2LAN
WIFI:    BCM94360CD