macOS 12 Monterey on Unsupported Macs Thread

[aronidisd]

Hello everyone,
I have a Mac Pro 3,1 and I have clean installed macOS Monterey 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.5.
Installed is a RX560 4GB, 22GB of RAM, and a Sonnet USB 3.0 Allegro card.
Everything works fine, or at least as expected (original bluetooth not working but wifi works).
As an update, I ordered and installed a new wifi card (BCM94360CD). The exact item is this.
The problem that I have now is that wifi disappeared from the system, like not installed at all, bluetooth works but not sure if info is as expected in System Information. IO80211Family kext is not stated as loaded. Is that the problem? Any way to force load it?
I attach some photos of the problem, and I would be very happy if we can fine a solution.
Seller says the card works normally even in Monterey, but suggests I try previous macOS versions too.
What is the group's take on that? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you!

 

[Ausdauersportler]

Hello everyone,
I have a Mac Pro 3,1 and I have clean installed macOS Monterey 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.5.
Installed is a RX560 4GB, 22GB of RAM, and a Sonnet USB 3.0 Allegro card.
Everything works fine, or at least as expected (original bluetooth not working but wifi works).
As an update, I ordered and installed a new wifi card (BCM94360CD). The exact item is this.
The problem that I have now is that wifi disappeared from the system, like not installed at all, bluetooth works but not sure if info is as expected in System Information. IO80211Family kext is not stated as loaded. Is that the problem? Any way to force load it?
I attach some photos of the problem, and I would be very happy if we can fine a solution.
Seller says the card works normally even in Monterey, but suggests I try previous macOS versions too.
What is the group's take on that? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you!

Just in case:
Revert root patches and run OCLP again and write a new OpenCore config after changing the hardware and reboot.

 

[aronidisd]

Already tried that, but OCLP claims that my Mac Pro needs no patches..
Unless there is a way to force install some patches

thank you for the reply

 

[Ausdauersportler]

Already tried that, but OCLP claims that my Mac Pro needs no patches..
Unless there is a way to force install some patches

thank you for the reply

Did you patch your installation with the old WiFi card installed t? If not, just ignore this question.

 

[aronidisd]

No problem, I will reply
Yes, I had an installation of Monterey already when I upgraded the wifi card. I did a clean install just in case this was the problem. To be honest I didn't put back the old card on the new and clean installation, as I don't see the point.

 

[MacHosehead]

Hello, strange that no wi-fi shows on Network preferences. Something I do on my MP 3,1 is use old card that OCLP patches to work with Monterey. For Bluetooth, I use cheap Apple wi-fi card with PCIe adapter. I route USB connection on adapter card to my USB 3 card. This avoids onboard USB which I consider somewhat funky but uses up a PCIe slot. I am running Monterey 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.4. on SSD. High Sierra on HD. It runs very well for an ancient machine that was discarded.

 

[FabriBonaparte1]

Done the all instalation following Mr Macintosh with Opencore, worked a charm !!, then today I had the surpriseof upgrade to 12.5 Beta, install when well, used opencore after install, but, lost bluetooth, wifi works

 

[FabriBonaparte1]

WiFi is present after Monterey 12.5 Beta

 

[FabriBonaparte1]

Bluetooth with Monterey 15.2 Beta

Bluetooth works after

Terminal
sudo pkill Bluetoothp
system preference stop Bluetooth

restart computer

bluetooth works

 

[davidlv]

View attachment 2007938Done the all instalation following Mr Macintosh with Opencore, worked a charm !!, then today I had the surpriseof upgrade to 12.5 Beta, install when well, used opencore after install, but, lost bluetooth, wifi works

What version of OCLP are you using? There have been several updates to 0.4.5, some backported from 0.4.6n, and if you are still on 0.4.4, it is probably wise to update to 0.4.5:

Releases · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

Experience macOS just like before. Contribute to dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[dirtysky]

hi all, i just updated to macOS 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.5 on MacbookAir 6,2, everything is ok but Apple Maps, weather can't get my location, any suggest to fix this issue?

 

[FabriBonaparte1]

What version of OCLP are you using? There have been several updates to 0.4.5, some backported from 0.4.6n, and if you are still on 0.4.4, it is probably wise to update to 0.4.5:

Releases · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

Experience macOS just like before. Contribute to dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Thank you , I'm still on 4.4 and didn't t realist there was a new one

 

[roysterdoyster]

hi all, i just updated to macOS 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.5 on MacbookAir 6,2, everything is ok but Apple Maps, weather can't get my location, any suggest to fix this issue?

If you applied post-install patches via OCLP: revert patches, set location, re-do patches. Worked for me

 

[aronidisd]

Hello, strange that no wi-fi shows on Network preferences. Something I do on my MP 3,1 is use old card that OCLP patches to work with Monterey. For Bluetooth, I use cheap Apple wi-fi card with PCIe adapter. I route USB connection on adapter card to my USB 3 card. This avoids onboard USB which I consider somewhat funky but uses up a PCIe slot. I am running Monterey 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.4. on SSD. High Sierra on HD. It runs very well for an ancient machine that was discarded.View attachment 2007923

Today I installed the old WiFi card, even without the patches the hardware is recognized although not working. So I guess my Mac Pro does not recognize the card at all

 

[le9508]

Same here on my Mid-2014. I thought it was just how things worked on OpenCore.

I think I've found a fix by making two changes. I haven't done much testing yet, but the computer does not seem to be shutting down completely when going into hibernation mode anymore.

1. Download the TUI version of OpenCore, and set the following to True
Patcher Settings -> Miscellaneous Settings -> Set Hibernation Workaround
2. Build and install OpenCore to your computer.

The following steps might not be necessary, but should probably be done regardless if you have an NVMe SSD installed in your Mac:

3. Once OpenCore has been installed to the EFI partition, download SsdPmEnabler (https://github.com/kvic-z/SsdPmEnabler), mount the EFI partition (using https://github.com/corpnewt/MountEFI for example) and copy the SsdPmEnabler.kext into EFI/OC/Kexts
4. Edit the EFI/OC/config.plist file so that it loads the SsdPmEnabler kext at boot (using https://mackie100projects.altervista.org/opencore-configurator/ for example)

 

[aronidisd]

Hello everyone,
I have a Mac Pro 3,1 and I have clean installed macOS Monterey 12.4 with OCLP 0.4.5.
Installed is a RX560 4GB, 22GB of RAM, and a Sonnet USB 3.0 Allegro card.
Everything works fine, or at least as expected (original bluetooth not working but wifi works).
As an update, I ordered and installed a new wifi card (BCM94360CD). The exact item is this.
The problem that I have now is that wifi disappeared from the system, like not installed at all, bluetooth works but not sure if info is as expected in System Information. IO80211Family kext is not stated as loaded. Is that the problem? Any way to force load it?
I attach some photos of the problem, and I would be very happy if we can fine a solution.
Seller says the card works normally even in Monterey, but suggests I try previous macOS versions too.
What is the group's take on that? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you!

Problems keeps to exist. Just saw that when I click on the WiFi icon on network prefs, there is a <from localizable.strings> Do not loc. did some google search and could not find anything. Does anybody know?

 

[Earl Urley]

I'm trying to do a post-OCLP 0.4.5 Migration Assistant of bringing over one user from a CCC backup in Monterey 12.4, and after the user is migrated there's a reboot and then I keep getting the boot thermometer progressing about 1/3 the way and then we go into a reboot loop.

The machine is fine with a fresh OS install (waiting 2 hours is bogus though) but it keeps getting into that loop after the migration which is making it useless for me.

iMac 14,2 with a PCIe NVMe boot drive and 16 GB RAM, replaced PRAM battery and zapped it.

Think I might have to fall back down to a Big Sur install..

 

[MacHosehead]

In my MP 3,1 I am using old atheros card for wi-fi. It works in Monterey after post-install patching. Works in High Sierra without patch.

 

[hvds]

I'm trying to do a post-OCLP Migration Assistant of bringing over one user from a CCC backup in Monterey 12.4, and after the user is migrated there's a reboot and then I keep getting the boot thermometer progressing about 1/3 the way and then we go into a reboot loop.

The machine is fine with a fresh OS install (waiting 2 hours is bogus though) but it keeps getting into that loop after the migration which is making it useless for me.

iMac 14,2 with a PCIe NVMe boot drive and 16 GB RAM, replaced PRAM battery and zapped it.

Think I might have to fall back down to a Big Sur install..

When using CCC for migration I was always successful with this opposite order:
- start with an erased APFS system
- migrate the desired data to it using CCC
- then install macOS with OCLP (and possibly post-installation system patches).
Actually I found this more reliable then using the Migration Assistant proper at the end of macOS installation, i.e. during setup. Using MA even later, i.e. after setup finished and being logged in after that, often (always?) failed in my case.

 

[Earl Urley]

when you say you migrated the data, did you leave the Apps out and only clone the Users folder?

Thanks for the advice, gonna try cloning Users to the blank APFS then boot from the patched OCLP Monterey flash key and install macOS and see what I get.

 

[aronidisd]

In my MP 3,1 I am using old atheros card for wi-fi. It works in Monterey after post-install patching. Works in High Sierra without patch.
View attachment 2008195

My Atheros card works too, but I lose bluetooth. On the other hand, I can use the Atheros card and find a compatible USB bluetooth dongle. If by any chance some of you uses one, please let me know. Sonnet has one but didn't order it yet.
My god I want this so much to work..

 

[hvds]

when you say you migrated the data, did you leave the Apps out and only clone the Users folder?

Thanks for the advice, gonna try cloning Users to the blank APFS then boot from the patched OCLP Monterey flash key and install macOS and see what I get.

Did a complete CCC clone of the data volume, which includes apps and settings.

 

[Earl Urley]

Oh, I'm trying to bring forward an account I had on a High Sierra Mac so I only cloned the Users folder as I didn't give a darn about the apps since I knew they all wouldn't work in Monterey.

We'll see what happens in a few minutes.

Hopefully Dortania learns enough at WWDC that he can make OpenCore / Legacy more ironclad / stable in the future.

 

[MacHosehead]

My Atheros card works too, but I lose bluetooth. On the other hand, I can use the Atheros card and find a compatible USB bluetooth dongle. If by any chance some of you uses one, please let me know. Sonnet has one but didn't order it yet.
My god I want this so much to work..

I am not aware of any USB dongles that work for bluetooth in Monterey. If the ebay card you bought works well for bluetooth.then you could try putting the atheros card in a PCIe adapter and running antennas from rear for wi-fi. You would need a spare PCIe slot.
I still don't know why wi-fi isn't showing up for ebay card as I would expect.
Update: I am also curious if anyone has used the Sonnet dongle for Monterey and OCLP.

 

[Larsvonhier]

There is a special boot flag as startup option in Parallels to adapt to non-metal GPUs on "unsupported" macOS/machine combinations. Perhaps that might help:

Enter the boot-flag "video.metal=0" (oc without "")