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macOS 12 Monterey on Unsupported Macs Thread
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How’s this been working for you other than the Ethernet ports? Iv got a 4,1 (flashed 5,1) on Mojave that I’ve been waiting to upgrade
cMP mid 2012 5,1 with OCLP v.0.2.2
Monterey Beta 2
BT Controller:
See pictures.
- 3.46 GHz 12-cores
- GPU AMD Radeon HD 7950 3 GB "Mac Edition"
- BT 4.2
Monterey Beta 2
BT Controller:
- Address: NULL
- Firmware Version: v0 c0
See pictures.
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Bluetooth will not work with Monterey, either downgrade to Big Sur or buy a new module:
My is upgraded with BT 4.2 and working fine with Monterey Beta 1.
Reboot, BT seems to be flaky.
Testing BT USB dongles and experience vanishing modules on boot sometimes. My Apple BT 4.2 BCM943602CDP modules are working fine with Monterey B1 and B2.
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Bluetooth 4.0 module broke with beta 2 as well in my MacPro3,1, verify an NVRAM reset fixes the issue
For MacBookPro9,1 and 9,2 users with userspace crashing from eject key, we've determined the issue is on Apple's end. Specifically that the eject key on even external keyboards are broken and do nothing even on an M1 MacBook Pro.
Filed a bug report with Apple, issue FB9278507 for reference. We believe once this is resolved, userspace crashing should hopefully be fixed as well
Filed a bug report with Apple, issue FB9278507 for reference. We believe once this is resolved, userspace crashing should hopefully be fixed as well
I noticed this also on my mid 2011 27” iMac on beta 2.
Crashes back to login screen when you hit the eject. Not to big of a deal tho
Can confirm too. MBP 9.2 crashes to login screen even though superdrive is empty.(great feature, really!)
Could you clarify - BCM943692CDP doesn't come up on a Google search. Maybe you mean BCM943602CDP? (added - I upgraded to the later internally but, as of B2, it's now dead in the water)
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Can you help me to install Big sur on 9,1 iMac, now i´m on Catalina patched, is there a guide for the installation?
Check out the first post of this thread. It contains links to patcher, and more importantly to the (OCLP) online docs. Read carefully before hitting the download button. The very same patcher can be used to install Big Sur and Monterey, but there will be no support for your system with Monterey.
If you are really a cyborg, you would have already known this.
In my late 2013 27 '' iMac (see my signature) the Broadcom module (BCM94360CDAX, see attached photo) works very well both before and after the release of the first Monterey beta (using OCLP 0.2.x)
Everything works fine, including PAN-Bluetooth (Note: in Monterey it seems that PAN-Bluetooth doesn't exists, but it appears in the Network list when there is an external device to recognize and connect, otherwise the name PAN-Bluetiith missing in System Preferences -> Network). So, also my Internet and LAN connection are very fast. No crashes, no bugs.
However, because - out of sheer fussiness - it bothered me to read "unknown" in Wi-Fi Locale instead of reading ETSI as it should be for Europe (FCC appears in the United States)... I disabled the Broadcom Kext module ((completely removed from OCLP EFI "config.plist") and I am also experimenting with removing the Kext USB-Map. It seems to me, in fact, that this module slows down the connection of the Trackpad immediately after Login.
About the other Kext modules, instead, I did some tests with Geekbench 5 and I discovered that in Big Sur nothing changes if I remove all the Kext (except the Kext of Spoof, obviously...). With Monterey, however, by removing or deactivating the various Kext, the Montery's Single Core performance drops from 960 to 720 and multicore performance also drops.
So, THANKS to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, the performance of my iMac measured with Geekbench 5 is also at the top in comparison with other macs on the site with all Geekbench results, also in the new Monterey.
Thanks to @khronokernel & his friends
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 8.0.5d7
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: iMac-Studio
Address: AB-CD-EF-GH-IL-MN (fake for privacy)
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702B0
Firmware Version: v150 c9317
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: On
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x828D
Bluetooth Core Spec: 4.0 (0x6)
HCI Revision: 0x2465
LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6)
LMP Subversion: 0x4196
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x3A0104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1D0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Wi-Fi
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 16.0 (1657)
CoreWLANKit: 16.0 (1657)
Menu Extra: 17.0 (1728)
System Information: 15.0 (1502)
IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2b1)
Diagnostics: 11.0 (1163)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.15)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x111)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1680.8)
MAC Address: AB-CD-EF-GH-IL-MN (fake for privacy)
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: IT
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
AirDrop Channel: 44
Auto Unlock: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Router-Office-5G:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: e2:b9:e5:52:7d:bd
Channel: 64,-1
Country Code: IT
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -51 dBm / -99 dBm
Transmit Rate: Note: 405
MCS Index: 23
Other Local Wi-Fi Networks:
Note: The photo's module is the one actually present in my iMac
Everything works fine, including PAN-Bluetooth (Note: in Monterey it seems that PAN-Bluetooth doesn't exists, but it appears in the Network list when there is an external device to recognize and connect, otherwise the name PAN-Bluetiith missing in System Preferences -> Network). So, also my Internet and LAN connection are very fast. No crashes, no bugs.
However, because - out of sheer fussiness - it bothered me to read "unknown" in Wi-Fi Locale instead of reading ETSI as it should be for Europe (FCC appears in the United States)... I disabled the Broadcom Kext module ((completely removed from OCLP EFI "config.plist") and I am also experimenting with removing the Kext USB-Map. It seems to me, in fact, that this module slows down the connection of the Trackpad immediately after Login.
About the other Kext modules, instead, I did some tests with Geekbench 5 and I discovered that in Big Sur nothing changes if I remove all the Kext (except the Kext of Spoof, obviously...). With Monterey, however, by removing or deactivating the various Kext, the Montery's Single Core performance drops from 960 to 720 and multicore performance also drops.
So, THANKS to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, the performance of my iMac measured with Geekbench 5 is also at the top in comparison with other macs on the site with all Geekbench results, also in the new Monterey.
Thanks to @khronokernel & his friends
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 8.0.5d7
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: iMac-Studio
Address: AB-CD-EF-GH-IL-MN (fake for privacy)
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702B0
Firmware Version: v150 c9317
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: On
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x828D
Bluetooth Core Spec: 4.0 (0x6)
HCI Revision: 0x2465
LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6)
LMP Subversion: 0x4196
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x3A0104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1D0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Wi-Fi
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 16.0 (1657)
CoreWLANKit: 16.0 (1657)
Menu Extra: 17.0 (1728)
System Information: 15.0 (1502)
IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2b1)
Diagnostics: 11.0 (1163)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.15)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x111)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1680.8)
MAC Address: AB-CD-EF-GH-IL-MN (fake for privacy)
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: IT
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
AirDrop Channel: 44
Auto Unlock: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Router-Office-5G:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: e2:b9:e5:52:7d:bd
Channel: 64,-1
Country Code: IT
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -51 dBm / -99 dBm
Transmit Rate: Note: 405
MCS Index: 23
Other Local Wi-Fi Networks:
Note: The photo's module is the one actually present in my iMac
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Successfully installed on MacBook Air 5,2 using OCLP.
All works fine but there are two issues: booting time is very long.
also, there is some graphical artefacts but only on the outer box of control centre, like the likes are not straight.
DOn't know how to explain very well, like it missing anti-aliasing. But everywhere else in the system, that doesn't happen , all the UI is drawn correctly. Any ideas? Thanks
All works fine but there are two issues: booting time is very long.
also, there is some graphical artefacts but only on the outer box of control centre, like the likes are not straight.
DOn't know how to explain very well, like it missing anti-aliasing. But everywhere else in the system, that doesn't happen , all the UI is drawn correctly. Any ideas? Thanks
Boot times are just a beta issue, the round corner issues are due to low DPI screens. We're unsure why the latter is caused only on Monterey however we wonder if native Macs with 720p screens experience something similar
mba5,2 running like a dream and no artifacts. mbp5,3 screen also has no artifacts. both are root patched with OCLP 2.3.
Get the aluminum Apple keyboard A1243 MB110LL/A and connect the mouse to it. These sell for 20$ on eBay. Or try connecting a USB3 hub and the USB devices through it.
The issue occurs pretty infrequently however is present if I reboot many times with a short period (ie. installing an OS update). If I added an NVMe drive to my machine, the race condition would be much more apparent.
The official release is at 0.2.2 however within mainline development is at 0.2.3. Users can grab a nightly build (ie. latest commit) from the repo's README links. Generally avoid nightly's unless you experience some bug that's been resolved in a newer commit, as mainline is constantly being worked on and may not be fully validated.
No race condition with a cMP3,1 with the signature setup that I have seen despite what tsialex claims.