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MBP6,2 patched with OCLP 0.6.8 upgraded to Monterey 12.7.3 without issues.
Updated my 5,1 from 12.7 -> 12.7.3 took ~:20 to download and ~:25 to install 3 reboots. OCLP 0.4.11
Upgraded by 5,1 from Mojave to Monterey 12.7.2 with OCLP (1.3) from last month for the first time. I am trying to understand the procedure to upgrade from 12.7.2 to 12.7.3. Do I just download the update from apple and apply it? Are is there something I need to do to OCLP first?
The last few times, I just did the OTA update (took some time) and ran the OCLP patch afterwards (OLPC should run automatically after OTA update). It would good to make an OLCP USB installer for 12.7.3 if the OTA did not work and you would need to reinstall with the USB installer or start with a fresh install.
If you are curious, it might be interesting to diff the OC config.plists generated by OCLP 0.4.11 and 1.3.0.Hi, I upgraded from 12.7.2 to 12.7.3 and installed Opencore 1.3.0 (before: 0.4.11). Everything OK for now, except: iTunes won't launch anymore(I used Retroactive [2.0, link], I'm not a big fan of the Music app). I re-installed Opencore 0.4.11 and iTunes is working again.
Everything was working great until this morning - updated OpenCore and root patches to prep for 12.7.3 and now on boot I just get a flashing folder icon.
If I try and hold option then I only have one drive to select which then leads to a 🚫
Any ideas?
If I try and hold option then I only have one drive to select which then leads to a 🚫
Any ideas?
One drive to select?
This is always a two-step process.
Shut down - so your Mac is off.
Reboot, holding the Option key.
You should see your EFI partition, which you will choose first. You will also see your actual boot drive. You will choose EFI first.
THEN, you will see your actual boot drive.
If that is NOT what you see, shut down again, and boot while doing an NVRAM reset. Hold the Option-Command-P and R keys until you hear the boot chime at least twice. Release all keys except Option. When you see your boot choices, can you now choose the EFI partition?
If you don't see the EFI partition, then something has happened to that EFI partition.
Boot to your Monterey installer USB, and reinstall Monterey. Current version will be 12.7.4 for you. If you have prepared your Monterey installer, you will have an EFI partition to choose when booting to the installer.
One of the great "joys" of OCLP is that two-step choice on boot. EFI first, then the real boot partition.
Let us know how it goes...
This is always a two-step process.
Shut down - so your Mac is off.
Reboot, holding the Option key.
You should see your EFI partition, which you will choose first. You will also see your actual boot drive. You will choose EFI first.
THEN, you will see your actual boot drive.
If that is NOT what you see, shut down again, and boot while doing an NVRAM reset. Hold the Option-Command-P and R keys until you hear the boot chime at least twice. Release all keys except Option. When you see your boot choices, can you now choose the EFI partition?
If you don't see the EFI partition, then something has happened to that EFI partition.
Boot to your Monterey installer USB, and reinstall Monterey. Current version will be 12.7.4 for you. If you have prepared your Monterey installer, you will have an EFI partition to choose when booting to the installer.
One of the great "joys" of OCLP is that two-step choice on boot. EFI first, then the real boot partition.
Let us know how it goes...
I will give this a go when I get home from work, thank you very much.
When I first installed OCLP I don't think I used a USB, I just did it straight to the SSD?
Hello,
my Macbook 7.1 has downloaded an update, probably Sonoma, without me noticing. When I want to restart the Macbook it starts to install. Unfortunately I can't find this approximately 15 GB update anywhere. Where is this stored?
I deactivated the “automatically download updates” function again.
Another question: Does anyone have experience with Ispy on an unsupported Mac? So with Agent DVR?
my Macbook 7.1 has downloaded an update, probably Sonoma, without me noticing. When I want to restart the Macbook it starts to install. Unfortunately I can't find this approximately 15 GB update anywhere. Where is this stored?
I deactivated the “automatically download updates” function again.
Another question: Does anyone have experience with Ispy on an unsupported Mac? So with Agent DVR?
Ok so I’ve reset NVRAM.
Now on startup it just goes straight to the 🚫 symbol - no more flashing folder icon.
If hold option then the only drive I get is Macintosh SSD. If I select it it’s just straight back to the 🚫.
Guess I’ll have to try and find a USB and go from there. Is it just the Monterey installer I need or do I need OCLP too?
Now on startup it just goes straight to the 🚫 symbol - no more flashing folder icon.
If hold option then the only drive I get is Macintosh SSD. If I select it it’s just straight back to the 🚫.
Guess I’ll have to try and find a USB and go from there. Is it just the Monterey installer I need or do I need OCLP too?
Did this recently, so you are going to need monterey installer on a usb built by OCLP.
Hi there,
I need your help.
I'm on a 4.1 -> 5.1 Mac Pro with a Vega 56 GPU, Mojave on a backup SSD, Updated WIFI & Bluetooth 4.0.
After a few years with a stable Mojave, more and more software tells me the system is outdated. So I decided to update to Monterey for 2-3 more years till I get an M Prozessor Typ Mac.
So first I run a clean installation with a bootable OCLP 1.3 of Monterey to my PCI NVMe - So far so good.
After the second try of migrating the old Mojave System, I got a system.
But some things aren't working, I had issues with my external soundcard, sidecar doesn't work, safari had issues, outlook doesn't connect right to Google etc.
I was not satisfied. So I try a second run with a clean installation but ran into the same issues again.
So the question is what did I do wrong, is the OCLP Version 1.3 the right one for Monterey (It will be my last Mac OS upgrade for the Mac Pro)? I read that version 0.4.11 is safe, but I can't migrate (Is there any advice for safe migration of my old data)
Can I downgrade the OCLP from 1.3 to 0.X ?
Is formatting the NVMe in APFS the right way?
many thanks in advance
I need your help.
I'm on a 4.1 -> 5.1 Mac Pro with a Vega 56 GPU, Mojave on a backup SSD, Updated WIFI & Bluetooth 4.0.
After a few years with a stable Mojave, more and more software tells me the system is outdated. So I decided to update to Monterey for 2-3 more years till I get an M Prozessor Typ Mac.
So first I run a clean installation with a bootable OCLP 1.3 of Monterey to my PCI NVMe - So far so good.
After the second try of migrating the old Mojave System, I got a system.
But some things aren't working, I had issues with my external soundcard, sidecar doesn't work, safari had issues, outlook doesn't connect right to Google etc.
I was not satisfied. So I try a second run with a clean installation but ran into the same issues again.
So the question is what did I do wrong, is the OCLP Version 1.3 the right one for Monterey (It will be my last Mac OS upgrade for the Mac Pro)? I read that version 0.4.11 is safe, but I can't migrate (Is there any advice for safe migration of my old data)
Can I downgrade the OCLP from 1.3 to 0.X ?
Is formatting the NVMe in APFS the right way?
many thanks in advance
try to make a new vol and build and instal oclp 0.4.11 to it. in the last few steps of monterey install, do the migration from your mojave drive. should work this way.
1.3 work fine with Monterey... Do a clean installation and do not migrate mojave. Just install all the apps. This is what I did and so far so issues.
Ok so I’ve managed to get back into my installation without and data loss. I used another laptop to put the Monterey installer and OCLP on a USB. I then booted the EFI boot from the USB which I think let me reinstall the OCLP on the main drive and I did the root patch again.
I didn’t go through any Monterey installer.
Everything seems to be there and working apart from Bluetooth - that now seems to be completely dead. Any ideas on how to get that back up and running?
Edit: Nevermind, a further NVRAM reset fixed the Bluetooth - guess that should always be my go to. Think everything is back up and running to how it was. Thanks for your advice all.
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I have a lot plugins in the Mojave library folder, so that I need to do migration.
Do the migration assistent at the last steps of a clean install and youll be good. Make a new volume for that, this way you make your main drive safe.
Hi! I have a Macbook Pro 9,2, Mid 2012, what is the recommended OCLP version? It's neither AMD or Kepler so the info on the first page doesn't really help..
Be careful of migration assistant. I did this at the end of the Monterey install and the machine did reboot. There is a thread on this issue on here..