macOS 13 Ventura on Unsupported Macs Thread

[BGS]

What I did was

1. Compile OCLP-GUI of Ventura-Alpha 0.5.0 nightly in Monterey 12.6
2. Use following settings to build config for 11,1 spoofed as 14,1 with fake SN
3. > Allow Native Models
   > SMBIOS Spoof Level: Advanced
   > SMBIOS Spoof Model: MacBookPro14,1
   > Generate SN
   > Allow Native Spoofs Enabled
4. Install the results into EFI partition of a USB.Key
5. Boot from USB.Key_Spoof14,1 into Ventura partition
6. Once in Ventura, run the OCLP-GUI of VA 0.5.0 again
7. Select "Post Install Root Patch" - it now shows a Haswell 5000 Graphics driver option
8. Install that, reboot (from same USB) & enjoy Ventura!

 

[Larsvonhier]

Can confirm the possibly lowest MBAir to also run Ventura (naturally still without GPU acceleration, but full frame buffer already). My machine only has the stock 2GB RAM and 2,13GHz C2D Penryn, as seen in screenshot.

 

[macpro_mid2014]

What I did was

1. Compile OCLP-GUI of Ventura-Alpha 0.5.0 nightly in Monterey 12.6
2. Use following settings to build config for 11,1 spoofed as 14,1 with fake SN
3. > Allow Native Models
   > SMBIOS Spoof Level: Advanced
   > SMBIOS Spoof Model: MacBookPro14,1
   > Generate SN
   > Allow Native Spoofs Enabled
4. Install the results into EFI partition of a USB.Key
5. Boot from USB.Key_Spoof14,1 into Ventura partition
6. Once in Ventura, run the OCLP-GUI of VA 0.5.0 again
7. Select "Post Install Root Patch" - it now shows a Haswell 5000 Graphics driver option
8. Install that, reboot (from same USB) & enjoy Ventura!

That is great! One observation though:

Since OC 0.3.3, you can use a VMM approach as explained on its release notes: "With the spoofless approach, we're using the VMM masking to hide ourselves as a virtual machine allowing for far great flexibility with drivers and OS support."

The VMM approach is now the default for OCLP 0.5.0. You don't need to change that if you don't want to.

My MBP11,2 is working smoothly in Ventura since beta 6.

 

[hvds]

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Can confirm the possibly lowest MBAir to also run Ventura (naturally still without GPU acceleration, but full frame buffer already). My machine only has the stock 2GB RAM and 2,13GHz C2D Penryn, as seen in screenshot.

Very good. How best to tell if the frame buffer is in place? (mouse movement is rather fast already)
My MBP5,2 also has a C2D Penryn, and NVIDIA Geforce 9400m. Did you try (NVIDIA Tesla) post-install patches?

 

[hvds]

That is great! One observation though:

Since OC 0.3.3, you can use a VMM approach as explained on its release notes: "With the spoofless approach, we're using the VMM masking to hide ourselves as a virtual machine allowing for far great flexibility with drivers and OS support."

The VMM approach is now the default for OCLP 0.5.0. You don't need to change that if you don't want to.

My MBP11,2 is working smoothly in Ventura since beta 6.

So you didn't change settings but just applied post-install patches?

 

[perez987]

Potentially dumb question ... Should I delete/re-download Universal-Binaries.zip and payloads.dmg every time before I rebuild the app after a repository pull?

I don't think so. OpenCore-Patcher.app got from the repository (Actions) or built by yourself include all the necessary stuff.

 

[perez987]

So you didn't change settings but just applied post-install patches?

I also do not change the settings provided by OpenCore-Patcher when creating the EFI folder (no spoofing). Logically I apply root patch after reboot.

 

[macpro_mid2014]

So you didn't change settings but just applied post-install patches?

Exactly! The post-install patch identifies the need for the Haswell root patch and installs it.

 

[thegdn]

What I did was

1. Compile OCLP-GUI of Ventura-Alpha 0.5.0 nightly in Monterey 12.6
2. Use following settings to build config for 11,1 spoofed as 14,1 with fake SN
3. > Allow Native Models
   > SMBIOS Spoof Level: Advanced
   > SMBIOS Spoof Model: MacBookPro14,1
   > Generate SN
   > Allow Native Spoofs Enabled
4. Install the results into EFI partition of a USB.Key
5. Boot from USB.Key_Spoof14,1 into Ventura partition
6. Once in Ventura, run the OCLP-GUI of VA 0.5.0 again
7. Select "Post Install Root Patch" - it now shows a Haswell 5000 Graphics driver option
8. Install that, reboot (from same USB) & enjoy Ventura!

Groovy.

 

[BGS]

Groovy.

Hehe, nice one!

 

[hvds]

But there is no new Kernel Debug Kit atm.

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Stiil waiting for the b9 KDK for further tests with my MBP5,2.

 

[hvds]

Exactly! The post-install patch identifies the need for the Haswell root patch and installs it.

Thank you and perez987. Will be easy to bring the Ventura release to my wife's MBP11,1.

 

[idenis42]

I managed to launch the Ventura system!
Quadro K2000M graphics card works with a graphics accelerator!!!
There is sound!
The mouse is working!
The photo opens steadily!
Metal works!!!
The system works stably!!!
The latest version of OCLP is 0.5.0.
But if you automatically install OCLP, the system will not boot!!! We need to fix the graphics card configuration!!! There's a mistake!!! In CONFIG.PLIST, you need to delete two lines. DISABLE-METAL and FORCE COMBAT to remove them!

My computer is an iMac 12.2. i7 3.4 Mhz Quadro K2000M. It works completely and stably! Venture Beta Version 9

 

[thegdn]

Hehe, nice one!

other machines felt left out.
Fresh install on external drive on the mini. normally running Windows 11.
11,1 just let the update run then applied post patches.

 

[hvds]

I'm continuing some post-install patch exercises on MBP5,2 (13.0b9, OCLP 050 from yesterday). I saw a difficulty to disable AMFI earlier (others as well?) and looked closer this time. AMFI should be disabled automatically but isn't.
I think it is likely a Python problem in resources/sys_patch_detect.py: the dictionary root_patch_dict has a conditional expression regarding "Validation: AMFI is enabled". This seems to be evaluated incorrectly. When pulling to expression out of the dictionary, works as expected.
(in the attached outputs never mind the KDK missing message - it is really not yet there).
python3.9 and 3.10 show the same problem. I could be on the wrong track of course.

 

[shafez]

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^^^ An interesting new feature of the latest ventura-alpha 0.5.0 nightly: Library Validation and AMFI settings in the GUI; sadly, I still had to disable AMFI, in order to be able to boot my MBP11,3 (otherwise, it hangs halfway, without progress): but at least now it’s easier. BTW, will LV and AMFI disabling be required also in the final version, or is it only a temporary thing…?

Where can I download the latest OCLP Alfa nightly builds, please post a link, regards

 

[perez987]

@shafez
https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher >> ventura-alpha brach >> Actions >>
kdk_handler: Remove unused import CI - Build wxPython #539: Commit 012f54c pushed by khronokernel >>
OpenCore-Patcher.app (GUI) 528 MB.

 

[Ausdauersportler]

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I managed to launch the Ventura system!
Quadro K2000M graphics card works with a graphics accelerator!!!
There is sound!
The mouse is working!
The photo opens steadily!
Metal works!!!
The system works stably!!!
The latest version of OCLP is 0.5.0.
But if you automatically install OCLP, the system will not boot!!! We need to fix the graphics card configuration!!! There's a mistake!!! In CONFIG.PLIST, you need to delete two lines. DISABLE-METAL and FORCE COMBAT to remove them!

My computer is an iMac 12.2. i7 3.4 Mhz Quadro K2000M. It works completely and stably! Venture Beta Version 9

You got this wrong settings most likely just because you manually changed Developer settings like forcing the NVIDIA web drivers. Please just use standard settings and retry.

 

[idenis42]

You got this wrong settings most likely just because you manually changed Developer settings like forcing the NVIDIA web drivers. Please just use standard settings and retry.

Yes, I manually installed the web driver! It won't work without this. Everyone knows this.

 

[shafez]

@shafez
https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher >> ventura-alpha brach >> Actions >>
kdk_handler: Remove unused import CI - Build wxPython #539: Commit 012f54c pushed by khronokernel >>
OpenCore-Patcher.app (GUI) 528 MB.

would it be possible to post a link to the gui app.

 

[Ausdauersportler]

Yes, I manually installed the web driver! It won't work without this. Everyone knows this.

No, web drivers are not meant to be used with stock (metal) Kepler cards...
Everyone knows this!

 

[idenis42]

No, web drivers are not meant to be used with stock (metal) Kepler cards...
Everyone knows this!

But I have a Quadro K2000M video card in Ventura... Metal works after installing the web driver.

 

[perez987]

would it be possible to post a link to the gui app.

https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/suites/8554322250/artifacts/382132674

 

[shafez]

https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/suites/8554322250/artifacts/382132674

Thank you bu link is not working, 404

 

[Larsvonhier]

Very good. How best to tell if the frame buffer is in place? (mouse movement is rather fast already)
My MBP5,2 also has a C2D Penryn, and NVIDIA Geforce 9400m. Did you try (NVIDIA Tesla) post-install patches?

Not yet post-patched, just experimented to see if 2GB RAM can really boot Ventura. In older iterations (Mojave, Catalina etc.) it was a good indicator to see if all VRAM is shown (hence, the basic set of kexts loaded) or if the OS only reports i.e. 6MB as video memory. Not sure if this is still the case with Ventura. Saw both outputs recently (full / missing VRAM).