Thanks for the information. One question though, did Safari stall when loading pages with heavy graphic content, e.g. in-bedded videos?
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thank you...I'm just updating my late 2013 13" MacBook Pro and will check afterwards...
Update: same issue on my MacBook Pro 11,1. Strange that it works on your machine and not on mine. Do you have FileVault activated? We are talking about the bootscreen wallpaper....
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Thank you for the response. I tried this, no luck. In fact (similar to holding shift for safe mode) when I tried to press space when my disk is selected as in the instructions, nothing happens. I tried holding it while pressing enter, it caused the wifi picker to go crazy. Not sure, maybe I'm not understanding the instructions?
Anyway I got frustrated, wiped it, and did a clean install. Not that I need the machine, it was just driving me crazy that it wasn't working 😅 installed 14.1 using a USB prepared by OCLP 1.2.0 nightly - success! so just finished going through and setting everything back the way I like it...
Thanks again.
MPB13,3 OCLP 1.2.0 root patched the About My Mac shows the wrong graphics. This only happened on previous installs before root patches were applied.
Ok disregard - I reinstalled the root patches for the heck of it after experiencing some sleep issues and now both sleep and incorrect graphics issues appear resolved. I'm sure the root patches were installed because I had working wifi and T1, and even confirmed in OCLP GUI. 💁
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Left click (as my mouse is set up - if preferred set to right click) or control click on System Settings directly shows all listed in alphabetical order. Seems easiest and most direct.
I have the same MBP…I mentioned this several pages back, on boot up hold the shift key and it will continue to install, then when you get to the Home Screen install root patches and 1.1.0
Somehow I knew this was going to require a tutorial
1st Step, find out what the newest MacOS Version your exact machine will support. There are several ways to do this, my go to is EveryMac's Ultimate Lookup Tool:
Lookup Mac Specs By Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID @ EveryMac.com
EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup - lookup Apple Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad specs by serial number, order number, model number, model ID, EMC number and more.
everymac.com
I'll use a macbookair5,1 to illustrate. This is a 2012 MacBook Air 11" Model.
After putting in macbookair5,1 in the above link, click your exact model, we will choose the i5 model. Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for Maximum MacOS. This one says 10.15.x, which is Catalina.
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2nd Step, this page will tell us what firmware version we should be on if we are looking for the newest available for our model.
Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 5)
This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 11.7.10. Apple doesn’t provide an official list of the current firmware versions which shoul…
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Choosing the Catalina Page shows us : MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2 429.0.0.0.0
The top of that same page tells us this is for the Catalina Security Update 2022-005.
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3rd Step, Go download the Catalina Security Update 2022-005 : https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2022/...-94D3-DFB49BBC62BE/SecUpd2022-005Catalina.dmg
Also download the newest version of Pacifist from here : https://www.charlessoft.com/
Open Pacifist and browse to the SecUpd2022-005Catalina.dmg you downloaded. Extract the *.scap and or *.fd files from the following location to your desktop (or any folder you choose).
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4th Step, Open a terminal window and copy / paste the following line into it :
sudo bless -mount / -firmware /Pathtofile/mbair51.scap --recovery --verbose
I typically separate it into 3 parts, I copy/paste this part : sudo bless -mount / -firmware
into the Terminal Window
Then Drag/Drop the scap file from the Desktop (or other folder) where you extracted it to into the Terminal Window
Then copy/paste --recovery --verbose
into the Terminal Windows
Make sure there is a space between the 3 different parts, then press Return to execute the firmware update. A bunch of lines of code will scroll in the terminal window, simply reboot the computer and the firmware install will proceed.
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This can be done from a very old firmware Apple Computer booted into a OCLP boot loader and a newer version of MacOS than the computer natively supports, so no need to keep a second hard drive or partition just for this purpose. Please remember it is ALWAYS a good idea to have a second hard drive or partition just in case, whether using OCLP or not.
Also, if your Apple Computer supports anything newer than Catalina natively, you will need to download the full installer file for the newest version of MacOS it supports natively and extract the scap / fd files from there. I always get my full file installers from Mr. Macintosh, who posts direct links as soon as new versions are available.
How to Download macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave Full Installers
How to download macOS Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion & Lion 7 ways!
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Your search technique? use "OCLP nightly link" in the Sonoma on unsupported Macs thread, third answer
No need to install nothing, If that USB install version contains the latest firmware, it will install it prior to the OS. No need to format or delete anything.
This search tecnique: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases 😅
Thanks, I'll search here instead of searching on the app site xD
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Did you actually do that search I suggested? If you had done so, you would have found:
OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/SOURCE.md at main · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
Experience macOS just like before. Contribute to dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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Fixed 🫡Did you actually do that search I suggested? If you had done so, you would have found:
That page has a warning that specifically states "Do not share any links to these binaries in forums; please link to this document only." This has been posted several times on this thread (and the Ventura on Unsupported Macs thread as well). You should probably edit that post and delete that direct link.
OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/SOURCE.md at main · dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
Experience macOS just like before. Contribute to dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher development by creating an account on GitHub.
If only it could eventually be possible to untick at least the ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_FS also in Ventura and Sonoma - but so far the devs don’t seem to have been much optimistic about this…
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With Ventura and Sonoma, sadly the devs had to raise the level of partial SIP disablement to 0x803 (previously, it had been possible to improve it at 0x802): and it looks like it will be difficult - if not impossible - to return to the Monterey levels, where after having done the root patches you could even run a Metal-capable Mac at 0x800, thus with SIP enabled and only SSV disabled. Well, we’ll see (they are geniuses, after all)…
For whom it may concern:
Mac Mini late 2009 3,1 (4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD)
iMac 27" late 2009 10,1 (8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HD)
MacBookPro Retina late 2013 11,1 (4 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD)
updated succesfully via OCLP 1.1.0 to MacOS Sonoma 14.1 (coming from OCLP Monterey 12.6/12.7.1)
The 2009 models needed a USB1.1 hub to get root-patches installed. Everything went flawlessly and is working very stable and reliable.
Later I will give a try on my MacPro 6,1 which is still on an unpatched Monterey...
Mac Mini late 2009 3,1 (4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD)
iMac 27" late 2009 10,1 (8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HD)
MacBookPro Retina late 2013 11,1 (4 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD)
updated succesfully via OCLP 1.1.0 to MacOS Sonoma 14.1 (coming from OCLP Monterey 12.6/12.7.1)
The 2009 models needed a USB1.1 hub to get root-patches installed. Everything went flawlessly and is working very stable and reliable.
Later I will give a try on my MacPro 6,1 which is still on an unpatched Monterey...
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Hi everyone.
Is there anyone else experiencing important display issues when opening Notes or Music apps? The screen image starts glitching and it's almost impossible to use those apps or anything else (see image). The issue with Notes happens only in clamshell mode (which is the way I always use my MBP 10,1, but it doesn't occour when the lid is open, or when the external display is disconnected, using the igpu or the dgpu makes no difference (mind that when an external display is connected, the dgpu is always engaged).
Unfortunately with Music app is much worse: no matter whether the lid is open or close, internal or external display, the screen glitches and there is no way i can use it.
I'm seriously thinking about reverting to Ventura, but I'm worried if there could be some incompatibility about Notes and Reminder apps since I've already updated to Sonoma and my iPhone/iPad run ios 17.
Music app used to be ok up to Sonoma 14, Notes was already triggering the issue.
EDIT: seems that rebooting helps in preventing the issue from opening Music app, but if something else triggers the issue, then the stability of the graphics is compromised, and the glitch affects other apps such as Music and Photos.
Is there anyone else experiencing important display issues when opening Notes or Music apps? The screen image starts glitching and it's almost impossible to use those apps or anything else (see image). The issue with Notes happens only in clamshell mode (which is the way I always use my MBP 10,1, but it doesn't occour when the lid is open, or when the external display is disconnected, using the igpu or the dgpu makes no difference (mind that when an external display is connected, the dgpu is always engaged).
Unfortunately with Music app is much worse: no matter whether the lid is open or close, internal or external display, the screen glitches and there is no way i can use it.
I'm seriously thinking about reverting to Ventura, but I'm worried if there could be some incompatibility about Notes and Reminder apps since I've already updated to Sonoma and my iPhone/iPad run ios 17.
Music app used to be ok up to Sonoma 14, Notes was already triggering the issue.
EDIT: seems that rebooting helps in preventing the issue from opening Music app, but if something else triggers the issue, then the stability of the graphics is compromised, and the glitch affects other apps such as Music and Photos.
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I have tried to the -wegnoigpu flag in the boot-args trying to make sure igpu is off
little result: in iCloud pref panel Memojis show up for 1 second or so before disappearing. There is maybe a hint there...
Scratch this, after updating to 14.2 beta on my 14” MacBook Pro m2 - yes the one everyone hates lol the latest nightly build of OCLP on my 17,1 iMac, everything is working perfectly 👍
Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see this answered. You can look at the commit differences here to see what Open Core changes were implemented between 0.9.3 and 0.9.5. I've upgraded to OC 0.9.5 just because I stay current with OC for testing purposes. For both OCLP and OC, the need to upgrade will be driven largely by your specific Mac Model (SMBIOS).