macOS 15 Sequoia on Unsupported Macs Thread

[ofey]

Hi all,
Now all of a sudden, I cannot connect my iPhone6 to my iMacs anymore. The iMac doesn't see the iphone at all and doesn't charge it either when plugged in. Started with different cables and an official apple cable. I've done all reboots and resets as described on line. I've tried re-installing the post install root patch as well and the NVRAM/PRAM resets.

Anyone else got an idea what's going on? Help!?

 

[MacinMan]

Hey all, this isn't so much an unsupported Mac question as it is a newer macOS version than Monterey question. As You know, I put Sonoma in a VM, and it functions as needed, and expected. However, I have the pre subscription versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. I have an open source program called "Latest" on both installs of macOS as it's a nice way to see all my apps at once, and which have updates at a glance. It shows Keynote having an update, but when I go to the app store, the button that would normally say Update, says Get, and it lists that it has in app purchases. So for those of use who have existing versions of the apps before Apple went subscription, how do we continue to install updates? Under Monterey, the updates are done, but Sonoma still shows them. This is something someone with a supported install would probably also have to deal with, so it's not specific to unsupported installs, and in my case, a VM is a supported install since it's in Fusion and running on a physical Mac.

 

[Bigwaff]

Anyone else got an idea what's going on? Help!?

Try different USB device. Does it receive power and is accessible?

Boot into version of macOS iMac supports natively and test iPhone. This first troubleshooting step and only way to narrow problem to OCLP.

 

[MacMorrison]

Hey all, this isn't so much an unsupported Mac question as it is a newer macOS version than Monterey question. As You know, I put Sonoma in a VM, and it functions as needed, and expected. However, I have the pre subscription versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. I have an open source program called "Latest" on both installs of macOS as it's a nice way to see all my apps at once, and which have updates at a glance. It shows Keynote having an update, but when I go to the app store, the button that would normally say Update, says Get, and it lists that it has in app purchases. So for those of use who have existing versions of the apps before Apple went subscription, how do we continue to install updates? Under Monterey, the updates are done, but Sonoma still shows them. This is something someone with a supported install would probably also have to deal with, so it's not specific to unsupported installs, and in my case, a VM is a supported install since it's in Fusion and running on a physical Mac.

Apple just updated those iWork apps - Keynote, Pages, and Numbers as well as iMovie. I saw the update notifications in App Store on my Sequoia install on my external drive and they updated without a problem (bug fixes).

 

[MacinMan]

Apple just updated those iWork apps - Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. I saw the update notifications in App Store on my Sequoia install on my external drive and they updated without a problem (bug fixes).

I was thinking it should be the same here, and Sonoma should be supported. However, it treated the update as a different app instead of the typical update.

Edit: I got it, I went in through my purchases instead of through searching for the apps, and got the normal Update button. Apps are updating now.

 

[Kevo]

There is an update for the older version of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers to 14.5. That is supposedly the last version of those apps. The Creator versions are different apps and are loaded separately according to the notifications that came up when I updated to 14.5. The newer versions are supposedly free to use with in app purchase/subscription for additional features. You need the 14.5 version to properly upgrade some saved files to the new version it seems.

For now I don't plan on loading the new versions. Depending on how things play out and what features are in app purchase/subscription I may just switch to some open source alternatives or just pay for something different at some point. I loathe subscriptions on apps like the plague.

Apple is slowly chipping away at all the reasons I prefer them to the alternatives.

 

[josehill]

I cannot connect my iPhone6 to my iMacs anymore.

Check to make sure you don't have any gunk in your iPhone's charging port. I like to use a plastic spudger or the plastic toothpick from a Swiss Army knife. Some people use compressed air, but be careful not to spray liquid into the port.

 

[Sven G]

… FYI, updating to OCLP 2.5.0 (nightly), on the MBP11,3, fixed the Microsoft Teams crash (but not for Motion and MainStage, which still crash). BTW, a strange glitch (also present before, with 2.4.1) is that if I build and install OpenCore, on my MBP11,3 with FileVault, with the default “Host Model” selected in the Settings, then on reboot it gives me a double login prompt; while if I select the exact model in the Settings, before building and installing OpenCore, then the MBP11,3 correctly requires only the initial login prompt: quite strange, indeed. Another glitch is that Startup Disk and Disk Utility now always require my password in order to be unlocked (was so also with 2.4.1), while previously it wasn’t needed (and shouldn’t be needed); and, finally, there is also this one (the root patches aren’t reported as already installed even if they are, and the root volume is seen as dirty):

Some quite strange glitches, in a few words (and I already reset NVRAM and SMC)…

Edit: Looks like the dirty root volume thing is a feature for the upcoming 2.5.0:

OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/CHANGELOG.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

 

[Sven G]

… As for the new Apple Creator Studio, it’s also important to realize that its new Logic Pro and MainStage apps are Apple Silicon-only (M1+); while Pixelmator Pro requires macOS 26 Tahoe: so, on old Macs with Sequoia, if wanted one can install the Creator Studio versions of all apps, except those 3 (which must be of the previous kind, Universal and compatible with Sequoia).

 

[MacGeekYYC]

Check to make sure you don't have any gunk in your iPhone's charging port. I like to use a plastic spudger or the plastic toothpick from a Swiss Army knife. Some people use compressed air, but be careful not to spray liquid into the port.

I also use those funny looking inter dental pokey things for cleaning iPhone ports and other random tech cleaning. There are metal ones good for cleaning sticky dust off of fan blades, and the soft plastic type are great for iPhone ports.

 

[josehill]

I also use those funny looking inter dental pokey things for cleaning iPhone ports and other random tech cleaning.

I hadn't thought of those! Interesting idea. (Different sellers call them different things, like dental soft-picks, floss-picks, or brush-picks.)

 

[ofey]

Try different USB device. Does it receive power and is accessible?

Boot into version of macOS iMac supports natively and test iPhone. This first troubleshooting step and only way to narrow problem to OCLP.

I've now tried plugging the iPad into this machine (2015 iMac 27"15,1 Retina 32GB Sequoia15.7.3–OCLP2.4.1) and again, there's NO connection.
iPad and iPhones connect to all other Macs (see siganture, all running OCLP)
Only this machine won't take any USB connection from devices (including a WARCOM drawing tablet).
Has no issue with memory cards or USB Portable SSD.
Surely my USB ports aren't "fried" ?

I've noticed also that when he iPhone is left plugged in during a reboot cycle, it starts to charge but once the apple logo and progress bar under it appears, it stops charging.

Tried reinstalling OCLP 2.4.1 and rerunning all root patches, still no joy.
Should I update to OCLP 2.5.0 nightly?

 

[Bigwaff]

Should I update to OCLP 2.5.0 nightly?

No. You should boot into version of macOS iMac supports natively and test iPhone and iPad. This first troubleshooting step and only way to narrow problem to OCLP.

 

[ofey]

No. You should boot into version of macOS iMac supports natively and test iPhone and iPad. This first troubleshooting step and only way to narrow problem to OCLP.

Thanks for the replay. And how can I do that without a reinstall? I can't go backwards easily?

 

[Bmld]

Thanks for the replay. And how can I do that without a reinstall? I can't go backwards easily?

Hello, it is possible to install an another OS, create a new volume with disk utility and choose this partition when you instal a new OS. To choose at boot, hold the option key.

 

[amaze1499]

I've now tried plugging the iPad into this machine (2015 iMac 27"15,1 Retina 32GB Sequoia15.7.3–OCLP2.4.1) and again, there's NO connection.
iPad and iPhones connect to all other Macs (see siganture, all running OCLP)
Only this machine won't take any USB connection from devices (including a WARCOM drawing tablet).
Has no issue with memory cards or USB Portable SSD.
Surely my USB ports aren't "fried" ?

I've noticed also that when he iPhone is left plugged in during a reboot cycle, it starts to charge but once the apple logo and progress bar under it appears, it stops charging.

Tried reinstalling OCLP 2.4.1 and rerunning all root patches, still no joy.
Should I update to OCLP 2.5.0 nightly?

Before you start any troubleshooting: check your system report for USB devices connected to the machine.

What makes you so certain it’s a software issue?

 

[ttan98]

Thks I will try, I didn't know that.