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Are you applying the patches recommended for the selected hardware configuration after the patched installer completes?
Can you tell us exactly what your doing in detail please, just telling us it didn't work isn't helpful.
I just recently installed 10.13.5 on a Mac Pro 3.1 using the 2.6.2 patcher with no problems whatsoever.
Are you remembering that once you have installed High Sierra you need to boot back to the USB installer and run the post install patches relevant to your Mac.
Also add whether you are using a boot-rom patched Mac with APFS support added to the boot rom.
I had the installer patch, full install (the indicator starts at 33 min and the status bar doesn't appear for awhile but eventually fully installed), the the post patch with force cache. The entire process may be 1.5 hours.
For iMessage to sync with iCloud, it seems that I have to sign out and in iCloud then sign out and in iMessage. Then the selection for Enable Message in iCloud would appear.
Hi, just upgraded my macbookpro 5,2 from 10.13.1 to 10.13.5 successfully
my steps :
1. clean install 10.13.1
2. upgrade from appstore
Make sure downloaded High Sierra app is 5GB+, I had similar issue, re-downloading solved it.
Ok - I have had troubles when I tried this in the past - I did not get Working HS before. But I thought maybe it was time to try again. Background - I have a late 2009 MacPro, flashed to 5.1 quite a while back. Its got the modded processor card: 3.33 gHz Hex core Intel Xeon, 24 Gig 1333mHz Ram, Nvidia GeForce GT120 512Meg, and an updated Wifi card.
Running Sierra 10.12.6 - I've currently got all conventional drives in the box. I own a 6GB OWC SSD, but pulled it last time this failed.
So last night I bought a fresh 16GB Kingston USB 3 stick on the way home, and formatted it properly. I downloaded a fresh copy of the DosDude Install patch tool (yes, I "know" it says its not needed, but since it has always failed, even back when the HS Betas were out, I thought it might help). Downloaded a fresh HS Install app - 5.21 GB., loaded the DosDude Tool and the HS Install app. rebooted to the thumb drive, did the install, and again, wound up with the Bad disk image when it completed.So, reboot, get to the recovery partition, run time-machine and restored to an hour previous to the attempt. The boot drive recovery partition said it was 10.13.5 (!). Time machine worked fine, I'm back on Sierra 10.12.6
I have no idea what to try next - can someone help?
Running Sierra 10.12.6 - I've currently got all conventional drives in the box. I own a 6GB OWC SSD, but pulled it last time this failed.
So last night I bought a fresh 16GB Kingston USB 3 stick on the way home, and formatted it properly. I downloaded a fresh copy of the DosDude Install patch tool (yes, I "know" it says its not needed, but since it has always failed, even back when the HS Betas were out, I thought it might help). Downloaded a fresh HS Install app - 5.21 GB., loaded the DosDude Tool and the HS Install app. rebooted to the thumb drive, did the install, and again, wound up with the Bad disk image when it completed.So, reboot, get to the recovery partition, run time-machine and restored to an hour previous to the attempt. The boot drive recovery partition said it was 10.13.5 (!). Time machine worked fine, I'm back on Sierra 10.12.6
I have no idea what to try next - can someone help?
Sorry if this has been raised before, but I upgraded my Mac Pro 3,1 to 10.13,5, using the latest tool. Everything works well except when I run the latest Little Snitch nightly, the Little Snitch daemon uses up pretty much all my CPU. I've tried force rebuilding cache, the sudo kextcache, reinstalled Little Snitch.. but no joy. Any suggestions as to what I can do?
I used the latest version of the high sierra patcher. in the installation menu I come, I can start the installation. but breaks off after 15 minutes. with the message: macOS could not be installed. I need the post patches on successful installation, Right. currently the mac is without system. must now start from the beginning with snow leopard ^ ^
PS: MacBook 5.1
I patched High Sierra when it was first patched and on a Macbook Pro Mid 2009 model have always had random corrupt video with safari. Sierra was fine.
is it worth creating a new USB with the latest patcher or is this issue still persisting?
thanks
is it worth creating a new USB with the latest patcher or is this issue still persisting?
thanks
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If you have a MacPro 4.1 flashed to 5.1 you do not need the patcher tool to install High Sierra, the MacPro 5.1 is supported by Apple and High Sierra. Just double-click the Install macOS High Sierra.app. And Kingston USBs can tend to be a bit temperamental, they seem to have slower read/write speeds than other makes of USBs I have used.
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Do I have it or not.....10.13.5 on my MBP 5,5. The App store showed it as available. I downloaded it. It hung during the install. Manually powered off then back on. Install continued with a couple of restarts. Got the "some updates not installed." Install completed. Went to About this Mac. 10.13.5 is indicated. Went to software installation in the System Report. No indication of installation. Went to Messages/Preferences/Accounts. Was able to select "Enable Messages in iCloud." (Signed out/signed back in and selected Sync Now and and sync is in progress.)
Oh, thanks in advance to all of you Mac wizards. I marvel at the knowledge you guys have.
Oh, thanks in advance to all of you Mac wizards. I marvel at the knowledge you guys have.
Yes, you’re successfully updated. The only thing you are missing is your recovery disk, which is no problem.
Hey guys,
i just used the Dosdude patch for installing high Sierra on my original Mac.
Everything works fine. Got problems with my graphics. Have installed a 4gb Nvidia GT730 and the original 2600XT 512MB.
Always if I turn on the Webdriver and restart I get a failure while booting AND if I log in into High Sierra.
The two Monitors which are plugged on the Nvidia have Graphics failures, freezing, stocking and black screen.
The Radeon works fine, but the signs in upper bar are only showed as stripes.
So I won't so a fresh install, because I have several programs and a very very bad internet connection....
@dosdude1
i just used the Dosdude patch for installing high Sierra on my original Mac.
Everything works fine. Got problems with my graphics. Have installed a 4gb Nvidia GT730 and the original 2600XT 512MB.
Always if I turn on the Webdriver and restart I get a failure while booting AND if I log in into High Sierra.
The two Monitors which are plugged on the Nvidia have Graphics failures, freezing, stocking and black screen.
The Radeon works fine, but the signs in upper bar are only showed as stripes.
So I won't so a fresh install, because I have several programs and a very very bad internet connection....
@dosdude1
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I have a late 2009 MacPro flashed to 5.1 - technically, I don't need DosDude's tool - but its never worked in the past simply doing the update to High Sierra from Sierra. So, I created the Install flashdrive using the DosDude tool, and when it rebooted I went to the Post Install Tool to do steps 8, 9 & 10 - I shouldn't need to but but I did them anyway, selecting that I had 4.1
So - when I started the install, it wanted to flash my system, then reboot and go into the install.
I let it do that - but am not sure how to check what exactly it did or if that worked?
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Hi @dosdue1
I am trying another video card with my Mac 3,1 -"the about this mac" and system profiler correctly identify it as 'Radeon RX 560 4096 MB'
While most stuff is working reasonably (but lots of flashes when opening or shifting windows) it refuses to play video without flashing yellow (in After Effects) and VLC flashes like epileptic crazy - all problems I had with the previous card but which where corrected by your suggestion of re-applying the AMD patches. So naturally I tried that again but your patcher did not recognise the card and gave a message to the effect of "An AMD HD5xxx,6xxx or 7xxx was not detected in this system..."
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.2 also refuse to open saying the "Graphics configuration not supported.." while the 560 card is listed on Apple's FCP site as compatible. (https://support.apple.com/en-za/HT202239)
Is there a way around this or is this card just not going to work properly in this Mac (10.13.5 - Apple upgrade from 10.13.4 original install via your patcher)?
Thanks
I am trying another video card with my Mac 3,1 -"the about this mac" and system profiler correctly identify it as 'Radeon RX 560 4096 MB'
While most stuff is working reasonably (but lots of flashes when opening or shifting windows) it refuses to play video without flashing yellow (in After Effects) and VLC flashes like epileptic crazy - all problems I had with the previous card but which where corrected by your suggestion of re-applying the AMD patches. So naturally I tried that again but your patcher did not recognise the card and gave a message to the effect of "An AMD HD5xxx,6xxx or 7xxx was not detected in this system..."
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.2 also refuse to open saying the "Graphics configuration not supported.." while the 560 card is listed on Apple's FCP site as compatible. (https://support.apple.com/en-za/HT202239)
Is there a way around this or is this card just not going to work properly in this Mac (10.13.5 - Apple upgrade from 10.13.4 original install via your patcher)?
Thanks
Hello @dosdue1
I have problem with High Sierra (Macbook Pro 15" Late 2008) aka MacbookPro 5.1
1) brightness keys do not work, I can't change brightness via Settings. I had to plug my old HDD, run El Capitan and manually set there max brightness to control it on High Sierra using external application. There were no patches to this in mac post-update patcher,
2) same situation was with switching between graphic cards (2x Nvidia Geforce GPU). It was impossible to switch it using Settings, because after essential logout system crashed and reboot. I had to do same as with brightness...
3) i have also problem with application "Boom 2". When I'm going to modify my preset, using toggles in EQ, app crashes. I can only use provided presets. My mac sounds like a crow :/
Is there anyone who suffered from same problems?
Any method to fix them ? I've dug up whole internet, and no answers
Thank you in advance !
I have problem with High Sierra (Macbook Pro 15" Late 2008) aka MacbookPro 5.1
1) brightness keys do not work, I can't change brightness via Settings. I had to plug my old HDD, run El Capitan and manually set there max brightness to control it on High Sierra using external application. There were no patches to this in mac post-update patcher,
2) same situation was with switching between graphic cards (2x Nvidia Geforce GPU). It was impossible to switch it using Settings, because after essential logout system crashed and reboot. I had to do same as with brightness...
3) i have also problem with application "Boom 2". When I'm going to modify my preset, using toggles in EQ, app crashes. I can only use provided presets. My mac sounds like a crow :/
Is there anyone who suffered from same problems?
Any method to fix them ? I've dug up whole internet, and no answers
Thank you in advance !
I loaded the latest version of the patcher. HS downloaded via the patcher. usb stick on formatted according to instructions. extented jornaled. patcher opened. install app verified, and copy to the stick. booted to the boot menu and ran "csrutil disable". then into the boot menu of the HS usb stick. Installation started but without success
I tried again. without success. the post install does not work, because he found on the ssd no installed macos version.
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Thanks for the tip. I have, without success. (same error message)
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Thank you, it worked really well, just got a forbidden sign at first reboot (which was expected), rebooted, applied patches and install finished like a charm.
This seems a better route than updating from AppStore.