https://sites.google.com/view/rmc-team/osx-patcher on a Mac Mini 1,2, upgrade to C2D 2,1 worked smoothly.
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Resolved OS X Yosemite on Unsupported Macs [Guide]
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Great! Can you give us more details ? Version of osX ? Difficulties to boot on the USB key ?...
Thanks !
Thanks !
Hi, which tool did you use I have worked with MacPostFactor but only see an apple.
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I was running 10.9.5, I used their downloaded program to download yosmite and their patcher process to patch the install. Simply follow their instructions it was painless and straightforward, no issue booting. I used 32gb USB 2.0 key.
OK. But Mavericks is also unsupported! After my Yosemite installation with MacPostfactor i only see the apple logo.
With which tool did you do it?
RMC team's patcher also worked like a charm for me as well, in installing 10.10 Yosemite on a MacBook 4,1 ...
Putting together a list of issues I am facing after the install, which I believe are not clear enough on the RMC instructions:
1. a better GPU driver patch is really needed... WebGL works at 10% of original speed (not usable at all), as does any other 3D application. Scrolling heavy pages on a browser is more sluggy than before (around 10-15% slower). Found that Firefox tends to work better speedwise. YouTube seems to have a couple of V-sync issues on heavier streams. In general, system is usable, but seems very strange to me that a 32bit-to-64bit translator of some sort hasn't been implemented yet.
2. there should be a notice somewhere on the rmc website that you'll need to patch the OS after every system update. Ended up with no sound after an update and wondering what was wrong.
3. System in unable to wake from sleep. Or better put, the display doesn't turn on. I suspect this happens because actually the display driver doesn't kick back or something. Thus, related to (1) above. The workaround is to install nosleep I guess, which prevents sleep by closing the lid altogether, but that's kind of a strange behavior for a laptop computer.
4. Very strage that the brightness keys don't work. Doesn't make sense. Do they talk directly to the hardware?
Putting together a list of issues I am facing after the install, which I believe are not clear enough on the RMC instructions:
1. a better GPU driver patch is really needed... WebGL works at 10% of original speed (not usable at all), as does any other 3D application. Scrolling heavy pages on a browser is more sluggy than before (around 10-15% slower). Found that Firefox tends to work better speedwise. YouTube seems to have a couple of V-sync issues on heavier streams. In general, system is usable, but seems very strange to me that a 32bit-to-64bit translator of some sort hasn't been implemented yet.
2. there should be a notice somewhere on the rmc website that you'll need to patch the OS after every system update. Ended up with no sound after an update and wondering what was wrong.
3. System in unable to wake from sleep. Or better put, the display doesn't turn on. I suspect this happens because actually the display driver doesn't kick back or something. Thus, related to (1) above. The workaround is to install nosleep I guess, which prevents sleep by closing the lid altogether, but that's kind of a strange behavior for a laptop computer.
4. Very strage that the brightness keys don't work. Doesn't make sense. Do they talk directly to the hardware?
on issue 2 above, mine would't even boot without re-patcingafter an update, so yes it should be called out.
On issue 3, the screen attached to my mac mini would got to sleep and not be able to be open up. I had to just revert to a screen saver.
On issue 3, the screen attached to my mac mini would got to sleep and not be able to be open up. I had to just revert to a screen saver.
10.10 installed with success on a Mac mini upgraded to 2.1.
I’ve tuned the system to disable max possible animations and eye candy things... brave browser seems to be not bad at all
I’ve tuned the system to disable max possible animations and eye candy things... brave browser seems to be not bad at all
How do you install yosemite in macbook air 1,1 ?
En mi caso cuando faltan 2 minutos para terminar aparece un error "al actualizar la información de extensión de sistema". Dura como 40 minutos instalando eso pero al final da error. Seguí el post 1 & 2 y hace lo mismo. Es instalación limpia o lo instalas sobre Lion 10.7.5 ?
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How do you install yosemite in macbook air 1,1 ?
En mi caso cuando faltan 2 minutos para terminar aparece un error "al actualizar la información de extensión de sistema". Dura como 40 minutos instalando eso pero al final da error. Seguí el post 1 & 2 y hace lo mismo. Es instalación limpia o lo instalas sobre Lion 10.7.5 ?
I finally am able to upgrade my MacBookPro2,2 (Core 2 Duo late 2006 model) from Lion to Yosemite 10.10.5. The trick seems to be
OS X Yosemite on Unsupported Macs [Guide]
Hi, If you installed OSXH then there should be a 'OS X Hackers Patch Files' folder in your Applications. There find the kextATIX1600.zip and extract it. Open the KextUtility.app by dropping all of the files inside this extracted folder to it. Also drop in the AppleHDA.kext reboot Boot...forums.macrumors.com
- Use MPF 2 to install Yosemite
- Install macOS Extractor to get the kext's
- Specifically for me, do NOT run the ATI kext package installer. It will screw up your Dock. Instead, download Pacifist (https://www.charlessoft.com/), use it to open the ATI kext installer, and extract the kext's yourselves.
- Use Kext Utility (http://cvad-mac.narod.ru/index/0-4) to patch the ATI kext's (and AppleHDA to fix audio issuues)
- *VERY IMPORTANT*, when you reboot, boot to single user mode (hold command+S), then type
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
-Reboot again, that's it!
Hope this helps.
I have the same laptop and try to make it work for my kid to play with…
i was able to successfully install the 10.10.5 but struggle on some apps and looks like they are all graphic related?
issues I have，
1. Safari corrupted. Always quit unexpectedly.
2. chrome is extremely slow. Actually not useable at all. Firefox works though. Not bad actually.
3. Some apps may be very laggy.
I am able to get 128mb for vram. W/o certain apps open, quite smooth.
any idea on what happened? How can you check if OpenGL is working?
I am pretty much following the same steps as you’ve mentioned above.
I installed on this guide (https://www.rmc-team.ch/osx-patcher) the installation is successful, it loads and errors occur
I will torment further
p.s. I'm sorry for my bad english
Upd: install on this guide El Capitan....
and... working!!!
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why oh why can i not get this or any method to work on a mid 2007 macbook 2,1 with intel core 2 duo 2.17Ghz
Because the 2,1 is bit supported, even with various hack methods if I understand correctly. Mountain lion is the newest I I will indeed support and if you use NexPostFacto by ParrotGeek1 you get full GPU acceleration.
but yet i've seen other threads where they have el captian running on a macbook2,1
Ah yes I forgot which tab I was in (Thought this was Sierra 😂)
Have you followed the RMC guide to try this: ??
Nice!!! How is performance even though it does have graphics acceleration?
unfortunately after install it goes in to a boot loop even with proper patching i am able to boot the recovery drive i just have to figure out how to move the kernel to the machintosh hd volume to fix it i believe it shows im running 10.11.6 if anyone can provide the commands i need to fix the boot look that would be awesome
So i booted to the recovery terminal renamed the kernel as kernel 2018 then rebooted to the installer drive and patched again thus installing a patched kernel and boom booting
Do you have the OS X PATCHER install instructions?
Di you have Mountain Lion on before you upgraded?
