Hi everyone, I'm a bit stuck trying to get windows 10 to install on my 2009 5,1 Mac Pro. I've installed Mojave that's native but its not saying "BootCamp is not supported" I've got 4TB worth of drives in and read somewhere it has to be under two, which can easily be sorted but haven't tried that yet. there's also the method of installing from a USB stick through the alt boot screen but have heard this causes a whole load of issues I don't want to deal with. anyone got any tips or can talk me through it? Just want windows 10 for games. my GPU is a Metal Supported rx560 if that helps.
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MP 1,1-5,1 Windows 10 install on 5,1 Mac Pro
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Split the disc in 2 gb each and try again.
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would this work if i just took out my 2TB drives during install and then added them back in afterward? and does my graphics card cause any issues with bootloader or would it work as standard?
Yes you can leave inside during installation only the drive which will be the one to create the Bootcamp onto it. You can also try the Bootcamp assistant from Snow Leopard (attached here). It does not have any restrictions for a minimum OS or anything else. Follow the instructions in the post I linked earlier.
Avoid booting USB Windows installers and disks, avoid booting a Windows DVD in EFI mode. You can catch a certificate into your bootrom what you won't want.
To be secure make a backup before, for example with the tool in my signature.
With a bootrom backup you can flash back your bootrom in case you get a certificate.
Those certificates can disturb the regular garbage collection. And this could lead to a brick if some other circumstances come in play, too. As you have a crossflashed MP4,1 those tend to bricks more than real MP5,1.
To be secure make a backup before, for example with the tool in my signature.
With a bootrom backup you can flash back your bootrom in case you get a certificate.
Those certificates can disturb the regular garbage collection. And this could lead to a brick if some other circumstances come in play, too. As you have a crossflashed MP4,1 those tend to bricks more than real MP5,1.
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If he creates windows DVD and presses C key during boot it should boot in legacy mode.
so when i go into the bootswitcher through alt, and then as i boot through the cd hold C?
The two disk images on the picture are from the same disk. The one with the EFI boot on it should not be selected at all.
Hi Guys, im on Mojave with an rx560 4GB, I cant seem to access the bootswitcher, any suggestions on why this might be happening?
If you want to have a boot picker without OC follow this guide:
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im trying to access it as when downloading opencore, it says i need to reboot and hold option (access the bootpicker)
You don't need OC with Mojave, but you need a Boot Picker, which you can install in your firmware by following the guide.