Great, thanks for your quick update. Update on MBP 15‘ mid 2015 and iMac 27‘ end 2015 flawlessly. No issues. It would be perfect when the function „show boot picker“ will not change or, much better, is disabled per default function.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Just wanted to say "thank you so much"! I updated my core legacy and the update didn't take. I had to wait a couple of days just to get my head around the black screen. I tried so many different ways, as I couldn't find my USB boot drive. I finally found I could download from another iMac with the same OSX and Viola! I was able to watch your video and go through the process. It started up my computer with no loss of anything. Your step-by-step instructions made it so easy I am so grateful. Thank you!
Great video with some super Advice I did have an issue but it seems like you cleared it all up and gave me a quick heads up on how to fix my problem thank you!
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@thedreamaholics4120 🤔 Have you tried doing a NVRAM RESET Yet? You can do that one of these two ways. 1.) BEFORE You Choose Your Startup to Boot Or Your System Boots By Default, Press your spacebar & Select "Reset NVRAM" All the way to the Right. The System Will Chime & Restart. 2.) With Machine Powered Down, Press your power button, Let Go, Then Press & Hold Down The Command-Option-P-R Key Combination Until You Hear The Chime, Let Go Of All The Keys. ...Your System SHOULD Boot Normally. I HOPE This HELPS YOU! FYI: You Can See Option #1 @ 4:38 into This Video.
It Could be the config file. I remember something about am attempt to write to a log file without the proper permissions was the issue, which leads to Your Situation.
I want to install MacOS Sonoma on my unsupported Macbook which is running Sonoma already. But it says it needs 16GB more of space. Is there a program for an bootable usb to acces my files and make space?
Hi, Thank you again to you and the team for offering their time. Have installed OCLP on both my MBP 15" Retina Early 2013 and Mac Mini Late 2012 (Server edition), both on macOS 13.6.1. Everything works ok. The Mac Mini has two hard drives ("Macintosh HD" and "Macintosh HD2"), not in RAID configuration, both are bootable, and both will load the OS from "Macintosh HD". The Mac alternates between which drive to load the boot loader (don't ask me why). My usual workflow would be to install to disk and root patches on one drive (which I did on 13-November in the evening), then ignore the reboot prompt and continue to install to the other hard drive, but since the hotfix, it didn't want me to do that and said the latest version was already installed. I then rebooted, login this morning and as I expected OLCP prompt me immediately asking if I wanted to install the bootloader (root patches), I did that. The Post-Install Menu shows the root Volume last patched yesterday (13-November and all patches installed). I though I would mention this.
One suggestion, when making your USB recovery drive, make sure you have OCLP machine type set for the machine you are making the installer for. I have multiple machines and each one requires the root patches specific to that machine.
@@cybertrkNot necessarily. You can start the machine and begin the process. But at some point OCLP will complain that you are trying to run a setup for another machine and gives you the opportunity to load the correct one. Try it. I‘ve done it with different machines and it worked out well in the end.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@gerardllosa261 i am not sure if I get you right. It doesn’t matter if you use Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi to download the installation file. But did you try booting the machine in safe mode? Holding SHIFT until the machine shows the login screen again. Can take about a minute or more. Works for most of the black screen scenarios after a forced restart. May be lagging very much at first. If it booted in safe mode, open OCLP and manually install the latest root patches again. Reboot after. With a bit of luck, this will solve your problem. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
@@georgwor8955 but my question is if I look forward to reinstalling macos Sonoma without loosing data on OpenCore Legacy Patcher what will you recommend me to do? Which option should I choose? I've got OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB pendrive!
I was following with you perfectly until 6:05 (had successfully connected to my usb drive with the Sonoma installer) but then you cut the video and transitioned to your desktop with OCL running. How do I get there from the installer disk menu options (Restore from TM, Install Sonoma, Safari, Disk Utility)?
Another fantastic video, and thanks for your continued support of our legacy community. I was wondering if you could setup your test machines with a user login and test in that configuration? Mine are all setup with logins and this has been a case of continual frustrations post Sonoma 14.0. My variety of MacBooks all have problems with the graphics subsystem crashing the login app. My workaround has been to disable the Sonoma screensaver (doesn't always work) or downgrade to Ventura.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thank you so much. I now know why it would not launch at the very end. I managed to get it, but now I’m wondering if it’s because I kept trying until the new patch came out.
please help, my mac 2017 is stuck on the login page after accepting my password, after updating to os sonoma by oclp, i dnt have a spare mac, ive already tried going back to my og os which my mac supports, also tried to install sonoma from a usb, stil stuck on square one
Try booting in safe mode (hold SHIFT key while booting - can take up to one minute or more. Release it when Login screen comes up). Then open OCLP and manually search for root patches again. Found some? Install them, reboot. Good luck!
Thanks for the detailed videos as usual. Maybe I have missed it, but how to update the USB recovery drive with latest opencore? I have the USB still with 1.1.x or it is not mandatory to match the computer opencore version?
I'd like to see video on the Settings menu of the patcher. There are settings like "Allow unauthenticated root" that sound scary and are pre-checked. What are the best settings to have? Lots of unknowns here for the non-expert.
What is the best way to prevent OCLP from auto-patching so data can be transferred (backed up with CCC or Time Machine) and then restored with Migration Assistance. The instructions I've seen state that MA should not be run during Setup Assistant because of OCLP's patching, however I've been unable to figure out how to unpatch and keep it that way to successfully backup and restore. Do you cover that in a video, or can you tell me here? My specific case is to move data and apps from a 2011 iMac (Sonoma 14.1.1) to a 2013 MacPro running same. The MacPro will be a fresh install, and both are using OCLP 1.2.1.
After upgrade Ventura to sonoma on iMac 14.2 it’s ended like this: Half Progress bar and stopped. Only safe mode is possible to start - but the „shift start“ isn’t accepted every boot. Tried everything with OCLP patches. Still stucked with 50% progress bar.
❗ Bug report OCLP 1.2.1 OCLP 1.2.1 + macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 causes the Photos app to crash when I try to open Memories. I'm not the only one having this problem! rMBP 15" mid2015 (11,2 base model)
I experienced that too on my non-metal iMac (Mid 2011 i5 quad core / AMD Radeon 6750M). But some weekends I crash as well when I try to remember what happened before. 😅
I have an early 2012 iMac 27 with the i5 intel chip and 32GB ram, is this machine powerful enough to run MacOS Sonoma properly? I don’t do any heavy computing or gaming mainly web browsing, UA-cam vids and online shopping
Thank you Mr. Mac! I gave the weekend to 1.2.0 and all my machines were stuck on boot, even with the USB boot option. Tried going back to Ventura and no dice either. Looked at drives externally on a laptop and all good as I could see? Just for all the reboots into installer, the HD was renamed to “Mac HD-Data-Data-Data-Data” Went back to 5,1’s original GC and no joy either. I could get to the installer Menu with Option but it would get stuck half way through the boot process. I hope this 1.2.1 update can get me going! Thanks.
Yes, upgrading to 1.2 and trying Ventura trashed my 5.1 so it wouldn't even run Monterey off a separate SSD, which had been working without issue for a long time.
hi good afternoon, im a new user and trying to update my old MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), im on big sur and trying to get sonoma, i dont know if my mac can updated it, ive been trying to update i have install open legacy pactcher in 1.4.3 and have done everything step by step but once i try to boot from the usb , it starts and then about 30% of going it will boot mac os recovery automatically, and theres nothing i can do, please help me to update my mac. thank you
Re-posting my comment from another video in case someone else finds themselves in a similar situation.. Great video! I had OCLP set up on a MacBook Pro 15' 2017 and I went to update it to version 1.2.1...after rebooting I was only getting to the login screen where I would enter my password and no loading bar would appear and it would just hang. Tried to boot into EFI recovery but that also produced a hanging black screen. Was directed by a different video of Mr. Macintosh's to keep an OCLP USB handy (which I did not have handy), so I made a bootable Sonoma drive for 14.2.1 with the OCLP GUI application on another Macbook. I did not build and install Opencore on the USB, only installed macOS. Plugged the USB into the problem Mac Pro and booted holding 'Option' key to get to boot options, then pressed 'Control' key while clicking on 'EFI Boot.' Was brought to an additional boot options Menu where I could select the 'Install MacOS' option from my USB. If you select 'Install MacOS' option on the first menu on boot instead of 'EFI Boot' you may be greeted with a startup error apple logo and link, so make sure EFI Boot first, then USB installer. Waited anxiously through a series of reboots and progress bar pages and sure enough was able to boot to a login screen, enter my password, and get back into my Mac Pro without losing any data. Thanks a bunch!!!!!
works nice, but i think i am happier with monterey and the remove background feature i wanted isn't that great to me. so swapped my drive back in, process was painless though and i have the drive still if i want to go back and see what i think. also the boot menu picker continued to show even though i turned it off. was fun hackintoshing my mbp lol.
Hi, thank you for your videos. You demonstrated Touch ID working on the MacBookPro14,3 but on my 13,2 and other people's 14,2 the Touch ID is still disabled. I'm using Sonoma 14.1.1 and Ventura 13.6.1 and OCLP 1.2.1. Touch ID actually never worked on OCLP for me even on Ventura. I did find a fix for Ventura by choosing "minimal" in the SMBIOS settings but that will stop me from booting Sonoma. Hope to find a fix soon, thanks.
I have a 2015 MacBook Pro 15 inch. Everything was going ok as I was prompted to update the root patches and all. The MacBook rebooted and after inputting my password to log in to the desktop the progress bar at the bottom went about 20% and is just stuck. Do you have any suggestions/advice for this issue?
@@Gadjet00 I log in my macbook and check the OS Version , it's 14.0. My OCLP is 1.2.1, and the progress bar at the bottom went about 20%,I made a install usb with new version Sonoma(14.1.1), reboot the machine ,then reinstall Sonoma, Don's worry about your data, reinstall will NOT break your data. In one word, Sonoma(14.1.1)+ OCLP(1.2.1) work fine for me.
I still have the same black screen issue, even when using the original USB install stick, I have tried a different USB method to try to install a new system, but all i get is the login chime and a black screen, I have tried reseting the PRAM and still nothing just a black screen and the video card constantly running, i have tried all versions of OCLP, down to 1.1.0 now all i have is a 2009 5,1 MacPro brick.
I'm still facing the same problem on my Mac Pro 2012. It stops on the registration screen and asks me to trust the developer after the patch, but I can't find any changes in the settings. I receive a strange message. I removed the version twice and the same error occurs again. I decided not to update and went back to version 14.1.1.
Thanks for all your videos Mr Mackintosh. Now I am retired I am exploring computer technology as a hobby and you have encouraged me to start to use OpenCore. I now have Monterey running on a 2008 MacPro 3,1 that I bought recently to play about with. Most of the system is working well but my Bluetooth card is not so I have used a dongle for Bluetooth 4 (which is only supposed to work with Windows). It would be nice if there was a patch to enable use of the two Superdrives I have in my machine - not crucial but a shame I cannot use all of this iconic tower. Further to your update on 1.2.1. I already had that but have downloaded it again and gone through building and installing OpenCore on my internal drive again. I looked in Launchers and there is absolutely nothing in there - complete blank. Is there a way to enter the info for this launcher in terminal? It would be a nice safety valve to have. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Hi, Phil! Open OCLP and manually search for the latest root patches again. Found some? Install them and reboot. Bluetooth still not working? Try booting again while clearing your Macs VRAM: Press and hold option+command+P+R until the Apple start chime was heard a second time. Release keys and let the machine fully boot. If everything is like I would expect it, your Mac’s BlueTooth and Wi-Fi should be up and running again. Good luck!
Thx for replying I appreciate you taking the time.. Unfortunately I tried all of that and it did not work. No new patches to install. Nothing showing in LaunchAgents folder. Bluetooth working through the 3rd party dongle and wifi is ok. Will just have to remember to manually update the patcher if I make any changes. Any thoughts on a way to get Monterey to recognise the DVD superdrives? @@georgwor8955
So ... there appeared a problem. I have a Mac mini 6,1 (late 2012) after updating OCLP 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 I rebooted without root patches - worked - applied root patches - no more boot - stuck at Apple Boot Logo and the progress Bar Shops at 1/5 and remains unresponsive, will try downgrading to 1.2.0
Are you have issues with Lock Screen? I’ve those issues after update to 14.1.1 and every time got to screen saver or lock screen then display is flickering and cannot login back
Advice on which OCLP OS to run on a Late 2013 MBP 15" (11,3). Local repair shop says he sees alot of these models with GPU problems and fears that Ventura and Sonoma will be too demanding on the chip and "He doesn't recommend anything more than 12.7.1 Monterey" The info seems legit but I am currently running Sonoma and it is running fine. Do you think with these words of wisdom it is worth it to stay on Sonoma or downgrade to Monterey for chip preservation?
Stay on Sonoma if you like it. If you want to have a more stable macOS (actually) then go to Ventura. Your local repair shop seemed to be very professional ;)
@@off-road-biker Thanks, I was using Ventura and just updated to Sonoma. I find they are both working pretty well, but then again Im not doing anything too demanding.
I cannot prove it but to me it seems my Macs run a little lower temperatures on the latest Sonoma. Might be I am wrong. But painfully know that GPU issue hence I keep an eye on the temperatures. Get the free app Mac Fan Control and pre-set the fan response manually. The Mac might be a little more noisy as the fan revs a little sooner and a little higher. But it might safe your GPU. What probably killed my GPU was trying to run a UA-cam video on more than full HD because I was curious. Bad idea. 😅
@@georgwor8955 sorry, about your GPU failure and thanks for your advice. I haven't experienced this failure yet however it's good to learn what not to do. Also good to have the opinion from someone that has gone through this experience and carefully watching the temps and fan control.
Updated 2014 macbook running Ventura from OCLP 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 as per the instructions. OS fails to boot now and stalls decrypting the file vaulted disk. Would recommend avoiding this update 😢😢
I'm lost here my MacBookPro Mid-2012 here has been broken since the November Sonoma Update, I think it was 14.1... I did the steps here at 6'04" but am I supposed to do once I manage to boot from the USB key? I can see Restore From Time Machine, Install Ventura, Safari and Disk Utility? What are the steps after that? Not sure how to troubleshoot this, since I am not seeing a session and thus unable to reinstall OCLP... Appreciate any pointers! Thx
Thanks. Whenever a new update or upgrade comes for macOS, its' best to create and build a new external drive installer with the new macOS update injected with the latest OpenCore-Patcher to be sure in case things like the Wifi driver doesn't work (which is needed to update the Root Patches and drivers made by OpenCore-Patcher, unless it's tested that it'll be ok, aside from having a backup Time Machine, SuperDuper! or CarbonCopyCloner) and a backup bootable install of your main macOS. If the newly created installer w/ the latest OpenCore-Patcher boots to Recovery/Installer and it has Wifi, it's a good test, most likely updating would be fine- this is way to test (not full-proof). I use my iPhone's Hotspot or a CAT cable/wired whenever the macOS update breaks the Wifi and OpenCore-Patcher has no fixes for it, to update the drivers, the Root Patches. God bless.
Hello! I am having an issue installing macOS 12.7 Monterey. I get a black screen and no output to my monitor when rebooting my mac to be able to pick the loader. Im assuming there is an issue with the drivers. Is there a way to fix this issue? I have a mac pro (late 2010). Thank you!
Are you able to advise “this volume is not compatible with this update”? This appears when I try to select my local to install macOS Sonoma on my late 2014 iMac. (Btw, I did not do erase of this SSD. I had success when I clean install on my 2011 MacBook Air). Thank you for your or anyone’s advice in advance.
My mid 2017 MacBook Pro kept shutting down when I close the lid and it’s supposed to go to sleep almost every time on Sonoma. I ended up downgrading but this was like a month ago.. not sure how many updates OC has had in the meantime and if the issue is fixed.. will have to research and give it another go
Mr. Mac, Problem... when applying the Sonoma 14.1.1 update and it "stuck" I rebooted into "Safe Mode" successfully... but than an "anomaly" my machine is a 2012 QuadCore i7 - 2 SSD's "Boot & Media" drives (macSSD & mediaSSD) apparently the 14.1.1 was successful, BUT in the "System information" window and "Startup/Boot" the macSSD appears as "Untitled-Data" (Opencore Boot) not "macSSD" can I correct this?
After updating OpenCore on my MacBook Air 2017 running Ventura I rebooted my Mac and it does the usual startup and I get to the login screen but when I log in it stays on my username with the avatar but also the circle of death which I can’t get past, how do I fix? I don’t have a backup and I don’t wanna reset and wipe everything out, what do I do? Help!
I want to upgrade my macbook air 6.2 with open core legacy patcher, I would like to know which version to use and up to which version of mac OSX, I know that the formatting of the SSD goes from HFS+ to APFS, at what point should make this formatting change?
Thank you Mr. Macintosh! Internet cable connection is not working on my Mid 2012 MacBook Pro after update to Sonoma with OCLP 1.2.1. Please help me out. Thanks
Hi Mr Macintosh. Could you please guide us about OCLP special setting, serial spoofing? I meant to install only on USB boot loader, but somehow my imac serial number is changed and never recovered, even after the clean reinstall on the erased HDD.
Nothing worked on my Imac 2014 27 running opencore at all it just black screened after booting it up with thunderbolt to hdmi connected. The onlly thing that worked was plug it in let it auto start into black screen then power it down. Then hold down power button shift control option for 10 seconds and it only bloody came back on !! Nothing worked no recovery no internet recovery nothing apart from that. I even tried popping out ram and that didnt work either.
Dear Mr. Macintosh, please advise where to get help from on my issue. iMac 18,3, Sonoma 14.1.1, OC 1.2.0. Everything runs great except for missing WiFi since Sonoma 14.0 and OCLP 1.0.0. None of the recent updates helped. It just can’t make those patches, even running with root privileges. Maybe it’s due to having multiple user accounts on my machine. I don’t know. But moreover I don’t know how to get help on the issue. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Good day sir Im having problem with my iMac 2013 running this patch. Glitchy display and running very slow.. when im browsing online Can u please advice?? Thank you in advance
i am confused; OCL is saying to upgrade to 1.2.1 from 0.6.8 but if I do will I loose Ventura 13.6.1 ? is there an option in OCLP 1.2.1 to remain at Ventura 13.6.1. Fantastic videos and a real help for my Imac 13,2
Hi, I'm attempting to create macOS installer using Sonoma(using 14.1.2 or 14.1.1) but OpenCore Legacy Patcher is failing to extract macOS installer. Error: "An error occurred while extracting the MacOS installer. Could be due to a corrupted installer". I've also tried using latest version of legacy patcher 1.2.1 and 1.2.0 but no luck. Wondering if anyone else ran into this too and know how to get past this?
I have an iMac late 2013 and was wondering the best method to update the OS from catalina to sonoma. It comes with a 1tb HDD. Should i clone to an external SSD before updating or update to sonoma with the HDD and clone to external SDD. Thanks
Would a Mac OS Ventura and Sonoma run faster on a a non AFS partition? I have a 2014 iMac 5k with only the mechanical HD working. The SSD has disappeared.
Every time I reboot my mac, Sonoma 1.4.1, the OPCL automatically starts, and I get the message: OpenCore Legacy Patcher has detected that you are booting an outdated OpenCore build: -Booted: 1.2.0 -Installed: 1.2.1 Would you like to update the OpenCore bootloader? I've bootloaded and removed 1.2.0 and done all that. Still get that message? Any suggestions? Thanks.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Hello, I am using an early 2011 MacBook Pro. I installed Big Sur OS using OCLP 1.3.0. However, kernel_task causes high CPU and the computer is very slow. When I tried to solve was after disabling SIP in recovery mode, I tried deleting the Macbook Pro 8,1 plist file, but I couldn't delete it because it was a read-only file. Is there any other way to resolve kernel_task high CPU? Please reply.
Thanks, I followed the website instructions the first time and when downloading Sonoma the first time it timed out. So I connected an Ethernet cable to my WiFi tower and my 2011 21.5 iMac. That worked in transferring Sonoma. I managed to get through a full installation, but Bluetooth and WiFi didn’t work. I reset the Vpram and rebooted and that failed so I reinstalled Sonoma again from the usb boot drive which worked and now Bluetooth works but WiFi still doesn’t work. Any suggestions? Using Ethernet in the first place seems to have created a problem.
I just upgraded my late 2012 imac and now the login screen comes up, sits for a few seconds, goes black but then comes back, it does this repeatedly and i can never login, safe mode tried, reinstalled patches, rebooted and its still the same, is this an issue youve been made aware of ? Thanks
Is there anyone having an issue with crashes after Sleep mode on Early 2015 MBP 13"? There was only one OCLP version 0.6.7 (I belive) without this problem. After that it crashes all the time. I do have Autopoweroff, Standby and Hibernatemode all set to "zero" in Terminal. Any ideas?
Any suggestions for addressing issues opening DMG files with OS Sonoma? Suggestions are welcome! I didn't have any problems with Monterrey. Running a 2009 Mac tower, 5,1, 2 x 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon.
Hello, maybe you can help me. I have a Mid 2015 15" core i7 MacBook Pro with a 1TB Kingston SSD running official macOS Monterey. I wanted to try OCLP with Ventura, so I used the original 128GB MacBook SSD for testing. I made a mistake during the OCLP with Ventura installation, and it didn't install correctly. When I tried to go back to my previous SSD to work as I normally did with the MacBook Pro, a folder with a flashing question mark appeared on startup. I tried selecting the SSD by pressing shift before entering, but it doesn't appear in the disk selection. I thought it could be an issue with the previous SSD, so I got a completely new one (ADATA Legend 800) with a different (new) adapter, but it doesn't recognize it either. It only detects the original SSD, not the other two. I've tried resetting SMC and VRAM, but nothing happens. They don't appear in the Terminal with "diskutil list" or in the Disk Utility. Please help.
Just one question. In case I boot from OpenCore Legacy Patcher and I get no wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers is it possible to plug a usb wifi adapter dongle or maybe ethernet cable? Will it work? Will it be possible to choose from macos Recovery option 2 to update macos Sonoma? Please help me!❤😮😮
I'd stick with Ventura, Sonoma will load but it will be S L O W... Your machine may not have the memory needed to run Sonoma well. The root patches with OCLP make mine run just fine.
One more time thank you Mr. Macintosh but did you try to open photo App in MacBook Pro 2017 15” after you use OCLP because with me always my Mac crash and I have to do hard restart (clean installation or upgrade ) so someone advice me what I can do to solve the problem .
Can i update my mid 2012 macbook air from ventura to sonoma now without any problem? I tried it once and got stucked led me to revert back to mountain lion and start fresh to get ventura back
after installing montery on a macbook 7.1 my battery wil not charged any more, smc reset will not work even so i can not install a smc download. do any body have the same problem
no one is probably going to believe me but I have a MBP 2017 with the touch bar and was going to use your instructional video to install Sonoma on it when I had some time off but Apple beat me to it. I got an update notice the other day and it had Sonoma 14.1.2 as an update, and it was only a 4.8 GB or so size fil, now I was still on the last 13. whatever the last one was. I hit update and it downloaded it and took hours which was weird as the normal Apple updates are really quick but it finished and I let it install. It rebooted and I had no networking so I downloaded the OCLP 1.2.1 and installed it to the drive, what have I got to lose, and rebooted and ran post install patches and had to actually run that twice and now it seems like everything is running as it should. Thanks?
Dear Mr Macintosh, could you please make a video about another nightmarish Apple idea,where they force-upload Documents and pictures to Icloud Drive and then if you disable it then they make it look like they have deleted your local files.... I truly dont know what they are thinking. Regards
I'm not sure if anyones in the same situation. But Upon installing Sonoma on a MacBook 2011 17 inch it got stuck and hung. I was using 1.1 or and tried 1.0. It would fail on the update (Because no internet connection). The problem is usually I'd just boot back normally and realize okay I tried it didn't work. But then my boot screen wouldn't show. And the screen was black but it continues to be on. The reason I'm wondering is because well I was using an app that forces the internal gpu to work and bypass the amd one. (I would get the lines on the screen but this solution made the Mac usable making the screen clear again.). So basically I'm wondering if it was the fact that the KDK didn't load or it was looking for it and it got bricked. Usually though I'd just put in all my backup HD installs of say Mojave or last stable version. But I haven't been able to figure out how to boot anything since. (Because the boot screen isn't viewable). I've tried all recovery disks. And I double checked my lvds cable and cables inside for damage. So I'm kind of stuck. I tried booting into a windows install too on another hard drive to see if I could just boot an operating system. But it's still an on screen. With no graphics showing or the boot loader anywhere to be found. Now I'm just patiently looking for a solution to even get it it boot to like MacOs high sierra.? Anyway it's not my main driver. I have Sonoma on other systems. I was just curious if I could give the patcher a go on an old laptop that was lying around. I spent a week on the problem. And then just put it in a drawer for a couple of weeks to save my sanity. But any point in a bootable direction would be awesome. Also I tested my boot drives that didn't work on a 2010 and all the os systems loaded. So my guess is Its the firmware that got screwed up and can't get back to simple boot loader. Also I tried all the safe mode network modes but they didn't work. Also same result no screen. Thanks for all your work by the way this has been technically amazing just what people have been able to do here. I'd love to try this one too but hehe I'm kind of stuck here before this solution came out.
Is there any reason a MacBook Pro mid-2015 is not able to update to Sonoma? I followed the instruction and the root patches do not install. Suggestions welcomed. Thanks.
Pls check the detailed howto from Mr. Macintosh (some videos ago) and be patient. It works! BUT be sure that you don't use a Memoji as user pic or iCloud pic!!!
I am using a Hackintosh with macOS 14.1.1, OC 0.9.6 and OCLP 1.2.1 (for Broadcom Wi-Fi patches) and I don't have the problem with the recovery partition not booting. Maybe it affects certain models only?
Are you have issues with Lock Screen? I’ve those issues after update to 14.1.1 and every time got to screen saver or lock screen then display is flickering and cannot login back
Have an error when updating from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 when applying patches. Root volume appears to have unmounted unexpectedly. Recommend rebooting and patch again. Reboot doesn't help. Mac mini 2012.
Hay folks, may I be able to install this on my old 17" MBP late 2011 model MacBookPro8,3? Not sure about the installed graphic cards Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB & AMD Radeon HD 6770M. Also what about my old 15" mid 2010 model MacBookPro6,2 with internal Intel HD Graphic 288MB and the NVIDA GeForce GT 330M Graphics card. There used to be something like a metal issue? Maybe one can help me to understand if anything has been changed in the meanwhile to make it possible to install. Thx!
Hello Mr. McIntosh, or to anyone that could tell me this information, if I ever ever want to do a time machine back up and I’m on Ventura 13.6.1 Intel metal iMac 2013. Can anyone tell me step-by-step is exactly how to go about to recovery mode and selecting a time machine back up I know how to do it if I had a regular Mac but how do you go about with open cord Legacy patcher and not messing up would really appreciate step-by-step. Thank you.
I'm stuck in a password login loop on OpenCore v1.1.0 Sonoma 14.1 Beta on Late 2013 15" Retina MBP - I enter passowrd and after attempting to allow me into OS (pointer breifly changes to my custom colors), I'm brought right back to password entry screen! (Password definitely correct - if I enter wrong password I get vibrating textbox error.) I was able to boot into recovery BUT FOR OLD 10.9 MAVERICKS, what laptop originally came with, and in Disk Utility it seemed SDD was empty or something (other than small macOS Base System disk image). SDD passed First Aid without issue. NOW, with help of this vid, I was able to hit spacebar and get into Sonoma Recovery, and I thankfully now see data on SDD in First Aid, BUT I'm still not sure how to fix the password loop. I do not have a USB recovery boot thumb drive prepared, but I have accesss to another identical MBP (with OpenCore Sonoma) if neccesary. Can anyone please advise how to fix pasword loop?
Great, thanks for your quick update. Update on MBP 15‘ mid 2015 and iMac 27‘ end 2015 flawlessly. No issues. It would be perfect when the function „show boot picker“ will not change or, much better, is disabled per default function.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Just wanted to say "thank you so much"! I updated my core legacy and the update didn't take. I had to wait a couple of days just to get my head around the black screen. I tried so many different ways, as I couldn't find my USB boot drive. I finally found I could download from another iMac with the same OSX and Viola! I was able to watch your video and go through the process. It started up my computer with no loss of anything. Your step-by-step instructions made it so easy I am so grateful. Thank you!
Great video with some super Advice I did have an issue but it seems like you cleared it all up and gave me a quick heads up on how to fix my problem thank you!
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Updated the patcher, then booted to EFI like you’re supposed to do, now it won’t get past the apple logo
I can’t figure it out. 😢
@thedreamaholics4120 🤔 Have you tried doing a NVRAM RESET Yet?
You can do that one of these two ways.
1.) BEFORE You Choose Your Startup to Boot Or Your System Boots By Default,
Press your spacebar & Select "Reset NVRAM" All the way to the Right.
The System Will Chime & Restart.
2.) With Machine Powered Down,
Press your power button, Let Go,
Then Press & Hold Down The Command-Option-P-R
Key Combination Until You Hear The Chime, Let Go Of All The Keys.
...Your System SHOULD Boot Normally.
I HOPE This HELPS YOU!
FYI: You Can See Option #1 @ 4:38 into This Video.
Tried resetting the NVRam and didn't work, still stuck on the progress bar
It Could be the config file.
I remember something about am attempt to write to a log file without the proper permissions was the issue, which leads to Your Situation.
I want to install MacOS Sonoma on my unsupported Macbook which is running Sonoma already. But it says it needs 16GB more of space.
Is there a program for an bootable usb to acces my files and make space?
Great QR-update Mr. Macintosh, thank you and much appreciated!
Hi, Thank you again to you and the team for offering their time. Have installed OCLP on both my MBP 15" Retina Early 2013 and Mac Mini Late 2012 (Server edition), both on macOS 13.6.1. Everything works ok. The Mac Mini has two hard drives ("Macintosh HD" and "Macintosh HD2"), not in RAID configuration, both are bootable, and both will load the OS from "Macintosh HD". The Mac alternates between which drive to load the boot loader (don't ask me why). My usual workflow would be to install to disk and root patches on one drive (which I did on 13-November in the evening), then ignore the reboot prompt and continue to install to the other hard drive, but since the hotfix, it didn't want me to do that and said the latest version was already installed. I then rebooted, login this morning and as I expected OLCP prompt me immediately asking if I wanted to install the bootloader (root patches), I did that. The Post-Install Menu shows the root Volume last patched yesterday (13-November and all patches installed). I though I would mention this.
Thanks for your detailed descriptions! They are very helpful!Thanks for your detailed descriptions! They are very helpful!
One suggestion, when making your USB recovery drive, make sure you have OCLP machine type set for the machine you are making the installer for. I have multiple machines and each one requires the root patches specific to that machine.
Just to be extra clear, I can’t use the same USB for lots of different machines. I need to make an installer for each machine?
@@cybertrkNot necessarily. You can start the machine and begin the process. But at some point OCLP will complain that you are trying to run a setup for another machine and gives you the opportunity to load the correct one. Try it. I‘ve done it with different machines and it worked out well in the end.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@gerardllosa261 i am not sure if I get you right. It doesn’t matter if you use Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi to download the installation file. But did you try booting the machine in safe mode? Holding SHIFT until the machine shows the login screen again. Can take about a minute or more. Works for most of the black screen scenarios after a forced restart.
May be lagging very much at first. If it booted in safe mode, open OCLP and manually install the latest root patches again. Reboot after. With a bit of luck, this will solve your problem. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
@@georgwor8955 but my question is if I look forward to reinstalling macos Sonoma without loosing data on OpenCore Legacy Patcher what will you recommend me to do? Which option should I choose? I've got OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB pendrive!
I was following with you perfectly until 6:05 (had successfully connected to my usb drive with the Sonoma installer) but then you cut the video and transitioned to your desktop with OCL running. How do I get there from the installer disk menu options (Restore from TM, Install Sonoma, Safari, Disk Utility)?
hi did you find out what to do next?
Another fantastic video, and thanks for your continued support of our legacy community. I was wondering if you could setup your test machines with a user login and test in that configuration? Mine are all setup with logins and this has been a case of continual frustrations post Sonoma 14.0. My variety of MacBooks all have problems with the graphics subsystem crashing the login app. My workaround has been to disable the Sonoma screensaver (doesn't always work) or downgrade to Ventura.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thank you so much. I now know why it would not launch at the very end. I managed to get it, but now I’m wondering if it’s because I kept trying until the new patch came out.
please help, my mac 2017 is stuck on the login page after accepting my password, after updating to os sonoma by oclp, i dnt have a spare mac, ive already tried going back to my og os which my mac supports, also tried to install sonoma from a usb, stil stuck on square one
Try booting in safe mode (hold SHIFT key while booting - can take up to one minute or more. Release it when Login screen comes up). Then open OCLP and manually search for root patches again. Found some? Install them, reboot. Good luck!
Thanks for the detailed videos as usual.
Maybe I have missed it, but how to update the USB recovery drive with latest opencore? I have the USB still with 1.1.x or it is not mandatory to match the computer opencore version?
I'd like to see video on the Settings menu of the patcher. There are settings like "Allow unauthenticated root" that sound scary and are pre-checked. What are the best settings to have? Lots of unknowns here for the non-expert.
What is the best way to prevent OCLP from auto-patching so data can be transferred (backed up with CCC or Time Machine) and then restored with Migration Assistance. The instructions I've seen state that MA should not be run during Setup Assistant because of OCLP's patching, however I've been unable to figure out how to unpatch and keep it that way to successfully backup and restore. Do you cover that in a video, or can you tell me here? My specific case is to move data and apps from a 2011 iMac (Sonoma 14.1.1) to a 2013 MacPro running same. The MacPro will be a fresh install, and both are using OCLP 1.2.1.
After upgrade Ventura to sonoma on iMac 14.2 it’s ended like this: Half Progress bar and stopped. Only safe mode is possible to start - but the „shift start“ isn’t accepted every boot. Tried everything with OCLP patches. Still stucked with 50% progress bar.
❗ Bug report OCLP 1.2.1
OCLP 1.2.1 + macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 causes the Photos app to crash when I try to open Memories.
I'm not the only one having this problem!
rMBP 15" mid2015 (11,2 base model)
I experienced that too on my non-metal iMac (Mid 2011 i5 quad core / AMD Radeon 6750M).
But some weekends I crash as well when I try to remember what happened before. 😅
I have an early 2012 iMac 27 with the i5 intel chip and 32GB ram, is this machine powerful enough to run MacOS Sonoma properly? I don’t do any heavy computing or gaming mainly web browsing, UA-cam vids and online shopping
Go for it. I have a Macbook Pro mid-2012, and it runs nicely. Except that I changed the HD to SSD and added 8 gb, totaling 16 gb.
Yes. Enjoy it! 😊
hello i would like to upgrade my macbook air 6,2 , which system can i install? witch version should i use ? thanks for help
Thank you Mr. Mac!
I gave the weekend to 1.2.0 and all my machines were stuck on boot, even with the USB boot option. Tried going back to Ventura and no dice either. Looked at drives externally on a laptop and all good as I could see? Just for all the reboots into installer, the HD was renamed to “Mac HD-Data-Data-Data-Data”
Went back to 5,1’s original GC and no joy either. I could get to the installer Menu with Option but it would get stuck half way through the boot process. I hope this 1.2.1 update can get me going! Thanks.
Yes, upgrading to 1.2 and trying Ventura trashed my 5.1 so it wouldn't even run Monterey off a separate SSD, which had been working without issue for a long time.
Seeing other 5,1 folk in trouble too on other forums @@MACEASY2
I know who to call when we have an alien invasion. 😄 Thanks for a speedy update.
hi good afternoon, im a new user and trying to update my old MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), im on big sur and trying to get sonoma, i dont know if my mac can updated it,
ive been trying to update i have install open legacy pactcher in 1.4.3 and have done everything step by step but once i try to boot from the usb , it starts and then about 30% of going it will boot mac os recovery automatically, and theres nothing i can do, please help me to update my mac. thank you
Geez. My installer disk is an external 3.5” IDE with no enclosure ! Great vid as always.
Re-posting my comment from another video in case someone else finds themselves in a similar situation..
Great video! I had OCLP set up on a MacBook Pro 15' 2017 and I went to update it to version 1.2.1...after rebooting I was only getting to the login screen where I would enter my password and no loading bar would appear and it would just hang. Tried to boot into EFI recovery but that also produced a hanging black screen. Was directed by a different video of Mr. Macintosh's to keep an OCLP USB handy (which I did not have handy), so I made a bootable Sonoma drive for 14.2.1 with the OCLP GUI application on another Macbook. I did not build and install Opencore on the USB, only installed macOS.
Plugged the USB into the problem Mac Pro and booted holding 'Option' key to get to boot options, then pressed 'Control' key while clicking on 'EFI Boot.' Was brought to an additional boot options Menu where I could select the 'Install MacOS' option from my USB. If you select 'Install MacOS' option on the first menu on boot instead of 'EFI Boot' you may be greeted with a startup error apple logo and link, so make sure EFI Boot first, then USB installer.
Waited anxiously through a series of reboots and progress bar pages and sure enough was able to boot to a login screen, enter my password, and get back into my Mac Pro without losing any data. Thanks a bunch!!!!!
works nice, but i think i am happier with monterey and the remove background feature i wanted isn't that great to me. so swapped my drive back in, process was painless though and i have the drive still if i want to go back and see what i think. also the boot menu picker continued to show even though i turned it off. was fun hackintoshing my mbp lol.
Hi, thank you for your videos. You demonstrated Touch ID working on the MacBookPro14,3 but on my 13,2 and other people's 14,2 the Touch ID is still disabled. I'm using Sonoma 14.1.1 and Ventura 13.6.1 and OCLP 1.2.1. Touch ID actually never worked on OCLP for me even on Ventura. I did find a fix for Ventura by choosing "minimal" in the SMBIOS settings but that will stop me from booting Sonoma. Hope to find a fix soon, thanks.
Awesome video, thank you Professor Macintosh!
Im on OCLP 1.2 with sonoma 14.1.1 on my macbook pro mid 2015? Should I update OCLP? Idk what to do now
short answer - YES!
1. Always check that you have newest version of OCLP and install newer versions
2. THEN install the macOS updates ;)
What off-road biker says! 👌🏼
@5:51, what you do after that? Help
I have a 2015 MacBook Pro 15 inch. Everything was going ok as I was prompted to update the root patches and all. The MacBook rebooted and after inputting my password to log in to the desktop the progress bar at the bottom went about 20% and is just stuck. Do you have any suggestions/advice for this issue?
Yes, i ve the same issue and I dont have a clue how to fix it.
same issue, if you start with command+v, you will got Bad Cpu blabla...... . so you can reboot you mac to safe mode, re-patch boot.
Also same issue, tried reverting back to 1.2.0 and I still get the same issue.
@@Gadjet00 I log in my macbook and check the OS Version , it's 14.0. My OCLP is 1.2.1, and the progress bar at the bottom went about 20%,I made a install usb with new version Sonoma(14.1.1), reboot the machine ,then reinstall Sonoma, Don's worry about your data, reinstall will NOT break your data. In one word, Sonoma(14.1.1)+ OCLP(1.2.1) work fine for me.
many thanks❤
I still have the same black screen issue, even when using the original USB install stick, I have tried a different USB method to try to install a new system, but all i get is the login chime and a black screen, I have tried reseting the PRAM and still nothing just a black screen and the video card constantly running, i have tried all versions of OCLP, down to 1.1.0 now all i have is a 2009 5,1 MacPro brick.
I still can't enter recovery mode even after choosing the USB. The options you have pop up without the USBs option
I'm still facing the same problem on my Mac Pro 2012. It stops on the registration screen and asks me to trust the developer after the patch, but I can't find any changes in the settings.
I receive a strange message. I removed the version twice and the same error occurs again. I decided not to update and went back to version 14.1.1.
Thanks for all your videos Mr Mackintosh. Now I am retired I am exploring computer technology as a hobby and you have encouraged me to start to use OpenCore. I now have Monterey running on a 2008 MacPro 3,1 that I bought recently to play about with. Most of the system is working well but my Bluetooth card is not so I have used a dongle for Bluetooth 4 (which is only supposed to work with Windows). It would be nice if there was a patch to enable use of the two Superdrives I have in my machine - not crucial but a shame I cannot use all of this iconic tower. Further to your update on 1.2.1. I already had that but have downloaded it again and gone through building and installing OpenCore on my internal drive again. I looked in Launchers and there is absolutely nothing in there - complete blank. Is there a way to enter the info for this launcher in terminal? It would be a nice safety valve to have. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Hi, Phil! Open OCLP and manually search for the latest root patches again. Found some? Install them and reboot.
Bluetooth still not working? Try booting again while clearing your Macs VRAM:
Press and hold option+command+P+R until the Apple start chime was heard a second time. Release keys and let the machine fully boot. If everything is like I would expect it, your Mac’s BlueTooth and Wi-Fi should be up and running again. Good luck!
Thx for replying I appreciate you taking the time.. Unfortunately I tried all of that and it did not work. No new patches to install. Nothing showing in LaunchAgents folder. Bluetooth working through the 3rd party dongle and wifi is ok. Will just have to remember to manually update the patcher if I make any changes. Any thoughts on a way to get Monterey to recognise the DVD superdrives? @@georgwor8955
So ... there appeared a problem. I have a Mac mini 6,1 (late 2012) after updating OCLP 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 I rebooted without root patches - worked - applied root patches - no more boot - stuck at Apple Boot Logo and the progress Bar Shops at 1/5 and remains unresponsive, will try downgrading to 1.2.0
I got the black screen, rebooted and just clean installed 14.1.1 😊
Are you have issues with Lock Screen? I’ve those issues after update to 14.1.1 and every time got to screen saver or lock screen then display is flickering and cannot login back
Advice on which OCLP OS to run on a Late 2013 MBP 15" (11,3).
Local repair shop says he sees alot of these models with GPU problems and fears that Ventura and Sonoma will be too demanding on the chip and "He doesn't recommend anything more than 12.7.1 Monterey"
The info seems legit but I am currently running Sonoma and it is running fine.
Do you think with these words of wisdom it is worth it to stay on Sonoma or downgrade to Monterey for chip preservation?
Stay on Sonoma if you like it. If you want to have a more stable macOS (actually) then go to Ventura.
Your local repair shop seemed to be very professional ;)
@@off-road-biker Thanks, I was using Ventura and just updated to Sonoma. I find they are both working pretty well, but then again Im not doing anything too demanding.
I cannot prove it but to me it seems my Macs run a little lower temperatures on the latest Sonoma. Might be I am wrong. But painfully know that GPU issue hence I keep an eye on the temperatures.
Get the free app Mac Fan Control and pre-set the fan response manually. The Mac might be a little more noisy as the fan revs a little sooner and a little higher. But it might safe your GPU.
What probably killed my GPU was trying to run a UA-cam video on more than full HD because I was curious. Bad idea. 😅
@@georgwor8955 sorry, about your GPU failure and thanks for your advice. I haven't experienced this failure yet however it's good to learn what not to do. Also good to have the opinion from someone that has gone through this experience and carefully watching the temps and fan control.
Updated 2014 macbook running Ventura from OCLP 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 as per the instructions. OS fails to boot now and stalls decrypting the file vaulted disk. Would recommend avoiding this update 😢😢
I'm lost here my MacBookPro Mid-2012 here has been broken since the November Sonoma Update, I think it was 14.1... I did the steps here at 6'04" but am I supposed to do once I manage to boot from the USB key? I can see Restore From Time Machine, Install Ventura, Safari and Disk Utility? What are the steps after that? Not sure how to troubleshoot this, since I am not seeing a session and thus unable to reinstall OCLP... Appreciate any pointers! Thx
Thanks.
Whenever a new update or upgrade comes for macOS, its' best to create and build a new external drive installer with the new macOS update injected with the latest OpenCore-Patcher to be sure in case things like the Wifi driver doesn't work (which is needed to update the Root Patches and drivers made by OpenCore-Patcher, unless it's tested that it'll be ok, aside from having a backup Time Machine, SuperDuper! or CarbonCopyCloner) and a backup bootable install of your main macOS. If the newly created installer w/ the latest OpenCore-Patcher boots to Recovery/Installer and it has Wifi, it's a good test, most likely updating would be fine- this is way to test (not full-proof).
I use my iPhone's Hotspot or a CAT cable/wired whenever the macOS update breaks the Wifi and OpenCore-Patcher has no fixes for it, to update the drivers, the Root Patches.
God bless.
Both My Mid 2010 MBP & My Late 2013 27" iMac Now Have Mac OS Sonoma 14.1.1 Did Both Yesterday, NO Problems On Either Machine !!!!! 🙂
Hello! I am having an issue installing macOS 12.7 Monterey. I get a black screen and no output to my monitor when rebooting my mac to be able to pick the loader. Im assuming there is an issue with the drivers. Is there a way to fix this issue?
I have a mac pro (late 2010). Thank you!
Are you able to advise “this volume is not compatible with this update”? This appears when I try to select my local to install macOS Sonoma on my late 2014 iMac. (Btw, I did not do erase of this SSD. I had success when I clean install on my 2011 MacBook Air).
Thank you for your or anyone’s advice in advance.
Got a used imac 21.5 4k 2017 arriving today, should I stick with ventura? Or go for Sonoma?
My mid 2017 MacBook Pro kept shutting down when I close the lid and it’s supposed to go to sleep almost every time on Sonoma. I ended up downgrading but this was like a month ago.. not sure how many updates OC has had in the meantime and if the issue is fixed.. will have to research and give it another go
Mr. Mac, Problem... when applying the Sonoma 14.1.1 update and it "stuck" I rebooted into "Safe Mode" successfully... but than an "anomaly" my machine is a 2012 QuadCore i7 - 2 SSD's "Boot & Media" drives (macSSD & mediaSSD) apparently the 14.1.1 was successful, BUT in the "System information" window and "Startup/Boot" the macSSD appears as "Untitled-Data" (Opencore Boot) not "macSSD" can I correct this?
After updating OpenCore on my MacBook Air 2017 running Ventura I rebooted my Mac and it does the usual startup and I get to the login screen but when I log in it stays on my username with the avatar but also the circle of death which I can’t get past, how do I fix? I don’t have a backup and I don’t wanna reset and wipe everything out, what do I do? Help!
I want to upgrade my macbook air 6.2 with open core legacy patcher, I would like to know which version to use and up to which version of mac OSX, I know that the formatting of the SSD goes from HFS+ to APFS, at what point should make this formatting change?
Thank you Mr. Macintosh!
Internet cable connection is not working on my Mid 2012 MacBook Pro after update to Sonoma with OCLP 1.2.1. Please help me out. Thanks
Can you connect ethernet cable to update macos Sonoma on macos recovery using OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive?😮
Hi Mr Macintosh. Could you please guide us about OCLP special setting, serial spoofing? I meant to install only on USB boot loader, but somehow my imac serial number is changed and never recovered, even after the clean reinstall on the erased HDD.
Nothing worked on my Imac 2014 27 running opencore at all it just black screened after booting it up with thunderbolt to hdmi connected. The onlly thing that worked was plug it in let it auto start into black screen then power it down. Then hold down power button shift control option for 10 seconds and it only bloody came back on !! Nothing worked no recovery no internet recovery nothing apart from that. I even tried popping out ram and that didnt work either.
Dear Mr. Macintosh, please advise where to get help from on my issue. iMac 18,3, Sonoma 14.1.1, OC 1.2.0. Everything runs great except for missing WiFi since Sonoma 14.0 and OCLP 1.0.0. None of the recent updates helped. It just can’t make those patches, even running with root privileges. Maybe it’s due to having multiple user accounts on my machine. I don’t know. But moreover I don’t know how to get help on the issue. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Thanks for that video ❤
Anyone else lose Bluetooth functionality on mid 2010 iMac with Sonoma and 1.2.1?
Good day sir
Im having problem with my iMac 2013 running this patch. Glitchy display and running very slow.. when im browsing online
Can u please advice??
Thank you in advance
i am confused; OCL is saying to upgrade to 1.2.1 from 0.6.8 but if I do will I loose Ventura 13.6.1 ? is there an option in OCLP 1.2.1 to remain at Ventura 13.6.1. Fantastic videos and a real help for my Imac 13,2
anyone any thought on this ? Is 1.2.1 just for Sonoma ?
Hi, I'm attempting to create macOS installer using Sonoma(using 14.1.2 or 14.1.1) but OpenCore Legacy Patcher is failing to extract macOS installer.
Error: "An error occurred while extracting the MacOS installer. Could be due to a corrupted installer". I've also tried using latest version of legacy patcher 1.2.1 and 1.2.0 but no luck. Wondering if anyone else ran into this too and know how to get past this?
I have an iMac late 2013 and was wondering the best method to update the OS from catalina to sonoma. It comes with a 1tb HDD. Should i clone to an external SSD before updating or update to sonoma with the HDD and clone to external SDD. Thanks
Would a Mac OS Ventura and Sonoma run faster on a a non AFS partition? I have a 2014 iMac 5k with only the mechanical HD working. The SSD has disappeared.
But we cant use "csrutil enable or disable" with the USB installer.
Relaxing busy day vlog ❤
Every time I reboot my mac, Sonoma 1.4.1, the OPCL automatically starts, and I get the message: OpenCore Legacy Patcher has detected that you are booting an outdated OpenCore build: -Booted: 1.2.0 -Installed: 1.2.1 Would you like to update the OpenCore bootloader? I've bootloaded and removed 1.2.0 and done all that. Still get that message? Any suggestions? Thanks.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
So when I boot into the USB Sonoma Installer/recovery, I can re-install without loosing data?
Hello, I am using an early 2011 MacBook Pro. I installed Big Sur OS using OCLP 1.3.0. However, kernel_task causes high CPU and the computer is very slow. When I tried to solve was after disabling SIP in recovery mode, I tried deleting the Macbook Pro 8,1 plist file, but I couldn't delete it because it was a read-only file. Is there any other way to resolve kernel_task high CPU? Please reply.
Thanks, I followed the website instructions the first time and when downloading Sonoma the first time it timed out. So I connected an Ethernet cable to my WiFi tower and my 2011 21.5 iMac. That worked in transferring Sonoma. I managed to get through a full installation, but Bluetooth and WiFi didn’t work. I reset the Vpram and rebooted and that failed so I reinstalled Sonoma again from the usb boot drive which worked and now Bluetooth works but WiFi still doesn’t work. Any suggestions? Using Ethernet in the first place seems to have created a problem.
Can you make a video on how to install Sonoma in a Nvme ssd!! I tried but failed. Cloning failed, too. Macpro 5,1
Great update!🎉
Installed this update on Ventura now my may won’t log in
I just upgraded my late 2012 imac and now the login screen comes up, sits for a few seconds, goes black but then comes back, it does this repeatedly and i can never login, safe mode tried, reinstalled patches, rebooted and its still the same, is this an issue youve been made aware of ?
Thanks
hey there im hsving issue with my imac 2013 late after installing ventura on it graphics driver are not rooting any more
Is there anyone having an issue with crashes after Sleep mode on Early 2015 MBP 13"? There was only one OCLP version 0.6.7 (I belive) without this problem. After that it crashes all the time. I do have Autopoweroff, Standby and Hibernatemode all set to "zero" in Terminal. Any ideas?
Any suggestions for addressing issues opening DMG files with OS Sonoma? Suggestions are welcome!
I didn't have any problems with Monterrey. Running a 2009 Mac tower, 5,1, 2 x 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon.
Hello, maybe you can help me. I have a Mid 2015 15" core i7 MacBook Pro with a 1TB Kingston SSD running official macOS Monterey. I wanted to try OCLP with Ventura, so I used the original 128GB MacBook SSD for testing. I made a mistake during the OCLP with Ventura installation, and it didn't install correctly. When I tried to go back to my previous SSD to work as I normally did with the MacBook Pro, a folder with a flashing question mark appeared on startup. I tried selecting the SSD by pressing shift before entering, but it doesn't appear in the disk selection. I thought it could be an issue with the previous SSD, so I got a completely new one (ADATA Legend 800) with a different (new) adapter, but it doesn't recognize it either. It only detects the original SSD, not the other two. I've tried resetting SMC and VRAM, but nothing happens. They don't appear in the Terminal with "diskutil list" or in the Disk Utility. Please help.
when root patching im getting a reason for patch failure (71)
i'm on a 2012 mac mini with mac os somona, upgrading from OCLP 1.2.0
Just one question. In case I boot from OpenCore Legacy Patcher and I get no wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers is it possible to plug a usb wifi adapter dongle or maybe ethernet cable? Will it work? Will it be possible to choose from macos Recovery option 2 to update macos Sonoma? Please help me!❤😮😮
I have macOS Ventura on my MacBook Air Mid 2012. Do you recommend to update to Sonoma through the system or Open Core? Would you help me? Thanks
I'd stick with Ventura, Sonoma will load but it will be S L O W... Your machine may not have the memory needed to run Sonoma well. The root patches with OCLP make mine run just fine.
...pls, if I use nvidia with oclp and I want to replace with rx 570 how can I remove oclp without having to full re install hackintosh..? regards
I do not have the usb drive anymore woth sonoma on it so how can i then boot into recovery correctly?
Sir i have Macbook pro mid 2012, already using ventura 13.6.1 with opencore. i got update sms of sonoma, can i update it?
please guide me
One more time thank you Mr. Macintosh but did you try to open photo App in MacBook Pro 2017 15” after you use OCLP because with me always my Mac crash and I have to do hard restart (clean installation or upgrade ) so someone advice me what I can do to solve the problem .
I don’t have the answer but try making a new usb installer? Maybe on a different usb disk? I use external hdd.
Can i update my mid 2012 macbook air from ventura to sonoma now without any problem? I tried it once and got stucked led me to revert back to mountain lion and start fresh to get ventura back
thank you Mr. Macintosh
after installing montery on a macbook 7.1 my battery wil not charged any more, smc reset will not work even so i can not install a smc download. do any body have the same problem
When can we use Ventura and Sonoma for AMD 6600?
no one is probably going to believe me but I have a MBP 2017 with the touch bar and was going to use your instructional video to install Sonoma on it when I had some time off but Apple beat me to it. I got an update notice the other day and it had Sonoma 14.1.2 as an update, and it was only a 4.8 GB or so size fil, now I was still on the last 13. whatever the last one was. I hit update and it downloaded it and took hours which was weird as the normal Apple updates are really quick but it finished and I let it install. It rebooted and I had no networking so I downloaded the OCLP 1.2.1 and installed it to the drive, what have I got to lose, and rebooted and ran post install patches and had to actually run that twice and now it seems like everything is running as it should. Thanks?
Dear Mr Macintosh, could you please make a video about another nightmarish Apple idea,where they force-upload Documents and pictures to Icloud Drive and then if you disable it then they make it look like they have deleted your local files.... I truly dont know what they are thinking. Regards
I'm not sure if anyones in the same situation. But Upon installing Sonoma on a MacBook 2011 17 inch it got stuck and hung. I was using 1.1 or and tried 1.0. It would fail on the update (Because no internet connection). The problem is usually I'd just boot back normally and realize okay I tried it didn't work. But then my boot screen wouldn't show. And the screen was black but it continues to be on. The reason I'm wondering is because well I was using an app that forces the internal gpu to work and bypass the amd one. (I would get the lines on the screen but this solution made the Mac usable making the screen clear again.). So basically I'm wondering if it was the fact that the KDK didn't load or it was looking for it and it got bricked. Usually though I'd just put in all my backup HD installs of say Mojave or last stable version. But I haven't been able to figure out how to boot anything since. (Because the boot screen isn't viewable). I've tried all recovery disks. And I double checked my lvds cable and cables inside for damage. So I'm kind of stuck. I tried booting into a windows install too on another hard drive to see if I could just boot an operating system. But it's still an on screen. With no graphics showing or the boot loader anywhere to be found. Now I'm just patiently looking for a solution to even get it it boot to like MacOs high sierra.? Anyway it's not my main driver. I have Sonoma on other systems. I was just curious if I could give the patcher a go on an old laptop that was lying around. I spent a week on the problem. And then just put it in a drawer for a couple of weeks to save my sanity. But any point in a bootable direction would be awesome. Also I tested my boot drives that didn't work on a 2010 and all the os systems loaded. So my guess is Its the firmware that got screwed up and can't get back to simple boot loader. Also I tried all the safe mode network modes but they didn't work. Also same result no screen. Thanks for all your work by the way this has been technically amazing just what people have been able to do here. I'd love to try this one too but hehe I'm kind of stuck here before this solution came out.
Is there any reason a MacBook Pro mid-2015 is not able to update to Sonoma? I followed the instruction and the root patches do not install. Suggestions welcomed. Thanks.
Pls check the detailed howto from Mr. Macintosh (some videos ago) and be patient. It works! BUT be sure that you don't use a Memoji as user pic or iCloud pic!!!
I am using a Hackintosh with macOS 14.1.1, OC 0.9.6 and OCLP 1.2.1 (for Broadcom Wi-Fi patches) and I don't have the problem with the recovery partition not booting. Maybe it affects certain models only?
Are you have issues with Lock Screen? I’ve those issues after update to 14.1.1 and every time got to screen saver or lock screen then display is flickering and cannot login back
@@krisnahendy No. My lock screen is fine. What machine do you have?
Sir how to patch nvidia gpu ? My gpu nvidia gtx 1050ti not patch on hackintosh Catalina. But this gpu monterey to Sonoma support. Please help me
i reboot but my imac is bloqued after the reboot
Have an error when updating from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 when applying patches. Root volume appears to have unmounted unexpectedly. Recommend rebooting and patch again. Reboot doesn't help. Mac mini 2012.
Never mind installed update via usb and root patch works now
Hay folks, may I be able to install this on my old 17" MBP late 2011 model MacBookPro8,3? Not sure about the installed graphic cards Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB & AMD Radeon HD 6770M.
Also what about my old 15" mid 2010 model MacBookPro6,2 with internal Intel HD Graphic 288MB and the NVIDA GeForce GT 330M Graphics card.
There used to be something like a metal issue? Maybe one can help me to understand if anything has been changed in the meanwhile to make it possible to install.
Thx!
Thanks!
Does OCLP fully support AMD Radeon R9 M395X GPU on Sonoma?
What is name of your VM please
I thought he was using Screen Sharing.
Hello Mr. McIntosh, or to anyone that could tell me this information, if I ever ever want to do a time machine back up and I’m on Ventura 13.6.1 Intel metal iMac 2013. Can anyone tell me step-by-step is exactly how to go about to recovery mode and selecting a time machine back up I know how to do it if I had a regular Mac but how do you go about with open cord Legacy patcher and not messing up would really appreciate step-by-step. Thank you.
I'm stuck in a password login loop on OpenCore v1.1.0 Sonoma 14.1 Beta on Late 2013 15" Retina MBP - I enter passowrd and after attempting to allow me into OS (pointer breifly changes to my custom colors), I'm brought right back to password entry screen! (Password definitely correct - if I enter wrong password I get vibrating textbox error.) I was able to boot into recovery BUT FOR OLD 10.9 MAVERICKS, what laptop originally came with, and in Disk Utility it seemed SDD was empty or something (other than small macOS Base System disk image). SDD passed First Aid without issue. NOW, with help of this vid, I was able to hit spacebar and get into Sonoma Recovery, and I thankfully now see data on SDD in First Aid, BUT I'm still not sure how to fix the password loop. I do not have a USB recovery boot thumb drive prepared, but I have accesss to another identical MBP (with OpenCore Sonoma) if neccesary. Can anyone please advise how to fix pasword loop?