Agreed @glenfiddich7635 ! I like to joke that the small non-metal team is like a little skunkworks group that does everything they can to keep the oldest Macs still running 😅
@@Mr.Macintosh Please, please, PLEASE help to enable hardware-acceleration and wifi in MacOS Mojave on stock 2009-2011 "silverback" iMacs. (BTW, note that an alternate source for DMGs will have to be found if wayback-machine remains down.) Mojave is the last OS for 32bit apps, and the last that can run inside a fast HFS+ partition, and the community should be trying to fork Mojave by this point to facilitate running it on everything. (Its ability to run Parallels Desktop 18 also means that Windows11 and many current Linux distros can be run in hypervirtualization while sharing common drive areas, meaning it's even better than APFS at preventing wasted partition space.)
I use my early 2009 imac (9,1) as secondary computer for surfing the internet. This mac still has the original HD so updating is very slow. But I had no problems installing 14.4.1 after following the steps you recommended with the OCLP. It seems to hang when installing but, in fact, it is just slow. Amazing how this computer is still usable in 2024! Thanks OCLP team and to you, Mr.Macintosh.
The early-2009 was the last "blackback" iMac model. The ones that still have problems are the mid-2009-to-late-2011 "silverbacks" (the last DVD models).
21:39 Always great to hear even that little eureka moment from an gifted and very experienced Apple Engineer. Great moment to share Mr. Macintosh! Thanks for the videos that are always easy to follow. Cheers
Thanks @mvrck-pb5pk not going to lie, it was a great time trying to troubleshoot that disabled system. Normally I do this behind the scenes but it is fun and interesting to share the steps and thought process taken. Thank you very much for your comments ❤️
@@Mr.Macintosh Mr. Macintosh, could you please consider creating an easy how to video for swapping to another GPU in OCLP installs? I have an issue with this (GTX 680 macEFI to RX 580 with new reconstructed BootRom with EnableGOP 1,4 injected) as well, but I see MacRumors flooding with this issues lately. Thanks and would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
I upgrade my mbp 10,1 first with OCLP 1.4.3. and then Sonoma from 14.4 to 14.4.1 without issues. Everything seems to be working. Thank you Mr. Macintosh for all your videos, and the devs of OCLP, it is much appreciated.
Great to hear @CosmicHiccup11 Thank you for sharing your install experience. I'm glad to hear about a successful install on an iMac! Plus good old trusty ventura is still the rock 👍
Running perfectly on Mac Pro 3,1 Early 2008 Dual 3.2, GTX 760 (Metal), 'OWC' SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 & OCLP 1.4.3. A very big thank-you to all involved in keeping our old Macs relevant 🙂
2 unfixed problems 1- no shutdown sleep and restart buttons , these are selected in settings under Lock Screen. 2- Apple TV does not opec and play movies in stead it quits the movie window when click play. Question will Pro Logic X operate if purchased and installed ? updated to Mac OS 14.4.1 as soon as it was released and shortly afterwards OLP from 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 Running Mac pro mid 2012 2 x3.0.3 Ghz 12 cores 128 GB ram And Radio Pro WX 9100 16 Gb modified Power supply outputs. Thank you Mr Macintosh for your excellent videos
Mac Pro 6.1 working perfect with OpenCore 1.4.3 on MacOS 14.4.1 and the iMac 12.2 that we spoke about on X is now working as normal on macOS 14.4.1 with OpenCore 1.4.3. Thank you so much to you and all the developers. You guys ROCK!
Running my mid-2009 15” MacBook Pro on Monterey 12.7.4, working well and got wifi back working thanks to your very useful video 🎉 many thanks for your great work, it really makes a difference !
Nous avons le même Macbook Pro version 5,5 ;) Tentant maintenant d’installer Sonoma… Avez-vous déjà essayé sur votre machine ? Je tourne sous la dernière version de Ventura. J’ai optimisé le mac avec un SSD et 8Gb de RAM. Avez-vous tenté 16Gb ?
Macbook Air mid 2011 running 1.4.3 and 14.4.1 no issues so far. Previously tried Sonoma on 1.4.2 and kept getting white screen so went with Ventura with no issues. Updated to 1.4.3 and did a standard MacOS Software Update to Sonoma and it worked like a champ. Didn't know OpenCore would detect the Software Update and automatically prepare for it. Thanks for your help!
This is exactly my thought, here we are installing the latest Mac operating system on a 14 year old computer that otherwise would have been thrown in the dumpster. 👍
While I was on OCLP 1.4.2 I was having a hard time updating my MacBookPro9,2 to Sonoma and Ventura. I had an SSD installer and my hard drive cable ripped slightly so I had to order a new one, I ended up being able to install Monterey via USB, then use the Ventura installer app to update, and then after I installed 1.4.3 I managed to use OTA updates to get Sonoma installed. It runs pretty smoothly with 4GB RAM but I do plan on upgrading to 16GB of RAM.
Mr Macintosh Is it safe now to install MacOS Sonoma as I updated it before but messed up with a beta update 2 months ago and then had to reset to normal Big Sur which is native supported version MacBook Pro Late 2013 Is it safe to update it with Settings without USB Like installing MacOS Sonoma from App store and then isbatll it directly using oclp without USB Please guide me about latest issues on Sonoma right now 😊
Thank you for doing all these videos! Because of your videos (and all the work of those at OpenCore Legacy Patcher), my MacBook Pro 8,1 (late 2011 non-Metal) is now running Sonoma 14.4.1 flawlessly.
🤔 I have a late 2011 too. Might need to go ahead and upgrade to sonoma. A lil scared cuz i have been using it for awhile with monterey and have slot of stuff installed. Would hate for everything to get wiped out or would hate to get to sonoma and then eant to downgrade and cant and then my stuff is gone!
I upgrade to somoma 14.4.1 before upgrade to OCLP 1.4.2 accidentally last weeken. Now all the problems cause by loging window were fixed ! Thanks for the tips by use command + spacebar to let me input my PWD and copy while doing version upgrade to OPLC 1.4.2 . The rest of the upgrade steps are as show in this video. Great to have seen this video save me a lot of time !
MacBook Pro9.2 13-inch mid-2012 with 16GB RAM running Sonoma 14.4.1. Just updated OCLP to 1.4.3 and everything is running great. Only problem was back with the non-metal issue but since last two OCLP updates all has been well.
2012 MBP 9,1 OS 14.4.1 OCLP 1.4.2 thought this update was fine - no problem, done and dusted in less than 5 minutes. 2012 Mini 6,1 OS 13.6.6 OCLP 1.4.2 hated it. Many hours later, finished migrating user data from backup after complete clean install of the OS, and back to 1.4.2. *Always* have multiple backups and a USB OCLP and OS installer before hitting go on these updates - be it OS or OCLP. That said, Thank you OCLP team, Dortania, Mr. Macintosh and community for all this incredible work. Amazing expertise and focus.
Great work again!! Best iMac tutorials to be found on the web! Update iMac Mid 2011 21,5' to OCLP 1.4.3 running Ventura 13.6.5. Thanks so much for all the work and positive energy. One Question, an APP like Photomater can not be opened, even after the OCPL 1.4.3 update for non-metal cards? The message is "Photomator can´t be opened because your device does not support the Metal graphics technology" ??
Thanx for all the great videos. My MacPro 5,1 WiFi/BlueTooth board stopped working quite some time ago after the an OCLP upgrade. WiFi was working fine but BlueTooth was nonfunctional. I tried installing root patches again, no change. I was hoping this upgrade might revivie it but no change. I found a post recommending an NVRAM reset. I opted for the Terminal command and rebooted. Success…My BlueTooth came alive and I was to pair my MagicKeyboard and MagicTrackpad. I don’t know if my BT issue was a fluke but I’ve seen very few references to BT issues and a NVRAM reset as a solution. I went thru numerous OCLP and MacOS upgrades finally ending on Sonoma after the OCLP 1.4.3 upgrade. I ‘d like to hear your thoughts.
A problem with MacBook Pro 2014, made an updated USB to 1.4.1, for upgrade 14.4.1 and used it to upgrade an external SSD with no problems. Then used it to upgrade the laptop listed above. All went well but hung up at 25% of the restart. Tried a couple of times with no good results. Put into safe mode and restarted. It finished went into a normal restart and opened up to the home page. Opened up Open Core and went into Post-install root patches. They needed to be reinstalled. Everything is up and running fine. You ask why I did not just do a normal apple upgrade. I have had problems with them in the past, along with twice losing my hard drive on a clean install. Another related or unrelated problem with Chrome and Yahoo mail. Yahoo mail will lock up and freeze up the entire computer. Does the same thing on the 2014 and 2020 m1 in 14.4.0. Thanks for all you do and Open Core.
Can I install Big Sur or one later on my nonmetal iMac mid 2011? If so I will try and donate to the team. Thank you for maintaining where Apple doesn’t.
Hello. I have a Imac 2011 and I have installed Sonoma through the Legacy 1.4.3 patcher I think what you and all the others have done is great job for older users like myself. I have installed Logic Pro 10.7.9 on my machine and when playing or recording the playhead is not there, on one forum somebody mentions it may have something to do with metal or nonmetal. Do you know if there is a fix for this? Regards Pete.
hola!! been waiting for this - i foolishly ignored the warnings, and 1.4.2 broke my dad's iMac with non-metal - it'll be great to get him back up and running! thxu openCore patchers - very much appreciated. 🙏
Hello, I recently updated my late 2012 MacBook Pro to Big Sur with your tutorial, do you think that I can have a problem updating to Sonoma directly from the settings menu or it’s okay?
Sonoma 14.4.1 update was A-OK using OCLP 1.4.3 on my MacBook Pro 8.1 (early 2011). But I found that the dictation function was disabled and not working at all. I can only use the voice search function built in the browser.
I use Macbook Pro Mid 2015 15" and OCLP 1.4.3, macOS 14.4. When I upgraded to 14.4.1, the boot logo hung for a long time and I had to reinstall it like new. However, according to some comments, It seems like it's just for a long time, not just hanging. I wonder if that's true? :))))
Superb! I have a Mac Pro 6.1 and a MacBook Pro 15 2015 (with amd r9 m370x) now running with latest OCLP and Sonoma. I also have a thunderbolt display. On Monterrey i has abble to get auto brightness adjustment, but with OCLP and Sonoma i lost that. I can adjust brightness (and sound) manually. Is there a chance that could bring the auto brightness option?
You bet! with OCLP 1.4.3 installed you can upgrade or update to Sonoma 14.4.1. IF you need to upgrade from a previous os like Monterey or Ventura you need to create a OCLP Sonoma boot disk. Upgrading through software update is not supported.
Firstly great work folks and a huge thank you. I have never used any mac until picking up a mid 2010 iMac 6 weeks ago. (£20) It took me 4 days to get in after the previous user didn't log out. With a bit more RAM and a few incremental updates I am stable on Venturer. 1.4.1 took out my WiFi and it isn't back yet. When I go to settings to switch the wifi on the whole details section goes completely blank. Is it just me or did I miss something. Thanks for any help
I upgraded my late 2011 MacBook Pro to 16Gb, and to an SSD. It is running Monterey and H Sierra. H Sierra wireless mouse works fine, but not on Monterey. I upgraded to 1.4.3, but Bluetooth is still connecting to the mouse. Bluetooth discoverable is off on System Report.
iMac end 2015 and MBP mid 2015 flawlessly updated although there was no urge to do it. All works fine. Again many thanks for your help and high quality work in this video.
How can you tell if a Macbook Pro is non-metal or not? I keep hearing about it when watching these videos about the different versions of the Open Core Legacy Patcher. I have a Mac Pro 8,1 from early 2011.
HI Mr Macintosh Thanks a lot for all your videos: My question is : Can I install Ventura or Sonoma on my MacBook Pro 5,2 ? For this time I am using Monterey
Well Hello 👋 There! I Also have a 2009, mid 2009 MBP 5,2, & I've Installed EVERY macOS That OCLP Offers Except the 14.5 Beta. I Just Haven't Been Able To Get Graphics Acceleration To Work For Some Reason? Other Than That, EVERYTHING Works Pretty Well Here.
Used OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3 on my iMac Mid2010 running on High Sierra 10.13.6. Installed Ventura 13.6.6. Instalation went OK, no problems. All seems to be working good BUT GarageBand is not working. It sucks because I was hoping to be working. Few weeks ago I installed OCLP 1.4.2 and garage band won't run because of unsupported GPU. Now it doesn't show this message but it just won't run. I have this iMac just for making music but men this sucks big time. How many times I will be installing OCLP and then going back to High Sierra again? Men im so tired of this.☹🙁🙁
I had High Sierra on the same HDD as Big Sur and later systems. Even though I'd converted HS to APFS, its file system is still very different from BigSur and later. They don't play well together. In fact, every time I opened HS I got a warning to that effect. For example, HS was always sticking its own icon into the bootloader for BigSur and later. I finally deleted it. Good riddance.
Hi Mr. Mac! 🙂What about MacBook Pro 5.5 Mid 2009 / Keyboard & Trackpad?? Will there be an Update?? When I upgrade nothing works.... Got a clue? I think the journey with my Mac is coming to an end at the end of the year (Monterey)....? Well... Found an Info on Github. No way at the moment. Let's wait for a solution! By the way...... A Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad is possible? Thanks mate!
I am running a macpro5,1 with legacy wifi/bt and a metal compatible GTX 680, running 12.7.3 and OCLP 1.3.0. This is rock solid. I tried to install OCLP 1.4.2 and it effectively bricked my machine. All I could think of is to reinstall the previous and that works perfectly. My questions are: Can I update to OCLP 1.4.3? Can I update to 12.7.4 with legacy wifi/bt in place?
Hello Doc! Thank you very much for all this work ;-) Question: Can you please tell me if the problem with the operation of the Ethernet network with the "Sonnet McFiver PCIe Card" has been corrected in this latest OpenCore version (Marvel Aquantia AQtion AQC107), under macOS Monterey and + ? Thanks in advance
I have iMac Mid2010 with 10.13.6 High Sierra. I used OCLP few weeks ago, downloaded and installed Ventura. It worked OK but there was a problem when opening GarageBand. I got message that there is a problem with graphic card because it runs on unsuported system. Is OCLP 1.4.3 fixed this problem? I have ATI Radeon 5750 1GB graphic card. I just do not want to go with this procedure and be disappointed in the end.
After updating to 1.4.3, it installed the root patcher and now my Ventura 13.6.1 won't boot anymore, the progress bar stops at around 15% or so. I have to go back to snapshot to boot, but open core complains the root is not patched again. Running MBP 13" early 2015
Hi Mr Macintosh, I'm running a mid 2011 27 inch Imac which boots from an external SSD drive using Thunderbolt connection. I want to upgrade to Sonoma from High Sierra. I downloaded the latest version of OCLP, but when I opened the app, the post install Root Patch button is Greyed out. Is this normal ? Does this mean there is a compatibility issue with my computer ? I don't want to go through the Upgrade process if I can't install post root patches. Thanks for your help.
My 2007 iMac 20” is fully updated and working well. At a max of 6Gb of memory, it takes a bit to boot - but not bad. If you leave it running - it comes back to life very quickly. I use it for running no more than 2 or 3 apps at a time. I rarely go into swap drive. It runs well enough for web browsing and the iWork apps. I haven’t tested the coming back from sleep. That’s the only place it’s been weak in the past. I have a 2012 iMac 21.5”. This machine is a heavily worked machine. The only problem is the graphics goes bonkers if the screen saver goes dark.
I’m using Ventura 13.6.6 on late 2013 iMac 21.5” (integrated graphics). I upgraded straight from Catalina (the last supported OS) a few months ago. No major issues encountered-just the occasional Bluetooth weirdness. I could have gone to Sonoma but hesitated because it’s still having the kinks worked out, I think. Overall great experience getting this 10+ year old iMac up to a supported macOS version. Only the Intel graphics need patching.
I’ve got an iMac mid 2011 running Monterey 12.7.4. Works well expect WiFi drops out occasionally and it isn’t clear to me whether I should try Sonoma or just live with it. Any thoughts.
My MacBook Pro 9,2 CPU is almost always around 100% with sonoma and the previous OCP version. Will this OCP version fix that or is the sonoma os just too power hungry? Should I just downgrade back to Ventura and settle for that?
I upgraded to Ventura 13.6 yesterday on my Macbook Air 6,2 (Early 2014, 8GB/256GB) coming from Catalina. Everything went well on the first try and fresh install. I still had a bootcamp partition with Windows 10 on it before using OCLP but it kept that partition safe. Now the EFI has both OCLP macOS disk boot and Windows 10 :) Thanks for your detailed guide! Edit: After 1 day usage, i can say this OS is really fast, no lags or whatsoever. I did not expect this :) Also, everything works fine like Control Center, widgets and even the animations are smooth.
@@blackandwhitejazzI see.. Well i'm using Sonoma 14.6 right now and everything is still smooth and fast. Even Stage-Manager animations are smooth and switching between windows as well. Only booting is a bit slower which takes like 30 seconds-ish to boot up.
Hi, on my 15" MacBook pro mid 2015 works Ventura works perfect, beside reboot, tried PR and SMC no success. Only switching off and on helps. Thanks for helping.
If I could request, would it be possible in a future video to see the devices themselves rather than a screen recording? That way it could perhaps look more distinguishable….. Nevertheless I really like the video, thank you for the OCLP tutorials! I’m actually an unsupported Mac user myself, and these tutorials have been very helpful 👍
Hello @JonathanJChua thank you for the suggestion. I want you to know that I've really thought about this a lot. I totally understand that while the screen recording is very easy to see, sometimes it is very static and does not have very much life to it. I try to split the time between setting up all the devices, installing and testing + filming and then editing along with getting the information out there as soon as possible. I have done camera over videos in the past and many commented that they could not see what is on the screen. Maybe I can find a way to split between the 2 so you can actually see the computer & then switch to screen when I start going over some of the details. Thank you again for watching!
@@Mr.Macintosh Ah okay gotcha. Nevertheless I really enjoy watching your videos! I actually have two unsupported Macs that I am using OCLP with: one of them is my 2017 MacBook Air, the other being my late 2015 27” 5K iMac. I have Sonoma installed on both of them and it’s really cool to see them both running as if they were natively supported! Thank you again for all the tutorials!
I have a Mac Pro 2010 with a AMD Radeon Pro WX4100 card and I have several boot drives/volumes - mostly SSDs for booting. I can get Monterey, Ventura, High Sierra, and even Snow Leopard to work with latest OS versions and OCLP 1.4.3 but can't get BIg Sur to do the same. For some reason, the menu bar won't load/Metal video driver won't load (when I check system report or iStat Menus) despite it being "built-in" to Big Sur. The funny thing is when install an Apple ATI 5770 card and root patch, Big Sur does work. I am downfounded. Somehow Big Sur broke with the 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3 OCLP cycle. I also tried reverting to OCLP 1.3 but that doesn't seem to work either (when it used to). Mr. Macintosh or anyone - what do you think is causing BIg Sur to not work anymore in my configuration.
I'm starting to think that I'm the only one struggling with a Broadcom wifi card . Nobody else said nothing about it. So Ur new card works including airdrop? What card is it? I upgrade both opencore and sonoma but nothing no wifi only BT. Is there a way to let Opencore about it?
This was great info. I have a 2012 Mac Pro 64 gb Ram, MSI Radeon RX580 gpu, Monterey 12.7.4 and OCLP 1.4.3 installed it’s seems to be a little unstable. I used my computer for recording. My Presonus Studio 192 has audio coming in but the Universal Control app isn’t detecting the audio interface. I’m kinda stuck on what to do.
In case interesting... I just updated a late 2013 27 inch iMac to 14.4.1 in one step (from Max OS 10) with no issues at all I'm delighted thanks. 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3.
Hey Mr Macintosh, Downloaded the 1.4.3 and installed into my 2009 iMac in prep for installing Sonoma. When it rebooted "It Didn't" Now all I get is a apple and about a 1/8' of bar and nothing else. Sits for a while then shuts itself down. restarting does the some thing????? I've tried everything and no luck getting my iMac back on line.. Had Monteray Running on opencore..
I have a 2009 MacPro 5.1; running 12.7 with OpenCore. I have problems with Wifi when upgrading to 12.7.4 (cannot connect anymore). Would you recommend trying to upgrade to Sonoma? I have a metal graphics card.
MacBook Air 3,2 I think, running v14.2 and was waiting for the fixes for 14.4. The only issue is that a) 4GB is not enough, and b) the calculator app doesn't work (always prints "Not a Number" on any calculation). I have updated to OCP 1.4.3 and will build my boot USB for booting v14.4.1. My biggest question is whether I can let the OS update itself or if I need to initiate an install from booting up the install USB drive.
I have a 2015 iMac with Sonoma 14.3.1 no problems at the outset but a couple of times the dock didn't show until a reboot, watching your latest update Ive installed OCLP 1.4.3 and seeing if there are any issues with my mac
iMac 14,1 and I STILL have a white background after logging in. I have all of the OCLP updates. even tried wiping, installing Ventura, then Sonoma and still having the same issues.
I'll be needing to update a 2012 mini from 11.7.10 to something more recent, however; I've got another SSD with Windows 10 22H2 and I feel like it might break when changing from PatchedSur EFI to the one of OCLP. Should I change my Bootcamp Windows partition from MBR to EFI before starting backup and changes to macOS? My setup has 2 SSDs, one with macOS Big Sur and another with Windows 10.
I installed Sonoma OS version 14.3.1 with Open-Core Patch 1.3.0. MacBook Pro 13" mid-2012 Model 1278 worked perfectly. But after downloading/installing Open-Core Patch 1.4.3 my MacBook Pro 13" got stuck and the Apple logo screen. even after resetting the NV Ram and attempting to log in to safe mode. can anyone help me to fix this issue? Thanks, Mr Macintosh for sharing your knowledge,Its pleasant to learn from you.Thank you for your time and dedication to help us .
Hi, Thanks for great video.. I have questions. Can I upgrade Monterey to Sonoma on internal hard drive which is partitioned with Windows 10 via bootcamp installed? Will Windows still be intact to boot from? Also is it possible has another option, that I can partition internal hard drive so I can do a fresh install of Sonoma to partitioned hard drive whilst keeping Monterey to boot from other partition. Basically, being able to boot into Monterey or Somana also Windows 10. Any replies by anyone will be greatly appreciated.
It seems that the OCLP 1.4.3 +MacOS 14.4.1 combination broke the dynamic wallpaper. it's stuck on dark regardless of the selected option (dynamic, light, dark). Was working correctly on OCLP1.4.2+MacOS 14.4. MBP 13" Mid2014 I'm guessing reverting back to OCLP 1.4.2 is not worth the hassle?
now: OCLP 1.4.3 on Sonoma 14.4.1 installed on my iMac 27" 3,3 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2 GB, 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, push the fan speed to the max, annoyingly. So much that I reverted to last Ventura. I wonder if it is a GPU issue with Sonoma or OCLP?
Help! I just updated my 2009 MacBook Pro form 14.3 to 14.4.1. I went according to all the instructions, have the new Legacy Patcher applied, but now I can’t use my trackpad and keyboard, not even with a USB hub! I had the mouse and keyboard problem before, ever since i upgraded to Sonoma, so the easy fix was always to use a USB hub and external mouse and keyboard until i applied to legacy patcher. But now the USB hub and mouse do not work anymore. Is that a known problem? The trackpad and keyboard still work for the login screen for the password, but as soon as i am logged in it all stops. I can see the legacy patcher popping up and asking to be installed but i cannot confirm. Neither with internal trackpad nor USB hub and mouse. That used to be possible in previous versions. What to do?
Great News, Great work! 🧼👍🏻 I am on my modded Mac‘s: 11“ Air i7 2.2 GHz 8GB 1TB 15“ mid 2012 MBP i7 2.7GHz + 16GB + 768GB 17“ late 2011 MBP i7 2.4GHz + 16GB + 1TB + BluRay And all 3 run great on Sonoma 14.4.1 after installing 1.4.3 !
Imac 2013 with i7 27" running Sonoma 14.3 with olcp 1.4.1. Updated olcp to 1.4.3, installed to efi, updated root patches, reboot. Now stuck on boot screen, progress bar at 25%. Suggestions?
I had upgraded Sonoma 14.4.1 and the OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.3.0. On my 27” iMac computer model 12,2. Chipset model. My desktop screen is white and no wifi. I follow the instructions regarding getting wifi and it didn’t work? Can you help. Thanks 🙏
I installed OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3. the MacBook pro (8.1) 2011 Late. I received a macOS system upgrade option to 12.7.4 Monterey. Can I update macOS so that there is no error?
That you for all your superb videos. Here are my experiences: I have five macs running on Sonoma 14.4.1, one MacBook pro, one Macbook Air and one MacBook are working flawless. Just with two iMacs which are upgraded with modern wireless cards and metal compatible graphic cards there are always problems. The Macbook pro late 2014 updated to OCLP 1.4.3 with any issue. The iMac 12,1 (mid 2011) which ran without problems on 14.4.1 and OCLP 1.4.2 did not boot after updating OCLP but showed a kernel panic and this 🚫 on a white screen. I restarted with my OCLP 1.4.2 installer disk changed the refi boot back to 1.4.2a nd it ran again. The root patches worked and are now on 1.4.3, so the efi boot file from 1.4.3 is to blame. Similar problem on my iMac 11,3 (mid 2010) which is also updated with modern wireless and a metal-compatible card. Since early Sonoma days the Open Core boot never worked when I did create it on this very machine, It always stuck at one third of the boot bar. I then made a boot version on another iMac and ported it to the 11,3 iMac. It started without Wifi but it made the full boot. I then entered the necessary kexts manually via OCAuxiliaryTools because in this boot section would be the standard configuration (the old wifi card) and not my new one. Everything worked as long as I didn’t update the OCLP boot. But since 14,4 & 14.4.1 I lost Wifi, I cannot activate the wifi switch. What is amazing: With my working alternative boot build I can boot up but then cannot activate wifi. And with the original boot build by OCLP 1.4.2 I cannot boot, but when I boot in safe mode I have wifi. In safe mode it also tells me that the Windowserver had a kernel panic. Still unsure whether I should try 1.4.3 on this machine at all! Can you tell me what is wrong or lead me to somebody who has an idea? This would be really appreciated.
Hello @walterkohler9035 thank you for your well detailed and thoughtful reply on your install experiences. This is exactly why I need to bring some iMacs into the testing fold. The problem is they are just so damn big! At least with all the laptops, mini and small 2013 Mac Pro I can manage the space. Not to say I can't figure out a way to make this work. I am defiantly thinking about it now. What I would like to find out is what is actually preventing boot and what is causing the Mac to get stuck on boot. I've been able to figure out issues like this in the past but I needed a unit that had the problem to help reproduce it and again is why I need some iMacs. I'm not totally sure what your issues are just yet. Do both the 2010 and 2011 have upgraded wifi?
Yes both have it. I can send you the crash report of the 11,3 and I will try to redo the boot with oclp 1.4.3 on the 12,1 and try to make a screen shot.
When one user has accessibility zoom On, pointer bigger, text magnifying and picture-in-picture turn On, then Fast User Switching would make the second user login paralysed and pointer not able to open anything. Hard reboot is required. sonoma 14.4.1 & OCLP 1.4.2 on iMac 5K 27-inch 2017.
I updated my late 2012 mac mini accidentally using open core 1.4.2 and keyboard and mouse won't work at all.Is there a workaround for this?Or will I have to start from scratch and reinstall previous OS again?
I finally got into the mac by booting it in verbose mode,this allowed me to log in but after that keyboard would not work,so I had to send a note from iphone with passwords which allowed me to copy paste passwords in which allowed me to reinstall open core and once it updated everything it all worked fine...almost-I'll sort wifi out later.Lost some hair,but never give up..
I use an Imac end 2012 and it is the first time that after the upgrade with 1.4.3 I got an installation that didn't worked. Its stopped after booting. That was the end and I had to restore Sonoma with a backup.
my installation stuck at about 5% (No percentage indicator) after 3 reboot during installation, after that I shutdown and choose to boot it stuck at same place, hold shift stuck same place, cannot boot into safemode, this is a wiped disk clean install
For the first time my mid 2012 MacBookPro 13” hangs during startup. The only thing that changed is updating from OCLP 1.4.2 to 1.4.3. Not running the latest Sonoma. I wanted to wait. Did not expect this to happen with updating the OCLP version…. Any thoughts ?
ah man bummer @ericdekeersmaeker5780 What version of Sonoma are you running? 14.3? All is not lost, as you can try booting up In safe mode or booting to recovery and reverting the root patches just to get back into the OS. Let me know
Is 8.3 MacBook Pro running now well on big sur - sonoma? I have a very slow performance with last OCLP,and when I turned on Radeon acceleration it crashes and glitches every time. On high sierra it runs great so it’s not faulghty graphics.
I'll be updating a friend's MacBook most likely. He basically only uses Brave and VLC, and Brave stopped updating for his old OS. Is there a guide anywhere on how much memory these new OSs use or recommended systems based on what old hardware is being used?
I haven't touched the hardware on my 2009 Mac Pro. It has only 3 GB of RAM. I have the latest Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura all working with OCLP 1.4.3 on the same HDD. Wifi and bluetooth are working. I have the latest Chrome. 10 tabs are no problem. Skype on the web, no problem. Google Earth, no problem. UA-cam Studio, no problem. Google Docs, no problem. Movies on VLC, no problem. The fastest is Monterey.
Currently running a 2010 macbook pro 13 inch with oclp 1.4.3 and macOS 12.7.4. Can I upgrade directly to macOS 14.4.1 through software update like you normally would on supported macs? Or do I need to create a new boot usb with 14.4.1 through oclp?
I went ahead and updated through software update and had some issues. It seemed like even though I had already updated to Opencore legacy patcher 1.4.3. It didn't take after the OS installed through software update. Once I booted into macOS 14.4.1 there were driver issues, almost like opencore wasn't really updated. If I remember correctly upon initial boot into mako S 14.4.1 I believe opencore legacy patcher had reverted to 1.4.2. It took a while to go through the process of updating To 1.4.3 and installing the post install patches to get everything working. At least on my system it didn't break anything to do it this way. It was just a long way of getting it to work. I would recommend not using software update for a jump this big, it may be fine on incremental updates but it did not work very well in this instance. I would follow the recommended path of creating a bootable USB with the particular operating system You want to install and go that route. It would alleviate the Issues faced Doing it this way? Though it was a good learning experience. What system are you running and I hope this helps.
I have iMac late 2012 with macos sonoma 14.4.1 after installation open core legace patcher 1.4.3 the bluetooth won`t turn on then I can use my keaboard and mouse, so do you have any solution or is that something i can do for fix
Kudos to all the guys, but specially to those non-metal fellows! You Rule!!!
Agreed @glenfiddich7635 ! I like to joke that the small non-metal team is like a little skunkworks group that does everything they can to keep the oldest Macs still running 😅
@@Mr.Macintosh Please, please, PLEASE help to enable hardware-acceleration and wifi in MacOS Mojave on stock 2009-2011 "silverback" iMacs. (BTW, note that an alternate source for DMGs will have to be found if wayback-machine remains down.) Mojave is the last OS for 32bit apps, and the last that can run inside a fast HFS+ partition, and the community should be trying to fork Mojave by this point to facilitate running it on everything. (Its ability to run Parallels Desktop 18 also means that Windows11 and many current Linux distros can be run in hypervirtualization while sharing common drive areas, meaning it's even better than APFS at preventing wasted partition space.)
I use my early 2009 imac (9,1) as secondary computer for surfing the internet. This mac still has the original HD so updating is very slow. But I had no problems installing 14.4.1 after following the steps you recommended with the OCLP. It seems to hang when installing but, in fact, it is just slow. Amazing how this computer is still usable in 2024! Thanks OCLP team and to you, Mr.Macintosh.
Comments like this are what caused me to jump on the bandwagon.
an SSD would light that up for you and quite affordable these days.
The early-2009 was the last "blackback" iMac model. The ones that still have problems are the mid-2009-to-late-2011 "silverbacks" (the last DVD models).
21:39 Always great to hear even that little eureka moment from an gifted and very experienced Apple Engineer. Great moment to share Mr. Macintosh! Thanks for the videos that are always easy to follow. Cheers
Thanks @mvrck-pb5pk not going to lie, it was a great time trying to troubleshoot that disabled system. Normally I do this behind the scenes but it is fun and interesting to share the steps and thought process taken. Thank you very much for your comments ❤️
the Spotlight Hack just came too late for me ;) Reinstalled 14.4.1 on my MacBookPro8,3 via a patched USB stick; but nice to know for the next time...
@@Mr.Macintosh Mr. Macintosh, could you please consider creating an easy how to video for swapping to another GPU in OCLP installs? I have an issue with this (GTX 680 macEFI to RX 580 with new reconstructed BootRom with EnableGOP 1,4 injected) as well, but I see MacRumors flooding with this issues lately. Thanks and would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
I upgrade my mbp 10,1 first with OCLP 1.4.3. and then Sonoma from 14.4 to 14.4.1 without issues. Everything seems to be working. Thank you Mr. Macintosh for all your videos, and the devs of OCLP, it is much appreciated.
Can you provide some tips I can't get it too work. Running Monterey with ease on my 5,1 and 7,1
Ventura 13.6.6 update SUCCESS using OCLP 1.4.3! No issues on Late 2012 27" iMac. Thanks as always Mr. Macintosh for your thorough videos!! 🙂
Great to hear @CosmicHiccup11 Thank you for sharing your install experience. I'm glad to hear about a successful install on an iMac! Plus good old trusty ventura is still the rock 👍
Running perfectly on Mac Pro 3,1 Early 2008 Dual 3.2, GTX 760 (Metal), 'OWC' SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 & OCLP 1.4.3. A very big thank-you to all involved in keeping our old Macs relevant 🙂
2 unfixed problems 1- no shutdown sleep and restart buttons , these are selected in settings under Lock Screen.
2- Apple TV does not opec and play movies in stead it quits the movie window when click play.
Question will Pro Logic X operate if purchased and installed ?
updated to Mac OS 14.4.1 as soon as it was released and shortly afterwards OLP from 1.4.2 to 1.4.3
Running Mac pro mid 2012 2 x3.0.3 Ghz 12 cores 128 GB ram And Radio Pro WX 9100 16 Gb modified Power supply outputs. Thank you Mr Macintosh for your excellent videos
Just upgraded OCLP from 1.4..2 to 1.4.3 on my 2013-2019 MacPro with latest Sonoma 14.4.1. Took about 5-minutes, with no issues. Thanks!
Mac Pro 6.1 working perfect with OpenCore 1.4.3 on MacOS 14.4.1 and the iMac 12.2 that we spoke about on X is now working as normal on macOS 14.4.1 with OpenCore 1.4.3. Thank you so much to you and all the developers. You guys ROCK!
Running my mid-2009 15” MacBook Pro on Monterey 12.7.4, working well and got wifi back working thanks to your very useful video 🎉 many thanks for your great work, it really makes a difference !
Nous avons le même Macbook Pro version 5,5 ;) Tentant maintenant d’installer Sonoma… Avez-vous déjà essayé sur votre machine ? Je tourne sous la dernière version de Ventura. J’ai optimisé le mac avec un SSD et 8Gb de RAM. Avez-vous tenté 16Gb ?
Macbook Air mid 2011 running 1.4.3 and 14.4.1 no issues so far. Previously tried Sonoma on 1.4.2 and kept getting white screen so went with Ventura with no issues. Updated to 1.4.3 and did a standard MacOS Software Update to Sonoma and it worked like a champ. Didn't know OpenCore would detect the Software Update and automatically prepare for it. Thanks for your help!
MacBook Air 6,2 from 2013 with i7 Core Duo running well with OCLP 1.4.3 and Sonoma 14.4.1. The Devs make great things !!
Nice @michameller !! Keep that MacBook Air flying 👍
Amazing work ! So many Mac users and the planet 🌎 thank you so much ! 🍃 🌳
This is exactly my thought, here we are installing the latest Mac operating system on a 14 year old computer that otherwise would have been thrown in the dumpster. 👍
While I was on OCLP 1.4.2 I was having a hard time updating my MacBookPro9,2 to Sonoma and Ventura. I had an SSD installer and my hard drive cable ripped slightly so I had to order a new one, I ended up being able to install Monterey via USB, then use the Ventura installer app to update, and then after I installed 1.4.3 I managed to use OTA updates to get Sonoma installed. It runs pretty smoothly with 4GB RAM but I do plan on upgrading to 16GB of RAM.
Nice! Oh for sure, 4GB does work but 16GB will really open it up for sure especially from swapping to the hard drive
Mr Macintosh Is it safe now to install MacOS Sonoma as I updated it before but messed up with a beta update 2 months ago and then had to reset to normal Big Sur which is native supported version MacBook Pro Late 2013
Is it safe to update it with Settings without USB
Like installing MacOS Sonoma from App store and then isbatll it directly using oclp without USB
Please guide me about latest issues on Sonoma right now 😊
Thank you for doing all these videos! Because of your videos (and all the work of those at OpenCore Legacy Patcher), my MacBook Pro 8,1 (late 2011 non-Metal) is now running Sonoma 14.4.1 flawlessly.
🤔 I have a late 2011 too. Might need to go ahead and upgrade to sonoma. A lil scared cuz i have been using it for awhile with monterey and have slot of stuff installed. Would hate for everything to get wiped out or would hate to get to sonoma and then eant to downgrade and cant and then my stuff is gone!
I upgrade to somoma 14.4.1 before upgrade to OCLP 1.4.2 accidentally last weeken. Now all the problems cause by loging window were fixed ! Thanks for the tips by use command + spacebar to let me input my PWD and copy while doing version upgrade to OPLC 1.4.2 . The rest of the upgrade steps are as show in this video.
Great to have seen this video save me a lot of time !
MacBook Pro9.2 13-inch mid-2012 with 16GB RAM running Sonoma 14.4.1. Just updated OCLP to 1.4.3 and everything is running great. Only problem was back with the non-metal issue but since last two OCLP updates all has been well.
2012 MBP 9,1 OS 14.4.1 OCLP 1.4.2 thought this update was fine - no problem, done and dusted in less than 5 minutes.
2012 Mini 6,1 OS 13.6.6 OCLP 1.4.2 hated it. Many hours later, finished migrating user data from backup after complete clean install of the OS, and back to 1.4.2.
*Always* have multiple backups and a USB OCLP and OS installer before hitting go on these updates - be it OS or OCLP.
That said, Thank you OCLP team, Dortania, Mr. Macintosh and community for all this incredible work. Amazing expertise and focus.
Great work again!! Best iMac tutorials to be found on the web! Update iMac Mid 2011 21,5' to OCLP 1.4.3 running Ventura 13.6.5. Thanks so much for all the work and positive energy.
One Question, an APP like Photomater can not be opened, even after the OCPL 1.4.3 update for non-metal cards? The message is "Photomator can´t be opened because your device does not support the Metal graphics technology" ??
14.4.1 on iMac 17,1 using OCLP 1.4.3 working perfectly. Many thanks for your videos.
Thanx for all the great videos. My MacPro 5,1 WiFi/BlueTooth board stopped working quite some time ago after the an OCLP upgrade. WiFi was working fine but BlueTooth was nonfunctional. I tried installing root patches again, no change. I was hoping this upgrade might revivie it but no change. I found a post recommending an NVRAM reset. I opted for the Terminal command and rebooted. Success…My BlueTooth came alive and I was to pair my MagicKeyboard and MagicTrackpad. I don’t know if my BT issue was a fluke but I’ve seen very few references to BT issues and a NVRAM reset as a solution. I went thru numerous OCLP and MacOS upgrades finally ending on Sonoma after the OCLP 1.4.3 upgrade. I ‘d like to hear your thoughts.
A problem with MacBook Pro 2014, made an updated USB to 1.4.1, for upgrade 14.4.1 and used it to upgrade an external SSD with no problems. Then used it to upgrade the laptop listed above. All went well but hung up at 25% of the restart. Tried a couple of times with no good results. Put into safe mode and restarted. It finished went into a normal restart and opened up to the home page. Opened up Open Core and went into Post-install root patches. They needed to be reinstalled. Everything is up and running fine. You ask why I did not just do a normal apple upgrade. I have had problems with them in the past, along with twice losing my hard drive on a clean install. Another related or unrelated problem with Chrome and Yahoo mail. Yahoo mail will lock up and freeze up the entire computer. Does the same thing on the 2014 and 2020 m1 in 14.4.0. Thanks for all you do and Open Core.
Can I install Big Sur or one later on my nonmetal iMac mid 2011? If so I will try and donate to the team. Thank you for maintaining where Apple doesn’t.
Imac 2009 with i7 870 27” update to ventura 3.6.6 no problems 🎉 thank Mr. Macintosh! And Open Core for making all of this happen!
Hello. I have a Imac 2011 and I have installed Sonoma through the Legacy 1.4.3 patcher I think what you and all the others have done is great job for older users like myself. I have installed Logic Pro 10.7.9 on my machine and when playing or recording the playhead is not there, on one forum somebody mentions it may have something to do with metal or nonmetal. Do you know if there is a fix for this?
Regards Pete.
hola!! been waiting for this - i foolishly ignored the warnings, and 1.4.2 broke my dad's iMac with non-metal - it'll be great to get him back up and running! thxu openCore patchers - very much appreciated. 🙏
Hello, I recently updated my late 2012 MacBook Pro to Big Sur with your tutorial, do you think that I can have a problem updating to Sonoma directly from the settings menu or it’s okay?
Sonoma 14.4.1 update was A-OK using OCLP 1.4.3 on my MacBook Pro 8.1 (early 2011). But I found that the dictation function was disabled and not working at all. I can only use the voice search function built in the browser.
Please, how long did it take to update and what was the total Gigabits?
I use Macbook Pro Mid 2015 15" and OCLP 1.4.3, macOS 14.4. When I upgraded to 14.4.1, the boot logo hung for a long time and I had to reinstall it like new. However, according to some comments, It seems like it's just for a long time, not just hanging. I wonder if that's true? :))))
Superb! I have a Mac Pro 6.1 and a MacBook Pro 15 2015 (with amd r9 m370x) now running with latest OCLP and Sonoma. I also have a thunderbolt display. On Monterrey i has abble to get auto brightness adjustment, but with OCLP and Sonoma i lost that. I can adjust brightness (and sound) manually. Is there a chance that could bring the auto brightness option?
The big question is, does this mean it's safe to go ahead and upgrade to Sonoma on a 2009 Mac Pro?
You bet! with OCLP 1.4.3 installed you can upgrade or update to Sonoma 14.4.1. IF you need to upgrade from a previous os like Monterey or Ventura you need to create a OCLP Sonoma boot disk. Upgrading through software update is not supported.
Firstly great work folks and a huge thank you.
I have never used any mac until picking up a mid 2010 iMac 6 weeks ago. (£20) It took me 4 days to get in after the previous user didn't log out. With a bit more RAM and a few incremental updates I am stable on Venturer. 1.4.1 took out my WiFi and it isn't back yet. When I go to settings to switch the wifi on the whole details section goes completely blank. Is it just me or did I miss something.
Thanks for any help
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST I SHOULD GO ON A MACBOOK 5,1
I have a 2012 iMac for sure... probably have a 2014 as well... I have a number of 'em lol! where are you located roughly?
I upgraded my late 2011 MacBook Pro to 16Gb, and to an SSD. It is running Monterey and H Sierra. H Sierra wireless mouse works fine, but not on Monterey. I upgraded to 1.4.3, but Bluetooth is still connecting to the mouse. Bluetooth discoverable is off on System Report.
iMac end 2015 and MBP mid 2015 flawlessly updated although there was no urge to do it. All works fine. Again many thanks for your help and high quality work in this video.
MBP mid 2015 is what i've got. Thanks for the info
You welcome
i installed ventura 13.6.5 on a macbook pro 13" late 2011 with no issue at all , thx Mr. Macintosh !!
How can you tell if a Macbook Pro is non-metal or not? I keep hearing about it when watching these videos about the different versions of the Open Core Legacy Patcher. I have a Mac Pro 8,1 from early 2011.
HI Mr Macintosh Thanks a lot for all your videos: My question is : Can I install Ventura or Sonoma on my MacBook Pro 5,2 ? For this time I am using Monterey
Well Hello 👋 There!
I Also have a 2009, mid 2009 MBP 5,2, & I've Installed EVERY macOS That OCLP Offers Except the 14.5 Beta. I Just Haven't Been Able To Get Graphics Acceleration To Work For Some Reason? Other Than That, EVERYTHING Works Pretty Well Here.
Used OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3 on my iMac Mid2010 running on High Sierra 10.13.6. Installed Ventura 13.6.6. Instalation went OK, no problems. All seems to be working good BUT GarageBand is not working. It sucks because I was hoping to be working. Few weeks ago I installed OCLP 1.4.2 and garage band won't run because of unsupported GPU. Now it doesn't show this message but it just won't run. I have this iMac just for making music but men this sucks big time. How many times I will be installing OCLP and then going back to High Sierra again? Men im so tired of this.☹🙁🙁
I had High Sierra on the same HDD as Big Sur and later systems. Even though I'd converted HS to APFS, its file system is still very different from BigSur and later. They don't play well together. In fact, every time I opened HS I got a warning to that effect. For example, HS was always sticking its own icon into the bootloader for BigSur and later. I finally deleted it. Good riddance.
Hi Mr. Mac! 🙂What about MacBook Pro 5.5 Mid 2009 / Keyboard & Trackpad?? Will there be an Update?? When I upgrade nothing works.... Got a clue? I think the journey with my Mac is coming to an end at the end of the year (Monterey)....? Well... Found an Info on Github. No way at the moment. Let's wait for a solution! By the way...... A Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad is possible? Thanks mate!
I am running a macpro5,1 with legacy wifi/bt and a metal compatible GTX 680, running 12.7.3 and OCLP 1.3.0. This is rock solid. I tried to install OCLP 1.4.2 and it effectively bricked my machine. All I could think of is to reinstall the previous and that works perfectly. My questions are: Can I update to OCLP 1.4.3? Can I update to 12.7.4 with legacy wifi/bt in place?
Hello Doc!
Thank you very much for all this work ;-)
Question: Can you please tell me if the problem with the operation of the Ethernet network with the "Sonnet McFiver PCIe Card" has been corrected in this latest OpenCore version (Marvel Aquantia AQtion AQC107), under macOS Monterey and + ?
Thanks in advance
I have iMac Mid2010 with 10.13.6 High Sierra. I used OCLP few weeks ago, downloaded and installed Ventura. It worked OK but there was a problem when opening GarageBand. I got message that there is a problem with graphic card because it runs on unsuported system. Is OCLP 1.4.3 fixed this problem? I have ATI Radeon 5750 1GB graphic card. I just do not want to go with this procedure and be disappointed in the end.
Great, informative and well structured video. also good quality. thanks for your work!! :)
After updating to 1.4.3, it installed the root patcher and now my Ventura 13.6.1 won't boot anymore, the progress bar stops at around 15% or so. I have to go back to snapshot to boot, but open core complains the root is not patched again. Running MBP 13" early 2015
Hi Mr Macintosh, I'm running a mid 2011 27 inch Imac which boots from an external SSD drive using Thunderbolt connection.
I want to upgrade to Sonoma from High Sierra.
I downloaded the latest version of OCLP, but when I opened the app, the post install Root Patch button is Greyed out.
Is this normal ?
Does this mean there is a compatibility issue with my computer ?
I don't want to go through the Upgrade process if I can't install post root patches.
Thanks for your help.
My 2007 iMac 20” is fully updated and working well. At a max of 6Gb of memory, it takes a bit to boot - but not bad. If you leave it running - it comes back to life very quickly. I use it for running no more than 2 or 3 apps at a time. I rarely go into swap drive. It runs well enough for web browsing and the iWork apps. I haven’t tested the coming back from sleep. That’s the only place it’s been weak in the past.
I have a 2012 iMac 21.5”. This machine is a heavily worked machine. The only problem is the graphics goes bonkers if the screen saver goes dark.
I'm on iMac 11,3 (27 inch mid 2010) I've installed 1.4.3 but lost wifi: it only show Status: Off - button 'Turn Wi-Fi On' not working. Any help ?
I'm Running Monterey 12.7.4
I’m using Ventura 13.6.6 on late 2013 iMac 21.5” (integrated graphics). I upgraded straight from Catalina (the last supported OS) a few months ago. No major issues encountered-just the occasional Bluetooth weirdness. I could have gone to Sonoma but hesitated because it’s still having the kinks worked out, I think. Overall great experience getting this 10+ year old iMac up to a supported macOS version. Only the Intel graphics need patching.
I’ve got an iMac mid 2011 running Monterey 12.7.4. Works well expect WiFi drops out occasionally and it isn’t clear to me whether I should try Sonoma or just live with it. Any thoughts.
My MacBook Pro 9,2 CPU is almost always around 100% with sonoma and the previous OCP version. Will this OCP version fix that or is the sonoma os just too power hungry? Should I just downgrade back to Ventura and settle for that?
Hello @RyanR3CON Open up activity monitor and sort it by CPU. What process is at the top?
Hi,
Is the hibernation issue fixed in the latest update? Or is the mac still randomly shutting down a while after the lid is closed?
I upgraded to Ventura 13.6 yesterday on my Macbook Air 6,2 (Early 2014, 8GB/256GB) coming from Catalina. Everything went well on the first try and fresh install.
I still had a bootcamp partition with Windows 10 on it before using OCLP but it kept that partition safe. Now the EFI has both OCLP macOS disk boot and Windows 10 :)
Thanks for your detailed guide!
Edit: After 1 day usage, i can say this OS is really fast, no lags or whatsoever. I did not expect this :)
Also, everything works fine like Control Center, widgets and even the animations are smooth.
Tried connecting a magic trackpad? Took me about a dozen tries.
@@blackandwhitejazzI'm afraid not, because i don't have one 😅
If you had only 3GB RAM, you'd see how slow Ventura is compared to Monterey. Especially booting and system settings.
@@blackandwhitejazzI see.. Well i'm using Sonoma 14.6 right now and everything is still smooth and fast. Even Stage-Manager animations are smooth and switching between windows as well.
Only booting is a bit slower which takes like 30 seconds-ish to boot up.
Hi, on my 15" MacBook pro mid 2015 works Ventura works perfect, beside reboot, tried PR and SMC no success. Only switching off and on helps. Thanks for helping.
Mac Pro 6,1 running OCLP 1.4.3 and Sonoma 14.4.1. All good, with only a minor issue of login items not executing on startup. Easily done manually.
If I could request, would it be possible in a future video to see the devices themselves rather than a screen recording? That way it could perhaps look more distinguishable….. Nevertheless I really like the video, thank you for the OCLP tutorials! I’m actually an unsupported Mac user myself, and these tutorials have been very helpful 👍
Hello @JonathanJChua thank you for the suggestion. I want you to know that I've really thought about this a lot. I totally understand that while the screen recording is very easy to see, sometimes it is very static and does not have very much life to it. I try to split the time between setting up all the devices, installing and testing + filming and then editing along with getting the information out there as soon as possible. I have done camera over videos in the past and many commented that they could not see what is on the screen. Maybe I can find a way to split between the 2 so you can actually see the computer & then switch to screen when I start going over some of the details. Thank you again for watching!
@@Mr.Macintosh Ah okay gotcha. Nevertheless I really enjoy watching your videos! I actually have two unsupported Macs that I am using OCLP with: one of them is my 2017 MacBook Air, the other being my late 2015 27” 5K iMac. I have Sonoma installed on both of them and it’s really cool to see them both running as if they were natively supported! Thank you again for all the tutorials!
I have a Mac Pro 2010 with a AMD Radeon Pro WX4100 card and I have several boot drives/volumes - mostly SSDs for booting. I can get Monterey, Ventura, High Sierra, and even Snow Leopard to work with latest OS versions and OCLP 1.4.3 but can't get BIg Sur to do the same. For some reason, the menu bar won't load/Metal video driver won't load (when I check system report or iStat Menus) despite it being "built-in" to Big Sur. The funny thing is when install an Apple ATI 5770 card and root patch, Big Sur does work. I am downfounded. Somehow Big Sur broke with the 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3 OCLP cycle. I also tried reverting to OCLP 1.3 but that doesn't seem to work either (when it used to). Mr. Macintosh or anyone - what do you think is causing BIg Sur to not work anymore in my configuration.
I'm starting to think that I'm the only one struggling with a Broadcom wifi card . Nobody else said nothing about it. So Ur new card works including airdrop? What card is it? I upgrade both opencore and sonoma but nothing no wifi only BT. Is there a way to let Opencore about it?
Just to get things straight, does this mean that we can install Ventura and Sonoma on non-metal macs like a 2010-11 Macbook Air?
This was great info. I have a 2012 Mac Pro 64 gb Ram, MSI Radeon RX580 gpu, Monterey 12.7.4 and OCLP 1.4.3 installed it’s seems to be a little unstable. I used my computer for recording. My Presonus Studio 192 has audio coming in but the Universal Control app isn’t detecting the audio interface.
I’m kinda stuck on what to do.
In case interesting... I just updated a late 2013 27 inch iMac to 14.4.1 in one step (from Max OS 10) with no issues at all I'm delighted thanks. 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3.
Hey Mr Macintosh, Downloaded the 1.4.3 and installed into my 2009 iMac in prep for installing Sonoma. When it rebooted "It Didn't" Now all I get is a apple and about a 1/8' of bar and nothing else. Sits for a while then shuts itself down. restarting does the some thing????? I've tried everything and no luck getting my iMac back on line.. Had Monteray Running on opencore..
I have a 2009 MacPro 5.1; running 12.7 with OpenCore. I have problems with Wifi when upgrading to 12.7.4 (cannot connect anymore). Would you recommend trying to upgrade to Sonoma? I have a metal graphics card.
MacBook Air 3,2 I think, running v14.2 and was waiting for the fixes for 14.4. The only issue is that a) 4GB is not enough, and b) the calculator app doesn't work (always prints "Not a Number" on any calculation). I have updated to OCP 1.4.3 and will build my boot USB for booting v14.4.1.
My biggest question is whether I can let the OS update itself or if I need to initiate an install from booting up the install USB drive.
I have a 2015 iMac with Sonoma 14.3.1 no problems at the outset but a couple of times the dock didn't show until a reboot, watching your latest update Ive installed OCLP 1.4.3 and seeing if there are any issues with my mac
iMac 14,1 and I STILL have a white background after logging in. I have all of the OCLP updates. even tried wiping, installing Ventura, then Sonoma and still having the same issues.
Thanks Mr. Macintosh. Thanks to the OCLP team!
Does this mean mid-2011 27” iMac high sierra 10.13 can be upgraded without changing to ssd?
I'll be needing to update a 2012 mini from 11.7.10 to something more recent, however; I've got another SSD with Windows 10 22H2 and I feel like it might break when changing from PatchedSur EFI to the one of OCLP. Should I change my Bootcamp Windows partition from MBR to EFI before starting backup and changes to macOS? My setup has 2 SSDs, one with macOS Big Sur and another with Windows 10.
Thank you for the great work you are doing…
What screen share app are you using
I installed Sonoma OS version 14.3.1 with Open-Core Patch 1.3.0. MacBook Pro 13" mid-2012 Model 1278 worked perfectly. But after downloading/installing Open-Core Patch 1.4.3 my MacBook Pro 13" got stuck and the Apple logo screen. even after resetting the NV Ram and attempting to log in to safe mode. can anyone help me to fix this issue?
Thanks, Mr Macintosh for sharing your knowledge,Its pleasant to learn from you.Thank you for your time and dedication to help us .
Hi, Thanks for great video.. I have questions. Can I upgrade Monterey to Sonoma on internal hard drive which is partitioned with Windows 10 via bootcamp installed? Will Windows still be intact to boot from? Also is it possible has another option, that I can partition internal hard drive so I can do a fresh install of Sonoma to partitioned hard drive whilst keeping Monterey to boot from other partition. Basically, being able to boot into Monterey or Somana also Windows 10. Any replies by anyone will be greatly appreciated.
I had problems with my early 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro using Sonoma 14.4.1. WiFi problems, booting problems, now fixed.
It seems that the OCLP 1.4.3 +MacOS 14.4.1 combination broke the dynamic wallpaper. it's stuck on dark regardless of the selected option (dynamic, light, dark).
Was working correctly on OCLP1.4.2+MacOS 14.4.
MBP 13" Mid2014
I'm guessing reverting back to OCLP 1.4.2 is not worth the hassle?
I have an iMac 2011 (12,1) - We could not upgrade to Sonoma 14.4.1 - so I downgraded the machine to Ventura. Any advise?
Really great work, made my Macbook pro 2011 usable again!
now: OCLP 1.4.3 on Sonoma 14.4.1 installed on my iMac 27" 3,3 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2 GB, 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, push the fan speed to the max, annoyingly. So much that I reverted to last Ventura. I wonder if it is a GPU issue with Sonoma or OCLP?
Help! I just updated my 2009 MacBook Pro form 14.3 to 14.4.1. I went according to all the instructions, have the new Legacy Patcher applied, but now I can’t use my trackpad and keyboard, not even with a USB hub! I had the mouse and keyboard problem before, ever since i upgraded to Sonoma, so the easy fix was always to use a USB hub and external mouse and keyboard until i applied to legacy patcher. But now the USB hub and mouse do not work anymore. Is that a known problem? The trackpad and keyboard still work for the login screen for the password, but as soon as i am logged in it all stops. I can see the legacy patcher popping up and asking to be installed but i cannot confirm. Neither with internal trackpad nor USB hub and mouse. That used to be possible in previous versions. What to do?
OCP 1.4.3 doesn’t work for me on macos 14.4.1 (Macbook pro 13'' early 2015) please help @Mr.Macintosh🙏🏾
Same issue with me, were you able to get this fixed?
@@johnnymei9666 im waiting on OCLP Team
@@Prodbyfashionplease keep me posted on what they say
Great News, Great work! 🧼👍🏻
I am on my modded Mac‘s:
11“ Air i7 2.2 GHz 8GB 1TB
15“ mid 2012 MBP i7 2.7GHz + 16GB + 768GB
17“ late 2011 MBP i7 2.4GHz + 16GB + 1TB + BluRay
And all 3 run great on Sonoma 14.4.1 after installing 1.4.3 !
Imac 2013 with i7 27" running Sonoma 14.3 with olcp 1.4.1. Updated olcp to 1.4.3, installed to efi, updated root patches, reboot. Now stuck on boot screen, progress bar at 25%. Suggestions?
I had upgraded Sonoma 14.4.1 and the OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.3.0. On my 27” iMac computer model 12,2. Chipset model. My desktop screen is white and no wifi. I follow the instructions regarding getting wifi and it didn’t work? Can you help. Thanks 🙏
I installed OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3. the MacBook pro (8.1) 2011 Late. I received a macOS system upgrade option to 12.7.4 Monterey. Can I update macOS so that there is no error?
That you for all your superb videos. Here are my experiences:
I have five macs running on Sonoma 14.4.1, one MacBook pro, one Macbook Air and one MacBook are working flawless. Just with two iMacs which are upgraded with modern wireless cards and metal compatible graphic cards there are always problems. The Macbook pro late 2014 updated to OCLP 1.4.3 with any issue. The iMac 12,1 (mid 2011) which ran without problems on 14.4.1 and OCLP 1.4.2 did not boot after updating OCLP but showed a kernel panic and this 🚫 on a white screen. I restarted with my OCLP 1.4.2 installer disk changed the refi boot back to 1.4.2a nd it ran again. The root patches worked and are now on 1.4.3, so the efi boot file from 1.4.3 is to blame.
Similar problem on my iMac 11,3 (mid 2010) which is also updated with modern wireless and a metal-compatible card. Since early Sonoma days the Open Core boot never worked when I did create it on this very machine, It always stuck at one third of the boot bar. I then made a boot version on another iMac and ported it to the 11,3 iMac. It started without Wifi but it made the full boot. I then entered the necessary kexts manually via OCAuxiliaryTools because in this boot section would be the standard configuration (the old wifi card) and not my new one. Everything worked as long as I didn’t update the OCLP boot. But since 14,4 & 14.4.1 I lost Wifi, I cannot activate the wifi switch. What is amazing: With my working alternative boot build I can boot up but then cannot activate wifi. And with the original boot build by OCLP 1.4.2 I cannot boot, but when I boot in safe mode I have wifi. In safe mode it also tells me that the Windowserver had a kernel panic. Still unsure whether I should try 1.4.3 on this machine at all!
Can you tell me what is wrong or lead me to somebody who has an idea? This would be really appreciated.
Hello @walterkohler9035 thank you for your well detailed and thoughtful reply on your install experiences. This is exactly why I need to bring some iMacs into the testing fold. The problem is they are just so damn big! At least with all the laptops, mini and small 2013 Mac Pro I can manage the space. Not to say I can't figure out a way to make this work. I am defiantly thinking about it now. What I would like to find out is what is actually preventing boot and what is causing the Mac to get stuck on boot. I've been able to figure out issues like this in the past but I needed a unit that had the problem to help reproduce it and again is why I need some iMacs. I'm not totally sure what your issues are just yet. Do both the 2010 and 2011 have upgraded wifi?
Yes both have it. I can send you the crash report of the 11,3 and I will try to redo the boot with oclp 1.4.3 on the 12,1 and try to make a screen shot.
Where should I send the files?
I can't upgrade to big sur when try to upgrade from boot menu it's showing the application of macos is damaged and can't be used to install
When one user has accessibility zoom On, pointer bigger, text magnifying and picture-in-picture turn On, then Fast User Switching would make the second user login paralysed and pointer not able to open anything. Hard reboot is required. sonoma 14.4.1 & OCLP 1.4.2 on iMac 5K 27-inch 2017.
does it works on macbook pro early 2011??? canot use it for what i want and i dont have funds to buy a new one
I updated my late 2012 mac mini accidentally using open core 1.4.2 and keyboard and mouse won't work at all.Is there a workaround for this?Or will I have to start from scratch and reinstall previous OS again?
I finally got into the mac by booting it in verbose mode,this allowed me to log in but after that keyboard would not work,so I had to send a note from iphone with passwords which allowed me to copy paste passwords in which allowed me to reinstall open core and once it updated everything it all worked fine...almost-I'll sort wifi out later.Lost some hair,but never give up..
I use an Imac end 2012 and it is the first time that after the upgrade with 1.4.3 I got an installation that didn't worked. Its stopped after booting. That was the end and I had to restore Sonoma with a backup.
my installation stuck at about 5% (No percentage indicator) after 3 reboot during installation, after that I shutdown and choose to boot it stuck at same place, hold shift stuck same place, cannot boot into safemode, this is a wiped disk clean install
Mac Pro 2013 running 14.4.1. Working wonderfully
Running Monterey 12.7.4 with OCLP 1.4.3 patches on my non-metal MacPro, Google stock charts work in Safari and Firefox, but not Chrome. Why?
For the first time my mid 2012 MacBookPro 13” hangs during startup. The only thing that changed is updating from OCLP 1.4.2 to 1.4.3. Not running the latest Sonoma. I wanted to wait. Did not expect this to happen with updating the OCLP version…. Any thoughts ?
ah man bummer @ericdekeersmaeker5780 What version of Sonoma are you running? 14.3? All is not lost, as you can try booting up In safe mode or booting to recovery and reverting the root patches just to get back into the OS. Let me know
@@Mr.Macintosh It was running Sonoma 14.3.1. I try to find out how to revert to the previous root patches
Is 8.3 MacBook Pro running now well on big sur - sonoma? I have a very slow performance with last OCLP,and when I turned on Radeon acceleration it crashes and glitches every time. On high sierra it runs great so it’s not faulghty graphics.
I'll be updating a friend's MacBook most likely. He basically only uses Brave and VLC, and Brave stopped updating for his old OS. Is there a guide anywhere on how much memory these new OSs use or recommended systems based on what old hardware is being used?
I haven't touched the hardware on my 2009 Mac Pro. It has only 3 GB of RAM. I have the latest Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura all working with OCLP 1.4.3 on the same HDD. Wifi and bluetooth are working. I have the latest Chrome. 10 tabs are no problem. Skype on the web, no problem. Google Earth, no problem. UA-cam Studio, no problem. Google Docs, no problem. Movies on VLC, no problem. The fastest is Monterey.
Currently running a 2010 macbook pro 13 inch with oclp 1.4.3 and macOS 12.7.4. Can I upgrade directly to macOS 14.4.1 through software update like you normally would on supported macs? Or do I need to create a new boot usb with 14.4.1 through oclp?
I would like to know the same thing
I went ahead and updated through software update and had some issues. It seemed like even though I had already updated to Opencore legacy patcher 1.4.3.
It didn't take after the OS installed through software update. Once I booted into macOS 14.4.1 there were driver issues, almost like opencore wasn't really updated. If I remember correctly upon initial boot into mako S 14.4.1 I believe opencore legacy patcher had reverted to 1.4.2. It took a while to go through the process of updating To 1.4.3 and installing the post install patches to get everything working. At least on my system it didn't break anything to do it this way. It was just a long way of getting it to work. I would recommend not using software update for a jump this big, it may be fine on incremental updates but it did not work very well in this instance. I would follow the recommended path of creating a bootable USB with the particular operating system You want to install and go that route. It would alleviate the Issues faced Doing it this way? Though it was a good learning experience. What system are you running and I hope this helps.
@@johnwalker8522 I have monterey on a late 2011 mbp.
I have iMac late 2012 with macos sonoma 14.4.1 after installation open core legace patcher 1.4.3 the bluetooth won`t turn on then I can use my keaboard and mouse, so do you have any solution or is that something i can do for fix