I plan mostly to watch videos on the web. But I need 4 k to be perfectly smooth.
Previously was on a Mac Mini 2011 and it's was not doing it so well, even on older Mac Os versions.
I'm open to both Macbook Pro 13 inch or Macbook Air.
My MacBook air is bricked and cannot get past the boot screen. Would downloading the installer for an opencore MacOS on a PC with a thumb drive in it and then using this thumb drive for my macbook air be possible?
Hi everyone,
I’m running Monterey on my iMac 27" (2013) using OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but the Sequoia update keeps popping up. Today, I plugged in my iPhone as usual, and the system prompted me for an update, I assumed it was for an iPhone component, but it ended up downloading macOS Sequoia instead!
I can't fine the installation file I have search on the library the ai suggeste me to ad this line on terminal sudo software update --schedule but I would like to delete this file I don't know what to do ...
 | An app I had for my movies didn’t close out properly and absolutely broke a Sequoia update. At first I thought my graphics card shit the bed but put in my old HDD and it works just fine and has my old Ventura OS. Maybe I’ll just be smart and reset my SSD and put Sonoma on it. [link] [comments] |
 | We are awaiting Mr.Macintosh’s YouTube video on for the release working on older unsupported Macs. For more information go subscribe to his YouTube channel. [link] [comments] |
Boot failures need a predictable pass through firmware, USB, storage, EFI and verbose logs before reinstalling macOS. Most installer stalls come from firmware settings, an invalid config.plist, wrong SSDTs, bad USB mapping or unsupported storage/controller settings.
-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 so the final visible line gives a real clue.  | I have a 2016 15" MBP and use OS Monterey. After watching some tutorials, I decided to try installing Sequoia. I downloaded the image, mounted the pendrive, installed OpenCore on the pendrive, rebooted, formatted my SSD and managed to boot the installation. However, during the process, when it reboots for the first time (still during installation) it always appears on the screen with the 🚫 symbol. I tried with other versions of the Sequoia, I also tried with the Sonoma, but the same thing ALWAYS happens. Could anyone help me with this? [link] [comments] |
Boot failures need a predictable pass through firmware, USB, storage, EFI and verbose logs before reinstalling macOS. Most installer stalls come from firmware settings, an invalid config.plist, wrong SSDTs, bad USB mapping or unsupported storage/controller settings.
-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 so the final visible line gives a real clue.
Trying to encrypt SSD but not working on 2017 iMac and 2015 MBP (Sequoia latest update). I get to the point where it asks me to use icloud account or generate a Text-password and I'm trying to use iCloud. However I always end up getting "error occurred try again later." I don't have any non OCLP Macs to test this on so I'm not sure if this is an iCloud issue, OCLP issue or something else. Anyone run into this issue? I could do a Text based key...but I worry I'll lose it.
 | Hi i Have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012 That Runs Ventura By Using OCLP But Its Very Laggy And How do i Improve The Ventura On Macbook Pro Mid 2012? [link] [comments] |
Good day, I would like to ask, I installed MacOS Sequoia using OpenCore on a MacBook Pro 15” 2015, and everything works as expected, however, I cannot boot Windows from an external SSD after installing MacOS Sequoia. Using the “Alt” (option) key, I don’t see the option to select the Windows system. I can see it directly in MacOS, I try to set Windows as the boot disk, but it doesn’t work. After restarting the MacBook, it still boots MacOS. Can you help me? Thx
My iMac14,2 (27", late 2013) with 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD currently runs OCLP2.2.0/15.3.2) ... Now I would like to upgrade to 32 GB RAM. Is/how this possible within the existing installation, or do I need to go back to Catalina, upgrade RAM and then reinstall & restore Sequoia? Any advice greatly appreciated.
I had some issues where my WiFi kept disconnecting, at first I though it was just the Mac OS kinks until I decided to install windows on a second drive on my dell latitude 5491 laptop , however I noticed that even on windows I still had the same issue where the WiFi kept disconnecting after swapping the WiFi card I noticed that it fixed the issue on windows however now when I boot into macOS and I try to launch heliport it tells me itlwm is not running , previously when I had this issue I had just updated opencore but that does not seem to be the issue here for obvious reasons, help ? Also ps funny enough the computer now boots much faster on this new WiFi card
Boot failures need a predictable pass through firmware, USB, storage, EFI and verbose logs before reinstalling macOS. Most installer stalls come from firmware settings, an invalid config.plist, wrong SSDTs, bad USB mapping or unsupported storage/controller settings.
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-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 so the final visible line gives a real clue.My 256GB SSD on my hackintosh boot drive/main SSD is nearly full. I got a 512G SSD. What is the easiest way to make the 512GB SSD now my main SSD?
how to change smc on opencore
my device is hp 840g1 running ventura with smc MBP14,1
i tried youtube tutorials and opencore configurator but it didnot work
how to change it
I have run OCLP before, going from Monterey to Ventura on my Macbook Pro Retina 2015. I upgraded the SSD, installed Monterey, then run OCLP to upgrade to Sonoma to give it a try. The install went fine, and I was running Sonoma with no problems. A day or so later, my macbook froze up so I turned it off & on again. It would not boot up. I rebooted with the OCLP USB, went into disk utility and thought I'd wipe it all and start again, but the whole drive would not show up, only a drive of about 13gb. I tried booting back into OCLP EFI, but still nothing, just a black screen. I tried going to the Mac OS installer drive, but I got the no start up disk with a question mark. I then even tried using the Monterey install USB, but Disk Utility wouldn't show the whole drive, same as last time. I feel I've now wasted a new SSD and cannot recover it. I can't find an enclosure for a decent price that fits the Mac proprietary drive to try and wipe it. Anyone got any ideas or suggestions what I can do?
I have a 2012 MBP that I had recently updated to Monterey, and its been flickering while waking up from sleep after a certain period of time, and then going back to working like normal. Other times it takes an abnormal amount of time to turn back on and I have to force it on myself by pressing the power button. Is this something that I should expect with the update or is there any way to fix it?
 | Just upgraded my early 2011 MBP to Sonoma. First time doing it and had a hell of a time. After finally getting and installing all the root patches, it is very sluggish, basically unusable. Should I install Ventura or earlier instead? Also, how can I verify that it can actually use the 16g or RAM, I upgraded it myself years ago (had 8g originally) and I’m worried I didn’t get it from a reputable source. Thank you in advance for your help. [link] [comments] |
Graphics and media-app issues are normally caused by missing Metal acceleration, an unsupported GPU path, or a fragile patch combination. macOS needs a supported graphics stack; WhateverGreen, NootRX or NootedRed can help only when the underlying GPU path is viable.
Hey everyone! I recently purchased Macbook Pro Mid 2012 (i5, 16Gb RAM, 2x512Gb SSD). I moved from Air M1 to this Macbook and made TM backup. I've read on Reddit that I can't use Sonoma backup on older versions of MacOS, so I used OCLP to install Sonoma on this machine and transfered profile, files, settings and passwords to this Macbook. The thing is... The graphics and performance are kinda bad and some apps are crashing (I know it was mentioned on website, but I didn't think it was that disturbing). So I thought that maybe I need to downgrade to Monterey or Ventura to have better performance and system stability. But how can I transfer all of that to older MacOS? And will it work better on older OS or I'm wrong?
hi! i bought this mbp 13" early 2015 with installed sonoma using OCLP.
but since my keyboard and mouse were undetected (unless used with external keyboard and mouse), and it keeps on lagging and the fans frequently turn on, as well as it's getting warmer than usual, i want to downgrade.
i mostly use it for school purposes only.
I can't seem to find a guide here, mostly it's hard to follow.
I'll appreciate ur help, thankies!
I've got Sequoia running fine on my 2017 iMac, very happy with it. However, when I turn it on it pauses on that harddrive logo at startup for around 5-10 seconds. Is there any way I can get rid of this?
A few years ago I managed to get an x1 nvidia gpu working with ventura and OCLP but for the life of me can't remember what gpu it was (maybe GT710). I just need gfx acceleration to work so is there a recommended GPU i should buy what will work with Sonoma/Sequoia and OCLP?
hay alguna manera de desactivar el turbo boost en mi mac mini 2012, no me gusta usar la app de tubo boost switcher ya que cada vez que uso la compu tengo que introducir mi contraseña y desactivarlo. hay alguna alternativa permanente? estoy en macos Monterey
I got help from here when I was installing Ventura on my Pro earlier this month, so I figured I should return an input. After installing, my macbook with 8 GB of RAM and 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 got too slow, although it could now install many softwares that only supported newer mac os's. I tried booting in safe mode, resetting NVMe, etc., but the Activity Monitor showed that WindowServer was using too much CPU whatever I do. So I just erased the disk again and installed High Ventura (OS 10.13) via internet recovery. Now, it's fast and I am only installing softwares that support my OS. I'm much happier about it than when I had Ventura. I might have done something wrong but I failed to debug and I could not stand the slow-down. Hope this helps anyone who is looking to use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to install later OS's.
I'm trying to install macOS Sonoma on an unsupported MacBook using OpenCore. Everything seemed to be going fine during the installation, but when the progress bar reached the end, the screen went black for a moment, then came back, and the Mac restarted itself.
Now, every time it reboots, the progress bar moves just a tiny bit before freezing. If I force a restart, I get an error message on the screen.
Do you have any idea what might be causing this issue?
I can't find any recent info on what cpus are possible to upgrade with. In 6-7 year old posts there are talks about attempting to get ivy bridge cpus to work, and I find a very generic looking page dated in 2025 claiming ivy bridge is working, but it looks very "generated" and with no sources. Supposedly there needs to be changes done to nvram to support ivy bridge, and that was what was being attempted to do many years back. Is it still sandy bridge only, or did anyone crack the ivy bridge problem? Does OCLP address this issue in any way?
Hi! I've updated my late-2015 iMac OS from High Sierra to Monterey, but it's been stuck on 'Less than a minute remaining..." for 12 hours. Do you know if this is normal? Any suggestions on how to move on?
Thanks
So when I loaded opencore legacy patcher I made a big sur macos usb then I rebooted and held option then I did the efi boot and install big sur then I did everything in the recovery menu and it loaded with a bar then it Restarted and it chose the option by itself then it loaded another bar then when bar was complete it took me to the recovery menu it does that everytime can someone help?
I am trying to download macOS Sonoma on my 2015 Macbook Air. I’ve gotten to the boot screen where I can begin to install MacOS Sonoma, and it lets me agree to the terms and then it begins installing. However, when the progress bar reaches 10 minutes left, the screen goes black and I am sent back to the boot screen, where if I try it all over again, it just does the same thing. How do I install it fully and fix this? Nowhere online has given any advice that has helped so far
I just got this 17" MacBook Pro with the high res anti-glare display. It's replacing my 2013" 15" retina MacBook Pro for sure. I opted for a 2010 because I don't feel like dealing with the ATI time bomb in 2011 models, and the GT330M significantly out preforms the HD Graphics 3000 that I would've been left with.
I'm running Sequoia on it, and so far so good, gonna test chrome and proctorio, etc, but I'm sure it'll have the same issues that other non-metal Macs have...
Big Sur uniquely runs perfectly on my non-metal Macs; save for some anomalies with chrome browser.
Is Monterey similar in that regard? What are you guys running on your 2010 17"'s?
Hello... I don't know if anyone here is up for this, but I'm at the end of my rope. I have a Mid 2012 Mac Book Pro that has stopped updating past Catalina and it's unable to run Chrome. I one use this for the internet and websites are hit and miss - some will load, some won't.
I don't want to get rid of this computer! I love it! I don't want a new one and it annoys me that I would have to buy a new laptop just for the internet. That's silly. It runs perfectly well otherwise.
Can some nice person please direct me to the basics of updating this to a newer iOS? I tried digging through the sub, but y'all are light years ahead of me in terms of computer know-how and I couldn't find a post about how to start the process. I'm not super computer savvy, BUT I am spiteful enough that I will give it my best shot.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hi all, looking to buy a 2016 Macbook Pro since I have some programs i need to use that only work with Windows. I read that Windows only uses the dGPU so temperatures are always hot no matter what you do. I'd like to enable the iGPU / dual gpu functionality in Windows and someone said if you use Opencore Legacy it will work.
Can anyone confirm this is possible? In Windows I need to use the iGPU 90% of the time, and the dGPU maybe 10% of the time. I have an old Dell Precision and this works perfectly, windows uses iGPU and some apps can use dGPU
I'm currently running macOS Ventura on i7-7500U, Intel HD 620 using OpenCore. My SMBIOS is set to MacBookPro14,1. I’d like to update to macOS Sequoia, but I’m not sure how to do it correctly. Any advice on the process?
Boot failures need a predictable pass through firmware, USB, storage, EFI and verbose logs before reinstalling macOS. Most installer stalls come from firmware settings, an invalid config.plist, wrong SSDTs, bad USB mapping or unsupported storage/controller settings.
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-v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 so the final visible line gives a real clue.i am having trouble getting macOS ventura to run on my msi katana 15 after i had created an efi that should have worked, but did not. the error that i had got was "OCB: LoadImage failed - Unsuported" and when i tried a prebuilt EFI for my CPU, it installed, but kept rebooting every time the loading bar got halfway. my efi that i made is here and the logs here
the cpu is a raptor lake-h cpu
 | Does anyone know an OpenCore EFI folder for MacOS Ventura hackintosh on a HP Laptop 14s-fq0xxx? System specifications are in the image. Let me also know if these specifications can run hackintosh or if i need more memory and whatever. [link] [comments] |
Failed to create macOS installer Output: Started erase on disk2 Unmounting disk Creating the partition map Waiting for partitions to activate Formatting disk2s2 as Mac OS Extended with name OCLP-Installer Initialized /dev/rdisk2s2 as a 57 GB case-insensitive HFS Plus volume Mounting disk Finished erase on disk2 Copying to disk: 0%... 100% Making disk bootable... Error: Erasing disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 30%... 100% Warning: Failed to copy product icon to volume icon path IA app name cookie write failed The bless of the installer disk failed.
This has never been a problem, and it only recently started happening after I wiped my mac for a fresh install. I have a late 2013 mac, I tried this with Monterey before hand and it said the same thing.
I followed the site in attempt to install OpenCore on My 2013 Mac Pro for Sonoma. But I failed it twice. It always comes back with a circle with cross, and that’s it for the OS boot.
I suspect I didn’t install the patcher properly. I need a quick tip instruction outlining the steps to be more clear.
Can someone please help?
Thanks
The best upgrade is not always the newest release; it is the newest release that keeps graphics, Wi-Fi, sleep, battery and daily apps reliable. Unsupported Macs depend on OpenCore Legacy Patcher root patches, and each macOS release changes drivers, security policy and graphics behaviour.
how do i get drivers for the gt 1030 on monterey, i’ve seen multiple posts of it being done but i just don’t know how to do it legitimately. i can link the posts if need be.
 | after some trial and error I finally managed to turn my main pc into a hackintosh, i had to replace my rtx 4060 with my old gt 1030 for it to work. After that it was as simple as opening Opencore Legacy Patcher and patching the graphics. CPU: Ryzen 5 5600 GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GT 1030 GDDR5 RAM: Kingston Fury 2x 8gb DDR4 3200MHz Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-K II Audio: Realtek ALC 887 Internet: Ethernet Cable Bluetooth: bought an adapter but it doesn't have macos drivers [link] [comments] |
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL, Continuity and Location Services problems usually come from chipset support, kext pairing, privacy settings or network-location corruption. On Hackintosh systems, Location Services and Continuity depend on working Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL and correct AirportItlwm or itlwm/HeliPort behaviour.
 | I have been trying to create a hackintosh and I’ve ran into a problem where roughly 20 seconds in it just freezes and turns the code into unreadable letters on a screen. Here is where the code just stops and the screens flashes every now and then creating a bigger empty gap of no code beneath it. Pc info Motherboard - MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI Motherboard, ATX - Supports Intel 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Core Processors, LGA 1700 - DDR5 Memory Boost 6800+MHz/OC, PCIe 4.0 x16 Slots, M.2 Gen4 Slots, 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 5 CPU - Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz GPU - AMD sapphire nitro radeon rx 480 8g gddr5 I’m trying to have mac on one of my ssd and windows on the other. I have disabled fast boot and secure boot in bios. I took my windows ssd out then tried to boot the usb with only the ssd i would like mac on and still get the same result. Any ideas please let me know. Many thanks. [link] [comments] |
Graphics and media-app issues are normally caused by missing Metal acceleration, an unsupported GPU path, or a fragile patch combination. macOS needs a supported graphics stack; WhateverGreen, NootRX or NootedRed can help only when the underlying GPU path is viable.
Graphics and media-app issues are normally caused by missing Metal acceleration, an unsupported GPU path, or a fragile patch combination. macOS needs a supported graphics stack; WhateverGreen, NootRX or NootedRed can help only when the underlying GPU path is viable.
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL, Continuity and Location Services problems usually come from chipset support, kext pairing, privacy settings or network-location corruption. On Hackintosh systems, Location Services and Continuity depend on working Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AWDL and correct AirportItlwm or itlwm/HeliPort behaviour.
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