The 'Golden' Models for Early Tahoe Testing
The OCLP team and community developers often use specific 'bridge' models to test new OS versions like macOS Tahoe before wider release.
Commonly Tested Models:
- iMac 2017 (18,x): Often the first to get support because it's the closest to the officially supported hardware.
- MacBook Pro 2016/2017: Used to test T1 chip and Touch Bar compatibility in new kernels.
- Mac Pro 5,1: The ultimate testbed for PCIe and CPU emulation (AVX/AVX2).
- MacBook Air 2015/2017: Used for testing Broadwell/Skylake power management.
Note: Even if you have these models, do not attempt to upgrade to Tahoe until the root patches for graphics are confirmed. Without them, the system will be extremely slow.
Original Question: "Which Mac models were the OCLP gurus testing Tahoe on? [I remember seeing a blog/forum post about this]"
I remember at some point seeing a reddit post or an OCLP blog post or something that listed out a variety of different Macs the OCLP team was testing out Tahoe on.
Obviously, I know Tahoe doesn't work—I've lambasted many, many idiots for trying to upgrade despite the obvious warnings not to do so. So don't worry—this isn't that.
I am curious, though, about all the various third-party forks that are attempting to get Tahoe working; I have a nightly build; etc. I sometimes come across old Macs online and was curious if anyone recalls what I'm talking about, as I figure the best candidates for trying to get Tahoe at least partially working would be on the models the OCLP team was initially doing testing on rather than just any random model.
Does anyone recall what I'm talking about? I swear I saw a list of like 5-10 Mac models for this.
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