How to Diagnose OCLP install nightmare anyone After an OCLP macOS Upgrade
Power, battery, Touch ID and trackpad behaviour after OCLP upgrades is usually firmware, SMC or root-patch related.
Step-by-Step Fix:
- Back up first: Make a Time Machine backup or clone before changing OpenCore, EFI, root patches, or macOS versions.
- Reset low-level state: Reset NVRAM/PRAM, then perform the correct SMC reset for the Mac model.
- Re-apply patches: Open OpenCore Legacy Patcher, run Post-Install Root Patch, reboot, then test again.
- Check hardware health: Review cycle count, battery service status, trackpad settings and Apple Diagnostics before blaming macOS.
- Compare with a supported OS: If the issue is critical, test Monterey or the last officially supported macOS to rule out failing hardware.
Final check: Change one thing at a time, reboot, and keep a copy of the last working EFI before the next test.
Original Question: "OCLP install nightmare anyone?"
I have early i5 2011 MBP 13” which had OCLP versions of Monterey and Ventura no problem, and both ran fairly well. But…. battery and fan limitations drove me mad. So, I thought I’d try the dosdude Mojave, for less than an hour, which was an awful patch and nothing worked, so went back to OCLP, but have now tried Big Sur three times and two different versions of that OS, but on every install with about 10-15 mins left it crashes to the white screen with the little circle and line through it, and won’t boot, and also the OCLP yellow EFI is no longer on the USB install, after the crash, rendering the MBP to a brick. It’s painful because the SSD has no OS at all to use after that. And as most of you know, internet recovery never works anymore and the ‘connection error’ is all you get.
Just wondering if this is a common error with Big Sur, or is something else different for Big Sur?
Any help appreciated, thanks.
Formatting erase SSD prior should be APFS shouldn’t it, and not Mac OS journaled? I’ve forgotten that bit, but sure it should work on APFS.
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