Install Mavericks On Unsupported Mac

 

  • In this video, we're going to install Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) on an unsupported Core 2 Duo MacBook. This guide applies to the MacBook 2,1 through 4,1 and c.
  • If you're installing Mavericks on a new computer, choose the 'Use Generic One' option. If you're upgrading an existing Mac OS X installation to Mavericks, choose the second option, which lets you install your own personal 'Extra' folder- select the 'Extra' folder located at the base of your main hard drive.
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Important Notes:
  • Using APFS is REQUIRED in Mojave in order to receive system updates via the normal Software Update method. If you choose to continue using macOS Extended (Journaled) as your filesystem type, you will NOT receive System Updates via System Preferences. If you are not using APFS, you can follow the 10.14.1 installation steps below.

  • After applying ANY system update via Software Update, re-applying post-install patches using your Mojave Patcher installer volume will most likely be necessary. If you install a software update and the system fails to boot afterwards, this is what needs to be done.

Use Disk Utility to partition an external drive to install Mavericks on it since I did not want to install Mavericks on my MacBook Pro. Boot with the installable USB on my MacBook Pro (the machine which is supported by Mavericks). Tell the Mavericks Install that I want to install Mavericks on the external drive (NB. Install Mavericks on older Mac Pro 1,1 & 2,1 (2006/2007 gen) They done it, you can install Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks on first and second generation of Mac Pro! Important note, I am in no way responsible for this wonderful hack. All credit goes to user Tiamo on Macrumors forums, he accepts Paypal donations for everyone who would like to buy him a. OS X Yosemite on Unsupported Macs. MacOS Extractor, OS X Patcher, and MacPostFactor are apps that guide you through patching and installing OS X El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks(10.9), or Mountain Lion (10.8) on your older Mac.


10.14.6

10.14.6 can be updated normally via Software Update if using an APFS volume, and will need to be patched using an installer volume created with Mojave Patcher version 1.3.2 or later after installing.


10.14.5

10.14.5 can be updated normally via Software Update if using an APFS volume, and will need to be patched using an installer volume created with Mojave Patcher version 1.3.1 or later after installing.


10.14.4

10.14.4 adds new changes that ARE NOT patchable by the post-install tool of Mojave Patcher v1.2.3 and older! Before updating to 10.14.4, you you will need to use the latest Mojave Patcher version to create a new installer volume, using the 10.14.4 installer app. Then, update to 10.14.4, either by installing via Software Update, or by just using the installer volume you've created to install.


10.14.3

Install Mavericks On Unsupported Macbook

If you are currently running 10.14.1 or 10.14.2, you can simply use the Software Update pane of System Preferences (if using APFS) to apply the 10.14.3 update. Once the update is installed, you will most likely need to re-apply post-install patches to get the system to boot again. This process is detailed in steps 8 - 10 above. If you are currently running 10.14.0, you'll need to proceed with the 10.14.1 update method described below.


10.14.2

If you are currently running 10.14.1, you can simply use the Software Update pane of System Preferences (if using APFS) to apply the 10.14.2 update. Once the update is installed, you will most likely need to re-apply post-install patches to get the system to boot again. This process is detailed in steps 8 - 10 above. If you are currently running 10.14.0, or are using a non-AFPS volume, you'll need to proceed with the 10.14.1 update method described below.


Install Mavericks On Unsupported Mac10.14.1/macOS Extended (Journaled) volumes

The Mojave 10.14.1 update does NOT install properly on unsupported machines, and could result in an unbootable OS. If you want to install the 10.14.1 update (and are not currently running 10.14.1), perform the following steps:
• Download the latest version of Mojave Patcher
• Download the installer using the Tools menu of Mojave Patcher
• Create a patched USB installer
• Boot from that, and install 10.14.1 onto the volume containing an older release.
• Once done, apply the post-install patches, and you should now be on 10.14.1.


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Install Mavericks On Unsupported Macbook

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  1. Then ML Post Factor came and enabled installation of Mac OS 10.8 on unsupported, legacy Intel Mac's. The same guys are currently making MacPostFactor for Mavericks, but until it's out, here's copy/paste of a guide from Macrumors, together with links bellow!
  2. Re: Installing on Mac OSX Mavericks (Not working) Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:28 am Below I will post you the whole log since I installed homebrew.
  3. Yosemite / Mavericks / Mountain Lion on Unsupported Mac This page is dedicated to Sfott, this “little” piece of code I did to automate the creation of USB key with the boot.efi from Tiamo’s of MacRumors.
  4. I installed Mavericks on my Macbook 4,1 manually, without fspott. I have working kext(s) for audio but had to use 'sudo nvram boot-args='kext-dev-mode=1' and had to use graphics kext(s) from 10.6.2 Leopard. I still don't have QE. If I catch some working GMA X3100 kext(s), I'll either go to Mavericks, or replace my logic board.

Can I Install Mavericks On My Mac

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Hi every one. I've never joined a forum, I usually find what I need from browsing, but I'm stuck.
I have an old Mac Pro, 2,1 late 2007 model running 2x quadcore 3.0 ghz Xeon processors. I'm using snowleopard and it has been my workstation for a long time.
Recently I had an issue with Python and couldn't get Django installed correctly for a course I'm taking, My advisor told me to upgrade to mavericks. So, I found that my machine wasn't supported because of 32bit efi. Not sure what that means. It runs 64 bit programs like Maya and Nuke like a champ, so apparently 64 bit and 64bit efi are different things. Anyways, I did some research and found the sfott 32 to 64 tool and used it to install mavericks on my machine. I found it at oemden.com
Because snowleopard was working fine, I decided to install mavericks In a brand new separate drive.
Mavericks works fine, other than some video card issues, I get some random, rgb pixels on my monitor now and my second display isn't detected at all. But I can do the python Django training so I'll live. I'm using a quadrofx 4500.
But now, when I boot into snowleopard on my other hd, it freezes almost every time. Most of the time it gets stuck on the white screen after the apple logo. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to get it logged in but it freezes randomly. I always have to hard boot to get it back.
I tried using disk utility while in mavericks and after running repair permissions and repair disk it stated that the drive was in good shape. Because I can run things in mavericks I don't think it's a memory issue.
I thought because I installed mavericks on separate drive it wouldn't affect my snowleopard drive.
Any suggestions, thoughts?