TUTORIAL: macOS 12 Monterey on UNSUPPORTED HARDWARE | OpenCore Legacy Patcher incl. Update Support
BRAND NEW COMPLETE TUTORIAL: How to install the latest Apple macOS 12 "Monterey" on older, officially UNSUPPORTED Apple hardware! With using the latest OpenCore Legacy Patcher you can also KEEP GETTING UPDATES and all MacPro user's with regular PC GRAPHIC CARDS get the BOOT SELECTOR and the BOOT SCREEN back!
A step by step tutorial with detailed explanations to save a lot of money - because you don't need to buy new Apple Hardware to stay up to date!
MANUALLY EDITED SUBTITLES FOR MORE DETAILS!
LINKS:
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Tutorial how to install macOS 11 “Big Sur" with OpenCore bootloader:
• Install MacOS 12 "Monterey" or "Big S...
Tutorial how to enable unsupported hardware for macOS 12 “Monterey”:
• Enabling UNSUPPORTED hardware for mac...
Tutorial how to update macOS or OpenCore on unsupported hardware:
• How to update macOS or OpenCore on UN...
Tutorial about the in-depth features of the OpenCore boot loader:
• OpenCore GUIDE | macOS Big Sur & Mont...
Tutorial how to install kext files and fix boot issues with "Latebloom":
• How to install OpenCore kext files | ...
Tutorial about the “createinstallmedia" tool from Apple:
• createinstallmedia - How To Create Bo...
Tutorial how "spoofing" (faking different hardware) affects performance:
• MacPro only HALF THE CPU POWER! | Ben...
Tutorial how to fix issues with WiFi, Sound, USB, Sleep, Brightness or Ethernet on unsupported Mac's:
• Fixing WiFi, Sound, USB, Sleep on uns...
Tutorial how to update MacPro's WiFi & Bluetooth module for SideCar & AirDrop:
• SideCar & AirDrop for MacPro 2012 (wi...
CHAPTERS:
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0:00 Introduction
1:28 Downloading macOS & OpenCore Legacy Patcher
5:15 Preparing the USB drive
11:05 Installing OpenCore
16:57 Important info
17:54 Installation of Monterey
21:31 Getting rid of the USB for booting
27:16 Check graphic acceleration
TERMINAL COMMANDS:
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Download macOS installer from Apple's servers (version list to choose from):
! -d ~/macOS-installer/ ] && mkdir ~/macOS-installer; cd ~/macOS-installer; [ ! -f ~/macOS-installer/installinstallmacos.py ] && curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mun... sudo python installinstallmacos.py
Create a bootable installer:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
(space between --volume and /Volumes/MyVolume)
List all hard drives / USB drives:
diskutil list
Mount a volume (i.e. disk0s1):
sudo diskutil mount disk0s1
WEBSITES:
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Dortania's Legacy Patcher:
https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-L...
Latest Legacy Patcher Download:
https://github.com/dortania/Opencore-...
Apple's support website about createinstallmedia:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Officially supported Metal capable graphic cards for MacPro (2012):
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208898
If there are any concerns about copyright, please do not hesitate to contact me! All credits go to the creators of OpenCore, OC Legacy Patcher and many more who made all this possible!
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