Do you have another hard drive you can put in the laptop? To test the only thing I have found, you might need to try the boot with a different, preferably blank, hard drive. Once more, I have to state I'm a poor swimmer in deep water on this so there's a good chance this is not the key. Here's the link I read: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-10-14-mojave-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2121473/page-406
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Do you have another hard drive you can put in the laptop? To test the only thing I have found, you might need to try the boot with a different, preferably blank, hard drive. Once more, I have to state I'm a poor swimmer in deep water on this so there's a good chance this is not the key. Here's the link I read: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-10-14-mojave-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2121473/page-406
I’ve looked around a bit but no clear solution...you might want to try this but I don’t think it will work on an installer system.
Where do you see only 12 are running? I see 14 there. In any case, trying to remove RAM modules in search for defective ones is a good idea.
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Can't hurt to try with just two sticks, one in each bank, see if the error goes away, then put in two more and repeat the process.
A lot of the forums for the other OSs where the OS Installer fails, that is being talked about and it was found to be an out dated "Apple Certificate" in the installer. Once that Certificate is take care of you'll have not problems. But then I could be wrong.
I could be wrong, but I don't think the boot process is getting that far. Seems it is not starting at all. I got around the cert problem by going to Terminal after booting but before starting the install and setting the date to January 2017, if I recall correctly.
My HD is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and my USB is Mac OS Extended. Do you think I have to format the USB again?
I've tried changing the date also.
Do you guys know anyone that has installed it in a 2009 early 20 inch imac? I've seen it is not on the dosdude guy list, but it is not also unsupported.
Thanks
Yes it was my first OS I installed on my mid 2009 iMac and yes your usb has to formatted extended journaled
Hi, please help me again. I did format the USB as you said and it did pass to install the OS, but in mid installation the screen went blank and every time I restart stays that way.
can you reboot into your usb and make sure your hdd says guid partition map
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I was not rebooting from the USB, I had time today and it has worked, just had a problem with brightness controls but installed an app and it's working now. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi guys, looking forward for smb to help me with make a boot drive with a patcher
when i load the macOS Sierra Patcher and try to choose the .dmg file of OS X Sierra, it can't be done - the file in file manager is transparent (inactive) and i can't choose it
Is there any solution for it? I hope smb can help me, thx
when i load the macOS Sierra Patcher and try to choose the .dmg file of OS X Sierra, it can't be done - the file in file manager is transparent (inactive) and i can't choose it
Is there any solution for it? I hope smb can help me, thx
Select the app you downloaded from the Mac App Store. Sierra never distributed in any form of disk image.
I'm trying to get Sierra on a MacBook Pro 3,1 that's running El Capitan. Using a different Mac running High Sierra, I've tried 3 different (all known good) USB sticks on which to build dosdude1's installer. The patch is applied successfully and completes. SIP is definitely "OFF" on the target machine. I'm using the latest version (4.2.7) of dosdude1's "macOS Sierra Patcher". I'm using the version of "Install macOS Sierra" (12.6.06) that results from downloading from this page. I have also tried combinations of other versions of "Install macOS Sierra" and "macOS Sierra Patcher". I've tried both USB ports.
What happens is when I choose the installer USB at startup I get the normal Apple logo…then nothing. No progress bar…just the Apple logo.
Booting in verbose mode this is as far as it gets:
It just hangs there infinitely. Doesn't reboot or anything else.
Does anyone have a clue as to what's keeping it from booting?
What happens is when I choose the installer USB at startup I get the normal Apple logo…then nothing. No progress bar…just the Apple logo.
Booting in verbose mode this is as far as it gets:
It just hangs there infinitely. Doesn't reboot or anything else.
Does anyone have a clue as to what's keeping it from booting?
MacBookPro3,1 can't be run anything newer than 10.11 because of the ancient CPU. Sierra and newer versions requires SSE4.1.