Yes, the first stage is based on the El Capitan kernel and installation stack (to replace the buggy mess that is the High Sierra installer).
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Yes, the first stage is based on the El Capitan kernel and installation stack (to replace the buggy mess that is the High Sierra installer).
Following @foxlet instructions... everything is working fine on my MacBook Pro 13" mid 2009.
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Thats great news, thats my model. Looking forward to trying it out.
I'll also add that I booted my iMac with Clover to pretend it was a supported model (iMac 10,1) and this doesn't make the backlight work.
La información del instalador del servidor de la recuperación está dañada.
The recovery server installer information is corrupted.
[doublepost=1496960516][/doublepost]Tutorial for dummies, It would be a great help
Now why am I not surprised my 2012 quad-core Mac Mini will be able to run High Sierra? But I won't be dealing with the beta though; I'm going to wait until it's officially released this fall.
As for my MacBook, I tried the unsupported Sierra install, but it wasn't working out, so I went back to El Capitan on it. But now I'm working on saving up for a 2011-2012 13" MacBook Pro, so I can use the latest software and have a more powerful Mac notebook when I am going to college again in the fall.
As for my MacBook, I tried the unsupported Sierra install, but it wasn't working out, so I went back to El Capitan on it. But now I'm working on saving up for a 2011-2012 13" MacBook Pro, so I can use the latest software and have a more powerful Mac notebook when I am going to college again in the fall.
Looking through the feature list, the new native FLAC playback in the OS (and currently used by Quicklook and Quicktime) works perfectly on unsupported Macs, although Album Art is still not implemented:
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HEVC software decoding also works for MacBookPro5,5, although I would imagine certain unsupported Macs with the proper GPUs could also decode via hardware.
HEVC software decoding also works for MacBookPro5,5, although I would imagine certain unsupported Macs with the proper GPUs could also decode via hardware.
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On the apple site it shows this..
3. Planned for spring 2018. So might not be this fall
Fast copy and paste is an APFS feature. I don't used on my installation, so...
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I just updated Sierra Patcher to work with 10.13. Due to the glitches with the 10.13 installer, I used @foxlet's idea of using the El Capitan installer as a base, and just replacing the packages with those from High Sierra. As such, BaseSystem.dmg from El Capitan is included with the application, making the download quite large (~477MB). This is a temporary solution, and will be improved over time. In the meantime, it does indeed work, and can be downloaded from here. The process is exactly the same as with macOS Sierra patcher.
newCore App Beta
Limitations
- APFS installations are supported only when installed using macOS Sierra
- Only HFS+ installations are supported in USB disk mode
Download
Version 0.2 (GUI): Link Available Soon.
Version 0.1 (Terminal Alpha): http://repo.furcode.co/macOS/HighSierra-10.13/NewCore-Installer.tgz
SHA1 = ca23473bca1f7c97cdf7de2c7105383d25e8ecdb
Guides
Version 0.1 Guide
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Thats great news! Will I have to erase the whole disk in order to get APFS working (with that new super fast copy and paste) or the update process will do the trick itself? Also, do you know where I can download the macOS High Sierra installer? Needed to remind that I'm not a dev... Thanks a lot for the hard work!
This doesn't support APFS, but @foxlet appears to be in the process of creating a method that does.
An unsupported Mac installer for High Sierra. Installs High Sierra from inside macOS or an USB disk, with no working system required.![2ewzqrz.png]()
newCore App Beta
Limitations
- APFS installations are supported only when installed using macOS Sierra
- Only HFS+ installations are supported in USB disk mode
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Download
Link Available Soon.
So, this "Install in macOS"... means that I will be able to upgrade my actual working Sierra to 10.13 with APFS? Interesting.
Appears we'll need to do some tweaks for the trackpad on the MBP 4,1 - not seen as a trackpad on High Sierra.
Other than that, @dosdude1's updated installer worked well (formatted the partition - installer complained the existing Sierra install had to be upgraded before High Sierra could be installed).
Edit: HS also won't allow me to add the battery status to the menu bar (immediately clears the box).
Other than that, @dosdude1's updated installer worked well (formatted the partition - installer complained the existing Sierra install had to be upgraded before High Sierra could be installed).
Edit: HS also won't allow me to add the battery status to the menu bar (immediately clears the box).
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I missed something. Requirements changed with Sierra and it looks like there is no change for HS.macOS High Sierra on unsupported Macs
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For the first time since OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) in 2012, macOS Sierra (10.12) changed the official minimum requirements needed for installation, leaving many older (but still perfectly capable) Macs behind. Now macOS High Sierra (10.13) brings a new set of updates, and older Macs that can possibly run them.
- MacBook (late 2009 or later)
- iMac (late 2009 or later)
- MacBook Air (2010 or later)
- MacBook Pro (2010 or later)
- Mac mini (2010 or later)
- Mac Pro (2010 or later)
On my MacBook Pro 5,3 I get this error using dosdude1 ‘s patcher. If anyone can figure out what I did wrong that would help a lot.
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Are you installing to a blank volume, or attempting to upgrade your Sierra install?
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I was trying to upgrade, but should I try to do it on a new partition?
Yeah, that's what I'd recommend. High Sierra runs significantly slower than Sierra (at least, off the 5400 RPM hard drive I use for testing), so I'd hold off on using it as a main OS at this point, if that was your intention.