macOS 10.12 Sierra Unsupported Macs Thread

[east85]

Yep, it'll work just fine.

How should I know when the copy of macOS Sierra is finished downloading?

Is it possible to run this installer without damaging my current El Capitan installation on my second internal SSD? I would macOS Sierra via USB on the first internal SSD.

Thanks!

 

[dosdude1]

How should I know when the copy of macOS Sierra is finished downloading?

Is it possible to run this installer without damaging my current El Capitan installation on my second internal SSD? I would macOS Sierra via USB on the first internal SSD.

Thanks!

If you're downloading it from the App Store, it'll show you the current progress in Launchpad. Once the download completes, just run through the patch tool as normal, boot off the USB drive, and install it on the drive containing your current install of El Capitan, without erasing it in Disk Utility. That'll keep all your files and settings in tact.

 

[foxlet]

but that doesnt have any info on this

As noted previously, updates on a stock Sierra system do not get updates to macOS deltas and minor versions. You have to manually patch updates using existing tool, or use a catalog service (which is the most automated way).

Application updates (iTunes, Safari) should work.

 

[OhhSoSick]

Yep, it'll work just fine.

Thanks for your answer and good job !

 

[gr8hii]

As noted previously, updates on a stock Sierra system do not get updates to macOS deltas and minor versions. You have to manually patch updates using existing tool, or use a catalog service (which is the most automated way).

Application updates (iTunes, Safari) should work.

Foxlet, how do I get rid of the Clover boot screen once the process is done?

 

[foxlet]

Foxlet, how do I get rid of the Clover boot screen once the process is done?

Use the Startup Disk pane in System Preferences to select your disk and restart. That will clear the special boot flags.

 

[ac2334]

Successfully installed on my mid 2009 MacBook Pro 5, 5 but after a reboot I am stuck at the login screen with no keyboard/track pad function.

Has this happened to anyone else? Thank you.

Yes has happened to me... that'll happen if you don't run Dosdude's post-install patch. Select your model and leave the defaults and it will work.

 

[producer26]

Isn't yet a way to enable wifi on unsupported macs? A kext, a plist, something that would force the airport's drivers into the system.Something like those Pike's magic tricks

 

[dosdude1]

Isn't yet a way to enable wifi on unsupported macs? A kext, a plist, something that would force the airport's drivers into the system.Something like those Pike's magic tricks

As of now, the only way is to install a supported card.

 

[ac2334]

Hi, I am currently on 16A294a - can I do an in place upgrade to the current GM released today? I have already made the USB and I am also hoping not to affect my working bootcamp setup. Thanks!

 

[dosdude1]

Hi, I am currently on 16A294a - can I do an in place upgrade to the current GM released today? I have already made the USB and I am also hoping not to affect my working bootcamp setup. Thanks!

Yes, you can.

 

[ac2334]

Thank you

 

[aquaticflow]

As noted previously, updates on a stock Sierra system do not get updates to macOS deltas and minor versions. You have to manually patch updates using existing tool, or use a catalog service (which is the most automated way).

Application updates (iTunes, Safari) should work.

Can you elaborate on the catalog service you speak of?

The only thing I was really reluctant about when installing 10.12 are how the updates are going to happen..

 

[foxlet]

Can you elaborate on the catalog service you speak of?

The only thing I was really reluctant about when installing 10.12 are how the updates are going to happen..

It was started back during the Sierra Public Betas. Once set, it replaces the default Apple servers for one modified to provide updates to any Mac (no matter the model), all using native SoftwareUpdate mechanisms. The URL noted in that post was for betas only, a new one will be made for final updates.

 

[ac2334]

Upgrade went smooth on mid-2009 MBP - Ambient Light Sensor patch was not pre-selected - how do i know if I need this or not? I assume that I don't for my model.. (Also, what is a good way to test that it is working properly)?

 

[aquaticflow]

Upgrade went smooth on mid-2009 MBP - Ambient Light Sensor patch was not pre-selected - how do i know if I need this or not? I assume that I don't for my model.. (Also, what is a good way to test that it is working properly)?

Yeah, I just did my mid-2009 mbp 5,3 earlier, and nothing was selected in the post install options, so I just selected all of them, and hit patch!

 

[pmoeser]

Yeah, I just did my mid-2009 mbp 5,3 earlier, and nothing was selected in the post install options, so I just selected all of them, and hit patch!

Hi there, just curious as to how the MacBook Pro 5,3 (Mid 2009) is running?
I have the same machine with a 256GB SSD and 8GB of DDR3 RAM
No issues with the wifi like I have read about?

 

[ac2334]

Again, I'm on MBP mid-2009 - so I noticed that loading the OS gave no progress bar... as I typically do, I then reset SMC and PRAM which fixed the progress bar.... but I use apps that require csrutil be disabled, so I disabled csrutil....and the progress bar doesn't work again. Small detail but it looks like the Mac is frozen when loading, except that it is not. Anyone else notice this?

Spoke too soon - it seems to have resolved itself after a couple of restarts

 

[Guido D'Amore]

Hi.

I'm experiencing some trouble installing Sierra.
This is what I did:

1. I downloaded dosdude1 patcher tool;
2. using dosdude1's patcher tool, I downloaded macOS Sierra on my MacBook Pro 13-inch mid-2009;
3. using dosdude1's patcher tool, I created the modified USB bootable drive;
4. I installed macOS Sierra using the modified bootable drive created.

When the installation completed, I reboted Mac but... no life! I can only see the prohibition sign. If I boot holding down alt key, I can only see the internal hard drive and the recovery partition, not the USB. And the boot from recovery does not work.

Can someone help me?

EDIT
I've solved: at the 9-th try, I was able to see again the USB drive in order to use the Post Install Patch.

 

[producer26]

Reboot from your USB again and after selecting language,click the "other" or "utilities" (i'm don't remember exactly the menu name) from the top bar menu and select post install tool.Check your model etc and then you'll be fine.

Here is the visual guide http://dosdude1.com/sierrapatch.html

 

[Guido D'Amore]

@produce26

Thanks for your replay. I've solved. At the 9-th try I was able to see again the USB drive. Previously I can't.
[doublepost=1474438216][/doublepost]@dosdude1
Thanks to dosdude1 for your great work.

 

[aquaticflow]

Hi there, just curious as to how the MacBook Pro 5,3 (Mid 2009) is running?
I have the same machine with a 256GB SSD and 8GB of DDR3 RAM
No issues with the wifi like I have read about?

No wifi issues at all.. mine also has 8GB memory, 500GB ssd, and man, not only does everything work, doing some things is even faster! As I said above, I also checked off every option after install at the patch support (not sure if it even matters, but it can't hurt, right?)

 

[norfolkfella]

Just here to give a big thank you to Dosdude and others who have made getting Sierra on my MBP Mid 2009 with no problems at all a breeze.

Just a couple of things that happened that others might like to know.

I have a 500gb SSD, 8GB Ram and a 750gb HDD (the SSD is in the Optical Drive Bay and currently has El Capitan installed on it. Most data is on HDD (all user folders are linked to where they reside on HDD).

I partitioned the SSD to give me one volume with El Capitan and one for Sierra. That way I could install Sierra on the partition and not lose anything on El Capitan if it didn't go to plan.

I used a USB flash drive first to make my installer but at only 8GB and probably pathetic write/read speeds I could not boot from it.

So attached a WD external HDD, partitioned it to make one half available for time machine and the other for the Sierra installer.

Ran the install as documented in the guide, when system went to reboot I got prohibited screen. (White screen and a no entry icon in middle).

So turned off MBP rebooted back to El Capitan, then rebooted again to Installer Tool, and ran patch tools (and installed legacy USB support which I guess was what brought up the prohibited screen up).

Booted again and chose the New Sierra install which started up. And allowed me to start setting up options.

Went back to El Capitan ran TM back up to WD Ext HDD, and now I am currently waiting for Migration Assistant to complete, hoping it keeps all user folder links, and Photos library remains linked to correct place. I am all backed up to iCloud so should all be good, hopefully it doesn't start running a whole re sync.

 

[parrotgeek1]

It was started back during the Sierra Public Betas. Once set, it replaces the default Apple servers for one modified to provide updates to any Mac (no matter the model), all using native SoftwareUpdate mechanisms. The URL noted in that post was for betas only, a new one will be made for final updates.

you should make a server running locally on 127.0.0.1 only which auto fetches and patches the files, on a random port, and have it use that

 

[jetsetter1]

you should make a server running locally on 127.0.0.1 only which auto fetches and patches the files, on a random port, and have it use that

Can you please explain how to set up an update server locally and then create an appstore catalog to use it? I think it would be very useful to many forum users here (I think this is @foxlet custom server build?
Thanks in advance
[doublepost=1474445308][/doublepost]

It was started back during the Sierra Public Betas. Once set, it replaces the default Apple servers for one modified to provide updates to any Mac (no matter the model), all using native SoftwareUpdate mechanisms. The URL noted in that post was for betas only, a new one will be made for final updates.

As final GM is out, is there any updated URL for final updates? I am currently on 16A319, the question is, can I download the new full installer using @dosdudes1 patch tool (one more big thank you for your grate work) and run it directly from 16A319? Is this going to need patching before first boot or it will keep the 16A319 patch I already run?
Also, if @foxlet kindly provide an new URL, will this enable App Store to download a partial update to the latest build? And if yes, should we need to patch any SW update before first boot?
Thank you all.