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First of all - thanks, dosdude1, for your amazing work! I've been following the thread as a reader right from the start.

I'm currently trying to update a MacBook Pro 5,5 (mid 2009, 2,53 GHz C2D, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) from El Capitan 10.11.6 to macOS Sierra 10.12 using your latest version of the patcher tool. I have successfully downloaded Sierra using the tool and created the bootable usb drive.

However, when booting from the usb drive, I cannot select my El-Capitan-partition as an installation target. It doesn't show up on the selection screen. When booted from the usb drive, disk utility shows the internal drive as "unformatted" (which it is not; I can easily reboot and boot off of it). When booted in El Capitan, disk utility properly identifies the drive as having a GUID partition map and only one partition (Macintosh HD as a "Logical Volume Mac OS X Extended").

Any idea what's going on? The drive is encrypted with file vault, may that be the problem? (I thought that was a problem of previous Sierra-versions and fixed in the final release?)
 
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johndatserakis said:
After updating using @dosdude1's tool everything worked except the wifi - is your wifi working? - and if so could you mention the card.

And to that point - could anyone recommend a wifi usb adapter/card that would work for a 2008 Mac Pro on sierra?
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My Mac Pro doesn't have wifi ! Sorry I can't help...
 
seb.wagner said:
First of all - thanks, dosdude1, for your amazing work! I've been following the thread as a reader right from the start.

I'm currently trying to update a MacBook Pro 5,5 (mid 2009, 2,53 GHz C2D, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) from El Capitan 10.11.6 to macOS Sierra 10.12 using your latest version of the patcher tool. I have successfully downloaded Sierra using the tool and created the bootable usb drive.

However, when booting from the usb drive, I cannot select my El-Capitan-partition as an installation target. It doesn't show up on the selection screen. When booted from the usb drive, disk utility shows the internal drive as "unformatted" (which it is not; I can easily reboot and boot off of it). When booted in El Capitan, disk utility properly identifies the drive as having a GUID partition map and only one partition (Macintosh HD as a "Logical Volume Mac OS X Extended").

Any idea what's going on? The drive is encrypted with file vault, may that be the problem? (I thought that was a problem of previous Sierra-versions and fixed in the final release?)
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The most recent build still doesn't show Filevault volumes when booted directly from the USB stick. Unfortunately you'll have to wipe the drive and then restore it from your Time Machine backup if you want to install Sierra.
 
Hi dosdude1 and the community, i have a error when i start the installation "operation not permitted "
pmbh2FMgj
What the problem for you ? Thanks for your help

translation :
the operation could not be completed . Operation not permitted. exit the installer to restart your computer and try again

I'm on MacBook late 2008 with ssd and 5go ram and dosdude1 say to me it's ok with this config but no.. Any help ??

Edit : i try disable sip... Same result
 
OhhSoSick said:
Hi dosdude1 and the community, i have a error when i start the installation "operation not permitted "
pmbh2FMgj
What the problem for you ? Thanks for your help

translation :
the operation could not be completed . Operation not permitted. exit the installer to restart your computer and try again

I'm on MacBook late 2008 with ssd and 5go ram and dosdude1 say to me it's ok with this config but no.. Any help ??
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Are you using version 4.0.6 of the tool?
 
@dosdude1, Thnx for your amazing work,
I didn't have any problems on the installation progress

My MacBook Pro 5.5 mid 2009 works like a charm with 10.12, thnx a lot!
 
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Thanks for your reply and hard work.

I downloaded Sierra with the 4.0.6 version.

Unfortunately I've been getting the prohibit sign around 3/4ths of the way through loading the USB drive on my Macbook 5,1 (on boot).

Things I've done so far: Unencrypted everything, removed firmware password, disabled requirement of password to access system wide preferences, allowed software from anywhere in security & privacy, remade the USB with the same Sierra installer one time.

I've decided to go ahead and clear the USB with OS X Extended Journaled, deleted the Sierra installer and am now in the process of redownloading the installer to rule out any problem with the download. The software did verify and OK my installer previously though.

I will probably try another USB stick if this throws me the same problem.

The only real big modification I've made to this system was the removal of the superdrive (replaced with additional SSD).

Edit: No luck so far, couldn't find my other USB stick, might try later. Leaving this here for future reference.
 
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Just a FYI. In VMware Fusion 8.5 on a Macbook5,2, in a 10.11.6 VM, I had to switch to bridged networking and disable IPv6 (using "networksetup") in order for the App Store download to complete, otherwise it kept hanging. Pause/resume would start it again, but it would hang again in less than a minute. Switching to bridged without IPv6 got rid of the hang.
 
I installed Sierra following the dosdude 1 method on a MacPro 3,1 early 2008 and everything went smooth without any problems. Big thanks to dosdude and all the others involved in creating the right soft and method !!!!!!!!
Only thing not working
: an old yahoo weather widget but the other widgets are working............Strange........but unimportant as I can use the Dashboard one.
 
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So only problem I have come across is really bad write speeds on SSD partition with Sierra on.

I am going to try enabling trimforce as it seems 3rd Party SSDs are more restricted by macOS Sierra.

If not successful I am going to take bold step of erasing El Capitan Partition and reducing size down to lowest possible (as its first Partition on SSD I can't remove entirely)
 
@dosdude1: First let me thank you for all the hard work! At the moment I'm having a problem with your patcher tool 4.0.6 and a previously formatted USB stick. The stick isn't bootable anymore after patching/copying Sierra (release version) to it. What can I do? Thanks again ...
 
sourdoughjosh said:
The most recent build still doesn't show Filevault volumes when booted directly from the USB stick. Unfortunately you'll have to wipe the drive and then restore it from your Time Machine backup if you want to install Sierra.
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Is this going to change in subsequent builds? Besides, turning off file vault should do the trick as well, right?
 
First of all - thanks, dosdude1, for your amazing work!

my mid 2009 MacBook Pro 5,4 . upgraded fine , with no problems. everything works.
my early 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 gives a kernel panic , when im in the installer. as soon as I select the WI-FI .
it has a non original wierless card , see picture below . for model number. when I have more time , il try it again . on a old test SSD. without the WI-FI card installed. anyone here know what card I can use in the Mac Pro 3.1 , under os Sierra ?

greetings rob
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Hmm...help!

1. Downloaded macOS Sierra from my 2013 rMBP
2. Downloaded macOS Sierra Patcher-2 from dosdude1
3. Used Patcher-2 tool to create bootable USB of macOS Sierra
4. Went to install...started in install and now receive the following message...
macOS could not be installed on your computer
No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

Any ideas?

Mid 2009 MacBook 5,1 - had previously beta version from several months ago.

EDIT: Just noticed - there is a Patcher-3 ... maybe that is my problem...didnt fix it :(

@dosdude1 any thoughts?
 
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Spink10 said:
Hmm...help!

1. Downloaded macOS Sierra from my 2013 rMBP
2. Downloaded macOS Sierra Patcher-2 from dosdude1
3. Used Patcher-2 tool to create bootable USB of macOS Sierra
4. Went to install...started in install and now receive the following message...
macOS could not be installed on your computer
No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

Any ideas?

Mid 2009 MacBook 5,1 - had previously beta version from several months ago.

EDIT: Just noticed - there is a Patcher-3 ... maybe that is my problem
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nope still same problem
 
Hey guys,
i happen to have two unsupported macs, so cannot download sierra from app store.
Do you have any link outside of apple's store ?
Thank you
 
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