- Installed Mojave Patcher on two indentical Unibody Macbooks (Macbook5,1) with different results. I have two seemingly identical unibody MBs (5,1), one of which I patched over a year ago. This one is working perfectly (big thanks to DosDude1 and everybody else involved). I recently acquired another one and added an SSD and some more RAM.
- Download macOS Mojave Patcher tool. DMG file (official link) How to install macOS 10.14 on older Mac models. Step 1 Download the DMG file using the link above on your computer. Step 2 Launch the macOS Mojave Patcher tool by double-clicking the DMG file. Step 3 Specify the path for the bootable image and choose the appropriate USB drive.
- Trusted Mac download macOS Mojave Patcher 1.3.7. Virus-free and 100% clean download. Get macOS Mojave Patcher alternative downloads.
- Guide for Mojave (Also the patcher download page) Guide for Catalina (Also the patcher download page) When you done with the patcher you can comeback to this page again for the next step. Installing macOS Mojave/Catalina. To install macOS Mojave or Catalina you can choose to doing a clean install or doing a direct upgrade.
MacOS Catalina Patcher (formerly macOS Mojave Patcher, macOS High Sierra Patcher and macOS Sierra Patcher) is a small yet powerful tool that can help you create a bootable USB drive that can be used to install macOS Catalina on Mac computers older than mid 2012, basically acting as a macOS Mojave patch for unsupported Macs.
Description:
Apple has finally released macOS 10.14, named Mojave after one of California's three deserts. If your organisation is itching to upgrade Mojave update to multiple Mac devices, the Upload Patch feature lets you perform the deployment efficiently.
System Requirements
You can upgrade your Mac operating system to Mojave 10.14, only if the following system requirements are met:
- Computer should be running on Mac 10.8 or later versions.
- A minimum of 18.5 GB free space is required on the hard disk.
- A minimum of 2 GB RAM memory is required.
- Mac Pro (mid 2010 and mid 2012 models) must first be updated to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 before updating to macOS Mojave.
- You can refer this link for more details : MacOS 10.14 Mojave System Requirements.
Steps:
- Open App Store in one of the managed Mac devices.
- Click on the macOS Mojave icon and choose to download.
- Find the installation file 'Install macOS Mojave' in Applications folder by navigating to the file path /Applications/
- Compress the installation file using the following command
'tar -zcvf installMojave.tar.gz Install macOS Mojave.app/'
Note: The User should not execute the above command in some other directory. Go to the Applications folder(as mentioned in the file path) and execute that exact command in that folder to compress the installation file.
In order to deploy the macOS Mojave patch to Mac devices missing the latest version, it is required to upload the installation file to our patch store using the following steps:
(Note: This option is only available for the build 10.0.282 and above).
- Navigate to Patches > Downloaded patches > upload patches.
- Here you will find a list of patches that have to be downloaded manually. Apply the filter 'Missing patches in the network' and find the 'Upgrade to macOS Mojave' option under 'Patch Description'.
- Select Upload option.
- Navigate to the location of the downloaded patch file in and upload it.
- Now, the patch will be successfully uploaded to the patch store, and will be available for deployment.
Using our Install Patch configuration, you can deploy the Mojave update to all the Mac devices in your network.
Updating the firmware on a Mac Pro isn't difficult, but it is possible to 'miss' firmware upgrades. This guide is for anyone looking to get to the latest (and most likely last) firmware released for the Mac Pro 5,1s, without having to install Mojave 10.14.x, or if you already have installed Mojave, or are looking to install Mojave. My first try, my firmware was stuck at 138.0.0.0.0.x even when running Mojave 10.14.6. Updating the firmware adds key funcitonality to the Mac Pro 5,1s, most notably native NVMe m.2 boot support. To learn more about Firmware and the Mac Pro 5,1s, see the Firmware Upgrades section of my Mac Pro Upgrade Guide.
Step 0: Remove unsupported GPUs
The biggest change for macOS Mojave is the deprecation of OpenGL and OpenCL. OpenGL has been a thorn in Apple's side for quite some time, as it's been nearly dead for years. Vulkan, the OpenGL successor, wasn't quite ready for primetime when Apple originally created Metal for iOS and thus decided to port it macOS. Despite the annoyingness of having to meet the requirements, it was a necessary evil. Mojave will not install if you have a non-metal supported GPU.
Note: some users are reporting they had to remove all PCIe cards sans their storage controller (SATA card) and GPU to install the firmware update. I did not. If you encounter issues, try removing additional PCIe cards.
Step 1: Have a 10.13 drive
Unfortunately, this is the biggest pain if you've already updated. You'll need a separate volume to boot into 10.13. Amazon and Newegg each have 120 GB SSDs for under $20 USD if you need a temporary drive to install macOS 10.13 on. (upside is you can buy a USB case and turn into a very fast USB 3.0 drive afterward or return it). You can get old versions of macOS via the Mac using DosDude1's installer if you can't access it. If you have no intention to upgrade to Mojave or already have it installed., don't worry. We won't be installing Mojave.
Step 2: Boot 10.13
The next step is pretty straight forward, boot into your install of macOS 10.13 if you haven't already.
Step 3: Download 10.14.6 Combined installer
Fortunately, firmware flashing does not require updating in a particular order. I went from 138.0.0.0.0 to 144.0.0.0.0 without any problems. There's several avenues for this, including the Mac App store, but when I used the Mac App Store route, I didn't get the combined OS installer (The Mojave installer + all the updates to Mojave). The easiest way to obtain the final combined update for Mojave is to use Dosdude1's installer. Much like before, download the OS DosDude1's installer, even though we have supported hardware but with the patcher for 10.13.
Note: You do not need to use the DosDude1 installer, as you can grab the update via the App store or other sources but I found this easy. Apparently this link was posted this on MacRumors and a few posters didn't read the full instructions and suggested that I was advocating using DOSdude1 on the OS. I am not. The Mac Pro 4,1/5.1 does not need DOSDude1, so do not run the patcher on Mojave.
- Go to DOSdude1 Mojave patcher and download it
Launch the patcher.
Depending on your security settings, your mac may suggest it's from an unverified developer. Go to the system prefs, Security and Privacy (general), and allow the app to open.
You'll be bugged one last time.
The patcher should warn you that you are on supported hardware.
This is fine, ignore the message. Within the patcher, select the download Mojave from the Tools menu.
Step 4: Launch the installer and click shut down
The installer should bring up a message about firmware and a shutdown message. This will not start the Mojave installer, only the firmware.
Step 5: Boot the Mac
Using the instructions in the previous image, press and hold the button until it blinks. If you do not have an EFI enabled GPU (see more about EFI in my Mac Pro Upgrade guide), you will not see any video output.
I trimmed down the video, as it took about 15 seconds of holding before the button flashed. After the button flashed, the internal speaker emmitted a long lowfi 'boop' sound.
Step 5: Verify
Go to About this Mac, and click system report. Under the first screen, look for the 'Boot Rom' text. This should list your firmware version. From here, you can continue using 10.13.6, upgrade, or boot to your 10.14 volume.
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The 144.0.0.0.0 firmware works with any version of macOS your Mac Pro supports.
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