![]() ![]() Therefore, the user can use a flash drive to kick off the installation on unsupported Macs. Unfortunately, macOS 10.14 Mojave doesn’t work properly with pre-Metal Intel and AMD GPUs. Furthermore, it is heavily dependent on the Metal framework, which is available only in 2012 and later models. If your Mac model has a Metal-capable graphics cards, you are in luck. However, you might still come across the occasional user interface or Wifi glitch. iMac Early-2008 to Late-2011 (acceleration disabled with AMD GPUs).MacBook Air (2,1) Early-2009 to Mid-2009 (unsupported WiFi modules and GUI glitches).MacBook Air Mid-2010 to Mid-2011 (GUI glitches).MacBook Pro Early-2008 (unsupported WiFi modules and GUI glitches).MacBook Pro Late-2008 to Mid-2010 (GUI glitches).MacBook Pro Early/Late-2011 13″ (GUI glitches).MacBook Pro Early/Late-2011 15″/17″ (not working properly if AMD GPU is enabled, acceleration disabled with active AMD GPUs).Mac Mini Mid-2009 to Late-2009 (unsupported WiFi modules, GUI glitches).Mac Mini Mid-2011 (all models except for HD 3000 experience GUI glitches).MacBook Early-2009 to Mid-2010 (GUI glitches).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. Step 4 Click Start Operation to start copying files to the desired location. Wait for macOS Mojave Patcher to create an image flash drive. Step 5 You can now start the installation straight from your flash drive.Īlternatively, you can skip the bootable image section and install the patch manually. Keep in mind that the manual process involves a significant amount of effort and expertise. Remember, Mojave is still in beta development stage and even Apple doesn’t recommend users to install it on their hardware.Installing macOS Mojave 10.14 and performing Mac Pro 5,1 Boot ROM update If you get stuck anywhere in the process, check out the official installation video given below.įinally, don’t forget to perform your due diligence before you fire up your computer and jump to the latest firmware version. You need to update Mac Pro 5,1 Boot ROM in order to install macOS Mojave 10.14 and newer unsupported systems like macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Big Sur 11 or macOS Monterey 12. adds support for PCI-Express 2.0 (5.0 GT/s link) for all PCI-Express 2.0 or faster cards instead of much slower PCI-Express 1.1 (2.5 GT/s link) #Macos mojave patcher tool install# fixes critical CPU security bugs like Spectre & Meltdown etc. We recommend performing Boot ROM update and macOS Mojave installation with no other PCIe cards installed and a SATA drive connected to one of the internal drive bays. If your macOS High Sierra partition is still running HFS+ filesystem it will be automatically converted to APFS after macOS Mojave installation. ![]() ![]() If you have NVIDIA card make sure to have the latest Web Driver driver installed which can be downloaded from Drivers page, otherwise installer would complain about Metal support or FileVault enabled: My graphics card is Metal capable, but macOS Mojave installer still complains about lack of Metal support. If your current card doesn't support Metal (like factory installed NVIDIA GeForce GT120, AMD Radeon HD4870, HD5770 or HD5870) and your new card is too new to have High Sierra support (like RX5000/RX6000 series), then you need a helper card. Then post updating the Boot ROM you no longer need it.īest would be to get some cheap HP GeForce GT630 2 GB or DELL GeForce GT640 1 GB/GTX645 1 GB for PC (doesn't need to be flashed with Mac rom). ![]()
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