Use opencore legacy patcher to Install macOS Sonoma on your unsupported mac (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

all of our videos are available in 4K resolution this video is made by sh we choose this Mac to create the installation USB connect the USB to your Mac let's get started we're going to start by opening dis utility open spotlight when you type disk Disk Utility should appear and you can press enter to open it with this program you can manage and modify the drives on your Mac and this is where you format your drive to achieve this we should start by clicking on view here you need to click on show all devices now all devices are visible click on the desired device and click on erase the name doesn't matter because open core will eventually change the drive the dis must be erased in format Mac OS extended journal and the scheme must be guide partition map in order to function properly when you're finished click erase now that a new dis has been created you're able to start with a new installation click on done and after that press command Q we need to download opencore Legacy Patcher it can be downloaded from GitHub and I will provide a direct link in the description click on getting started on this page you will find all the information about open core click on download and build Mac OS installer click on open core Legacy Patcher release apps on this page you will find the opencore file that you need to download scroll down until you see assets download the Open core Patcher app zip file once the file is downloaded proceed to open it this is the open Patcher app we're looking for click on it and press command C navigate to your applications folder and press command V return to your downloads folder and select the two files and press command backspace finally let's launch open core and install it on the USB this is the menu of the open core Legacy Patcher in this menu you can see which iMac open core has detected and it will create the installer for that model unless you change it this is crucial because we need to ensure that we input our model so that open core knows what to install to input your iMac model press settings and here you can enter your target click on host model I have the iMac model 11.2 don't know which iMac you have here's a quick 10-second explanation Apple icon about this Mac system report and here you'll find your Mac model okay let's continue after entering your target press return click on create Mac OS installer since we don't have Mac OS we'll download it from open core click on download Mac OS installer open core will proceed to verify the installation catalog from Apple's service here you'll see a list of all available Mac OS versions in this tutorial we're going for this one click on download the Mac download duration depends on your internet connection it might take a while so take your time open core Legacy Patcher needs administrator privileges to extract the installer enter your password and press okay once that's done you'll receive the message finished extracting the installer would you like to continue and create a Mac OS installer it's wise to check your finder folder to see if the installer is in the applications folder as you can see the file is in the application folder and now we go back to open core to complete the installation click on yes and click on create Mac OS installer in this window open core is asking you to select a local Mac OS installer this is the file we just saw in the application folder click on install Mac OS Sonoma now they're asking you to select a local dis and that is this drive in my case it's dis 7 click on dis 7 now you'll receive this notification are you sure you want to erase flash drive all data will be lost this cannot be undone click on yes enter your password and press okay this process will also take a while so I'm going to grab a cup of tea see you in a bit now it's done and you get the message installer created successfully would you like to continue and install open core to this disc we want this so we press yes now you're finished and you receive the notification finished building your open core configuration would you like to install open core now yes that's what we want click on install to disk now you need to select the dis you want to install open core onto in my case it's dis s click on disk s click on disk seven it will ask for your username and password enter those and press okay open core has finished installing to dis this means the installation was successful and the open core USB with somoma is a reality click okay okay and now we can restart the iMac when you start up the iMac immediately press the option key this will open the boot picker when you're in the boot picker choose the EFI boot with the open core patch logo hold down the option key and click on the arrow in this screen we see Macintosh HD this is the internal disc on the device and you see the Mac OS installer that we just created select the Mac OS installer and click the arrow to start the installation process choose your language and click on the arrow in this menu you have two options reinstall Mac OS and Disk Utility reinstall Mac OS will install the new Mac OS over the existing one I always find it wise to erase the drive first I would advise you to do the same click on dis utility we must format the internal drive before it can be used as a new boot Drive press the erase button a menu will now appear you can choose the name of the dis Macintosh is what I call mine the dis must be erased in format apfs and the scheme must be guide partition map in order to function properly when you're finished click erase click on done now that a new dis has been created you're able to start with a new installation press command Q choose the option to install Mac OS and click the continue button the installation will now begin all you have to do is Click continue on the next screen click agree a pop-up window will appear asking if you have read the terms and conditions you agree here as well select the dis where you want to install it and click continue the installation process will now begin on your Mac all right the video is sped up a bit since this follows a standard procedure your iMac May restart a few times but don't worry it's part of the process during the final startup a progress bar appears at 1% indicating this is the last phase of the installation once this is completed you'll need to complete the iMac setup and after that you have almost completed the installation once the iMac has started up you'll receive this message okay pause but what if you don't receive this message if you don't receive this message then this is the solution open core website download zip file and open post post install root patch okay let's continue open core Legacy Patcher has detected that you are booting open core from a USB or external drive if you would like to boot your Mac normally without a USB drive plugged in you can install open core to the internal hard drive I think it's wise not to start up from a USB every time so I choose to install open core on the internal hard drive if you also want to install open core on your internal hard drive press okay this will automatically Launch Open core on the supported Mac click on install to disk just like we did before open core will build automatically but now you have to install it to your internal drive we're putting it on the Apple SSD labeled as dis zero click on the EFI partition enter your password and press okay now you can see that open core is getting installed on your iMac we need to restart the iMac one last time I don't want to press the option key every time I start my iMac open core can automatically choose the correct hard drive to start from but before we restart the Mac we need to eject the USB drive with the Mac OS installer okay we have disconnected the USB drive and now we can restart the iMac during the restart we're holding down the option key you'll notice that the icon for the drive has changed from an orange USB drive to an internal SSD hard drive icon next we'll click on the arrow and here we can choose our desired startup disc when you press the control key something specific happens the icon transforms into a rewind Arrow the rewind Arrow signifies that the hard drive will boot from this disc every time hold down the control key and choose the hard drive by pressing the arrow you have successfully completed the installation of open core on an unsupported Mac enjoy your new update of open core and thank you for watching our tutorial until the next video take care bye name

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Length: 10min 30sec (630 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 14 2024