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1 month ago Early preview of macOS Sequoia support now available!
With the release of PatcherSupportPkg 1.7.0, we've published an early version of our macOS Sequoia patches. Current core patches include the following:
- Metal Graphics support for 31001-based GPUs
- Intel Broadwell and Skylake
- AMD GCN 1 - 3 (Polaris and Vega for pre-AVX2.0 CPUs)
- Legacy and Modern Wireless patches (2017 and older Macs)
- (Previously published, but not mentioned)
- Modern:
- Broadcom BCM94350, BCM94360, BCM43602, BCM94331, BCM943224
- Legacy:
- Atheros chipsets
- Broadcom BCM94322, BCM94328
- T1 Security Chip patches
- (Previously published, but not mentioned)
- Applicable for 4 port 13" and 15" 2016-2017 MacBook Pros
- ApplePay currently unsupported with patches, unknown if support will return
- USB1.1 patches
- (Previously published, but not mentioned)
- Applicable for Penryn Macs and MacPro4,1-5,1
Metal Graphics support for 3802-based GPUsIntel Ivy Bridge and HaswellNvidia Kepler- See next comment: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/pull/1137#issuecomment-2325151476
- Non-Metal Graphics support
- Intel Ironlake and Sandy Bridge
- AMD TeraScale 1 and 2
- Nvidia Tesla, Maswell and Pascal
- T2 Security chip support
- MacBookAir8,x
- Dual CPU MacPro3,1 and Xserve2,1 units
- Single CPU machines (ie. quad core) are still functional
Breakdown:
Metal 3802 graphics support is currently extremely broken due to a new compiling system introduced with Sequoia rendering all of Sequoia's.metallibs non-functional with 3802.- Non-Metal graphics face the same usual issues of reintroducing OpenGL rendering to a Metal-based OS.
- T2 Security chip is still unsupported, only "hack" is disabling the chip which results in more issues.
- Dual CPU issues on Penryn Mac Pro and Xserve are unknown, recommend removing a CPU if testing required.
Additionally Continuity Camera currently results in kernel panics. Recommend avoiding usage for the time being.
Current model support
- Below model list partially outdated, see next comment: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/pull/1137#issuecomment-2325151476
| Model Year | SMBIOS Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2017 MacBook | MacBook8,1 - 10,1 | |
| 2015 - 2017 MacBook Air | MacBookAir7,x | |
| 2015 - 2017 MacBook Pro | MacBookPro12,1 - 14,x | 15" 2015 unsupported. |
| 2015 - 2018 iMac | iMac16,x - 18,3 | |
| 2008 - 2017 Mac Pro | MacPro3,1 - 6,1 | For 3,1 - 5,1, 31001 Metal GPU required |
| 2008 - 2009 Xserve | Xserve2,1 - 3,1 | 31001 Metal GPU required |
Hardware with Metal 3802 and non-Metal Graphics Cards, will not be supported in this initial preview of OpenCore Legacy Patcher. Reintegrating support is a difficult task, so we don't expect to have any public binaries to distribute till winter.
Please note that macOS Sequoia is still in active beta, and so is the development of these patches.
This branch continues to be primarily for internal development, and we recommend users not install Sequoia on their devices until the fall when we hope to have a proper release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher with Sequoia support.
- Latest builds for the
sequoia-developmentbranch can be found below:
Do not distribute direct links to the nightly builds, instead please link back to this pull request. As stated on SOURCE.md, these builds should be used very carefully:
Warning: Nightly builds (untagged builds built from the latest commit) are actively developed OpenCore Legacy Patcher builds. These builds have not been tested, are not guaranteed to work, and are not guaranteed to be safe. Do not use nightlies without a good reason to do so, and do not use them on your main machine. Additionally, these binaries should not be used without first consulting the CHANGELOG.
Do not share any links to these binaries in forums; please link to this document only.
- Additionally, do not reupload these binaries or download binaries from other sites. Using binaries from untrusted sources is a security issue, as they may have been tampered with.
- Users running new builds of the project without understanding what has changed and the implications of installing software under active development are at a higher risk of bricking their installation as they do not read any warnings provided in the CHANGELOG. We wish to minimize these situations as much as possible.
Otherwise, we hope everyone's excited for what's to come! And an extra big thank you to everyone who's donated to our OpenCollective, this has greatly helped with Sequoia development as we're able to purchase the hardware needed for development!
This PR is primarily for tracking development of patch sets and changes implemented in code base. Please note that these builds are highly unstable and will require frequent re-installs throughout testing as new patches are developed.