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General Category => General Computing/Macintosh => Topic started by: wurzelmac on November 02, 2018, 07:46:16 AM

Title: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: wurzelmac on November 02, 2018, 07:46:16 AM: Is there anybody out there who has tried this tool (http://dosdude1.com/mojave/) to get an unsupported machine running Mojave? I would like to use it on my beloved Mac mini that I upgraded to 12 GB RAM and replaced the HDD with an SSD. Should work so far, but as this machine is running WeatherCat I am unsure... So again, if there is anyone out in the desert of Mojave who has done the "hack"? ???

Thanks for reading this post and thinking about it.
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: Felix on November 02, 2018, 01:53:56 PM: That's probably a stretch, Reinhard, to find anyone who is running WC on this hack.

But I think I read on MacRumors (or maybe it was reddit) that people were successful turning the clock back on the Mojave hack using an earlier Time Machine save, especially ones who had done a clean install before applying the patch. That MacRumors thread is several hundred pages long, probably worth a read before you give it a try.

If you can't find it, I'll take a look later this evening.
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: wurzelmac on November 02, 2018, 05:05:22 PM: A bootable backup (TimeMachine & SuperDuper) will sure be available if I will do the step, trust me. ;) Thanks for your input, much appreciated!
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: xairbusdriver on November 03, 2018, 03:36:11 AM: Also remember, Time Machine is not a bootable backup. :-[ [banghead]
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: wurzelmac on November 03, 2018, 12:33:50 PM: Hello xair,
therefore I do an additional SuperDuper backup every now and then, and every time I do silly things as thinking of use a patcher tool. [goofy] But I haven't done the patch, I was not brave enough so far... [wink]
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: xairbusdriver on November 03, 2018, 02:54:47 PM: ThU5:-)
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: Felix on November 03, 2018, 06:16:46 PM: https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/9ikpv9/how_to_install_macos_mojave_on_unsupported_devices/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-10-14-mojave-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2121473/
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: xairbusdriver on November 03, 2018, 07:11:26 PM: I may not be around for a few weeks while I read the (currently) 405 messages :o in that Mac Rumors thread... Unfortunately, the first post leaves a lot of Macs out of the "Supported" list. [rolleyes2] Most of them are probably newer models, still, what's wrong with adding "...or newer" when compiling these lists? [banghead] Oh well, that's my weekend rant.
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: wurzelmac on November 05, 2018, 07:56:58 PM: After reading through many reports and stories (not only MacRumors :D ) I decided not to to any damage to my beloved Mac mini. [wink]
Title: Re: Mojave Patcher Tool
Post by: Blicj11 on November 05, 2018, 09:12:41 PM: Although that is a tempting looking tool, I think you are wise to consider a new Mini instead of potentially bricking your old one.