macOS Sonoma 14.4: Updating My Unsupported MacBook Pro

Updating my unsupported 2013 Macbook Pro to macOS Sonoma 14.4 took almost an hour because it requires a reinstall of the whole OS. No USB required though! The update to 14.4 was successful and it’s running smoothly. Watch to see how I did it!
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[@SanaAhmed]

Great job on the video! Your videos helped me update 3 Macs so far!

[@jonrutherford6852]

Good walk-through of the process, thanks. I spent several hours in the past week upgrading an early 2015 MacBook Air and a mid-2015 MacBook Pro to Sonoma. I relied on the OpenCore Legacy Patcher website and their app, plus several KZbin how-to videos and after several attempts along with trial-and-error, got both working very well with Sonoma. My main goal was to extend security updates by a year or so. Pleased and impressed by the OCLP people's dedication!

[@RonLaws]

So it's worth noting to anyone who might do this on a Mid 2014 MBP, the 'Keyboard not working' issue on the first login is actually a 'your mac is running insanely slow' issue. I did the PRAM reset, and the first thing i see is a 🚫 Mac startup/support error. If you get this, don't have a heart attack (like i almost did), just switch off and hold Option to select the UEFI boot option you need to select and all is well.

[@macauinchina]

Did a clean slate and updated my 2017 MacBook Pro non-touch bar to latest Sonoma..so far so good..seems its a bit. faster than when it was in Ventura. Thanks Anson

[@leithya.]

How is the battery life with sonoma?

[@Clizzardbash]

New subscriber, this was amazing. I didn't run into any issues during the tutorial and everything works perfectly! (2017 MBP Sonoma 14.5)

[@actualGG]

I updated my mid 2017 MBP and no problem. Patcher notified me about its own upgrade so very cool.

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yeah, pretty straight forward but took a while. Did you have to reinstall the whole OS too?

[@actualGG]

Not at all! Actually, my MBP has a broken screen, so I have it on clam mode plugged to an external screen, and everything worked with no issues. Took a while, a lot of black screen and reboot, but I just let it do its thing and worked perfectly! @@AnsonAlexander

[@AnsonAlexander]

How large was the download size do you remember?

[@actualGG]

@@AnsonAlexander I think around 14GB and asked me to have at least 30 GB of disk space. So I did redownloaded the os? lol 😂

[@hamjushamza6231]

@@AnsonAlexander hi I already updated os Sonoma in my Mac mini …but after few when I remove the usb drive now it’s stuck on boot and asking for support/apple/com..could pls help me on this ..I try on recovery mode but it’s also showing the same error..

[@tf4343]

These videos are great Anson. Many thanks. One question. I have a 2014 MacBook Pro with a 128 GB ssd. You said in the video that on installation of the 14.4 update open core seemed to install the whole os. Does it overwrite the previous os or does it keep using more space every time you update? Thanks Anson.

[@YoungShizzie]

I have a MacBook Pro 2019 and just updagraded to Ventura , now Im waiting for Sonoma because I use a lot of plugins !

[@oromiagoodshepherd9081]

Thank you for your tutorial. Can you share us your experience to install Sonoma 14,4 on matchbook pro 15 midd 2015?. I watching your video on Sonoma 14 but I need more assistance on Sonoma 14,14. thank you for your response.

[@kunalravindra]

Thanks!!

[@bigmac1598]

Hi Anson. Is it possible to use your legacy patcher install on a hackintosh? Looks like, if it could, it would make a lot of people happy. Thanks. Lesli

[@josehoward]

Thanks for your amazing tutorials. I have a question though. I have this 2017 13" MacBook Pro with touch bar. As you might already know, Ventura is the last version supported on that model. This is not my main driver, but it's my "to go" machine when on the go. I have 3 partitions. 1 for Ventura; 1 is the boot camp partition with Windows 11 and finally another partition with macOS Mojave (for legacy software). If I upgrade to Sonoma 10.4 using the Open Core Legacy Patcher, do you think it could mess up my Windows 11 BootCamp and my Mojave partition? I only want to upgrade the Ventura OS to Sonoma. Any help would be helpful!

[@callmeunique]

So I did the update and once it booted up it wouldn’t let my keyboard, trackpad or any other vital things such as my Bluetooth or WiFi to work. Now ive had to do a clean install of Ventura on my MacBook as if it’s a new laptop with only a backup saving all my belongings. Can you suggest anything that will allow me to update my MacBook and have it restored with the apps and content I used to have on it?

[@johnnylee3505]

Thanks for saving my early-2013 MacBook Pro. Everything has been running smoothly. Btw, Sonoma14.5 is out. Is updating possible? Please let us know. Thanks again.

[@edwardfatt]

Need help. My battery drains fast on Sonoma os. today 99%, tmr morning is 0%. Couldn't find low power mode or put hard disk to sleep.. the option has disappeared. really appreciate your help!

[@sebastiaamengualobrador1448]

Hello! Many thanks for all the videos to update my MBP 2013 to sonoma. I was using your videos and after this update I cannot access to my user after typing my password. The loading bar at the user menu never gets to the end. Any help could be perfect 😢

[@picca26]

Great job with the videos. now quick question: Every time i open a pull down menu or something with more options i get numbers identifying every line so if i open the apple logo i get 10 lines with numbers 1-10 next to each line, is it normal . Now second question , i was able to connect to Vision Pro but mouse when seing the screen on the apple vision pro moves very slowly... not fluid at all like if i'm using the screen of the computer . Any feedback or recommendation ? Thanks again

[@johnthompson8148]

Just finished the update on MacBookPro2014 and the colours are off. They've lost all vibrancy. Seem very dull. Tried all the options and no improvement. Should I go back to 14.3?

[@Paul-hm3bo]

Alls well with my 2013 27 inch iMac. 👍👍

[@AnsonAlexander]

Very nice!

[@joukojarvenpaa9850]

This is great to hear! I have iMac 5K, late 2014, running Big Sur. And MBP running Sonoma. I love using iMac because the superior display...and wish to get the same os for both. Now the question: has everything worked fine or have you noticed some problems that may have occurred because of the unsupported hardware?

[@RegisteredUser-tr3on]

Tried several times updating my late 2015 imac 17,3 to Sonoma with opencore but nothing would run, system was stuck in a loop, so I reinstalled Monterey than installed Ventura then installed Sonoma and everything worked fine.

[@XMYCOOLX]

I hope I don't sound ignorant with this question, although I am ignorant on the matter lol...Is the warning for MacPro Mid 2012 including the laptop MacPro, or specifically for the Mac 3,1-5,1 tower builds only? Thanks!

[@lorenzosandini1131]

Sonoma 14.4 running well on my MacBook Pro 6.1 (2010). Only issue is cpu running 60-70% all the time with cooler fan spinning like mad 🫤

[@tcranktwalbu972]

So if i use 2012 i am not support to do this?

[@kappgod]

Did the whole process my mid 2012 9,2 updated to Sonoma but it’s running amazingly slow

[@sagacityYt]

Heyy i have a problem in my macbook pro mid 2015 15 in sonoma 14.4 that memoji is not working..

[@emilymarshall1327]

So I didn’t update my Open core first and my track pad and keyboard don’t work past logging into my profile. How do I fix it?

[@niyshiatisdale-bey8611]

I was having slight issue it seems with Windows Server crashing on a mid-2014 MBP. I suspect it was happening when it would try to go to sleep/screen saver. So I erased my HD, reinstalled Sonoma and restored from Time Machine and my Mac is waking up from sleep/screen saver mode.

[@okieh66]

hello I try it on my 2010 MacBookPro6,2 over boot from USB Stick, it doesn't work, the install goes till 99 % or one Minute left and stoops. Can you help. ?

[@GeekHcine]

I have Macbook pro 13 2013 with 8GB and i5 256ssd i did everything correct But still Crazy super sloooooow even opening the app or switch from window to another what could be the problem ?

[@Hunter_Playz11]

I did not do with open core legacy in my Mac it shows that in my update settings does this do anything. Help me pls

[@mixjokera]

i instaled Ventura, can i upgrade to Sonoma via regular way

[@kouzojay]

hey dude i just noticed, windows doesnt allocate all my graphic memory towards gaming and it only have 128mb dedicated vramon my macbook pro 15' 2014 and on macos it shows up as 2048mb, you got a fix for that?

[@Tyrell63]

I have a huge problem after OCLP and installing Sonoma 14.4. Some apps (like NTFS for Mac (Paragon) are crashing and worst now: App store says: cannot connect. But Internet is working. Update to 14.4.1 is shown, Outlook is working, etc....but the App Store not. I did an update without cleaning the whole disk (too troublesome to re-install everything)

[@1dafirst]

After update , my plex server won't open. I didn't Uninstall and re install but won't work

[@pandaanimators3714]

I updated mine MacBook pro late 2013 13-inch i5 but now it doesn't tells me my airpods battery and location

[@Psiqo]

Im currently trying to install sonoma on my mid 2011 21.5" imac and i get everything done with the usb drive then when i reboot and begin the process of installing it I get an error message saying "This copy of the install MacOS Sonoma application is damaged, and cant be used to install MacOS" ive reinstalled everything on the usb drive multiple times and still get the same error message and now im at a loss any thoughts and ideas?

[@user-it1ee9pm8m]

Great video on setting up OpenCore Legacy Patcher. I've been using OpenCore from a clean install on a iMac 27 late 2014 (14.4) for about 2 months now, but lately I've been experieincing various apps such Messages, Apple Mail, Safari, etc crashing. I'm also getting unexpected behavior from my Apple wired extend keyboard and magic wireless mouse. Rebooting resolves all my issues, but eventually in under an hour or so everything starts crashing again. I've ensured do to all the post updates etc. I tried accessing OpenCore support, but the links provided don't seem to work. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance..... Rick

[@MJ-fm8wb]

I updated my iMac 2017 to 14.4 after update the new patch. All works okay so far after applying the new legacy core patch. Make sure to run new legacy core patch.

[@AnsonAlexander]

Awesome to hear, thanks for sharing!

[@Anjarmuktiprakoso]

can i install OLPC and upgrade SSD at same time?

[@darrenchannakhone4642]

You said you have windows 11 on a mac book. Please share

[@martinr9265]

Hi i just want to make sure before i kill my laptop I"m so broke...... this is what i have MacBook pro 13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports do you thing i will work with my laptop..thanks for the video look very easy..

[@moeTV2023]

What if I updated my unsupported iMac to Sonoma 14.4.1 and now have no WiFi or internet???

[@febysutjiawan3678]

Hi Anson... after upgrading WIFI is gone ... dead .please help

[@mmountainfarmer1031]

Bluetooth doesnt work anymore, how can i fix this?

[@TUNChantyOfficial]

For me, install mac book pro 2017. but after success install i cannot click keyborad or mouse pad. Do you can help me?

[@emilymarshall1327]

Same and I’m panicking

[@megamegatrap]

So many problem in Sonoma. Was a mistake I did

[@husainhasan8728]

Do you have to update it or can you continue using your laptop without updating (sonoma 14.3) as well?

[@AnsonAlexander]

You can definitely wait. Maybe OCLP will come up with an easier way in the future. It doesn't seem to fix any major security issues at the moment.

[@husainhasan8728]

@@AnsonAlexanderalright thanks a lot watching your guides i was easily able to get windows 11 on my old mac im also thinking about upgrading to unsupported sonoma as well. Your guides are awesome thanks soo muchh man 😃👍

[@suzalsharma7883]

I upgrade my MacBook pro 13 inch late 2013 but now it doesn't boot detect my main hard drive without the pen drive I installed Sonoma installer on

[@AnsonAlexander]

Install Open Core to the disk.

[@Hunter_Playz11]

5:10 in this exact login time i put my password and it is stuck on that pls help me pleasee

[@stevenyoselevich4951]

Upgrade was no problem. However, Netflix is giving me issues with Safari. Can get to website and log in. But as soon as I press play I get errors. Netflix works perfectly with Chrome.

[@kontodokomentowania15]

Same with disney+

[@kintari._.]

Mine stuck on apple logo, how?😫

[@amilcarg.castillo613]

Updated my Macbook Air 2017, but the wifi auto connect doesn't work anymore.

[@AnsonAlexander]

Have you reset the PRAM?

[@Justhuman.19]

Disable any VPN and make sure it doesn't have auto reconnecting active when updating

[@rojeshrajkasajoo2321]

Only if i can message you directly. I have a problem with my macbookpro, i erased the hdd but when i try to re install, it wont. Its says an error occured while preparing the installation. Try running this app again. Tried many times.

[@rojeshrajkasajoo2321]

My macbook was running Sierra, it was my brother's actually. So i only wanted to factory reset.

[@AnsonAlexander]

Hey, I would try a network install. This is from Apple: Command-R: When you press and hold these two keys at startup, macOS Recovery will offer the current version of the most recently installed macOS. Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these three keys at startup, macOS Recovery might offer the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. Shift-Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these four keys at startup, macOS Recovery might offer the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

[@TheRyanAbrams]

2012 iMac, updated to 14.4 without updating OCLP, now can’t connect to internet and macOS doesn’t fully boot, how do I roll my iMac back?

[@AnsonAlexander]

Well, won't really just be able to roll back I don't think... You can try booting to safe mode by holding shift on startup and doing a PRAM reset by holding Command + Option + P + R. Also, if you have the bootable OpenCore installer from the original install you may be able to reinstall with that. If all else fails, you'll have to downgrade and make sure to upgrade OCLP before going to 14.4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KuYmiQap6UaLs

[@TheRyanAbrams]

@@AnsonAlexander can’t even get it to boot in to safe mode, just rolls right on thru to a normal boot cycle. Goin crazy over here.

[@saadsadiq8938]

Just did it, Hold down Shift key to enter Safe Mode, on another computer Download and copy OCLP 1.4 onto the USB. Copy and Run it on mac safe mode. Install Open Core to Disk (Do not reboot) click Ignore and then Run Root Patch. CLICK REBOOT and Done......

[@alessioteixeira6029]

@@TheRyanAbrams could u fix it?

[@bavdarkstar]

Did the same thing, my Mac doesn't work anymore, just keep booting in cycle

[@KukuDjamasi]

I have had, on 2 ocassions whereby the update did not go well, which resulted me in reinstalling macOS Sonoma. So, I am scared of performing the update 😜

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yeah, it always gets my heart racing too :)

[@Djgustavovargas]

Hi, i upgraded my 2017 macbook pro to sonoma (yesterday, 14.4), im using OCLP 1.4.2 (latest) but the patcher doesnt work...the boot is ok, computer running but without wifi, and patcher wont finish...any help? thanks!

[@AnsonAlexander]

Safe boot and you should be done.

[@Djgustavovargas]

@@AnsonAlexander I already tryed… install OCLP inside safeboot?

[@AlexeyZiablikov]

I updated my MacBook 12 2017 to 14.4. But I can't enter my password on the login screen because the computer doesn't respond to the keyboard and trackpad. I don't have a separate USB keyboard, I'll take it to work tomorrow and I'll try it there, I hope it will work. Be careful with MacBook 12 2017 Reset Contol Option +R+P didn’t help 😢

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yeah, give it a safe boot and try a PRAM reset with that USB keyboard at work and you should be good to go.

[@callmeunique]

I tried it and it did the same exact thing. Now I’ve lost my things

[@Dheacm]

Is it safe to upgrade macbook pro mid 2012 from 14.3.1 to 14.4?

[@AnsonAlexander]

No, did you see what I mentioned in the beginning about compatible systems?

[@TheCitizenzoltan]

I'm also confused. At 0:43 you say not to upgrade macbook pro between Late 2008-Late2011. This would suggest Mid-2012 to be okay to upgrade to Sonoma. Am I misunderstanding something? Thanks for clarifying in advance!

[@Dheacm]

@@TheCitizenzoltan actually it is fine to upgrade to 14.4, i just did it and it works perfectly fine

[@BlueLu18]

My mac keeps looping reboot The bloody mac updated without my consent and my mac is 2012 pro 😰 am i screwed ?

[@brandendominick9093]

I am having the same issue with my mid 2012. I was stuck in a reboot loop but now all I have is a black screen when I try to power on. Did you get any feedback or find a solution?

[@MeinDeutschkurs]

What a pain in the a. Hope it’s worth the pain. 🤗

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yeah, having to reinstall the whole OS is a pain. OpenCore will likely be updated at some point to make it easier. Obviously worth it for me but maybe not everyone :P

[@Hunter_Playz11]

I cant use my wifi why?

[@TOTTLIVE]

I tried and crashed my computer. Luckily I had a backup and went back to where it was

[@rirobinbd24]

is opencore legacy patcher safe to use or not ?

[@kontodokomentowania15]

Its safe

[@MrDadzie86]

OMG 😢, my early 2016 MacBook is extremely slow after the upgrade 😂😂

[@leemoules8692]

2015 macbook air i did the update the other day froze on log in im now running oclp 1.4.2 is this now ok to update as i had to reinstall all over again 14.3.1

[@Hunter_Playz11]

On the login ??

[@leemoules8692]

Yeah went to log on and just would not log in left all day too updated OPCL and then it worked fine

[@Hunter_Playz11]

@@leemoules8692 how I can do that please tell me please i am begging

[@Hunter_Playz11]

@@leemoules8692 I also have the same problem pls tell me

[@leemoules8692]

@@Hunter_Playz11 I just restored it back with Time Machine then downloaded the new open core legacy 1.4.2 and it’s working smoothly

[@Rockfire0]

Hi Anson, thanks for all ur help with upgrading upgrading unsupported macs using OCLP. I’ve successfully upgraded my 27” mid 2011 iMac model 12’2 to sonoma. All seems working fine just little slower on booting and shutting down and shows dock with bit delay. I followed ur help from first video. At first attempt something went wrong with OCLP so restarted the process. One issue if u could please help with, at booting my iMac it shows boot menu for couple of seconds but main drive with sonoma logo pre selected so it load from it. However first time something went wrong and now it shows me OCLP logo with black sd card type logo on front named windows at boot menu next to main drive with sonoma logo. If I select that OCLP option it shows blue screen with errors. How can I get ride of that option from boot menu so it will not show during boot up? Do u know how to remove that? Please help!

[@tapptom]

So what’s the real reason to install this on an older MacBook??? The real reason!

[@themnishshow3949]

Can i install opencore without usb?

[@kontodokomentowania15]

Nope

[@themnishshow3949]

@@kontodokomentowania15 I’ve already installed without usb

[@kontodokomentowania15]

@@themnishshow3949 miss understanding I thought you meant without pendrive

[@themnishshow3949]

@@kontodokomentowania15 yes I installed it without pendrive

[@keynotepablo3524]

but it says 2012 mac pro is unsupported.. not 2012 macBOOK pro

[@VincentPolisi]

It has to do with the Metal capable GPU, not the device type. It IS supported on 2012 Mac Pros with Metal GPUs. I've got it running on two different 2010 Mac Pro 5,1s with no issues but I replaced the GPUs to Metal capable GPUs (in this case, XFX AMD Radeon RX 580).

[@AnsonAlexander]

Vincent is right, I misspoke. Go by the list on the OpenCore website or that pops up on your screen like in the video.

[@CanoUltra]

Omg

[@kontodokomentowania15]

I updated to macosSonoma14.4 but on my early 2014 macbook pro camera reactions aren't working any help Anson?

[@sahvkk]

Have you installed root patches

[@kontodokomentowania15]

@@sahvkk yep

[@kontodokomentowania15]

@@sahvkk but didn’t check after so I will check now.

[@kontodokomentowania15]

@@sahvkk and it still doesn’t :(

[@MuhdHanish]

About 30 minutes remaining..., how to fix this shit!!!!