OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms. OS X Mavericks on Unsupported Macs. MacOS Extractor, OS X Patcher, and MacPostFactor are apps that guide you through patching and installing OS X El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks(10.9), or Mountain Lion (10.8) on your older Mac. I have a 2006 Mac Pro 7300 gt, 3gb memory, 500 Gb HD dual core intel xeon, processor speed 2.66, and lion 10.7.5 installed currently im trying to install mountain lion. I used mac post factor to load the installer to a usb but when re booting it stuck on the apple startup screen please help.
- How To Install Mountain Lion On Unsupported Mac
- Mountain Lion On Unsupported Mac
- Is Mac Os Mountain Lion Still Supported
How To Install Mountain Lion On Unsupported Mac
As always, Make sure you have a backup of the original install! This worked for me, but always be prepared for the worst.
I made, and used, a Lion Mac OS X Install ESD on a thumb drive. Instructions to make one can be found all over the Mac centric web sites. Then follow this procedure: - Put the unsupported Mac in Target Disk mode and plug it into a Lion supported Mac.
- Run the Lion installer and make sure to choose your unsupported Mac's hard drive. Let the install finish.
- Boot back into the supported Mac's OS, and put the unsupported Mac back to target disk mode.
- Delete the PlatformSupport.plist at /System/Library/CoreServices on the unsupported Mac's hard drive.
- Reboot the Unsupported Mac and it should boot into Lion normally.
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I don't have the equipment to try this, but it seems plausible. As recommended in the hint, have a complete system backup handy in case something goes awry.] This update includes:
Mountain Lion On Unsupported Mac
Fixes adfly URL issues- Improves some error messages (makes them more explicit)
Fixes some minor UI issues/glitches
Fixes log files not appearing!
Add some verbosity to the install process (for logs)
MacPostFactor v2.0
This version is huge! It features many improvements everywhere! Anyway, in this version, you'll find:
Other Features in Previous Versions:
Is Mac Os Mountain Lion Still Supported
OS X El Capitan support- Ability to use a smaller Recovery (≈ 600MB instead of 5GB)with no compromises on available features
Bluetooth Audio FIX on 32bit ML Hack- Better MacPostFactor UI and UX
New Preferences Window- New Customise button- Search again for Install OS X _ _ _.app by a click of a button
Nicer interface- Nicer switching animations- Better MacPostFactor App
Better code organization
Snow Leopard Compatibility (BETA)
Contributors now working! Donate to figure on the list!
Ability to change the USB name when erasing it
New feature: 'One click install'
Really fixes Paypal donation link
Fixes USB space check (total space instead of left space)
Fixes ton of other minor bugs
Reduces the energy footprint when creating USB Installers
Better OSXHackers Preview boot logo
Better logs in case of error
OS X Mav+ kernels are now stored online (reduces MacPostFactor's size and allows MLforAll to add a new kernel without updating the MacPostFactor app itself)
Improved the Hacking Process
No more Error Code 3- Use of kernelcache whenever possible
Fixes USB installers not booting
Improved MacPostFactor 'side-apps' (recovery apps)
Better MacPostFactor Services Init- Better OS X Manager with SIP management support
MUCH BETTER 'MacPostFactor OS X Installer” (active progress bar.. support for ML and Mav...)
'About MCPF.app' and 'Dock Glass Effect Manager.app' replaced by 'MacPostFactor Utilities.app' that also adds new tweaks!