This article will help you install the operating system macOS Mojave 10.14.x on your Mac using the utility macOS Mojave Patcher.
And first of all, the article will be useful to owners of outdated Mac models, but quite functional today.

Also, owners of Mac models officially supported by the macOS Mojave operating system may encounter difficulties installing the original system.
For example, some model owners Mac Pro 5.1 or Mac Pro 4.1 models flashed in Mac Pro 5.1 installing macOS Mojave 10.14 (namely the first build dated September 25, 2018) most likely will not be able to install from a flash drive ( clean install) operating system even if they have a video card that supports Metal, but will only be able to update the installed macOS High Sierra.
The second reason for this particular installation may be the user’s unwillingness to flash a new version of Boot ROM: 138.0.0.0.0 into their Mac. for the same Mac Pro 5.1, in order to maintain the ability to roll back to previous Apple operating systems.

The article has been translated and adapted into Russian, for those users who find it difficult to read from English.
You can find the original article by following the link (will open in a new tab).

So let's get started...

Early 2008 release or newer Mac Pro, iMac and MacBook Pro:

• MacPro3,1
• MacPro4,1
• iMac8,1
• iMac9.1
• iMac10.x
• iMac11.x*
• iMac12.x*
• MacBookPro4,1
• MacBookPro5,x
• MacBookPro6,x
• MacBookPro7,1
• MacBookPro8,x

* Systems with GPUs AMD Radeon HD 5xxx and 6xxx will be virtually unusable when running Mojave. additional information See the known issues section below.

Late 2008 or newer MacBookAir or Aluminum Unibody MacBook:

• MacBookAir2,1
• MacBookAir3,x
• MacBookAir4,x
• MacBook5,1

Early 2009 or newer Mac Mini and white MacBooks:

• Macmini3,1
• Macmini4,1
• Macmini5,x
• MacBook5,2
• MacBook6,1
• MacBook7,1

Early 2008 release Early-2008 or later Xserve:

• Macmini3,1
• Macmini4,1
• Macmini5,x
• MacBook5,2
• MacBook6,1
• MacBook7,1

Release 2006-2007 all Mac Pro, iMacs, MacBook Pros and Mac Mini models:

• MacPro1,1
• MacPro2,1
• iMac4,1
• iMac5.x
• iMac6.1
• iMac7.1*
• MacBookPro1,1
• MacBookPro2,1
• MacBookPro3,1
• Macmini1,1
• Macmini2,1

* iMac 7.1 from 2007 is compatible if the CPU is upgraded to T9300 Core 2 Duo (Penryn).

MacBook models 2006-2008:

• MacBook1,1
• MacBook2,1
• MacBook3,1
• MacBook4,1

Model MacBook Air 2008 release:

• MacBook Air 1.1

Graphics Anomalies: Currently, conditionally Metal-enabled graphics cards used in Mojave will produce a strange dark gray Menu Bar and Finder Sidebar when using the Light theme. IN dark theme, however, these anomalies do not exist.

Acceleration GPU AMD Radeon HD 5xxx/6xxx series graphics cards: It is currently not possible to obtain full graphics acceleration when running Mojave on a system using graphics cards with a Radeon HD 5xxx or 6xxx series GPU. Mojave will be virtually unusable without graphics acceleration. This applies to 15" and 17" MacBook Pro models (MacBookPro8, 2 and 8.3). If you want to enable GPU acceleration on these machines, you will need to disable the AMD GPU (this will only work on MacBook systems Pro 8.2 and 8.3. Disable graphic AMD processor you can't on an iMac.) Strange colors will also appear when running Mojave with one of these graphics cards installed/enabled. To disable AMD video card on a 2011 MacBook Pro 8.2 or 8.3, follow the instructions by following the link.

GPU support in Mac Pro 3.1 (Early 2008): You cannot use a new AMD graphics card with Mojave, even if it supports Metal technology and is supported in Mojave. New AMD drivers, used in Mojave, require the computer's processor(s) to use the SSE4.2 instruction set; Mac Pro 3.1 processors do not support these instructions. There is currently no way around this. Your only graphics card upgrade option for MacPro3.1 systems nVidia card which will work great.
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Built-in iSight Cameras: Built-in iSight cameras currently do not work correctly on some machines. It will probably work, but before installing, be aware that your iSight camera may not work.

Trackpad (MacBook 5.2 only). The trackpad on MacBook5,2 is not fully supported in Mojave. While it works and is fully usable, Mojave detects it like a regular mouse, preventing you from changing some trackpad-centric settings.

IN Mac computers that use the Broadcom BCM4321 (BCM94321) WiFi module will not have functional WiFi when running Mojave, support for these modules has been discontinued as of macOS Sierra. This usually applies to MacPro3.1, MacBook5.2, MacBookPro4.1, iMac8.1, Macmini3.1 and MacBookAir2.1 computers. Please note that not all of these machines will have an unsupported card, this is simply a list of machines that are known to ship with this card in some configurations.
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You can find out if you have an unsupported card by opening System Profiler (click Apple > About This Mac > System Report), and click on Wi-Fi under Network. Pay attention to the value specified for the Card Type field.

Below are the IDs of Wi-Fi modules that do not work in Mojave:

• (0x14E4, 0x8C)
• (0x14E4, 0x9D)
• (0x14E4, 0x87)
• (0x14E4, 0x88)
• (0x14E4, 0x8B)
• (0x14E4, 0x89)
• (0x14E4, 0x90)

* Any ID not listed above, such as (0x14E4, 0x8D), is a supported card and will work fine in Mojave.

What you will need:

1. A copy of the Mac OS Mojave installer.
You can download it on Mac App Store using a Mojave-enabled computer, or using the built-in download feature directly from the macOS Mojave Patcher utility. Launch macOS Mojave Patcher and from the menu bar simply select "Tools > Download macOS Mojave..." as shown in the image below:

2. USB drive of at least 16 GB in size

3. macOS Mojave Patcher utility
Download the latest version: Link 1 or Link 2

* View the list of changes (at English language) and you can download previous versions of the utility.

Mojave installation process:

1. Insert your USB drive (remember, at least 16 GB), open Disk Utility and format it as OS X Extended (Journaled).

2. Open the previously downloaded “macOS Mojave Patcher” utility and find your copy of the macOS Mojave Installer installation program; as a rule, the macOS installer is usually downloaded to the Applications folder.
Do as in the picture below:

A window should appear indicating that the utility has successfully checked macOS app Mojave Installer. Click the "OK" button

3. Then select the USB drive from the drop-down list on the right and click the wide "Start Operation" button.
See the picture below:

4. When the installation flash drive is ready, you need to boot from it. To do this, turn your Mac off and on again, hold down the Option (ALT) key and choose to boot from the flash drive.
See the picture below:

Note: Follow steps 5 and 6 if you want to do a clean install. If you're already familiar with installing macOS, you can simply skip these steps and install the Mojave operating system on a previous version of OS X, which will then perform an in-place upgrade.

5. Once the installer has downloaded, open Disk Utility from the utility menu or double-click it in the utility window in the lower left corner of the screen.
See the picture below:

6. Select the drive or partition where you want to install macOS Mojave and click Erase, then select the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS file system. When formatting an entire disk, make sure that the disk partition is set to GUID.

• Use APFS for 2009 and later models, it will work the same as on macOS High Sierra.
• It is recommended to use APFS only if you are installing Mojave on an SSD drive.

If you have a Mac that didn't natively support High Sierra (and therefore can't boot from an APFS volume natively), note the following:

• If you are using APFS, you will not have a bootable recovery partition (Recovery HD).
• If you choose to use APFS, the bootloader will be installed by the utility later because the firmware of these unsupported machines does not support booting from APFS volumes. This is not a completely native loading method, but will not cause any problems while running Mojave. You can watch a demo of the download process.

* It should be noted that if for some reason you are installing the operating system on an officially supported Mac model with a video card that supports Metal, then at this stage the installation is complete and you do not need to complete steps 8-11. Just restart your Mac.

8. Once the installation is complete, reboot again while holding down the Option (ALT) key and select boot from the flash drive again. Once downloaded, open the "mac OS Post Install" application.
See the picture below:

9. A window will open in which you need to select your Mac model from the top section “Choose your Mac Model” in the drop-down list. After selecting your Mac model, the optimal checkboxes (checkboxes) will be marked automatically for your model. You can also check other boxes of your choice, but this is generally not required.

10. At the bottom, in the Select Volume section, in the drop-down list, select the volume on which you just installed Mac OS Mojave and click "Patch". When the utility installs all the selected patches, click "Restart". Your Mac may take a few minutes to rebuild its cache before rebooting.

*If for some reason the system does not work correctly after rebooting, boot back into the installation disk, run "mac OS Post Install" again and select "Force Cache Rebuild" before rebooting. In most cases this is not necessary.

11. After restarting, your Mac should boot into a fully functional macOS Mojave operating system.

Additional Information:

At Mac installation OS Post Install tool, in Mojave the "Patch Updater" program is installed, located in the /Applications/Utilities folder. This program will alert you when new patch updates are available for your machine and prompt you to install them. If you do not have Patch Updater installed, but want to install it, you can download and install this program, click on the link and after downloading, unpack the archive.

Reinstalling patches:

During macOS updates Mojave may overwrite some of our fixes. Using the Patch Update Tool, you can reinstall these patches with one click. To do this, open the Patch Updater application and select "View Installed Updates", or use the "View > Show Installed Updates" menu in the menu bar.

Everyone knows that Apple signs the firmware of its mobile system for iPhone and iPad. But few people know that it turns out that it also signs the macOS desktop system, and if you want to install a version that is no longer signed, you will receive a message with approximately the following content:

"This copy of the program could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or changed during the download process."

In this case, you have two solutions:

• download latest image the desired system from the Mac App Store and re-create a bootable USB flash drive
• change the date of your Mac to one that preceded the release of the build with macOS (OS X)

How to use Terminal to change the date in the OS X installer

Step 1 From the menu bar, click Utilities and select Terminal

Step 2 You can view the set date using the command:

In order to change it, you need to add the desired date to the date command in the format: mmddHHMMyy

Where mm- month (01-12),
dd- date (01-31),
HH- hours (00-23),
MM- minutes (00-59),
yy- year.

Step 3 Press the keyboard shortcut Cmd + Q to close the Terminal and proceed to install the system

After completing the steps, you will no longer have errors and you can safely install macOS. Download and install Latest updates It will be possible already in the system itself.

How is macOS High Sierra running for you? The system works fine for some users, but there are also those who have various problems with this version. This happens with significant software updates. a large number reasons. In this article, we have collected the most common macOS High Sierra problems and suggested possible solutions.

Users who have updated to macOS High Sierra are receiving a large number of error reports, ranging from problems installing the update itself, to rapid battery drain, program errors, strange behavior, media reading, networking, graphics/display problems, and overall performance degradation. . Perhaps you will find a solution to your problem below.

Download errorsMacOS High Sierra

Some users can't even download macOS High Sierra through the Mac App Store. If you have this problem, first check that your Mac is connected to the Internet at a good speed.

Often the problem can be solved by closing the App Store and opening it again.

1. Close the Mac App Store.
2. Open the Mac App Store and try downloading macOS High Sierra again.

It may be worth restarting the Mac itself, but this is necessary in very rare cases.

Installer problemsMacOS High Sierra

Some people write that they can’t download full installer macOS High Sierra and instead download the 20MB version, which in turn downloads the full version during installation. This way, you don't need to create a USB installation disk for macOS High Sierra.

To solve this problem, try installing macOS High Sierra using a third-party program.

Installation errorsMacOS High Sierra

When installation errors occur, an error message appears, and the solution is often to download the installer again and try to start the installation again.

Various errors may pop up. For example, “The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or corrupt. Complete the installer to restart your computer and try the operation again,” etc.

If you experience these errors, delete the “Install macOS High Sierra.app” file from the /Applications/ folder and download the installer from the Mac App Store again.

Restart your Mac and try installing Mac OS High Sierra again through the installer file. In most cases this helps.

MacOS High SierraNot is installed

When the installation of macOS High Sierra does not start, the message "macOS High Sierra cannot be installed" appears. Most likely, your Mac simply doesn't support this version systems.

InstallationmacOS doesn't complete

Sometimes during installation an error pops up indicating that the this moment It is impossible to download important installation components, with a suggestion to try to install the update again later.

The solution to this problem is easy: follow the advice and try to install the update later.

InstallermacOS High Sierra Stuck on black or white screen

It is very rare that the macOS High Sierra installer freezes on a completely black or white screen.

In this case, you first need to wait, and the error may disappear on its own, even if it takes several hours.

If the screen is completely black, check that the brightness is turned on on your Mac. Sometimes the installer darkens the screen for some reason and you just need to turn up the brightness.

If the installer permanently freezes, you will need to try installing macOS High Sierra again. Restart your Mac and start the installation again, but a little later. If you have an installation USB disk, run the installation from it.

If the entire laptop freezes, you need to enter recovery mode by restarting the Mac and holding down Command+R. After that, try installing the update again.

High Sierra does not install, the system does not boot at all

This happens in rare cases. When the update fails to install and the system does not boot, a gray screen appears. In this case, you need to reinstall the system software, but first you need to.

1. Turn off your Mac, turn it on again and immediately hold down the OPTION, COMMAND, P, R keys at the same time.
2. Continue holding the COMMAND, OPTION, P, R keys until you hear the power-up sound. This usually happens within 15 seconds.

If your Mac still won't boot after resetting the NVRAM, you'll have to reinstall the system. This can be done using installation disk or recovery mode.

You can also restart your Mac by holding down Command+Shift+Option+R and reinstalling macOS online.

APFS doesn't work withFusion Drive or regular disks

The APFS file system is not yet supported by Fusion or regular drives, but will be supported in the future with some system update.

If you have macOS High Sierra installed and use Fusion drives or regular HDDs, be sure to install the update when it comes out in the future a new version systems.

MacOS High Sierrafreezes

There are many reports of laptops running macOS High Sierra freezing and not responding to anything.

For some, the cursor or keyboard does not work, but the music or sounds continue to play. Most often this happens after launching a video on YouTube, Facebook, etc. In this case, the laptop needs to be restarted. To avoid this problem in the future, try installing a different browser. This could be Safari, Safari Tech Preview, Chrome, Firefox or Opera.

Sometimes this error occurs due to incompatibility of programs or third-party services. All programs need to be updated to latest version.

External monitors do not work withMacOS High Sierra

Sometimes after installing macOS High Sierra, external monitors stop working. For some, the screen flashes different colors.

If you encounter this problem, try.

WindowServer uses a lot of RAM

This problem can be resolved by turning off the Mac OS transparency effect.

Install all available updates for macOS High Sierra and other graphics-related drivers.

Display distortion

Some users experience various distortions on their screens. This could be due to the new macOS High Sierra graphics engine and other system elements, or to the drivers installed on your Mac. Graphics issues will most likely be fixed in future updates.

Mac does not wake up from sleep mode

If this problem occurs, you need to reset the SMC or VRAM. Apple support advises users to simply reinstall macOS through recovery mode.

Another option is to restart or turn off and turn on your Mac every time it doesn't wake up, but this is too inconvenient.

Problems withWi– Fi VMacOS High Sierra 10.13

Some users are unable to connect to wi-fi networks. Sometimes it helps to simply turn the function off and on.

1. Turn off Wi-Fi in the macOS menu.
2. Restart your Mac.
3. Turn on Wi-Fi from the macOS menu.

There are also messages about the inability to connect to networks with a hidden SSID. In this case, you need to open the SSID (router name) in the router settings.

Not work some programs

Most applications that work with Sierra should work with High Sierra, but some still have problems. Errors have been reported in Final Cut Pro, Motion, Indesign, Logic, Compressor, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop etc. In almost every case, installing the latest version of programs and systems will fix the problem.

The best way to update programs is in the Mac App Store under the Updates tab or through the programs themselves.

Also check that the program is compatible with macOS High Sierra.

Macbecame work slowly

If your Mac is running slower than usual after installing macOS High Sierra, it's likely due to background tasks in Siri, Search, Photos, iCloud, etc.

Try simply leaving the laptop on for a while and letting it complete all background tasks.

In contrast, many Macs run faster with macOS High Sierra, especially when copying and moving files, and this is due to the new file system APFS.

If the performance remains slow after waiting, it is worth checking how long random access memory consume specific programs and services using the System Monitoring program. Sometimes the system is slowed down by some programs that consume a lot of resources.

• Install all available updates to the macOS system and all programs.
• Create a new one account Mac and use it if the problem goes away.
• Do backup copy Mac and reinstall macOS High Sierra from it.
• Make a copy of your Mac and reinstall macOS High Sierra via a USB installation disk.
• Roll back macOS High Sierra to a previous version using

With its own pre-installed operating system Mac system OS. Like all the company's products, it claims to be of exclusive quality and the use of advanced technologies. The following varieties are currently on sale:

• MacBook;
• MacBook Air;
• MacBook Pro.

Find out how to update your Mac OS in the article below.

MacBook Pro is available in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes and in different specifications. All Mac models are equipped with Intel processors, battery life without recharging is up to 10 or up to 12 hours.

The newest operating system currently used on Mac computers is Mac OS Sierra. Older versions of the OS can be updated for free via the Internet. The company's main advantage of the system is that it was created specifically for Mac equipment. Unlike Windows, which is installed on the most computers different manufacturers. By the way, now MacBook Pro and other models support the ability to install Windows.

MacBook Pro and others are already on sale with installed system. However, in some cases, you may need to install or reinstall Mac OS on your MacBook. It is necessary to distinguish between the terms:

• The installation is otherwise called a “clean” installation, which is performed on a blank (formatted) hard drive or on a new one.
• Reinstallation is when new system installed on top of the old one without full formatting and saving user data.

The need to install and reinstall Mac OS occurs when there are serious problems with its operation, failed update. Like Windows, it still leaves behind garbage, which over time leads to slowdowns, freezes and other troubles. We will consider these processes using the example of the latest operating system, namely Mac OS Sierra. For previous versions, for example Mac OS X, essentially there will be no differences, but it is still recommended to update to the latest version if your device supports it.

Operating system installation

A clean installation may be necessary if you decide to sell your laptop and need to permanently remove all data and Apple ID from it, or if there is a serious system problem. The installation algorithm on a MakBook Pro looks like this:

1. Data backup.
2. Creating a bootable USB flash drive.
3. System installation.

For Reserve copy data use external storage and program Time Machine, which automatically starts when a removable storage device is connected. The utility will ask whether to use external drive for backup, click “Use.” as a backup drive."

After the backup is complete, you need to do bootable USB flash drive using disk utility:

The MacBook Pro itself will find the desired image on the flash drive and begin installing the Mac operating system. You just need to follow the instructions on the screen.

Reinstalling the operating system

You can reinstall the system from the OS recovery menu on Mac OS, which is called up by a key combination during boot:

• Command+R - reinstalls the latest version of the OS installed on the Mac, without updating to the latest.
• Option+Command+R - update to the latest compatible Mac OS.
• Shift+Option+Command+R - if macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or a newer version is already installed on your Mac, then pressing the combination will allow you to reinstall the OS that came with your Mac laptop.

After pressing these key combinations, a menu will appear in which you need to select “Reinstall Mac OS”. Next, do the following:

1. When the name Mac OS Sierra is displayed, click Next.
2. Select the drive on which you will install the system (usually called Macintosh HD).
3. The system reinstallation will begin, after which the Mac laptop will boot as usual.

All data, including passwords and Apple IDs, will be saved, as well as user data. But still create a backup copy before reinstalling, just in case. Reinstallation is also sometimes called recovery, as it often helps solve performance and performance problems. If the problems have not been corrected, then you can already try installing the system with formatting boot disk on your MacBook, not forgetting to copy all the data to an external drive, because after this procedure they will all be deleted.

Errors may appear when installing OS X El Capitan or OS X Yosemite:

“This copy of the Install OS X El Capitan application can’t be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading" or “This copy of the Install OS X Yosemite application can’t be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading" , so or "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running again" .

In Russian:

"This instance of Install OS X Yosemite (Mavericks) could not be verified." It may have been damaged or altered during the download process."

Sometimes they can be solved by simply rebooting and trying to reinstall OS X again (or re-writing the distribution to the flash drive/disk if it was damaged), but if the error messages keep appearing, then changing the date on your Mac can only solve the problem.

Changing the date on Mac

You can do this without leaving the installation menu using terminal commands. To do this, launch “Terminal” and enter the command:

After which you will be shown the currently set date. It needs to be changed by setting the release date of the distribution.

The date and time are entered in a specific format: dd]HH]MM. It is deciphered as follows: Month Number Hours Minutes Seconds Year, entered without spaces and, necessarily, in this sequence.
For example, if you need to set the date and time to October 24, 2015 18 hours 25 minutes, then the command will look like this:

The idea is to set a date later than the release of your distribution, but before the release of the next update. Experiment!

After this, close the “Terminal” and begin the installation process.

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