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• Macbook Pro Mojave Support

Apple’s new macOS Mojave doesn’t support the old Macs prior to 2012. It was a shocking news for me too.

Another reason could be that your Mac is running an older version of High Sierra (or Sierra, El Capitan, etc.), you should get update notifications but not related to Mojave. Instead, you were prompted to update to the latest subversion. For example, if your Mac is running under 10.13.2, you’ll be prompted to upgrade to 10.13.6. Outlook on MacBook Pro not working after upgrade to Mojave When I tried to open Outlook on my MacBook Pro today after upgrading to Mojave yesterday, I received the message that I couldn't use the version I have (15.28.1), and that I would need to upgrade my Outlook version. For example, I own a MacBook Air from mid 2011. I’m currently running macOS High Sierra and I’m not able to upgrade to Mojave. I still get security updates from Apple, but my laptop is now.

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I have an old, not for me actually, MacBook Pro which I purchased at the end of 2010. I was expecting Apple won’t drop the support of Mojave for MacBook Pro 2010 model, at least not for this time. But I was wrong. The latest Majove doesn’t support it too.

There is no need to worry. Even the oldest Windows 95 can be installed on Mac computer. There is a solution to every problem.

I don’t want to upgrade my MacBook Pro right now, especially when a new model is rumored to be released in next month.

Another choice for me was to buy a graphics card which supports Metal. In fact, it was the most feasible solution for to get installed Majove on my unsupported Mac right now.

Metal is natively supported by all Macs introduced since 2012. It means the following Nvidia, AMD and Intel family cards are compatible.

-Intel HD Graphics 400, Iris 5000 & 6000 family

-Nvidia GT 600M, 700M family

-AMD R9 M family

To check which GPU (graphics processing unit) is installed on your Mac computer, click on the Apple icon in the top left corner and then click on “About This Mac”.

There are a number of third-party vendors which sell graphics cards with integrated Metal support specifically designed for Mac computers. While searching for a compatible graphics card, I found that I could install Mojave on my MacBook Pro Mid 2010 model by using a software known as macOS Mojave Patcher Tool. Kudos to DosDude1 who developed tested, and released it as a free app.

By using this software, we could install the latest macOS version on early 2008 Macs.

Here is the step by step method to run Mojave on unsupported Macs.

The whole process can be divided into four parts.

• Part 1. Getting all the required things
• Part 2. Downloading the macOS Mojave Installer App
• Part 3. Making a bootable Mojave USB drive
• Part 4. Installing and Patching Mojave OS on the unsupported computer

We will discuss each part in details in the following paragraphs.

Part 1: Requirements to Run Mojave on Old Macs

Four things are required to get macOS Mojave installed on your forgotten-by-Apple Mac.

1. Your Mac computer

It could be an early-2008 or newer Mac Pro, iMac, or MacBook Pro. The following models include under this category.

– MacPro3,1
– MacPro4,1
– iMac8,1
– iMac9,1
– iMac10,x
– iMac11,x
– iMac12,x
– MacBookPro4,1
– MacBookPro5,x
– MacBookPro6,x
– MacBookPro7,1
– MacBookPro8,x

It could be late-2008 or newer MacBook Air or Aluminum Unibody MacBook. The following models include under this category:

– MacBookAir2,1
– MacBookAir3,x
– MacBookAir4,x
– MacBook5,1

It could be early-2009 or newer Mac Mini or white MacBook including the following models:

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

And it could be Xserve2, 1 and Xserver3, 1.

2. A USB drive in 16GB size or above
3. macOS Mojave patcher tool. Download it here.
4. A copy of the Mojave software.

Part 2: Download macOS Mojave Installer Software

MacOS Mojave software can be downloaded as an Installer App from Mac App Store using the computer which supports Mojave.

If you don’t have Mojave supported Mac, you can download the Mojave Installer App using patcher tool. Open the macOS Mojave patcher tool. If it doesn’t open and says it is from an unidentified developer, right click on the tool’s icon and click on “Open” from sub-menu and then enter your Mac’s Admin name and password. After the verification, you can open it with the left double-click.

If you don’t remember your macOS password, here are the solutions to reset it.

Go to Tools in the Menu bar and then hit “Download macOS Mojave”.

I recommend using the built-in downloader tool because it will download the latest and the compatible Installer app.

Mojave Installer app is about 5-6GB in size and it may take some time depending on the speed of your internet.

If the internet connection interrupts while downloading the file, don’t worry. The downloading process will resume where it left. Simply download the Mojave software again but point it to the same location where you were already downloading and saving the installer app.

Part 3: Create a Bootable Mojave USB Drive

In order to create a bootable Mojave USB Installer drive, follow these steps.

Step 1: Insert 16GB or above USB drive into your USB port of your Mac.

Step 2: Open Disk Utility and erase the USB drive in OS X Extended (Journaled) format. Give a proper name before erasing. I gave the name “macOS Mojave” to my USB drive.

If you are new to Mac, get the basic information about how to make a Partition, erase the current partition and how to make a bootable USB drive.

Step 3: After the drive is erased, open “macOS Mojave Patcher” tool.

Step 4: Point the Patcher tool to the downloaded Mojave Installer app which is downloaded in Part 2.

Step 5: Now select the target USB drive you just formatted.

Step 6: Hit the “Start Operation” button on the patcher tool and let it make the USB bootable with Mojave.

Step 7: It will show “Complete” when the process is done.

Part 4: Installing and Patching macOS Mojave

In this fourth and final part, we will install and patch the macOS Mojave on our old Mac computer. Follow the steps below to complete the remaining procedure.

Step 1. Restart your computer and hold down the “Option” key as soon as the Mac starts up.

Step 2: Select the USB drive, which was named as “macOS Mojave” as the startup disk.

Step 3: If you want to upgrade your current macOS to macOS Mojave, simply use the continue button to proceed and follow step 5. But if you want to install it on another partition or want to erase the current partition first, then follow the Step 4.

Step 4: Open Disk Utility from the bottom left panel.

Select the volume you want to erase. Use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. Or if you have got late-2009 and later machines with SSD drives, you can also use APFS format.

If you don’t want to install Mojave on current volume, you can also create a new partition and install it there. Mojave takes approximately 18GB space on hard drive. So at least make a 25GB partition to test the new macOS.

If you want to use it for all routine work, set the partition size according to your needs.

Step 5: Select the volume and press “Continue” to begin the installation process.

Step 6: The installation process takes about 20 minutes to complete. When it is done, reboot your Mac back into installer drive while holding down the “Option” key again.

Step 7: This time select “macOS Post Install” app from the bottom left panel.

Step 8: Select the model of your computer and the volume on which you installed Mojave and then click the “Patch” button. The tool will automatically select the required patches according to the model of your computer.

Step 9: Press the “Reboot” button when the patch is complete.

Step 10: The computer will reboot with macOS Mojave installed on it.

Step 11. If it doesn’t work properly on the restart, boot your Mac back into the installer USB drive, select macOS Post Install again, and this time also select “Force Cache Rebuild” option. Once the patch is complete and the cache is rebuilt, reboot.

Step 12: Upon restart, complete the setup process and start using your Mac with a Mojave operating system.

Happy Mojaving!!

For additional information and to know more about the known issues, please visit DosDune1’s website. He is an awesome guy.

Note: You will see a new “Patch Updater” app in the Applications under “Other” folder. It will alert you when new patches are available for your computer.

Your Mac will get the future Mojave updates as other supported computer do. If you don’t see the updates, or your computer doesn’t work properly after applying the update, use the step 11 of Part 4 to enable all patches.

Does your MacBook Pro keep rebooting after installing Mojave? It’s quite frustrating to go back and use your MacBook Pro only to find that it has mysteriously shut down and rebooted. And if this restarting issue gets bad enough, it can keep you from using your MacBook Pro entirely. That only means finding a quick fix is a top priority.

For you to be able to figure out a solution, you have to identify the cause of the reboot loop problem. Once you know why your MacBook Pro is acting up, attack the problem from there.

Here are five possible reasons why your MacBook Pro keeps rebooting after installing macOS Mojave:

1. MacOS Is Not Updated Properly.

So you’ve just upgraded to Mojave but your MacBook Pro keeps rebooting. It is likely that you missed an important part of the update or an update flaw messed up with your MacBook Pro settings during the update process. This confuses your system, resulting in repeated reboots and other problems.

Solution: The easiest way to fix the problem is to reinstall Mojave. However, you have to ensure that your MacBook Pro model is compatible with it. You might need to reboot a couple of times if there are many updates you’ve missed, but that is okay because that means your system is coping with all the essential software changes.

If you cannot properly install Mojave because your MacBook Pro model is too old, then you should consider upgrading your hardware for better performance.

2. Specific Software Is Causing the Problem.

Sometimes, apps and programs that you download and install onto your MacBook Pro may be causing the problem. This usually happens when software triggers a serious unrecoverable problem on your system, called the kernel panic.

A kernel panic does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with your MacBook Pro. It simply means you need to make some changes. You’ll know that a kernel panic is happening when you see a popup message showing the More Info button. If you press the button, you’ll know the name of the software that is causing the problem.

Solution: Oftentimes, all that it takes to solve the problem is to update the software. If this does not work, uninstall it and restart your MacBook Pro. Upon startup, a message will appear with the Move to Trash option. You may click it to remove the problematic software.

If removing the software solves the problem, then do not download it again, at least until it is updated. On a positive note, removing unnecessary software is a great way to improve your MacBook Pro’s speed.

3. External Peripheral Devices Are Not Working Properly.

Another possible reason why your MacBook Pro keeps rebooting after updating to Mojave is an external peripheral device or accessory that is not working properly with macOS. As a result, a kernel panic is triggered every time you attempt to use. This can happen any time, even immediately on startup or a couple of minutes after switching on your MacBook Pro.

Solution: Fortunately, this problem is easy to diagnose. First, remove all peripherals connected to your MacBook Pro, including hard drives, keyboards, mouse, and anything connected to the ports. But if you are using an Apple device like the Magic Mouse, you can keep it connected.

If your MacBook Pro does not reboot and continues to work without errors, then one of the peripherals is at fault. Identify which of the peripherals are causing the problem by plugging in each of them one at a time. If one peripheral makes your MacBook Pro crash and reboot, then you have found the problem.

The best thing you can do is to simply stop using that peripheral and use other options you have.

4. Your System Settings Are All Messed Up.

There are instances when there is nothing wrong with your MacBook Pro but a recent change in your system settings triggers a kernel panic. When this happens, your MacBook Pro may attempt to reboot in a seemingly unending loop, keeping you from accessing anything beyond the login page.

Solution: You can fix the problem by restoring your MacBook Pro’s default settings. First, you need to reset your MacBook Pro’s NVRAM or PRAM. After that, reset your SMC. After resetting your system settings, check if the problem persists.

5. Junk Files Are Interfering with Your System Processes.

Sometimes, resets are not enough to solve the problem. That is because the problem is rooted deep in your system folders.

Solution: The good news is that you have two ways to solve the problem: manually or in an automated manner. If you want things to get done manually, you need to go and check all system folders on your MacBook Pro, and delete the unnecessary files like web cache and unneeded file logs. We don’t suggest this option, though, especially if you are not familiar with your system files. Deleting the wrong files may only worsen the problem. It’s also time-consuming.

Your best option is probably the automatic method, which requires help from reliable third-party MacBook Pro cleaning tools. In a few clicks, your system will be scanned and all junk files can be instantly deleted.

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If nothing seems to work, it is high time that you seek help from Apple experts. Visit the nearest Apple Store or set an appointment with an Apple genius to find out what solutions they can come up with. Sometimes, these rebooting problems are too difficult to handle on your own, so asking for professional help is also a good idea.

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Unexpected restarts are quite annoying. It is necessary that you find out what’s causing them to occur, so you can keep them from happening in the future. Since we enumerated some possible causes above, we hope that you are now equipped well to deal with the annoying MacBook Pro restarting issue.

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Do you know other reasons why your MacBook Pro keeps rebooting after updating to Mojave, or do you know specific ways to fix the problem? Let us know in the comments section below.

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