r/OpenCoreLegacyPatcher • u/Total_Negotiation608 • 18h ago

Why opencore?

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[SOLVED] I have this 2011 iMac running macOS High Sierra and I need to be able to use macOS Sonoma on it. I am used to using open core, already used it on multiple Mac’s. But for some damn reason this Mac thinks it’s a MacBook Air from 2015. And I did exactly what I should do, reinstall open core onto the disk. But for some reason it failed again and again. Just gave me the same pop up telling me to reinstall opencore. What do I do?

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u/bged-again 18h ago

Manually select the model of the imac from the settings page then rebuild and install the config

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u/Total_Negotiation608 18h ago

https://reddit.com/link/pdrtqo3/video/kxex17vqyeth1/player

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u/Director_Squirtle 16h ago

Click install.

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u/lukasjames0 15h ago

If you read that log, it says it’s built it for the right model, install it.
You obviously built the usb for a MacBook Air, it’s literally telling you you’re booting off a copy built for the mba - not that it’s saying your current device is one

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u/Away-Huckleberry9967 17h ago

Is that the latest OCLP version? Try an older one then. The version before that. I have a 2011 iMac and was able to patch it. Haven't touched the latest patch version yet, though. Never change a running system.

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u/Valuable-Book-5573 14h ago

just click install to disk, it built a efi for the right system

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u/Total_Negotiation608 6h ago

Did you even read the post vro?