Finally, old Macs can install macOS Ventura across levels

foreword

A few days ago, I saw a message on GitHub.

OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher by developer Dortania is finally updated!

The developer writes in this release note: OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher finally offers beta support for macOS Ventura! If you like to try fruit powder, don't miss it!

The version update log is written like this (translation):

OpenCore Legacy Patcher update log

0.5.2

• Ventura specific updates:
  - Resolved AMD Polaris external monitor output support issue
  AMD Polaris and legacy GCN cannot be mixed in the same system
  - Legacy GCN support will be prioritized when both are present
  - AMD Polaris GPUs can still be headless using legacy GCN Rendering (eg [macOS: Prefer external GPU option](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT208544))
• Fix MacPro6,1 and Lilu race condition
  - make sure model and board ID are set correctly before Lilu loads
  - Incremental binaries:
  • AirPortBrcmFixup 2.1.6 - Released
  • DebugEnhancer 1.0.7 - Released
  • FeatureUnlock 1.1.0 - Scrolling (2bb3c50)

0.5.1

- Add support for "APPLE SSD TS0128F/256F" SSD in macOS Ventura

• i.e. stock SSD found in MacBookAir6,x
• KDK N-1 logic slack to allow 1 minor version difference
  • predecessor. Allow 13.0 KDK on 13.1
• Clean up "/library/extensions" on no KDK root patch
  • Make sure old, incompatible kexts don't interact with
  • Old kexts are migrated to "/Library/RelocateExtensions"
• Add OpenCore Picker timeout selection
• Partially resolve MacPro6,1 support issues
  • Allows installation and use of the 2013 Mac Pro on Ventura
  • CPU power management is not currently supported

0.5.0

• Ventura specific updates:
  • Switch the boot.efi model patch to iMac18,1
  • Work around mandatory trackpad front support in Ventura
  • Added models dropped by Ventura:
    • MacPro6,1
    • Macmini7,1
    • iMac16,x，iMac17,1
    • MacBook9,1
    • MacBookAir7,x
    • MacBookPro11,4/5、MacBookPro12,1、MacBookPro13,x
  • Add Ventura software directory parsing
  • Add Kernel Debug Toolkit checks to Ventura root patch
  • Add USB map injection for dropped models
  • Addresses Ethernet support issues on MacPro3,1-5,1
  • Fix VMM patchset
  • Allow swapping of dyld shared caches before Haswell
  • Fix MouSSE/SSE4,2 emulation in macOS 13.0 Beta 3 (22A5295h)
  • Graphics Acceleration for Traditional Metal GPUs
    Intel: Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, and Skylake
    Nvidia: Kepler
    AMD: GCN 1 to 3
    AMD: Polaris (on pre-AVX2.0 systems)
    • Boot in Safe Mode to avoid stock driver loading
      - raise SIP requirement for root patch to 0x803
  • Added Ventura Boot Picker icon
  • Implement KDK rootless patch for Metal Intel and Nvidia GPUs
    • AMD GCN still requires KDK installation for patching
  • Address OpenCL support for legacy Metal GPUs
  • Enables automatic Rosetta Cryptex installation on OS installs and updates
    - drop the need for manual OS.dmg swap before Haswell
  • Implements an automatic kernel debug kit downloader for systems requiring a boot/SysKC rebuild
    • predecessor. AMD GCN
    • Rely on N-1 system when no matching KDK exists
  • Remove unused KDK in "/Repository/Developer/KDK" during root patching
  • Addresses power management support for Ivy Bridge and earlier versions
  • Waived AMFI requirements for Nvidia Kepler and AMD GCN 1-3
  • Fixes many AMD GCN 1-3 issues (e.g. Photos.app, screensaver, etc.)
  • Solve the problem of dGPU support for MacBookPro13,3
• Added workaround for Catalyst buttons not responding on non-Metal in macOS Monterey
• Re-export OpenCanopy icons to better support Haswell and newer Macs
• Incremental binaries:
  OpenCorePkg 0.8.5 release
  Lilu 1.6.2 - released
  • FeatureUnlock version 1.0.9
  • PatcherSupportPkg 0.7.1 - released
    BrcmPatchRAM 2.6.4 - released
    AutoPkgInstaller 1.0.1 - released
  • CryptexFixup 1.0.1 - Scroll (cf3a1e4)

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conclusion

We can see that OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher has officially supported Ventura since v0.5.0. Project address (Releases that can be downloaded directly): https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases

The installation is very simple, you only need to find the OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app.zip file in the Releases and download it to get the App. The interface is very user-friendly, and OpenCore can be clicked in the App build.

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