I've been running OCLP and Sonoma on my late 2012 27" iMac i7 quad core 3.4 24gb ram and 512 ssd GTX 675MX 1GB runs like a dream, and because OCLP updates too the Apple updates all go on without any issues. TBF I never thought I'd still be using this old Mac in 2023 with all the latest software but it just does it, saves me a fortune on the new apple kit. With a limited budget for future upgrades this OCLP software is absolutely brilliant. If this Mac ever breaks I would probably buy another same spec 2nd hand and do the same again.
Fantastic! Yeah my 2012 is the low end model and does not run Sonoma very well. If it had a better gfx card I might run with it. But lack of TDM support is kind of a deal breaker for me.
It’s definitely doable, what’s the GFX card, mine was only 512mb and Sonoma ran like trash on my 2012. I am not sure if you can do an upgrade to it. I always do a fresh install. You can install on a separate partition to test. Or an external drive.
Thank you for this. However, I have run the latest update (Sequoia) on my iMac 21.5 inch late 2012) but it comes up as ' macOS Sequoia is not compatible with this Mac.' What do I need to do? It has over 700 GB available storage plus I installed the software via an external drive as you did. Many thanks
@@cyrusnderitu3047 you would need to run OCLP again to the main drive. If you have the install USB use that to boot up but be sure to download the new OCLP. I have not installed Sequoia so I am not sure of the compatibility. Make sure to read up on OCLP website to make sure your computer is compatible.
Cheers,@@BadspadeLive.I have checked on the OCLP site and my iMac is compatible with the Sequoia software.I did run it to the main drive but no luck. I'm thinking I should try downloading the previous versions and see if it will work?
Thanks for the video. I have a 2012 iMac dead-ended at High Sierra, which also means all my apps are dead-ended. Some websites don't function well or at all on the highest version of Safari I can run. -- I retired in 2018, so this isn't interfering with my livelihood. But it's a pain. So my current plan is to get a Mac Mini M2 and monitor over the Thanksgiving holiday. Your revelation of the poor performance of your 2012 iMac with OCLP confirms my choice for one final new desktop computer. I do have a newer Air, but the smaller screen and touchpad are not convenient for some of the things I still do on a computer.
If you are up for it Ventura still functions great on my 2012, the issue is the graphics card, 512mb, if you have a better card Sonoma should function fine. But yeah I am noticing they are coming to the end of their use as many apps although they work they are not designed to run on these older machines and the hardware is having trouble keeping up. Cheers mate. The M2s are sweet and you can use the 2012 as a monitor using airplay on Ventura and OCLP
@FabodelRey this one is not currently for sale as I am using it. When do you need it. I am kinda in the market for a new one but haven’t pulled the trigger just yet.
I got a late 2013 iMac 21.5 it has an Intel i5 processor and 16 gigs of ram with a Fusion Drive it currently runs Mac OS Catalina as this was the last supported version for this model. I was curious if I can use this attempt to upgrade to Mac OS Sonoma with out having to upgrade any internals in the iMac as I don’t really want to spend any more money on this Mac being I just want a temporary solution until I’m able to finally save up enough money to buy a new Mac.
you need to take off your password I have the same model everything the worst thing I can't really boot from the hard drive I've got to boot from the USB again
@@ajlopez5479 this video is not about updating. I need more info to properly answer that question. Are you currently running OCLP? The method in this video will erase everything yes.
Thanks for watching, yeah I was disappointed by the way it ran on the 2012. On the 2013 however it ran better but with no support for TDM the fancy wallpapers are not worth the switch. Thanks for subscribing!
i have an iMac A1311 21.5" from 2011 with i5 quad core 8GB Ram. after installing sonoma, my Bluetooth does not remain ON, after i turn it ON, it turns off automatically after 5 seconds. any help?
Yeah the 2011 seem to have issues with Sonoma. I would consult the OCLP website for any and all compatibility issues. Sonoma seems to be a different animal.
With sonoma 14.4 it will get stuck I started Thursday today Sunday I gave up hours ago I am downloading Ventura now because you said that's where our iMac works best I did not watch your video to the end that's why I made the mistake thank you again what video editor have you got what's a good website to get mac stuff from I am all about free. Someone gave me this iMac because they said it was too old and it doesn't work properly I had a Hackintosh Once Upon a Time now I got my first Mac I am coming from Windows 95 my 1st PC
I had this issue once with Ventura and I had to do a fresh install. There may be something wrong with your installer USB so you may need to re create that and try again.
@@achillescorpuz7637 if you already have it installed. You can create a new user account and delete the old one, but if you attempt to use apples system restore it will most likely go back to the latest supported OS for that machine.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me... everything works until the black screen with the white apple and the loading bar underneath... from there it starts to hang. (iMac 2, late 2012)
I am wondering if OCLP is falling down on the job. There seems to be a lot more issues these days. You could try an older version of the installer and see if that helps. Are you creating the installer on the machine that you are installing? Make sure it’s set up for the correct Mac version if not.
As long as you are using a high speed cable and SSD it should be very stable. I did this on one of my machines and it ran great. I have an SSD with USB C cable.
I am currently having a 21.5" Late 2013 iMac with Core i5, 8 gigs of RAM and the stock 1TB HDD that's stuck on Catalina. Should i try installing Sonoma on it? P.S no money for upgrading to SSD :(
Personally I would stay with Ventura if you want Target Display mode capabilities. If that’s not something you need. Go for Sonoma. What graphics card are you running?
@@BadspadeLiveI'm not planning on using it as an external display. I'm doubtful about Sonoma's performance on the HDD. The GPU I'm having is the Nvidia GT 750M 1GB. Thanks for your inputs!
I followed all these process on my Mac Pro 2012 i7 it was the Wi-Fi I noticed that it is not seeing any available network then the system hangs. Please help 🙏🏾
@@Iamadmiralkhan I would try installing the post install root patches again and see if that helps. Or it might just be Sonoma, seems like it didn’t run well on my 2012 either.
Hi Sam, I'm at the final stage where you erase Ventura and replace with somona but the only option is my 3tb harddrive. So I can't erase and create. I tried to just install but won't let me install to hd as says not supported. There is also no bootcamp there. Any ideas?
Did you format the drive using disk utility? Bootcamp is for windows partition. You may need to format the drive completely. It’s hard to say since I can not see your drive setup
hi! I'm currently on iMac 2012 21' , Mine is not on core i5, but on 8-core i7, 16 ram, 1tb ssd. Currently on Catalina What may be the most stable os for me? i use FCPX, logic pro and skype on daily basis, so proper work of this programmes are crucial , What can you advise?
I was running Ventura on my 2012, only because Sonoma does not support TDM and it seemed to run sluggish with my 512mb GFX card. Ventura however ran super smooth with no issues. I was running all Adobe suite as well as CapCut. But I have since sold that machine and still have my 2013 running great on Ventura.
@@alexscream6075 hi. So I’ve been able to downgrade to Mac OS monetery which yes it’s working fine but there’s a sad thing about this; it doesn’t go to sleep mode 😪
Check OCLP website to see if your Mac is compatible. It should be supported but I know they have been having issues with support for Sonoma and certain models
I am not certain on all of the models that are supported. But check out the OCLP website to see the documentation of supported models. Each model has to have a specific build.
Thank you for the informative video. I have a 2013 500GB 21.5” iMac and I want to get OCLP to get the MacOS Sanoma. I was asking someone on if they thought I should do it, and they said updating to Sanoma could bog down the computer a lot, making miserably slow. The person suggested sticking with what I have but I would love to not see the vintage icons etc. What are your thoughts on this? Do you suspect it could slow down the computer? If I do it and it does slow it down is it possible to uninstall and it’ll stop being slow? Idk what other questions to ask but you get the general idea.
Yeah it seemed to run better on my 2013 than the 2012, really it comes down to the GFX card. What card does yours have? You can also install Ventura. Which runs great on both of my machines.
@@arya.s.o. is it a HDD or SSD? That will make a difference. I would say in this case if it’s a HDD with 1GB GFX card I would recommend Ventura. The SSD really makes a huge difference. I had a 512mb card on the 2013 and it was a slug on Sonoma but runs Ventura great.
Thank you. I checked your other videos and found out the answer. I had previously installed Sonoma on a 2013. I have installed Ventura on 2x 2013 iMacs and currently using Target Display. A few notes: - Sonoma does not support Target Display. - The Magic Keyboard does not work to trigger Target display on Venture using OCLP. Also does not work on Catalina + High Sierra without OCLP. - Apple Wired Keyboards work (A1243), Satechi Slim X3 works also. - The cable connecting the 2 iMacs (2013) must be Thunderbolt , mini DisplayPort does not work (wrong cable purchased) - 0.5M Apple thunderbolt is too short. Get the 2M cable. - Logging out of iCloud using Magic Keyboard kept saying wrong Password. Plugging in the Apple Wired Keyboard let me log out of ICloud. tested both keyboards on Notes to verify that both keyboards giving the right inputs… they were… not sure why the Magic Keyboard is acting up but it was not CAPS or FN key.
@saeedabbas100 yeah I was having issues with Sonoma as well. TDM didn’t work and I am sorry to hear that now your monitor won’t work either. I am wondering if it’s the OCLP team that left out a display port driver or something
1 GB should be good, Sonoma is very graphics heavy and you will not be able to use TDM, but it should run, Just consult the OCLP site for any compatiblity issues with your model.
@@BadspadeLive I had some issues with bluetooth but after reseting the NVRAM and PRAM it worked. I am stunned with my AMD Radeon 6970M, as it runs smoothly the live wallpaper and the general effects. However I can't use Maps, Music Videos from Apple Music, but I can play movies from Apple TV and generally the iMac runs smooth like it did with Ventura.
@@BadspadeLive Yes as you said it before, unfortunately the Maps, Screen recording & Weather simply don't work on Sonoma. Other than that it runs smooth.
I almost decided against installing Sonoma on my Imac late 2013, 2 gig graphic, I5 cpu, 24 gig ram. It runs like a dream with no issues whats so ever. you just need to change the dynamic wall papers and put and normal static one to save graphic usage.
Right, but the lack of TDM support was the deal breaker on my 2012, it ran ok on my 2013, but I couldn’t link them together. So until they update OCLP it’s back to Ventura for now. Sonoma is great and 2gb should be enough to run smoothly.
I have an iMac A1213 with High Sierra, I'm trying to install Sonoma but when it loads the white bar the message ''an error occurred preparing the update'' appears, the Sonoma installer is on an external SSD
Thank you for the info, what year mac is it? I know the 2011s seem to have issues like this with drivers etc. make sure you install the post install root patches.
