Mac OS Monterey Install on Early 2011 Macbook Pro (+ First Impressions) 

Where would this patcher be. On the usb I just made or redownload opencore

please try big sure OS

Also increase Intel HD VRAM. You can go up to 2GB.

Hello. I installed the system and everything works fine. But immediately after launch, this patcher pops up, which prompts me to install some 3 drivers. He installed the first 2 drivers fine, but when installing the graphics driver, he gives an error. MacBook without it seems to work fine, but somehow restless). Maybe you had a similar problem? Mac is exactly the same.

@@goldon2909 try to disable all SIP settings.

Oh yes, it's awesome what they achieved here. Patching has never been easier.

Yes, Monterey works surprisingly well.

thing to look for is exactly what video card is in yours , they made a few different variations with some cards not adaptable. Some with dedicated graphics , some without , even for the same model number.

@@inspirationtoday7550 Mine had only integrated Intel HD Graphics. Probably that's why it worked so flawless, I heard there were problems with dedicated GPUs.

@@MacintoshMen hello I'm running Catalina on 2011 MacBook pro but i wanted to upgrade to Monterey will it work or should i first upgrade from high Sierra?

@@elite.1you can even go to Ventura I have the same machine running macOS Ventura

It worked surprisingly flawless, yes.

No, I can't help you there unfortunately.

Use Catalina patcher if it only runs on 4GB of ram..

You can try resetting the PRAM/NVRAM or try reinstalling the OS but from the description it sounds like some sort of hardware related issue.

No, unfortunately I can't help you there. You could try reinstalling the patches but I wouldn't know any other solution.

do you recommend this mac 2011(monterey or ubuntu ) for programming like android dev

Wow !! really??? Any problem or issue?? Do you recommend install Ventura??

@SamuelSamOficial haven't fully tested all the features but it will have some limitations due to old hardware. I've only used it for the simple thing like internet browsing. All the other Apple specifics I can't talk about. It runs great in the stuff I talked previously previously.

how would you revert back to previous high sierra ?

update ? @@twisted2nr

I haven't tested Chrome specifically but YT performance was surprisingly good, even on 1080p. I can't see why it should be different in Chrome.

You're welcome!

The time I used it it worked flawlessly but since then I sold it so I can't say it for certain. It appeared pretty solid though.

Try a different usb stick

You are welcome!

SSD and enough RAM is crucial, then you should have a reasonable experience.

@@MacintoshMen i forgot to mention that i have ordered 8 gig of ram stick as well

I don't know a solution but I got a feeling it's got to do with the GPU.

If performance is priority I'd recommend Linux any day over Mac OS on those machines, however this video was dedicated to Mac OS.

I'm afraid that's impossible.

I highly recommend you upgrade the RAM to at least 8GB. Only 4GB just isn't enough nowadys. Then you should be set; it ran surprisingly well.

@@MacintoshMen Thanks for the help

Do you have problems with your trackpad? Mine works but only the clicker, no tapping to select anymore

@@alfi0s For right-click tap on the trackpad with two fingers...

Does it have an SSD installed if that’s not the case you could try switching the old one for a fast SSD, the speed difference is crazy

it should be noticeably laggier than high sierra but maybe you have a problem with the graphics card. afaik the non metal gpu support is partial. Seems like the devs are doing a lot of hackery to get them to work

Try big sur

No, the upgrade to Ventura won't work this way. If you want to try it you'll have to use the patcher (but for Ventura) again.

Tq bro@@MacintoshMen for respon. noted

Maybe you didn't run the after install patch thing?

No, but I suppose they would run pretty slow.

In theory yes, but I'm not sure how the graphics card situation will be. Might be glitchy.

@@MacintoshMen Did it on a MacBookPro (late 2008) and it runs with full accelerated graphics.

I don't have this Macbook anymore but when I had it it run OK, but if you want a faster experience you'll need to use a different OS.

​@@MacintoshMenWHICH OS BESIDES MONTERY DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR MAC BK PRO [,EARLY 2011] ??? TY !

I got the same issue

No worries, that’s not a dumb question. If you do a clean install, then yes, you will lose all your data, but if you do an upgrade then not. I would back up the data either way because upgrades can go wrong or stuck so I would not risk it.

@@MacintoshMen Thanks you!

And how are your impressions about that? Is everything working alright?

@@user-qe5yt5py7q So far its great! Its very snappy, almost as fast as the newer laptops, again this is a 2011 lol. But im a student, and my focus is the apps such as microsoft word etc. and yea they work great. Highly recommend you do it if you thinking about it.

Probably not, you'll need Mac for the Legacy patcher. What you could do is install an older Mac OS version first and then go from there. pureinfotech.com/create-macos-bootable-usb-windows/

Thanks, I'm all sorted now, a friend made me an installer. Haven't done this yet but now have two working Macbook Pros. The 2011 model I will be trying this on, the other is already running Monterey.@@MacintoshMen

No, I'm sorry I don't have a solution to this Bluetooth problem. Maybe try another driver?

Well I fixed it. Bring up audio an Just keep spamming the headphones in Bluetooth an your see them Connect an disconnect an they will stay in after about 2 mins of spamming. Also got airplay to work. Apple must be screaming lol. 🫢🫢🫢

@@mrp7563 Nice that you got it working!

@@MacintoshMen could remove opencore an install 50.1 I think an reinstall to efi to main drive this fixed my airport problem but other then that I have no issues what so ever. They done well opencore to make this patch. 🎩 goes of tho them. Apart from some apps have black icons in the app but think that’s down to the app developer to fix. If they can coz 2011 Mac Pro is old. Lol

Yes

Best option is just a clean reinstall.

how do you do that? i am stuck@@MacintoshMen

Brother do have rag or high ram usuge problem??

So you mean Monterey runs even better on these?

@@MacintoshMen Yes.

gist.github.com/blackgate/17ac402e35d2f7e0f1c9708db3dc7a44

If you are looking for performance you must go Linux. It ran Monterey OK but it didn't blow me away. For programming you can't go wrong using Linux.

@@MacintoshMen I am honored by your response thank you very much.

@@noureddineloug2703 You're welcome!

Thanks for letting me know, I installed it now.

Exactly

I heard in another comment that Monterey is supposed to be even smoother and better than Big Sur. I have not tested Big Sur, so I can't say anything about that, but I think it doesn't hurt to try Monterey. Don't forget (like I did in the video) to run the post install patch. I think your lagging had a lot to do with the Radeon 6770 not having Metal support. Maybe they found a way to make it work now...

@@MacintoshMen Dankeschön ich werde es probieren

Apple TV does not work on Monterey and a lot of apps won't even open but it does run very smooth for web browsing and RU-vid and streaming app well not work either

@@DavidOlivarez08 exactly but it’s great👍🏿

But never try Ventura, it won’t work 😂

More RAM is never a bad idea. I upgraded it to 8GB.

Thank you for the advice.

Officially MBP 13 early 2011 supports up to 8GB, but I didn’t know it when I bought additional ram and I have 16GB and works perfect ;)

@@luki9292 Thanks for The Answer,,,, Regards from indonesia.... i will try 16 gb ram for my Old MBP.

Thanks for letting me know; I installed the post install patch now. It got rid of some glitches.

I don't have this machine anymore.

Die Temperaturen sind sehr heiß, aber das ist weniger vom Betriebssystem abhängig sondern eher ein Problem it dem Macbook selbst. Das läuft auf allen Betriebssystemen sehr heiß.

@@MacintoshMen Danke für die Antwort. Bei meinem habe ich neulich die Wärmeleitpaste erneuert, die Temperaturen sind etwas besser. Und ich höre die Lüfter nicht so oft-eigentlich selten, deswegen Zweifel ob sich der Umstieg auf neuere macOS lohnt, also Du hast keinen Unterschied bemerkt wenn es um die Lautstärke geht? Ist gleich bei Dir mit High Sierra und Monterey?

@@andymark3664 Ich denke nicht, dass die Temperaturen durch das neuere Mac OS so viel höher gehen; sie sind wie gesagt sowieso schon hoch.

@@MacintoshMen OK, wenn ich eine freie SSD bekomme, versuche ich was neueres auf den Opa zu installieren ;)

Ich hab das Macbook leider nicht mehr, keine Ahnung ob es funktioniert hätte.

I didn't try it, sorry

@@MacintoshMen can you try ?

It was also laggy on mine but I found it was still usable just fine.

No, it won't hurt anything.

Ok! How about the speed?

If you don't have enough RAM or an SSD I wouldn't recommend it. On mine it ran pretty OK.@@majidroknimanesh4203

Haha great, I'm also a proud Firefox user. I find Safari as a browser very good but I can't stand the interface, it's all too hidden away and iPad-like.

Pretty high but that's not really the OS fault, these computers run very hot in general. I replaced the thermal paste but it only made in marginally better. Without a fan control program it will reach 90° celsius often.

@@MacintoshMen that’s disappointing, on high sierra I was getting around 50° C at idle. Have you tried the app turbo boost switcher? It helped some by turning off hyper threading and lowering the temp

@@narutobroken Yes, on idle I also saw 50°C but when you do something it ramps up fast.

My temps also little high, first i change thermal paste to mx5, doesnt help much, now i add Liquid Metal and its better on high temps. Before i always rech over 95°c now it max 85

Have a look here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wD_7n-8nnn0.html

@@MacintoshMen Thank you! 😁

It will definetely help, but I don't think it'll get rid of the lag.

I have an identical macbook and Ive maxed it out to 16 Gb of ram, I will try this and let u know

@@joachimlundberg did it work?

@@The_Navigator07 Yes but Bluetooth doesn’t work properly. Otherwise all good. I do get the apple bluetooth keyboard working it doesn’t see any of my other peripherals. No correction apple bt keyboard only workinh Witherspoon USB lightning cable ant ideas???

@@joachimlundberg - Apparently you need to update the WiFi/Bluetooth card. The new OS doesn't support the old legacy cards. I read somewhere but cannot be more specific.

This Macbook has an SSD

Yeah, it desperately needs the thermal paste replaced haha

@@MacintoshMen changing thermopaste wont help. I have 2011 Pro, have changed multiple thermopaste, fan and even new heatsink/radiotor and it still goes to 100C time to time

@@gints1199 same here, Arctic MX-5 causes ~100°C when I’m rendering photos, after change to MX-4 it is ~95°C and it is loud like jumbojet 🥲

Macbook Air is a fundamentally different computer unfortunately

@@MacintoshMen i've solved

@@MacintoshMen one problem dont' open the maps

Was genau meinst du? Er hätte einfach keinen Akku, alles andere wäre gleich? xD

@@MacintoshMen Ja du meintest doch, dass es hier und da mal laggt usw. Ein Macbook drosselt aber extrem, wenn kein Akku mehr verbaut ist. Und dann würde Monterey bestimmt nicht mehr so gut laufen.. xD

Agreed! If you don't care about the features, downgrading sure is the better option.

Could you please explain more why? Macbook air 2012.

Sorry, I don't have this Mac anymore.

I'm sure you can but it probably won't run very well