install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist

#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist how to#
#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist full#
#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist pro#

– run MLPostFactor to create the patched installer (8GB) for OSX 10.8.4 (or an other version if you prefer that one for some reason…) – make a Time Machine backup and make sure both the OSX 10.8 installer and MLPostFactor are in you Applications folder You should follow the step-by-step instructions above, but just to give a quick impression of the routine : …or the video that HackerWayne (one of the MLPostFactor developers) has issued :

#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist how to#

– a partition of at least 10GB called “ML” to install the new (patched) OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion onto this is will to be your final, ‘new’ harddrive for your ‘old’ Mac… it turns out that ‘if you dare’ you can assign this to your current MacOSX 10.7 Lion harddrive Įxact directions on how to install can be found here : – a partition of 8GB to create the patched OSX 10.8 installer on according to the official directions this should be a partition on your main harddisk called “Install”, but it turns out that ‘if you dare’ you can also use an 8GB USB-stick or an 8GB partition on an external USB- or FireWire-harddisk for this

#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist full#

– a full backup of your current harddrive running OSX 10.7 Lion and all your personal files (simply put : “a Time Machine backup of your Mac”) – the 32-bit MLPostFactor v3.0 installer-patcher (should be put inside your Applications folder also) you can download from here : – an official version of the OSX 10.8 installer, (re)downloaded from the Mac App Store inside your Applications Folder (sorry, pirated versions don’t work…) – one of the Intel-Macs mentioned above (running MacOSX 10.7 Lion and at least 2GB of RAM) !!! THIS IS FOR (RATHER) EXPERIENCED MAC-USERS ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE DONE ON YOUR ‘ONE AND ONLY’ MAC !!! – it’s provided “as-is”, so no support from anyone (neither the developer nor me), and no guarantee it will fully or even partially work in your case (especially not if you do not strictly follow all of the directions !!) – the SMB client is not working properly (the SMB server is), so file transfer is crippled – some (but very little) software is not compatible due to various reasons e.g. – regular OSX updates are disabled, you can only use a special OSX-update routine …and I must say : “(in my case) it runs smoother than MacOSX 10.7”, but there are a few downsides, especially these ones :

#Install 10.5 osx on unsupported hardware leopardassist pro#

Late 2006 (and newer) versions of the Macbook, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and XserveĮarly 2008 (and newer) versions or the Macbook Air

Yes, thanks to the guys from MLPostFactor, it’s now possible to install OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion (even 10.8.4) on these older Intel-Macs :Įarly 2006 (and newer) versions of the iMac and Mac mini And a new version that supports installing OSX 10.11 El_Capitan is in the works.įor more info (and downloads), go to the info page on : MacPostFactor also supports installing OSX versions up to OSX 10.10 Yosemite on older Macs. MLPostFactor has been succeeded/replaced by MacPostFactor, and is now being updated by a new crew of programmers. I read somewhere that it is possible to install the latest version of OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion on my Mac, even though the official installer refuses to install.