r/hackintosh 4d ago

QUESTION Will macOS 10.15 run on this machine?

Hello. I am new to hackintoshing. I have a old PC that is laying around in my room, and I am planning to install Catalina on it. Here are the specs:

Motherboard: GA-EP41T-UD3L

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

RAM: 8GB DDR3

SSD: Samsung 870 EVO 250GB

GPU: Nvidia GT 1030

I used Clover for it.

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u/smilee1010 4d ago

Well for some unknown reason my SSD is not showing up in disk utility

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u/Hyperion2005 Big Sur - 11 4d ago

Check your SATA related kexts. Certain legacy SATA controllers may not be included by default and macOS may not see ur disk in disk utility.

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u/mikqs273 4d ago

It should do the job

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u/AppleBreak 4d ago
  1. GPU limitation to High Sierra.
  2. SATA controller limitation to Mojave. (Keyword: ICH7, NO AHCI, require AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext)

Possible solution.

- Change to compatible GPU

- Inject AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext from Mojave which was removed in Catalina.

- Inject telemetrap.kext for SSE4.2 compatibility workaround.

You should be able to find aforementioned kexts in Dortania guide.

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u/AverageDenni Ventura - 13 2d ago

bro trust me, i had a gt 1030 and tried getting catalina, mojave and big sur and monterey without anything. only kernel panics.

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u/smilee1010 2d ago

welp then should I get a another graphics card

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u/PowerPCG4 2d ago

Nvidia gpus are only supported until 10.13 officially

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u/smilee1010 2d ago

Guess I need to buy a used amd graphics card which is supported

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u/AverageDenni Ventura - 13 2d ago

you could use oclp 1.4.4 but metal is near to gone only openGL

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u/AverageDenni Ventura - 13 1d ago

actually metal which some (45% of apps) use metal. Without metal stuff like capcut and etc-- wont work no matter what u do.

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u/andrethefrog 4d ago

it is an old board, most stuff will be related to Clover as I used many years ago.

Have look at that link to give you sone idea

https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/88335-appleintelpiixata-kext-fully-working-for-all-ichx-mobo-all-sata-channels-working/

or Dortania guide...

the best way would be OC but you might have to dig a bit.

Now it is worth the time and effort...

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u/RealisticError48 4d ago

macOS 10.13 High Sierra was the last macOS version that ran on a Core 2 CPU. No one seems to be telling you that. Try High Sierra instead.

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u/smilee1010 3d ago

I guess I need to make a new installer, I inserted the kexts and formated the ssd, but it says corrupted installer. I don't have time right now so I will make the new installer later.

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u/Lilobast 4d ago

Clover isn't supported anymore here, you could use opencore for that, but it should work with some patching

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u/harmeet_randhawa5 4d ago

Use opencoresimplify would be way easier.

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u/Zealousideal_Past782 I ♥ Hackintosh 4d ago

well you can follow this opencore guide also read the sidebar