To the Developers: Thank You, To the Newbies: Read Below for Tips/Lessons Learned

To the Developers: Thank You, To the Newbies: Read Below for Tips/Lessons Learned

This is an appreciation post. Hopefully, the coders/developers to this app are reading. But seriously THANK YOU for this program. When I purchased a maxed out (spec'd out) 2016 Macbook Pro, I had assumed Apple would support it for at least 10 years. I have a strong tradition of using my Apple products for 10+ years before getting the next model (iPhone, iPod, Macbook Pro, AppleTV, etc). This way the upgrades feel like a true upgrade. I love witnessing how technology improves between models (I'm a 90's dial-up kid).

So, I was shocked to find that Apple stopped allowing software upgrades for my Macbook Pro a few years back. Other than a few hiccups with OCLP and learning my lesson to ALWAYS have a TimeMachine backup along with a USB copy of my native OsX, this software has worked flawlessly.

Also my MacBook Pro 2016 is running OsX Sonoma Beta 14.2 without issue!

Attaching screenshots of what I click to modify OCLP to feel like a native machine. I reset the Boot Picker Timeout to "0" and uncheck Show OpenCore BootPicker along with checking Disable CPUFriend (improves performance).

To the newbies: A lesson I learned also is that once you select these settings, you HAVE TO then Build and Install OpenCore, then reboot for settings to apply. Trust the process and know that upon reboot OCLP won't "save" these settings in the app, meaning your computer is correct per the settings you selected, but the app always defaults to 5 seconds, checked on Show OpenCoreBoot Picker and Disable CPUFriend being unchecked.

https://preview.redd.it/hknnjxrka44c1.png?width=586&format=png&auto=webp&s=a6893be0d9527e35d67980c39f157a5a9b6b177d

https://preview.redd.it/605u0c2ka44c1.png?width=1212&format=png&auto=webp&s=b28938625ac6f80c12f0f025ab4f0d1c6bbe887f

https://preview.redd.it/2a6pm3dja44c1.png?width=1212&format=png&auto=webp&s=3c8925001271704f5add7035f275a9f6cb5333e6

https://preview.redd.it/709qzpmia44c1.png?width=1212&format=png&auto=webp&s=831509836dbb3a878436c96a04f146a55a7af6d2

submitted by /u/Gingertitian
[link] [comments]