Mac OS Monterey Install on Early 2011 Macbook Pro (+ First Impressions)
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00:00 Monterey Install
10:35 First Impressions - Věda a technologie
!! Important !! After the installation you also need to run the "Post Install Root Patch" in the Patcher Utility. That's something I forgot, thanks for letting me know.
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.
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Fixing to do this on mine, mines still on Yosemite 10.10.5 lol, got a 500gig ssd and 16gb of ram. Thank you for showing this
Nice video, I've just installed Ventura on my MBP 2011 with SSD and 4GB RAM, I'm having issues at the System Settings, I see a lot of black blocks and I cannot see the settings, do you have any advice? Thank you
No, I can't help you there unfortunately.
Use Catalina patcher if it only runs on 4GB of ram..
The developers really did an amazing job on Opencore Legacy Patcher.
Oh yes, it's awesome what they achieved here. Patching has never been easier.
To be honest, i rearly find videos that are real on here, and im really impressed, it really worked, time consuming yea but, its worth it!!!
It worked surprisingly flawless, yes.
thankyou brother!!!! usefull tutorials...!!!!
You are welcome!
I might try to use the MacBookPro 2011 with MacOS12 as a daily drover, pit in a SSD and 16GB of ram,, should run pretty well!
seems like this does have graphics acceleration. I thought my 2011 macbook pro couldnt go any further than catalina , didnt know opencore patcher is a thing now. its amazing , you have my sub.
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
i tried to daily drive my monterey macbook late 2011 but didnt want to get rid of high sierra just yet so have been using it as part of a usb ssd and the speed just shoved peformance out the window so ive bewn tring to install catalina on my macbook and using this guide (edit it worked!) and thats waht ive been daily driving thanks for the guide!
You're welcome!
I got the same laptop and ordered ssd can’t wait to try this out
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
Luckily I have a CalDigit Docking Station their first one that supported Thunderbolt 1. I can use a USB 3.0 for the installer goes super fast. I’m doing Monterey because read Ventura has issues on the MacBook gives the developers time to sort that out since EoL for Monterey is 11/2024. Excited to see the OS installed.
When I had that model I maxed it up to 16GB of RAM and also a 500GB SSD.
thanks for your help. i have a 2011 macbook pro now running on Ventura. installed today 12 July 2023. i have samsung evo 500gb SSD with 16gb Ram. runs pretty smooth for a 13 y/o laptop
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
thank you so much for this! now, my Macbook Pro 8, 2 is more useable :))
Good Day Sir, Sir can you guest what's wrong with my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), I recently upgrade the OS (high sierra) of my device, It went good, but not until I unplug the charger it freezes and heat up my Mac.. What should I do? Btw my mac had 4+4 gb ram, 119 gb ssd, 250 hdd, Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB graphics... Thanks for the fb..
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.
Everything was fine but, while using Word 2019, the texts get shaded (gray) and hidden with rectangular box whenever selected for making bold or italic. 😢 Do you have any clue?
No, unfortunately I can't help you there. You could try reinstalling the patches but I wouldn't know any other solution.
So, are you saying any metal apps do not work Final Cut Pro and Xcode games won’t work
Thanks for the video! Now you need 16GB of RAM. 4gb is not enough, thats why you have some lagging on firefox i think.
Dude thanks! Just upgraded my early 2011 15’ mb pro. So far so good except for the macbook airlines fans but its random. And whats incredible, is that it fixed my bluetooth which has been obsolete since high sierra. Awesome.
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.
I run Monterey on MacBookPro (late 2008). It runs fine!
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...
Very good ! I have an macbook pro from 2010 that came with High Sierra now it runs smoothly with Monterery, now we hope for the big surprise……..Ventura but it is not supported right now ! Hope it wil with a new release of the OCLP app soon😊
Brother do have rag or high ram usuge problem??
Thank you sir. i think im gonna try this new OS in my macpro 2011. is there any New apps that cant run ?. like editing video apps.
5:38 sucks with this error
an error occurred while preparing the installation. try running this application again
I create the usb and when it comes to installing macos monterey it says that you can't because it's damaged and I don't know what to do anymore
i did same thing like you for my 2011 8,2 model but after installed then all app can not open. Any idea.
Ubuntu Mate runs very smooth for basic computing task and will not drain your battery as fast as Opencore Monterey.
If performance is priority I'd recommend Linux any day over Mac OS on those machines, however this video was dedicated to Mac OS.
The carbon copy cloner cannot start from the external disk after the backup, and the efi partition cannot be copied to the mobile hard disk. How should I solve it?
Thank you sharing! Is still steady no problems? Kind Regards 🙏🏻
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.
Have you tried running CZcams videos on Google Chrome? What kind of performance does it give while running 720 or 1080p videos?
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.
White in recovery mode when i click on install monterey nothing happen ... What to do? please reply
help. when i try is says unmount disk failure or sumthing like that and it doent let me install monterey idk what to do
Is it run so well without any issues that Bluetooth or Wi-Fi?
Great video. I'm having an issue with an error "installer broken"... any advice? Thank you
Try a different usb stick
I have my data in High serria and I want to update version. if I update version like that, Can I lose my data??
hi how version use on opencore? 0.4.11 o latest?
did everything but it does pop up when i try to reboot it after doing everything
First thing to do now is use terminal to enable trim on the third party ssd. Second thing is to use OpenCore Legacy Patcher and do the Post Install Root Parch so the graphics can work
Thanks for letting me know, I installed it now.
Exactly
12:13 Hey hey hey! i love Firefox in my Macs! 😉
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.
hi bro, how do I enter system recovery after successfully installing it
For me
didnt worked erorr: This mac os installer damaged. at 17 minute loading. i changed the date but nothing the same prob.
Nice video. Could you please try some other more fancy installations" like: Install the PS4 OS on a PC or the other way around. Are theese experiments possible or would fail because of the different formats of the systems?
I'm afraid that's impossible.
Maybe this version will work for me . opencore with ventura on the 2011 didn't.
i have the macbook Pro 17" end 2011 8,3 and with the OCLP Monterey its totaly lagy not usable but everthing installed patches etc. But total laggy. You know a solution?
I don't know a solution but I got a feeling it's got to do with the GPU.
I am thinking of upgrading to Monterey I also have an early 2011 MacBook Pro with 4GB RAM and SSD and i7 price, do you think I will be able to do coding, browsing using Google Chrome and watching videos using VLC just fine?
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
Thank you for this video! Install worked perfect. However, my MacBook Pro is laggy af. Fans blowing non stop. I did the post install patch (all applicable patches already installed). Besides replacing my MacBook, is there anything else can I do? It’s a early 2011 MacBook Pro, 2.2 ghz quad core i7 processor, 16GB 1333mhz memory and AMD Radeon HD 1gb graphics card.
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
Already install and working fine. Big thanks Bro🎉. But i have need some advice. In system informasinya have notification for upgrade to ventura 13.6 thats ok bro? I will do it or not?
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
hi bro how i can download monterey installer
veryyyyyyy gooooooooood bro tnx veryyyyy veryyyyyy
Can i go back to High Sierra?
Mine gets to 13 mins left of installation and fails. Ive tried multiple times
Better yet Edge LOL . I use Brave and Firefox
Have you tried running any Adobe CS6 apps, 64 or 32 bit.
No, but I suppose they would run pretty slow.
Bluetooth wor or not
Hi, I tried this on my MacBook Pro but it gave me an error! Is there another way to get the Monterey installed?
Thank you
Try big sur
still do you are using the Monterrey OS?? is all ok ?? I would like install Monterrey in my macbook pro 2011 SSD and 16 GB ram ..
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 !
dragging window was too slow and laggy for me, I wonder if you have same issues.
Maybe you didn't run the after install patch thing?
would this be the same process for installing on a 2009 imac?
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.
Can this be done on a Windows 10 machine? I don't have access to a mac but the one I'm trying to install too, and there is no os on it now?
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
Wie siehts es mit Temperaturen aus? Weil man oft die Lüfter hört.
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 ;)
Do you have an SSD drive installed in this?
Yes
I think u forgot to unpack the Post install root patch.
The macbook should run way smoother after that.
Thanks for letting me know; I installed the post install patch now. It got rid of some glitches.
I hear that the mid-2010 MacBook Pro lags far more on MacOS Big Sur.
So you mean Monterey runs even better on these?
@@MacintoshMen Yes.
airplay received work or not??
I didn't try it, sorry
@@MacintoshMen can you try ?
Installed an all running well. Just having issue with Bluetooth work one day not the next but only on my headphones. Connects disconnect conenects. Then don’t work. But my PS4 pad works perfectly even on psremote play. An idea how to fix. An there is no plist for Bluetooth or kill module in opintions Bluetooth.
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
This might be a dumb question, do I lose all the files that were in the machine?
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!
Lost my Camera with the install of Monterey is there a fix for this???
I got the same issue
It did not work for me no boot up
Kannst du darauf mal Sidecar mit dem iPad ausprobieren? :D
Ich hab das Macbook leider nicht mehr, keine Ahnung ob es funktioniert hätte.
Nice work. I think if you max out the ram to 8gb it will get rid of the lag that you’re experiencing.
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.
how do you undo all of this and get back to previous versions??
Best option is just a clean reinstall.
how do you do that? i am stuck@@MacintoshMen
How is it now? Still recomended Monterey or not?
I don't have this machine anymore.
do you recomment monterey over linux for programming on this old dad?
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!
I did this few days ago on my Macbook Pro 17" i7 8GB ram and the radeon 6770. But i used Big shure on an 1Tb SSD. I was laggy like hell. I install back to high Sierra now and just found your Video.
One problem was Apple TV doesnt play movie, no activation.
CZcams was not usable.
Can you check this, if it work i go to Monterey
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 CZcams and streaming app well not work either
@@DavidOlivarez08 exactly but it’s great👍🏿
But never try Ventura, it won’t work 😂
Theirs an error with the software assistant not being able to update. How do I fix that?
how about upgrade 16 gb ram ? i Use this mac too, Old Mac but upgradeable...
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.
How to permanently disable AMD GPU 2011 MacBook Pro (15-inch early 2011) A1286.
gist.github.com/blackgate/17ac402e35d2f7e0f1c9708db3dc7a44
How are the fans and temps?
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
and the ram increase it as well ..
This Macbook has an SSD
Laggy bro? On my macbook pro 2011 late
It was also laggy on mine but I found it was still usable just fine.
Does it have any side effects? Like damage ur mac
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
What about Late 2011 models.
Probably the same procedure
☠BLACK BARON☠ 31:40 ... If Airport works even better with patching it would be a proof that patchdevs are doing a better job than Apple devs itself? Right? 9:20 It's the battery that is blowing up over the years and pushing against the underside of your trackpad. Mac FANS are blowing really well after iCloud logins and OSX installs.
Where can I get Monterey OS?
Have a look here: czcams.com/video/wD_7n-8nnn0/video.html
@@MacintoshMen Thank you! 😁
Dang its loud
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 toaster .
Bad impression on the Monterey as it will burden the graphic issues, better to downgrade to Big Sur for better performance apps..
Agreed! If you don't care about the features, downgrading sure is the better option.
Could you please explain more why? Macbook air 2012.
don't work
mac air 2011 4.2
Macbook Air is a fundamentally different computer unfortunately
@@MacintoshMen i've solved
@@MacintoshMen one problem dont' open the maps
Wie dass wohl laufen würde, wenn kein Akku verbaut wäre?... xD
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
It didn’t work dont waste ur time
Hii! Do you have discord or something? i have a question about it.. i have the same macbook.. so i could use your help!! ty!!!
Sorry, I don't have this Mac anymore.
Can I install this on 4gb of ram?
I'm sure you can but it probably won't run very well