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@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The below table will list all supported and unsupported functions of the patcher
Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
+Note 2: For setups that require AppleHDA patching, we highly advise users instead opt of a USB Audio adapter to avoid root patching. This ensures that [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates, FileVault, SIP and other security features can stay in-tact
+
### MacBook
| SMBIOS | Year | Supported | Comment |
@@ -25,10 +27,10 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| MacBook1,1 | Mid-2006 | NO | 32-Bit CPU limitation |
| MacBook2,1 | Late 2006 | ^^ | 32-Bit Firmware limitation |
| MacBook3,1 | Late 2007 | ^^ | ^^ |
-| MacBook4,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Mavericks and newer
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- Trackpad Issues
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
-| MacBook5,1 | Late 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- Trackpad Issues |
+| MacBook4,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Mavericks and newer
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- Trackpad Issues
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
+| MacBook5,1 | Late 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- Trackpad Issues |
| MacBook5,2 | Early 2009 | ^^ | ^^ |
-| MacBook6,1 | Late 2009 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
+| MacBook6,1 | Late 2009 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
| MacBook7,1 | Mid-2010 | ^^ | ^^ |
### MacBook Air
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| SMBIOS | Year | Supported | Comment |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| MacBookAir1,1 | Early 2008 | NO | Requires SSE4.1 CPU |
-| MacBookAir2,1 | Late 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
-| MacBookAir3,1 | Late 2010 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| MacBookAir2,1 | Late 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
+| MacBookAir3,1 | Late 2010 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
| MacBookAir3,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookAir4,1 | Mid-2011 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookAir4,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
@@ -53,15 +55,15 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| MacBookPro2,1 | Late 2006 | ^^ | 32-Bit Firmware limitation |
| MacBookPro2,2 | Late 2006 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro3,1 | Mid-2007 | ^^ | - Requires SSE4.1 CPU |
-| MacBookPro4,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
-| MacBookPro5,1 | Late 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| MacBookPro4,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
+| MacBookPro5,1 | Late 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
| MacBookPro5,2 | Early 2009 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro5,3 | Mid-2009 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro5,4 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro5,5 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro6,1 | Mid-2010 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro6,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
-| MacBookPro7,1 | ^^ | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| MacBookPro7,1 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro8,1 | Early 2011 | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro8,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| MacBookPro8,3 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
@@ -76,9 +78,9 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Macmini1,1 | Early 2006 | NO | 32-Bit CPU limitation |
| Macmini2,1 | Mid-2007 | ^^ | 32-Bit Firmware limitation |
-| Macmini3,1 | Early 2009 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| Macmini3,1 | Early 2009 | YES | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
| Macmini4,1 | Mid-2010 | ^^ | ^^ |
-| Macmini5,1 | Mid-2011 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| Macmini5,1 | Mid-2011 | ^^ | ^^ |
| Macmini5,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| Macmini5,3 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| Macmini6,1 | Late 2012 | ^^ | Everything is supported |
@@ -93,11 +95,11 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| iMac5,1 | Late 2006 | ^^ | 32-Bit Firmware limitation |
| iMac5,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| iMac6,1 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
-| iMac7,1 | Mid-2007 | YES | - Requires an SSE4.1 CPU Upgrade
- No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
-| iMac8,1 | Early 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
-| iMac9,1 | Early 2009 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
+| iMac7,1 | Mid-2007 | YES | - Requires an SSE4.1 CPU Upgrade
- No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
+| iMac8,1 | Early 2008 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
- No Wifi Patches implemented([#102](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/102)) |
+| iMac9,1 | Early 2009 | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76))
|
| iMac10,1 | Late 2009 | ^^ | ^^ |
-| iMac11,1 | ^^ | ^^ | - No GPU Acceleration in Big Sur([#108](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108))
- No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| iMac11,1 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| iMac11,2 | Mid-2010 | ^^ | ^^ |
| iMac11,3 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| iMac12,1 | Mid-2011 | ^^ | ^^ |
@@ -109,16 +111,21 @@ Note: In this patcher, Brightness Control is tied to GPU acceleration
| iMac14,2 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
| iMac14,3 | ^^ | ^^ | ^^ |
+* For iMac10,1 through iMac12,x, we highly recommend users upgrade the GPU to a Metal supported model. See here for more information: [iMac late 2009 to mid-2012 Graphics Card Upgrade Guide](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2011-imac-graphics-card-upgrade.1596614/?post=17425857#post-17425857)
+
### Mac Pro
| SMBIOS | Year | Supported | Comment |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| MacPro1,1 | Mid-2006 | NO | 32-Bit Firmware limitation |
| MacPro2,1 | Mid-2007 | ^^ | ^^ |
-| MacPro3,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
+| MacPro3,1 | Early 2008 | YES | - No [DELTA](./TERMS.md) updates or FileVault when AppleHDA is patched([#76](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/76)) |
| MacPro4,1 | Early 2009 | ^^ | Everything is supported as long as GPU is Metal capable |
| MacPro5,1 | Mid-2010, Mid-2012 | ^^ | ^^ |
+* For MacPro3,1, we **highly** advise users instead opt for a USB Audio Adapter instead of running any Root Volume Patches. This will ensure your machine is as stable and security rich as possible
+
+
### Xserve
| SMBIOS | Year | Supported | Comment |