Sonoma_Notes.md

macOS Sonoma Notes

This section covers the current status of OCLP for macOS Sonoma.

(Officially) Supported SMBIOS (Intel Models)

• iMac: iMac19,x, iMac20,x, iMacPro1,1
• MacPro: MacPro7,1
• MacBookAir: MacBookAir9,1
• MacBookPro: MacBookPro15,x, MacBookPro16,x
• Mac mini: Macmini8,1

Create USB Installer

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sonoma.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

Removed Kexts and Drivers

• IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext has been removed → renders ALL Broadcom WiFi/BT cards useless (for now?)
• Kaby Lake iGPU drivers are still present in beta 1
• Dreamwhite had some interesintg findings in regards to the dropped IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/356881-pre-release-macos-sonoma/?do=findComment&comment=2805853

Beta boot-args

For kext that haven't been updated for macOS 14 support:

• -wegbeta → so Whatevergreen works → no longer required
• -revbeta → so RestrichEvents works → no longer required
• -brcmfxbeta → for AirportBrcmFixup. Try, If you cannot connect to Hotspots after applying Root Patches for re-enabling broadcom Wi-Fi cards

Note

Always check for the latest nightly builds of OpenCore and kexts on Dortania's "Builds" site before upgrading macOS!

Other

• How to delete Sonoma's new Live Wallpapers: https://youtu.be/EmAxYGLkM1w
• Discussing OCLP and Security Concerns