Update Directly to macOS Ventura

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Established users of macOS Monterey who wish to update directly to macOS Ventura can do so just like a regular Mac would. This fully native method requires no USB creation or preparation and allows you to keep all of your files and settings.

Before you begin, we strongly recommend performing a full backup of your existing system using Carbon Copy Cloner. By doing this, you can always go back to your working macOS Monterey installation.

Guide: Update Directly to macOS Ventura

1. Update your existing bootloader. Bootloader update to latest OpenCore (0.8.4+) or Clover (r5148+) release- this is required for installation. For the purposes of this guide, we will reference Clover locations.​

2. Open Clover configuration folder on the root of your system drive or EFI Partition using EFI Mounter v3. Copy VirtualSMC.kext and any other extra necessary kexts to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/. Updated AppleALC, Lilu, VirtualSMC and WhateverGreen may be required. If you need kexts, download them here. If you need precompiled SSDTs, download them here.​

3. Download Install macOS Ventura Application from the Mac App Store. When complete, the app will open. Please note, the Application will disappear after use.​

4. Choose system drive for install (Example: Macintosh HD). When complete, the computer will automatically reboot.​

5. At Clover boot screen, choose Boot macOS Install option (Example: Boot macOS Install from Macintosh HD). Choosing your system drive will go back to your previous installation without updating.​

6. Complete the installation process- the computer will automatically reboot a few times.​

7. At Clover boot screen, choose Boot macOS option (Example: Boot macOS from Macintosh HD). The computer will then complete the update.​

Let us know how this guide works for you! Please post all help requests in Ventura Desktop Support and Ventura Laptop Support forum sections. Thanks and good luck!

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Please post your question(s) as a standalone thread in the Ventura Desktop Support forum section. Violators will have their post removed.

 

[RUSSKIYVOLK]

The update itself was successful for me.But the Wi-Fi refuses to work correctly.Although everything was fine on Monterey.The latest alpha kext airportitwm brake.And 2.1.0 generally causes a system reboot

 

[moshes]

I was holding off, but made the jump successfully on the dell latitude 5490. OC 0.8.6, most recent kexts. Curiously, using software update, I updated directly from 12.6.1 with (almost) no issues. It downloaded a 3+ Gb updater, went through a soft reboot and two hard reboots. Apparently crashed on the last one, but restarted functionally.
I had previously tried to manually download the 12 Gb full installer, and that refused to run, with an error saying a firmware update was required to use the APFS boot drive, and that I should install onto a HFS+ drive (I did not).
All seems good.

Still crashes on wake from sleep, as in the past. I just prevent sleep.

 

[hamagen1966]

I updated everything to the latest state and I had no problems upgrading from Monterey or with the initial installation.
It seems to take a while to reconnect to Wi-Fi, but there seems to be fine recovering from sleep mode.

 

[bloodspiller82]

The update itself was successful for me.But the Wi-Fi refuses to work correctly.Although everything was fine on Monterey.The latest alpha kext airportitwm brake.And 2.1.0 generally causes a system reboot

Same issue at me with the last airport kext!

 

[zappy39]

yes same here 2.2.0 airportitlwm slow to connect

 

[Evaristtandika]

update done

 

[JacCarson]

I just updated to latest Monterey 12.6.1. Not sure of benefits of upgrading to Ventura, since my current installation is working fine.

 

[Stork]

I just updated to latest Monterey 12.6.1. Not sure of benefits of upgrading to Ventura, since my current installation is working fine.

Good philosphy. I usually wait until the x.y.3 version of the latest macOS comes out in order for Apple to clean up the new macOS of all/most of the errors and no working correctly apps.

I have a test disk running Ventura, and I'm impressed with it's operation. However, I would recommend you start reading about Ventura because a lot of the macOS apps have changed and/or consolidated. It's almost all new.

Here's a good read:

macOS 13 Ventura superguide: Everything you need to know

The only thing we can be sure of is that the version number of the next macOS will be 13, but what new Mac software features might we see in 2022?

www.macworld.com

 

[ChillyPenguin]

Is it possible to go straight to Ventura from Big Sur? Or do I need to go Monterey first?

Update
To partially answer my own question.

I've just updated my hackintosh to the latest Big Sur update, which is 11.7.1. And now my Software Update tool is showing "Update to Ventura" rather than "Update to Monterey".

So I guess that this is possible, at least in the non-hackintosh world.

Update 2
The direct update from Big Sur to Ventura using the Software Update method didn't work for me. What did work was doing the same via the USB stick installer method, and using the same (updated) OpenCore config that had failed for the direct update method.