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UPDATE - Growing Isn't Without Pain
I've successfully installed High Sierra.
It took 1.5 days to do so - I had a few kexts to trouble-shoot and some learning to do.
Procedure:
Thanks to the mods - @BreBo, and @Stork, who's posts and pointers helped me quite a bit. And whoever it was that posted about the NVidiaWebLibVal being rolled into NVidiaGraphicsFixup and resulting KP if you didn't remove the former.
Hopefully I've not forgotten anything - it has been a long, essentially, 2 days...
Happy Hacking!
I've successfully installed High Sierra.
It took 1.5 days to do so - I had a few kexts to trouble-shoot and some learning to do.
Procedure:
- Install the latest version of Clover. Run that for a few days before moving to High Sierra just to be sure it isn't going to cause you trouble.
- Backup/clone your system at this point - just in case.
- Make sure you have the latest kexts installed. In particular, RehabMan has released (here) a new set of FakeSMC kexts that I've now got in place, replacing my existing sensor kexts with his builds. You'll also need to make sure you have the latest Lilu and Shiki kexts. I did download (and initially installed them), but am not now currently using, Intel/NVidiaGraphicsFixup kexts - they KP'd my system.
Shiki is used for DRM protection in iTunes - you can't play protected content without it.
- If you wish, backup/clone your system again at this point - just in case.
- Make sure you do NOT have the NVidiaWebLibVal kext installed - it WILL KP your system.
- You also do not need NVidiaGraphicsFixup if you are running a 1070 card as I am. As noted above, this KP'd my system. I can't vouch for others, but, if you are using the web drivers with this system, you should not need it.
- Follow the Direct Update Guide. BE SURE to copy over the apfs.efi as directed!
- The tricky part is when you get to the NVidia drivers update. It should automagically update without a hitch except for an error message you will need to "continue" past. I would also update the CUDA drivers before restarting. As an extra added measure, I suggest opening a Terminal window (post driver installation) before restarting and type:
Code:sudo touch ./Library/Extensions/ ./System/Library/Extensions/
I do not know if the above is needed, however, it can't hurt to do it.
After installation of the drivers, if you choose not to "touch" the directories, restart your system. If you get a KP, be prepared for some Recovery & Terminal fun. - If all goes smoothly, you should have your system back up and ready to go.
Thanks to the mods - @BreBo, and @Stork, who's posts and pointers helped me quite a bit. And whoever it was that posted about the NVidiaWebLibVal being rolled into NVidiaGraphicsFixup and resulting KP if you didn't remove the former.
Hopefully I've not forgotten anything - it has been a long, essentially, 2 days...
Happy Hacking!