Mountain Lion 10.8 experiment

[fraz7]

Hi,

Just trying an experiment with Mountain Lion install (have created Uni-Beast 5.2)_on iMac 2008 for Mountain Lion.

Trying to install on AsRock Z170 Professional Gaming i7 - (HD630)_7700K CPU currently installed. Have connected Nvidia GT710 as well. The install screen is stuck on a grey Apple screen with no activity.

I've tried -x (but still the Apple sceen only)_

Maybe Mountain Lion won't install? - I would plan to go to Mavericks or Yosemite anyway - But if this could install it'd be good to know what options there are.

I've tried an AMD R230 GPU but the BIOS got stuck - Any tips welcome.

Summary_just stuck at Apple grey screen prior to install - Thanks

 

[Feartech]

Hi,

Just trying an experiment with Mountain Lion install (have created Uni-Beast 5.2)_on iMac 2008 for Mountain Lion.

Trying to install on AsRock Z170 Professional Gaming i7 - (HD630)_7700K CPU currently installed. Have connected Nvidia GT710 as well. The install screen is stuck on a grey Apple screen with no activity.

I've tried -x (but still the Apple sceen only)_

Maybe Mountain Lion won't install? - I would plan to go to Mavericks or Yosemite anyway - But if this could install it'd be good to know what options there are.

I've tried an AMD R230 GPU but the BIOS got stuck - Any tips welcome.

Summary_just stuck at Apple grey screen prior to install - Thanks

i have moved your post to desktop support

 

[P1LGRIM]

Maybe Mountain Lion won't install?

It is unlikely that there is support for your hardware in Mountain Lion.

 

[fraz7]

It is unlikely that there is support for your hardware in Mountain Lion.

OK, I won't battle this! - Are we looking at Mavericks 10.9? - or Yosemite 10.10?

 

[P1LGRIM]

Are we looking at Mavericks 10.9? - or Yosemite 10.10?

We aren't looking at anything.
You should do some research of your own.

If the OS was end of life before the introduction of any of your hardware then the chances of it being supported are slim.

 

[trs96]

Are we looking at Mavericks 10.9? - or Yosemite 10.10?

You should read this post to determine what versions of macOS will work.

Build Recommendations for older versions of OS X/macOS using older Chipsets

New chipsets and graphics cards are not backwards compatible with many older OS X versions. The Evolution of Core-i Processors http://www.tonymacx86.com/376-evolution-intel-s-core-i-processors.html The table in the post above shows the CPU and motherboard combos that are compatible with each...

www.tonymacx86.com

Your Z170 based system is Skylake.

 

[UtterDisbelief]

You should read this post to determine what versions of macOS will work.

Build Recommendations for older versions of OS X/macOS using older Chipsets

New chipsets and graphics cards are not backwards compatible with many older OS X versions. The Evolution of Core-i Processors http://www.tonymacx86.com/376-evolution-intel-s-core-i-processors.html The table in the post above shows the CPU and motherboard combos that are compatible with each...

www.tonymacx86.com

You Z170 based system is Skylake.

Yes, that's a very useful resource

 

[fraz7]

We aren't looking at anything.
You should do some research of your own.

If the OS was end of life before the introduction of any of your hardware then the chances of it being supported are slim.

The 7700 K is Kaby Lake whilst the 6700 K is Skylake - Around this time would have been High Sierra which was released around 2017 so there would be support naturally for the HD530 & HD630 iGPU.

Is there a chance Sierra would have had this support? - Somebody may know this - Thanks

 

[Feartech]

The 7700 K is Kaby Lake whilst the 6700 K is Skylake - Around this time would have been High Sierra which was released around 2017 so there would be support naturally for the HD530 & HD630 iGPU.

Is there a chance Sierra would have had this support? - Somebody may know this - Thanks

use High Sierra

 

[Jamesbond007]

The 7700 K is Kaby Lake whilst the 6700 K is Skylake - Around this time would have been High Sierra which was released around 2017 so there would be support naturally for the HD530 & HD630 iGPU.

Is there a chance Sierra would have had this support? - Somebody may know this - Thanks

MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 is the first version to officially support Kaby Lake hardware like your 7700K together with your GT710.