Upgrading from Catalina to Ventura

[jaalburquerque]

Be sure to install AMD card first in Catalina and get it working before you upgrade to Ventura.

Okay. Once the card is installed, I was wondering if the upgrade process would be difficult. Also, I was thinking of upgrading to Monterey first while I purchase the card. Would you know if this is a good idea and if it would be difficult to do?

 

[P1LGRIM]

I was thinking of upgrading to Monterey first while I purchase the card. Would you know if this is a good idea

If you haven't done so already, be sure to map your USB ports correctly before departing from Catalina :

The New Beginner's Guide to USB Port Configuration

Important Update: June 2023 From Big Sur 11.3 on the built-in OpenCore XhciPortLimit quirk no-longer worked as described. This became a known "bug", though in reality it was Apple changing their internal code, making a simple "peek and poke" to keep it operating, a difficult task. However, with...

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[remington]

Okay. Once the card is installed, I was wondering if the upgrade process would be difficult. Also, I was thinking of upgrading to Monterey first while I purchase the card. Would you know if this is a good idea and if it would be difficult to do?

You can upgrade straight to Ventura. You can use the latest OpenCore files for Monterery and it will work for Ventura too since config.plist hasn't changed much.

Here's the setup guide for your computer to use with Monterery/Ventura.

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 using OpenCore + Intel HD4600 or AMD graphics

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 OpenCore Guide The original Dell OptiMac Golden Build guide was posted 3 years ago in May 2019. Mojave was the latest macOS version then. I didn't think we would have Monterey support in 2022 but we've found that these models are still fully supported, hence this updated...

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[jaalburquerque]

You can upgrade straight to Ventura. You can use the latest OpenCore files for Monterery and it will work for Ventura too since config.plist hasn't changed much.

Here's the setup guide for your computer to use with Monterery/Ventura.

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 using OpenCore + Intel HD4600 or AMD graphics

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 OpenCore Guide The original Dell OptiMac Golden Build guide was posted 3 years ago in May 2019. Mojave was the latest macOS version then. I didn't think we would have Monterey support in 2022 but we've found that these models are still fully supported, hence this updated...

www.tonymacx86.com

You can upgrade straight to Ventura. You can use the latest OpenCore files for Monterery and it will work for Ventura too since config.plist hasn't changed much.

Here's the setup guide for your computer to use with Monterery/Ventura.

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 using OpenCore + Intel HD4600 or AMD graphics

Dell Optiplex 7020/9020 OpenCore Guide The original Dell OptiMac Golden Build guide was posted 3 years ago in May 2019. Mojave was the latest macOS version then. I didn't think we would have Monterey support in 2022 but we've found that these models are still fully supported, hence this updated...

www.tonymacx86.com

Okay. Thanks so much.