erk Posted May 8, 2025 Share Posted May 8, 2025 I have an Optiplex 9020 SFF running Monterey 12.7.6. using Opencore 1.0.2 which is emulating an iMac16,2 Monterey is nagging me to upgrade to Sequoia, however the system update method usually doesn't boot, because it installs it's own EFI folder etc. so I prefer to upgrade from a USB stick. Has anyone here done such an upgrade from Monterey to Sequoia in one jump? If so, which items in the EFI folder need upgrading to be compatible with Sequoia? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361020-upgrading-optiplex-9020-sff-from-monterey-to-sequoia/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted May 9, 2025 Share Posted May 9, 2025 It is feasible, it is advisable if not mandatory to update the version of OC and related kexts in use Review the smbios https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/359530-pre-release-macos-sequoia/#findComment-2820852 Add please your HW in firma some elements like wifi broadcom need to be patched Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361020-upgrading-optiplex-9020-sff-from-monterey-to-sequoia/#findComment-2832164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
erk Posted November 6, 2025 Author Share Posted November 6, 2025 (edited) This is slightly off topic but I thought someone here might know. I have an Optiplex 9020 SFF running Sonoma successfully, and I want to upgrade to and Optiplex 7080 SFF tried just taking the drive out of the 9020 and putting it into the 9080 on the off chance it would boot. Opencore loads no problem, select the Sonoma drive and it tries to boot, gets a fair way into it then freezes with the last line saying: GTrace syncronization point 1 Anyone know what changes top make for an 7080 with an i5 10500? Edited November 6, 2025 by erk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361020-upgrading-optiplex-9020-sff-from-monterey-to-sequoia/#findComment-2843228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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