Problems with Safari online

Thanks Dan, but you missed the point of the thread.

I've installed Mountain Lion on this Macbook Pro, which officially can't run it, using Macpostfactor. And though ML runs really well, better than Lion, some people mentioned weird problems with Safari on a "hacked" machine like mine.

I can report that Firefox and Tor run perfectly on ML on my MB Pro. At least for now!

"Am very interested in upgrading to ML" You stated you 'were' going to upgrade, not that you 'had'. So I hadn't missed the point, you may have mis wrote what you meant.

As for fudging it: Yes, I know people have done it (I've done it too) which is why I pointed it out. Using the developer function within ML which sounds like what you did here, or using a 3rd party 32bit to 64bit thunker, just weren't designed to be used beyond at most two OS releases. You have to remember the core OS services also need to be able to support the API call. You're just reaching too far here.

Yes, cry a bit for your trusty MacBook Pro, I did! ;-}

Sadly, the timeline of obsolescence in the computer industry at the timeframe this system came out was way too short.

Ok, thanks for the reply. I had meant to put the post in the thread on upgrading older Macbook Pros and Macbooks to Mountain Lion. No offense meant.

I should add that a couple of your points are wrong though.

Mountain Lion installs and runs perfectly on the late 2006 Macbook Pro, using Macpostfactor.

Making the USB installer is just as easy as making one for any other Mac.

The word "fudge" isn't really right here, as it makes it sound as though installing ML is hard or tricky or unstable. It isn't. If you can format a USB drive in Disk Utility you can create the installer.

Apple actually designed this MB Pro to run beyond Lion, they just didn't know it - or admit it.

After a week of use, I can report that it is all working great. Some things have even improved vs. Lion, like better wifi and trackpad use.

Not reaching at all. Just enjoying a trusty old MB Pro with a more recent OS that ensures compatibility with 99% of the apps I use.

No need for tears.

No need to bend to planned obsolescence.

I have to disagree with some of your statements, but if you're happy, then thats all that matters here. ;-}

For the record: MacPostFactor is a Thunker service converting the 64bit calls to 32bit so the system can support the process. When I tried it a few years ago it was not very stable and was quite slow, maybe its has been perfected now. Even still, thunking does add a process burden so if you are doing some heavy processing it will compound the processes time. It sounds like you're just not a heavy user so it works for you.

The word 'fudge' does not imply hard or tricky to do, it implies something that was not intended or designed to be done. What you are doing is a hack as such it's 'fudging' sorry thats what it means. It's just a nicer word to use than 'Hack'.

Apple needed to move forward to support apps which require much more memory and CPU power than what your system is able to offer. As an example I use CAD which is a memory and storage pig. It would be very painful trying to use it on such a limited system. Gaming likewise would struggle. So moving forward made sense.

There's also one ugly secret I haven't spoken about, which your system was plagued by, it had a bad run of GPU's and even with the better one that came out, the lead-free solder used at the time tended to breakdown so you got a double whammy here. So while your system is running now don't push it to hard as the GPU can overheat causing it to fail.