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    MP 1,1-5,1 USB ports problems MAC PRO 3,1

    Hello! I need help from the collective intelligence and experience of this group: The native USB ports on my Mac Pro 3.1 are blocked, so I can't connect the keyboard or mouse to it, so I can't select for example from What disk to boot. Bluetooth also stopped working when connected internally via...
    • Gonbizarro
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    • bluethoot catalina patcher dosdude dosdude catalina patcher mac pro 3.1 usb mp 3.1
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
  2. davidodwell

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2009 5,1 Will Not Complete Last Step in DosDude Catalina Patcher

    My 2009 Mac Pro was successfully flashed to 5,1. Now I am trying to complete DosDudes Catalina Patcher. So this is a 2009 5,1 dual 2.26 quad core processors, running High Sierra...10.13.6, 8 gig of memory, GPU is a Radeon 580..8 gig as well, The Step I can not complete is near the end...the...
    • davidodwell
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    • catalina catalina patcher dosdude mac pro 2009
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  3. kaintgitrite

    trouble running a patch on a mid 2012 macbook pro..Please Help

    I have a small Hard drive from a windows unit and I formatted it in Mac os extended journaled, it's connected with an enclosure. Downloaded the catalina patcher to the desktop and the installer to the external drive. Erased my internal HD and formatted in AFBS. First time, it seemed like it was...
  4. markapplelover

    iMac 8,1 Catalina Patcher, Firmware Programming Mode

    So I am trying to install Catalina Patcher on my mom's iMac early 2008 8,1 and to boot off of APFS (which I want for the software updates), I need to patch firmware. I see two options: Under the Mojave Pacther page there is a mention of a firmware package but not sure if it is needed for my...
    • markapplelover
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    • catalina patcher firmware programming mode imac
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  5. pmhart83

    Installed Catalina with dosdude1 patcher on MacBookPro8,2 and having several issues

    It took me all night but I upgraded my old MacBookPro8,2 to Catalina using the dosdude1 patcher. I am noticing a variety of issues and wondering if anyone can help. * When I go to settings > track pad to change the "natural scroll" it says there are no track pads installed + EDIT: was able to...
  6. Zheng_Qing

    MP 1,1-5,1 Help me with my Mac Pro 5,1 in Catalina Patcher

    I just bought a Mac Pro 5, 1 with macOS Mojave and hardware: Dual x5695, Nvidia Quadro 4000 mac edition, and 32g ram. I plan to upgrade it to Catalina to support my AMD RX 5700 card. So I used the Catalina Patcher. I did exactly as the tutorial video shows: (1) Create the bootable driver (2) Get...
    • Zheng_Qing
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    • catalina patcher catalina patcher error mac pro 5.1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Would Catalina install on unsupported Mac with upgraded GPU without dosdude's patcher?

    Hello there. Recently i was wondering about would catalina install on my 2011 27" iMac without dosdude's patcher if i upgrade GPU to Metal-compatible? I mean, as we all know, the only thing that doesn't allow us to install catalina is the videocard, that is non metal-compatible on old Macs. So...
    • tjbulick
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    • catalina patcher dosdude catalina patcher metal
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
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    Risks of having macOS High Sierra after support ends

    Hi. I've seen there's a thread for High Sierra on unsupported macs, but I have some specific questions. So as I understand, Apple will stop releasing updates for macOS High Sierra in September this year, is this correct? I have a Macbook Pro 13" mid 2010 and High Sierra is the newest macOS...
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