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Pluda said:
hello!

First thanks to @dosdude1 and his team for make this patcher!
Yestarday i update my macbook pro 8.1 from 10.14.1 to 10.14.2 and so far all is working pretty well except access to mamp from my tablet or cell phone.
Until 10.14.1 (inclusive) i was able to access my localhost from http://192.161.2:8888, now i just cant, my mobiles always trow an error saying the connection timed out.
Did something change from 14.1 to 14.2 wich could make this happen?
I really need to access my localhost for testing.

Thanks!

Pluda
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"192.161.2" is not a valid IP address...
 
philgxxd said:
@dosdude1

Upgraded to Mojave finally on my 4,1 17" MBP from HighSierra.
Thanks a lot to all the people here making it possible.
I'm impressed how smooth it went.

I just had to remind to install the legacy WiFi patch from the usb installer manually as I already exchanged the WiFi card from an 2009(?) iMac.
After that I got my WiFi back.
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Glad you had a great result upgrading your 4,1 MBP to Mojave too!

I lost WiFi since I had one of the unsupported WiFi cards, but have a supported card coming from eBay any day now.

What WiFi card did you use to get your WiFi working?

17" Early 2008 MBP 4,1
6GB RAM
512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Mojave 10.14.2
Brightness Slider
 
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Successfully updated to the latest Mojave beta ~ 10.14.3 Beta 2 (18D32a)

Same process as before on my Mojave unsupported MBP5,3.
  1. System Preferences | Software Update (OTA)
  2. Apply MacOS Post Install from @dosdude's Mojave Patcher App v1.2.3.
  3. Reboot. Make sure that Force Rebuild Caches is checked before rebooting.
Screen Shot 2018-12-19 at 5.36.39 PM.png

Thanks @dosdude1 for your patcher app.
 
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So, I've been working on a backlight control patch for the CCFL-based display systems, and I think I've found a working solution... Can I get some testers before I release this via Patch Updater? Need to make sure this is 100% stable.

This is for any machines that have a display that uses a CCFL backlight, which includes:
  • MacBook5,2
  • iMac7,1
  • iMac8,1
  • iMac9,1
  • MacBookPro4,1 (17" model only)
To install, just download and extract the attached ZIP, then run the following in Terminal:

Code: 
cd /path/to/bkltpatch10.14.2
./install.sh

Once complete, reboot the system. If it works, you should now have backlight brightness control!

WARNING: There is a chance this may cause a kernel panic. If so, all files removed/edited/replaced are backed up to ~/Bklt_Backup, and can be restored in singleuser mode.
 

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dosdude1 said:
So, I've been working on a backlight control patch for the CCFL-based display systems, and I think I've found a working solution... Can I get some testers before I release this via Patch Updater? Need to make sure this is 100% stable.

This is for any machines that have a display that uses a CCFL backlight, which includes:
  • MacBook5,2
  • iMac7,1
  • iMac8,1
  • iMac9,1
  • MacBookPro4,1 (17" model only)
To install, just download and extract the attached ZIP, then run the following in Terminal:

Code: 
cd /path/to/bkltpatch10.14.2
./install.sh

Once complete, reboot the system. If it works, you should now have backlight brightness control!

WARNING: There is a chance this may cause a kernel panic. If so, all files removed/edited/replaced are backed up to ~/Bklt_Backup, and can be restored in singleuser mode.
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Can't test it as my 4,1 17" MBP has the glossy option with led backlight.
 
dosdude1 said:
So, I've been working on a backlight control patch for the CCFL-based display systems, and I think I've found a working solution... Can I get some testers before I release this via Patch Updater? Need to make sure this is 100% stable.

This is for any machines that have a display that uses a CCFL backlight, which includes:
  • MacBook5,2
  • iMac7,1
  • iMac8,1
  • iMac9,1
  • MacBookPro4,1 (17" model only)
To install, just download and extract the attached ZIP, then run the following in Terminal:

Code: 
cd /path/to/bkltpatch10.14.2
./install.sh

Once complete, reboot the system. If it works, you should now have backlight brightness control!

WARNING: There is a chance this may cause a kernel panic. If so, all files removed/edited/replaced are backed up to ~/Bklt_Backup, and can be restored in singleuser mode.
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I'll back up my 17" MBP 4,1 with Time Machine then run your patch. Will advise...

Wish I could get my Merax eSATA ExpressCard working in Mojave. It backed up a LOT faster when it was working in the older macOS than USB 2.0... Especially to an eSATA SSD dock
 
dosdude1 said:
Once complete, reboot the system. If it works, you should now have backlight brightness control!

WARNING: There is a chance this may cause a kernel panic. If so, all files removed/edited/replaced are backed up to ~/Bklt_Backup, and can be restored in singleuser mode.
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No panics and apparently stable on my 5,2.
 
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dosdude1 said:
All MacBookPro4,1 17" models are CCFL, even the glossy models.
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Are you sure? Last time I checked there were options for both backlight types for a screen replacement. Also I think it's way too bright to be CCFL based and I never had problems with backlight not being adjustable.
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MTBnBeer said:
Glad you had a great result upgrading your 4,1 MBP to Mojave too!

I lost WiFi since I had one of the unsupported WiFi cards, but have a supported card coming from eBay any day now.

What WiFi card did you use to get your WiFi working?

17" Early 2008 MBP 4,1
6GB RAM
512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Mojave 10.14.2
Brightness Slider
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Sorry, I can't find the part number but I bought it from eBay and it was advertised as being a WiFi card from a 21inch iMac 2.5Ghz from 2011.

I think I found the link where I read that information about the A1261 having screens with CCFL and LED backlighting.
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/MacBook-Pro-17-Display-LCD-Screen-p-16979.html
 
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DaniloGeekDude said:
Successfully updated to the latest Mojave beta ~ 10.14.3 Beta 2 (18D32a)

Same process as before on my Mojave unsupported MBP5,3.
  1. System Preferences | Software Update (OTA)
  2. Apply MacOS Post Install from @dosdude's Mojave Patcher App v1.2.3.
  3. Reboot. Make sure that Force Rebuild Caches is checked before rebooting.
View attachment 811729

Thanks @dosdude1 for your patcher app.
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First and second reboot worked fine. But run into some issues when starting up from a power off.

Got these messages (verbose boot mode) when started.
Process[140] crashed: opendirectoryd. Too many corpses being created.
... got these until Process[207] ... and then I just forced the mac to shutdown.

Anyone who updated encountered this same issue? @dosdude1, any suggestion please?

I restored to beta 1 as I further investigate.

Thanks for any suggestions or feedback.
 
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@dosdude1; as i am using an MBP4,1 2008 late 17-inch, i thought i would try out the patch. here is the output i got.

cp: cannot overwrite directory /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DisplayServices.framework/Resources with non-directory DisplayServices.framework/Resources

cp: cannot overwrite directory /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DisplayServices.framework/Versions/Current with non-directory DisplayServices.framework/Versions/Current

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d84c1410 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleGraphicsControl.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d861e740 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleHDA.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleHDA" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67062) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9b5d7b0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "GeForceTesla.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.GeForceTesla" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9aa9b70 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IO80211Family.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9c818b0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBFamily.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9c85da0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleUSBMergeNub.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9c87ef0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9c89af0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBHIDDriver.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9c8cc70 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBUserClient.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient" }

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileMS.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileMTP.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileUSBLAN.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileUSBLANMerge.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileUSBSwch.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

Kext with invalid signatured (-67030) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9de0aa0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "NDRVShim.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.NDRVShim" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67030) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9f07c30 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "NVDAResmanTesla.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67062) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90d9f40630 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "LegacyUSBInjector.kext/ -- file:///Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.LegacyUSBInjector" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67050) allowed: <OSKext 0x7f90da01fe00 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "SIPManager.kext/ -- file:///Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.SIPManager" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67050) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6608053c0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "SIPManager.kext/ -- file:///Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.SIPManager" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6603e4670 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleUSBMergeNub.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6603e66e0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6603db450 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBFamily.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67062) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe660694f20 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "LegacyUSBInjector.kext/ -- file:///Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.LegacyUSBInjector" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67030) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6605d0cd0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "NVDAResmanTesla.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67030) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6605ad340 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "NDRVShim.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.NDRVShim" }

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileUSBSwch.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileUSBLANMerge.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileMTP.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

kext file:///System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns/MotMobileMS.kext/ is in hash exception list, allowing to load

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6603ebd40 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBUserClient.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6603e7200 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IOUSBHIDDriver.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe66008b320 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "IO80211Family.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67062) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe6602e8760 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "GeForceTesla.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.GeForceTesla" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe65ec783c0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleHDA.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleHDA" }

Kext with invalid signatured (-67054) allowed: <OSKext 0x7fe65ed98950 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "AppleGraphicsControl.kext/ -- file:///System/Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl" }

Invalid signature -67050 for kext <OSKext 0x7fe6608053c0 [0x7fff8c0938f0]> { URL = "SIPManager.kext/ -- file:///Library/Extensions/", ID = "com.parrotgeek.SIPManager" }

KernelCache ID: 67695527328D854E480E0A71B73BBD0F

i am not sure this is the output i should get.

i have not rebooted yet (scared to :)). Rebooted. no problems. perhaps i should have used 'sudo'? i was asked for my password though.
 
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Hi everyone, i am from Germany an i Updated my MacBook Pro 5,3 from 2009 with the patcher to sierre, high Sierra and Mojave. I didn t had and problems with the wifi. Last week my MacBook did a restart by itself and After that it showed me that there is no wifi Card installed.
I installed El Capitan from a Backup hdd and (the same Problem) and did a new Mojave install also new post install patches Even a er install with the patcher Programm in the Utilities Folder. Now a wifi Card is installed but it find no wifi. Can anyone help me? I have no idea what to do?

BlackDice
 
BlackDice said:
Hi everyone, i am from Germany an i Updated my MacBook Pro 5,3 from 2009 with the patcher to sierre, high Sierra and Mojave. I didn t had and problems with the wifi. Last week my MacBook did a restart by itself and After that it showed me that there is no wifi Card installed.
I installed El Capitan from a Backup hdd and (the same Problem) and did a new Mojave install also new post install patches Even a er install with the patcher Programm in the Utilities Folder. Now a wifi Card is installed but it find no wifi. Can anyone help me? I have no idea what to do?

BlackDice
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Wifi card broken?

Cheers :)

Hugh
 
lumos said:
I have the original Apple USB Keyboard with connected the Mighty Mouse (USB).
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I have a similar configuration to you except for a BT mouse and SSD for Mojave. My Mac Pro 3.1 does not have the sleep issue. It wakes up with either the BT mouse or apple usb keyboard. However, Mojave does not always seem to play nice with the Mac Pro's usb; 14.0 seemed fine but not 14.1 or 14.2 in my case.There have been several comments about this on the thread. In my case, the usb keyboard did not work during the start up so I was unable to get the boot screen etc. Once Mojave was up and running everything was ok. I had connected the keyboard via my apple LED cinema display and the usb hub did not see to be powered up during the start. Connecting the keyboard direct to the Mac Pro solved the problem. So if you are using a usb hub try connecting the keyboard directly to the Mac.
It may also be worth looking at your Energy Saver in preferences. If "Put Hard disks to sleep when possible" is ticked then untick it to see if that helps.
 
DaniloGeekDude said:
First and second reboot worked fine. But run into some issues when starting up from a power off.

Got these messages (verbose boot mode) when started.
Process[140] crashed: opendirectoryd. Too many corpses being created.
... got these until Process[207] ... and then I just forced the mac to shutdown.

Anyone who updated encountered this same issue? @dosdude1, any suggestion please?

I restored to beta 1 as I further investigate.

Thanks for any suggestions or feedback.
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Update: Tried again and re-installed beta 2 OTA.
Same steps as before. This time it seems to be working (able to reboot, shutdown, power on).

Screen Shot 2018-12-20 at 1.19.14 AM.png

Haven't figured out the "corpse" errors (night of the living dead?).

But, working for me now. So I'm happy. Now I need to go back to sleep.


 
Flacko said:
I have a similar configuration to you except for a BT mouse and SSD for Mojave. My Mac Pro 3.1 does not have the sleep issue. It wakes up with either the BT mouse or apple usb keyboard. However, Mojave does not always seem to play nice with the Mac Pro's usb; 14.0 seemed fine but not 14.1 or 14.2 in my case.There have been several comments about this on the thread. In my case, the usb keyboard did not work during the start up so I was unable to get the boot screen etc. Once Mojave was up and running everything was ok. I had connected the keyboard via my apple LED cinema display and the usb hub did not see to be powered up during the start. Connecting the keyboard direct to the Mac Pro solved the problem. So if you are using a usb hub try connecting the keyboard directly to the Mac.
It may also be worth looking at your Energy Saver in preferences. If "Put Hard disks to sleep when possible" is ticked then untick it to see if that helps.
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Thank you for your answer.
I confirm that 10.14 does not present any problem but 14.1 and 14.2 present the problems.
I'll try to disable the Hard Disk Sleep.
 
dosdude1 said:
So, I've been working on a backlight control patch for the CCFL-based display systems, and I think I've found a working solution... Can I get some testers before I release this via Patch Updater? Need to make sure this is 100% stable.
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Runs like a charm on my MBP 4,1 (17") 2008, had no issues, no panics. No other tools needed any more for brightness changes. What a christmas gift, thanks!!

I was a bit confused about these install output messages, though (seem to be non-harmful, considering the outcome):

cp: cannot overwrite directory /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DisplayServices.framework/Resources with non-directory DisplayServices.framework/Resources
cp: cannot overwrite directory /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DisplayServices.framework/Versions/Current with non-directory DisplayServices.framework/Versions/Current
 
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