Yes, I did try that. But I still needed to run the post Install | rebuilt Caches in order boot to the selected OS.
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Yes, I did try that. But I still needed to run the post Install | rebuilt Caches in order boot to the selected OS.
Just installed Catalina Beta 4 on my Mac Pro 3,1 with @dosdude1's patcher! Thanks @dosdude1!!!
Couple of comments on the install:
Couple of comments on the install:
- Make sure the USB stick is formatted as GPT and not MBR, otherwise it will not boot off the USB stick.
- After about 4 mins into the install, it rebooted... let it finish!! I thought I had to install the patches, but it wasn't done installing yet. It'll reboot and continue the install.
- I didn't apply the firmware to natively boot into APFS, but I was happy to see it boot in 26 seconds even with the APFS patch.
- Don't forget to enable trim support.
sudo mount -uw /
sudo trimforce enable
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Run the System Preferences main executable in Terminal so you can capture any messages from it. Also have a Console window open. My Trackpad prefpane opens fine, so I can't troubleshoot, but that might give us a hint of what is happening.
I have an issue going on that I don't understand and maybe someone can either tell me what is going on and/or suggest a solution. I have a MacPro 5,1 that is running separate installations of Mojave and Catalina (separate SSDs not just separate partitions on the same drive). Catalina is running perfectly after installation with dosdudes patcher. However, I have one, singular 32-bit application that has not yet been updated to 64-bit that I need to run about once a day. Currently I restart into Mojave and do what needs to be done and then, when finished, restart back into Catalina. However, upon restarting into Catalina, sound and wifi are gone, requiring that the post-install patches be re-applied. Not all that big of a deal, just a hassle and seemingly unnecessary. Comments? Solutions?
I've not seen anything like that on a MacPro 3,1 with patched Mojave on an SSD and patched Catalina on a hard drive. Are you using a usb installer created with the 1.0b11 Catalina Patcher? That was the first release that made the forced rebuilding of the cache the default. This was required to address the failure of reinstallations of Catalina over itself from automatically rebuilding the cache (apparently due to a stale copy).
Yes I am... puzzling! I have a similar setup at our weekend place and I will spend some time this weekend seeing if this same behavior is taking place.
A follow-up on this.
When I do a restart | option-key press, I only see a single internal SSD partition boot to select (although I have 2 boot partitions). And it indicates "EFI boot" as the name. Weird. Any way this could be fixed? i.e. to show 2 boot selections?
Thanks.
The APFS Boot patch isn't designed for multiple partitions on the same device. The APFS Boot patch installs a boot loader on the single EFI partition of the drive and points it at the target APFS volume for booting. This is why you are having to reapply the APFS Boot patch each time in order to switch which APFS volume is the target for booting. It is the nature of the beast.
@dosdude1 @0403979 @ASentientBot I need help using @dosdude1 macos Catalina patcher and when I try to download macos after a few minutes it says error there was a problem downloading macos please check your internet connection and try again later. Please help! I have used @dosdude1 macos Mojave patcher on this same mac before and never had a problem it is running Mojave right now in fact. The mac I have is an imac 12.2. Please help!
1. Make sure your using the latest patcher which is b11. 2 . If you are using wifi make sure you are connected to the one that is from your ISP. 3. If that fails try rebooting your router. 4. If you have an ethernet cable try hooking up to your router wired and trying that.
Installed today Catalina on MacBook Pro 8,2 (15 inch, Late 2011) with dead Radeon GPU. Works perfectly. Brightness control, Sleep Mode, WiFi and other stuff seems stable.
@TimothyR734 I can only use wifi (I have Xfinity I can usually get 100 mbps) I do not have an ethernet and I am using the latest patcher because I downloaded it today. What do you mean make sure I am connected to ISP 3? This is also my only mac all my other computers are windows although I do have an iPhone and multiple ipads I don't know if that will help or not. Thanks for trying to help!
@TimothyR734 I can only use wifi (I have Xfinity I can usually get 100 mbps) I do not have an ethernet and I am using the latest patcher because I downloaded it today. What do you mean make sure I am connected to ISP 3? This is also my only mac all my other computers are windows although I do have an iPhone and multiple ipads I don't know if that will help or not. Thanks for trying to help!
You could also try the macOS Downloader application which dosdude1 linked to here...
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...unsupported-macs.2183772/page-2#post-27417505
That is what I normally use.
Do you mean to my own home wifi network yes I am connected to it, not sure what you are trying to say.
Yes sometimes it doesn't always connect to your home network like if you have a power bump or your internet goes off
Yes I am connected to the internet and I can browse websites but, I still can not download Catalina with @dosdude1 Catalina patcher or macos downloader.
Check system date and time, also ensure your machine has enough space to download everything.
System date and time is correct and there is enough storage on the mac. I have macos Mojave installed on the mac right now, I downloaded and installed it 3 or four months ago with no problem with your macos Mojave patcher. I do not know why there is an issue downloading Catalina The mac is an imac 12,2 Thanks @dosdude1 for trying to help me solve the issue!
Are you enrolled in the Apple beta software program maybe that might workSystem date and time is correct and there is enough storage on the mac. I have macos Mojave installed on the mac right now, I downloaded and installed it 3 or four months ago with no problem with your macos Mojave patcher. I do not know why there is an issue downloading Catalina The mac is an imac 12,2 Thanks @dosdude1 for trying to help me solve the issue!
I've just released a major update to Catalina Patcher (along with a completely redesigned webpage as of a few days ago)! With this release, I have finally brought Catalina Patcher out of beta stages! All installation options are now fully implemented, finally bringing the program up to its full intended level of functionality. I have also implemented a logging feature, to more easily debug issues that may occur.
Please note, though, that at this time, the in-place installation method will only work on machines that have native APFS BootROM support. The external installer volume and ISO image methods will work on systems that do not have APFS BootROM support.
Enjoy, and of course, please report any issues!
Please note, though, that at this time, the in-place installation method will only work on machines that have native APFS BootROM support. The external installer volume and ISO image methods will work on systems that do not have APFS BootROM support.
Enjoy, and of course, please report any issues!
Yes, spuhead, but as in Mojave, dedicated GPU is disabled.
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That is so great, @dosdude1 . Thank you so much for your work. As I have to install B4 in my Macbook Pro 2011 17, gonna try it right now
By the way, I sent a donation yesterday. Hope you receive it soon.
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