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macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

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Vyzantion said:
Public Beta 8 was released, I am downloading something that has about 5 gb. Is this the install app or do I need to download it using the dosdude1 app? The dosdude1 app has about 8 gb to download. DP8/PB7 was the first Catalina version I have successfully installed, so I do not know if this works?
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I assume you are trying to download with the macOS Downloader app that dosdude1 linked to early in the thread. That application hasn't worked for a few weeks now and erroneously downloads the High Sierra full installer rather than Catalina Beta.
 
Flacko said:
Yes, very odd. Mac Pro 3.1 has always worked with no commands but 5.1 needed these extra steps. Cannot explain it but it works if needed.
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Are you leaving the telemetry plugin in place on the MacPro 5,1? If so, my guess would be that it isn't fully patched for the unsupported MacPro 5,1.
 
jhowarth said:
Are you leaving the telemetry plugin in place on the MacPro 5,1? If so, my guess would be that it isn't fully patched for the unsupported MacPro 5,1.
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Yes, system completely unpatched. The cMP5.1 also did the same in Mojave and the fix worked here as well so do not think it is related to the telemetry plugin. Lot of members using cMP5.1 unpatched with no problems. Just installing B9 and see what happens.
Update: Installed B9 over B8 and now continuity etc working without any further intervention. Just checked
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist" and it now has the continuity flag for the cMP5.1 (F221BEC8) as false. But hey, all is working so no idea what really is happening here. Now to find out why the dynamic wallpaper has a large jagged line across it. All other wallpapers fine.
 
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Installed DP 9 via dosdudes 1.1.3 patcher, post install patches applied on second reboot.
WiFi patch and SIP disabler
All working. Nice one Colin
UPDATE: added lilu, innie, appleALC and whatevergreen
Now have my pci m.2 as internal also now have HDMI sound
 

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jhowarth said:
I assume you are trying to download with the macOS Downloader app that dosdude1 linked to early in the thread. That application hasn't worked for a few weeks now and erroneously downloads the High Sierra full installer rather than Catalina Beta.
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No, the dosdude1 app for Catalina I use.
By the way, if I use Mojave to create the installer pen drive, I can skip the Terminal patch, right?
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dosdude1 said:
This is a glitch that only occurs in Catalina DP8, as they broke something with ASR. I expect this to be fixed in the next Catalina release (so I will not be modifying my program at this time). What you can do for now is either create an installer drive using a previous macOS version, or patch my program to bypass that check. To bypass the check, simply download this script, and run it like so using Terminal (after copying Catalina Patcher outside of the DMG it's distributed in):
Code: 
./catpatch.sh /path/to/macOS\ Catalina\ Patcher.app/Contents/Resources/patcherd

Then, the tool will complete successfully.
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So, if I use Mojave to create the pen drive, this glitch is absent, right?
 

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Flacko said:
Yes, system completely unpatched. The cMP5.1 also did the same in Mojave and the fix worked here as well so do not think it is related to the telemetry plugin. Lot of members using cMP5.1 unpatched with no problems. Just installing B9 and see what happens.
Update: Installed B9 over B8 and now continuity etc working without any further intervention. Just checked
/System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SystemParameters.plist" and it now has the continuity flag for the cMP5.1 (F221BEC8) as false. But hey, all is working so no idea what really is happening here. Now to find out why the dynamic wallpaper has a large jagged line across it. All other wallpapers fine.
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My understanding was that the telemetry plugin for Catalina doesn't have the MacPro 5,1 as a supported machine without additional patching.
 
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jhowarth said:
My understanding was that the telemetry plugin for Catalina doesn't have the MacPro 5,1 as a supported machine without additional patching.
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Not sure about this but it could cause trouble down the line. My preference is to have as few patches as possible so using dosdude installer but with no patching. However any comments why Catalina Dynamic Wallpaper looks like this? Other Dynamic and static wallpapers are fine. This has only happened with B9. Presently using GTX680 2GB. installed twice now with same effect. May try a new download and rebuild usb.
 

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Kyle4 said:
Just to clarify (and I apologize if this has been asked several times already) but with Catalina can I update normally through software update and it’ll automatically patch it for me, or is it similar to the Mojave one and I have to make another USB with the installer and new update to make it upgrade(?)
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As far as I know the update in System preferences is broke there it is just like Mojave you need to create a Catalina Patcher
 
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jhowarth said:
My understanding was that the telemetry plugin for Catalina doesn't have the MacPro 5,1 as a supported machine without additional patching.
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The telemetry plugin doesn't affect anything functionality-wise and has never actually been successfully patched in any way. Its only relevance is because it crashes Macs with Penryn CPUs, and on those systems it's simply deleted.

Also a quick shoutout to @jackluke for his post about AirDrop -- I finally tried it out and it works! Nice find.

Finally a note to any manual patchers (or hackintosh people) who follow this thread and might've missed this. Revert your OpenGL patch from my "improved" minimalist patch suggestion. It causes problems.
 
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B9: DosDude1's patcher v.1.1.3 worked on a Mac Pro 5,1 with upgraded video and WiFi/BLE card with all patches and APFS boot turned off. SIP needs to be turned off for install and can be turned on after.
I did not have to re-patch the plists for Continuity and Watch unlock to work.
 
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alphascorp said:
Hello @Jehm83,
You're right, you have a message at the launch of the Terminal:

The default interactive shell is now zsh
To update your account to use zsh, please run 'chsh -s /bin/zsh'

Try to execute the requested code and restart the Terminal before executing your other commands

For me this line of code did not work I had to go in the preferences of the Terminal, in the General tab then in "Shells open with" select "Command (complete path)" and write below "/bin/zsh" instead of "/bin/bash"
Close preferences and restart Terminal

All future orders should work properly with Terminal ...

Otherwise to apply "Blusky" you can also do it manually:
Manual Install is as simple as:



• locate SkyLight in System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/Current

• back it up

• replace it with SkyLight from the unzipped
• Execute the following 2 commands in the Terminal:
• sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework
• sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework


• locate HIToolbox in System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox/Versions/Current

• back it up
• replace with HIToolbox from the unzipped
• Execute the following 2 commands in the Terminal:
• sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework
• sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework

• reboot

If we replace only SkyLight we get all the transparency of the menus only in dark mode and the Finder transparency in Light/Dark Mode!
But in light mode we stay with only the grisly gray menubar.

If you can not "paste" your "SkyLight" and "HIToolbox" files
Execute the following 2 commands in the Terminal:
'sudo mount -uw /' then 'Killall Finder'
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Hello Alphacorp..
Many thanks for your help..
So i try the manual Install..did found the two folders and replace the files..everything went well with the HiToolbox commands..but problem with the 2 commands of SkyLight (See the picture..)
So i tried to reboot but the Macbook fail at the end of the process and remains stuck on the startup window..

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So thanks by advance for your help & explanations..or solutions..i'm gonna try to see if i can find some solutions in the thread infos and if not as a last resort i will replace modified files by the original files..
 
1.Put this in your /Library/LaunchDaemons folder
2. Put the is /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A folder
3.Put this in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/A folder reboot
 

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Hello TimothyR734

Thanks for your message & help..So at the moment i've put my Macbook in Target mode the Macbook is splitted in two Hard disk (Macbook & Macbook Data) on my desktop..in which partition i should put those files?..
 
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Ok it's in the Macbook and not in the Data disk..thanks
So..i've put the files (2 replaced..) in the right folders but it didn't help to stop my Macbook re-starting automatically (loop) into the middle process on the starting window?..
Tried as well to restart on the Efi of the install Disk (the Dosdude version) but same problem of looping..maybe i should try again after the Efi Install Disk if the modified files you gave me could help?..thanks by advance for your advice & observations..
 
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Ok it's in the Macbook and not in the Data disk..thanks
So..i've put the files (2 replaced..) in the right folders but it didn't help to stop my Macbook re-starting automatically (loop) into the middle process on the starting window?..
Tried as well to restart on the Efi of the install Disk (the Dosdude version) but same problem of looping..maybe i should try again after the Efi Install Disk if the modified files you gave me could help?..thanks by advance for your advice & observations..
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reinstall macOS Catalina then put the CatalinaAutoMount in your /Library/LaunchDaemons folder then reboot then try replacing the HIToolbox and SkyLight if you don't use the Catalina AutoMount it won't give you permission to change those and will cause issues
 
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Thanks for your advice..the only problem is that my Macbook has the same initialization bug with the Dosdude installation disk (it re-starts unexpectedly in the middle of the process) since my other Mac I can not reinstall as well because it does not accept install from target mode.. maybe another solution is possible?
 
Jehm83 said:
Thanks for your advice..the only problem is that my Macbook has the same initialization bug with the Dosdude installation disk (it re-starts unexpectedly in the middle of the process) since my other Mac I can not reinstall as well because it does not accept install from target mode.. maybe another solution is possible?
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are you installing the post install patches and force rebuilding the caches after installation on the second boot
 
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