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macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs
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I don't know anything about using target mode but yes it is wise to have a macOS Catalina usb patcher just in case something goes wrong and it depends what Catalina Beta version you have installed already but yes you can reinstall macOS Catalina over a preexisting version without losing your data
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must not have been to long ago as some were having issues with the previous version
I just released it about an hour ago, to fix a kextcache issue introduced in DP9 that was resulting in a kernel panic upon first boot after installation.
@dosdude1 Macmini 4.1 - Installed beta 9 with patcher 1.1.3 over previews beta 8. Cat was crashing and rebooting repeatly. Reinstalling only post install patches, force clearing the caches, fixed the issue 😃
hello good night how do i change my desktop icons like this image
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Something went wrong with my beta 9 install on a MacPro 3,1 using the 1.1.3 patcher because SIP was enabled and there were no Audio devices even after manually setting SIP to off and reinstalling the final patches manually and rebuilding kextcache.
It all came good doing a full clean reinstall with 1.1.4
It all came good doing a full clean reinstall with 1.1.4
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For those who are having boot issues while having Google Chrome installed, here are some interesting articles for you:
mrmacintosh.com
applehelpwriter.com
Google Chrome Keystone is Removing /var symlink on non SIP Macs Causing Boot Issues
Reports that some AVID Users Macs would no longer boot. It now may be that a Google Chrome Keystone update modifies /var on NON SIP Protected Macs.
mrmacintosh.com
how to remove Google’s secret update software from your mac
If you’ve ever downloaded Chrome, even for just a trial (guilty!), you might not be aware that Google have slipped a little bit of hidden software into your Library. This software is called Google …
applehelpwriter.com
Im so fed up with Keystone since many years ago. If you want to see something curious, just open the Disk Utility just after booting. You will see as as secret volume is mounted for keystone. Hate Google.For those who are having boot issues while having Google Chrome installed, here are some interesting articles for you:
Google Chrome Keystone is Removing /var symlink on non SIP Macs Causing Boot Issues
Reports that some AVID Users Macs would no longer boot. It now may be that a Google Chrome Keystone update modifies /var on NON SIP Protected Macs.
how to remove Google’s secret update software from your mac
If you’ve ever downloaded Chrome, even for just a trial (guilty!), you might not be aware that Google have slipped a little bit of hidden software into your Library. This software is called Google …
Hi,
go to terminal and paste this text. Then you can change the volume icon in the information windo of the volume.
sudo mount -uw /
No, there is a minimum chance to get it working by using a mac equipped with an IntelHD3000 or a GPU produced after 2010 but capable of "AirPlay Display Mirroring", but even in this case you have to don't use the video patch, hence without graphic acceleration.
FYI if you already applied the video patch to a Catalina installation there is no easy way to revert to a non-video patch system, unless before you backed up some Catalina "core frameworks" and many video kext.
Is there any chance to make menu bar transparent in future with non-metal gpu?
DP9 running fine on MBP5,2 17". Installed it over DP8 with patcher 1.1.3 via USB installer. Initial KPs fixed by applying post-install patches + cache rebuild (remade the USB installer with 1.1.4 to always have the latest version at hand). Thank you dosdude1!
Nightshift version 2 installed with patch updater, works well. Photos works well, with the small issue of the missing photos tab item as before.
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Installed DP9 on an iMac8,1.
Firstly with patcher 1.1.3, which generated a large number of re-boots and KP's, but finally booted after running the post install patches.
Secondly with patcher 1.1.4 which went much more smoothly and booted without applying any patches.
The only major issue is Maps, which crashes when the + and - buttons are used to adjust the scale. See attached error report.
Blue Sky, or any other additional patches, was not installed. Unless there is an impact on Maps, I'm not very concerned about screen brightness.
Firstly with patcher 1.1.3, which generated a large number of re-boots and KP's, but finally booted after running the post install patches.
Secondly with patcher 1.1.4 which went much more smoothly and booted without applying any patches.
The only major issue is Maps, which crashes when the + and - buttons are used to adjust the scale. See attached error report.
Blue Sky, or any other additional patches, was not installed. Unless there is an impact on Maps, I'm not very concerned about screen brightness.
Hello ThimothyR734..
Sorry for the late answer but..still impossible to install anything on my Macbook since yesterday..something is going wrong with the starting process..hopefully i've made a usable backup of my Macbook (MacOS High Sierra version) and then i have re-formated the hard disk (GUID Partition, HFS+) but since..tried any solution or OS system Install inexorably it stays blocked in the starting window in the middle process..i even tried to re-install a compatible OS it didn't work as well..so i'm out of solution here..
It was two lines of code that didn't managed to work..if you're ok to explain what happen exactly and if it's repairable thanks by advance..
Update..At last 😁🙏 i've managed to activate a MacOS Sierra install on the Macbook (little but hopefull app Keylifornia help me to make a bootable disk..that any more recent OS doesn't aloud) if the installation is succesfull..i'll manage a step by step to reinstall Catalina or Mojave later..thanks for the help..
Edit: The installation of MacOS Sierra on the Macbook hard disk was succefull..but not the reboot step..
I have this Code procedure everytime before the launch of the Apple screen and then i have the blocked screen (in the pictures..) so if anybody could help thanks by advance..
Edit: The installation of MacOS Sierra on the Macbook hard disk was succefull..but not the reboot step..
I have this Code procedure everytime before the launch of the Apple screen and then i have the blocked screen (in the pictures..) so if anybody could help thanks by advance..
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i tried do create a bootable installer via dosdude patcher 1.14.
during creating the usb stick, i get the following error
with all previous versions of osx and installers, it just worked fine.
used the installer on my MacPro 5.1 2010
during creating the usb stick, i get the following error
Code:
Mounting BaseSystem.dmg...
/dev/disk9 GUID_partition_scheme
/dev/disk9s1 Apple_HFS /private/tmp/basesystem
Patching BaseSystem.dmg...
"disk9" ejected.
Image-Funktion vorbereiten …
Protective Master Boot Record (MBR : 0) lesen …
(CRC32 $19CF5867: Protective Master Boot Record (MBR : 0))
GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1) lesen …
(CRC32 $1A6E5D70: GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1))
GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Table : 2) lesen …
(CRC32 $F9779FDF: GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Table : 2))
(Apple_Free : 3) lesen …
(CRC32 $00000000: (Apple_Free : 3))
disk image (Apple_HFS : 4) lesen …
(CRC32 $91E9639B: disk image (Apple_HFS : 4))
(Apple_Free : 5) lesen …
(CRC32 $00000000: (Apple_Free : 5))
GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table : 6) lesen …
(CRC32 $F9779FDF: GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table : 6))
GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7) lesen …
(CRC32 $2CC3C4A0: GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7))
Ressourcen hinzufügen …
Dauer: 14.274s
Dateigröße: 692638182 Byte, Prüfsumme: CRC32 $FB02D69F
Bearbeitete Sektoren: 4187760, 3552436 komprimiert
Geschwindigkeit: 121.5M Byte/s
Ersparnis: 67.7 %
created: /private/tmp/BaseSystem.dmg
Restoring BaseSystem.dmg...
Validating target...done
Validating source...done
Retrieving scan information...done
Validating sizes...done
Restoring ....10....20....30....40....50....60....70....80....90....100
Restored target device is /dev/disk6s2.
Remounting target volume...done
asr: Couldn't get volume group information for device /dev/disk6s2with all previous versions of osx and installers, it just worked fine.
used the installer on my MacPro 5.1 2010
downloaf dev 9 over the new 1.1.14 patcher but i can`t create an usb stick...
catalina Couldn't get volume group information for device /dev/disk3s2
hahaha @The Spirit has the same error
catalina Couldn't get volume group information for device /dev/disk3s2
hahaha @The Spirit has the same error
As mentioned many times previously, this is a bug with ASR in Catalina Developer Preview 8. You can create a USB installer under any other macOS version with no issues, or you can patch Catalina Patcher to bypass the check, as I explain here. The "Install to This Machine" option is not affected by this issue.
Darn. Arrandale iGPU graphics acceleration is still messed up on the 2010 MBP 15" (the mouse cursor is laggy when hovering over safari links and windowserver CPU usage is maxed out) - all clean installs
Proper GPU acceleration is present since the menu bars and other accelerated apps run fine. Been an issue since mojave 10.14.5 and never worked properly since
No issues when switching to the GT 330M as usual
Proper GPU acceleration is present since the menu bars and other accelerated apps run fine. Been an issue since mojave 10.14.5 and never worked properly since
No issues when switching to the GT 330M as usual
Hey everybody!
As you probably know, DP9 worked on non-Metal systems without any update to my code. However,
As usual, please report any weirdness. Happy accelerating! 😊
As you probably know, DP9 worked on non-Metal systems without any update to my code. However,
PerfPowerServices repeatedly crashes. Here's a fixed version of the wrappers which should stop that from happening. @dosdude1 @0403979 I promise this won't break everything like my OpenGL "improvement" did.As usual, please report any weirdness. Happy accelerating! 😊