macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

[0134168]

I found a link to the full installer of 10.15.4 DP1, see here:

I will try to clean install the 10.15.4 DP1 tonight.

That´s not the full installer. At all.
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Not really sure what it's trying to say. Is it correct that I shouldn't update the Boot ROM(using FirmwareUpdate.pkg)?

ALWAYS the last Firmware available.

 

[TimothyR734]

Hi all,

Could somebody please tell me whether the "Legacy USB Support Injector" is necessary so catalina can be installed/work on a 2010 12-core (6+6) macpro? if not, is there a way to install catalina using the dosdude method without installing this patch? I want to install using the "install on this disk" route.

Thanks for your time!

you can boot into your Catalina usb to install the post install patches then uncheck the legacy usb injector

 

[Pinarek]

That´s not the full installer. At all.
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ALWAYS the last Firmware available.

why not see here! take a look at info.plist, it's 10.14.5 DP1 Buld 19E224d

 

[hvds]

nvram -p with amfi variables are right, at this point I guess or some drive issues (you might try a Diskutility First Aid on your .4 beta1 disk) or during your previous OTA .4 beta1 something went wrong, anyway just retry booting in .4 beta1 single user mode (with replaced output ASentientBot wrappers):

mount -uw /
update_dyld_shared_cache -force
mount -uw /System/Volumes/Data
chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions/
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/
kextcache -i /
kcditto
reboot

after the next reboot don't use the "-v" verbose mode, just boot with apple logo (because it shows the Remaning time message), and let it run for at least 15 minutes maybe post-OTA should complete its post-scripts on the Catalina Data Volume.

To me after my OTA update with Catalina logo installing (about 45 minutes), before autorestart 30 seconds showed a similar message "Now system restart to continue update the Catalina Data Volume", followed a simple apple logo booting with "remaining time" that took about 30 minutes to complete on SSD.

Thank you jackluke. But no success, can't overcome AMFI yet.

From running 10.15.3 on the internal disk:
- disk utility reveals no errors in the external .4b1 disk
- replaced on the .4b1 disk CoreDisplay+CoreDisplayOriginal and SkyLight+SkyLightOriginal from ASentientBot's attachment (see photo 1+2)
- removed the -v from boot-args in nvram.

Booted into .4b1 in single user mode:
- verified that boot_args are as desired
- did your proposed steps, see photos 3+4 (adjacent parts of screen).
There are some (probably harmless?) warnings in the update_dyld_shard_cache step.
But then in the kextcache step, AMFI complains about SkyLight signature.
Similar in step kcditto (photo 5)
- then after reboot, the AMFI errors for SkyLight and CoreDisplay happen and boot stalls.

I could still try the DisableLibraryValidation.kext, or else try the .4b1 full installer that Pinarek has found.

Anyway, thanks a lot and sorry for the trouble.

 

[jackluke]

Thank you jackluke. But no success, can't overcome AMFI yet.

From running 10.15.3 on the internal disk:
- disk utility reveals no errors in the external .4b1 disk
- replaced on the .4b1 disk CoreDisplay+CoreDisplayOriginal and SkyLight+SkyLightOriginal from ASentientBot's attachment (see photo 1+2)
- removed the -v from boot-args in nvram.

Booted into .4b1 in single user mode:
- verified that boot_args are as desired
- did your proposed steps, see photos 3+4 (adjacent parts of screen).
There are some (probably harmless?) warnings in the update_dyld_shard_cache step.
But then in the kextcache step, AMFI complains about SkyLight signature.
Similar in step kcditto (photo 5)
- then after reboot, the AMFI errors for SkyLight and CoreDisplay happen and boot stalls.

I could still try the DisableLibraryValidation.kext, or else try the .4b1 full installer that Pinarek has found.

Anyway, thanks a lot and sorry for the trouble.

You done all correct steps, I had same your verbose messages about AMFI, but after I set those "amfi strings" in nvram it worked without those warning messages, so for now can't explain why on your machine AMFI can't be disabled (maybe a PRAM reset could refresh this).

If you want to try DisableLibraryValidation.kext (this will break Music.app and some other apps) you need to put it in .4 beta1 SLE or LE and rebuild a kextcache with it but seems from single user mode AMFI prevents it too, because during prelinking there is some frameworks integrity verification.

I guess there is no .4b1 full installer (or any dp beta full installer) available.

So another attempt is from the other Catalina volume, copy the DisableLibraryValidation.kext on .4 beta1 SLE (you should chown/chmod that kext or the entire SLE path) and then you should rebuild the kextcache from the Catalina patcher (Force rebuild cache), maybe re-apply all the post-patches for your machine but de-select the "Video Patch" in order to keep the right ASentientBot wrappers that you already replaced.

 

[Brayz]

• Photos application is showing picture pixelized with weird colours in the viewer.

Did anybody supply a solution for this ? I have the same issue ;

Example here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ia8lgjeveb9pmxm/Screenshot 2020-02-12 at 21.25.45.png?dl=0



iMac 10,1 - Catalina 10.15.3

 

[TimothyR734]

You might try using this patch when replacing the wrappers this goes in /Library/LaunchDaemons folder this is helpful if you forget to killallfinder in the terminal as the allow for changes but I would reboot after using this so it does take effect

 

[Pinarek]

So to all doubters (Mr. *******) who think that my posted file is not a full installer, I want to tell them that it is a full installer of the Developer Beta 10.15.4 DP1, just like the paying developers download from Apple.

Unfortunately, it cannot be installed on an unsupported Mac; this requires a new Catalina patcher version from Mr. dosdude1.

When I try to install it on an unsupported Mac, I get the error message that a Catalina at least 10.15 is supposed to be installed. Such nonsense, I have the 10.15.4 DP1 on a partition, which is supposedly not the one Apple wants it to be.

Then I just have it on my Hacki PC-2 (see my Sig.)
successfully installed as a clean installation on an extra empty 512 GB SSD. There were no problems.

 

[chris1111]

So to all doubters (Mr. *******) who think that my posted file is not a full installer, I want to tell them that it is a full installer of the Developer Beta 10.15.4 DP1, just like the paying developers download from Apple.

Unfortunately, it cannot be installed on an unsupported Mac; this requires a new Catalina patcher version from Mr. dosdude1.

When I try to install it on an unsupported Mac, I get the error message that a Catalina at least 10.15 is supposed to be installed. Such nonsense, I have the 10.15.4 DP1 on a partition, which is supposedly not the one Apple wants it to be.

Then I just have it on my Hacki PC-2 (see my Sig.)
successfully installed as a clean installation on an extra empty 512 GB SSD. There were no problems.

Its work on Mojave 10.14.6

 

[Pinarek]

[QUOTE = "chris1111, Beitrag: 28213290, Mitglied: 978241"]
Seine Arbeit an Mojave 10.14.6
@chris1111 you probably made a mistake, you probably mean Catalina 10.15.4 DP1 not 10.14.6 (Mojave)
did you download the build from my link and installed it? then you see that it is the 10.15.4 DP1!

 

[chris1111]

[QUOTE = "chris1111, Beitrag: 28213290, Mitglied: 978241"]
Seine Arbeit an Mojave 10.14.6
@chris1111 you probably made a mistake, you probably mean Catalina 10.15.4 DP1 not 10.14.6 (Mojave)
did you download the build from my link and installed it? then you see that it is the 10.15.4 DP1!

No mistake its the good one and yesI download your link

 

[Pinarek]

ok @chris1111 when you have finished downloading and installing, please let me know.
If it's not Build 19E224g, then I'll eat a broom.

Above all, why do you doubt it? do you think the paid developers get an update from 10.15.3 or what? The developers also want to install Clean this 10.15.4 DP1 and this version is intended for that.

So go to sleep now .. see you tomorrow and report on the result after installation please !!

 

[chris1111]

ok @chris1111 when you have finished downloading and installing, please let me know.
If it's not Build 19E224g, then I'll eat a broom.

Above all, why do you doubt it? do you think the paid developers get an update from 10.15.3 or what? The developers also want to install Clean this 10.15.4 DP1 and this version is intended for that.

So go to sleep now .. see you tomorrow and report on the result after installation please !!

This is Fresh install testing is
DONE Thanks to you @Pinarek

Thanks to @ASentientBot for the Video patch

 

[Aww Shucks]

For those who have a mid 2009 macbook 5,2 I can confirm this patch works in macView attachment 890967OS Catalina it goes in /System/Library/PreferencePanes but first you unzip and right click to rename it and edit out theMB52 part then delete the one in your /System/Library/PreferencePanes and replace it with the new one

Thank you for sharing!

I was able to install and see the old preferences back, but the options do not seem to change trackpad behavior. I was able to get Tap to click to work but have to double tap the trackpad to get it to register the click, and two finger click does not work. Does this work as expected for others?

 

[jackluke]

Its work on Mojave 10.14.6
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Right, apple through OTA delivers a full Catalina beta installer only from Mojave software update (and maybe HighSierra too) if the machine is enrolled in the dp beta program.

But example from 10.15.2 (I tested) the same procedure downloaded 4,66 gb that is an OTA 4b1 package, instead starting from 10.15.3 downloaded 2,93 gb.

I mean according to the osx installed apple from software update delivers dynamically a different package.

 

[mwakious]

Thank you for sharing!

I was able to install and see the old preferences back, but the options do not seem to change trackpad behavior. I was able to get Tap to click to work but have to double tap the trackpad to get it to register the click, and two finger click does not work. Does this work as expected for others?

i hade the same problem, install first the file from the updater then install this file and then reboot. If you already installed from the updater re-install it.

 

[avz]

Right, apple through OTA delivers a full Catalina beta installer only from Mojave software update (and maybe HighSierra too) if the machine is enrolled in the dp beta program.

But example from 10.15.2 (I tested) the same procedure downloaded 4,66 gb that is an OTA 4b1 package, instead starting from 10.15.3 downloaded 2,93 gb.

I mean according to the osx installed apple from software update delivers dynamically a different package.

It is purely Mojave's magic, High Sierra on unsupported machine would not download full installers.

 

[EDLIU]

ALWAYS the last Firmware available.

Okay. Thanks.

BTW, should I update the firmware with the Patcher or with the FirmwareUpdate.pkg?

 

[jackluke]

It is purely Mojave's magic, High Sierra on unsupported machine would not download full installers.

Infact, this should be an exclusive feature of Mojave's Software Update (with a beta enrollment), because I don't recall that during previous OSX was possible to download any DP beta full installer.

 

[Pinarek]

[QUOTE = "chris1111, Beitrag: 28213553, Mitglied: 978241"]
Dies ist ein Test für die Neuinstallation
FERTIG Danke an Sie [USER = 362304] @Pinarek [/ USER]

Vielen Dank an @ ASentientBot für den Video-Patch
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This is Fresh install testing is
DONE Thanks to you @Pinarek

Thanks to @ASentientBot for the Video patch
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@chris1111 you see, it is really a full installer as the paid developers also download it directly from Apple. Apparently a developer may have accidentally published this download. In any case, we now have not only the update function from 10.15.3 to 10.15.4 DP1 but also to reinstall the full installer for this first DP1. I find that remarkable and valuable.
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Infact, this should be an exclusive feature of Mojave's Software Update (with a beta enrollment), because I don't recall that during previous OSX was possible to download any DP beta full installer.

read please my post down... is it real full installer for DP1 from 10.15.4 !!!

 

[Larsvonhier]

Found a reliable way to always crash-reset system with MouSSE4.2 installed vs. without that emulator kext,
and informed the author about it. Might help to debug and find the root cause, also for those affected by sleep-wake issues when it is installed.

 

[0134168]

why not see here! take a look at info.plist, it's 10.14.5 DP1 Buld 19E224d

Cause it´s a link to get into developer program.

 

[hvds]

So to all doubters (Mr. *******) who think that my posted file is not a full installer, I want to tell them that it is a full installer of the Developer Beta 10.15.4 DP1, just like the paying developers download from Apple.

Unfortunately, it cannot be installed on an unsupported Mac; this requires a new Catalina patcher version from Mr. dosdude1.

When I try to install it on an unsupported Mac, I get the error message that a Catalina at least 10.15 is supposed to be installed. Such nonsense, I have the 10.15.4 DP1 on a partition, which is supposedly not the one Apple wants it to be.

Then I just have it on my Hacki PC-2 (see my Sig.)
successfully installed as a clean installation on an extra empty 512 GB SSD. There were no problems.

Very good - that looks like the right way forward for me getting 10.15.4b1 onto my Apple MBP5,2. Thanks!

I've installed Mojave 10.14.6s3 over the 10.15.4b1 on my external SSD. This was slightly foxed anyway, plagued by AMFI, and resisted all attempts to get .4b1 to boot. The last try was resetting nvram (and setting boot-args to -no_compat_check again), but no change.
(Good that I still have all the older USB installers on a disk, the whole dosdude et al success story!)
I observed that while booting Mojave, AMFI was still not quite silenced, complaining about the dyld cache, but caches were remade automatically, and Mojave came up.

This Mojave is good enough for its sole purpose of loading the full 10.15.4b1 installer. Did that and copied it from Applications to my internal SSD which has 10.15.3. I am subscribed to the developer program.
(Meanwhile I have Mojave on a surplus HDD to be prepared for future Catalina betas.)

I also tried to install the loaded 10.15.4b1 directly, without patcher's help, from the running Mojave. But I stopped it when the installation process said that the machine needed a firmware upgrade.

Then made a bootable USB installer from it with patcher 1.3.0. That worked, now trying to execute installation steps carefully to see if AMFI will eventually kick in.

 

[Sean Udy]

Okay, so I am an idiot... I did not back up my unsupported mac on Time Machine and the Catalina Patch is just not working for me and I want to go back to Mojave. However, the patch doesn't seem to let me erase my hard disk or access the non patch boot drive. when I press command +R at startup, i get an error message and then it just boots to welcome screen. how do I get rid of the patch and install an older version of Mac OSX?

 

[Jeff1casey]

Hi all - I am trying this again... Working on a Mac Pro 3,1, installing to a brand new internal SSD, the installer gets to the reboot stage and then it doesn't boot to the target disk, instead back to the one I was installing from. No matter what I try, it doesn't recognize it as a boot disk. I've successfully installed Catalina with the patch to an external drive, which I tried cloning, but this yielded the same result: the correct folders are there but it won't boot from it. Any ideas please? And thanks.