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macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

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Hey all, I'm new to this--thanks so much dosdude for the patcher and for all the help through this forum!

One question: I installed Catalina with the patched tool as you suggested (iMac 11,2), but now when I check the SIP status, I get:

System Integrity Protection status: unknown (Custom Configuration).
Configuration:
Apple Internal: disabled
Kext Signing: disabled
Filesystem Protections: disabled
Debugging Restrictions: disabled
DTrace Restrictions: disabled
NVRAM Protections: disabled
BaseSystem Verification: disabled
This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

This makes me a little nervous; is it normal for SIP to be in an unknown state after this patch and to say that my machine might be left in an "unknown state"? I added a screenshot of my terminal just in case that is helpful.


I have also had similar issues with the recovery mode that others have mentioned, but I am not as concerned about this because I have been able to access recovery mode by first going into single user mode (command + R + S) and then using the following commands:

sudo nvram "recovery-boot-mode=unused"
sudo reboot

Even from recovery mode access in this way, however, I cannot enable SIP. When I try, it just tells me that I need to do that in recovery mode (apparently it does not recognize that I am in recovery mode?!?). Anyway, this is not as concerning to me as the SIP issue, but maybe it is helpful for others trying to get into recovery mode.

Thanks for any insight regarding the issue I am having with SIP!
 

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unicycle24 said:
Hey all, I'm new to this--thanks so much dosdude for the patcher and for all the help through this forum!

One question: I installed Catalina with the patched tool as you suggested (iMac 11,2), but now when I check the SIP status, I get:

System Integrity Protection status: unknown (Custom Configuration).
Configuration:
Apple Internal: disabled
Kext Signing: disabled
Filesystem Protections: disabled
Debugging Restrictions: disabled
DTrace Restrictions: disabled
NVRAM Protections: disabled
BaseSystem Verification: disabled
This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

This makes me a little nervous; is it normal for SIP to be in an unknown state after this patch and to say that my machine might be left in an "unknown state"? I added a screenshot of my terminal just in case that is helpful.


I have also had similar issues with the recovery mode that others have mentioned, but I am not as concerned about this because I have been able to access recovery mode by first going into single user mode (command + R + S) and then using the following commands:

sudo nvram "recovery-boot-mode=unused"
sudo reboot

Even from recovery mode access in this way, however, I cannot enable SIP. When I try, it just tells me that I need to do that in recovery mode (apparently it does not recognize that I am in recovery mode?!?). Anyway, this is not as concerning to me as the SIP issue, but maybe it is helpful for others trying to get into recovery mode.

Thanks for any insight regarding the issue I am having with SIP!
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That is normal to see when SIP is disabled!!!! What macOS Catalina Patcher version did you use as 1,4,3 fixed the recovery
 
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Thanks, glad to hear that this is normal! Is there any way to enable it again after installing Catalina with the patcher or is this a permanent disable?

I used the newest one: 1.4.3. I would love any tips for fixing the recovery partition as well!
 
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bogdanw said:
There is a simple fix, no need to disable AMFI. Add this to the script between end try and set serviceNames to
Code: 
do shell script "codesign --remove-signature " & quoted form of toolPath
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With AMFI enabled the stock tccutil works correctly on unsupported mac Catalina (and Mojave), I mean there is no need of tccplus.
 
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BjarneDM said:
Applying the macOS 10.15.4 Supplemental Update

When trying to apply this the normal way on my MacPro5,1, the installer complains about the HW not being supported. Using Pacifist gives the error, that the System disk is ReadOnly.

Now, I solved the problem this way:
  1. boot from another full 10.15.4 Catalina install
  2. apply the update to the non-bootet Catalina using Pacifist; !!!BUT!!! you'll have to start Pacifist from Terminal this way : sudo open <path>/Pacifist.app
  3. boot from a dosdude USB drive & apply the dosdude Patch Update again
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Hi @BjarneDM
Why not make simpler?
Just download the file here:
Expand the .pkg, modify the Distribution file, recreate the .pkg and install The Supplemental Update with the modified .pkg...
That's what I did with my cMP5,1 and it's much faster than downloading the full version and recreating a USB installer.
FYI, cMP5.1 does not need any Post Install Patches.

For those who have forgotten how to modify the distribution file of a .pkg file: ;)

Move "macOSUpd10.15.4Supplemental.pkg" file to the desktop
Open Terminal and writes this and press Enter:

Code: 
cd ~/Desktop

Code: 
pkgutil --expand macOSUpd10.15.4Supplemental.pkg NewFolder

Wait a few minutes (Don't close Terminal...)
Go to the "NewFolder" folder created on your desktop and open the "Distribution" file with a text editor


Add: return true;
at the end of this line: function InstallationCheck(prefix) {

Like this: function InstallationCheck(prefix) {return true;

Add: return true;
at the end of this line: function VolumeCheck(prefix) {

Like this: function VolumeCheck(prefix) {return true;

Save the file

If you have not closed the terminal, write or simply copy this and press Enter:

Code: 
pkgutil --flatten NewFolder macOSUpd10.15.4SupplementalModified.pkg

Wait a few minutes for the package to re-create
Once the operation is completed, launch the file "macOSUpd10.15.4SupplementalModified.pkg"

/!\ /!\ /!\
Be careful if you have several OS on more disks/partitions in your mac because these modifications make it possible to install this update on any OS disk/partition.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSTALLATION BE CAREFUL TO CHOOSE THE DISK/PARTITION OF CATALINA AND NO OTHER.
 
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Just noticed on 10.15.5 beta 2 (not sure if this applies also to 10.15.4) that using only the "com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist" (Disable Library Validation Patch) the stock Music.app crashed, also re-codesigning doesn't worked (while it worked for Chrome and Office apps), so this is another valid reason to use also "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" , because adding in nvram (or com.apple.boot.plist) Music.app worked without issues.

I also advise to don't codesign apple stock apps.
 
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jackluke said:
Just noticed on 10.15.5 beta 2 (not sure if this applies also to 10.15.4) that using only the "com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist" (Disable Library Validation Patch) the stock Music.app crashed, also re-codesigning doesn't worked (while it worked for Chrome and Office apps), so this is another valid reason to use also "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" , because adding in nvram (or com.apple.boot.plist) Music.app worked without issues.
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I wonder why for some the amfi_get_out_of_my_way works and for others it doesn't with amfi on imust have sent 100's of error reports to Apple trying to open the Music App-Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge, out of memory shutdowns-Kernel panics
 
I am getting a black screen on GoogleMaps after upgrading to Catalina. I can fix it by disabling firefox's hardware acceleration, which is no good for other websites. No issues on Safari.

Anyone knows what could be the issue?

Machine specs:
MacBook Pro 8,1 (13-inch, Early 2011)
2,3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
 
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jackluke said:
With AMFI enabled the stock tccutil works correctly on unsupported mac Catalina (and Mojave), I mean there is no need of tccplus.
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It was not my intention to promote the use of tccplus on any Mac, supported or unsupported. Just to suggest a possible fix for an error that has been discussed for two pages on this thread :)
 
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bogdanw said:
It was not my intention to promote the use of tccplus on any Mac, supported or unsupported. Just to suggest a possible fix for an error that has been discussed for two pages on this thread :)
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I use tccplus, I meant only that to work properly it needs amfi disabled, I'd try to keep amfi enabled on Catalina, I read about your iTunes fixes for Catalina, since iTunes and Music.app shared many libraries, could you try to fix this: https://github.com/mologie/macos-disable-library-validation

it contains also the xcode project, this kext is useful to keep "AMFI partially enabled", only issue is that using it in kextcache stock Catalina Music.app crashed (as when using com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist) , could you try to fix Music.app using that DisableLibraryValidation.kext (or modifying the .kext) ?

Stock Music.app worked correctly using "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" , but this implies AMFI disabled and consequently tccutil not working.
 
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Hi,
Has anyone made Final Cut Pro 10.4.8 work with a no-metal MBP? I cannot see the video
 
Hi there, I’m hoping that someone can help please.

I’ve got a 2011 17” MBP. I’ve disabled the faulty AMD Chip so everything should be ready and straight forward to upgrade to Catalina ( using dosdudes patcher program ) however I’m hitting problems like :

macOS could not be installed on your computer

An error has occurred while updating firmware. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.



I decided to go a different route and also got this message :



This copy of the stall macOS Catalina application is damaged, and can’t be used to install macOS.

I’m downloading Catalina onto USB and going that route.



I’m current running Hi Sierra .......



Can anyone offer any suggestions to help me please ?



Many thanks in advance
 
ShroomKing said:
Does anyone have a link to 10.15.1 or 10.15.2?

I want to downgrade, enable the safari extensions i use and upgrade again but the installer app i downloded using “softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.15.2” doesn’t boot after i patched it using 1.4.1 dosdude patcher.

thanks in advance.
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well, i have the installer on my stick (downgraded cuz of the same problem and decided to stay on 10.15.2 till its fixed) ..do you still need 10.15.2? i could try to upload it to a cloud. i know the struggle — it took me years and nerves to find the full installer
 
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skulaksiz said:
MacBookPro8,1 stuck on 10.5.4. Won't install the supplemental update for some reason. USBopencoreAPFSLoader2 doesn't show any other partitions before booting (on the first restart of during update). Any pointers?
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Not sure if this was really obvious or if people didn't know, but responding to my own post after figuring it out:
I ended up downloading the latest patcher, letting it download osx from scratch, creating bootable installer, and installing over the previous installation. After the first boot osx still thought there was an update to do, downloaded it, but upon trying to run the update, it must've realized it's already installed, so all was good. Check with sw_vers as well. Thanks dosdude!
 
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Hi,
A don't understand something with catalina on my mp5,1.
I installed Catalina with Dosdude1's patch from USB key. That's run nice (thank's DD1 !)
I wanted since patch 2 to update on the air so i installed OpenCore EFI loader. I used it for .3 update. I did .4 some weeks ago w/o rebooting and i think i do not reactivate dosdude1 patch from boot popup (talk about nightshist so i dismissed). Now i get blank screen after poweron (RX580 card) !

SSH access is OK (loginwindows is loaded) so is a way to fix my problem "quickly" by command line ?

update: OK, i recreate a bootable partition with dosdude1's tool and there is a tool npw to upgrade already installed Catalina partition. This saves my life. All is green now :)
 
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myokarditis said:
well, i have the installer on my stick (downgraded cuz of the same problem and decided to stay on 10.15.2 till its fixed) ..do you still need 10.15.2? i could try to upload it to a cloud. i know the struggle — it took me years and nerves to find the full installer
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No, i got it.
The “softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.15.2” command downloads a working installer, i just had to use an older patcher version to create the bootstick.
But thank you for the offer.
 
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ShroomKing said:
No, i got it.
The “softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.15.2” command downloads a working installer, i just had to use an older patcher version to create the bootstick.
But thank you for the offer.
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I have 10.15.0.32 (19A583). Are you interested?
 
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Hi All,

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has made this patch possible! It is awesome!

So I have tried looking through the posts and not sure whether this has been asked before. I was running 10.15.1 quite happily on my 2011 iMac with an old AMD GPU. As there were some performance issues on graphics, I assumed this was because of metal compatibility and treated myself to a Nvidia 765M upgrade. It seemed to work really well and had no issues with the system, until last night when I decided to update it...

I thought I would use a fresh patched install of 10.15.4 as the combo update wasnt working. After the install, it seemed to boot into the OS, but I had a black screen... I tried resetting the NVRAM, but that forced it into recovery mode which I can get into, but as it is version 10.10, it is pretty useless. I swapped the graphics card back over to the stock AMD one which meant I could see the boot options and boot back into the OS which seemed to work fine. I decided then to do a clean install of 10.15.4 which worked and then decided to try and swap the graphics back over to the Nvidia card, however the black screen has come back - resetting the NVRAM sends me back to 10.10 recovery...

I am assuming this isa graphics issue, but I am not certain whether there is something I can do about it, or whether I would have to revert back to 10.15.1 or the old graphics card.

Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers
 
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