macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

[Paul A Jackson]

When you say "but nothing happens", and hit enter, do you actually get any prompt ending Gene$ or really nothing at all (lock up)?

If the first, then you need to copy over the file again from Downloads or enter:

/Users/Gene/Desktop/zoomnonmetal.sh

and press enter/return again.

You should then get the following response:

/Applications/zoom.us.app/Contents/Frameworks/ZCommonUI.framework/Versions/A/ZCommonUI: replacing existing signature

Patched "/Applications/zoom.us.app".

 

[Ian Bullen]

Yes!! Successfully patched the latest Zoom version to work under Mojave or Catalina with a non-Metal GPU!

View attachment 912407

EDIT: To apply this patch to your own Zoom install, download the attached script (zoomnonmetal.sh.zip), extract it, and run it as follows using Terminal:

chmod +x /path/to/zoomnonmetal.sh
/path/to/zoomnonmetal.sh

Super grateful for this, saved me from having to zoom on my phone after updating my 2011 MBP. Might be too much to ask but I use my iPad as a second display with "Duet display" however at the minute its putting out a yellow display. Their tech team has said its not compatible with unsupported Macs on catalina. If you get a chance and fancy patching that too it would be a life saver!

Thanks very much and keep up the good work

 

[lumos]

Hi all,

I have a problem on my Mac Pro 3.1 with macOS Catalina 10.15.4.
When the Mac go to sleep during the night, the morning after it show me every time this error.
How can I solve it? I have already tried to make a clean Catalina install.

Thanks

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80070a2d1c): Sleep transition timed out after 180 seconds while calling power state change callbacks. Suspected bundle: __kernel__. Thread 0x164c.
Failure code:: 0x00001000 00000014

Backtracing specified thread
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff822eccb900 : 0xffffff8006a60178
0xffffff821ca53ab0 : 0xffffff800695d771
0xffffff821ca53b20 : 0xffffff800695bf6f
0xffffff821ca53b70 : 0xffffff800691db01
0xffffff821ca53bb0 : 0xffffff800694286b
0xffffff821ca53c00 : 0xffffff80070856d7
0xffffff821ca53c60 : 0xffffff80070852ea
0xffffff821ca53cb0 : 0xffffff8006ff7792
0xffffff821ca53dc0 : 0xffffff800708197d
0xffffff821ca53e00 : 0xffffff800702794b
0xffffff821ca53ea0 : 0xffffff8007027344
0xffffff821ca53ec0 : 0xffffff800697d7e5
0xffffff821ca53f40 : 0xffffff800697d311
0xffffff821ca53fa0 : 0xffffff80068e213e

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: -no_compat_check

Mac OS version:
19D76

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.3.0: Thu Jan  9 20:58:23 PST 2020; root:xnu-6153.81.5~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: A8DDE75C-CD97-3C37-B35D-1070CC50D2CE
Kernel slide:     0x0000000006600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8006800000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8006700000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1221544667370
last loaded kext at 11887154851: @fileutil    20.036.15 (addr 0xffffff7f883fe000, size 114688)
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Any suggestion? ?

Thanks

 

[telepati]

Guys, I am trying to install Catalina over top mine again but it doesn't install. It starts and first 9min pass and restarts (I think this is the Recovery Partition part) but it doesn't continue the installation part machine directly boot after this 9 min part finished.

Why can I install Catalina again? Do I need to open the Recovery partition and install it from there?

Edit: I tried from Recovery but dosdude1 recovery does not have an internet connection. I didn't realize this before.
Edit2: When use 15.4.02 installer it fixed the problem.

 

[BuffyzDead]

When you say "but nothing happens", and hit enter, do you actually get any prompt ending Gene$ or really nothing at all (lock up)?

If the first, then you need to copy over the file again from Downloads or enter:

/Users/Gene/Desktop/zoomnonmetal.sh

and press enter/return again.

You should then get the following response:

/Applications/zoom.us.app/Contents/Frameworks/ZCommonUI.framework/Versions/A/ZCommonUI: replacing existing signature

Patched "/Applications/zoom.us.app".

OK. It worked Now and Zoom v5.01 is working with video.
BUT it only worked because I did NOT use the attachment on page 428, as provided by Dosdude1

Instead,
I ran the script that Dosdue1 provided at the very bottom of his FAQ section in here: http://dosdude1.com/catalina/

All Set. Thank you

 

[havannaffair]

When I installed dosdude1 script for Zoom it brought the camera back. However it broke screen sharing via USB. If I install the Zoom plugin for the iOS screen sharing it fixes that, but it turns the camera black again and so.

Apart from that, screensharing with Airplay is broken too. Maybe the script from @dosdude1 could be adapted for the Zoom plugin for screen sharing too? Perhaps it's the same thing.

https://zoom.us/client/5.0.23508.0430/zoomusInstallerFull.pkg

 

[dosdude1]

When I installed dosdude1 script for Zoom it brought the camera back. However it broke screen sharing via USB. If I install the Zoom plugin for the iOS screen sharing it fixes that, but it turns the camera black again and so.

Apart from that, screensharing with Airplay is broken too. Maybe the script from @dosdude1 could be adapted for the Zoom plugin for screen sharing too? Perhaps it's the same thing.

https://zoom.us/client/5.0.23508.0430/zoomusInstallerFull.pkg

View attachment 913031

I'll probably have to patch that separately.

 

[indiawallah]

Just updated to the latest beta ( 15.5.5 beta 4) using the old style catalinaswufix5a.mfi command in terminal after an OTA update appeared in System Preferences. Updated very smoothly and then used all the post update patches for my MacBook Pro 5,4 on the latest version of Dosdude's Catalina Patcher.

 

[jackluke]

Apart from that, screensharing with Airplay is broken too. Maybe the script from @dosdude1 could be adapted for the Zoom plugin for screen sharing too? Perhaps it's the same thing.

AirPlay Video since Catalina can't work on non-metal GPU, unless without installing any legacy video patch, and for non-metal GPU it means without graphic acceleration.

 

[TimothyR734]

Guys, I am trying to install Catalina over top mine again but it doesn't install. It starts and first 9min pass and restarts (I think this is the Recovery Partition part) but it doesn't continue the installation part machine directly boot after this 9 min part finished.

Why can I install Catalina again? Do I need to open the Recovery partition and install it from there?

Edit: I tried from Recovery but dosdude1 recovery does not have an internet connection. I didn't realize this before.

If you have an OpenCoreAPFSloader2 usb when the Mac restarts the first time boot in the OpenCoreAPFSLoader2 usb then select macOS install to proceed

 

[FixerMX]

If you have an OpenCoreAPFSloader2 usb when the Mac restarts the first time boot in the OpenCoreAPFSLoader2 usb then select macOS install to proceed

This works for in-place and installer USB as well? (And just to be clear, this is for non-APFS-upgradable firmware machines like the MacBookPro 5,1?)

 

[jackluke]

This works for in-place and installer USB as well? (And just to be clear, this is for non-APFS-upgradable firmware machines like the MacBookPro 5,1?)

It works mainly for non-APFS-upgradable machines , because allows to detect the hidden apple APFS "macOS Installer" temporary volume, while on APFS firmware machines this "APFS hidden volume" is automatically detected or shown after holding alt-option at apple startup manager.

After the macOS Installer (Catalina logo with progress bar installing) is completed, you have to re-apply the post-install patches targeting your Catalina APFS Volume and selecting "force cache rebuild".

 

[eVasilis]

Hi all

As I plan to use this:

Archer T2U Plus | AC600 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter | TP-Link Greece

Archer T2U Plus provides long-range, lag-free connections throughout your home, giving your devices access to the latest dual-band AC routers for faster speeds and extended range.

www.tp-link.com

and this:

Welcome to logilink.org

Welcome to logilink.org

www.logilink.org

with my mac pro, both touted as macos compatible, are there any hints as to their compatibility with catalina?

Thanks for your time!

 

[serafin79]

latest beta seems to work fine with patches
thanks again

 

[Kaneda13]

My kids were trying to get help from a friend, and they reset the NV ram, and now my iMac will not boot. Is there a way to reflash the boot room with out having to wipe the drive and re-install High Sierra?

 

[dosdude1]

My kids were trying to get help from a friend, and they reset the NV ram, and now my iMac will not boot. Is there a way to reflash the boot room with out having to wipe the drive and re-install High Sierra?

Just re-apply post-install patches, and it should boot fine.

 

[abbotsford1980]

Yes!! Successfully patched the latest Zoom version to work under Mojave or Catalina with a non-Metal GPU!

View attachment 912407

EDIT: To apply this patch to your own Zoom install, download the attached script (zoomnonmetal.sh.zip), extract it, and run it as follows using Terminal:

chmod +x /path/to/zoomnonmetal.sh
/path/to/zoomnonmetal.sh

This patch is working great I did noticed one small issue after the patch, Zoom no long recognises cpu type for virtual background sadly on the non patched version (4.5.9) this error doesn't occur

 

[telepati]

I finally found the reason for 1Password iCloud Sync not working. It is "LibraryValidationDisablerPatch".

Last night I installed it on Catalina again, but this time I did not install this patch. And 1Password iCloud Sync started working. It is also microphone working. I guess only AppleMusic is not working, but I do not care AppleMusic cause I am not using AppleMusic on my Unsupported iMac anyway because 1Password is more important to me.

 

[jackluke]

I finally found the reason for 1Password iCloud Sync not working. It is "LibraryValidationDisablerPatch".

Last night I installed it on Catalina again, but this time I did not install this patch. And 1Password iCloud Sync started working. It is also microphone working. I guess only AppleMusic is not working, but I do not care AppleMusic cause I am not using AppleMusic on my Unsupported iMac anyway because 1Password is more important to me.

On 10.15.3 there are no AMFI issues, neither any codesigning app, safari extension or tccutil issues.

Instead from 10.15.4 there are, so what's the output from your Catalina terminal ?

defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist

nvram boot-args

I ask this because from 10.15.4 an amfi disabling method is mandatory when using non-metal video patches.

 

[kakawak]

Hi Guys,

Would someone kindly help me with an upgrade issue on this thread....

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/imac-2010-27-mini-displayport.2234080/

I'm looking for a quick answer to my problem before i lose out on GPU upgrade. No point in repeating what i've said, please check link above and many thanks in advance for the dedicated help on this forum/thread.

Cheers!

 

[hvds]

It works mainly for non-APFS-upgradable machines , because allows to detect the hidden apple APFS "macOS Installer" temporary volume, while on APFS firmware machines this "APFS hidden volume" is automatically detected or shown after holding alt-option at apple startup manager.

After the macOS Installer (Catalina logo with progress bar installing) is completed, you have to re-apply the post-install patches targeting your Catalina APFS Volume and selecting "force cache rebuild".

Tried to install OTA the .5b4, but wasn‘t successful this time.
Update recognized and loaded as usual with system settings->software update. Install began as usual with short, white on black progress bar with apple logo, but then at automatic reboot there is no „macos installer“ volume visible, neither with opt/alt boot selector nor with OpenCore boot loader.
Mine is an MBP5,2, APFS ROM patch applied, installung to USB SSD.
Seems Apple have changed something. I‘ll try agaiin this evening.

 

[jackluke]

Tried to install OTA the .5b4, but wasn‘t successful this time.
Update recognized and loaded as usual with system settings->software update. Install began as usual with short, white on black progress bar with apple logo, but then at automatic reboot there is no „macos installer“ volume visible, neither with opt/alt boot selector nor with OpenCore boot loader.
Mine is an MBP5,2, APFS ROM patch applied, installung to USB SSD.
Seems Apple have changed something. I‘ll try agaiin this evening.

I guess simply the "OTA swu fix" hasn't applied correctly, or a re-downloaded package has cleared the dist file patch or mismatched the "macOS Install Data" folder, so before retry, remove these folders:

/Volumes/Catalina Data/macOS Install Data
/Volumes/Catalina Data/Library/Updates/anysubfolder
(you have to mount "Catalina Data" volume from DiskUtility)

generic "Catalina" is intended your disk label

next time during OTA downloading, try instead this script: catalinaswufix5amfi.command
(essentially the same script is contained also in the CatalinaOTAswufix.app)

If also this won't work in showing the hidden "macOS Installer", then you should try the opencore version that install internally to the disk: OpenCoreAPFSloaderupdate.app.zip

 

[telepati]

On 10.15.3 there are no AMFI issues, neither any codesigning app, safari extension or tccutil issues.

Instead from 10.15.4 there are, so what's the output from your Catalina terminal ?

defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist

nvram boot-args

I ask this because from 10.15.4 an amfi disabling method is mandatory when using non-metal video patches.

Hey @jackluke here is the results of Terminal;

Also when I check AppleMusic crash report its saying Library Item Missing (libgnsdk_dsp.3.06.1.dylib). Probably beacuse of this item AppleMusic doesnt work!

 

[havannaffair]

Any ideas/suggestions with this? It happens with Catalina and on Mojave too:

• Everything works great but I noticed this odd behaviour: when I open a Pages file, it crashes whenever a "smart annotations" that i did on my iPad appears on screen. It just freezes Pages. It's the only thing that bothers me since I do quite a lot of this handwriting. If I hide the smart annotations I can see all the pages on the document normally and work. Naturally, this is not the best since I cannot edit them. Also, if even one small annotation is on the first page, the file does not even open.

And a little doubt: I have just 1.40GB free of a total 8GB RAM. While on High Sierra I would normally have between 2 and 4 GB. Is Mojave/Catalina more intense on memory or is there something I can do to balance this? Could it be this the normal way macOS deals with RAM now? Otherwise everything is normal, the system is working great and snappy.

 

[jackluke]

Hey @jackluke here is the results of Terminal;

View attachment 913206
Also when I check AppleMusic crash report its saying Library Item Missing (libgnsdk_dsp.3.06.1.dylib). Probably beacuse of this item AppleMusic doesnt work!

From the output you are using the "LibraryValidationDisablerPatch", to try fixing the Music app crash, you should delete this "DisableLibraryValidation.kext" from these paths:

/Library/Extensions/
/System/Library/Extensions/
/EFI/OC/Kexts/

In my opencore customised versions it is not included, so that's not the issue.
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@hvds I just updated using CatalinaOTAswufix.app and it worked as expected.

I am using the external USBOpenCoreAPFSloader2, as you can notice from "csrutil status" I am using also the stock 10.15.5 beta4 boot.efi , and of course ASentientBot disablelibraryvalidation.plist as amfi disabling method that allows to use the stock tccutil .