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macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs
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@dosdude1 i was upgrading my tech tools to the lates version, it crashed.so i look thru console and see this string running non stop :
jun 4 13:00:44 iMac-21 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.dosdude1.PatchUpdater): Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
jun 4 13:00:44 iMac-21 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.dosdude1.PatchUpdater): Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
@dosdude1 have you add this.patch in your latest patcher?
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2011 iMac Graphics Card Upgrade
EDIT: 8/16/20 NEW AGC kexts have been added to change "board-id" to "board-ix" in the AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy binary. This has the same affect as "agdpmod=pikera" from Whatevergreen, this upload is for AMD users. "instant on" K3100m/k4100m/k5100m/780m etc cards need this kext to fix...
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Works for me here on a MacPro 3,1 with BCM94360CD using patched 10.15.5. I can connect with Bluetooth sharing in both directions to and from a MacBook Pro 14,1 running 10.15.5 and send files. Don't know why anyone would use that when AirDrop is functional though. I would look at the possibility that the bluetooth plist files got confused during the switchover to the new BCM94360CD. As I said before, I once had a particular boot volume that showed that problem. In that case, I resorted to a complete clean install to clean things up rather than digging through plist files.
Fix Bluetooth Problems in macOS Catalina
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hi! i would like to use the BCM94360CD with the adaptor adaptor on my MB5,2 does anyone have a step by step guide how to? i heard that airdrop, handoff ecc work out of the box...
I finally got around to trying out the upgrade to 10.15.5. I updated my late-2008 unibody MacBook Pro to Catalina 10.15 a while back, but left it there in case any bugs arose. At first I tried the "install in place" option but it didn't work - it just rebooted - so I burned the update to a USB stick and tried that.
It hanged at the end of the final reboot, with a full loading bar, but after forcibly powering the machine down and rebooting it appears to have worked - perhaps it just got stuck at the end. Now I have 10.15.5. Here it is running Chrome, Maps, and the Podcast app with an external monitor:
It's a 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo with 4gb of memory and a Kingston V300 SSD, plus a second hard drive with Snow Leopard purely so I can run Logic Express 9 (somewhere about Mojave it stopped working).
I also have a ThinkPad X61, which has a very similar specification but was released a year earlier. It's a 2ghz Core 2 Duo with 4gb of memory. It runs the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro natively, but it gets very hot and sadly the monitor connector is VGA. For all the opprobrium heaped on them Microsoft tends to let older hardware became naturally incompatible with Windows rather than taking it off a special list.
Also, by gosh, Apple's screenshot application is bizarrely unintuitive. It's a big step back from Grab, which came with 10.5. There's no menu bar and the icons initially confused me into taking a video of the desktop, and there seems to be no way to capture two screens simultaneously.
It hanged at the end of the final reboot, with a full loading bar, but after forcibly powering the machine down and rebooting it appears to have worked - perhaps it just got stuck at the end. Now I have 10.15.5. Here it is running Chrome, Maps, and the Podcast app with an external monitor:
It's a 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo with 4gb of memory and a Kingston V300 SSD, plus a second hard drive with Snow Leopard purely so I can run Logic Express 9 (somewhere about Mojave it stopped working).
I also have a ThinkPad X61, which has a very similar specification but was released a year earlier. It's a 2ghz Core 2 Duo with 4gb of memory. It runs the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro natively, but it gets very hot and sadly the monitor connector is VGA. For all the opprobrium heaped on them Microsoft tends to let older hardware became naturally incompatible with Windows rather than taking it off a special list.
Also, by gosh, Apple's screenshot application is bizarrely unintuitive. It's a big step back from Grab, which came with 10.5. There's no menu bar and the icons initially confused me into taking a video of the desktop, and there seems to be no way to capture two screens simultaneously.
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Thanks for the link jhowarth. But first I will try to change the BT connector position from J3 to J1. I saw this morning a picture from an online install guide of the same card...but on a MacPro 2009, not a 2008 like ours....suggesting J1 may work for the BT cable. If no success I will resort to these link suggestions.
Hello everyone, I installed catalina on a Mac Pro 5,1 successfully with OPENCORE 5.9,
the only issue I have is that the original wifi card doesn't work,
it shows on network settings but once I click turn oN Nothing happens.
in open core forum said to ask here, does anybody know a way of fixing it?
thanks so much you ROCK! giving life to old Macs.
the only issue I have is that the original wifi card doesn't work,
it shows on network settings but once I click turn oN Nothing happens.
in open core forum said to ask here, does anybody know a way of fixing it?
thanks so much you ROCK! giving life to old Macs.
Successful Beta 10.15.6 install on MBP8,2
Hello Everyone
FYI; successfully installed as per instructions using "CatalinaOTAsufix" 10.15.6 Beta (19G36e) from 10.15.5 on MBP 8,2 (15" early 2011). All programs used (primarily MSO 2019, Acrobat DC, PS2020, Indesign 2020, Parallels Desktop 15) run without a glitch and without the initial Office launch errors encountered in 10.15.5 (and .15.4) update. Used latest 1.4.4 Dosdude patcher. Thanks again to all and this forum to keep us productive day in and day out.
Hello Everyone
FYI; successfully installed as per instructions using "CatalinaOTAsufix" 10.15.6 Beta (19G36e) from 10.15.5 on MBP 8,2 (15" early 2011). All programs used (primarily MSO 2019, Acrobat DC, PS2020, Indesign 2020, Parallels Desktop 15) run without a glitch and without the initial Office launch errors encountered in 10.15.5 (and .15.4) update. Used latest 1.4.4 Dosdude patcher. Thanks again to all and this forum to keep us productive day in and day out.
Hello I'm trying to update from 10.15.4 to 10.15.5 using the new patch from dos dude. Unfortunately I keep on getting this message: "Error Mounting BaseSystem Image". What can I do? Thanks
In my case, before using @dosdude1's patcher, I needed to uninstall Sophos AV; this stops the error occurring.
I uninstalled the AV but unfortunately I still get the error... I'm stuck
make sure your usb is formatted extended-journaled and using the latest version 1.4.4 download a copy from with in the patcher and try thatI uninstalled the AV but unfortunately I still get the error... I'm stuck
I did it but I still get the same error even if I try "install to this machine"
I did it in my Macbook Pro 2011 with this
802.11ac and BT 4.2 are here for unibody MBPs and A1342 MB!
I am pleased to announce that 5 years after my post found here (where I threw in the towel early): https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-802-11ac-upgrade.1521466/page-4#post-18438927 , native 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 are working on classic unibody MBPs! :cool::D All of this...
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I also have a mid 2009 machine, MBP5,2 17". APFS Rom patch by dosdude is applied.
I am using the OpenCore loader, generated with jackluke's USBOpenCoreApfsloader2.app, regularly to install OTA updates to a USB disk in Catalina (system settings->software update enabled with jackluke's CatalinaOTAswufix.app).
What happens when booting with OpenCore into the macOS Installer, is that it injects LegacyUSB into the prelinkedkernel used in the process. This is necessary with our old machines when using a USB disk, otherwise USB access fails.
OpenCore also recognizes for sure the volume macOS Installer (not necessarily does the alt/opt boot selector).
I wasn't aware a similar thing was necessary also when doing "Install to This Machine" with dosdude's patcher; my lack of understanding.
Are you also working with a disk on USB? Do you have the APFS ROM patch?
When installing from a bootable USB installer prepared with dosdude's patcher (which I normally do), as you, I had no need for OpenCore loader, though it is still handy that it shows all the available volumes with their proper volume names, unlike the alt/opt boot selector.
There are quite a few posts in this thread regarding the OpenCore loader etc., e.g. #9758 pg391, #9656 pg387, #10873 pg435. But you're right, I also think the OpenCore procedure and use cases would deserve a more prominent mention.
EDIT: tried an "Install to This Machine" (10.15.5.01 over 10.15.6b1) to the USB disk of my MBP5,2. There was no need to use OpenCore loader in my case, worked fully automatic. Then again to 10.15.6b1 OTA using CatalinaOTAswufix, OpenCore loader, 1.4.4 post-install patches.
I find the tools from dosdude, jackluke etc excellent and reliable. No problems observed in quite a few install cycles.
To TimothyR734 who is watching this thread carefully and is very active helping the less-experienced of us: thanks!
(MBP5,2 17" mid 2009, 2.8GHz Penryn T9600, Nvidia 9600M GT, 8GB, APFS ROM patch applied, Samsung SSD 840/860 EVO with APFS. Catalina 10.15.5)
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You may need to restart after uninstalling the AV, before using the patcher, although I didn't need to the last time I did it.I uninstalled the AV but unfortunately I still get the error... I'm stuck
@Blackriton :
I have exactly the same "Wifi / BT" card as yours, also purchased from OSXWIFI. Unfortunately, after its installation (and by removing the old BT card), I could only connect the BT cable. It was impossible to connect the 3 wifi cables.
In addition, if the BT was working properly, my MP3,1 had some problems, in particular the impossibility of going to sleep or rather, on waking, signaled "that your computer restarted because of a problem, etc." .
I was therefore forced to remove this card and replace the old BT card.
I couldn't figure out why my MP3,1 was refusing to go to sleep and wake up properly with the new card.
But I am sure that experts will be able to answer ...
Serviteur,
@Blackriton :
I have exactly the same "Wifi / BT" card as yours, also purchased from OSXWIFI. Unfortunately, after its installation (and by removing the old BT card), I could only connect the BT cable. It was impossible to connect the 3 wifi cables.
In addition, if the BT was working properly, my MP3,1 had some problems, in particular the impossibility of going to sleep or rather, on waking, signaled "that your computer restarted because of a problem, etc." .
I was therefore forced to remove this card and replace the old BT card.
I couldn't figure out why my MP3,1 was refusing to go to sleep and wake up properly with the new card.
But I am sure that experts will be able to answer ...
Serviteur,
I tried again today to no avail. I only managed to connect the BT cable to the J1 connector but no difference as BT doesn't work on this connector also. So I put back the BT cable to J3. Its the only cable easy to connect but impossible for the 3 wifi antennas, I agree with you on that. I think the female connector are not centered so its the reason it doesnt work. But contrary to your experience I am fortunate to report no sleep-wake problems yet..............
Thanks Blackriton,
I'ill try a new installation of the combo card. I hope someone have an explanation about the sleep-wake issue !
Serviteur,
Hi @jackluke , I'm currently running perfect with your kext patches on a MacBookPro 8,1 Mac-94245B3640C91C81. I replaced the BT/WiFi card with another Broadcom. The only problem that I have is that this new card has kind of hardcoded the country code to JP. Is there a way to change it to US modifying this patches?
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I saw that. It's a little more than I'd like to spend but I may opt for that if I can't get the USB WiFi working.I did it in my Macbook Pro 2011 with this
802.11ac and BT 4.2 are here for unibody MBPs and A1342 MB!
I am pleased to announce that 5 years after my post found here (where I threw in the towel early): https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-802-11ac-upgrade.1521466/page-4#post-18438927 , native 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 are working on classic unibody MBPs! :cool::D All of this...
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It´s a bit expensive, but works like a charm. Great wifi speed, and unlock, both the computer and apps, work nice.
Hi. I tried updating to catalina 10.15.5 with dosdude Patcher. It successfully created the bootable usb, but when it was installing catalina, the instalation bar didn’t finished (like it did in Mojave), and my macbook pro Kernel-panicked. What did i do wrong. My volume is in APFS, my usb was formatted into macOS extended journaled, and the installer is not corrupted. I will try disabling the sip. If it doesn’t work, then i dont know what else can i do.