Definitely for the Nvidia drivers bundled with Catalina.
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Definitely for the Nvidia drivers bundled with Catalina.
A question for anyone who also used the High Sierra patcher... will updates work with the APFS in Catalina?
Thanks @dosdude1 @TimothyR734 and @jhowarth for your help.
Yes, there is "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" and "-no_compat_check" in boot argument. I executed nvram boot-args="" to remove because sudo nvram -d amfi_get_out_of_my_way it wasn't working for me.
One last question please, I'll leave it as is or I'll add "-no_compat_check"
no_compat_check is you want to see in nvram 2 ways to remove the amfi 1 reset your PRAM Control-Option-P and R after your hear the chime or boot into the Catalina Patcher and apply the post install patches again
Hi TimothyR734,
After doing nvram boot-args="" everything works fine. I just want to know if "-no_compat_check" is obligatory or not.
for your information at first, I reset PRAM and I had to remake "sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00" to disable defective gpu (I could hardly see anything ?).......after the reboot, I don't have wi-fi anymore despite the fact that I have apply the post install patches again.
as I didn't know what to do I did fresh install ? however at the beginning there was no "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" but probably after installing something he reappeared
.but this time I just did nvram boot-args="" and everything's back to normal. in conclusion I don't want to do reset PRAM fears of starting over ?
If you are on a unsupported Mac you need the no_compat_check in your boor-args (nvram) as patches could failHi TimothyR734,
After doing nvram boot-args="" everything works fine. I just want to know if "-no_compat_check" is obligatory or not.
for your information at first, I reset PRAM and I had to remake "sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00" to disable defective gpu (I could hardly see anything ?).......after the reboot, I don't have wi-fi anymore despite the fact that I have apply the post install patches again.
as I didn't know what to do I did fresh install ? however at the beginning there was no "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" but probably after installing something he reappeared
but this time I just did nvram boot-args="" and everything's back to normal. in conclusion I don't want to do reset PRAM fears of starting over ?
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Successfully installed macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Dev Beta 2 with the swupatch-catalinaswufixamfi5 patch
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and on my iMac 13,1
Same thing here... easy as always with CatalinaOTAswufix.app and 1.4.4 post-install patches (and OpenCore loader to help my MBP5,2 with USB disk across OTA phase 2).Successfully installed macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Dev Beta 2 with the swupatch-catalinaswufixamfi5 patch
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Thanks jackluke, dosdude!
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Hello, recently I've made a fresh Catalina install but my safari extensions doesn't load and can't be activated, any idea why??
The patcher setsHi TimothyR734,
After doing nvram boot-args="" everything works fine. I just want to know if "-no_compat_check" is obligatory or not.
for your information at first, I reset PRAM and I had to remake "sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00" to disable defective gpu (I could hardly see anything ?).......after the reboot, I don't have wi-fi anymore despite the fact that I have apply the post install patches again.
as I didn't know what to do I did fresh install ? however at the beginning there was no "amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1" but probably after installing something he reappeared
but this time I just did nvram boot-args="" and everything's back to normal. in conclusion I don't want to do reset PRAM fears of starting over ?
-no_compat_check in a plist on the preboot volume, so it's not necessary to put it in NVRAM as well. It also disables SIP with a kext and/or boot.efi patch, so a PRAM reset should be entirely safe (other than the GPU disabling, as you said).
many people are having that issue even on supported Mac's
Hey, I'm new here. First of all, thanks @dosdude1 for the wonderful patchers! Used them on a bunch of machines now.
I've created a bootable USB stick with Catalina with the patcher app, but it's hanging on a boot screen for over 20 minutes now. The progress bar has completed, nothing else is happening. Any ideas what could be wrong? MacPro 5,1 here.
I've managed to install it once on the same hardware, but SSD that was in there went to see St. Peter, so bought a new one and can't reinstall now Any hints would be much appreciated!
I've created a bootable USB stick with Catalina with the patcher app, but it's hanging on a boot screen for over 20 minutes now. The progress bar has completed, nothing else is happening. Any ideas what could be wrong? MacPro 5,1 here.
I've managed to install it once on the same hardware, but SSD that was in there went to see St. Peter, so bought a new one and can't reinstall now
Any hints would be much appreciated!
Nevermind, I'm an idiot, should've used latest Patcher version of course..Hey, I'm new here. First of all, thanks @dosdude1 for the wonderful patchers! Used them on a bunch of machines now.
I've created a bootable USB stick with Catalina with the patcher app, but it's hanging on a boot screen for over 20 minutes now. The progress bar has completed, nothing else is happening. Any ideas what could be wrong? MacPro 5,1 here.
I've managed to install it once on the same hardware, but SSD that was in there went to see St. Peter, so bought a new one and can't reinstall now
If you are on a unsupported Mac you need the no_compat_check in your boor-args (nvram) as patches could fail
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I'm curious what software you used to annotate the desktop in the upper left corner. Been looking for something like that.
Thanks
Dennis
The iMac 13,1 is a supported Mac for Catalina but in my unsupported MacBook running Catalina I use this which is pretty close but it only works on 10.15.5 and the Supplemental update it will crash on 10.15.6 Dev Beta https://github.com/fabioiop/ImprovementUI
and if you asking about how I got the about this Mac info on my desktop use this app https://mac.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php?search_term=Particulars
I think that maybe a patch from @dosdude1 should exists to enable displayport in Catalina, if this is the problem.
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Solved. I've re-appllied dosdude patches adding the unchecked "Video Patch", and now the external monitor is recognized in Catalina.
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Hey, @TimothyR734 will it work on my iMac 9,1 ATI 4850?
Thanks @ASentientBot and @TimothyR734 for your feedback, I am learning something new every day thanks to this community ?.
Me too, even though I'm no longer classified as a Newbie!
And me! Thanks!
I have a follow-up question regarding AMFI and library validation related flags. I looked them up here:
1) /Volumes/Preboot/*/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
-> Kernel Flags = amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1 -no_compat_check (then changed to only -no_compat_check)
2) /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
-> Kernel Flags = -no_compat_check
3) nvram
-> boot-args isn't present
4) /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist
-> DisableLibraryValidation = YES
5) /Library/Extensions/DisableLibraryValidation.kext
-> isn't present.
All works fine, with either setting for 1), including Skype and zoom. For those I've used tccplus before to allow microphone and camera usage. I'm using an MBP5,2 with (non-metal) NVIDIA 9600M GT.
My question is, which one of 1) and 2) would take precedence? Sufficient/better to have only one of them?
This is just for understanding the mechanism - things work perfectly for me anyway.
EDIT: added point 5) above for completeness.
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If you have graphics acceleration it should work but can't make any promises but if you use the UIImprovement patch make sure you have a Catalina Patcher you do not need to erase your drive just reinstall Catalina.
I’ve done this twice and ended up reverting to High Sierra on my Mid 2010 MBP because after awhile the computer will just lock up for some reason and needs a hard reboot. I’ve enabled trim on my SSD and this only happens after upgrading to Catalina. I’m not really sure why it does that.
...it would have been nvram -d boot-args (man nvram shows the options nicely).