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alphascorp

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Hi all,

Today I just test to use the fonction "install on this machine" of the Patcher but without success, I obtain an error "unable to lanch installer"

Then I have decided to use the USB installer and after 35/40 minutes the intallation of Catalina 10.15.7 19H4 was successful!!!

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jarome

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Jul 23, 2011
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I have a MacPro summer 2010. Running Mojave. I wanted to update using Doddude's patch.
I made the boot disk as instructed.
But when I booted from it, and tried to reinstall the OS (Catalina), it said the image was corrupted.
Even worse, none of my other disks were mounted. They all gave the following error:
Dish management.dissenter error 49180. So I was unable to reboot into Mojave. The disks would not mount.
Thanks be, I turned off the Catalina boot drive, and my Mac rebooted into Mojave after a long while.
How do I proceed?
 
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philk34

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J'ai créé un programme d'installation sur un disque dur externe Firewire 800 à partir du package extrait du site DosDude1. L'installateur a bien patché catalina mais quand je le redémarre pour l'installer sur un SSD j'ai un signe "interdit", pourquoi ??? Merci pour vos lumières
 
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K two

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J'ai créé un programme d'installation sur un disque dur externe Firewire 800 à partir du package extrait du site DosDude1. L'installateur a bien patché catalina mais quand je le redémarre pour l'installer sur un SSD j'ai un signe "interdit", pourquoi ??? Merci pour vos lumières
... macOS Catalina will not boot from a FireWire device. Apple has dropped support for booting from FireWire devices. https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/macos-catalina-known-issues Je suis désolée
 

philk34

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Bon je vais refaire à partir d'une clé USB. Merci pour la solution:)

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Je viens de refaire une clé usb bootable du patcher extraite du site DosDude1 (merci à lui). Tout va bien comme dans son tutoriel vidéo mais il bloque le second redémarrage celui qui lance le démarrage APFS. Avec moi ça me redonne l'installateur au début ??? Merci pour vos lumières

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Aurais-je besoin du patcher rom APFS pour ce macpro 3.1? Est-ce fiable?
 
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joevt

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Bon je vais refaire à partir d'une clé USB. Merci pour la solution:)

edit1
Je viens de refaire une clé usb bootable du patcher extraite du site DosDude1 (merci à lui). Tout va bien comme dans son tutoriel vidéo mais il bloque le second redémarrage celui qui lance le démarrage APFS. Avec moi ça me redonne l'installateur au début ??? Merci pour vos lumières

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Aurais-je besoin du patcher rom APFS pour ce macpro 3.1? Est-ce fiable?

Google translate:
Good I will redo from a USB key. Thanks for the solution :)

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I just remade a bootable usb key of the patcher extracted from the DosDude1 site (thanks to him). Everything is fine as in his video tutorial but it blocks the second reboot the one that starts the APFS boot. With me it gives me the installer back to the beginning ??? Thank you for your lights

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Would I need the APFS rom patcher for this macpro 3.1? Is it reliable?
The APFS patch should be automatically installed to a EFI partition by the dosdude1 patched installer. It is an EFI Shell renamed to bootx64.efi. There is a startup.nsh script in the same folder which loads the APFS driver from the apfs.efi file. The script then boots the installed Catalina by searching for the preboot boot.efi files. Do those files exist?

An alternative to the APFS patch is to use rEFInd with the apfs.efi driver in the rEFInd drivers folder.
An alternative to using rEFInd is to add the apfs.efi driver to a Driver#### nvram variable and add that to a DriverOrder nvram variable as described at
If you do that, then you can remove the APFS patch (or just leave it as a backup boot method), and bless Catalina normally using the Startup Disk preferences panel in System Preferences.app.
 

soos

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Installation
macOS Catalina can be installed on an unsupported system using @dosdude1's macOS Catalina Patcher tool or @0403979's macOS Patcher 3.0 tool.

APFS ROM Patcher:
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Currently, it is not possible to get full graphics acceleration when running Catalina on a system with a Radeon HD 5xxx or 6xxx series video card. *Also, the GMAx3100 in the MB4,1 is not fully supported (framebuffer only, no acceleration). Catalina will be almost unusable without graphics acceleration. This includes the 15" and 17" MacBook Pro systems (MacBookPro8,2 and 8,3). If you want to enable GPU acceleration on these machines, you'll need to disable the AMD video card (This will work on MacBook Pro 8,2 and 8,3 systems ONLY. You CANNOT disable the AMD GPU in an iMac.) Weird colors will also be produced when running Catalina with one of these video cards installed/enabled. To disable the AMD GPU on a 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 or 8,3, follow the guide found here.
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Catalina Builds and Installer Versions

2019/10/07 10.15.0 Final, build 19A583, installer 15.0.33
2019/10/29 10.15.1, build 19B88, installer 15.1.03
2019/12/10 10.15.2, build 19C57, installer 15.2.02
2020/01/29 10.15.3, build 19D76, installer 15.3.00
2020/03/24 10.15.4, build 19E266, installer 15.4.01
2020/04/09 10.15.4 supplemental, build 19E287, installer 15.4.02
2020/05/26 10.15.5, build 19F96, installer 15.5.01
2020/06/01 10.15.5 supplemental, build 19F101, installer 15.5.02
2020/07/xx 10.15.6, build 19G73, installer 15.6.00
2020/08/13 10.15.6 supplemental, build 19G2021, installer 15.6.00
2020/09/24 10.15.7, build 19H2, installer 15.7.02

2019/06/04 10.15.0 beta 1, build 19A471t, installer 15.0.11
2019/06/17 10.15.0 beta 2, build 19A487l, installer 15.0.15
2019/07/02 10.15.0 beta 3, build 19A501i, installer 15.0.17
2019/07/16 10.15.0 beta 4, build 19A512f, installer 15.0.18
2019/07/31 10.15.0 beta 5, build 19A526h, installer 15.0.21
2019/08/19 10.15.0 beta 6, build 19A536g, installer 15.0.23
2019/08/28 10.15.0 beta 7, build 19A546d, installer 15.0.25
2019/09/10 10.15.0 beta 8, build 19A558d, installer 15.0.27
2019/09/23 10.15.0 beta 9, build 19A573a, installer 15.0.30
2019/09/30 10.15.0 beta 10, build 19A578c, installer 15.0.31
2019/10/03 10.15.0 GM, build 19A582a, installer 15.0.32
2019/12/17 10.15.3 beta 1, build 19D49f
2020/01/14 10.15.3 beta 2, build 19D62e
2020/01/24 10.15.3 beta 3, build 19D75a
2020/02/05 10.15.4 beta 1, build 19E224g
2020/02/19 10.15.4 beta 2, build 19E234g
2020/02/26 10.15.4 beta 3, build 19E242d
2020/03/03 10.15.4 beta 4, build 19E250c
2020/03/10 10.15.4 beta 5, build 19E258a
2020/03/18 10.15.4 beta 6 (GM), build 19E264b
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2020/04/01 10.15.5 beta 1, build 19F53f - do not install yet
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@Rastafabi - Catalina Loader for unsupported systems with supported hardware.
@oliveira131 - Developed script to apply AirDrop with Broadcom cards and Continuity with a dongle patches (from jackluke)
Apple - Fixed IOHID timeout, fixed Xcode 11 Metal crashes, fixed Siri Metal crashes, fixed Photos Metal crashes.
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I have a MacPro 3,1 and have installed Mojave 10.14.6 and all working perfectly well thanks to Dosdude1. Are there any significant benefits installing Catalina if I have no desire to upgrade my wifi module? Are there any performance benefits on Catalina?

I have a Sonnet tempo 512GB SSD M.2 in a PCIE 2.0 slot with 4x 4TB HDD and Nvidia GTX680. No 32bit apps so that is not important. Thanks.
 

4more

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Oct 30, 2020
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I have dosdudes patched Catalina installed on a 2007 7,1 iMac 20-Inch "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 with cpu upgraded to T9300

I can't exit the lockscreen when a secondary monitor is attached to the miniDVI video output from the Radeon HD 2600 PRO Graphics card. This output seems to work fine as I get the Catalina wallpaper showing and can move my mouse over it. However I am unable to unlock the screen when this second monitor is attached. I tried with two different monitors with different native resolutions. But after I enter my password and hit enter, the loading disk spins, the screen goes black, and I end up back on the lockscreen again.

Thing's I've tried already:
- rebooting
- unplugging the monitor, logging in, and plugging the monitor in. However this locks the computer
- interestingly, the second monitor does work fine on MacOS El Capitan and Ubuntu
 

tom33231

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Oct 25, 2020
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I have dosdudes patched Catalina installed on a 2007 7,1 iMac 20-Inch "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 with cpu upgraded to T9300

I can't exit the lockscreen when a secondary monitor is attached to the miniDVI video output from the Radeon HD 2600 PRO Graphics card. This output seems to work fine as I get the Catalina wallpaper showing and can move my mouse over it. However I am unable to unlock the screen when this second monitor is attached. I tried with two different monitors with different native resolutions. But after I enter my password and hit enter, the loading disk spins, the screen goes black, and I end up back on the lockscreen again.

Thing's I've tried already:
- rebooting
- unplugging the monitor, logging in, and plugging the monitor in. However this locks the computer
- interestingly, the second monitor does work fine on MacOS El Capitan and Ubuntu
My guess has to be drivers if Linux works and Mac OS 10.11 than it’s a video driver issue. I had an issue on another computer with a similar issue, found out it was the fact that the Nvidia drivers weren’t installed. You probably have a Amd/ati driver issue. Have you tried to reinstall the video patch with Dos dudes patcher? if it’s not that than maybe an update on Catalina broke something.
 

philk34

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Mar 28, 2019
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Sorry but I did not understand your explanations, I am not good enough just padawan :)
If I am using DosDude1's APFS pactcher software (see item # 1), will the installer work? or do i have to modify the pactcher installer and redo a startup key?
Would it be possible to have a step by step
please Thank you?
 

trifero

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I have a MacPro 3,1 and have installed Mojave 10.14.6 and all working perfectly well thanks to Dosdude1. Are there any significant benefits installing Catalina if I have no desire to upgrade my wifi module? Are there any performance benefits on Catalina?

I have a Sonnet tempo 512GB SSD M.2 in a PCIE 2.0 slot with 4x 4TB HDD and Nvidia GTX680. No 32bit apps so that is not important. Thanks.
No one. Now I have Catalina installed in my Mac Pro 3,1. But I haven´t noticed any gain compared to Mojave. If something, the "Unlock Passwords" with Apple Watch. But yopu lose "Unlock Screen".
 
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philk34

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i try and retry to install Catalina on my MacPro 3.1 on internal SSD with the Dosdude1 patcher but it's fallen everytime at the second reboot and i go back to the installation window ? I don't see the APFS launching just the apple Logo and i go back to the intallation window… please help :)
 

trifero

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i try and retry to install Catalina on my MacPro 3.1 on internal SSD with the Dosdude1 patcher but it's fallen everytime at the second reboot and i go back to the installation window ? I don't see the APFS launching just the apple Logo and i go back to the intallation window… please help :)
Did you patch the ROM for APFS?
 

philk34

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Mar 28, 2019
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no… i'm reading all the posts (still #315 :() and this is the way… but i want to know if it's safe or if thereis another way ? thanks
 

trifero

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no… i'm reading all the posts (still #315 :() and this is the way… but i want to know if it's safe or if thereis another way ? thanks
Yes. Theoritically, you can install it. Just be sure you don´t check the "Disable APFS booter" in Options.
 

philk34

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Mar 28, 2019
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ok, how it's run ? just clicking the "APFS ROM Patcher" and ? or make something before for securise ? thanks
 

sipony

macrumors newbie
Oct 31, 2020
2
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Hi guys ,i have read around the threads the instruction for upgrade my Imac 9.1 early 2009 , someone can help me for this questions? :
1) I have try to install catalina,mojave ,high Sierra WITHOUT upgrade the firmware with the APFS ROOM PATCH , and i have found that's works ,but not very fine , i have found various delay , circle loop, etc etcc , well ...i MUST apply the patch ?
2) if i need to patch the firmware , how can i put on programming mode the Rom ? because the only guide that i have found talking about a led blinking fast , bue the imac 9.1 dosen't have it...any suggest pls ??
 

ryl

macrumors newbie
Jun 14, 2009
4
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Hello MacOS X experts,
I had Catalina (I think it was something like 10.15.3) running perfectly on my early 2011 MacBook Pro.
Since I upgraded to a newer release many applications are crashing at launch time, sometime the application icon even doesn't have time to bounce in the dock.
Even a 10.15.7 fresh install with last version of all patches meet the same issue.
Does anybody has the same problem? Should I revert to 10.15.3 release (and how can I do that)?
Any help is welcome.
And congratulations for our hackers who made it possible.
 

philk34

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Mar 28, 2019
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Well i run "APFS ROM Patcher" who created 2 files (MacPro3,1_APFS.bin and MacPro3,1_backup.bin)
I shut down my computer and waiting the "bip and flashng lightning", i release de power button and my MP 3.1 reboot on my Mojave SSD on PCIe. I relaunch the soft who ask me to owerwriting the rom with messege "not recommended' and say yes… i have a message "well done you can boot on APS volume" but see nothing else. I retry to install Catalina and it doesn't work again with the same problem (at the second boot- return to install box).
What i did wrong ? tired :(. there are owners of Macpro 3?1 running good on Catalina and used APFS Rom Patcher ?
Thanks for you help
 

trifero

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May 21, 2009
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Well i run "APFS ROM Patcher" who created 2 files (MacPro3,1_APFS.bin and MacPro3,1_backup.bin)
I shut down my computer and waiting the "bip and flashng lightning", i release de power button and my MP 3.1 reboot on my Mojave SSD on PCIe. I relaunch the soft who ask me to owerwriting the rom with messege "not recommended' and say yes… i have a message "well done you can boot on APS volume" but see nothing else. I retry to install Catalina and it doesn't work again with the same problem (at the second boot- return to install box).
What i did wrong ? tired :(. there are owners of Macpro 3?1 running good on Catalina and used APFS Rom Patcher ?
Thanks for you help
Yes, I told you. Mine works like a charm. Boot pressing ALT and see what volumes you have. Check the "Disable APFS booter" when making the USB if you already patched the ROM.
 

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Blackriton

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I have a Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) patched with Dosdude's patcher and running Catalina 10.15.7. My CPU is a NVIDIA GeoForce GTX 680. I installed recently Adobe Photoshop 2021 to replace version 2020 who was perfectly running on the MacPro. Install worked but when I start the program its crashing and the CrashReport says that SSE 4.2 is required to run the 2021 version and my CPU can't run it. Or in the patcher and I installed it there is included a MouSSE extension who is supposed to emulate SSE 4.2 !!!!! Has somebody an idea how to make Photoshop 2021 recognize this emulator ????? Thanks in advance. On the Adobe's forums other people even on Windows have this problem but the reply from Adobe is : Change your CPU.............we will not change our specs.
 

philk34

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Mar 28, 2019
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Yes, I told you. Mine works like a charm. Boot pressing ALT and see what volumes you have. Check the "Disable APFS booter" when making the USB if you already patched the ROM.
Thanks Trifero :)
- Boot pressing alt --> ok i see my efi boot from my USB key created by Dosdude1
- Check the "Disable APFS booter" when making the USB --> this, i am not understand ? where ? when at the creation of bootable key ?

last question : what is exactly the process of "APFS Rom Patcher". May i see a progression bar or something elses ? because me only what i explain in message up #12,621
 

philk34

macrumors member
Mar 28, 2019
76
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I have a Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) patched with Dosdude's patcher and running Catalina 10.15.7. My CPU is a NVIDIA GeoForce GTX 680. I installed recently Adobe Photoshop 2021 to replace version 2020 who was perfectly running on the MacPro. Install worked but when I start the program its crashing and the CrashReport says that SSE 4.2 is required to run the 2021 version and my CPU can't run it. Or in the patcher and I installed it there is included a MouSSE extension who is supposed to emulate SSE 4.2 !!!!! Has somebody an idea how to make Photoshop 2021 recognize this emulator ????? Thanks in advance. On the Adobe's forums other people even on Windows have this problem but the reply from Adobe is : Change your CPU.............we will not change our specs.
Hello, i have the same problem with Photoshop CC 21 cannot open it while photoshop CC 20 everything works fine.
Indesign -Illustrator- Acrobat works fine in CC21.
I have the same config than you. MP 3.1 2008 -GTX 680
 
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