macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

[treee111]

I tried Dosdude1's command, and for now all works well. But because it's s random issue, I can't say for sure.
But as I used the last patcher (version 1.4.4), shouldn't this problem be solved at root?
Anyway, thanks for your suggestion. Even I give a look to the older posts, I didn't notice the one you reported (or any other on this issue).
Maybe, it's worth to add a note about the issue and how to resolve it in first page of this thread.

I don't know if this should be fixed by 1.4.4.
I also applied some updates using the latest patcher version and the problem is still - randomly - there.

For me it is also not a fix for ever but each time it occurs I give it a try, again...

 

[K two]

This isn’t a NAS permission issue. MA freezes immediately after re-login (before selecting the TM backup, local or network backup)

Re-install v.1.4.4 patches and Force Cache Rebuild. Install the Validation Patch update from the Patch Updater.

 

[kshane9]

I have re-installed, forced the cache rebuild..etc. Same issue persists. after MA initiates the logff/login, MA screen freezes. I appreciate your help and suggestions.

 

[K two]

I have re-installed, forced the cache rebuild..etc. Same issue persists. after MA initiates the logff/login, MA screen freezes. I appreciate your help and suggestions.

Sometimes running Onyx/Maintenance fixes peculiar problems.

 

[borgo1971]

For me it is also not a fix for ever but each time it occurs I give it a try, again...

For me, disabling Apple Mobile File Integrity (AMFI) with the command posted by Dosdude seems to have resolved the problem. Since I disabled AMFI, I didn't have any strange behaviour with Catalina on my early 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2.

Now that all works flawless, I've a little question: should I re-enable SIP? Could this be a good idea for security and even locking my setup, or will this bring only new problems?

 

[mperaltaoz]

Hi there,
I've used CatalinaOTAswufix to apply the last updates on my Catalina installation today and my imac went into an infinite loop of rebooting and throwing the "Your computer restarted because of a problem" error.
I turned it off and on again, pressing Option to boot from the dosdude1 patcher USB stick and reapplied all the patches, but it didn't fix the issue.
My imac is currently rebooting over and over again and throwing the "Your computer..." error.
Any clues?

 

[mperaltaoz]

I kept trying and found a solution... when reapplying the patches for the 2nd time, I selected the Rebuild Cache option and that seemed to have fixed the issue.
My iMac finally booted into the existing Catalina (now upgrated with the last update) and then the Patch Updater intervened and fixed other required patches.
After 2 more reboots, my iMac seems to be back on deck and updated with 19H505.
That was a bit scary...

 

[kshane9]

Sometimes running Onyx/Maintenance fixes peculiar problems.

Onyx didn’t work. I will try an fresh install and try again. I assume that if if fails again there is a ‘bug’.

 

[K two]

Onyx didn’t work. I will try an fresh install and try again. I assume that if if fails again there is a ‘bug’.

Only a bug if multiple reports of Migration Assistant failures occur. So far, cannot reproduce. Good hunting. ?

 

[K two]

For me, disabling Apple Mobile File Integrity (AMFI) with the command posted by Dosdude seems to have resolved the problem. Since I disabled AMFI, I didn't have any strange behaviour with Catalina on my early 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2.

Now that all works flawless, I've a little question: should I re-enable SIP? Could this be a good idea for security and even locking my setup, or will this bring only new problems?

If SIP is re-enabled it may not boot.

 

[0403979]

For me, disabling Apple Mobile File Integrity (AMFI) with the command posted by Dosdude seems to have resolved the problem. Since I disabled AMFI, I didn't have any strange behaviour with Catalina on my early 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2.

Now that all works flawless, I've a little question: should I re-enable SIP? Could this be a good idea for security and even locking my setup, or will this bring only new problems?

In the configuration the patchers are currently using, it's not possible to enable SIP and managing to do so would only cause problems.

 

[wholmes]

I upgraded my Mac Pro 5,1 to Bluetooth 4.0 and wifi to ac. The system report shows everything as recognized. Trackpad and AirPods are not discovered by BlueTooth. AirDrop doesn't see anyone. I used DosDude to install Catalina. Do I need to do something else so that BlueTooth works?

 

[K two]

I upgraded my Mac Pro 5,1 to Bluetooth 4.0 and wifi to ac. The system report shows everything as recognized. Trackpad and AirPods are not discovered by BlueTooth. AirDrop doesn't see anyone. I used DosDude to install Catalina. Do I need to do something else so that BlueTooth works?

Do the devices in question show up in System Information/Bluetooth? Disconnecting each device and re-connecting is a start.

 

[ulic]

Hi,

I have a iMac9,1 with NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB. Everything is working fine after updating to Catalina with Catalinapatcher (from Sierra). But when i plug in a displayport to hdmi adapter, the windowserver crashes:

Crashed Thread:        4  Dispatch queue: DisplayServicesSerializationQueue


Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY


Application Specific Information:
Assertion failed: (!CGSRunningInServer()), function SLSGetOnlineDisplayList, file /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/SkyLight/SkyLight-340.54/SkyLight/Services/Display/CGSDisplay.cc, line 983.


StartTime:2021-01-06 17:46:34
GPU:
MetalDevice for accelerator(0x325b): 0x0 (MTLDevice: 0x0)
IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IXVE@10/IOPP/IGPU@0/NVDA,Display-A@0/NVDATesla
IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IXVE@10/IOPP/IGPU@0/NVDA,Display-B@1/NVDATesla

I reset my NVRAM. But this did not help. Others wrote, that this could be a problem with the rights of the screenrecording tool. Any ideas?

ulic

 

[wholmes]

Do the devices in question show up in System Information/Bluetooth? Disconnecting each device and re-connecting is a start.

Thank you. I have disconnected and reconnected. AirPods show Paired, Configured but not connected. Track Pad does not show up.

 

[K two]

Thank you. I have disconnected and reconnected. AirPods show Paired, Configured but not connected. Track Pad does not show up.

Cycling the trackpad power is sometimes useful? Otherwise a corrupted preference file?

 

[wholmes]

Cycling the trackpad power is sometimes useful? Otherwise a corrupted preference file?

I ended up replacing new BT card with old card. Now everything is working. New card must be bad.

 

[deeveedee]

I kept trying and found a solution... when reapplying the patches for the 2nd time, I selected the Rebuild Cache option and that seemed to have fixed the issue.
My iMac finally booted into the existing Catalina (now upgrated with the last update) and then the Patch Updater intervened and fixed other required patches.
After 2 more reboots, my iMac seems to be back on deck and updated with 19H505.
That was a bit scary...

I plan to try again. During my first two attempts, I experienced the following: Applying the 19H505 update with CatalinaOTAswufix seems to work fine, but when I attempt to apply patches with 1.4.4, the Rebuild Cache option is not available. Strange, because the Rebuild Cache option was always available after performing a patched full-install. I even booted single user and tried to rebuild cache, but that didn't work. I suspect user error and will be trying again.

 

[K two]

Hi,

I have a iMac9,1 with NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB. Everything is working fine after updating to Catalina with Catalinapatcher (from Sierra). But when i plug in a displayport to hdmi adapter, the windowserver crashes:

Crashed Thread:        4  Dispatch queue: DisplayServicesSerializationQueue


Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY


Application Specific Information:
Assertion failed: (!CGSRunningInServer()), function SLSGetOnlineDisplayList, file /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/SkyLight/SkyLight-340.54/SkyLight/Services/Display/CGSDisplay.cc, line 983.


StartTime:2021-01-06 17:46:34
GPU:
MetalDevice for accelerator(0x325b): 0x0 (MTLDevice: 0x0)
IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IXVE@10/IOPP/IGPU@0/NVDA,Display-A@0/NVDATesla
IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IXVE@10/IOPP/IGPU@0/NVDA,Display-B@1/NVDATesla

I reset my NVRAM. But this did not help. Others wrote, that this could be a problem with the rights of the screenrecording tool. Any ideas?

ulic

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[jlovell]

I'm having problems updating from 19H15 to 19H114:

- I run CatalinaOTAswufix and click "Software Update Fix". This opens Software Update in System Preferences.
- I opt out of the beta program so that 19H114 will be downloaded.
- I start the download, then go back to CatalinaOTAswufix and click "OTA update fix".
- Eventually the update finishes downloading and reboots, but boots back into 19H15 with the update not applied.
- I then use USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3, written to a USB stick. I boot into this, and select option 2 "MacOS updater" (or something similar: can't remember the exact name). The update appears to run through.
- When the system reboots into Catalina, I have 19H114. But there is no WiFi, Bluetooth or audio. Possibly other things are missing too, but these are the immediately obvious ones.
- I then reboot into the DOSDude patcher, go to the post-installation section and apply the patches for MBP5,3.
- When I reboot into Catalina, I still don't have WiFi, Bluetooth or audio. But keyboard and mouse inputs are no longer recognised either. I have to force power off the machine, and then reinstall 19H15 from the DOSDude installer.

I've tried this 3 times now, all with the same result. Can anybody help me work out what's going wrong?

 

[hvds]

I'm having problems updating from 19H15 to 19H114:

- I run CatalinaOTAswufix and click "Software Update Fix". This opens Software Update in System Preferences.
- I opt out of the beta program so that 19H114 will be downloaded.
- I start the download, then go back to CatalinaOTAswufix and click "OTA update fix".
- Eventually the update finishes downloading and reboots, but boots back into 19H15 with the update not applied.
- I then use USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3, written to a USB stick. I boot into this, and select option 2 "MacOS updater" (or something similar: can't remember the exact name). The update appears to run through.
- When the system reboots into Catalina, I have 19H114. But there is no WiFi, Bluetooth or audio. Possibly other things are missing too, but these are the immediately obvious ones.
- I then reboot into the DOSDude patcher, go to the post-installation section and apply the patches for MBP5,3.
- When I reboot into Catalina, I still don't have WiFi, Bluetooth or audio. But keyboard and mouse inputs are no longer recognised either. I have to force power off the machine, and then reinstall 19H15 from the DOSDude installer.

I've tried this 3 times now, all with the same result. Can anybody help me work out what's going wrong?

Your steps look all fine to me.
But at the end of dosdude patcher (1.4.4 you are using I assume), after all patches are applied, it sets file permissions, does dyld, then for some 10sec it offers to select force cache rebuild then restart. You could try this.
At least on my MBP5,2, when going from the last full installer (19H15) to H114 or to the beta of security update 2 (H505), it worked. I didn't try without force cache rebuild.

 

[jlovell]

Your steps look all fine to me.
But at the end of dosdude patcher (1.4.4 you are using I assume), after all patches are applied, it sets file permissions, does dyld, then for some 10sec it offers to select force cache rebuild then restart. You could try this.
At least on my MBP5,2, when going from the last full installer (19H15) to H114 or to the beta of security update 2 (H505), it worked. I didn't try without force cache rebuild.

Thanks very much! Forcing the cache rebuild fixed it. After the update and patching everything worked except audio. But then Patch Updater offered the Library Validation Disabler patch, which I installed and then rebooted. Now audio works too.

 

[K two]

Your steps look all fine to me.
But at the end of dosdude patcher (1.4.4 you are using I assume), after all patches are applied, it sets file permissions, does dyld, then for some 10sec it offers to select force cache rebuild then restart. You could try this.
At least on my MBP5,2, when going from the last full installer (19H15) to H114 or to the beta of security update 2 (H505), it worked. I didn't try without force cache rebuild.

Force Cache Rebuild S/B the default. The Validation Patch Update gets KEXTCache rebuild automatically with no intervention. Perhaps in v.1.4.5?

 

[ulic]

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Thank you. I will give it a try, but i think hardware is not the problem. That adapter worked in Sierra and even in Catalina the adapter provides an image but i can‘t use the mac, because it is not possible to log in (windowserver dies all the times).

 

[KennyW]

Thank you. I will give it a try, but i think hardware is not the problem. That adapter worked in Sierra and even in Catalina the adapter provides an image but i can‘t use the mac, because it is not possible to log in (windowserver dies all the times).

Not every adapter are the same. While in most situations they work, but sometimes only those slightly more expensive active adapter but not the passive one will work.