macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs

[jimmysofat6864]

I had overlooked your question: Yes, the Mac will freeze during the last reboot. I let this happen because I don't want to interrupt the process too early. Then:


And I'ld like to add: There you have to watch your machine, because after 10s it reboots without Cache Rebuild. I've missed that moment many times... 🙈

Is there a way for certain to know the Mac is frozen and it’s time to reboot or would I have to assume it’s frozen and it’s time to reboot and repatch via usb?

 

[makra]

Is there a way for certain to know the Mac is frozen and it’s time to reboot or would I have to assume it’s frozen and it’s time to reboot and repatch via usb?

I had quite a few of my Macs running Catalina patcher a while ago. As far as I remember, they all failed to boot correctly, but the symptoms were different. Let it do its job for several hours. Then you can be sure, it's done...

 

[K two]

Approximately when should I reboot my Mac as it’s not very clear when I should. The only thing that happens is that it appears frozen but I’m not entirely sure. Then I just forced shutdown then did usb boot.

The Mac should re-boot by itself at end of the update process, <option> from there.

 

[rufione]

Hi all!

I'm having an issue on Google Sheets on Safari: when I write in a cell and I move to another cell all I wrote disappears.

I'm using Catalina on a MacBook Pro 13' 2009.
Before last Safari update (2 days ago if I remember well) it was working fine.

It works fine on Google Chrome but as you know it's not the best browser for such an old Mac.

I found this solution:

Comment mettre un peu d'huile entre Safari et Google Sheet

C'est peut-être un problème de niche mais qui peut s'avérer pénible surtout qu'il touche un service courant. Google Sheet a parfois de la peine à fonctionner correctement avec Safari 15, observe Pierre Dandumont sur son blog « la page plantait, bloqu...

www.macg.co

But when I go to the Experimental Features menu I can't find "GPU process: Canvas Rendering".

Can anyone help me please?

Nobody having the same issues? Thanks

 

[TimothyR734]

Nobody having the same issues? Thanks

You might try Webcatalog app you can download 10 apps for free! I do not know if it works on older mac's

 

[rufione]

You might try Webcatalog app you can download 10 apps for free! I do not know if it works on older mac's

Thanks, it works well! I hope is a less heavy process than Chrome. Is it browser based or does it really create a new app? I can't see it in Application folder

 

[TimothyR734]

Thanks, it works well! I hope is a less heavy process than Chrome. Is it browser based or does it really create a new app? I can't see it in Application folder

its an Electron based app it has its own applications folder!

 

[treee111]

a new beta is out

 

[K two]

CatalinaOTAswufix.app, USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3 and DD1 Catalina Patcher v1.4.4 keeps Catalina on this old Mini3,1 current and running smooth.

 

[longxiangsky]

Thank you for the tip, however, it dd not work. Trackpad still scrolling with 2 fingers, and double-tap zoom.
Do you know of any other thing I can try?

MBP4,1 successfully updated to 19H1026.

I can't activate Safari extensions, Boom 3D doesn't work either.

BTW, do you know how to access the user library from a CCC Backup? I need to copy some files from there.

Any help would be appreciated

I tried to fix the trackpad issue follow this https://osxdaily.com/2014/01/31/turn-on-mac-touch-to-click-command-line/

 

[tsjk]

$ sysctl hw.model && sw_vers
hw.model: Macmini5,3
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.15.7
BuildVersion: 19H1824

Seems to work.

 

[techguy82]

Hi everybody. Catalina keeps downloading macOS Monterey install image besides I already disabled automatic downloads. But everytime I delete it, it downloads again after a while. This just happened recently since I have more free hard disk space available. This is very annoying because it eats up 12gb of free hard disk space.

PS: Has anyone tried to save an empty text file with the same file name and file extension to the applications folder? Would the system update think, the file already exists?

 

[TigerA]

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[asus389]

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[TimothyR734]

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[archiexis]

AirDrop Catalina pre-patched (only for Broadcom cards) to those interested you should post the output of these Catalina Terminal commands:

ioreg -l | grep "board-id" | awk '{print $4}'
ioreg -r -n ARPT | grep IOName
system_profiler -detailLevel mini | grep "Card Type"
system_profiler -detailLevel basic | grep "Model Identifier"

Meanwhile here are some Wifi kext that I've pre-patched (tested and working) to AirDrop on Catalina unsupported Mac, they are hyperlinks so just click the one for your machine to download:

AirDrop Catalina MacBook7,1 and MacBookPro6,2.zip

AirDrop Catalina patched MacBook6,1.zip

AirDrop Catalina patched MacBookAir2011 4,2.zip

MacBookPro8,3 AirDrop Catalina.zip

AirDrop fix Catalina MacBookAir4,1.zip

MacBookPro8,1 Airdrop Catalina.zip (This machine has two different board-id)

Macmini4,1 AirDrop Catalina.zip

Macmini5,1 AirDrop Catalina.zip

MacBookPro8,2 AirDrop Catalina.zip


After downloaded, open a Catalina terminal and copy/paste:

sudo mount -uw / ; killall Finder

Then from Catalina Finder replace (do not merge) them inside your Catalina /System/Library/Extensions/

after from a Catalina terminal send these commands copy/paste one at once:

sudo chown -R 0:0 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo chmod -R 755 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo kextcache -i /

(the "kextcache" takes some minutes to complete)

At next reboot you should have AirDrop in Catalina Finder.

After you have a working AirDrop, I suggest to apply this additional fix to enable an extra AirDrop feature that apple removed from Catalina: "AirDrop Search for older Mac"

After a working AirDrop on Catalina, if you have also a Bluetooth 4.0 card (or BT4.0 usb dongle), to add Continuity (Handoff, hotspot, etc.) you can directly apply this script: catalinacontinuityfix.command.zip

Or check this other example: enable continuity from terminal

Did all of this using the kext available for Macbook8,1 but nothing happened, what should I do now? I really need this to be working, lol.

 

[treee111]

a new version is available...

 

[Che007]

Hi everyone,
I searched this thread but did not find a solution.
Is it possible to enable AirDrop and Handoff on a Macbook Pro 5,5 mid 2009. I know I need a USB Bluetooth 4 Dongle to use this feature. Is there an example to modify the correct kext files?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Ausdauersportler]

Hi everyone,
I searched this thread but did not find a solution.
Is it possible to enable AirDrop and Handoff on a Macbook Pro 5,5 mid 2009. I know I need a USB Bluetooth 4 Dongle to use this feature. Is there an example to modify the correct kext files?
Thanks in advance.

Check again the first post for contributions made by jackluke.…

 

[DouglasCarroll]

....or you simply buy one of these bad boys, install it and all of your troubles are over!

802.11ac + BT 4.2 for Unibody Mac Notebooks – Subtle Design

subtle.design

 

[asus389]

a new version is available...
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Is this live? I have intermittently seen it show up in software update. But I didn't think it was final yet (2022-004)?

 

[treee111]

Is this live? I have intermittently seen it show up in software update. But I didn't think it was final yet (2022-004)?

I got the update via system softwareupdates using the CatalinaOTAswufix.app.
Mostly these are beta's and no final versions, you are right!

 

[markj3000]

updated using:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatalinaPatcher/comments/mg17w9
but after the core update i reran to get the beta update.

Added from #13,967 below:

Fairly complete instruction with a few caveats.

Often, if the OTA Update Fix is not applied early in the D/L progress the update will fail and boot normally. When this occurs go to Library/Updates ƒ and delete everything within, then retry. If the OTA Update Fix is fully applied, items on the Desktop will disappear, twice and re-appear.

There is an additional step required for unpatched ROM Macs which requires a USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3.app or OC4b USB by @jackluke to find macOS Installer to complete.

Please see this post below for needed files

I'm having problems getting my Dosdude Catalina patched system to install security updates, on a macbook late 2008 5,1.

I'm following the OTA guide from page 1 of this thread or here
https://www.reddit.com/r/CatalinaPatcher/comments/mg17w9
I can get CatalinaOTAswufix to reveal the beta updates and then use the details button to restore defaults and get the non beta update. I then start downloading the security update 2022-003. Following step 5, I let it try and install, but I get the black screen with white apple and progress bar, which just fills to about 10% before it quits and reboots.

Following step 6 & 7, I use CatalinaOTAswufix again and hit "OTA Update Fix" to get to the Software update screen (desktop seems to reload twice) , but it presents a different security update - 2021-004. I hit "OTA Update Fix" before this download and then start this one downloading. Again I get the black screen and white Apple & bar, which again quits at 10%'ish and reboots.

Once again I go back to the Software install screen which is now offering me security update 2022-003 again!
I hit OTA Update Fix before hitting install. If I'm lucky it recognises that I've already used CatalinaOTAswufix and doesnt give me the WARNING screen. Again I just get the black install screen with 10% bar before it reboots.

It seems to not be applying any updates for me (stuck on installed 10.15.7 (19H2). The steps/ process I am following may be getting derailed when Software Install starts offering me the 2021-004 update, after I downloaded/ attempted install of 2022-003!

Does anyone have any suggestions? Not sure how to fix this apart from again emptying out my Library/Updates folder again and vainly repeating whole process...

 

[Ausdauersportler]

I'm having problems getting my Dosdude Catalina patched system to install security updates, on a macbook late 2008 5,1.

I'm following the OTA guide from page 1 of this thread or here
https://www.reddit.com/r/CatalinaPatcher/comments/mg17w9
I can get CatalinaOTAswufix to reveal the beta updates and then use the details button to restore defaults and get the non beta update. I then start downloading the security update 2022-003. Following step 5, I let it try and install, but I get the black screen with white apple and progress bar, which just fills to about 10% before it quits and reboots.

Following step 6 & 7, I use CatalinaOTAswufix again and hit "OTA Update Fix" to get to the Software update screen (desktop seems to reload twice) , but it presents a different security update - 2021-004. I hit "OTA Update Fix" before this download and then start this one downloading. Again I get the black screen and white Apple & bar, which again quits at 10%'ish and reboots.

Once again I go back to the Software install screen which is now offering me security update 2022-003 again!
I hit OTA Update Fix before hitting install. If I'm lucky it recognises that I've already used CatalinaOTAswufix and doesnt give me the WARNING screen. Again I just get the black install screen with 10% bar before it reboots.

It seems to not be applying any updates for me (stuck on installed 10.15.7 (19H2). The steps/ process I am following may be getting derailed when Software Install starts offering me the 2021-004 update, after I downloaded/ attempted install of 2022-003!

Does anyone have any suggestions? Not sure how to fix this apart from again emptying out my Library/Updates folder again and vainly repeating whole process...

If you read the complete post you may have found this line, too:

There is an additional step required for unpatched ROM Macs which requires a USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3.app or OC4b USB by @jackluke to find macOS Installer to complete.

Please check GitHub for files needed.

Not sure, but the Late 2008 MacBook 5,1 is not APFS ready or APFS patched?

 

[markj3000]

Thanks for pointing that out. I already have a USB for the Dosdude Catalina Patcher inserted to be able to run the post install patches.
It is an unpatched ROM, all nondestructive so far.
Once I've created a USB with USBOpenCoreAPFSloader3.app, how does it figure into the above update sequence?