Catalina MBR HFS Firmware Check Patch 10.15.x

1 hour ago, robi62 said:

Hi I just tried to install on gpt hfs but does not install it I get error

 

It works fine here.

How did you install it? 

What is the error?

 

@robi62

Yes, the EasyMBR-Installer1015 script will let you know it's done when it's finished.

So, what's your problem?

Edited October 11, 2019 by crazybirdy

Its ok I managed to install it but after I Did everything in guide I get  error pushing respawn out by 5 second and it does not continue anymore

1 hour ago, robi62 said:

Its ok I managed to install it but after I Did everything in guide I get  error pushing respawn out by 5 second and it does not continue anymore

 

I don't know which step you get error? and what's problem.

 

That is in final reboot after I update caches

56 minutes ago, robi62 said:

That is in final reboot after I update caches

Do you follow all the steps on Readme-10.15.pdf?

If you need help, i think you need to tell me, what's your problem?

I really didn't understand what's your problem?

Edited October 11, 2019 by crazybirdy

Thanks for ur job!

1.Create USB installer using EasyMBR-Installer1015 to install Catalina successfully

2.But I can only boot with -x to get to desktop

3.I hv repaired permissions and rebuild the cache

4.I hv replaced the com.apple.telemetry.plugin of 10.13.6

5.After that I tried to boot and got the error and then rebooted automatically

 

&crazybird I think the error has something to do with boot loader in my case clover I did follow all step in pdf but after rebuilding cache not booting and I get error 

Remove panic log first.

Clover Find code    = 008a0284 c07447
Clover Replace code = 008a0284 c0EB47

 

40 minutes ago, robi62 said:

&crazybird I think the error has something to do with boot loader in my case clover I did follow all step in pdf but after rebuilding cache not booting and I get error 

 

Remove panic log first as above to see what error you get exactly.

 

4 hours ago, HurricaneX said:

Thanks for ur job!

1.Create USB installer using EasyMBR-Installer1015 to install Catalina successfully

2.But I can only boot with -x to get to desktop

3.I hv repaired permissions and rebuild the cache

4.I hv replaced the com.apple.telemetry.plugin of 10.13.6

5.After that I tried to boot and got the error and then rebooted automatically

 

 

Remove panic log first as above to see what error you get exactly.

Remove the /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelMCEReporter.kext, and rebuild cache again with hfsupdatecache on single user mode (-s).

On 10/12/2019 at 1:04 PM, HurricaneX said:

Thanks for ur job!

1.Create USB installer using EasyMBR-Installer1015 to install Catalina successfully

2.But I can only boot with -x to get to desktop

3.I hv repaired permissions and rebuild the cache

4.I hv replaced the com.apple.telemetry.plugin of 10.13.6

5.After that I tried to boot and got the error and then rebooted automatically

 

Everything is fixed and working perfectly now!

Thanks! 

hi, big great news, and about issues:

"

List of known issues:

1. iCloud Drive doesn't work on HFS+, only works on APFS.

2. Some app-pkg-installers can't install to HFS+, but install to APFS fine.

3. If you install to a blank APFS partition, it won't convert to two system, data partitions, and always keeps one APFS partition only, and iCloud Drive works fine, but some app-pkg-installers still can't install to it."

if I using another HDD to Time Machine with hfs+ format, it's will work correctly?

Just now, oldman20 said:

hi, big great news, and about issues:

"

List of known issues:

1. iCloud Drive doesn't work on HFS+, only works on APFS.

2. Some app-pkg-installers can't install to HFS+, but install to APFS fine.

3. If you install to a blank APFS partition, it won't convert to two system, data partitions, and always keeps one APFS partition only, and iCloud Drive works fine, but some app-pkg-installers still can't install to it."

if I using another HDD to Time Machine with hfs+ format, it's will work correctly?

 

I never use Time Machine, I can't tell you it works or not.

10 hours ago, oldman20 said:

hi, big great news, and about issues:

"

List of known issues:

1. iCloud Drive doesn't work on HFS+, only works on APFS.

2. Some app-pkg-installers can't install to HFS+, but install to APFS fine.

3. If you install to a blank APFS partition, it won't convert to two system, data partitions, and always keeps one APFS partition only, and iCloud Drive works fine, but some app-pkg-installers still can't install to it."

if I using another HDD to Time Machine with hfs+ format, it's will work correctly?

 

Time Machine is working on HFS+. My all Time Machine HDD's are HFS+. As far as I know, Time Machine doesn't work with APFS;

 

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh15139/mac

Edited October 23, 2019 by telepati

I installed Catalina 10.15 MBR HFS and the installation was OK.
After installing it, I noticed on my desktop that instead of the disk icon, I had a folder icon and all the Catalina file folders in it.

I'm not able to replace that disk folder icon now.
Please help.

Edited October 23, 2019 by luky35

On 23/10/2019 at 13:57, luky35 said:

Tôi đã cài đặt Catalina 10.15 MBR HFS và cài đặt vẫn ổn.
Sau khi cài đặt nó, tôi nhận thấy trên máy tính để bàn của mình rằng thay vì biểu tượng đĩa, tôi có một biểu tượng thư mục và tất cả các thư mục tệp Catalina trong đó.

Bây giờ tôi không thể thay thế biểu tượng thư mục đĩa đó.
Xin vui lòng giúp đỡ.

i have same issue, please help! thanks all!

On 23/10/2019 at 10:33, telepati said:

 

Time Machine đang hoạt động trên HFS +. Tất cả ổ cứng thời gian của tôi là HFS +. Theo tôi biết, Time Machine không hoạt động với APFS;

 

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh15139/mac

thanks a lot!

After October 25, the previous application expired. How can I download the macOS Sierra 10.12 version through the script in Q6? The minimum version available is the macOS High Sierra version. 

I just downloaded the file from the link you provided. But it cannot be opened, no matter I use .pkg or rename it as InstallESD.dmg. 

After it was renamed as InstallESD.dmg, I double clicke it, and it shows "Cannot allocate memory". 

Thank you anyway! 
 

42 minutes ago, phillip521125 said:

I just downloaded the file from the link you provided. But it cannot be opened, no matter I use .pkg or rename it as InstallESD.dmg. 

After it was renamed as InstallESD.dmg, I double clicke it, and it shows "Cannot allocate memory". 

Thank you anyway! 
 

 

This seems works on 10.13, doesn't work on 10.14.

 

10.12.6
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1127487414?mt=12

10.11.6
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1147835434?mt=12

2 hours ago, crazybirdy said:

 

This seems works on 10.13, doesn't work on 10.14.

 

10.12.6
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1127487414?mt=12

10.11.6
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1147835434?mt=12

 

 

Both of the two links cannot be opened，no mater in 10.13 or 10.14. 

It seems the link should connect to App Store，but when you click the link，the browser just goes blank.

Edited October 26, 2019 by phillip521125

1 hour ago, phillip521125 said:

Both of the two links cannot be opened，no mater in 10.13 or 10.14. 

It seems the link should connect to App Store，but when you click the link，the browser just goes blank.

 

Do not use Safari.

Use Firefox to open the link, will connect to App Store, and you can download 10.12 on 10.13.

Edited October 26, 2019 by crazybirdy

3 hours ago, crazybirdy said:

 

Do not use Safari.

Use Firefox to open the link, will connect to App Store, and you can download 10.12 on 10.13.

 

I used the Firefox，and had downloaded it successfully.

But when I run the application，it shows “This copy of the Install macOS Sierra application is damaged, and can't be used to install macOS.”

The application still expired.

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by phillip521125

9 hours ago, phillip521125 said:

 

I used the Firefox，and had downloaded it successfully.

But when I run the application，it shows “This copy of the Install macOS Sierra application is damaged, and can't be used to install macOS.”

The application still expired.

 

 

MD5 (Install macOS Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg) = 174997dd6707873688ef2944e22f0cc2

Check your md5. maybe you need to download it again.

 

It works fine with 10.12 MBR patch method here.

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All right. I know what's the problem, you can just change date to be 2017/10/27 after 2017/7/15, it will work fine on 10.12.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2019 by crazybirdy

I'm having a problem attaching things to either a facebook post or an email. As soon as I select the file the system hangs.

I've tried it with Chrome and Safari 

Is this because of using HFS?

When I install using this method I'm not offered the choice of formatting to APFS, how can I do that if I want to give APFS a try?

11 hours ago, Crabhunter said:

I'm having a problem attaching things to either a facebook post or an email. As soon as I select the file the system hangs.

I've tried it with Chrome and Safari 

Is this because of using HFS?

When I install using this method I'm not offered the choice of formatting to APFS, how can I do that if I want to give APFS a try?

 It works here with Firefox to attach pictures to facebook or gmail web site on MBR HFS+ 10.15.1, I only use Firefox, not test with Chrome and Safari.

 

APFS can  be used on GUID table only, can't be used on MBR table.

 

Hi all, I installed catalina 10.15.1, but could not use included script

for download. It could not create full install app.

Had to use dosdude macOS Catalina Patcher for that.

Afterwards installaton worked as expected.

One thing is strange - applecsript does not work at all,

can't read any scripts or compile new ones, no matter

how simple.

Has anyone else that issue ?

Or success ?

Thanks for the replies .

P.S. I am going to install "official" way to afps and see if anything changes and report here.

1 hour ago, audiosource said:

Hi all, I installed catalina 10.15.1, but could not use included script

for download. It could not create full install app.

Had to use dosdude macOS Catalina Patcher for that.

Afterwards installaton worked as expected.

One thing is strange - applecsript does not work at all,

can't read any scripts or compile new ones, no matter

how simple.

Has anyone else that issue ?

Or success ?

Thanks for the replies .

P.S. I am going to install "official" way to afps and see if anything changes and report here.

The FullApp-download scripts work fine here on 10.15.1 MBR HFS+.

 

What's your errors?