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To update an existing hackintosh to macOS Catalina 10.15 here is what you should know before you proceed.
macOS Catalina 10.15 changes that can affect hackintoshing:
- Jan 22, 2019 This document describes the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available.
- Dec 11, 2018 A post on the NVIDIA developer website succinctly summarizes what’s happening, “Developers using Macs with NVIDIA graphics cards are reporting that after upgrading from 10.13 to 10.14 (Mojave.
- Removal of 32bit App support in macOS Catalina
- All system files were moved to a read-only partition
- NVIDIA Alternate Graphic Drivers NOT available in macOS Catalina/Mojave. While older natively supported cards like work NVIDIA 6xx and 7xx ‘Kepler’ still work newer Maxwell or Pascal cards cannot get full acceleration.
- Catalina Graphics Support:
- Intel HD 4000 and higher
- AMD Vega, AMD RX 5xx, AMD Radeon HD 7xxx and higher
- AMD Navi Vega 20 Support in 10.15.1
- Non-Metal supported GPUs can no longer render using OpenGL as a fallback so its recommended that those who rely on their GPU for certain macOS apps update their graphics card to a Metal supported card if they want to use Catalina.
- Changes to AirPortBrcm4360.kext may require it to be forceloaded to get certain non-apple WiFi cards to work.
- Changes to EC can cause issues booting and running Catalina requires either disabling AppleACPIEC, using a fake EC, or renaming EC under DSDT -> Patches in config.plist.
Catalina 10.15 Update Steps
Download macOS Catalina 10.15
- If you’re using macOS Mojave, get macOS Catalina via Software Update: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Software Update.
- Or use this link to open the macOS Catalina page on the App Store: Get macOS Catalina. Then click the Get button or iCloud download icon.
Backup before Updating
Its always recommended to do a fresh install of macOS on a hackintosh when a new version comes out, but you can also upgrade directly. While downloading Catalina its a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Update Clover EFI folder for Catalina Compatability
- May need to update Clover EFI folder to a newer version for Catalina compatibility:
- Be aware that any Clover r5000+ version has a revised file hierarchy of its drivers folder. To update:
- Download latest version of Clover EFI Bootloader or use mine Hackintosher-Catalina-10.15-EFI.zip
- Mount your EFI partition and backup and or rename your existing EFI folder to something else or it will be overwritten. You will need to copy and transfer the config.plist and update all kexts especially these three to avoid issues with booting, audio and black screens:
- Be aware that any Clover r5000+ version has a revised file hierarchy of its drivers folder. To update:
- There is now an alternative to Clover called OpenCore that can be used as a bootloader and install Catalina with.
Catalina 10.15 USB Port Limit Patch
By default macOS limits the number of allowed USB ports which can cause certain USB2/USB3 ports to not function as the motherboard being hackintoshed likely contains many more than the limit. To enable all available ports something called a USB port-limit patch must be added.
To increase the USB limit see the list of available port-limit patches for macOS 10.15
Make sure to disable or delete any previous port limit patches.
Graphics in macOS Catalina:
- Intel (U)HD 630 graphics users may need the -disablegfxfirmware bootflag to be added at the Clover boot screen or permanently in config.plist under Boot -> Arguments
- AMD Vega, AMD RX 5xx, AMD Radeon HD 7xxx and higher – Will need Lilu.kext + WhateverGreen.kext updated and may require a special boot flag to avoid receiving a black screen on boot in 10.15.1. https://hackintosher.com/guides/hackintosh-catalina-10-15-1-update-guide
- Nvidia Pascal and Maxwell graphic cards cannot get full acceleration without Nvidia Alternative Drivers which have not been released for Catalina or even Mojave, but the older cards that use to come in Mac’s are still compatible NVIDIA 6xx and 7xx ‘Kepler’ series.
Hackintosh Catalina EC Patching
AppleACPIEC changes macOS Catalina require it to be either disabled, renamed or spoofed to boot macOS Catalina on hackintosh. If you don’t add a fix you may not be able to boot and get various verbose outputs such as Waiting on root device… and AE_NOT_FOUND. Fix this by patching your EFI device
Make Extensions Library writable again
- All system files were moved to a read-only partition meaning /L/E or /S/L/E can’t be edited by you when adding or removing kexts.
- To get around this after Catalina is installed these folders need to be mounted with write privileges through the Terminal app with
sudo mount -uw /
- To get around this after Catalina is installed these folders need to be mounted with write privileges through the Terminal app with
This is a series of tips that cover Mac OS X client edition. Server forums cover Mac OS X server on the community.
Here is the series of tips for related Macs. 10.6,10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10,10.11,
10.12 ,10.13, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina.
See special note about resetting the SMC during updates and upgrades, later in the tip.
is an article I wrote that everyone updating their Mac should read. No update should be ventured into with operating systems or software without first ensuring your data is backed up in two separate places. Slowing down of your Mac should not lead you to assume an update will fix everything. First isolate why your Mac is slowing down or crashing before installing anything new.
Nvidia Drivers For Mac Mojave
Apple released for 10.14.6 users, 2020-003 Mojave security update. If running an earlier version of 10.14, run the 10.14.6 Combo update first.
Apple recommends you have these Macs according to: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP777?locale=en_US
- MacBook (Early 2015 or newer) [model identifier 8,1 or later]
- MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer) [model identifier 5,1 or later]
- MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer) [model identifier 9,1 or later]
- Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer) [model identifier 6,1 or later]
- iMac (Late 2012 or newer) [model identifier 12,1 or later]
- Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards) [model identifier 5,1 or later]
bracketed items in quotes were added for additional identification purposes. Your Apple menu -> About This Mac -> System Report or System Profiler gives you the model identifier.
All of the Macs that are older than 10.11, need to be updated to 10.11 first before installing Mojave.
The oldest MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iMac which can upgrade to Mojave shipped with 10.8, Mountain Lion.
The oldest MacBook Pro which can upgrade to Mojave shipped with 10.7, Lion.
The oldest MacBook had Mac OS X 10.10 installed.
The oldest Mac Pro on the list above with the compatible graphics cards, had 10.6 originally installed, and is the only Mac that shipped with 10.6 that can install Mojave. Before upgrading to 10.7 or later, read this tip as Apple has not reintroduced a series of software that made older Mac compatible software compatible with Intel Macs since 10.6.8's release.
Apple released Mojave on September 24, 2018. Reports from:
earlier than that date were made with pre-release Mojave versions and can not be relied upon.
September 30, 2018 driver additions from third party update pages:
HP, and Samsung (HP has become the download site for at least some Mojave Samsung printers, if you have Samsung see if any are Catalina compatible)
Silverfast.
10.14.3 was released January 22, 2019. Note, some users are reporting 10.14.3 will not successfully apply as an update without an SMC reset as described how to do in this link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
Frequently both updates and upgrades will require multiple reboots to successfully apply. Do NOT become impatient if you find the screen go blank during the update or upgrade process. If you press the power button to shut it down while it is rebooting for the update or upgrade, it may quit the process, and leave you stuck.
Use the macOS Mojave forum for operating system specific questions of other end users such as yourself.
Nvidia Web Driver Mojave
Note: https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/partition-a-physical-disk-dskutl14027/mac
are directions for creating a separate partition that will allow you to dual boot into an older operating system
if you find something not compatible with the current. Once you install the older operating system, you can use the Startup manager to dual boot to the older system.
Macos Mojave Nvidia Drivers
You can't install Mojave from the Finder, unless you are running 10.13.6 or earlier.
The direct download link for Mojave is:
Note: some people have had trouble downloading the latest Mojave links. https://brave.com/ has been found to be a better web browser than some if you run into issues and is known to work on Mac OS X 10.10 and later.
Unsupported Macs may have Mojave installed with a patch from http://dosdude1.com/mojave/
Nvidia Driver For Mac Mojave 10.14.3 7
This is at your own risk. Follow the directions given by the patch author.