Got the NVRAM and iMessage fixed. This guide was the key. I ran a couple other guides that didn't help. main problem was I had the wrong NVRAM emulator, and the ROM section of SMBIOS wasn't populated properly
Once I get all the bugs out, I'm going to put a final post with the Patches/Kexts I needed for the Laptop so I can help others.
Guide: How to Fix iMessage Version 2.1 OSX & AppleID Configuration Version 1.0 - Public Release: 30th September 2013 Version 2.0 - Public Release: 25th February 2015 Version 2.1 - Reformatted for new site framework: May 2017 More Info iMessage Status: GREEN (iMessage is working with...
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