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Is there any solution/workaround for Apple Music DRM issue with lossless music?

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Someone mentioned that it works with USB DAC but needs confirmation what's causing it and what kind of DAC it must be.

I've found only one or two posts about this so far, no many Apple Music users among hackintoshers?
 
I have a Schiit Modi/Heresy stack (24-bit/192khz) and works great with Amazon Music HD but can't get anything lossless to play with Apple Music. I suspect it may be a DRM issue.
 
Ok just confirmed that by switching to iMacPro1,1 I got Apple Music to play lossless. What a huge pain.
 
Ok just confirmed that by switching to iMacPro1,1 I got Apple Music to play lossless. What a huge pain.
So, still wouldn't help me with iGPU it seems
 
@enigmasi which SMBIOS are you using with your Coffee Lake i5-9600K?

Have you tried using the Mac-Mini8,1 SMBIOS? As that system works with just an IGPU.

Are you sure it is a DRM issue you are facing? Have you created a custom SSDT-UIAC.aml or USBPorts.kext for your system's USB ports?
 
@Edhawk yes I created USB map, using iMac19,1, I haven't tried Mac mini because it won't make difference as I read about DRM (not possible to use in iGPU only systems).
 
Fair enough, only answer then is to get a macOS compatible discrete graphics card (dGPU).

Doesn't need to be overly expensive or have huge graphics processing if all you need is a compatible dGPU so you can get DRM working.

An old Nvidia Kepler dGPU, a low end AMD (RX560 or similar) might work if you can find one for a reasonable price.

Here is a list of the natively supported Nvidia cards, these cards work in Big Sur. Just be careful of the ones with caveats regarding the GK core numbers to avoid.

Natively supported Nvidia cards.png

No special boot flags, or patches required for these cards to work in macOS with an iMac SMBIOS, just Lilu.kext and WhateverGreen.kext.

You may need to add the shikigva=256 or similar boot argument, if using the iMac Pro 1,1 or Mac Pro 7,1 SMBIOS.
 
Fair enough, only answer then is to get a macOS compatible discrete graphics card (dGPU).

Doesn't need to be overly expensive or have huge graphics processing if all you need is a compatible dGPU so you can get DRM working.

An old Nvidia Kepler dGPU, a low end AMD (RX560 or similar) might work if you can find one for a reasonable price.

Here is a list of the natively supported Nvidia cards, these cards work in Big Sur. Just be careful of the ones with caveats regarding the GK core numbers to avoid.

View attachment 521851

No special boot flags, or patches required for these cards to work in macOS with an iMac SMBIOS, just Lilu.kext and WhateverGreen.kext.

You may need to add the shikigva=256 or similar boot argument, if using the iMac Pro 1,1 or Mac Pro 7,1 SMBIOS.
Thanks for your help.
I thought I can’t use nvidia to solve DRM, that would be good since there’s plenty of single slot choices unlike AMD
 
Here is a chart from the WhateverGreen.kext manual, showing which boot arguments are required with the various setups that can be selected when running Catalina.

Screenshot 2021-06-15 at 23.49.49.png
  • As you can see second from the bottom is an Nvidia iMac Pro/Mac Pro option.
  • Above that is an Nvidia & IGPU option with iMac setup.
  • Your IGPU iMac setup is shown at the bottom of the chart.
  • Unless you require Apple TV+ the Nvidia & IGPU option looks OK.
  • The best option appears to be the IGPU and AMD dGPU with an iMac setup, second from the top.
Things changed in Big Sur:

Screenshot 2021-06-15 at 23.58.07.png

The second point from the bottom has the most relevance for you if you are running Big Sur.
 
Here is a chart from the WhateverGreen.kext manual, showing which boot arguments are required with the various setups that can be selected when running Catalina.

View attachment 521863
  • As you can see second from the bottom is an Nvidia iMac Pro/Mac Pro option.
  • Above that is an Nvidia & IGPU option with iMac setup.
  • Your IGPU iMac setup is shown at the bottom of the chart.
  • Unless you require Apple TV+ the Nvidia & IGPU option looks OK.
  • The best option appears to be the IGPU and AMD dGPU with an iMac setup, second from the top.
Things changed in Big Sur:

View attachment 521864

The second point from the bottom has the most relevance for you if you are running Big Sur.
Unfortunately things changed in worse way with Big Sur. It seems I have to get a AMD gpu if I can find any cheap one
 
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