How to Fix iMessage

[demonknight9]

I'm getting the mac mini for now until i can afford a iMac or a mac pro but all i need it for is music and movies and browsing really i don't think i need a i7 lol and for the iMessage it will just work with no issues

Oh, I see. If it's like that then you're ok. They make security tighter overtime and the hackers still manage to bypass or satisfy the prompts. It's much harder in Jailbreaking, you will have a lot more control over a PC

 

[Wolfie81]

Im pretty concerned this is the end of the road for iMessage. I still have it activated (not signing out at all) but its a matter of time before I get logged out.

Could it be worth exploring NVRAM file again for anyone that understands computers which may fool the system into getting it to work again. Then we get back onto chimera?

Maybe there is something in NVRAM that makes it compatible with yosemite and bypass Apples security implementations on MLB and ROM.

 

[diddl14]

After being locked out of iMessage, I got it working again by re-using the ROM and MLB values from my older 'Lion' MacBook Air. All it took was setting the values in Clover RtVariables and calling Apple support to unlock. I didn't change any other values like smbios.

If you happened to have an older original Mac, here's how to reuse the ROM/MLB values:

From terminal, type the following:

nvram 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:ROM
nvram 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:MLB

The MLB value can be used 'as-is' in RtVariables.
The ROM value needs to be hex coded. For example, a code of "%03%1e[%8foH" would be "031e5b8f6f48"

I used this online string to hex decoder: http://www.string-functions.com/string-hex.aspx
1) copy/paste the ROM -> %03%1e[%8foH
2) replace each sequence of %xx with a # -> ##[#oH
3) convert to hex -> 23235b236f48
4) replace the "23" sequences with the original "%xx" codes -> 031e5b8f6f48

Put both values as STRING (!) in the clover config.plist:

<key>RtVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>MLB</key>
<string>xxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>ROM</key>
<string>yyyyyyyyyyyy</string>
</dict>

Reboot and make the call to Apple support to unlock.

Note: as outlined multiple times by jaymonkey, cloning mlb/rom values might cause Apple to blacklist the values so don't do this unless you 1) own the mac (!!!) and 2) are willing to take the risk of blacklisting. Since my old MacBook Air does not support iMessage, cloning seems save and, for now, a working solution.

 

[Crazylegsmurphy]

I too was signed out of iMessage this morning, but only on my new iPad Air 2. I signed back in, and my Hackintosh seemed to still be working. I suspect sometime today I'll lose the ability to sign in though.

I then need to make a choice.

Do do I wait and see if this can be solved?
Do I use the values my now retired 2009 MBP to log in (not recommended)?
Do I accept this is not worth the trouble and these features are no longer a part of my workflow?

I am curious as to whether there is any progress, and whether these legit values people are posting are showing a pattern?

 

[jaymonkey]

@All,

Thanks to everyone who has supplied info on real Mac MLB syntax ... I firmly believe that this is now the key to resolving the latest iMessage issue. I think I have enough MLB examples for now. I need some time to research and look into the format of the MLB further. I have some very useful information from anther source but it's going to take a bit of low level disassembly to figure everything out ...

It's possible that i may need further info from some real Mac's but i'll send a PM to those i thank maybe able to help out further ... thanks again to everyone who submitted info.

I'm going away on vacation tomorrow so please be patient, i'll be taking my iPad with me to keep an eye on the forum ... etc but i wont be working actively on the issue until i get back. There are a few other knowledgeable folks looking into this approach and i'm communicating with some of them so i'm sure between us and the community i'm hopeful we'll have some good news soon.

For the time being please heed the warnings that seem to have been the main subject of the thread over the last few pages .... by now all of you should know the general consensus of using a real Mac's ID's .... It'snot a good idea and will only **** Apple Off. If you absolutely have to and you own a real Mac then it is possible to use just the MLB & ROM values to enable iMessage but don't do it more than once or twice and don't what ever you don't leach the ID's to anyone else.

I'm not suggesting by any means that you should do it, but i cant stop those that are determined to try it ... so please use common sense, think about what your doing and the possible long term impact on the rest of the community.

Cheers
Jay

 

[Crazylegsmurphy]

Thanks for the update, and thank you very much for your hard work trying to solve this. I really appreciate it.

I will heed your warnings and forego using my real Mac values for now. You've got this bad boy working in the past, and I'm confident you'll sort it out again. I'll have patience and let you do your thing.

Oh, I have a real 2009 MBP, so if you need anything, don't hesitate to send me a message and I'll send whatever info you need.

Oh, and have a great vacation.

 

[esafeddie]

@All,

Thanks to everyone who has supplied info on real Mac MLB syntax ... I firmly believe that this is now the key to resolving the latest iMessage issue. I think I have enough MLB examples for now. I need some time to research and look into the format of the MLB further. I have some very useful information from anther source but it's going to take a bit of low level disassembly to figure everything out ...

It's possible that i may need further info from some real Mac's but i'll send a PM to those i thank maybe able to help out further ... thanks again to everyone who submitted info.

I'm going away on vacation tomorrow so please be patient, i'll be taking my iPad with me to keep an eye on the forum ... etc but i wont be working actively on the issue until i get back. There are a few other knowledgeable folks looking into this approach and i'm communicating with some of them so i'm sure between us and the community i'm hopeful we'll have some good news soon.

For the time being please heed the warnings that seem to have been the main subject of the thread over the last few pages .... by now all of you should know the general consensus of using a real Mac's ID's .... It'snot a good idea and will only **** Apple Off. If you absolutely have to and you own a real Mac then it is possible to use just the MLB & ROM values to enable iMessage but don't do it more than once or twice and don't what ever you don't leach the ID's to anyone else.

I'm not suggesting by any means that you should do it, but i cant stop those that are determined to try it ... so please use common sense, think about what your doing and the possible long term impact on the rest of the community.

Cheers
Jay

Enjoy your 'Me Time' you certainly deserve it mate.

 

[Hookz]

After being locked out of iMessage, I got it working again by re-using the ROM and MLB values from my older 'Lion' MacBook Air. All it took was setting the values in Clover RtVariables and calling Apple support to unlock. I didn't change any other values like smbios.

If you happened to have an older original Mac, here's how to reuse the ROM/MLB values:

From terminal, type the following:

nvram 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:ROM
nvram 4D1EDE05-38C7-4A6A-9CC6-4BCCA8B38C14:MLB

The MLB value can be used 'as-is' in RtVariables.
The ROM value needs to be hex coded. For example, a code of "%03%1e[%8foH" would be "031e5b8f6f48"

I used this online string to hex decoder: http://www.string-functions.com/string-hex.aspx
1) copy/paste the ROM -> %03%1e[%8foH
2) replace each sequence of %xx with a # -> ##[#oH
3) convert to hex -> 23235b236f48
4) replace the "23" sequences with the original "%xx" codes -> 031e5b8f6f48

Put both values as STRING (!) in the clover config.plist:

<key>RtVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>MLB</key>
<string>xxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>ROM</key>
<string>yyyyyyyyyyyy</string>
</dict>

Reboot and make the call to Apple support to unlock.

Note: as outlined multiple times by jaymonkey, cloning mlb/rom values might cause Apple to blacklist the values so don't do this unless you 1) own the mac (!!!) and 2) are willing to take the risk of blacklisting. Since my old MacBook Air does not support iMessage, cloning seems save and, for now, a working solution.

Thanks for your instruction. Unfortunately the method described by you, doesn't work for me. I can't get the ROM/MLB values through the terminal. My original Mac, from which I want to reuse the values, is a MBP running Snow Leopard. Is Snow Leopard maybe too old for this procedure?

 

[thedon]

Just chiming in on one topic I saw pop up. Somebody said something about not being able to afford real macs thats why we mostly do the hackintoshs.. And that we wont ever buy real macs. Thats not so much the case. Macs aren't that expensive. I bet more than a few of the people here have bought real macs or thought about it. The mac minis make great deals. They are about the same as a laptop or cheap PC and look what you can do with them as far as usability with the rest of the internet (iMessage, Facetime etc).
And the iMacs, thats a computer and monitor all in one vs a desktop from Dell or HP that you will certainly be buying again 3 years later.

I always thought apple knew that their are hackintosh people out there but that because we are using their software more and more that they are seeing more and more people walk into the apple stores and buying real apple gear. Think about it, those apple stores are popular. And we are basically all driving around in our "hotrods" pretending we are driving Porsche's per say. But we all would by that Porsche when the money came around or when the time is right.

Apple if you are reading, make the mac mini more upgradable again and alot of us would be buying those again. I heard that the RAM is soldered in and now it doesn't make sense as much today.

But anyways, my 2 cents

 

[Walril]

i have got a iPhone i got the iPhone 6 plus 128GB but thats not the point! i like to use continuity which will only work if u have iMessage and FaceTime also my family and friends have macs and iPhones etc i don't like using FaceTime on my iPhone i prefer to use it on mac also like to have iMessage saves me picking up my phone when I'm on my mac basically

Not true. I can still use continuity for things like email and safari. Obviously not for imessage, but continuity still works for me even though imessage and facetime dont.