HELP!!! Kernel Panic after installing macOS Catalina (Mojave Backup boots normally)

[originalmagneto]

I am experiencing KPs (instant computer restart after installing Catalina and choosing to boot from Macintosh HD drive) however, my Mojave backups boot normally. Dont know what changed, however, I am suspecting the new data volume format in Catalina maybe.

Here is my KP report:

Spoiler: Kernel Panic Report

Tue Oct 8 01:29:58 2019

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff8012c689ca): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f9500b3d0, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x000000001b337000, CR4: 0x00000000003626e0
RAX: 0xffffff8035ec4960, RBX: 0xffffff81f58f3000, RCX: 0xffffff8036ffad40, RDX: 0xffffff8036ffad40
RSP: 0xffffff81f512bb80, RBP: 0xffffff81f512bcb0, RSI: 0x0000000000000010, RDI: 0x0000000000000000
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000001000, R10: 0x0000000000000001, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xffffff801366c1d0, R13: 0xffffff8013622750, R14: 0xffffff8013621b90, R15: 0xffffff8036f4a800
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff7f9500b3d0, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x4, PL: 0, VF: 1

Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81f512b5e0 : 0xffffff8012b3f98b mach_kernel : _handle_debugger_trap + 0x47b
0xffffff81f512b630 : 0xffffff8012c76c15 mach_kernel : _kdp_i386_trap + 0x155
0xffffff81f512b670 : 0xffffff8012c6861e mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x4ee
0xffffff81f512b6c0 : 0xffffff8012ae6a40 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xe0
0xffffff81f512b6e0 : 0xffffff8012b3f077 mach_kernel : _DebuggerTrapWithState + 0x17
0xffffff81f512b7e0 : 0xffffff8012b3f45b mach_kernel : _panic_trap_to_debugger + 0x21b
0xffffff81f512b830 : 0xffffff80132d2d89 mach_kernel : _panic + 0x61
0xffffff81f512b8a0 : 0xffffff8012c689ca mach_kernel : _sync_iss_to_iks + 0x2aa
0xffffff81f512ba20 : 0xffffff8012c686c8 mach_kernel : _kernel_trap + 0x598
0xffffff81f512ba70 : 0xffffff8012ae6a40 mach_kernel : _return_from_trap + 0xe0
0xffffff81f512ba90 : 0xffffff7f9500b3d0 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort : __ZN13AppleAHCIPort14InitializePortEv + 0x22c
0xffffff81f512bcb0 : 0xffffff7f94344788 com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily : __ZN10IOAHCIPort5startEP9IOService + 0x3b0
0xffffff81f512bd10 : 0xffffff7f9500b183 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort : __ZN13AppleAHCIPort10AttachPortEP9IOService + 0x29
0xffffff81f512bd30 : 0xffffff7f95009fb4 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort : __ZN9AppleAHCI20CreateIndividualPortEj + 0x10c
0xffffff81f512bd70 : 0xffffff7f95009ae8 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort : __ZN9AppleAHCI11CreatePortsEv + 0x2a
0xffffff81f512bda0 : 0xffffff7f95009537 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort : __ZN9AppleAHCI5startEP9IOService + 0x53d
0xffffff81f512bde0 : 0xffffff801321ba16 mach_kernel : __ZN9IOService14startCandidateEPS_ + 0xf6
0xffffff81f512be40 : 0xffffff801321b5c1 mach_kernel : __ZN9IOService15probeCandidatesEP12OSOrderedSet + 0xb21
0xffffff81f512bef0 : 0xffffff801321a90e mach_kernel : __ZN9IOService14doServiceMatchEj + 0x2ce
0xffffff81f512bf50 : 0xffffff801321d0ad mach_kernel : __ZN15_IOConfigThread4mainEPvi + 0x15d
0xffffff81f512bfa0 : 0xffffff8012ae613e mach_kernel : _call_continuation + 0x2e
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(290.0.1)[B72476C4-E56D-3C82-A25D-9CE8C9B96FB8]@0xffffff7f94343000->0xffffff7f9435dfff
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort(999.50.2)[312FA732-CA91-3180-8373-5BE2E893339F]@0xffffff7f95008000->0xffffff7f95023fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(290.0.1)[B72476C4-E56D-3C82-A25D-9CE8C9B96FB8]@0xffffff7f94343000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[E6E855AD-A5B2-3518-A997-1384B4360708]@0xffffff7f936f3000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: darkwake=8 -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 kextlog=0xffff

Mac OS version:
Not yet set

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.0.0: Wed Sep 25 20:18:50 PDT 2019; root:xnu-6153.11.26~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 70EDD61F-86EE-3E1B-873F-98D909B78160
Kernel slide: 0x0000000012800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8012a00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8012900000
System model name: iMac18,3 (Mac-BE088AF8C5EB4FA2)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file unavailable, panic occurred prior to initialization

System uptime in nanoseconds: 37775328881
last loaded kext at 36632928396: com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 999.50.2 (addr 0xffffff7f95008000, size 114688)
loaded kexts:
org.hwsensors.driver.ACPISensors 1802
org.hwsensors.driver.SMMSensors 1802
org.hwsensors.driver.CPUSensors 1802
as.vit9696.AppleALC 1.4.1
as.vit9696.WhateverGreen 1.3.2
as.vit9696.Lilu 1.3.9
org.netkas.driver.FakeSMC 1802
com.rehabman.driver.USBInjectAll 0.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 999.50.2
com.apple.private.KextAudit 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.security.AppleImage4 1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 302
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.AppleSystemPolicy 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.EndpointSecurity 1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 290.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostPacketFilter 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.security.quarantine 4
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 493.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleEffaceableStorage 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTDM 489.11.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 422.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.KernelRelayHost 1
com.apple.driver.AppleSEPManager 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.IOSlaveProcessor 1
com.apple.iokit.IOTimeSyncFamily 800.14
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.4
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 157.11.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 422.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBCommon 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBusPowerController 1.0
com.apple.iokit.CoreAnalyticsFamily 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.kext.CoreTrust 1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 47
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.watchdog 1
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

EOF
Unable to gather system configuration information.Model: BootROM , processors, SMC
Bluetooth: Version 6.0.14d3, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD20EZRX-00DC0B0, 2 TB
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB, 1 TB
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
USB Device: SuperSpeed
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: A4 TECH HD PC Camera
USB Device: Keyboard Hub
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: Apple Keyboard
Thunderbolt Bus:

An Im attaching my complete EFI folder that I use

 

[susumu]

Me too...
The restart loops

 

[originalmagneto]

Now I can’t even do anything with my Backup boot because I lost keyboard/mouse :/ I must have done something in the config.plist wrong. I’m desperate because I did not find any solution here or any other site. Just trying out everything. Wanted to try to clear kext cache, touch...but cannot do that because of nonexistent input (no mouse/keyboard). Help me out here guys please

 

[originalmagneto]

Ok, managed to get the mouse and keyboard working by using another volume to boot Clover. I will fix this. However, tried to boot Catalina recovery, I launched terminal and was trying to clear kextcache but to no avail. Read only volume etc.

Now, I’m back to my Mojave backup system and thinking what to do next, any suggestions? Btw. I unplugged all my external usb drives:

 

[originalmagneto]

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(290.0.1)[B72476C4-E56D-3C82-A25D-9CE8C9B96FB8]@0xffffff7f94343000->0xffffff7f9435dfff
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort(999.50.2)[312FA732-CA91-3180-8373-5BE2E893339F]@0xffffff7f95008000->0xffffff7f95023fff

This night be the culprit but for the love of god, can’t seem to find a solution for that. I’m in my Mojave backup system and willing to try out anything, please advise, thanks!!!!

 

[originalmagneto]

I will now try to install Catalina on my main Macintosh HD while booted in my Mojave backup drive. Will keep you posted guys. Really desperate here.

 

[Crashed_Airplane]

When I did an update of Catalina my system also came into a bootloop.
The thing that worked for me was instal Mojave and than update to the newest Catalina.
That did it for me I have now a working Catalina.

 

[originalmagneto]

When I did an update of Catalina my system also came into a bootloop.
The thing that worked for me was instal Mojave and than update to the newest Catalina.
That did it for me I have now a working Catalina.

Well I updated from Mojave and this happened. You mean I should “downgrade” to Mojave and then try to install Catalina again?

 

[ryangrill]

I have the same issue where it is stuck in a bootloop. Backup will not load either as it is doing a bootloop as well.

 

[originalmagneto]

I have the same issue where it is stuck in a bootloop. Backup will not load either as it is doing a bootloop as well.

Im am now restoring my old Mojave installation. Im thinking of trying to do a clean install and after it works, I will try to migrate from my mojave backup.

As to your backup not working...hmm. My mojave isntaller and backup volumes work with the same clover EFI that is not working on Catalina.