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I fixed my "An error occurred during activation. Try again." error!
I ended up just generating brand new IDs, and of course got the error to call Apple with the customer code. Once they fixed it on their end, I logged into iMessage and it works.
Steps I took:
When I had Apple call me I gave them a Serial Number that was found in https://selfsolve.apple.com, not the one I used in my SMBIOS.
If you give them a Serial Number that returns the error in my Step 5 (above), they will tell you they can't find it in their system, and that is too risky. I've run into it before and they refused to help me until I had a Serial Number they could find in their system.
I ended up just generating brand new IDs, and of course got the error to call Apple with the customer code. Once they fixed it on their end, I logged into iMessage and it works.
Steps I took:
- Logged out of System Preferences -> iCloud.
- Did Step 4 in this guide (deleted cache, and .plist files) - Post #1
- Deleted NetworkInterfaces.plist & preferences.plist in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
- Opened Clover Configurator and went to SMBIOS, clicked the magic wand and used iMac13,1
- I checked the Serial Number it generated and it gave the "We're sorry, the number you have provided cannot be found in our records. Please verify the number and try again " error so that was good, and kept it - Step 3 of post #1
- Put the Serial Number + 5 random alphanumeric characters at the end of it into the "Board Serial Number" field in Clover Configurator.
- Opened Terminal and used the "uuidgen" command and inserted it into the "SmUUID" field in Clover Configurator.
- Rebooted
- Logged into iCloud
- Logged into iMessage and got the call Apple error
- Went through the process to have Apple call me, and they unlocked my Apple ID
When I had Apple call me I gave them a Serial Number that was found in https://selfsolve.apple.com, not the one I used in my SMBIOS.
If you give them a Serial Number that returns the error in my Step 5 (above), they will tell you they can't find it in their system, and that is too risky. I've run into it before and they refused to help me until I had a Serial Number they could find in their system.