iMessage Fix without calling Apple (real Mac needed once)

[zomanu]

There may be already a thread with this solution, but if there is one i didn't find it.

With the following steps i could get flawless iMessage service.

Needed:
1. A system using Clover as its boot manager
2. Information from a real mac.

Steps:
1. open the iMessage debugger tool (you can find it via Google) on a real Mac
2. save the output (Model, Board-id, SerialNumber, Hardware UUID, System-ID, ROM and BoardSerialNumber)
3. Open the CloverConfigurationUtility on your mackintosh and load your config.plist
4. Enter the information you just collected under SMBIOS
5. Enter ROM under Rt Variables
6. Save and Reboot
7. Start the iMessage debugger tool on your hack and check if all the parameters are the same as on the real Mac
8. If they are: start iMessage. It should be able to connect now.

Best regards,
ThaJesusDude

 

[Hasslethehoff]

You can get most of this info from the giant iMessage sticky but some of of the details like putting ROM in RTVariables is buried or not obvious.

Good post, I used the same technique.

edit: one point that wasn't clear from the giant thread is that to put your real mac's ROM into RTVariables all you have to do is remove the space from it. You don't convert it or do anything else.