macOS 10.15.7 Update

[tonymacx86]

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Today Apple released macOS 10.15.7 Update, a major software update to macOS Catalina. Update any supported system using the built-in Software Update functionality through the System Preferences pane or by using the standalone installer available from Apple.com.

Download the macOS 10.15.7 Update
Download the macOS 10.15.7 Combo Update
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What we know about the 10.15.7 Update so far...

• macOS Build 19H2
• iMac 2020 system definition support
• Updated Intel and AMD graphics drivers
• Updated audio drivers- established users of Catalina with AppleALC or VoodooHDA should not need to update.
• Install macOS Catalina App has been updated - If you downloaded macOS Catalina from the App Store prior to today, and you want to have the latest version on your backup installer USB, simply log into the Mac App Store and click Download. The updated Install macOS Catalina App can be found in the Applications folder.

macOS Catalina 10.15.7 provides important security updates and bug fixes for your Mac.

• Resolves an issue where macOS would not automatically connect to Wi-Fi networks​

• Fixes an issue that could prevent files syncing through iCloud Drive​

• Addresses a graphic issue that may occur on iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) with Radeon Pro 5700 XT​

Testing is now underway- this post will be updated. Good luck, and let us know how it goes! Report your results here.

Related:
macOS 10.15.6 Supplemental Update
macOS 10.15.6 Update
macOS 10.15.5 Update
macOS 10.15.5 Supplemental Update
macOS 10.15.4 Supplemental Update
macOS 10.15.4 Update
macOS 10.15.3 Update
macOS 10.15.2 Update
macOS 10.15.1 Update
macOS 10.15.0 Supplemental Update
macOS 10.15 Catalina is Now Available on the Mac App Store
Update Directly to macOS Catalina
macOS 10.15 Catalina: How to Mount Root Partition Read/Write for Post-Installation
How to Create a macOS Catalina Public Beta Installation USB
tonymacx86 Clover Theme (Updated for Catalina)
Introducing the macOS Catalina Critter!
Catalina Desktop Support
Catalina Desktop Guides
Catalina Laptop Support
Catalina Laptop Guides
macOS Catalina Public Beta is Now Available
Apple Reveals macOS 10.15 Catalina - Available Fall 2019

 

[Stork]

Please post help requests in the Catalina Desktop Support Forum section (not in this thread).


Pre Update Notes:
- This update may break some of your Catalina functions, like audio. Make sure you backup first.

- Make sure you use the latest versions of the Lilu.kext, AppleALC.kext and WhateverGreen.kext.

Here's the step by step way to update:
Backup your current installation using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper;

Update to the latest Clover
See the tonymacx86 Clover Builds (in Download menu) to update Clover.

In February 2020, Apple "clamped down" on non Apple approved kexts. So, update Lilu, WhatEverGreen and AppleALC, placing them in your /EFI/.../Clover/kexts/other/. Remove these kexts from the /Library/Extensions/ folder. See tonymacx86's thread:

macOS Catalina Cleanup: Remove Kexts From /Library/Extensions and Recache

For macOS Catalina, the site is changing our recommendations in regard to installing 3rd party kexts. We are changing the default location in MultiBeast from /Library/Extensions to /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other. Moving from macOS Mojave to macOS Catalina with an existing MultiBeast 11 for...

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References:
https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2459/_index.html

About system extensions and macOS

Some system extensions aren't compatible with current versions of macOS or won't be compatible with a future version of macOS. Learn what to do if you see an alert about system extensions or kernel extensions.

support.apple.com

Deprecated Kernel Extensions and System Extension Alternatives - Support - Apple Developer

developer.apple.com

If you are updating from 10.15.6, then you don't need to apply any new Port Limit Removal Patches. If you are updating from macOS before Catalina, apply any 10.15.0 Port Limit Removal Patches. Better yet, if you have created a SSDT-USB, then you're all set.

Download the Catalina 10.15.7 Update in Post #1 or the update from Apple's Mac App Store and run it - the updater will reboot upon completion.
Note: Update will reboot several times; each time Clover picks the correct boot partition. So, sit back and relax. The update takes 2 reboots and ~20 minutes to complete.

You do need to watch that you boot from the correct disk after each restart (The one with 'Install' in the title) as the system seems to default to anything but the right one.

Done! So far, another easy update!

Please post help requests in the Catalina Desktop Support Forum section (not in this thread).

 

[andyxm715]

2 reboots and around 15 to 20mins install time, working great under opencore 0.6.1

 

[Bustycat]

Z370 | 9600K | RX 580 build

19-minute update. Unusual build number (19H2) this time...

 

[GeraldB]

No problems with that update. Everything fine here with OpenCore 6.1. Took indeed less than 20 minutes.

 

[WingedBeast1968]

 

[izo1]

Unprecedented to see a .7 release for macOS/OS X.

Maybe Apple realizes how bad Catalina was as a release. It's much better now, but still bad.

 

[Bustycat]

Throughout the version history of macOS, 19H2 is the first time for a build number with only 1 digit after the alphabet.

 

[Iura2204]

Very fast update.
Clover 5122

 

[yubious]

No problems for me