Update Directly to macOS Catalina

[Nate8727]

Success with Elitebook 8470p.

Just make sure you have rename EC0 to EC in Clover config.plist or it won't work. I had to remove my SSDT file before it would load.

After Catalina was installed, I had to fix my Bluetooth and Wifi. I still have to fix Audio, Battery, and Backlight, but that's a whole different thing.

Everything else works great.

 

[Nate8727]

If anyone has issues with Wifi not working with Catalina even with a card that worked before it’s because you need the IO80211Family.kext

Here’s the link if needed.

https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=334694

 

[DrKoNfLiCt]

Will tonymacx86 eventually switch to OpenCore as the main bootloader once it's stable?
Just wondering.

 

[P1LGRIM]

Will tonymacx86 eventually switch to OpenCore as the main bootloader once it's stable?
Just wondering.

Everyone will switch at some point.
Clover support will end sometime relatively soon.

 

[DrKoNfLiCt]

Everyone will switch at some point.
Clover support will end sometime relatively soon.

I already made the switch a week ago. No problems so far. Having an OpenCore
Configurator would be nice though. It's too complicated for most people right now.

 

[sar4ras]

Successfully updated. The only change I noticed is that the native audio is not working now, but I have a USB audio adapter, so everything looks good. Thank You.

 

[generator971]

Successfully updated. The only change I noticed is that the native audio is not working now, but I have a USB audio adapter, so everything looks good. Thank You.

Same here : flawless update from Mojave.Been using for years a usb DAC 2.1 sound system.

 

[devilbio]

Updated directly and all works great, except the Internet. Now, I think that is because I am using the DWA-131 USB wireless WiFi adapter and I suspect the drivers are 32-bit which won't be supported by Catalina.

What are my options here? I guess I would need to get a new WiFi adapter. Can someone please suggest one that would work with my setup?

Also, am I better off using a built-in ethernet card as opposed to a USB adapter? If so, once again, which one do you recommend for my setup, please?

Check my post here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ire-rx-580-mojave-10-14-3.271145/post-1992746

Old driver has not been upgraded yet...

 

[AlessandroAgnino]

Here’s the link

headkaze/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM

Broadcom PatchRAM driver for OS X. Contribute to headkaze/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Thanks you man!

 

[Silvy]

I installed Catalina as an upgrade from a clean Mojave installation, using a second USB key (Clover 2k4 r4961) to boot from the installer partition, but no way to get audio. I updated AppleALC and Lilu in both /L/E/ and EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ to the latest version, fixed files attributes, rebuild KEXT cache, but then I cannot boot any more.
Anyone with the same problem found a way to solve?

I also tested uia_exclude=HS14 to disable on-board Bluetooth and enable Broadcom one, but it didn’t seem to work (but maybe I‘ll have to test this step again).

Steps I made are:
- Prepared Mojave USB key with UniBeast, then copy multibeast, clover configurator, SSDT-EC.aml, Hackintool, IORegistryExplorer, Clover UEFI Boot Mode v2.4k r4961, Kextbeast and latest kexts version;
- Install Mojave and run multibeast. I selecteded only "UEFI BOOT MODE", "Intel Generic AHCI SATA", "IntelMausiEthernet v2.4.0", iMac 14,2. Rebooted and added AppleALC, Lilu, 3rd party USB 3.0 and USBInjectAll;
- Mounted EFI partition of HD with clover and copied SSDT-EC.aml to EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched.;
- Rebooted and run IORegistryExplorer, to check there is an EC item before fans;
- Downloaded Catalina from Apple store;
- Created a second USB key erasing it, copied Catalina installer with command
"sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USB /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app --nointeraction";
- Installed Clover 2k4r4961 and copied attached EFI folder;
- Run Catalina upgrade inside Mojave and waited;
- When the system rebooted, Catalina partition didn't boot, so I boot with second USB key created, and proceeded with Catalina installation. It required a lot of reboots. If I thought it didn't work, I reboot in Mojave and rerun Catalina Upgrade.
- After Catalina was installed, the HD was able to boot without actions and Catalina was usable (including App Store, but without audio and Bluetooth).
- I mounted partition in read/write with command "sudo mount -uw /".
- I copied new kexts to Desktop and run KextBeast.
- I copied new kexts to EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/.
- Rebooted ... and system was no longer able to boot. Tried Clover in HD and USB key, but nothing happened.