macOS High Sierra (10.13) Unsupported Macs Thread

[kkinto]

HI, been trying to decipher from the last page or two whether the patch of night shift has any bearing on the failure to install the 2018-001 security update for me. I have a 3,1 Mac Pro - when applying the update it got stuck somewhere about 3/4 of the progress bar with a frozen white clock-type spinner indicator overlaid. Had to restore from time machine to be able to start from that drive.
Every time it booted it would jump to that section almost immediately as though it had a record of where it was in the update. I was unable to option key on boot or boot verbose or PRAM reset or any other key-combo intervention in the restart so long as it had that drive for startup. Eventually I had to physically pull it out to restart my Mac from another drive. Recently the Night Shift update came through I said yes and applied it. Can I now install the security update or will I get the same result?

Also having a lot of problems with the red screen rectangles or complete red pages in PDF files (and sometimes not just pdf) via preview app or quicklook in Finder (ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB) Is this something I have to live with or is there a fix for this?

Thanks.

 

[merashallan]

I have the exact same problem. If I figure out a resolution I will post it here.

Update: I do not have the exact same problem. I was able to boot by reinstalling the OS and applying the patches. If I install 2018-001 I get the white circle. If I reboot after that I get to the login screen but it is all red with not information on it. I can click in the appropriate spots by guesswork and type in my password and get to the desktop but it is mostly red blocks. I am operational as long as I do not reinstall 2018-001. Curiously the patcher shows the Night Shift update as installed although I did not install it after reinstalling the OS.

HI, been trying to decipher from the last page or two whether the patch of night shift has any bearing on the failure to install the 2018-001 security update for me. I have a 3,1 Mac Pro - when applying the update it got stuck somewhere about 3/4 of the progress bar with a frozen white clock-type spinner indicator overlaid. Had to restore from time machine to be able to start from that drive.
Every time it booted it would jump to that section almost immediately as though it had a record of where it was in the update. I was unable to option key on boot or boot verbose or PRAM reset or any other key-combo intervention in the restart so long as it had that drive for startup. Eventually I had to physically pull it out to restart my Mac from another drive. Recently the Night Shift update came through I said yes and applied it. Can I now install the security update or will I get the same result?

Also having a lot of problems with the red screen rectangles or complete red pages in PDF files (and sometimes not just pdf) via preview app or quicklook in Finder (ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB) Is this something I have to live with or is there a fix for this?

Thanks.

 

[trifero]

Red rectangles for PDF and login screen also here.

Radeon HD 7950

Any card that works right in a Mac Pro 3.1?


Thanks

 

[doobydoooby]

Dear all,

I'm having a recurring kernel panic, once or twice a day at random times but often in the first minute or two of boot=up. I'm running High Sierra in a mac pro 3.1 under dosdudes unsupported mac process and randomly the computer will just turn off. I haven't installed the dubious security update just yet so it isn't that causing the problem! Sometime it gives me a report, sometimes not. The main culprit seems to be:

"kext-dev-mode=1 -no_compat_check"

and the panic reports show multiple processor seizures, shown below. Any ideas where I might hunt down what's wrong? All ideas gratefully chewed upon!

*** Panic Report ***
Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000000806
family: 6 model: 23 stepping: 6 microcode: 1551
signature: 0x10676
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
6 error-reporting banks
Processor 0: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0xf200000410000800
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xf200001044100e0f
Processor 1: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000004
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0xf200000410000800
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xf200001040100e0f
Processor 2: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xb200000084200e0f
Processor 3: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xb200000080200e0f
mp_kdp_enter(): 7, 5, 8 TIMED-OUT WAITING FOR NMI-ACK, PROCEEDING
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff801e9895da): "Machine Check at 0xffffff7fa17d3b7b, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010eee3000, CR3: 0x00000000226dd000, CR4: 0x00000000000026e0\n" "RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff803e409d00, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0xffffff7fa17f0b80\n" "RSP: 0xffffff920bb6bd60, RBP: 0xffffff920bb6bd90, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffff7fa17e7b90\n" "R8: 0xffffff803e364000, R9: 0x0000005c3f9729e6, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x00000000e0000000\n" "R12: 0xffffff803e85c280, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000148, R15: 0x0000000000000001\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000046, RIP: 0xffffff7fa17d3b7b, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4570.51.1/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff801e74db20 : 0xffffff801e86e166
0xffffff801e74db70 : 0xffffff801e996714
0xffffff801e74dbb0 : 0xffffff801e988a00
0xffffff801e74dc30 : 0xffffff801e820180
0xffffff801e74dc50 : 0xffffff801e86dbdc
0xffffff801e74dd80 : 0xffffff801e86d99c
0xffffff801e74dde0 : 0xffffff801e9895da
0xffffff801e74ded0 : 0xffffff801e8209ff
0xffffff920bb6bd90 : 0xffffff7fa17ccd8f
0xffffff920bb6be60 : 0xffffff7fa17cbfe9
0xffffff920bb6bf10 : 0xffffff801e98a80c
0xffffff920bb6bf30 : 0xffffff801e88c442
0xffffff920bb6bf80 : 0xffffff801e88ca10
0xffffff920bb6bfa0 : 0xffffff801e81f4f7
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(220.50.1)[55CD6876-8BC0-3728-8F5B-9263AD16070D]@0xffffff7fa17ca000->0xffffff7fa17f3fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: kext-dev-mode=1 -no_compat_check

Mac OS version:
17E199

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 17.5.0: Mon Mar 5 22:24:32 PST 2018; root:xnu-4570.51.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1B55340B-0B14-3026-8A47-1E139DB63DA3
Kernel slide: 0x000000001e600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801e800000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff801e700000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

 

[kautame]

Thank you. Unfortunately this didn't change the behaviour of my iMac...

Ok, just for the record: my iMac 7,1 is now working as usual. I can shut down, restart, and I was able to install the security update without any problem.
I noticed that in the last days I've had some strange problems with Spotlight, and reindexing in the usual way (like putting my HD in the Privacy list and then deleting it from that list) didn't work.
So I followed an advice I found on this page
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8176120
to rebuild the Launch Services Database and it worked. After that my Spotlight went back to normal and I also was able to reboot the Mac and install the update.

This is what I did:

sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain u -domain s -domain l -v

After that I forced a rebuild of the local stores with

sudo mdutil -i on /
sudo mdutil -E /

 

[dosdude1]

Red rectangles for PDF and login screen also here.

Radeon HD 7950

Any card that works right in a Mac Pro 3.1?


Thanks

Yeah, any nVidia card will work.
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I have the exact same problem. If I figure out a resolution I will post it here.

Update: I do not have the exact same problem. I was able to boot by reinstalling the OS and applying the patches. If I install 2018-001 I get the white circle. If I reboot after that I get to the login screen but it is all red with not information on it. I can click in the appropriate spots by guesswork and type in my password and get to the desktop but it is mostly red blocks. I am operational as long as I do not reinstall 2018-001. Curiously the patcher shows the Night Shift update as installed although I did not install it after reinstalling the OS.

All you need to do is re-apply the post-install patch after installing the security update, and select "Force Cache Rebuild" before rebooting. Then, it should work no problem.

 

[merashallan]

Yeah, any nVidia card will work.
[doublepost=1526410686][/doublepost]
All you need to do is re-apply the post-install patch after installing the security update, and select "Force Cache Rebuild" before rebooting. Then, it should work no problem.

I got this to work with one additional step that you helpfully provided in your Patch Update Tool. Fortunately I had ssh server enabled so I could run the additional command. From another machine on the network, ssh into your mac and run the following:

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
sudo shutdown -r now <--- To reboot

I had to run this from a different machine since my video was so corrupt I could not make out anything. You present the kextcache command in a dialog just before the machine reboots when running the patch update tool the install drive. Fortunately it stayed up long enough for me to read it.

Thank you for your help in keeping my old but still useful computer up to date!

 

[trifero]

Yeah, any nVidia card will work.
[doublepost=1526410686][/doublepost]
All you need to do is re-apply the post-install patch after installing the security update, and select "Force Cache Rebuild" before rebooting. Then, it should work no problem.

Thanks, dosdude1. Anyone that you recommend? Maybe a GTX 970?

 

[Macbookprodude]

No. My patch (app store and updates) still not working when SIP is enabled.

The only ansewer is to get a 2012 Macbook Pro.

 

[steve333]

How does High Sierra work on a Mid 2011 Mac Mini with a 5400 rpm hard drive and 8Gb RAM?
This is the longest I've gone without upgrading to a new OS because I'm afraid of it slowing down like my old Mini did when I upgraded a few years ago to whatever was current at the time

 

[hiyel]

Hello,

I installed the security update with no issues on my MacBook5,1 about a week ago. Tonight, I noticed that night shift didn’t kick in. Went to system preferences and the night shift tab wasn’t there. I checked the patch updater, and night shift was there in the list of installed patches. Updater didn’t find any new updates.

Then I made the stupid mistake of installing the original nightenabler from the Sierra thread. Now boot process takes couple minutes longer and tells me that there is no keyboard connected. Recovery partition doesn’t even boot, shows me the “no” symbol and shuts down.

I redid the patch with rebuild cache option, it didn’t help. I also re-disabled SIP from the terminal of the patched install disk, that didn’t help either. Don’t have a TimeMachine backup either. I also tried to run the sudo kextcache command from the single user mode, which didn’t help either.

Does anyone have any suggestion, other than reinstalling High Sierra?

Thanks in advance!

 

[trifero]

Hello,

I installed the security update with no issues on my MacBook5,1 about a week ago. Tonight, I noticed that night shift didn’t kick in. Went to system preferences and the night shift tab wasn’t there. I checked the patch updater, and night shift was there in the list of installed patches. Updater didn’t find any new updates.

Then I made the stupid mistake of installing the original nightenabler from the Sierra thread. Now boot process takes couple minutes longer and tells me that there is no keyboard connected. Recovery partition doesn’t even boot, shows me the “no” symbol and shuts down.

I redid the patch with rebuild cache option, it didn’t help. I also re-disabled SIP from the terminal of the patched install disk, that didn’t help either. Don’t have a TimeMachine backup either. I also tried to run the sudo kextcache command from the single user mode, which didn’t help either.

Does anyone have any suggestion, other than reinstalling High Sierra?

Thanks in advance!

How did you get to think that about installing original Nightenabler ???

 

[hiyel]

How did you get to think that about installing original Nightenabler ???

Did a search and it came up on the Sierra patcher website here:
http://dosdude1.com/sierra/
Just before the FAQ section.

 

[dosdude1]

Hello,

I installed the security update with no issues on my MacBook5,1 about a week ago. Tonight, I noticed that night shift didn’t kick in. Went to system preferences and the night shift tab wasn’t there. I checked the patch updater, and night shift was there in the list of installed patches. Updater didn’t find any new updates.

Then I made the stupid mistake of installing the original nightenabler from the Sierra thread. Now boot process takes couple minutes longer and tells me that there is no keyboard connected. Recovery partition doesn’t even boot, shows me the “no” symbol and shuts down.

I redid the patch with rebuild cache option, it didn’t help. I also re-disabled SIP from the terminal of the patched install disk, that didn’t help either. Don’t have a TimeMachine backup either. I also tried to run the sudo kextcache command from the single user mode, which didn’t help either.

Does anyone have any suggestion, other than reinstalling High Sierra?

Thanks in advance!

You're going to have to re-install at this point, but in the future you can always use the built in Patch Updater tool to re-install overwritten or broken patches, by right-clicking on them, and selecting "re-install".

 

[kautame]

I checked the patch updater, and night shift was there in the list of installed patches. Updater didn’t find any new updates.

You probably just had to re-install it by right-clicking on "Night Shift Patch" and choosing "Re-install…".
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Did a search and it came up on the Sierra patcher website here:
http://dosdude1.com/sierra/
Just before the FAQ section.

Those are old instructions for Sierra, not High Sierra.

 

[trifero]

Did a search and it came up on the Sierra patcher website here:
http://dosdude1.com/sierra/
Just before the FAQ section.

I was almost sure. You are answered now. Though similar, Sierra and High Sierra are not the same.

 

[gnubee]

Thanks, dosdude1. Anyone that you recommend? Maybe a GTX 970?

For the mac pro 3,1 you would want to go with an EVGA Nvidia GTX 680 graphics card, for about 100.00 -> 250.00 on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...0.Xevga+gtx680.TRS0&_nkw=evga+gtx680&_sacat=0

Follow the directions using this video on youtube to flash the video card (if it isn't already flashed), so OSX will be able to display its boot screen:

 

[hiyel]

You're going to have to re-install at this point, but in the future you can always use the built in Patch Updater tool to re-install overwritten or broken patches, by right-clicking on them, and selecting "re-install".

I still have my old HD with El Capitan on it, that I can boot from, and I have a USB HD enclosure. So I can go in to the High Sierra Volume and delete/replace files. Is there anything I can do to fix this by deleting/replacing files, instead of re-installing High Sierra?

 

[dosdude1]

I still have my old HD with El Capitan on it, that I can boot from, and I have a USB HD enclosure. So I can go in to the High Sierra Volume and delete/replace files. Is there anything I can do to fix this by deleting/replacing files, instead of re-installing High Sierra?

Just download this file and replace the one in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks. Set proper permissions.

 

[trifero]

Just download this file and replace the one in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks. Set proper permissions.

hiyel, that worked. Right?
[doublepost=1526613740][/doublepost]Follow the directions using this video on youtube to flash the video card (if it isn't already flashed), so OSX will be able to display its boot screen:

[/QUOTE]

Thank you so much

 

[hiyel]

hiyel, that worked. Right?

Yes, it did work! Thanks a lot dosdude1!
By the way, I didn’t have to set permissions, it already had the same permissions as all the other files in that directory, so I left it alone.

 

[crm297]

Hi all.

I’m trying to install HS on a MacBook5,1 using Dosdude’s installer.

I’ve followed all instructions, booted from my patched installer on a USB drive and started the install.

It runs for a couple of minutes then freezes before giving me the following message.

“macOS could not be installed on your computer.

An error occurred installing OS X. To use Apple Diagnostics to check you Mac hardware, shutdown, pressing the power button, and immediately holding the ‘D’ key until diagnostics begins.

Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.”


Any ideas what I might have missed?

 

[roronl]

Hi all.

I’m trying to install HS on a MacBook5,1 using Dosdude’s installer.

I’ve followed all instructions, booted from my patched installer on a USB drive and started the install.

It runs for a couple of minutes then freezes before giving me the following message.

“macOS could not be installed on your computer.

An error occurred installing OS X. To use Apple Diagnostics to check you Mac hardware, shutdown, pressing the power button, and immediately holding the ‘D’ key until diagnostics begins.

Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.”


Any ideas what I might have missed?

And dìd you check your HD via Apple diagnostics, is everything all right with the disc itself?

 

[crm297]

And dìd you check your HD via Apple diagnostics, is everything all right with the disc itself?

It is a brand new SSD.

I loaded El Capitan on it first and all worked fine. Pretty sure no issues with the drive.

 

[roronl]

It is a brand new SSD.

I loaded El Capitan on it first and all worked fine. Pretty sure no issues with the drive.

Then, it should work fine. If you follow each stap carefully.

It is known that some USB drives give strange errors, when it’s possible to use another USB stick please do so.