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0.0.21

06 Apr 04:57
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0.0.21

  • Fix botched images in OpenCanopy
  • Add support for 3rd party OpenCore usage detection during building
    • Mainly for users transtioning from Ausdauersportler's OpenCore configuration

0.0.20

  • Fix CPU Calculation on early MCP79 chipsets (ie. iMac9,1, MacBook5,x)
  • Increment binaries
    • OpenCore c528597 (0.6.8 release - 2021-04-05)
    • Lilu 3ef7ca1 (1.5.2 release - 2021-04-05)
    • WhateverGreen afcd687 (1.4.9 release - 2021-04-05)
  • Move Apple binaries to dedicated repo and allow custom repos
    • Reduces App size 1/5th compared to 0.0.19
  • Fix OpenCanopy support on iMac7,1 and 8,1
  • Set iGPU-less iMacs to iMacPro1,1
    • Additionally fixes Bluetooth on older iMacs with BRCM2046 modules
  • Add MacBook4,1 support
  • Create dedicated RestrictEvents build for MacBookPro9,1
  • Fix Mac Pro and Xserve output issues

0.0.20

05 Apr 21:21
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  • Fix CPU Calculation on early MCP79 chipsets (ie. iMac9,1, MacBook5,x)
  • Increment binaries
    • OpenCore c528597 (0.6.8 release - 2021-04-05)
    • Lilu 3ef7ca1 (1.5.2 release - 2021-04-05)
    • WhateverGreen afcd687 (1.4.9 release - 2021-04-05)
  • Move Apple binaries to dedicated repo and allow custom repos
    • Reduces App size 1/5th compared to 0.0.19
  • Fix OpenCanopy support on iMac7,1 and 8,1
  • Set iGPU-less iMacs to iMacPro1,1
    • Additionally fixes Bluetooth on older iMacs with BRCM2046 modules
  • Add partial MacBook4,1 support
  • Create dedicated RestrictEvents build for MacBookPro9,1
  • Fix Mac Pro and Xserve output issues

0.0.19

27 Mar 19:19
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  • Add SMC-Spoof.kext to avoid triggering smcupdater
  • Add Root Volume patching for older machines
    • AppleHDA Patch for 2011 and older (Excluding MacPro4,1+)
  • Fix CPU Speed reporting
  • Increment binaries
    • OpenCore 9cd61bb (0.6.8 rolling - 2021-03-27)
  • Add Mavericks and newer .app support
  • Refactor USB map building, fixes USB 3.0 displaying as USB 2.0
  • Fix blackscreen on MacBookPro9,1
  • Update RestrictEvents with custom build (1.0.1)
    • Blocks /usr/libexec/displaypolicyd on MacBookPro9,1 to ensure smooth GPU switching
  • Add custom SD Card icon
  • Add automatic codesiging and notarization
  • Fix crashing when CD is present
  • Add custom SSD icon
  • Fix Broadcom Ethernet on older 2009-2011 Macs

This release includes updates to OpenCore picker with new EFI Boot icons for SD Cards and SSDs. Additionally, all future releases from now (including this one) will be signed and notarized by Apple automatically.

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0.0.18

14 Mar 20:39
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  • Disable Vault by default due to breaking installations
  • Move BOOTx64.efi to System/Library/CoreServices/ to support GPT BootCamp installs
  • Disable verbose by default, still configurable by end-user
  • Remove AppleInternal(0x10) from SIP value
  • Add Mac Pro DRM patches for Metal GPUs
  • Force Moderate SMBIOS replacement for models without native APFS support
  • Re-enable legacy BCM94322 networking patches
  • Add custom drive icons for external drives

With this update, now users will be able to easily differentiate between internal and external EFI Boot drives containing OpenCore.
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0.0.17

11 Mar 22:17
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0.0.17:

  • Fix build detection breaking on older OS

0.0.16:

  • Move Serial selection to Patcher Settings
  • Add new SMBIOS patching options:
    • Minimal: Only update board ID and BIOSVersion, keep original serials
    • Moderate: Update entire SMBIOS, keep original serials
    • Advanced: Update entire SMBIOS, generate new serials
  • Fix crash on MacBookPro4,1
  • Fix External Display Support on MacBookPro10,1
  • Inject Patcher version into NVRAM for easier debugging
  • Add user-configurable ShowPicker
  • Add user-configurable Vaulting, enabled by default
  • Add user-configurable SIP and SecureBootModel
  • Fix USB Maps not working on "Minimal" SMBIOS
  • Fix GPU vendor user-configuration
  • Fix custom EFI Boot icon in Mac Boot Picker
  • Enable UserInterfaceTheme to ensure DefaultBackgroundColor is respected
  • Enable amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1 when SIP is disabled

Note: With this release and forward, OpenCore configurations built with this patcher cannot be edited by the end user by default. This is done for security reason and can be bypassed in Patcher Settings' "Set Vault Mode" by setting it to False.

This release also adds support for custom EFI Boot icon in the Mac's boot picker allowing for easy determination of which drive is OpenCore:

0.0.16

11 Mar 17:39
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  • Move Serial selection to Patcher Settings
  • Add new SMBIOS patching options:
    • Minimal: Only update board ID and BIOSVersion, keep original serials
    • Moderate: Update entire SMBIOS, keep original serials
    • Advanced: Update entire SMBIOS, generate new serials
  • Fix crash on MacBookPro4,1
  • Fix External Display Support on MacBookPro10,1
  • Inject Patcher version into NVRAM for easier debugging
  • Add user-configurable ShowPicker
  • Add user-configurable Vaulting, enabled by default
  • Add user-configurable SIP and SecureBootModel
  • Fix USB Maps not working on "Minimal" SMBIOS
  • Fix GPU vendor user-configuration
  • Fix custom EFI Boot icon in Mac Boot Picker
  • Enable UserInterfaceTheme to ensure DefaultBackgroundColor is respected
  • Enable amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1 when SIP is disabled

Note: With this release and forward, OpenCore configurations built with this patcher cannot be edited by the end user by default. This is done for security reason and can be bypassed in Patcher Settings' "Set Vault Mode" by setting it to False.

This release also adds support for custom EFI Boot icon in the Mac's boot picker allowing for easy determination of which drive is OpenCore:

0.0.15

08 Mar 23:44
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  • Add user-configurable OpenCore DEBUG builds
  • Add user-configurable Wifi and GPU patches
  • Fix ThirdPartyDrives model detection
  • Add HW_BID injection to fix boot.efi error

0.0.14

07 Mar 00:28
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  • Enable ThirdPartyDrives to aid with hibernation on 3rd party SATA drives
  • Increment OpenCore 7bb41aa (0.6.8 rolling, 2021-03-06)
  • Add ForceBooterSignature to resolve hibernation issues
  • Add NightShiftEnabler (1.1.0 release e1639f9)
  • Add user-configurable verbose and debug settings
  • Add GopPassThrough quirk for UGA-based systems

0.0.13

04 Mar 16:45
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  • Add CPUFriend support to resolve X86PlatformPlugin clashes
    • (1.2.3 c388a62 release)
  • Fix crash with MacBookAir5,x
  • Fix hibernation support
  • Remove Wireless patches for BCM4328/4321(14e4:4328) due to boot issues

0.0.12

03 Mar 16:35
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  • Convert OpenCore-Patcher binary to OpenCore-Patcher.app
  • Add Backlight patches for modded Nvidia GPUs in iMac10,x-12,x
  • Fix sleep for iMac12,x with upgraded GPUs