After Security Update 2021-007 for Catalina, Google Earth Pro isn't working anymore

No contradiction.

Meanwhile there are/were workarounds.

Reinstallation of Catalina + SecurityUpdate 2021-006 seems no longer possible. But the described Safari Option is possible and fixes some (and only some) of the problems until Apple hopefully publishes "Security Update 202x-008 Catalina".

Exactly that's the solution if "WebGL via Metal" is not sufficient. Thanks a lot, I found this too some time ago. But the Safari-option solved all my problems regarding the 007 Update so far.

I read in another thread somewhere here that macOS Catalina meanwhile includes the Security Update 2021-007. If that's the case, then there's no way back anymore other than a TimeMachine-Backup if you have one :-(

As software engineer, I believe it is ridiculous to leave a device broken with a such a regression at the end of it's support-life. I am hoping that someone at the organization notices these issues and releases a final, fairly-tested updated version for normal users before packing their bags to maintain others. I personally have several MAC devices that I use for several purposes and I cannot replace everyone of them for an M1x base system just yet. If this was an open-source software or alike then normal user could have expected such a regression with such a broad spectrum of issues. One could understand an organization cannot support a device forever but then they should not release very risky updates that could potentially brake normal usage of a device that is still functional for many folks. Life should not be a constant struggle of trials and errors as we have other things to think about in life. That is why people stick with a premium brand. Let us hope for Update 2021-8...

Thanks a lot for your helping. A customer from us had the very same issue with another application.

Correct!

In this case it might not be impossible for Apple to fix a new Intel HD400 driver?

Regards - Åke

And this is irreversible?

So what to do?

/Åke

I think it takes some time to verify the situation and to analyse the root cause.

And - hopefully - they're cautious not to make things worse than before... :-)))

Regards - Matthias

it’s happening on tons of non-google apps too, tho. probably thousands of them.

Hi ikrupp,

does your iMac have an Intel HD4000 graphics? Only those machines are affected.

Regards - Matthias

ive been having the issue too, since the update. i have the hd 4000 graphics too. i tried your link, and sure enough, firefox instantly crashed. i really hope apple fixes it soon :/

As stated above: You can fix Safari (not Firefox) with the Development-Option "WebGL via Metal".

Please verify your GPU. Do you have an Intel HD4000 GraphicsProcessingUnit?

I have the strong suspicion the Security Update 2021-007 Catalina broke the Intel HD4000 graphics driver.

If you look into the CrashReports of your app in question with Console.app you should find the following sequence:

[...]Graphics kernel error: 0xfffffffb


Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib        	0x00007fff6ddc233a __pthread_kill + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	0x00007fff6de82e60 pthread_kill + 430
2   libsystem_c.dylib             	0x00007fff6dd49808 abort + 120
3   libGPUSupportMercury.dylib    	0x00007fff54e5d0a5 gpusGenerateCrashLog.cold.1 + 95
4   libGPUSupportMercury.dylib    	0x00007fff54e5418f gpusGenerateCrashLog + 89
5   com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsGLDriver	0x00007fff2972bdd0 gpusKillClientExt + 9
6   libGPUSupportMercury.dylib    	0x00007fff54e5555b gpusSubmitDataBuffers + 164
7   com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsGLDriver	0x00007fff29301c78 IntelCommandBuffer::getNew(GLDContextRec*) + 48
8   com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsGLDriver	0x00007fff29301aa6 intelSubmitCommands + 187
[...]

I opened a support ticket at Apple Support - feel free to do so as well. ;-)

Regards - Matthias