After security update 2021-007 for catalina MAMP isn't working, Graphics kernel error: 0xfffffffb

Good point but works only for dual GPU mac book pro

https://gfx.io/

requirements:

• OS X Mavericks (10.9) or newer
• 2010-or-newer dual-GPU MacBook Pro (15", 16", and 17" models)

After installing this security update, Google Earth Pro (and Virtual DJ 8) has stopped working for me as well. In Console I've identified the following Kernel-fault when trying to launch these applications:

void IOAccelContext2::setContextError(uint32_t): stream error found.  token_id was 0x9800 token_size was 0x0008

Hi Denz,

I called the local (german) support hotline. Chat is also possible. See 'getsupport.apple.com'

I have my doubts if there will be still another Security Update for Catalina if it is not absolutely necessary. Perhaps a kind of "Device Update" may be possible as well - I'm no Apple insider ;-)

But in my mind and as I understand the root of the problem it's not the applications fault

Regards - Matthias

Hi steve626,

Sorry if I missed this above - I already opened a ticket at Apple Support. Together with the support engineer we found that the error does not occur in Save Mode. But I told them about my "Clean Install Test" and presented it to them in a live session.

So Apple is aware of the problem and is currently investigating and verifying it.

The idea behind my participation in this thread was to encourage additional people to involve Apple Support as well so that Apple gets a better idea of the severity of the problem.

@ncm406

I think you didn't do you a favor. ;-)

That reads as if you went back in time to a point before the installation of "Security Update 2021-007 Catalina". Of course that works and (kind of) "solves" the problem with the HD4000 graphics driver. But you miss the latest security updates!

That's not a good idea. Don't connect such a machine to the internet. The latest security issues are of course the first ones, that an external attacker tries out - the chance that they are still not fixed is highest...

I can only strongly recommend to reinstall all the latest security updates - the mentioned graphics problems are no reason to leave your machine insecure.

Regards - Matthias

Plex APP broken too, Catalina running in a OS supported MacBookPro8,1, tried reinstalling the app and cleaning old files, but it continues crashing. Looks like Apple messed it up (again). Either they consider the computer vintage or not they declared it Catalina compatible so they should provide an installer with a fixed driver or a previous working version. They cannot break a working computer just because.

Maybe is as easy as going on my Mojave boot and grabbing the old driver files from there.

PS: by the way, first post, hello everyone!

Look into the bundle /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle - all the files on my disk have a date of October 16th, 2021.

I doubt if that's the case with the initial installation...

The bundle itself has also October 30th, 2021 as date.

So... these machines wen't through 9 nine years of updates to fail with maybe their last OS update? Why break them with a security update instead of just leaving them alone? Why release an update that will break them? I don't know... Well... time to roll back and be always careful with Mac OS updates.

Well, according to Autodesk, they are working with Apple in solving the problem. As the problem is a failed security update that broke a video driver, I assume that "working with" means making Apple sort out the mess they did...

In the meantime I just got a used MBP late 2015 wich should be in the mail just now. They still have ports and this one was a 16GB ram one, a new Nvme will make a good rig for some time until I decide if my new hardware will be Apple's or not. It will feel a little like a joke if I had to "opencore" Apple hardware to keep it working perfectly fine.

but, besides that, if it doesnt get fixed then that is no differnt than

the planned obselesense lawsuit if it is proved that this update was

knowingly pushed out and permanently broke the macs that ran like well

oiled machines. so, i think they will work on it

frombossier city wrote:

thanks. im going to give them a couple weeks. i was talking to apple chat about it. sending crash reports and what not. i discussed that since there are certain websites that crash the browser because of this update, and they still technically support the Catalina software (which includes safari), then to fix safari fixes the graphics. so, it's not fixing the old mac per say, but fixing catalina safari. but, besides that, if it doesnt get fixed then that is no differnt than the planned obselesense lawsuit if it is proved that this update was knowingly pushed out and permanently broke the macs that ran like well oiled machines. so, i think they will work on it

Thank you very much

We hope they work on it !

They have to repair what they broke...

True but consider this. How many of these ten tear old machines are still in use? And of those still in use how many have upgraded to Catalina? And of those who upgraded to Catalina how many have applied the 2021-007 security update. It’s sort of like the Drake Equation that attempts to determine how many advanced civilizations there are in the galaxy.

Not saying at all that Apple shouldn’t fix this but look at this thread and one other on the topic. How many individuals, not the number of posts, are reporting this issue?

Personally, I think Apple will wait until the next Catalina security update to fix this. That could be a month or more. Or more hopefully, Apple will rerelease Security Update 2021-007 with the fix. The release notes for the 2021-007 update specifically mention the Intel Graphics driver as having a flaw would allow the execution of arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

ObsoleteAppleUser wrote:

It's not the 90s. A computer without updated security software is not a fully functional computer.

I have a 2008 iMac on 10.11, an iMac on 10.12, 2010 Macbook Air on 10.13, and also use a MacBook Pros 2019 10.15. None of these except the 2019 MacBook Pro have the benefit of that latest Security update. But we are still using them, why not, they are all healthy and running well. I guard against any mishaps or unexpected issues by keeping multiple backups current for each one, including different types of backup, cloud backup, clone backups, and Time Machine (the latter allows recovery of older snapshots should the latest backup also become corrupted). I think taking all in balance, I would choose to run Catalina without that very latest update if it were causing the kind of interference with normal computing. And practice safe computing and make frequent backups.

There are two workarounds described above in this admittedly lengthy thread. ;-)

I'm glad to read that you've filed a support incident. That's the only way to make Apple aware

a) of the problem and

b) of the number of people affected.

Safari is also affected by the update. You would think Apple would want up fix something which affects its own software. Watch how WebGL fails on Intel HD Graphics 4000. This was made on my MacBook Pro which I purchased new 4 years 9 months before the security update bug.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPo5yisLs1Y

Please post YouTube videos of the problems you're observing. You can use QuickTime player to make screen recordings.

Raydegroat wrote:

Safari is also affected by the update. [...]

Sure. As is Firefox. But if you activate the experimental option 'WebGL via Metal', Safari is working again. Firefox has no such option (at least I didn't find one).

If you read (or at least fly over :-) this thread here, you find some hints how to (kind of) circumvent the problem on HD4000 Macs.

I also first thought that Safari 15.1 would have been the root cause. An Apple supporter gave me a standalone installation package of Safari 15.1 so that I could reinstall Safari after the Security Update 2021-007 Catalina but that didn't change anything. The WebGL-Option on the other hand does.