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Hi there, I am trying to install Heimdall suite using brew. It fails trying to install the Cask section. Terminal output below

brew install heimdall-suite --cask
==> Caveats
heimdall-suite requires a kernel extension to work.
If the installation fails, retry after you enable it in:
  System Preferences → Security & Privacy → General


For more information, refer to vendor documentation or this Apple Technical Note:
  https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html


==> Downloading https://bitbucket.org/benjamin_dobell/heimdall/downloads/heimdal
Already downloaded: /Users/eeeaaaooo/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/dd399b7fba68601b77b9734df824f20ebafeff80dddac779b4254093c2979d5c--heimdall-suite-1.4.0-mac.dmg
==> Installing Cask heimdall-suite
==> Running installer for heimdall-suite; your password may be necessary.
Package installers may write to any location; options such as `--appdir` are ignored.
Password:
installer: Package name is Heimdall Suite 1.4.0
installer: Installing at base path /
installer: The install failed. (The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance. The package is attempting to install content to the system volume.)
==> Purging files for version 1.4.0 of Cask heimdall-suite
Error: Failure while executing; `/usr/bin/sudo -E -- /usr/bin/env LOGNAME=Jenna\\\ Williams USER=Jenna\\\ Williams USERNAME=Jenna\\\ Williams /usr/sbin/installer -pkg /usr/local/Caskroom/heimdall-suite/1.4.0/Heimdall\ Suite\ 1.4.0.pkg -target /` exited with 1. Here's the output:
installer: Package name is Heimdall Suite 1.4.0
installer: Installing at base path /
installer: The install failed. (The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance. The package is attempting to install content to the system volume.)
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MacBook Air 11″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 3:51 PM

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MrHoffman

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Posted on Jan 15, 2023 9:01 AM

If following the instructions at the top (copied over from the Brew install below) fails to resolve this…

If the described remediation sequence fails to resolve this install…

The brew port and the Bitbucket sources appears older than the GitHub sources posted elsewhere. Contact the folks maintaining the brew port, and also let the Homebrew folks know that the port is broken on recent macOS.

You can try your own build from the (apparently-newer?) sources here:

… https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall

Heimdall is also available directly, and this website and the Github appear to be the canonical source:

… https://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/

Kernel extensions can be blocked on the most recent macOS versions, particularly unsigned kernel extensions, and kernel extensions using older and deprecated interfaces.

This is an issue centrally for the app and port maintainers for this app.

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