Change CPU name on Catalina

Shaneee

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I've only tested this on 10.15.5.

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Mount System Read/Write
Code:
sudo mount -uw /


Change language path to reflect your locale. en_GB.lproj


Create a backup and copy file to Desktop
Code:
sudo cp -Rf /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en_GB.lproj/Processors.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en_GB.lproj/Processors.strings.backup

Code:
sudo cp -Rf /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en_GB.lproj/Processors.strings ~/Desktop



Open file with your favorite text editor ( I used BBEdit ), Xcode won't work for this. Find the string About This Mac is currently displaying for you and change the value inside <string> </string>

For Example,
Code:
    <key>6-Core Intel Core i5</key>
    <string>AMD Ryzen 5 3600</string>



Copy the file back and check About This Mac.
Code:
sudo cp -Rf ~/Desktop/Processors.strings /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en_GB.lproj/
 

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Did i do something wrong it did not work for me
 

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Shaneee

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@TAM305 Was your CPU showing as an 8-Core i5? Considering it's a 6-Core CPU.
 

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here is the Screenshoot of my About MacScreen Shot 2020-05-29 at 6.30.57 AM.png
 

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And the file was copied back into place? Your file looks different to mine.

Screenshot 2020-05-29 11.45.34.png
 

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i open it with TextMate and it change something is there any way u can zip ur file and send it to me
 

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i open it with TextMate and it change something is there any way u can zip ur file and send it to me

Here is my file,
 

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I restarted added your file the name did not change how weird..... Thanks for your help
 

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@TAM305 Did you modify it before adding it? Mine only has the 6-Core changed for the 3600.
 

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Here is my modified file
 

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Shaneee

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Hmm that should work. Not sure why it's not working for everyone. I'll try find out why.
 

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[QUOTE = "jberdan, message: 1456, membre: 867"]
Bonjour shaneee,
En fait, il suffit simplement de remplacer 'En_GB.lproj' par "fr.lproj" dans les lignes de commande demandées plus haut pour que cela marche sans souci en Français. Merci shaneee
 

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Neal Caffrey

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I restarted added your file the name did not change how weird..... Thanks for your help

Did you changed the <key> as well? Just change the <string> and let <key> by default. Like this, it should work.

<key>8-Core Intel Core i5</key>
<string>8-Core Ryzen 7 3700X</string>
 

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How change my CPU?
 

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tuliodomingos

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meu deu esse erro
mount_apfs: o volume não pôde ser montado: operação não permitida


mount: / falhou com 77
 

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mount_apfs: o volume não pôde ser montado: operação não permitida


mount: / falhou com 77


????????
 

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Hello everyone I have a small addition. If the 'sudo mount -uw /' command says 'not permitted' do the following steps:
1. Boot into Recovery Mode
2. Open utilities
3. Open terminal
4. Type in: csrutil disable
5. Reboot
now it should work
 

tuliodomingos

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Olá pessoal, tenho uma pequena adição. Se o comando 'sudo mount -uw /' disser 'não permitido', execute as seguintes etapas:
1. Inicialize no modo de recuperação
2. Utilitários abertos
3. Terminal aberto
4. Digite: csrutil disable
5. Reinicialização
agora deve funcionar

AGORA TRABALHOU COM ESTE COMANDO QUE ME PASSOU Captura de Tela 2020-06-07 at 20.14.50.png csrutil
 
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@Shaneee By chance could you post an un-edited Processors.strings? Before I read this post (and the one on the old forum) I had gone here and did the command. However it did not work; Instead of unknown it's now blank. I am hoping if I throw an original processors.strings back in and do the method outlined here, I could get things to work.
 

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@Shaneee By chance could you post an un-edited Processors.strings? Before I read this post (and the one on the old forum) I had gone here and did the command. However it did not work; Instead of unknown it's now blank. I am hoping if I throw an original processors.strings back in and do the method outlined here, I could get things to work.

Which language/local?
 
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