Change CPU name on Catalina

[Shaneee]

I've only tested this on 10.15.5.

Mount System Read/Write

sudo mount -uw /

Change language path to reflect your locale. en_GB.lproj


Create a backup and copy file to Desktop

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

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,

    <key>6-Core Intel Core i5</key>
    <string>AMD Ryzen 5 3600</string>

Copy the file back and check About This Mac.

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

 

[TAM305]

Did i do something wrong it did not work for me

 

[Shaneee]

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

 

[TAM305]

here is the Screenshoot of my About Mac

 

[Shaneee]

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

 

[TAM305]

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

 

[Shaneee]

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,

 

[TAM305]

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

 

[Shaneee]

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

 

[TAM305]

Here is my modified file

 

[Shaneee]

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

 

[jberdan]

[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

 

[Neal Caffrey]

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>

 

[Virgo]

How change my CPU?

 

[tuliodomingos]

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


mount: / falhou com 77

 

[tuliodomingos]

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


mount: / falhou com 77

????????

 

[Troof]

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]

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 csrutil

 

[Bansaku]

@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.

 

[Shaneee]

@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?