Installer generates serial for wrong model

[XploitKR]

Before install set SMBIOS is not 'MacMni8,1'

generation serial not 'MacMini8,1' serial.

[osy]

Can you post installer.log? I’m not sure I understand the problem.

[XploitKR]

Can you post installer.log? I’m not sure I understand the problem.

i already install this.

ok more description.

1. Only Clover bootloader installed. not OC.
2. SMBIOS set iMac19,2
3. Installer launch and install.
4. reboot
5. View SystemInformation -> Device Info is iMac19,2
6. View System Report -> Device info is MacMini8,1
7. new OC serial check on https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
8. u can see device is iMac19,2

sorry for my bad eng.

[osy]

That’s expected, the OC device is set to Macmini8,1 so the serial generated is for it as well.

[XploitKR]

That’s expected, the OC device is set to Macmini8,1 so the serial generated is for it as well.

but my side it's true.

[osy]

It will always generate a serial for Mac mini because that’s how I designed it.

[XploitKR]

not copy anything from clover config.plist
my serial lookup result is iMac.

[osy]

I understand you now. I think it’s a bug with macserial.

[osy]

I cannot seem to reproduce. If you select "generate new serial" from installer options, does it still generate the wrong serial? If not, it's probably macserial or everymac is wrong.

[hepto]

Not sure if I have the same issue as OP but my System Information is showing my model as iMac (21.5-inch, 2017) not a Mac mini as you suggest. This is a fresh install of Catalina, not an upgrade. I'm hesitant to run the installer again and regenerate serials etc as I am already signed in to Apple services. What other information can I provide?

[hepto]

Just looked up my serial on everymac.com and indeed it is resolving to that model of iMac. However, Apple shows my account as logged in to a Mac mini?

[hepto]

OK - think I found the issue, the version of macserial is out of date and does not understand Macmini8,1. If I use the one in the Installer it actually generates iMac serials, but the latest one from https://github.com/acidanthera/MacInfoPkg/releases correctly generates Mac mini serials. (Indeed, it is listed in the notes of v2.0.7.)

is there a way to correct this without re-spinning the installer?

[osy]

I see, it’s strange because the serials I generated do work. I’ll update it. You can always replace the serial in config.plist manually.

[hepto]

I thought so too initially, but I think during the macOS Setup Wizard it uses the model name, but in About my Mac it seems to do a lookup on the serial?

Either way I got it all square by editing config.plist as you suggested.

[osy]

Fixed in e3c9588