Can not install patch files or uninstall patch files after a fail attempt

[holygeek00]

When I installed the patch files for the first time, I found that the program was running for a long time, so I quickly stopped the program. But after that I can not install patch files or uninstall patch files after a fail attempt, I even found that I cannot start my Windows operating system. After endless attempts, I found that as long as I set Thunderbolt 3 to legacy mode, I can successfully enter the windows operating system.

[holygeek00]

When I installed the patch files for the first time, I found that the program was running for a long time, so I quickly stopped the program. But after that I can not install patch files or uninstall patch files after a fail attempt, I even found that I cannot start my Windows operating system. After endless attempts, I found that as long as I set Thunderbolt 3 to legacy mode, I can successfully enter the windows operating system.

Now I can't install or uninstall the patch files any more, so can you help me to slove this problem,thank you a lot.

[xhgeorgeli]

When I installed the patch files for the first time, I found that the program was running for a long time, so I quickly stopped the program. But after that I can not install patch files or uninstall patch files after a fail attempt, I even found that I cannot start my Windows operating system. After endless attempts, I found that as long as I set Thunderbolt 3 to legacy mode, I can successfully enter the windows operating system.

Now I can't install or uninstall the patch files any more, so can you help me to slove this problem,thank you a lot.

Same here. Besides, I got these messages prompted up when launching the patcher:

2022-08-25 00:05:57.660 TBPatch[732:6421] XType: com.apple.fonts is not accessible. 2022-08-25 00:05:57.660 TBPatch[732:6421] XType: XTFontStaticRegistry is enabled. 2022-08-25 00:06:08.796 TBPatch[732:6628] Spell server connection invalidated

BTW, I'm running Monterey 12.5 (21G72) under native mode. When I set TBT3 to legacy mode, I can successfully enter Windows; otherwise it will crash when booting and said an "ACIP_BIOS_ERROR" occurred.

I also tried to dump things out using the patcher but failed too.

[osy]

I've never tried running it on monterey. It might not support running "sudo" GUI apps. Try running it from 10.15 or 11.

[ivan-ef]

I applied this patch in Monterey a lot of times. But last time I got the same issue. Here is a dump after flashing error.
dump.bin.zip

I re-flashed IC thru ch341a_spi with someone's intel firmware dump from hac-mini GitHub conversations, but after that I was unable to apply TB patch again. Thunderbolt worked on windows, but Patch Gui told something like "this firmware looks weird, can't resume".
Correction: I tried to apply patch today, and it working again. Very strange.

[ivan-ef]

I've never tried running it on monterey. It might not support running "sudo" GUI apps. Try running it from 10.15 or 11.

It does support running sudo and it asks for password.

[fishnetstalker]

@ivan-ef what firmware did you flash to get windows to recognize the controller again? I can't get the script to flash or uninstall in OSX Catalina and my win10 install no longer detects the thunderbolt controller either.

Looks like some surgery is in my future!

[ivan-ef]

@ivan-ef what firmware did you flash to get windows to recognize the controller again? I can't get the script to flash or uninstall in OSX Catalina and my win10 install no longer detects the thunderbolt controller either.

Looks like some surgery is in my future!

I found someone's else firmware. Search for it in hac-mini GitHub conversations.
I had to desolder IC from mainboard to flash the firmware from other PC.

[fishnetstalker]

@ivan-ef ouch, I was hoping I could clip onto it with an external programmer and re flash.

[osy]

That's what I've done.

[fishnetstalker]

@osy thanks for the sanity check!