How to Fix Mojave -> Catalina upgrade - "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

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How to Fix Mojave -> Catalina upgrade - "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

  • Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
  • Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

  1. Boot with -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 to identify the exact kernel panic.
  2. Validate your config.plist using ocvalidate.
  3. Ensure your EFI matches the Dortania guide specifications for your CPU generation.

Verification

  • Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Why is my upgrade from Mojave to Catalina consistently failing and leaving me with two unbootable volumes, "Macintosh HD" and "Macintosh HD - Data"?

Author: stevej

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