corpnewt / cpu-name

Small py script to change the CPU name in About This Mac by leveraging functionality in Acidanthera's RestrictEvents

CPU-Name

Small py script to change the CPU name in About This Mac by leveraging functionality in Acidanthera's RestrictEvents.

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Getting CPU-Name

Downloading The Repo As A ZIP File

On any system you can choose the green Code button, followed by the Download ZIP button (or click here) to download the entire repo as a zip file (note, this does not allow you to update via git pull - any updates would require you to download the repo again in the same fashion).

Cloning The Repo Via Git

On *nix systems:

git clone https://github.com/corpnewt/CPU-Name
python ./CPU-Name/CPU-Name.command

* On macOS, you can simply double-click the CPU-Name.command after cloning to launch.

On Windows:

git clone https://github.com/corpnewt/CPU-Name
./CPU-Name/CPU-Name.bat

cpu-name's Issues

Not working at Catalina 10.15.1

Not show error, but nothing change

Plist file (? help

Hi i need help to use this, so I've seen videos where the program just output the current CPU and the languaje, but in my case it asks me for a .plist file (? What plist file is asking for? Please

Thanks

Oh I'm in Mac by the way (Big Sur hackintosh)

Invalid Syntax

sh-3.2# python ./CPU-Name/CPU-Name.command
File "./CPU-Name/CPU-Name.command", line 9
NL=$'\n'
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

MacOS 12.1 Beta

Failed on Big Sur

Current Unknown CPU: Unknown

C. Use: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor
Q. Quit

Please enter a new CPU name - or a new language (must end in .lproj): C
#######################################################
#Setting CPU to AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor ...#
#######################################################

Creating backup...

cp: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings.bak: Operation not permitted
Patching strings for CPU "AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor "...
mv: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings: Operation not permitted

Stop working on MacOS Catalina 10.15

I know this version just release and you may need some update to make the script works on Mac OS Catalina 10.15.
I run the script but it doesn't change the CPU name, here is the log

########################################################
Setting CPU to AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor...#
#######################################################
 
Creating backup...

cp: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings.bak: Read-only file system
Patching strings for CPU "AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor            "...
mv: rename /var/folders/lk/b11lxrrs7mv69v4w59txy8440000gn/T/tmphjqIvE/AppleSystemInfo.strings to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleSystemInfo.framework/Versions/A/Resources/en.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings: Read-only file system 
Done.

Broken in 10.14.5?

Tried to use in the new Mojave version but it doesn't work. It doesn't change to the value I choose using the script.