Installing Unity on macOS Catalina

[IndieFist]

@AntWorkshop

Same - I’m trying to install Unity 2019.2.5 on Catalina but Hub doesn’t have that version (not sure why?) and the installer on the download archive doesn’t work in OSX10.15, despite being from September, well after this post.

I have found a solution, you can download any version from website and before to install select install this version with Unity Hub, it works!

[IndieFist]

I have just send a bug report. Any time I do a build in catalina os I have break all shaders and get a black screen or pink textures.
Same project, same unity version but Mojave the build works without problems

[andrews_unity]

So here again I have verified today that with the latest version of the hub I was able to install 2018.4/2017.4 and the latest version of 2019.3 without issue.

When you are saying that you are running into issue is this with the pkg files or the hub as well ?

[IndieFist]

@andrews_unity

So here again I have verified today that with the latest version of the hub I was able to install 2018.4/2017.4 and the latest version of 2019.3 without issue.

When you are saying that you are running into issue is this with the pkg files or the hub as well ?

I just have been downgrade again my system back to Mojave Os, downloaded same version of unity, same project and I have do a build and no problem.

This is the thread with the errors I can see while do a debug in terminal:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/error-in-build-2019-2-7f2-with-shader-guitextureclip.755054/#post-5028269

This could be related with anything about Catalina OS does not support 32 bits and shader compiler?

[andrews_unity]

@IndieFist The shader compiler is 64bit so that should not be an issue, do you have the full logs, and also can you file a bug with a small repro and if possible can you try building against 2019.3

[IndieFist]

@andrews_unity

@IndieFist The shader compiler is 64bit so that should not be an issue, do you have the full logs, and also can you file a bug with a small repro and if possible can you try building against 2019.3

Right now Im in Mojave again because I need to send an update and can work with Catalina, but I will try it again next week.

[PixelEnvision]

@andrews_unity

@IndieFist The shader compiler is 64bit so that should not be an issue, do you have the full logs, and also can you file a bug with a small repro and if possible can you try building against 2019.3

Shader complier is running but not just properly. I’ve submitted a bug report with a repo yesterday which is as minimal as it can get, just a blank new project only with TextMesh Pro essential resources package imported.
Issue ID: 1190831

Also, Unity 2019.3.0b6 is working correctly with the same setup & project.

So, I’ve tried replacing UnityShaderCompiler with the one from b6 and guess what, everything seems to be working now. Tested this with 2019.2.8f1 & 2019.2.9f1

[IndieFist]

@PixelEnvision

Shader complier is running but not just properly. I’ve submitted a bug report with a repo yesterday which is as minimal as it can get, just a blank new project only with TextMesh Pro essential resources package imported.
Issue ID: 1190831

Also, Unity 2019.3.0b6 is working correctly with the same setup & project.

So, I’ve tried replacing UnityShaderCompiler with the one from b6 and guess what, everything seems to be working now. Tested this with 2019.2.8f1 & 2019.2.9f1

Hi! I just have updated too and works fine, there is no problem with Unity 2019.3
Best regards.

[KB73]

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@IndieFist

Hi! I just have updated too and works fine, there is no problem with Unity 2019.3
Best regards.

Going to try 2019.3 shortly

2019.2.9 on catalina on android is giving us pink shaders for debug shaders etc
Tried replacing the shader compiler with no luck ( it removed errors but shaders are still pink )

• The shader compiler workaround actually worked, the issue was we were transitioning from the older assetbundle system to addressables and we had to do it in stages - having 1 bundle with old assets hanging around ‘confused’ the system = shaders pink…once we cleared that out, we were fine.

It would be nice to get a fix for 2019.2.X for the shader compiler stuff tho…otherwise we’re going to see how 2019.3f1 plays out when it comes out…in …2019?

[SixTimesNothing_1]

For those stuck on the audio import problem in Catalina on older and unsupported versions of Unity, I was able to fix this myself by replacing the (presumably 32 bit) FSBTool executable in the older Unity version with the new (64 bit) FSBTool taken from the latest Unity version.

Audio import now works fine and as expected so far… though please note that this is a hacky solution, hopefully it won’t have other side effects, but I can’t say for sure! I have saved the older FSBTool file as a backup just in case.

This is the file I replaced:
/Unity.app/Contents/Tools/FSBTool
(Right click and select Show Package Contents to access the content of Unity.app)

[teddybear124popov]

@nickrapp

Hey macOS Unity users, if you’re running into issues with the Unity Installer while trying out the version of macOS that Apple announced at WWDC today, you can fix the error by updating your version of Unity with the instructions below:

All versions of Unity available via the Unity Hub can be installed without issue. If you need the Download Assistant for offline installation, you can update via fixed versions of the installers. An updated 2017 installer can be found here, and an updated 2018 installer will be available later this week with the release of 2018.4.2. Previous versions of the installer will not be compatible with macOS Catalina.

We’re working to resolve the error and we’ll let you know here when everything is updated. Let us know if you’re having any issues in the meantime.

unity hub latest version does not work at all in Catalina beta.

[teddybear124popov]

I tried and try to install the unity hub on Catalina beta. but it does not work at all.

[KB73]

@teddybear124popov

I tried and try to install the unity hub on Catalina beta. but it does not work at all.

We’re running it fine on catalina official release, we’re not using the beta

[Artpen]

Any plans to fix shaders compiling problem on Catalina Unity 2019.2.10 ?
Also if I try to change to Linear colour space Unity Editor goes PINK !

I am still getting this:

ERROR: Shader Shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)WARNING: Shader Unsupported: ‘Hidden/Internal-GUITextureClip’ - Setting to default shader.

WARNING: Shader Unsupported: ‘Legacy Shaders/VertexLit’ - Pass ‘’ has no fragment shader

ERROR: Shader Shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)WARNING: Shader Unsupported: ‘Legacy Shaders/VertexLit’ - Setting to default shader.

WARNING: Shader Unsupported: ‘Standard’ - Pass ‘ShadowCaster’ has no fragment shader

2019-10-29 21:31:12.289344+0000 NewUnityProject[7606:16509861] Compiler failed with XPC_ERROR_CONNECTION_INTERRUPTED

[Artpen]

@Artpen

Any plans to fix shaders compiling problem on Catalina Unity 2019.2.10 ?
Also if I try to change to Linear colour space Unity Editor goes PINK !

I am still getting this:

Jus to confirm, same project in 2019.3.0b work fine and I am able to build it. Please fix 2019.2.XX

[KB73]

@Artpen

Jus to confirm, same project in 2019.3.0b work fine and I am able to build it. Please fix 2019.2.XX

The only workaround is to copy the shadercompiler from the Unity.app Tools in 2019.3b8 over the one in the 2019.2.10 - that is the only soln that worked for us…

[hongjianxi]

Unable to install 2018.1.9f2 on Catalina, neither via install-assistant nor Unity-Hub. It saids, Unity can’t be installed on this disk, the contents of this disk can’t be changed.

[Reisender]

@SixTimesNothing_1

For those stuck on the audio import problem in Catalina on older and unsupported versions of Unity, I was able to fix this myself by replacing the (presumably 32 bit) FSBTool executable in the older Unity version with the new (64 bit) FSBTool taken from the latest Unity version.

Audio import now works fine and as expected so far… though please note that this is a hacky solution, hopefully it won’t have other side effects, but I can’t say for sure! I have saved the older FSBTool file as a backup just in case.

This is the file I replaced:
/Unity.app/Contents/Tools/FSBTool
(Right click and select Show Package Contents to access the content of Unity.app)

My hero! That worked!

[mmvlad]

@hongjianxi

Unable to install 2018.1.9f2 on Catalina, neither via install-assistant nor Unity-Hub. It saids, Unity can’t be installed on this disk, the contents of this disk can’t be changed.

I had the same issue. Has to download the install package via torrent. It installed fine.
Though lots of errors on Catalina 20.15.1 and Unity 2019.2.9 (shader compilation errors etc)

[BigRedGames]

This is a mess, even when I tried the beta on importing process the Unity is crashing, I will have to tray downgrade the mac os.

I started facing errors with shaders.