Installing NTKDaemon without Rosetta

Problem description

Installer still requires Rosetta, while Native Access and NTKDaemon work on Apple Silicon.

Solution

Patch installer package, adding <options hostArchitectures="x86_64,arm64"/> and removing check in installation script.

Steps

• Mount Native-Access_2_Mac_M1.dmg
• Drag and drop the Native Access icon to your Applications folder
• Open Terminal
• Copy NTKDaemon package from installed Native Access app to current folder:

cp /Applications/Native\ Access.app/Contents/Resources/daemon/mac/NTKDaemon\ Installer\ Mac.pkg .

• Expand the flat package to dir X:

pkgutil --expand NTKDaemon\ Installer\ Mac.pkg X

• Modify Distribution file using text editor, e.g. nano ./X/Distribution:
  • Add attribute hostArchitectures="x86_64,arm64" to tag options. It should look like:

  <options customize="always" allow-external-scripts="yes" rootVolumeOnly="true" hostArchitectures="x86_64,arm64"/>

  • Remove lines of check for IntelMac inside script element's content:

  if(!(system.gestalt('sysa') == '10')) {
      my.result.title = 'Failure';
      my.result.message = 'Installation cannot proceed, as not all requirements were met. This product requires IntelMac hardware.';
      my.result.type = 'Fatal';
      return false;
  }

• Flatten the files at dir X to new package NTKDaemon.pkg:

pkgutil --flatten X NTKDaemon.pkg

• Open Finder and install new NTKDaemon.pkg without Rosetta alert message
• Launch Native Access
• Enjoy making music! 🎶