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OS X Driver for NVMe M.2 Solid State Drives Released

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austrianhack said:
Just wanted to point out that the Samsung 950 PRO M.2 NVME SSD (256 GB Version) is working perfectly with my skylake i7 configuration (see signature!).

Here's what I did:


  • Placed nvme-driver1.kext into my os x install drive under clover/kexts/other (equals /kexts/10.11)
  • booted to 10.11.4 installer without problems -> disk utility sees m.2 SSD as MinnowStor Samsung SSD -> just a normal formatting procedure
  • installed in no time (really fast even compared to a traditional sata SSD)
  • that's it (don't forget post-install procedures:D)

Also sleep is working perfectly and shutdown doesn't cause kernel panics as some people have reported before!

I couldn't be happier!

PS.: I updated my Bios from F2 to F6, but it is not a necessity for it to work..
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Can you please tell me how did you initialized your dive because mine appear Uninitialized in disk utility?
 
RehabMan said:
I like to do it with a very simple SSDT...

Attach ioreg as ZIP: http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/58368-guide-how-make-copy-ioreg.html. Please, use the IORegistryExplorer v2.1 attached to the post! DO NOT reply with an ioreg from any other version of IORegistryExplorer.app.

Also, attach EFI/Clover/ACPI/origin/DSDT.aml as ZIP (press F4 in Clover to get it).
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Hi RehabMan,

First, thanks for the great patch.

I tried to mess with IOReg to create the DSDT, but I wasn't able to find the correct reference.

Attached my IOReg report. Can you help me with a customised DSDT?

The second folder which you asked about, /clover/acpi/origin is empty.

Thanks
Eran
 

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Do Samsung 960 Pro NVMe work too?
 
Hey RehbMan.
First, thank you for everything you do for this community!

Question:

I've followed the instructions and got my 960 EVO to be bootable and be used as my main drive after using this guide http://www.win-raid.com/t871f16-Gui...rt-for-all-Systems-with-an-AMI-UEFI-BIOS.html as my Mobo doesn't support NVMe natively.

As you can see in the screenshots, I don't know which app to believe. What is my real speed? :)
Screen Shot 2017-03-03 at 13.14.30.png Screen Shot 2017-03-03 at 13.14.37.png Screen Shot 2017-03-03 at 13.14.40.png

I'm using this adapter card:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7MPU9J/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Thanks :)
 
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DrDrumm said:
Hey RehbMan.
First, thank you for everything you do for this community!

Question:

I've followed the instructions and got my 960 EVO to be bootable and be used as my main drive after using this guide http://www.win-raid.com/t871f16-Gui...rt-for-all-Systems-with-an-AMI-UEFI-BIOS.html as my Mobo doesn't support NVMe natively.

As you can see in the screenshots, I don't know which app to believe. What is my real speed? :)
View attachment 239426 View attachment 239427 View attachment 239428

I'm using this adapter card:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7MPU9J/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Thanks :)
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I don't see any issue. Both speeds seem comparable.
 
DrDrumm said:
Black magic seem to cap on 2000.
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Clearly a BlackMagic bug/design deficiency. You didn't actually believe the speed recorded was *exactly* 2000, did you?
 
donrchoi said:
Hello, Rehabman,

I currently have a MacBook Pro 15" 2015, and am trying to install 960 EVO NVMe 1tb. I found out that I cannot boot Sierra from the NVMe drives, so I want to know what other possibilities I can think of at the moment.

I already have an adapter to overcome the physical incompatibility (http://eshop.sintech.cn/ngff-m2-pcie-ssd-card-as-2013-2014-2015-macbook-ssd-p-1139.html) - all MBP cannot do is, from my knowledge, EFI recognition.

One thing that this laptop is incapable is that this one only has one PCIe slot unlike to the Mac Pro, so booting has to be done through NVMe drive. Is my understanding correct? If this (NVMe in MBP) setup is even remotely possible, I want to know where to start and how to install. Can I use a third party bootloader to boot in real mac systems? I want to know if either Clover or REFIt would work in real mac systems.

How do I prepare the nvme drive for the installation, how do I format it, how would this drive be recognized, or .. etc.

Thanks!
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Hey donrchoi,

Been reading your chat with Rehabman and I was wondering if you ever managed to get your setup with the Macbook Pro and an NVMe drive to work. I have been doing research into this for a while now but I am going to attempt this with an Intel 600p SSD and a Late 2013 Macbook Pro.

Would love to know how you got on. Good news I hope!
 
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