Hi guys,
First post so go easy on me! I’m confused and hoping someone can help. I want to install High Sierra on my NUC 7i5 (specs in signature).
Under the “Preparing USB and initial installation” section, this guide links to
here
On that page it states:
Note: The FakeSMC package includes FakeSMC "plugins" (FakeSMC_ACPISensors.kext, FakeSMC_CPUSensors.kext, FakeSMC_LPCSensors.kext, FakeSMC_GPUSensors.kext).
You do not need these kexts for installation, although you may wish to try them for getting sensor data to HWMonitor.app after you install. Note:
FakeSMC_CPUSensors.kext may have issues on Kaby Lake hardware.
So I’ve highlighted two points 1) FakeSMC is optional and 2) part of it is not compatible with Kaby Lake.
Later in the “DVMT-prealloc on Broadwell/Skylake/Kaby Lake” section, that guide links to
here which then links to
here
On that page it states:
Q. Is Kaby Lake supported?
Initial reports and experimentation seem to indicate that Kaby Lake can be supported by spoofing the hardware as Skylake.
You can use FakeCPUID to patch the kernel such that the Kaby Lake CPU is assumed to be Skylake. This setting is already present in the Kaby Lake plists that are linked from the Clover guide (eg. config_HD620.plist).
Using FakeCPUID with Skylake CPUID first suggested/confirmed here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...g-battery-status.116102/page-343#post-1389087
Question 1 - sounds like i need to patch the framebuffer in order to get the system working, is that correct?
Question 2 - The guide
here starts with an ig-platform-id for broad well. How do i find the one for my system?
Question 3 - Is there a step by step I can follow to patch the frame buffer?
Question 4 - in the guide
here under “is kaby lake supported” it refers to the config_HD620.plist assuming kaby lake to be skylake. Do i need to use this plist during my install?
Question 5 - following on from above, what other plists are modified in that way? How can i tell? What happens if i use an unmodified plist?
Question 6 - following on from above, how do i use FakeCPUID? Is there a guide somewhere? The laptop FAQ link
here but what as DSDT patching got to do with FakeCPUID and how does it relate to installing MacOs on my NUC?
Question 7 - what files do i need in the EFI/CLOVER/kexts folder? so far i have:
> HFSPlus.efi
> apfs.efi
> OsxAptioFixDrv-64
> Lilu.kext
> IntelGraphicsFixup.kext
> IntelMausiEthernet.kext
Thanks for all you help!