[Guide] Intel Skylake NUC6 (and Skull Canyon) using Clover UEFI (NUC6i5SYK, NUC6i7KYK, etc)

[fLatra]

hello,
I tried to update to latest High Sierra on my skull canyon
So I've done this steps

git stash
git pull
make clean
make
make install_nuc6 # or make install_nuc6sc
./download.sh
./install_downloads.sh

Then I've updated with an App Store

After success update I run again

./install_downloads.sh

and to fix auidio

./pre-patch_hda.sh

and then restart my nuc and get to the endless boot

So I forget to update my config.plist
I've upgraded clover, generated new smbios data, pasted it inside generated config in repo and replaced that config inside efi/clover
What else should I fix to make it work?

 

[RehabMan]

hello,
I tried to update to latest High Sierra on my skull canyon
So I've done this steps

git stash
git pull
make clean
make
make install_nuc6 # or make install_nuc6sc
./download.sh
./install_downloads.sh

Then I've updated with an App Store

After success update I run again

./install_downloads.sh

and to fix auidio

./pre-patch_hda.sh

and then restart my nuc and get to the endless boot

So I forget to update my config.plist
I've upgraded clover, generated new smbios data, pasted it inside generated config in repo and replaced that config inside efi/clover
What else should I fix to make it work?

No verbose boot attached.
Don't forget about undropping SSDT-DisableDA.aml as mentioned in post #1.
Also, you forgot to set config.plist/SMBIOS/Trust=true
It is best to set only the "personal" settings in config.plist/SMBIOS (eg. serial# only) and leave the rest to Clover.

 

[fLatra]

Don't forget about undropping SSDT-DisableDA.aml as mentioned in post #1.

sorry I could not find any similar checkboxes inside clover options menu
maybe I can remove these lines from config.plist?

<key>DisabledAML</key>
<array>
     <string>SSDT-DisableDA.aml</string>
</array>

Spoiler: verbose output screenshot

 

[RehabMan]

sorry I could not find any similar checkboxes inside clover options menu

You need to look more carefully.
It is in the ACPI section, tables dropping.

 

[nephh]

@RehabMan : an idea for my problem please? The display in 4K @ 60hz with HDMI 2.0 cable or mini-DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapter doesn't work (it's a Samsung TV), I'm limited in 4K @ 30hz. Is it possible to have the display in 4K @ 60Hz?

Thanks.

 

[fLatra]

It is in the ACPI section, tables dropping.

oh yeah, thx
but it did not help
I've also add Trust=true to config

Spoiler: new verbose output

 

[RehabMan]

Hello,

I have the NUC Skull Canyon (NUC6I7KYK) on High Sierra and I have two problems at boot. These problems don't occur systematically, so it's difficult to find the source...

- My external hard drive (SSD1) backup is displayed twice on three at Clover boot
- Sometimes, there is a crash at boot (on my main internal drive, Macintosh, NVMe Samsung) :

View attachment 316308

These are graphic concerns ("Failed to initialize graphics firmware") or related to Bluetooth / BrcmPatchRAM2 ? I'm plugged in HDMI to a screen.

I put the requested files in a zip archive.

Thanks for your help.

The verbose image you show is a bluetooth firmware uploading problem.
Maybe try different BT hardware.
Also, I would avoid NVMe and APFS together (might be related as APFS+NVMe tends to cause strange problems).

@RehabMan : an idea for my problem please? The display in 4K @ 60hz with HDMI 2.0 cable or mini-DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapter doesn't work (it's a Samsung TV), I'm limited in 4K @ 30hz. Is it possible to have the display in 4K @ 60Hz?

Thanks.

Might be related to options in your Samsung TV...
Best result with 4k is with DP (your ioreg shows HDMI port in use, not DP).

 

[RehabMan]

oh yeah, thx
but it did not help
I've also add Trust=true to config

Spoiler: new verbose output

View attachment 317608

Likely a kernel cache issue (Clover patches cannot apply to kexts not in cache).
May depend on which connector you're using...

Boot with invalid ig-platform-id (use USB stick to boot).
Rebuild cache.
Reboot normally (without USB stick).

 

[nephh]

The verbose image you show is a bluetooth firmware uploading problem.
Maybe try different BT hardware.
Also, I would avoid NVMe and APFS together (might be related as APFS+NVMe tends to cause strange problems).

Might be related to options in your Samsung TV...
Best result with 4k is with DP (your ioreg shows HDMI port in use, not DP).

I received the mini DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapter today... There are no advanced options on my Samsung TV. I tried everything, the switchResX application, patch mac-pixel-clock-patch-V2 but nothing works.

Okay I see, I use my Samsung NVMe disk with APFS for the OS X system... The best idea is to install the system on the second disk (SATA SSD) or use the NVMe drive but avoid APFS?

For Bluetooth, what does it mean concretely? That my USB dongle isn't fully compatible? It's listed in compatible devices.

Thanks.

 

[fLatra]

Likely a kernel cache issue (Clover patches cannot apply to kexts not in cache).
May depend on which connector you're using...

Boot with invalid ig-platform-id (use USB stick to boot).
Rebuild cache.
Reboot normally (without USB stick).

oh I've boot that time without caches

Spoiler: verbose output with caches

I've tried with my usb from previous installation with your new startup config from post #1

Spoiler: usb verbose output

also clover.zip from my usb drive