[Guide] Intel NUC7/NUC8 using Clover UEFI (NUC7i7Bxx,NUC8i7Bxx,etc)

[RehabMan]

BIOS rev on my NUC7 is 0063.

Note: Updated to 0070 (latest) without issue.

 

[charlieroot]

Try booting with an invalid ig-platform-id (0x12345678).

Did the magic, now I have the fastest mac ever

(thanks again for the great support, you're the best)

 

[RehabMan]

Did the magic, now I have the fastest mac ever

(thanks again for the great support, you're the best)

What kind of display do you have (4k?)? How is it connected (HDMI or USB type-C)?
Everything working with post-install setup?

 

[chanquete69]

What kind of display do you have (4k?)? How is it connected (HDMI or USB type-C)?
Everything working with post-install setup?

I received today the NUC8i7BEH, installation and post installation works fine in a 4K Monitor from LG, only added -cdfon to the boot arguments as you said. All HIDPI options work natively following the guide. This thing is really a beast!!
Apart from the incredible performance (5766-19101 Geekbench score), the best thing from this year compared to the NUC7i5DNK that I also have, is that it is really silent. This year Intel has done an awesome work.

RehabMan, thank you one more time for your hard work to make us a really easy installation.

One question, now that new MBP share the exact CPU with the i5 and i7, do you think it would be better to change SMBIOS to match these models?

 

[RehabMan]

I received today the NUC8i7BEH, installation and post installation works fine in a 4K Monitor from LG, only added -cdfon to the boot arguments as you said. All HIDPI options work natively following the guide. This thing is really a beast!!

I added -cdfon to all the NUC github plists. Hopefully, that flag will not cause problems,... only solve 4k problems.

Apart from the incredible performance (5766-19101 Geekbench score), the best thing from this year compared to the NUC7i5DNK that I also have, is that it is really silent. This year Intel has done an awesome work.

Yeah, pretty nice machine all said. If only it had replaceable WiFi for those that need it.

RehabMan, thank you one more time for your hard work to make us a really easy installation.

Other than getting to the discovery that AptioMemoryFix-64.efi breaks NVRAM which we need EmuVariableUefi-64.efi to fix, it didn't take much time and pretty much went as expected.

One question, now that new MBP share the exact CPU with the i5 and i7, do you think it would be better to change SMBIOS to match these models?

I tend to avoid using laptop SMBIOS for desktops.
The new Macmini8,1 might be worth experimenting with once the data is known/added to Clover.

 

[chanquete69]

I tend to avoid using laptop SMBIOS for desktops.
The new Macmini8,1 might be worth experimenting with once the data is known/added to Clover.

It seems it has been added :
https://github.com/Dids/clover-builder/releases

 

[RehabMan]

It seems it has been added :
https://github.com/Dids/clover-builder/releases

And it appears at least some support is in 10.14.1 for that board-id:

NUC6i7KYK:nuc.git rehabman$ grep Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist
       <string>Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C</string>

And...

NUC6i7KYK:nuc.git rehabman$ grep Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C -R /System/Library/Extensions/
Binary file /System/Library/Extensions//ApplePlatformEnabler.kext/Contents/MacOS/ApplePlatformEnabler matches
/System/Library/Extensions//AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext/Contents/Info.plist:               <key>Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C</key>
/System/Library/Extensions//IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/X86PlatformPlugin.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources:       <key>Resources/Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C.plist</key>
/System/Library/Extensions//IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/X86PlatformPlugin.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources:       <key>Resources/Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C.plist</key>

Seems worth testing...

 

[chanquete69]

Other than getting to the discovery that AptioMemoryFix-64.efi breaks NVRAM which we need EmuVariableUefi-64.efi to fix, it didn't take much time and pretty much went as expected.

I didn't realize on this, but I see I have both drivers in my EFI folder RehabMan. nvram file doesn't appear, but it seems everything is working fine:

Should I delete AptioMemoryFix driver?

 

[RehabMan]

I didn't realize on this, but I see I have both drivers in my EFI folder RehabMan. nvram file doesn't appear, but it seems everything is working fine:

View attachment 364555

Should I delete AptioMemoryFix driver?

Always need AptioMemoryFix-64.efi.
As far as EmuVariableUefi-64.efi, depends on which NUC you're using this with...
The NUC8 requires EmuVariableUefi-64.efi (for now... maybe AptioMemoryFix-64.efi can be fixed eventually, then EmuVariableUefi-64.efi won't be needed).
The other NUCs do not need EmuVariable.

Your profile says "NUC7..."

 

[chanquete69]

Always need AptioMemoryFix-64.efi.
As far as EmuVariableUefi-64.efi, depends on which NUC you're using this with...
The NUC8 requires EmuVariableUefi-64.efi (for now... maybe AptioMemoryFix-64.efi can be fixed eventually, then EmuVariableUefi-64.efi won't be needed).
The other NUCs do not need EmuVariable.

Your profile says "NUC7..."

As I said, I have both. This screenshot is from my NUC8.