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

[Leesureone]

I use 8 CH 24 bit as well and tried all options there, but Audio Midi Setup only ever shows 2 channels. For a real mac i think it shows 5 channels there.

I just tried the newest version of VoodooHDA but it seems it f'd up the Audio on this install for good and i can't get any audio device detected at all even after uninstalling and cache rebuilding.

I may need to install osx again, grumble...

Can you set more then 2 speakers in Audio Midi setup? If not, you are limited by stereo as well, and the Denon just oomps a bit at the lower frequency spectrum of the stereo output.

It sounds really different for when i play the same music on the gaming pc and the macNUC, the bass is probably 4 times bigger on the PC side.

My NUC that is connected to the receiver is configurable with multiple channels and speaker set ups, my MacBook Air only shows two channels so I'm not sure 5.1 is available unless you have an output device that supports more than stereo.

 

[devilhunter84]

My NUC that is connected to the receiver is configurable with multiple channels and speaker set ups, my MacBook Air only shows two channels so I'm not sure 5.1 is available unless you have an output device that supports more than stereo.

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Thanks for checking.

I remember my old mac pro having 5 sliders there in Audio Midi setup connected to the same sound system. But that was not with the converter box as i have bought for the NUC. It's this one.

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While typing this, it seems i needed to switch ARC off on the Box in combination of 5.1 mode to get a much better sound out of it. I think it's still stereo, but it's sounding just a tad below the windows PC.

That's good enough for me for now.

The box has analogue out so perhaps i can mix both PC/mac audio signals together, but it'll definitely sound much worse then the toslink connection.

Thanks for the help!

 

[randomrossity]

Thanks for the great guide @Leesureone. I've been reading up on it for the past few weeks and finally got my NUC8i5BEK and have been eager to try everything out. I created my boot USB and am able to boot Clover, but it gets stuck right away after booting the macOS Install from the USB.

OsxAptioFixDrv: Starting overrides for \System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
Using reloc block: yes, hibernate wake: no
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

A few times, it progressed slightly further:

OsxAptioFixDrv: Error - requested memory exceeds our allocated relocation block
Requested mem: B61F000 - 1CFDAFFF Pages: 119BC, Size: 119BC000
Reloc block: 43EEB000 - 5089BFFF, Pages: 199B1, Size: 199B1000
Reloc block can handle men requests: 8 - 199B0FFF
Exiting in 30 secs ...
ERROR allocating 0x119bc pages at 0x000000661f000 alloc type 2
Couldn't allocate runtime area
Boot failed: will sleep for 10 seconds before exiting...

I'm fairly sure that the BIOS is configured correctly, but there's a chance I missed something. I also read about configuring a Fake ID with the Graphics Injector for Clover, but that didn't seem to help much. I'm also using the latest CATNUC8EFI folder from Dec 14, 2019. Still no luck.

Here are some relevant specs:

• NUC8i5BEK
• BIOS v0077
• Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB - firmware version 2B2QEXM7
• 64GB RAM (2x32GB 2666 Samsung DDR4 RAM)
  • I'm wondering if this is the culprit (per #836), however it still happens with just a single 32GB stick in
• OS Version: Catalina 10.15.2
• EFI folder: Dec 14, 2019 (from this thread

I have a feeling that I skipped over something simple. Any ideas?

 

[Leesureone]

Thanks for the great guide @Leesureone. I've been reading up on it for the past few weeks and finally got my NUC8i5BEK and have been eager to try everything out. I created my boot USB and am able to boot Clover, but it gets stuck right away after booting the macOS Install from the USB.

OsxAptioFixDrv: Starting overrides for \System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
Using reloc block: yes, hibernate wake: no
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

A few times, it progressed slightly further:

OsxAptioFixDrv: Error - requested memory exceeds our allocated relocation block
Requested mem: B61F000 - 1CFDAFFF Pages: 119BC, Size: 119BC000
Reloc block: 43EEB000 - 5089BFFF, Pages: 199B1, Size: 199B1000
Reloc block can handle men requests: 8 - 199B0FFF
Exiting in 30 secs ...
ERROR allocating 0x119bc pages at 0x000000661f000 alloc type 2
Couldn't allocate runtime area
Boot failed: will sleep for 10 seconds before exiting...

I'm fairly sure that the BIOS is configured correctly, but there's a chance I missed something. I also read about configuring a Fake ID with the Graphics Injector for Clover, but that didn't seem to help much. I'm also using the latest CATNUC8EFI folder from Dec 14, 2019. Still no luck.

Here are some relevant specs:

• NUC8i5BEK
• BIOS v0077
• Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB - firmware version 2B2QEXM7
• 64GB RAM (2x32GB 2666 Samsung DDR4 RAM)
  • I'm wondering if this is the culprit (per #836), however it still happens with just a single 32GB stick in
• OS Version: Catalina 10.15.2
• EFI folder: Dec 14, 2019 (from this thread

I have a feeling that I skipped over something simple. Any ideas?

Here are the relevant bios settings and link to download updates (which probably isn't needed). You are getting a memory error, if reviewing and changing bios settings doesn't help then I only have a couple of suggestions. You can try substituting the older AptioMemoryFix.efi driver for OsxAptioFixDrv.efi (delete OsxAptioFixDrv and empty the trash) and see if that helps. If not then I think its possible your memory is the culprit, you can check if its compatible on intel's website. FYI Only one user I am aware of has been able to make 64GB work and that took modifying clover settings. 32GB is listed as the max the CPU supports so it should boot with one stick. Maybe try moving the one stick to the other bank. If you have another stick that is smaller that would be the last thing to try.

Follow this link https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28394/BIOS-Update-BECFL357-86A-?product=126147, download BE0056.bio and copy it on a USB stick.

To update BIOS, press F7 after booting when « NUC » appears on the screen.

Once updated, the boot menu and BIOS setup can be accessed by mashing the F2 key during BIOS startup.

To start, choose "Load Defaults" (choose from the menu or press F9 in the BIOS setup).

In order to boot the Clover from the USB, you should visit your BIOS settings:
- « Inter VT for directed I/VO (VT-d) » should be disabled
- « Secure Boot » should be disabled
- « Legacy Boot » should be enabled
- « Fast Boot » should be disabled
- Boot->Boot Devices-> « USB » should be enabled
- SATA mode should be AHCI

- Boot->Boot Configuration-> « Boot Network Devices Last » should be disabled
- Power->Secondary Power Settings, « Wake on LAN from S4/S5 », set to « Stay Off »

These settings are important but are already set as needed by « Load Defaults »
- Devices->Video, « IGD Minimum Memory » set to 64mb
- Devices->Video, « IGD Aperture Size » set to 256mb

 

[daavee80]

Hi,

Not sure if anyone can help me. I have a NUC8I5BEH and would like to install Mojave. I have created a usb boot drive using unibeast but I cannot even see it as an option to boot from when I press F10 on boot. I have configured the bios to the correct settings apart from Legacy boot which is greyed out and I cannot enable it. I am on bios version 77. So I'm completely stuck. Anyone?

 

[Leesureone]

Hi,

Not sure if anyone can help me. I have a NUC8I5BEH and would like to install Mojave. I have created a usb boot drive using unibeast but I cannot even see it as an option to boot from when I press F10 on boot. I have configured the bios to the correct settings apart from Legacy boot which is greyed out and I cannot enable it. I am on bios version 77. So I'm completely stuck. Anyone?

You don't tell us a lot about how you tried to set up your boot drive so no real suggestions except this one. Please try this EFI folder for your boot drive, Mount the EFI partition and delete your EFI folder (or save it somewhere) empty the trash and replace it with the attached.

 

[daavee80]

Thanks for your reply Leesureone. Please forgive my ignorance I'm not great with all this stuff. I just set-up my boot drive using the latest unibeast and then copied your EFI folder from post 894 of this thread on to it. I have tried again with your one from the post above and still nothing. Do you think Legacy boot being disabled is an issue or is that now redundant with the latest bios and/or clover?

 

[Leesureone]

Thanks for your reply Leesureone. Please forgive my ignorance I'm not great with all this stuff. I just set-up my boot drive using the latest unibeast and then copied your EFI folder from post 894 of this thread on to it. I have tried again with your one from the post above and still nothing. Do you think Legacy boot being disabled is an issue or is that now redundant with the latest bios and/or clover?

Legacy boot should not be needed. Sounds like something is wrong with the usb drive. Maybe try a different drive and start over. Make sure you set it up for UEFI booting.

 

[daavee80]

Thanks again. I have run out of time tonight to investigate further but I suspect you may be right that it’s worth trying another usb drive. I only have the old 16gb usb 2 one that I’m using but I have just looked on Amazon and they’re really cheap these days. I’ll order one now and see how I get on. Does it matter if it’s usb 2 or 3?

 

[Leesureone]

Thanks again. I have run out of time tonight to investigate further but I suspect you may be right that it’s worth trying another usb drive. I only have the old 16gb usb 2 one that I’m using but I have just looked on Amazon and they’re really cheap these days. I’ll order one now and see how I get on. Does it matter if it’s usb 2 or 3?

Either should work. Maybe get one if each. I've got some Sandisks that work great. Had some Kensington USB 2 that didn't