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

[Amalkatrazz]

Do you have Thunderbolt set to "Legacy" in the bios?

I rebooted to check it, and it was not in Legacy. Switching it to Legacy didn't to anything tho.\

A small update: out of curiosity, I tried to unplug the EGPU box and then plug it back in. Indeed, IORegEx showed a TB3 device removed (got a crossed red line), but when I plugged it back in, the system...froze. Didn't respond to any keyboard input, and the mouse cursor disappeared entirely. Had to reset the power.

So far no success. Works in Linux tho, as I said, and does improve the graphics-bound benchmarks.

UPD: I checked the system report, and the RX580 DOES show up under the graphics/displays section. Still no "use EGPU" icon in the system tray tho. And no, the fans are not spinning.

Another UPDATE: actually, I had both the EGPU and the NUC itself connected to the same monitor via an HDMI hub. Unplugging the NUC-connected HDMI cable somehow switched the system to EGPU (I did notice an increase in Unigine Heaven). And weirdly, fans only begin spinning when the GPU is loaded in MacOS.

I will update on how games are running.

 

[Amalkatrazz]

Ok, now GPU seems to work, but I’ve got another problem: sleep.

It seemingly wakes up, but GPU is not transmitting any signal to the display! Have to reset the system every time. And besides, looks like I don't even have to press and hold the button to reset: the computer shuts down immediately once I touch the power button. That’s annoying! Any suggestions?

 

[Leesureone]

Ok, now GPU seems to work, but I’ve got another problem: sleep.

It wakes, but GPU is not transmitting any signal to the display! Have to reset the system every time. That’s annoying! Any suggestions?

Wish I had some suggestions but you are one of two people I know who went the EGPU route. There is an SSDT floating around that enables hot plugging, first saw mention of it in the excellent thread by @CaseySJ.

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I also found mention on github but can't say it will work with our chipsets.

 

[Tank84]

Catalina 10.15.2, USBs carry 1 mic (a Yeti sth.), a DAC-amp (SMSL Q5), and a mouse (a4tech x7, but the problem is observed with any other mouse). An Apple AV adapter in the TB3 port, used only to get one more USB 3.0 for the keyboard (a Logitech Craft). I'll try to do something from the Darkwake thread, thanks for the link!

Sidetopic: I see u have SMSL Q5 DAC. I'm planning to buy one.... Does it still works in Catalina? Can Mac OSX control the DAC's volume or I can control it only from DAC? Thanks

 

[teosard]

I have successfully installed BCM94360CS2 to my NUC8I7BEH2 with this adapter and bluetooth and Wifi works great OOB. I have a fully working Airdrop and Handoff but Airplay does not work. If someone can help me with this. Also imessage not working gives me an error to contact apple. (I deleted the serial numbers from my config)

 

[Alien4042x]

Ok seems, that usb wake up working. So thank you. Now is problem with display wake up(Noise like in old tv when is not signal, then pink, black screen and more graphics glitch) but not always. Problem is that my pc trying going to hibernation. If I wake up my pc into 30 minutes it's ok , but after he going to hibernation so then blink blue LED. Problem that's random sometime I wake up pc after 1hour without problem. I did look in bios if is there something about sleep and nothing. I did test

hibernatemode 0 - this will save the sleepimage to RAM
hibernatemode 1 - this will save the sleepimage only to Disk
hibernatemode 3 - this will save the sleepimage to RAM & Disk, first the system will Sleep and later it will Hibernate.
hibernatemode 25 - this will save the sleepimage to Disk Only and remove power from RAM and some other devices.

now I testing 25 but I'm not sure if it will work.(sry for my bad english)

 

[Leesureone]

Ok seems, that usb wake up working. So thank you. Now is problem with display wake up(Noise like in old tv when is not signal, then pink, black screen and more graphics glitch) but not always. Problem is that my pc trying going to hibernation. If I wake up my pc into 30 minutes it's ok , but after he going to hibernation so then blink blue LED. Problem that's random sometime I wake up pc after 1hour without problem. I did look in bios if is there something about sleep and nothing. I did test

hibernatemode 0 - this will save the sleepimage to RAM
hibernatemode 1 - this will save the sleepimage only to Disk
hibernatemode 3 - this will save the sleepimage to RAM & Disk, first the system will Sleep and later it will Hibernate.
hibernatemode 25 - this will save the sleepimage to Disk Only and remove power from RAM and some other devices.

now I testing 25 but I'm not sure if it will work.(sry for my bad english)

@Alien4042x How did you finally get seep working?
As far as your display not waking up I can suggest a few things:
1. Try different display outputs (HDMI or USBc).
2. Try a different monitor/ your TV for example
3. Upgrade the HDMI Firmware, search Intel's NUC support website for information on how.

 

[Leesureone]

I have successfully installed BCM94360CS2 to my NUC8I7BEH2 with this adapter and bluetooth and Wifi works great OOB. I have a fully working Airdrop and Handoff but Airplay does not work. If someone can help me with this. Also imessage not working gives me an error to contact apple. (I deleted the serial numbers from my config)

Hi @teosard. Please see the guide from @Feartech for more help.

An iDiot's Guide To iMessage

Actually this is less of a guide and more of an explanation of the procedures that I use in my own builds in order to enable access to the App Store, iMessage and FaceTime. Do not be offended by the term 'iDiot', it is not intended as an insult but more my attempt at a humorous play on words...

www.tonymacx86.com

 

[Alien4042x]

@Alien4042x How did you finally get seep working?
As far as your display not waking up I can suggest a few things:
1. Try different display outputs (HDMI or USBc).
2. Try a different monitor/ your TV for example
3. Upgrade the HDMI Firmware, search Intel's NUC support website for information on how.

Ok so If I'll upgrade HDMI firmware can I do that in the Parallels?

 

[Leesureone]

Edit: No idea on using Parallels but usually hardware update functions are not going to work but you can install windows to an external usb drive.

How to Run Windows From a USB Drive

Stuck using a PC with an older operating system? Not if you know how to run Windows 10 or Windows 11 from a flash drive.

www.pcmag.com