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

[Leesureone]

Hello,
I've been able to get a NUC8I7BEH up and running with Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4

It works fine except the HEVC hardware decoder.

Anyone knows a way to enable HEVC? H264 works fine.

Thank you

Can you post your EFI folder so I can see how you are set up? Delete the serial number and UUID if you are concerned or use one of my EFI folders on page 90. HEVC is working.

 

[fcarlo70]

Can you post your EFI folder so I can see how you are set up? Delete the serial number and UUID if you are concerned or use one of my EFI folders on page 90. HEVC is working.

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Hi Leesureone,
thanks answering. Please find attached my EFI Folder.

I tried also with a MacBookPro15,2 SMBIOS but it didn't work either.

Thank you

 

[Leesureone]

Hi Leesureone,
thanks answering. Please find attached my EFI Folder.

I tried also with a MacBookPro15,2 SMBIOS but it didn't work either.

Thank you

We have almost identical EFIs except your config.plist SYMbios is set up differently. There maybe more too it than that so my recommendation is to compare my config.plist to yours setting by setting and where it differs change it to match. Page 90

 

[fcarlo70]

We have almost identical EFIs except your config.plist SYMbios is set up differently. There maybe more too it than that so my recommendation is to compare my config.plist to yours setting by setting and where it differs change it to match. Page 90

I starter from your config and changed SMBIOS trying to solve the problem.

May be something wrong in BIOS setup? I’ve updated to latest Bios from Intel.
Vga aperture size is 1024 but tried other values.
same problem with my other nuc8i3beh.

 

[Leesureone]

I starter from your config and changed SMBIOS trying to solve the problem.

May be something wrong in BIOS setup? I’ve updated to latest Bios from Intel.
Vga aperture size is 1024 but tried other values.
same problem with my other nuc8i3beh.

These are the recommended bios settings:

- Boot->Boot Configuration, disable "Network Boot"
- 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 or 128mb
- Devices->Video, "IGD Aperture Size" set to 256mb
- Boot->Secure Boot, "Secure Boot" is disabled
- Security->Security Features, "Execute Disable Bit" is enabled.

Suggested:
- Boot->Boot Priority->Legacy Boot Priority, disable "Legacy Boot" (it will reduce confusion).
Exception: NUC8 (read above NUC8 notes)

I know Macmini8,1 Symbios works so that's not the issue, and now you are calling for it twice in your config.plaist. Get rid of the SYMbios tab altogether and just use the Generic field under PlatformInfo.

I bet if its anything it is the Device ID for the iGPU. You can try changing it to either 0000A53E or 0400A53E (which are for Iris 655) and see if that makes a difference. You enter it like this in Xcode

<0000A53E>

 

[Leesureone]

I starter from your config and changed SMBIOS trying to solve the problem.

May be something wrong in BIOS setup? I’ve updated to latest Bios from Intel.
Vga aperture size is 1024 but tried other values.
same problem with my other nuc8i3beh.

 

[fcarlo70]

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Tried all possible ig-platform-id without luck
changed bios as suggested and my config now is like your but still no hevc support

 

[Feartech]

Tried all possible ig-platform-id without luck
changed bios as suggested and my config now is like your but still no hevc support

you seem to be missing USBInjectAll.kext

 

[Leesureone]

you seem to be missing USBInjectAll.kext

That was my mistake, Just added it back in and re-uploaded it to page 90. Funny it worked fine without it but I didn't actually use it that way for long.

 

[MarcoLetona]

Hi, I was just wondering if it is safe to update to MacOS 10.15.4?
Intel Nuc7I3BNH.

Thanks