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

[Aza]

Has anyone used the Razer Chroma X with the NUC8 series? I'm getting a black screen after it starts to boot so I'm not sure if there is a problem that is easy to solve. Right now I'm on the Windows partition and it seems to be working. Are there any extra kexts required for something like this that aren't included and the great EFI's that Leesurone provides?
Everything else on the computer works well (I only use Ethernet, but I can use Sidecar with a USB cable)

Edit: I guess I didn't let it run for long enough because eventually it booted, and I've tested a game and my FPS is higher but it seems by not a great deal (considering I'm running a 5600xt in the eGPU.

Boot time is crazy long and pauses for almost ever on "ioconsoleusers gioscreenlockstate 3, ....". Do I need to disable the onboard graphics somehow? USB mouse lags really badly, sort of stalling every few seconds for half a second. So currently it isn't useable. I'll keep searching but if anyone knows the solution offhand I would really appreciate some help.

 

[Leesureone]

Has anyone used the Razer Chroma X with the NUC8 series? I'm getting a black screen after it starts to boot so I'm not sure if there is a problem that is easy to solve. Right now I'm on the Windows partition and it seems to be working. Are there any extra kexts required for something like this that aren't included and the great EFI's that Leesurone provides?
Everything else on the computer works well (I only use Ethernet, but I can use Sidecar with a USB cable)

Edit: I guess I didn't let it run for long enough because eventually it booted, and I've tested a game and my FPS is higher but it seems by not a great deal (considering I'm running a 5600xt in the eGPU.

Boot time is crazy long and pauses for almost ever on "ioconsoleusers gioscreenlockstate 3, ....". Do I need to disable the onboard graphics somehow? USB mouse lags really badly, sort of stalling every few seconds for half a second. So currently it isn't useable. I'll keep searching but if anyone knows the solution offhand I would really appreciate some help.

Do you have Thunderbolt set to "Legacy"? That setting is under the security tab and may help with boot time.

 

[fcarlo70]

I have the same issue with both the NUC8 and the 7 models I have using Opencore. In the OpenCore laptop guide, which is fair to say the NUCs are more than a desktop, it says card readers generally do not work. Their suggestion is to buy a USB Card Reader being they are relatively inexpensive. I should probably remove the kext for it.
FYI, even with clover the reader can be flakey or at least that has been my experience. The trick may be if it’s PCI based or not, see below from the guide.


Built in SDCard Readers
If you have an SDCard reader that's connected through an internal USB hub, it's probably not going to work. Do yourself a favor if you need SDCard support and buy an inexpensive reader. If your SDCard reader is PCI based there is a small chance that it will work in macOS, but you're probably going to want to fake the ID so it appears as a native reader to the operating system.

It works for me. I'm using the latest version of the driver.
Memory card is Samsung 128 EVO Plus. The card has been formatted as exFat.

My problem is it won't work on windows 10

 

[fcarlo70]

Has anyone used the Razer Chroma X with the NUC8 series? I'm getting a black screen after it starts to boot so I'm not sure if there is a problem that is easy to solve. Right now I'm on the Windows partition and it seems to be working. Are there any extra kexts required for something like this that aren't included and the great EFI's that Leesurone provides?
Everything else on the computer works well (I only use Ethernet, but I can use Sidecar with a USB cable)

Edit: I guess I didn't let it run for long enough because eventually it booted, and I've tested a game and my FPS is higher but it seems by not a great deal (considering I'm running a 5600xt in the eGPU.

Boot time is crazy long and pauses for almost ever on "ioconsoleusers gioscreenlockstate 3, ....". Do I need to disable the onboard graphics somehow? USB mouse lags really badly, sort of stalling every few seconds for half a second. So currently it isn't useable. I'll keep searching but if anyone knows the solution offhand I would really appreciate some help.

Hello, same eGPU enclosure and same problem. Boot time is very slow.
As for the performances there is a thread on this forum on how to improve Radeon Navi performance: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/amd-radeon-performance-enhanced-ssdt.296555/

 

[egsamuels]

Yes, once.
Try using this:

sudo chmod -R 755 AppleIntelWiFi.kext
sudo chown -R root:wheel AppleIntelWiFi.kext
sudo kextload AppleIntelWiFi.kext

Hello,
Still getting this error after trying your suggestion. Here is a screenshot.

 

[elnenez]

Hello,
Still getting this error after trying your suggestion. Here is a screenshot.

View attachment 469017

Check that sip is disabled with:
csrutil status

If not, reboot to recovery, open a terminal, and write:
csrutil disable

 

[mitoda]

Anyone experiencing mouse lag using intelBluetoothFirmware.kext? was working fine until updated to OC 5.8

 

[jimborae]

So is anybody using an Asus BT400 bluetooth dongle? I can't get mine to work reliably and my Logitech G603 mouse seems to refuse to connect most of the time.

I've tried using the BrcmPatchRAM 3 & associated kexts but it still refuses to load the right firmware so either I'm doing something wrong or I don't know what's happening. This is with OC0.5.8 NUCB8i5BEH

Cheers

Jim

 

[jimborae]

So is anybody using an Asus BT400 bluetooth dongle? I can't get mine to work reliably and my Logitech G603 mouse seems to refuse to connect most of the time.

I've tried using the BrcmPatchRAM 3 & associated kexts but it still refuses to load the right firmware so either I'm doing something wrong or I don't know what's happening. This is with OC0.5.8 NUCB8i5BEH

Cheers

Jim

Turns out I had my Brcm kexts in the wrong order, which is important, apparently. Also for my Asus BT400 it seems work better with the specific firmware injector kexts & associated BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext.

 

[egsamuels]

Check that sip is disabled with:
csrutil status

If not, reboot to recovery, open a terminal, and write:
csrutil disable

it is. however, I've move not from it. its not critical right now.