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

[paniniham]

Just a carryover from 6.2, I don't use the intel wifi kext. Easy enough to change.
EDIT: I had already changed it in my config.plist after @Drfrag posted that it should work set back to "Default". I Updated the four main kexts, changed my USBPort configuration and re-uploaded the NUC8i76.3OC Big Sur Ready EFI folder for anyone who is interested.

I changed to your new USBPorts.kext, updated all kexts using hackintool. I will wait for my chances to check out the new sleep stability.
I don't exactly get what you mean, so what exactly should we put in secure boot model (default or disabled)?, cause both the config from what you sent me before and supposedly your updated ver on page 90 had it disabled.
Thanks.

 

[Leesureone]

I changed to your new USBPorts.kext, updated all kexts using hackintool. I will wait for my chances to check out the new sleep stability.
I don't exactly get what you mean, so what exactly should we put in secure boot model (default or disabled)?, cause both the config from what you sent me before and supposedly your updated ver on page 90 had it disabled.
Thanks.

It doesn’t really matter unless you want the wireless kext to work. Otherwise Default is the standard setting, Disabled doesn’t change much but allowed earlier versions of Big Sur to load.

 

[kernelpanicd]

"NUC8i7OC6.3 Big Sur Release 1 Ready" worked great for me. One issue I'm having is I use the internal USB port for an Apple WiFi/BT card and the BT part of that isn't working since it relies on the internal USB. How do I go about re-enabling the internal USB port?
Thanks!

 

[Leesureone]

Follow this guide to identify all the USB ports you need and then create your own USBPorts.kext that includes one or both internal headers.

The New Beginner's Guide to USB Port Configuration

Important Update: June 2023 From Big Sur 11.3 on the built-in OpenCore XhciPortLimit quirk no-longer worked as described. This became a known "bug", though in reality it was Apple changing their internal code, making a simple "peek and poke" to keep it operating, a difficult task. However, with...

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[danilovitch]

I just finished modifying the config to mine. I have been really wanna try out the new wifi support recently but the instruction is a bit confusing:
1. Besides adding kext to kernel section, is there something else I have to do?
2. I heard securebootmodel, forcesecurebootscheme, applesecureboot all has to related to this? I left everything to your default settings, If I wanna try out the wifi, do I need to mess with these three parameters?
3. I have been using your USBports.kext since day 1. I also disabled Xhciportlimit cause I am not using USBInjectAll. Do you mind taking a look at this?

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I use sleep a lot, most of the time it works. However, sometimes the screen would just go black but the computer would stay on (with little power usage but awake none the less). Is it because of my USBPorts.kext that I copied from yours?

Hi, I too struggled with wifi and bluetooth for a while. From the post you refer to, download Airportitlwm.kext and Intel Bluetoothinjector.kext. Place them in EFI folder/Kexts. Open OpenCore Configurator and see under Kernel that they are activated. Save and close that app. Open your config.plist in ProperTree app (Excellent free tool) and under Kernel add two more posts so it looks like in my pics. Now they should be activated. This works on my NUC8i3 and very well to. However I am not a computer pro so no guarantee it will work on yours, but after reading about this it seems to be the way to go.

 

[Fobos531]

Does anyone have a Kaby Lake (nuc7i3bnh) EFI to share? Thanks.

 

[Leesureone]

Does anyone have a Kaby Lake (nuc7i3bnh) EFI to share? Thanks.

See this post. Thanks to @eXTriC

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

Thank you leesureone. I have been following your posts in this thread and they have been very helpul. I will follow your advice and try to reach out to the builder of my EFI. But in case you have the time, I am now attaching the EFI here. I can't test anything because I don't have that model...

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[mmdr]

has anyone upgraded to Big Sur with Clover (updated) from the page 90 post EFI folder for clover?
NUC8i7BEH
thank you,
-Dan

 

[Leesureone]

has anyone upgraded to Big Sur with Clover (updated) from the page 90 post EFI folder for clover?
NUC8i7BEH
thank you,
-Dan

It won't work...I haven't updated that folder to account for the needed changes. I suggest if you want to use Big Sur to change to the
Opencore Bootloader

 

[markfultonncl]

Just upgraded my NUC8i7BEH from Catalina to Big Sur using the OC 0.6.3 EFI and SecureBootModel set to Default, downloaded via Software Update. All smooth, just minor caveats:

- Installation cannot be left unattended. After the first reboot you need to manually select macOS Installer from the OC menu as OC does not autoboot this

- The Intel wifi kext (if used) needs replacing with the Big Sur compatible kext

In my history of hackintoshing this was by far the smoothest/easiest major upgrade. OpenCore really is astonishing. Big thanks also to @Leesureone for the base EFI!