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

[mike4tm86]

@Leesureone said:

Hello, no advice for you on the wireless aspect except to read the documentation on the kext found on GitHub. The GUI in the boot menu is an option that is added to OC. There is a driver to add as well as there are files to add in the EFI/ OC/ Resource folder and some minor modifications of the config.plist.
The text you are seeing during boot is the OS loading, you can turn that off by removing the -v boot argument in the config.plist. I highly recommend you visit the Dortania OpenCore Install guide for more details and explanations as to how.

Yes, the Dortania OC Install guide is a big help for sure. Lots of people putting a lot of hard work into it, and I thank them all, as well as everyone on this thread.

I found my error with the wifi. I forgot to modify the config.plist to include the AirportItlwm.kext element. All I did was copy the kext file into the kext directory and then forgot to update the config.plist. After I fixed the config.plist, sure enough the wifi is working at least as well as v1.0 stable was before. I can turn on the wifi now, and it can connect to my Linksys router and Netgear router, but not hidden SSIDs. I downloaded the v1.2.0 alpha AirportItlwm.kext. V1.2.0 alpha works better than v1.0.0 stable. At least, it picks up more SSIDs, but still can't connect to hidden SSIDs. Although, so called hidden SSIDs aren't really so hidden anyway, so it's not that big of a deal.

 

[newbie86]

So I think I misunderstood what you were asking, you are just trying to get a monitor working from the USBc port, right? If that's accurate Thunderbolt really has nothing to do with it, two separate things. A little insight based on the almost 4000 posts in this thread, not all cables or adapters are created or perform equally in OS X or OSXI, same for monitors.
The first thing I would see is if your setup works with another operating system, if it does then fine but then you will have to explore other adapters and or cables. Another suggestion you can get 4K display via HDMI output, I'm doing it, but the suggestion comes with the same caveats. Your monitor and or cables/ adapters may not want to cooperate.

Thank you very much, for the clarification. Indeed, I did not read the whole thread from beginning to end

Yes, you understood me right. I just want a second monitor. As the NUC8i5BEK2 only provides one HDMI port, I will have to use the USB-C port for the second monitor, and I apparently misunderstood, that I need thunderbolt support for that.

Following your suggestion and since BigSur is my only os on the NUC, i will then try booting from a linux usb and see, if the usb-c-to-displayport cable works at all. The monitor did work properly on an 2011 Apple MacMini before, where it was connected via MiniDisplayPort-to-DisplayPort cable, so that should be fine.

If nothing works, I will resort to HDMI.

Cheers

 

[newbie86]

One additional note: Seems like BigSur (11.1) has some USB-c-to-DisplayPort issues also on Apple hardware: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252174979

EDIT: I actually found the essential information in that apple discussions thread. Simply changing the DisplayPort mode in the HP monitor settings made my setup work. I now have the former HDMI monitor and the HP monitor via the USB-c-to-DisplayPort cable working

 

[grantmaier687]

One additional note: Seems like BigSur (11.1) has some USB-c-to-DisplayPort issues also on Apple hardware: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252174979

EDIT: I actually found the essential information in that apple discussions thread. Simply changing the DisplayPort mode in the HP monitor settings made my setup work. I now have the former HDMI monitor and the HP monitor via the USB-c-to-DisplayPort cable working

Glad you got it working! As Leesureone said, I did have to change Thunderbolt Security to Legacy for my USB-C to DP cable to work... Not sure why. Also, I did change FreeSync and DP versions on my monitor to achieve 4K60 with 11.0.1. Still need to update to 11.1, hopefully everything still works okay.

 

[mike4tm86]

Everything was running good on my NUC8i5BEH with Catalina and OC6.4. However, when I decided to update to Big Sur, everything went south. Luckily, I cloned a USB ssd external drive to experiment with. After I booted to the external clone, I downloaded Big Sur from App store and started the install. However, the install seemed to hang after a few hours on the Apple Logo. After just letting it sit like that for a couple of more hours, I forced a reboot. Could be I just didn't wait long enough since the documentation says it could take a while. I should have just let it go overnight. Unfortunately, after that the external clone was hosed. The cloned APFS OS partition was gone and there was an Update partition. At that point I just decided to erase the external disk and start over. The funny thing was that DiskUtility wouldn't let me erase the disk, even after I dismounted everything. The last couple lines in the install log on the update partition said MSU: successfully prepared update, successfully installed, but it wasn't installed since the APFS OS partition was gone. Anybody have any ideas what could have caused it to hang or what caused DiskUtility not to be able to erase the external drive?

 

[Baikinman]

So I have been AWOL for a long time. I got my system up and running back in January and it has been rock solid since then but I have been avoiding updating as one attempt stalled out and I thought i was toast until the system restored itself. I am on Mojave now but want to update to the latest and greatest but I worry that there are kexts etc... that I have set that are not completely compatible. Any pointers on making sure that I have the latest and greatest settings? Is there a folder from @Leesureone or someone similar that I should be copying?

 

[markfultonncl]

Wondering if this is just me.. has anyone else noticed weird page loading issues on Safari happen intermittently on Big Sur?
Sometimes if I open a new tab and enter a URL and hit return, nothing happens and the page never loads (status bar just stays on the first stage of loading).
If I try the same URL in Chrome, it loads just fine. Even sometimes opening a new Safari window and pasting the same URL in, it will load.
I'm using ethernet, not wifi.

 

[Leesureone]

Everything was running good on my NUC8i5BEH with Catalina and OC6.4. However, when I decided to update to Big Sur, everything went south. Luckily, I cloned a USB ssd external drive to experiment with. After I booted to the external clone, I downloaded Big Sur from App store and started the install. However, the install seemed to hang after a few hours on the Apple Logo. After just letting it sit like that for a couple of more hours, I forced a reboot. Could be I just didn't wait long enough since the documentation says it could take a while. I should have just let it go overnight. Unfortunately, after that the external clone was hosed. The cloned APFS OS partition was gone and there was an Update partition. At that point I just decided to erase the external disk and start over. The funny thing was that DiskUtility wouldn't let me erase the disk, even after I dismounted everything. The last couple lines in the install log on the update partition said MSU: successfully prepared update, successfully installed, but it wasn't installed since the APFS OS partition was gone. Anybody have any ideas what could have caused it to hang or what caused DiskUtility not to be able to erase the external drive?

Bet you lost USB connectivity at some point, update takes maybe 30 to 45 minutes. If you have Windows you can clear the formatting on the drive a few ways. I like to use the DISKPART command in terminal to CLEAN the drive, takes it back to zero partitions. Do a web search if interested or try another partitioning utility.

 

[Leesureone]

So I have been AWOL for a long time. I got my system up and running back in January and it has been rock solid since then but I have been avoiding updating as one attempt stalled out and I thought i was toast until the system restored itself. I am on Mojave now but want to update to the latest and greatest but I worry that there are kexts etc... that I have set that are not completely compatible. Any pointers on making sure that I have the latest and greatest settings? Is there a folder from @Leesureone or someone similar that I should be copying?

Page 90 here. I recommend using the latest version that is also Big Sur compatible

 

[Leesureone]

Wondering if this is just me.. has anyone else noticed weird page loading issues on Safari happen intermittently on Big Sur?
Sometimes if I open a new tab and enter a URL and hit return, nothing happens and the page never loads (status bar just stays on the first stage of loading).
If I try the same URL in Chrome, it loads just fine. Even sometimes opening a new Safari window and pasting the same URL in, it will load.
I'm using ethernet, not wifi.

Its never been reported here, how are your internet connection speeds? Everything else seem fine?