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

Leesureone said:
Its never been reported here, how are your internet connection speeds? Everything else seem fine?
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Yeah it's definitely related to Big Sur. No other issues on any other devices or even other browsers.

A quick Google shows other users with the same type of symptoms: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/666529

So it's probably not hackintosh specific, which was one of my first suspicions and why I wanted to check in here to see if anyone else had seen Safari not loading new tabs intermittently.
Here's hoping Apple can patch this soon.
 
Hi @Leesureone

My current Nuc8i5 hack was initially designed with Rehabman work and then updated thanks to yours using now Clover v5108. It has been rock solid since then and I thank you for that. :thumbup:

I would like to update using your updated EFI, now based on OC as I see.
A few questions before proceeding hoping you have a few minutes for me.

  • Can I use your EFI designed for Nuc8i7 on my Nuc8i5? Should I expect differences. forget it I found most answers by reading back
  • A few weeks ago, I read the last 50-ish pages of this topic, and I remember reading that I should copy/paste a file from my current setup to the new one in order to have all the usb ports working. Sorry, I lost track of where I saw that precisely. Can you please clarify that part to me? Can I use someone else USBPorts.kext having a Nuc8i5?
  • Last, should I use my current UUID and Serial number into the new config.plist? lines 1220 and 1222
  • Is there any other more personal info that I should copy and use in the config?
Your help is much appreciated
Thanks

NicoLeOca
 
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NicoLeOca said:
Hi @Leesureone

My current Nuc8i5 hack was initially designed with Rehabman work and then updated thanks to yours using now Clover v5108. It has been rock solid since then and I thank you for that. :thumbup:

I would like to update using your updated EFI, now based on OC as I see.
A few questions before proceeding hoping you have a few minutes for me.

  • Can I use your EFI designed for Nuc8i7 on my Nuc8i5? Should I expect differences. You can with no issues, both CPUs have the same graphics processor.. The one issue could be your USB ports configuration maybe different than an i7, all you would have to do is create your own version of the USBPort.kext. This kind of answers both question 1 and 2. Yes you can use another i5 users kext.
  • A few weeks ago, I read the last 50-ish pages of this topic, and I remember reading that I should copy/paste a file from my current setup to the new one in order to have all the usb ports working. Sorry, I lost track of where I saw that precisely. Can you please clarify that part to me?
  • Last, should I use my current UUID and Serial number into the new config.plist? lines 1220 and 1222 If you want to maintain your current information/ system then yes. You would want to copy those entires over using a plist editor. You can also add your MAC address which you can get by opening system preferences/Network/Ethernet/Advanced button. Copy the address into the appropriate spot in the platform info and then remove the colons.
Your help is much appreciated
Thanks

NicoLeOca
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  • Can I use your EFI designed for Nuc8i7 on my Nuc8i5? Should I expect differences. You can with no issues, both CPUs have the same graphics processor.. The one issue could be your USB ports configuration maybe different than an i7, all you would have to do is create your own version of the USBPort.kext. This kind of answers both question 1 and 2. Yes you can use another i5 users kext.
  • A few weeks ago, I read the last 50-ish pages of this topic, and I remember reading that I should copy/paste a file from my current setup to the new one in order to have all the usb ports working. Sorry, I lost track of where I saw that precisely. Can you please clarify that part to me?
  • Last, should I use my current UUID and Serial number into the new config.plist? lines 1220 and 1222 If you want to maintain your current information/ system then yes. You would want to copy those entires over using a plist editor. You can also add your MAC address which you can get by opening system preferences/Network/Ethernet/Advanced button. Copy the address into the appropriate spot in the platform info and then remove the colons.
 
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Leesureone said:
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.
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guess you were correct, because I took the SSD off the USB adapter and plugged it in internally in the NUC, and that seemed to work. Thanks for your help again. Is that something that the USB ports on the NUC do occasionally?
I also noticed after the Big Sur install that the EFI partition got replaced with some kind of Apple Update EFI. Is that normal for Apple's Installers. I used a USB thumbdrive installer to install Catalina last time and then built a fresh EFI for it and didn't remember what was there before I loaded my own EFI.
 
mike4tm86 said:
guess you were correct, because I took the SSD off the USB adapter and plugged it in internally in the NUC, and that seemed to work. Thanks for your help again. Is that something that the USB ports on the NUC do occasionally?
I also noticed after the Big Sur install that the EFI partition got replaced with some kind of Apple Update EFI. Is that normal for Apple's Installers. I used a USB thumbdrive installer to install Catalina last time and then built a fresh EFI for it and didn't remember what was there before I loaded my own EFI.
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Tough to say why that happened except I would guess it went to sleep at some point and that caused the issue. Can you post a screen shot of your EFI folder tree? That's unusual and possibly caused because something didn't finish but I'm guessing. All I have showing in any of my EFI partitions is the EFI folder and its contents/subflolders and that's true even on my MacBook.
 
Leesureone said:
  • Can I use your EFI designed for Nuc8i7 on my Nuc8i5? Should I expect differences. You can with no issues, both CPUs have the same graphics processor.. The one issue could be your USB ports configuration maybe different than an i7, all you would have to do is create your own version of the USBPort.kext. This kind of answers both question 1 and 2. Yes you can use another i5 users kext.
  • A few weeks ago, I read the last 50-ish pages of this topic, and I remember reading that I should copy/paste a file from my current setup to the new one in order to have all the usb ports working. Sorry, I lost track of where I saw that precisely. Can you please clarify that part to me?
  • Last, should I use my current UUID and Serial number into the new config.plist? lines 1220 and 1222 If you want to maintain your current information/ system then yes. You would want to copy those entires over using a plist editor. You can also add your MAC address which you can get by opening system preferences/Network/Ethernet/Advanced button. Copy the address into the appropriate spot in the platform info and then remove the colons.
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Thanks @Leesureone

Is Usbport.kext identical for every Nuc8i5?
I have 2 of them.
And maybe I can use the one of someone on this forum
 
Leesureone said:
Tough to say why that happened except I would guess it went to sleep at some point and that caused the issue. Can you post a screen shot of your EFI folder tree? That's unusual and possibly caused because something didn't finish but I'm guessing. All I have showing in any of my EFI partitions is the EFI folder and its contents/subflolders and that's true even on my MacBook.
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The original Catalina disk ended up getting the Apple/Update folder in the EFI as well. I actually cloned the Catalina NVME drive to an SSD, and that's where I installed Big Sur. I typically always perform the update/install on a clone drive so I don't currupt the main drive I use if the install goes bad. The ssd drive that I installed BigSur had no EFI on it. After the install, the Big Sur ssd had an EFI folder with only an Apple/Update folder tree. The main nvme drive I still have Catalina on, still had its original EFI folder, but with the Apple/Update folder added to it.
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mike4tm86 said:
The original Catalina disk ended up getting the Apple/Update folder in the EFI as well. I actually cloned the Catalina NVME drive to an SSD, and that's where I installed Big Sur. I typically always perform the update/install on a clone drive so I don't currupt the main drive I use if the install goes bad. The ssd drive that I installed BigSur had no EFI on it. After the install, the Big Sur ssd had an EFI folder with only an Apple/Update folder tree. The main nvme drive I still have Catalina on, still had its original EFI folder, but with the Apple/Update folder added to it.
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Interesting, that’s unusual at least in my experience.
 
Leesureone said:
Probably and I think there is a version for the i5 posted but its also easy to create your own using Hackintool. https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/the-new-beginners-guide-to-usb-port-configuration.286553/
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I found another user proposing a full project with OC on Nuc8 and he recommends his EFI for any Nuc8i* no matter what processor you have. chances are the USBports.kext is similar to yours. I will try then. you both mapped the usb C port which I can't map myself as I have no usb C key.

In your EFI, you have both usbinjectall.kext and usbports.kext. I saw here and there that once you have your usbports.kext, keeping both in the EFI could create conflict. Why do you keep them both?

Thanks
 
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