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Does anyone have instructions for building or modifying an existing Unibeast boot stick to recognize NVME before install?
I have a machine build that I created by first installing the OS onto an SSD and then cloning it to NVME. After the cloning was finished, I installed the Piker Alpha patch (all 17 parts) and the machine booted from the NVME as it should. The SSD it was cloned from was then removed.
Since then there has been an OSX update that killed the ALC and Lilu kexts on that machine, requiring me to update them. Unfortunately, there is no longer a (sata) SSD in that machine (just the NVME) and my boot stick won't recognize that volume, so I'm not able to boot it to update the kexts, and don't have a separate SSD to install next to it for the purpose of updating 2 kexts. I also can't take the drive out and plug it into my toaster to transfer the files that way because it's an NVME and my toaster is SATA, and none of my other machines can read NVME.
I can't get it to start from the boot stick either which leads me to the following idea:
If I can modify my USB boot stick so that it recognizes NVME drives, I can put the updated kexts into a folder on it, boot into terminal and copy the updated files over, then reboot. Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I can't get the installer to recognize the NVME (including in Disk Utility). I've tried opening the EFI partition on the USB stick and adding the Piker Alpha patches to the config.plist, but that doesn't seem to be working. The progress bar goes about 85% across very slowly and then just sits there (I left it overnight just to be sure).
So if someone can share way to modify my Sierra Boot stick so that it recognizes NVME, I would very much appreciate it!
I could probaby just wipe the whole thing and start over, but there are some apps and config customizations on there, as well as some data that I'd rather not have to sacrifice. Plus, I think this would be a handy solution overall for everyone if there was a way it could be done.
Thanks in advance!!
I have a machine build that I created by first installing the OS onto an SSD and then cloning it to NVME. After the cloning was finished, I installed the Piker Alpha patch (all 17 parts) and the machine booted from the NVME as it should. The SSD it was cloned from was then removed.
Since then there has been an OSX update that killed the ALC and Lilu kexts on that machine, requiring me to update them. Unfortunately, there is no longer a (sata) SSD in that machine (just the NVME) and my boot stick won't recognize that volume, so I'm not able to boot it to update the kexts, and don't have a separate SSD to install next to it for the purpose of updating 2 kexts. I also can't take the drive out and plug it into my toaster to transfer the files that way because it's an NVME and my toaster is SATA, and none of my other machines can read NVME.
I can't get it to start from the boot stick either which leads me to the following idea:
If I can modify my USB boot stick so that it recognizes NVME drives, I can put the updated kexts into a folder on it, boot into terminal and copy the updated files over, then reboot. Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I can't get the installer to recognize the NVME (including in Disk Utility). I've tried opening the EFI partition on the USB stick and adding the Piker Alpha patches to the config.plist, but that doesn't seem to be working. The progress bar goes about 85% across very slowly and then just sits there (I left it overnight just to be sure).
So if someone can share way to modify my Sierra Boot stick so that it recognizes NVME, I would very much appreciate it!
I could probaby just wipe the whole thing and start over, but there are some apps and config customizations on there, as well as some data that I'd rather not have to sacrifice. Plus, I think this would be a handy solution overall for everyone if there was a way it could be done.
Thanks in advance!!
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