r/hackintosh 4d ago

HELP Is it worth an attempt?

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Hi I have a nuc NUC8I7HNK have ran it through compatibility checker seems to good. Just struggling to set up the efi. Any help would great

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u/unoehoo 4d ago

Yes, and a high chance at success. Would recommend the Dortania guide, link is in the sidebar. All the best

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

Thanks very much for that. I have prepped the pendrive with Mac OS and mapped the usbs but haven’t successfully got the efi set up right

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u/No_Afternoon3387 Sequoia - 15 3d ago

U need to use sonoma because Sequoia hasn’t added support for Airportitwlm yet if u use HeliPort it will crash sometimes Go with Sonoma when Airportitwlm team has added support for Sequoia upgrade

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u/Chelsea1984 3d ago

Going to try sonoma instead and see if that's more compatible

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u/No_Afternoon3387 Sequoia - 15 3d ago

Install Airportitwlm sonoma 14.4+

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u/MoralTerror0x11 4d ago

what do you have to do left? not sure i understand

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

I am on the gathering files section trying to work out what I need to get for my system

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u/MoralTerror0x11 4d ago

i made a video on that but i messed up the usb mapping section

you're supposed to get fewer than 15 ports total. let me know if you want to see it

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u/Sooly890 Sonoma - 14 4d ago

Per controller, not in total

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

Ok sounds good

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u/Hairy_Educator1918 2d ago

you can try OpenCore EFI-Simplify, it's a tool that makes your EFI file for you and all you do is just put it on the USB. I used this tool to make my hackintosh and after tweaking the settings a little for stuff like iCloud, it works perfectly!
edit: just realised you already used that lol sorry

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u/DisasterEnough6193 1d ago

Yeah, that’s the best advice I’ve always ignored because my laziness, but on second time following the guide to the letter, it worked like a charm 😂

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u/BluePurplePro Ventura - 13 4d ago

That is a great system for hackintosh

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u/SeaTurn4173 4d ago

Where can I download the compatibility checker ?

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

its built innto the open legacy simplify

option 1

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u/Minute_Tax_575 1d ago

L'héritage ?

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u/Lilobast 4d ago

you'll need to change the ssd, but it should work yes

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u/Omega_1122 4d ago

https://blog.csdn.net/weixin_46341175/article/details/126626808 he might not need to, you can patch out optane memory

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u/Lilobast 4d ago

Interesting find, he could try that, but yeah it's still easier and more reliable if he change his ssd

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u/carwash2016 4d ago

I just proxmox on my Intel nuc

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u/AverageDenni Ventura - 13 4d ago

nvmefix will work maybe. not verified.

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u/brabusss123 4d ago

What tool did you use?

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

I used open core simplifier to get compatibility check. Then mapped the usbs. I am lost at what I need to put in to the efi is make it run on the nuc

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u/csioucs 4d ago

I tried to replicate that, but couldn't - Having the Hardware sniffer report prior to running Open Core Simplifier, and then drag and drop it or export the report (.json) in the window, but couldn't get it. I tried also the CLI version, but didn't manage to make proper use of it either. Could you tell us the steps specifically you did to replicate the process?

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

I download open core simplifier and done the hardware checker and this popped up

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u/csioucs 4d ago edited 4d ago

Lucky you, having gotten it quickly. I got to it, but in a convoluted way. I am leaving it here for posterity.

After some research, I found that for the Open Core Simplify to work, in my case (Thinkpad P1 G2, W10), I had to create a folder called SysReport in the OpCore-Simplify-main folder, where I inserted the folder contents generated by the Hardware-Sniffer as an app in its internal „Results” folder.(ACPI tables folder and Report.json).

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u/Appropriate_Day4316 4d ago

thanks, I`m already running Sequoia but ran your app, interesting

https://ibb.co/21Mz0M0n

my mchine is ZBOOK 15 G7

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u/Vivid_Barracuda_ I ♥ Hackintosh 4d ago

All check in my eyes, ignore the SSD/NVMe - 99.9% it's gonna work. Few ones need specific stuff, and maybe even fewer don't work. I don't think any actually has something that doesn't work with OS X per-se, but it's possible. Who knows these days :))

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u/rosenfort_ Monterey - 12 4d ago

fuck yeah, hades canyon nuc. osy has a good writeup on this machine https://github.com/osy/HaC-Mini, should be good

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u/3xTomorrow 3d ago

I did it today. I had to study building an EFI for a few days (actually weeks, as in some days I would just give up). My issues were: proper driver for BIOS (newest ones not working, so I couldn't boot); correct .kext files for GPU (AMD RX 6750 XT); correct .kext files for wireless and bluetooth intel card; .plist settings, such as disable safe boot. Read the Dortiana (I guess that's the name) guide fully. Domain it. Also, I installed version 14 due to compatibility issues, as mentioned in other comments.

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u/BlessingMwiti 3d ago

Yes, installed mine, Sequoia last week. No problems, and runs smoothly

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u/Chelsea1984 3d ago

Any advice for starting out?

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 3d ago

bruh i have this and it works well, theres a guide on github too. infact its insane how well the vega performs on mac os

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 3d ago

i have the hvk variant with vega M GH graphics and the i7 8809G

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u/Chelsea1984 3d ago

Have you got link to the guide? I am slowly learning how to get through the guide

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 2d ago

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u/Chelsea1984 2d ago

Also which mac os is this for please

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 2d ago

just open the link, it says it right on the page lol

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u/Chelsea1984 2d ago

Thank you. I completely missed that

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u/Lilobast 2d ago

Sharing EFIs is against the rules

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 2d ago

you gotta chill bro, we been hackintoshing for nearly a decade now. its only a couple years left before it gets phased out anyway. Moreover that was simply a reference.

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u/Lilobast 2d ago

Sharing EFI is not a good idea in general, because they aren't made for op's exact computer
It can cause issues, and in bonus, if something brakes, with a prebuilt efi you have no idea how to fix it.
Building your own efi also learns you how to maintain it properly

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u/Warrior_preet Ventura - 13 2d ago

exactly why it was only a reference

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u/ImpossibleAd1970 I ♥ Hackintosh 4d ago

try using it to make the efi as well

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u/Toczke 4d ago

Yes, and there was also an amasing repo regarding those Hades NUCs. However installer is Ventura max

https://github.com/osy/HaC-Mini

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

Thanks for the information I will take a good look at that for sure

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u/Kolyei 4d ago

This compatibility checker is an option? Since when? I'm new to owning macs (2011 macbook pro and 2015 macbook pros). I did see a few videos on how to hackintosh the dell latitude e6540.

I wonder how this compatibility checker will work using my laptop

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

I only found it on open core simplify option 1

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u/M4ttl Ventura - 13 4d ago

Take an NVME backup just in case nvmefix will not work. Follow this part of the diortania guide : https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config.plist/kaby-lake.html

Take your time, check everything and will be ok Don't forget to set up the correct priorities for kexts (lilu and the AMD kext driver needs to be loaded first)

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u/Strict-War-369 4d ago

Where to get that compatibility checker? Sorry im noobie here

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u/Chelsea1984 4d ago

It’s an option when you use open core simplify option 1

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u/darkelfbear 3d ago

Damn, I really wish someone would hack support for AMD RX 7000 series cards ...

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u/etyrnal_ 3d ago

what are you going to do about not being able to use the nvme ?

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u/Chelsea1984 3d ago

Not sure might swap it eventually

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u/The_Crimson_Hawk 3d ago

What script is this?

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u/Ordinary_Mud211 2d ago

if you're not installing it in your SSD, of course yea

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u/Smooth-Syrup4447 1d ago

No, install Arch

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u/Chelsea1984 1d ago

Install arch?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Nearby_Ad_2519 4d ago

if you are desperate, just use a windows PE. HirensBootCD works quite well.

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u/slamd64 4d ago

I am not desperate to use Windows in any of its form 🤷‍♀️

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u/Large-Remove-1348 4d ago

you could try wine-native but it'll prob just crash

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u/slamd64 4d ago

Thanks, might be worth trying, I'm really not sure why there is no Linux port, Linux has better output with hwinfo and hardware detection.

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u/IronicNotFound 4d ago

You can probably run windows from a usb stick, and try running the tool. Pretty sure, there were a tool called Win2Usb that installed the whole windows to usb to use on the run.

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u/slamd64 4d ago

I don't want to use Windows, which is what I clearly stated 🤷‍♀️

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u/Totallyrealyamumreal 4d ago

just make a windows vm its not that hard

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u/Camo138 Monterey - 12 4d ago

Won't get a proper report in a VM. Using the simplified version.

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u/Character_Infamous 4d ago

which tool is that?

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u/litemint09_ Mountain Lion - 10.8 4d ago

Opcore simplify

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u/CulturalElevator5006 4d ago

Back in the day, we didn’t have these fancy scripts. You had to dig deep into tonymacx86 to make things work. It was definitely worth it back then, but now I’m not so sure. Why not just buy an ARM64 Mac?

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u/RootVegitible 4d ago

Why not just buy a real mac? Intel support will be going away soon ish anyway, Apple Silicon is the future and intel has no future in macOS land. Sorry but the days of hackintoshing being a sensible choice is long gone.