![]() Admittiedly I haven't yet tested all USB ports and their respective read/write speeds to confrim USB 3 is active on all ports, but the ones I have used are good. I haven't come accross anything that hasn't worked as expected. Bluetooth, Wifi, Graphics Card, Audio, Ethernet, etc. All iCloud and related services are working well. Hide folder/file: chflags hidden What Works?Įverything works. Helpful Terminal CommandsĪllow short passwords: pwpolicy -clearaccountpolicies Just a note, you will need to use iMac18,3 when setting GenSMBIOS. You can use a VPN like TunnelBears free version to help with that too. ![]() Also check out the OpenCore's post install guide on how to get a unqiue serial. So be sure to follow the last part of the video guide (28:58) where he uses GenSMBIOS to create new Platform Information. Thats because this EFI guide is public and I don't want anyone just using my EFI files and creating a serial number conflict. Platforminfo → Generic → SystemUUID, SystemProductName, and SystemSerialNumber. ![]() The SMBIOS config properties in these ist files are blank. It may make no difference in the end, but mine is off and everything's ok so far. Turning CSM off seems to be controversial. Advanced Mode → Boot → CMS (Compatibility Support Module) → Launch CMS : Disabled.Advanced Mode → USB Configuration → XHCI Hand-off : Enabled.Required Kexts: KextĪssuming the site is still live, all the latest versions of the above kexts can be found here: Bios Obviously make sure all your kexts are up to date. Clean config and should be used once everything is setup succesfully. Includes the -v verbose argument for installation and debuggingĮxcludes the -v argument. I have a two config files to choose from: Config File My config file shows no errors or warning. ![]() This resolved an issue with the graphics card which would give me a black screen.Īfter saving the ist file for the last time and before booting into BIOS ( 16:42), I'd recommend checking your config with this handy sanity checker: Only difference I made was adding npci=0x3000 to the end of the NVRAM → boot-args Use the Kaby Lake official install guide: Used solely for it's more intuitive EFI Mounter as an alternative to the above Other apps like "OpenCore Configurator" shows promise, but didn't seemed entirely necessary really.Īllows you to quickly open EFI partitions, but isn't as intuitive as "Clover Configurators" EFI Mounting feature which shows you the names of the drives. It's what's referenced in the official OpenCore guides. Generates unique SMBIOS details giving your Mac a unique serials number Sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/USB - /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app Tools ToolĬreates the initial EFI files for a great starting point This assumes you've named your USB stick "USB" Source: Install Big Sur to USB Drive Command Opening "Disk Manager" will give you to option to format and visually see the partitions on all drives. Then type in the following commands, making sure the disk number is the one you're after. Type in: diskpart to open a command line tool for managing partitions. How to Format EFI Partition in Windows 10+: Using a Windows 10 PC you can fully format all partitions in a way I've never been able to do with the Mac's DiskUtility app or Terminal commands. This is perhaps a little overkill, but I am never satisfied a USB or SSD I intend to install an OS onto is truly "clean" unless I'm able to format the drive and it's hidden EFI partition fully. Youtube Video: Mirror Video File (just in case) Formatting SSD and USB drives My guide is just an extension to this video, where I detail the things I did differently and the troubleshooting I made along the way. Follow this great video tutorial from TECHNolli.
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