Intel NUC9 Black Apple and Sonoma Installation Tutorial

14/07/2023 /

Original link: https://blog.daliansky.net/Intel-NUC9-Hackintosh-and-macOS-Sonoma-Installation-Tutorial.html

Intel NUC9 Black Apple and Sonoma Installation Tutorial

Unknowingly, Xiaobing has been in contact with Black Apple for nearly ten years, thanks to the fans of Black Fruit; 2023 may be a year of alternating黑and白, Black Apple has slowly entered the twilight, and Apple has gradually Stop full support for Intel architecture, macOS may only support arm platform for a period of time in the future.

Preparations before installation

It is already 2023, and the new Sonoma is about to be released. Both the hardware and macOS system itself have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Hardware preparation:

Before using macOS , you need to understand the limitations of the hardware, that is, which hardware is supported and which is not.

At present, all hardware of Intel NUC9 is compatible with macOS

Computer Configuration

Specification details
Computer Model Intel NUC9
operating system macOS Sonoma / Ventura / Monterey
processor Intel i5-9300/i9-9980HK
Memory 64GB DDR4 2666-3200MHz
HDD 1/2/3 Supports up to three m.2 NVMe
graphics card Intel UHD 630
display port Thunderbolt 3 x2 + HDMI 2.0a x1(4K@60Hz)
sound card USB Audio Device
Wireless network card m.2 NGFF slot, the factory default is Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
wired network card Intel® Ethernet Connection i219-LM / i210-AT
card reader SDXC

SSD

In most cases, all SATA-based drives are supported, as are most NVMe drives. There are only a few exceptions:

  • Samsung PM981(a) / PM991 and Micron 2200S NVMe SSD
    • These SSDs are not compatible (causing kernel panics ), so NVMeFix.kext is required to fix these kernel panics . Note that even with NVMeFix.kext , these drives may still cause boot issues.
    • On a related note, the Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD had the same problem, but it was fixed in a firmware update. Firmware updates are available here (via Samsung Magician or Windows as a bootable ISO).
    • Note also that macOS does not support laptops using Intel Optane Memory or Micron 3D XPoint for HDD acceleration. Some users have reported success with Catalina, even with read and write support, but we strongly recommend that you remove the drive to prevent any potential boot issues.

Wireless network card

Supported m.2 NGFF wireless network cards:

  • Broadcom:

    Due to the limited space, the models that can be used include: BCM94360Z3 / DW1820A / DW1560 / BCM94352Z / BCM94360Z4 . Due to the space of the network card, it does not support ginkgo disassembly card, etc.;

    Since the support for Broadcom wireless network card is temporarily removed from Sonoma , please use Intel wireless network card or wired network card for the time being.

  • Intel:

    Thanks to the @zxystd team for developing OpenIntelWireless

software preparation

operating system:

An operating system that can make and install U disks, including but not limited to macOS / Windows / Linux , etc.

for example:

  • Apple computer running macOS ;
  • A computer running Windows or PE ;
  • A Linux system running in Live CD mode, etc.;

Software or tools used:

md5 checker:
  • Windows:
  • macOS or Linux comes with:
    • md5 for macOS
    • md5sum for linux
disk partition tool
U disk creation tool

Create a USB installation disk

Download and install mirror
Check md5 value

  • Windows environment:

    Use the WinMD5 downloaded just now to check whether the md5 value is correct. If the md5 value is not the same , you must re-download and install the mirror image. Don’t take chances

  • macOS environment:

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     # md5 macOS\ Sonoma\ 14.0
Write the installation image to USB (make the installation image)

  • Mirror production:

    • Download balenaEtcher , select the installation image, select the U disk to be created, and click Flash . Windows 10 needs to run with administrator privileges

Find EFI that’s right for you

Replace EFI in the USB installation disk

If the EFI that comes with the USB installation disk cannot complete the installation or is not perfect after installation, then you need to perform the operation of replacing EFI

  • Operation process: (omitted)

Install Sonoma

BIOS settings

Take Intel NUC9 as an example

  • Turn on the power, the LOGO appears on the boot

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  • Enter BIOS

    • Press F2 key on the keyboard to enter BIOS

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Disable Secure Boot

  • Go to Boot – Secure Boot menu

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    • Change the status of Secire Boot from Enabled to Disabled

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Press F10 to save and exit BIOS . The boot option is only used by mscOS . This option is not necessary to adjust the option.

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Install macOS Sonoma

Power on, press F10 to select the U disk to boot, move the cursor to EFI USB Device and select OpenCore partition to start:

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Enter OpenCore main boot interface, select Install macOS Sonoma , and press Enter directly to enter the OpenCore boot. During this period, the boot log will be displayed, which is the common -v (啰嗦模式). If you are unfortunately stuck, please take a photo and send it to QQ群. Help, you can also move: Common problems and solutions in the installation of macOS BigSur 11.0 ; if you don’t know how to operate OpenCore , please make up the lesson in advance: Elaborate OpenCore

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Many machine friends will overturn in this place. If there is a problem, please enter the group feedback, please provide the rollover photo and the machine configuration diagram. Asking questions without providing any information is hooliganism

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This process takes 1-2 minutes, wait patiently and enter the installation program

When the installation interface appears, select磁盘工具and click继续

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Enter磁盘工具, click as shown in the figure below, and select显示所有设备

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The operations done in磁盘工具involve your data security, please carefully confirm before proceeding, otherwise this site will not be responsible for any consequences arising therefrom.

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The figure shows installing macOS Sonoma in the disk partition where Hackintosher has been installed. In this example,容器disk1 is the name of the container to be installed. You can also click Hackintosher 宗卷in the row below容器disk1 , and then click抹掉in the upper right corner; The device selects the corresponding disk

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Click抹掉, and enter in the pop-up window: Name: Sonoma ; Format: APFS ;

Assuming your disk is empty or the data has been backed up, don’t blame me for not reminding you!!!

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Click抹除, then wait for the operation to end, click完成, select退出磁盘工具through the menu or press the red button in the upper left corner of the window to exit Disk Utility

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Return to the installation interface, choose安装macOS Sonoma , and click继续

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Click同意to continue

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Read the terms of the license agreement and click同意

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Select the disk volume label Sonoma to be installed and click继续

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It will pre-copy the installation files on the USB installation disk to the system partition to be installed. This process usually lasts for 1-2 minutes. In the remaining 12 minutes, the system will automatically restart and enter the second stage of installation.

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Continue the installation after restarting. During the installation, it will usually restart automatically 3-4 times

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The time to install Sonoma is usually twice that of Catalina , which also depends on the read and write speed of the SSD, please be patient; after the installation is complete, you will enter设置向导

Select国家和地区:中国大陆, click继续button

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Set the keyboard, use the default values, click继续button

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Enter the auxiliary function setting, the default is not set, choose to continue以后

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Enter the network connection settings, click其它网络选项

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Special reminder: Do not connect to the Internet when the black apple runs the wizard, and do not log in to Apple ID . You can log in to Aple ID after entering the desktop

A prompt message pops up:我的电脑不接入互联网, click the继续button

辅助功能appears, click以后

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数据与隐私appears, click the继续button after reading

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迁移助理appears, if you do a clean install without using Time Machine to restore data, click Continue以后

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使用您的Apple ID登录, please choose稍后设置

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In the pop-up window, choose跳过

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条款与条件appear, please read them and click同意to continue

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Click同意again on the pop-up prompt to continue

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A window for creating a user account appears, enter the user name and password, and click the继续button

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启用定位服务window appears, click继续button

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Click不使用again on the pop-up prompt to continue

The analysis window appears, uncheck与Apple共享Mac分析and click the继续button

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A screen usage time window appears, click稍后设置to continue

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The Siri setting interface appears, click继续button

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Select Siri language and click the继续button

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Enter the选择Siri声音interface, select声音1 , and click继续button

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Enter Siri improvement and dictation interface,以后selection, click the继续button

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A pop-up interface allows you to choose the appearance

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You can choose a light theme or a dark theme according to your personal preference, click the继续button

The setup wizard is completed, and enter different interfaces according to the selected theme

After the desktop appears,键盘设置助理may pop up, just click退出button, and the entire installation wizard is completed.

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System settings after installation

After the system is installed, you can have a cup of coffee and be excited for a while, there will be more difficult tasks waiting for you

First open the terminal and enter the command:

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 sudo spctl --master-disable # Enable macOS installer app from any source

Enter the user password Note: the password will not be displayed on the screen

The purpose is to allow the installation of third-party downloaded macOS applications

Continue to enter the command:

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 sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist*

The purpose is to clear the network devices and reorder them as: en0 / en1 / en2 so that you can log in to app store smoothly

Continue to enter the command:

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 sudo pmset -b hibernatemode 0# memory power supply, memory image is not written to the hard disk
 sudo pmset -b acwake 0# Disable wakeup by devices under the same iCloud

The purpose is to optimize power management and solve the problem of not being able to wake up from hibernation

Continue to enter the command:

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 sudo reboot

restart the system

Xiaobing made the above command a one-click execution script. If the network connection is smooth, you can execute it directly:

Open the terminal and enter the command:

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 $ sh -c " $(curl -fsSL https://ghproxy.com/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daliansky/morefine-S500-Hackintosh/main/Tools/morefine-s500.sh) "

Results of the:

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 The Hackintosh one-click optimization script is being executed, which includes:
 Enable macOS install apps from any source/fix sleep wakeup/fix can't log into App Store;
 Please enter the password of the current user and press Enter
 Password:
 The Hackintosh one-click optimization script is executed, please restart the machine!

Copy the EFI in the U disk to the hard disk

Tools

The purpose is to use macOS without U disk booting, so it is the action that needs to be performed first

The easiest way: use the tool Hackintool , the Hackintool tool download is shown in the figure:

  1. Open the Hackintool tool and click the磁盘icon
    Hackintool_Disk

  2. Click the mount icon and enter the user password
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  3. Click to mount the EFI partition of the solid state drive and the installation U disk respectively, and open the folder
    Hackintool_Disk

  4. Copy the EFI directory in the EFI partition of the U disk to the EFI partition of the SSD
    EFI Copy

Command line

View disk partition table
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 diskutil list

/dev/disk0(internal, physical):

#: TYPE name SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme 2.0TB disk0
1: EFI B550 200MB disk0s1
2: Apple_APFS Container disk1 2.0TB disk0s2

/dev/disk3(external, physical):

#: TYPE name SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme 15.5GB Disk3
1: EFI EFI 200MB disk3s1
2: Apple_HFS Install macOS Ventura 14.1 GB Disk3s2
3: Microsoft Basic Data CLOVER 299.9MB Disk3s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data PE 798.0MB Disk3s4
Mount the SSD EFI partition
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 sudo diskutil mount disk0s1
Mount the U disk EFI partition
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 sudo diskutil mount disk3s1

Open Finder and notice that there is a .

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 open.

The left side will show that two EFI partitions are mounted, just copy all the EFI directories of the U disk to the EFI partition of the disk.

EFI Copy

How to update EFI

The new EFI will also fix the problems when updating OpenCore version, and will continue to provide support for future macOS versions

Update EFI

Use the tool Hackintool , the Hackintool tool download is shown in the figure:

  1. Download minisforum HX90G EFI
  2. Open the Hackintool tool and click the磁盘icon

Hackintool_Disk

  1. Remove the old EFI directory

    Delete EFI

  2. Copy the downloaded EFI directory to the EFI partition of the SSD

    EFI Copy

How to keep sleep and wake up right

Please plug USB keyboard/mouse receiver into the two黑色USB 2.0 ports on the back of the machine

screenshot

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Other Information

morefine black apple exchange group: 275356796

Intel NUC9 purchase link: Heiguo Xiaobing’s tribal pavilion

Intel NUC9 WIKI: Click to go

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