Instructions to install OS X El Capitan (10.11.1) onto my Intel NUC 54250 WYKH
Disclaimer: These instructions are solely for the purpose of academic learnings. Be warned that anyone following them will be violating the OS X EULA and is maybe illegal.
See http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wykh.html
Crucial 2.5" MX100 256GB SSD (CT256MX100SSD1)
G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory (Model F3-1600C11D-16GSL)
AzureWave AW-CE123H / 802.11ac/n/b/g + Bluetooth 4.0 / Half-Size PCI-Express MiniCard
SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 64GB USB 3.0 (SDCZ43-064G-G46)
- 802.11ac at 2.4 and 5GHz
- Bluetooth (Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad)
- Audio (2.5" headphone and Cinema Display via USB - non-Thunderbolt)
- OS X iCloud
- OS X Handoff
- iMessage
- If you do know what steps are necessary to get iMessage working, please create a issue! I will update this guide.
- UniBeast v6.1.1
- MultiBeast v8.0.1
- EFI Mounter v2
- Clover Configurator v4.25.0
- Easykext Utility v2.0
- Fake PCI ID via RehabMan version 2015-1229
- Broadcom Bluetooth USB devices patch
- Wifi 5GHz support
- Disk Sensei v1.2
- UniBeast on USB
- MultiBeast on SSD
- Get Wifi 2.4GHz working
- Get Wifi 5GHz working
- Get Bluetooth 4LE working
- Enable TRIM on SSD
- Mostly following UniBeast Reference directions. But the bolds are worth noting or different.
- Download OS X El Capitan from App Store on a mac.
- Format USB flash drive, using GUID Parititon Table, OS X Journaled FS. Name the volume "USB".
- Install UniBeast onto the USB drive.
- No need for "Legacy USB Support".
- No need for "Laptop Support".
- Do NOT choose any "Intel HD 3000" graphics card options. Leave off all selections.
- The NUC has Intel HD 5000. Otherwise you may run into an infinite loop of reboot and never see the OS X installation welcome gui.
- Copy the following onto your mounted USB volume when UniBeast is finished:
- Connect USB keyboard and mouse.
- Hit F10 when NUC boot screen is shown. Choose your USB.
- You should now be able to boot into the OS X installation wizard via the USB flash drive.
- Use Disk Utility to format the SSD drive to OS X Extended Journaled. Use 1 Partition, and name it "Macintosh HD".
- Continue to set it up. Wifi won't be working until later. Skip any Wifi or iCloud set up.
- When done, drag all files (minus the "Install El Capital.app") from your USB drive mount onto the Desktop.
- Under Quick Start: Select UEFI Boot Mode.
- Under Drivers/Audio: Select ALX283 Brix Pro and NUC. This enables sound.
- Under Customize/SSDT Options: Select Sandy Bridge Core i5. (Not sure what this does, but this NUC is an i5).
- Configuration should look like this: Screenshot
Unplug USB drive and restart OS X.
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Unzip the RehabMan-FakePCIID-2015-1229 zip file by running the following in Terminal.app:
unzip -d ~/Desktop/FakePCIID ~/Desktop/RehabMan-FakePCIID-2015-1229.zip
Note: Double-clicking the zip will not unzip it properly.
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Open Easykext.app, and drag and drop every file in the unzipped
Release
folder into it. Each time you drop, you will be prompted for your password. There are 8 total kexts to be dropped into Easykext.app. -
Restart OS X. Your menu bar should show a wifi logo, and you should be able to connec to any 2.4GHz SSIDs.
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For 5GHz, unzip the 5-GHz-patch:
unzip -d ~/ ~/Desktop/wireless_bcm94352-110-v4.0.command.zip
Note: This file must reside in your user home directory and not your desktop.
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Then, run it:
cd ~/; ./wireless_bcm94352-110-v4.0c.command
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Choose
Handoff/BCM94352/US-FCC
(I am located in the US). -
Restart. You should see 5GHz SSIDs as well as "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices" checkbox preference in "System Preferences/General".
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Unzip the Broadcom Bluetooth USB devices patch zip file by the following:
unzip -d ~/Desktop/BrcmPatchRAM ~/Desktop/RehabMan-BrcmPatchRAM-2015-1101.zip
Note: Double-clicking the zip will not unzip it properly.
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Drop BrcmPatchRAM2.kext and BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext only to Easykext.app. Ignore other files.
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Restart.
- Download Disk Sensei.
- Install and open it. Go to Tools/Trim. Turn it to "on."
- Restart.