MP 1,1-5,1 Innie: A fix for PCI drives seen as external

[macrumorsnumpty]

Strange, so it works on your side on Big Sur without any additional software? May I ask what device / adapter you are using? Maybe this is also connected to the PCI card itself.

I know, I was not expecting it to work. I have a highpoint 1701 and Evo 970 Plus 1TB.
No extra software other than OC 0.6.3. The only thing I changed with the OC config and kexts was adding innie to Lilu via the plugins method.

 

[frankiee]

Ah, so you run OC "underneath", with Lilu and Innie? So yeah, I would count that as "additional software"

Well, I guess thats something that might not work with a 7,1 ...

 

[johnwillsey]

If there is interest in the community for the kext, I will make it available. However, to support other drives, particularly NVMe ones, I would need the names of PCI drives reported in System Information:

View attachment 780555

Hi @cdf Assuming these are not in there already....

PNY CS900 250GB SSD
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
PNY CS900 120GB SSD

Running on dosdude1 patched Catalina (no opencore) on a 3,1 I'm bringing back to life.
I tried it with my 250 and no luck, so I'm assuming it's not in the list, but wanted to verify/request with this post.

Awesome and thanks for this!

 

[cdf]

Innie has been updated to version 1.3.0. This update brings an important change: Innie no longer requires Lilu. Version 1.3.0 has been tested on Catalina and Big Sur and should improve functionality on a wide variety of machines, including the 3,1 and 7,1 Mac Pro.

GitHub - cdf/Innie: Make PCIe drives appear internal

Make PCIe drives appear internal. Contribute to cdf/Innie development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[cdf]

I tried it with my 250 and no luck, so I'm assuming it's not in the list, but wanted to verify/request with this post.

Actually, all drives should be detected. You may want to try with the latest version, which improves functionality with the 3,1.

 

[Dayo]

Version 1.3.0 has been tested on Catalina and Big Sur

Is Catalina therefore to be considered the minimum Mac OS version or is it likely to work with earlier versions despite the absence of testing. If so, what would you think this would be?

 

[cdf]

Is Catalina therefore to be considered the minimum Mac OS version or is it likely to work with earlier versions despite the absence of testing. If so, what would you think this would be?

The new version most likely works with earlier versions as well. The concern was mainly Big Sur and its restrictions with kexts.

 

[FertisB]

@cdf

Innie (v 1.2.1) dosen't work, after update to Big Sur 11.0.1 (20B29).

On Catalina works fine.

After updating Innie to v1.3, all starts work fine. Big thanks! ?

 

[alphascorp]

Hi @cdf

Thanks for the new version 1.3.0

I encounter a strange thing on cMP5.1 after installing "Innie.kext" in /Library/Extensions/ with these operations and command lines:

Spoiler

1 - I created a folder named "mount" in my "Home" folder then I mounted the snapshot (in order to make modifications) with:

sudo mount -o nobrowse -t apfs /dev/disk1s5 ~/mount

2 - I copied "Innie.kext" in /Library/Extensions/ then ran:

sudo chmod -R 755 /Library/Extensions/Innie.kext
sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/Extensions/Innie.kext
sudo touch /Library/Extensions
sudo kextcache -u /
sudo kextcache -i /

3 - I allowed the kext addition from System Preference -> Security and Privacy

4 - Then I blessed the snapshot:

sudo bless --folder ~/mount/System/Library/CoreServices --bootefi --create-snapshot

5 - Finally restarted cMP5,1

I think mounting the snapshot shouldn't be necessary but I had another change to make in /S/L/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle

Now my NVMe SSD (Big Sur 11.1 20C69) is seen internal in Disk Utility but it still appears on the desktop despite this option being disabled in the Finder preferences.

I ran maintenance with Onyx and also deleted "com.apple.finder.plist" in ~/Library/Preferences/ in order to reset Finder preferences but the system disk still appears on the desktop as shown in the screenshot below.

And disappears from the desktop when I turn off the external drive option in Finder preferences.

It seems the NVMe always seen extern by the Finder. How is that possible?

Have you any idea about this?

 

[cdf]

It seems the NVMe always seen extern by the Finder. How is that possible?

Have you any idea about this?

I'm really not sure. Did you also allow the kext in System Preferences > Security & Privacy? How did you install Big Sur?

 

[alphascorp]

I'm really not sure. Did you also allow the kext in System Preferences > Security & Privacy? How did you install Big Sur?

Thanks for reply

Yes I Allowed the kext in System Preferences --> Security & Privacy.

I made a clean install of Big Sur 20B29 on 15th November (and migrated my data from Mojave) then updated to 20B50 on November 20th and finally updated to 20C69 on December 14th

Innie.kext seems loaded by the system

 

[dono42]

Updated to 1.3.0 drives seen as internal Mojave 2020-007. Thanks!

 

[darthgeekonius]

Innie has been updated to version 1.3.0. This update brings an important change: Innie no longer requires Lilu. Version 1.3.0 has been tested on Catalina and Big Sur and should improve functionality on a wide variety of machines, including the 3,1 and 7,1 Mac Pro.

GitHub - cdf/Innie: Make PCIe drives appear internal

Make PCIe drives appear internal. Contribute to cdf/Innie development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Are there new, non-legacy instructions?

 

[darthgeekonius]

Are there new, non-legacy instructions?

OK I figured it out. In step #8 in the commands, I replaced "Lilu.kext" with "Innie.kext" and that worked. My PCIE SSD is no longer external. It's internal.

Thanks for this software.

 

[darthgeekonius]

New problem: Drive is now recognized as internal, however it's my BOOTCAMP Drive and now no longer bootable. Is there a way to make it bootable again OR do I need to give up and put it back in the regular HDD space?

 

[cdf]

New problem: Drive is now recognized as internal, however it's my BOOTCAMP Drive and now no longer bootable. Is there a way to make it bootable again OR do I need to give up and put it back in the regular HDD space?

The kext won't affect bootability. This is likely a Windows CSM thing. The easiest solution is to keep your Windows drive in one of the SATA bays.

 

[johnwillsey]

The kext won't affect bootability. This is likely a Windows CSM thing. The easiest solution is to keep your Windows drive in one of the SATA bays.

Yeah, my windows SSD won't boot on pice but will in a drive bay.

 

[startergo]

Yeah, my windows SSD won't boot on pice but will in a drive bay.

Strange. That will most likely be the case for CSM Windows not UEFI Windows. UEFI Windows can even boot from NVMe drives.

 

[johnwillsey]

True, it was not UEFI... Std MBR Windows install.

 

[Masood zafar]

? Innie is now open source!

GitHub - cdf/Innie: Make PCIe drives appear internal

Make PCIe drives appear internal. Contribute to cdf/Innie development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

The current release should be compatible with the Mac Pro 7,1.

Catalina users: please note that you may need to adapt the installation steps.

dear brother first of all I realy appreciate your hard work
Brother in my case i am not an expert in hackintosh
I have a MacPro mid 2010 I successfully upgrade my firmware to 144.0.0.0.0
I also install macos big sur on my PCIE NVMe drive with the help of micropatch
My porblem is that my PCEI drive shown as external i follow your post #9 instructions 3 time but after reboot my system crash and I reinstall again
Plz plz plz help me brother i am really in pain plzzz help me
My ssd information is
Samsung PM1725b enterprised ssd (nvme) picture is also attached
I am very thankful to you brother plz help me

 

[cdf]

Are there new, non-legacy instructions?

There are now.

My porblem is that my PCEI drive shown as external i follow your post #19 instructions 3 time but after reboot my system crash and I reinstall again

The instructions have been updated for the latest version of Innie.

I also install macos big sur on my PCIE NVMe drive with the help of micropatch

Please note that the solution here can be hit or miss with patched installations.

 

[Masood zafar]

There are now.


The instructions have been updated for the latest version of Innie.


Please note that the solution here can be hit or miss with patched installations.

dear i am really thankful to you if you guide me step by step here or email me on masoodzafar7@gmail.com ....thanks thanks thank if my problem is solved i send you a gift

 

[Masood zafar]

There are now.


The instructions have been updated for the latest version of Innie.


Please note that the solution here can be hit or miss with patched installations.

Respected Sir i am still waiting for your step by step guid line ................

 

[cdf]

dear i am really thankful to you if you guide me step by step here or email me on masoodzafar7@gmail.com ....thanks thanks thank if my problem is solved i send you a gift

Respected Sir i am still waiting for your step by step guid line ................

See post #9, which has been updated as mentioned above.

 

[Masood zafar]

See post #9, which has been updated as mentioned above.

Thank you so much for your reply dear Cdf but i follow your post #9 instruction 3 time and the result was after reboot my system macOS not working so i reinstall again i think i miss some thing so that's why i need your more guideline a small video of post 9 will be best for us
thanks