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Testing the Dosdude1 patch to disable the dGPU on macOS

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As you know, I have a problem on my vintage MacBook Pro late 2011 related to my dGPU. Basically it died :skull: at the end of 2017. So I have to find a patch to be able to continue use it, and I finally did in this way.

MBP wakes up from sleep to back screen — Solution

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Note: Just you all to know, that I don’t have this mac anymore and that this solution never really worked for long time. In the end I got really mixed results and the issue arise again sometimes. My best advice for you all is just replace the dGPU or even better buy a new mac.

MBP wakes up from sleep to back screen

7 minute read

Note: Just you all to know, that I don’t have this mac anymore and that this solution never really worked for long time. In the end I got really mixed results and the issue arise again sometimes. My best advice for you all is just replace the dGPU or even better buy a new mac.

Disconnecting the dGPU in a late 2011 MacBook Pro —third way

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Update 2017.12.12-14.20 EET: whether or not I use the AMDGPUWakeHandler and whether I sleep or hibernate I can’t wake up of the hibernation/sleep. Depending on if I have AMDGPUWakeHandler on or off I get different outputs, but none of those end in a successful wakeup.

My MacBook Pro late 2011’s discrete graphics card said “ciao” 👋🏻 —again

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Last Sunday wasn’t really a pleasant day. On Saturday late night, or rather around Sunday 00.30 am, my MacBook Pro late 2011’s discrete graphic card begin to fail to in the end not being able to boot it properly. The computer was working just fine, it wasn’t even using the discrete card, connected to the external screen as I’ve been doing lately...

Media Buttons Behavior Has Changed In macOS High Sierra

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macOS High Sierra has changed the behavior of the media buttons on macOS —AKA those buttons you use to play/stop music or go forwards or backwards. Before, they were reserved to manage music, whether you where playing in iTunes or Spotify, with iTunes having preference (usually). They also worked with some video player.