Now we are going to move all the AMD graphics card drivers, so best to make a copy of them rather than deleting them all. Try using /sbin/mount if you get mount command not found
Once done mount the MacBook Pro hard drive by adding. Now in the terminal add the following, which will fix any disk permissions before we do anything. On reboot go back into single user mode by holding down the CMD + S keys. When csrutil is disabled we can now move kexts and delete system folders. On the screen that loads choose a language then on the screen which appears next choose the following options in the menu Utilities -> Terminal - see below. Now reboot into Recovery mode using CMD + R. The terminal will now be on the screen.įirst input. So first reboot your Macbook Pro into single user mode by holding down the CMD + S keys. But I had two problems - I had no permissions when trying to disable the csrutil and when trying the same with Recovery Mode - CMD + R I had the blue lines on black screen appearing, but the below sorted it for me. Now there are other solutions that say at first boot into Recovery Single User Mode - CMD + R + S. The solution is to change your energy settings and make sure the screen saver animation options are always active. NOTE: One known issue to this solution (and maybe others) is that when the screen goes to sleep/black it no longer wakes up, therefore needing a forced reboot. Now there are several solutions on the web but this is the only one that worked for me running macOS High Sierra (10.13.6+) and what was worst for me is that the MacBook Pro was stuck in looping reboot.
The program is valid until Februor until three years from the purchase date, "whichever provides longer coverage for you." If you've already paid for a repair that fixed these symptoms, there's a contact link at the bottom of Apple's support page that you can use to ask for restitution.If you are suffering from the infamous blue lines on the black screen on startup or random reboots then you maybe suffering from an AMD graphics card hardware issue with your later 2011 Macbook Pro laptop.
The program will be available starting tomorrow in the US and Canada and will launch in other countries beginning February 27. In all cases, you will need to do without the computer until repairs have been completed-sometimes Apple offers temporary loaners as part of these repair programs, but not in this case. In August of 2013, Apple kicked off a repair program for iMacs with similar AMD GPUs.Īffected MacBooks can be brought to Apple stores or Apple Authorized Service Providers, and they can also be mailed in. Those complaints continued for well over three years-outside of the warranty window even if you bought AppleCare, at least if you bought the systems at launch-and were more recently the cause of a class-action lawsuit. Some users have been complaining about 2011 MacBook Pro GPU issues since shortly after the systems launched.
Symptoms of affected computers include "distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen," "no video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on," and unexpected restarts. Apple's page provides a tool you can use to check your system's eligibility.
Further Reading Latest MacBook Pros suffering from GPU-related freezesĪpple has just launched a MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues to provide out-of-warranty repairs for MacBook Pros and Retina MacBook Pros sold between February of 2011 and December of 2013.Īffected computers include 15- and 17- inch MacBook Pros from early and late 2011 and both 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro models.