I thought that the 2009 iMacs were Sierra compatible, why would they NOT be?!?
Russell Courtenay July is national what month? tinyurl.com/julybeans Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 8:28 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: > > iMac 9,1 w/Sierra-brightness not working > > Hi all, > > I have an Early 2009 iMac that was running El Capitan. I used the Sierra > Patcher to install Sierra (10.12.5) on this machine (not supported by Apple). > > The install seems to be working fine with one exception--I no longer have > control of the Brightness on the screen--either through the keyboard or > through the system prefs. > > After searching the Sierra Patcher info and other internet forums, I can see > that this is an issue with this particular iMac--especially if the display > have been replaced previously. I have NOT replaced mine, and still have my > original display. > > Ihave found some workarounds (install Brightness Slider), but no real fix. > Brightness Slider works, but it has to be adjusted each time I (or any member > of my family logs in. > > > > From further reading, it sounds like there may be another solution that may > require a higher technical proficiency than I have. However, I am hoping that > someone can explain the solution so that I can follow it and implement it. Or > perhaps someone can point me to a place that clearly explains how to fix this. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > Joe > > Early 2009 iMac-original display Sierra 10.12.5 > > 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo > > 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 > > NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
