Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2018-09-04 Thread TEK-SERVE EXPRESS 
Hello! I have the same issue. The Brightness Star App has fixed the 
brightness issue. It does have a checkbox were you can check for it to 
start as your system starts. If that dosent work you can always use 
SystemPreferences>Users>LogInItems>"+"> then search on the 
Applications for the Brightness Star Apps. This will enable the ap to start 
at system Boot. 
Hope It Helps!
-HighSierra Patcher rules!

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 9:16:46 AM UTC-4, fishj...@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
>

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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-13 Thread Bruce Johnson 

On Jul 13, 2017, at 11:13 AM, fishjoy...@gmail.com 
wrote:

Hi,
After reading your response, I went back to look for some of the solutions.
Here is one posting that I found"
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/

However, after rereading it, it appears that this is for laptops, and not the 
iMac 91. Sorry for not reading more carefully.
So, perhaps there is no known fix for the iMac 9,1 and Sierra at this 
time--unless someone out there knows of one.
Thanks,

Ah yes, building Hacks like this requires delving into some pretty arcane 
hardware driver stuff.

One (kinda remote) possibility is look into using Automator to make a script to 
raise the brightness on login? The app you have may be controllable via 
Applescript.



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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-13 Thread fishjoyner 
Hi,
After reading your response, I went back to look for some of the solutions.
Here is one posting that I found"
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/

However, after rereading it, it appears that this is for laptops, and not 
the iMac 91. Sorry for not reading more carefully.
So, perhaps there is no known fix for the iMac 9,1 and Sierra at this 
time--unless someone out there knows of one.
Thanks,
Joe

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10:26:24 AM UTC-6, 
joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:28 PM, fish...@gmail.com  wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> If you could provide a link to this solution rather than just implying it 
> exists, those of us who are technically proficient may be able to help :-)
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>
>
>

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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-13 Thread fishjoyner 
Hi,
After your response, I went back and tried to find the information I 
mentioned. 
Here is a link to some of it:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/
However, after rereading it, it looks like this if for a laptop, so perhaps 
there is no solution to this problem on an iMac 9,1 except for a 
"Brightness" app. 
Sorry for not reading carefully the first time.
But if anyone has other ideas, I would love to hear them.
Thanks,
Joe

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10:26:24 AM UTC-6, 
joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:28 PM, fish...@gmail.com  wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> If you could provide a link to this solution rather than just implying it 
> exists, those of us who are technically proficient may be able to help :-)
>
> -- 
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
>
>
>

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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-12 Thread Russell Courtenay 
OK, I am not planning on upgrading my 2008 iMac, it is slow enough as it is. As 
soon as I get some other things working, I will reinstall Snow Leopard on a 
separate partition then, if I don't replace it, I plan to upgrade memory and/or 
logicboard. 

I like this quote from the article though:

"You may notice the compatibility list for MacOS Sierra 10.12 is a little 
curious because some of the Macs that are incompatible have better hardware 
than some of the hardware that is included in the compatible list. It’s unclear 
why this is, but this does suggest that support for MacOS Sierra is not just a 
matter of hardware specs alone, as the minimum system requirements for macOS 
Sierra are not clearly defined by minimum CPU type or speed, RAM, GPU, or disk 
capacity. That makes macOS Sierra a little unusual compared to some of the 
other Mac OS X releases from years past, but as time goes on we may get a 
clearer picture as to why this is."

Russell Courtenay
July is national what month?
tinyurl.com/julybeans

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> On Jul 12, 2017, at 11:09 AM, Bruce Johnson  
> wrote:
> 
> Late-2009 or later. Early-2009 is just on the wrong side of  the cutoff: 
> http://osxdaily.com/2016/06/14/macos-sierra-compatibility-list/
> 
> 
>> On Jul 12, 2017, at 9:53 AM, Russell Courtenay  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-12 Thread Bruce Johnson 
Late-2009 or later. Early-2009 is just on the wrong side of  the cutoff: 
http://osxdaily.com/2016/06/14/macos-sierra-compatibility-list/


On Jul 12, 2017, at 9:53 AM, Russell Courtenay 
> wrote:

I thought that the 2009 iMacs were Sierra compatible, why would they NOT be?!?

Russell Courtenay
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tinyurl.com/julybeans

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Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

2017-07-12 Thread Bruce Johnson 

On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:28 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com 
wrote:

>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.

If you could provide a link to this solution rather than just implying it 
exists, those of us who are technically proficient may be able to help :-)

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