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t2 chip

  1. i0ntempest

    OpenCore Legacy Patcher on T2 Mac mini: stuck at early boot

    Hello all, Since Apple removed AirPlay receiver from Mac mini 2018, I have to use OCLP on it to get it back. It mostly works fine but has one issue: it will stuck at early boot on the next boot if one of these occurs: 1. System crashed 2. Hard shutdown caused by power loss 3. Complete loss of...
  2. Reggaenald

    Dislpay takes a minute to wake

    I recently restored my MacBook Pro (13inch, 2017, 4TB ports) to set it up as new and now the screen takes between 30 and 60 seconds to wake when woken up in any way. Does someone know why this happens and how to fix it? The keyboard lights up, the trackpad clicks, but the Touch Bar and Screen...
  3. K

    MacBook Pro will not boot

    Hello. I recently purchased a 2020 MacBook Pro 13 inch model, but it will not boot. When I turn it on it only shows options, so I press continue and it brings me to Recovery mode where I can't continue, because I don't know the Apple ID/password. From what I saw on websites, at the start it...
  4. N

    MacBook Pro 16" 2019 Cursor lag on Bootcamp

    Hi !, I am facing an issue where trackpad input will significantly lag on my 2019 i9 MacBook Pro on Bootcamp. It happens during heavy tasks and one way to reproduce it is to load up a 3dMark benchmark (time spy, fire strike) and it will almost always exhibit this behavior during the "Collect...
  5. N

    2020 iMac - Don't leave it unattended if you have enemies in the building who are capable hackers

    Not such at great thing to read after jumping on the first iMac with T2 chip: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/06/apples-t2-chip-unpatchable-security-flaw/
  6. dukee101

    New iMac 5K (August 2020) supports Target Display Mode again?

    Since the first 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display was released in 2014, Apple discontinued Target Display Mode for those models going forward. This was due to various technical limitations that were never overcome -- until today (potentially), with the release of the updated iMac 5K with the...
  7. jakeuten

    2020 MBP 13" hanging on security settings

    I noticed that my 2020 i5 / 16 / 512 MBP hangs when I press the security and privacy option in settings and pressing the lock after that, totaling to about a minute of wait time. Does this have to do with the T2 security chip? FileVault is disabled.
  8. T

    latest checkra1n supports T2 / Touchbar. Finally undervolting on windows?

    I'd like to undervolt my MacBook's i9 under Windows using the latest checkra1n release which supports hacking into the T2. Anyone here who knows how to accomplish that? download the latest checkra1n here. Thanks in advance.
  9. Cambridge66

    Kernel Panic on 2018 Vega MBP

    Hello: so I had the 6-Core i9 Vega 20 since January and had no issues. All of a sudden the computer kept freezing. After a lot of trial and error I tracked it down to it being whenever there was file copying via Thunderbolt 3 to my LaCie Bolt3 drive. Not only would the Mac freeze during TM...
  10. R

    Mac Pro 7.1 - CPU upgrade?

    Hey guys, any news about the possibility to upgrade the CPU by yourself? It kind of looks like an easy upgrade, but my worry is the T2 chip...
  11. M

    Machintosh HD is no longer APFS (Encrypted)

    I have a MacBook Pro with the T2 chip. It came with High Sierra preinstalled. When I Get Info the Macintosh HD on High Sierra, it says the Format is APFS (Encrypted). I have recently upgraded to Mojave and now it says the Format is APFS. It is no longer APFS (Encrypted). I did not do a clean...
  12. dcer10

    Advice needed on buying Macbook Air - Audio/Midi studio use

    I have a 15" 2017 i7 2.9ghz Macbook Pro (touchbar) 500gb SSD and 16gb ram and a Microsoft Surface Laptop (1st generation) with an i5 CPU, 256gb ssd and 8gb ram. I use the Macbook Pro entirely for my audio/midi music studio and my Surface Laptop entirely for work use (mainly email/browser/office...