Hi,
so far I was running a Mac Mini 2018 (i7, 32GB, Mojave 10.14.6) with an LG 5k monitor without any issues. Since the UI performance was a bit choppy, I added a Blackmagic eGPU (580x) today. The Mini is connected via Thunderbolt to the eGPU and the eGPU is connected via Thunderbolt to the LG 5k (which is the only monitor of the setup). As expected the UI performance is fine now, but I'm running into boot issues.
When the Mac Mini is switched on and boots, I see the Apple logo. Afterwards the progress bar shows up briefly and then the monitor goes dark and can't be woken up again. The fan of the Blackmagic is spinning. I can unpluck the TB cable from the eGPU and plug it into the Mini, which will switch on the monitor and show me the login screen. After the login I can reattach the eGPU which will then work and show up in the status bar.
When I reboot from this state, I'll see the login screen again and can login. When I shutdown the system and switch the Mini on manually, I'm back at square one, i.e. I have to "enable" the eGPU again by switch the TB cable directly to the Mini for login and then back to have the eGPU initialized.
I searched for this issue and only found references to a similar problem, which exists when you have Filevault enabled. But in my case Filevault is off.
Does anybody run a setup like mine and does/doesn't have this issue? From my understanding, I should be able to boot this setup without issues. Any input / help much appreciated! Thanks!
so far I was running a Mac Mini 2018 (i7, 32GB, Mojave 10.14.6) with an LG 5k monitor without any issues. Since the UI performance was a bit choppy, I added a Blackmagic eGPU (580x) today. The Mini is connected via Thunderbolt to the eGPU and the eGPU is connected via Thunderbolt to the LG 5k (which is the only monitor of the setup). As expected the UI performance is fine now, but I'm running into boot issues.
When the Mac Mini is switched on and boots, I see the Apple logo. Afterwards the progress bar shows up briefly and then the monitor goes dark and can't be woken up again. The fan of the Blackmagic is spinning. I can unpluck the TB cable from the eGPU and plug it into the Mini, which will switch on the monitor and show me the login screen. After the login I can reattach the eGPU which will then work and show up in the status bar.
When I reboot from this state, I'll see the login screen again and can login. When I shutdown the system and switch the Mini on manually, I'm back at square one, i.e. I have to "enable" the eGPU again by switch the TB cable directly to the Mini for login and then back to have the eGPU initialized.
I searched for this issue and only found references to a similar problem, which exists when you have Filevault enabled. But in my case Filevault is off.
Does anybody run a setup like mine and does/doesn't have this issue? From my understanding, I should be able to boot this setup without issues. Any input / help much appreciated! Thanks!