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jackluke said:
Ok, as I thought, I've managed to patch manually only the SNB Framebuffer on my IntelHD3000 384 MB, without edit any plist nor touching the AppleIntelHD3000.kext, and it has worked, the only difference from the other thread is on a byte, this method will work on any AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext from Sierra 10.12.x , and will increase VRAM from 384 MB to 1024 MB

Launch Terminal then type:

cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*
sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup
sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x18|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x40|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB
sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions
sudo reboot

I assume this will work on any Mojave Mac with an IntelHD3000 GPU.

If for some reason that shouldn't work and you find still 384 MB, use this other script maybe is valid for higher RAM quantity installed:

cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*
sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup
sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x20|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x40|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB
sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions
sudo reboot
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You are the best
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pkouame said:
Indeed very cool! Does this also work for a macbook pro 5,3? I'm away and don't remember what my Intel HD GC is. Does this notably improve appearance/performance using the non-accelerated GC?
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Indeed. It will improve performance. I didn't test it, but in other forum there many guys who did it properly
 
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pkouame said:
Indeed very cool! Does this also work for a macbook pro 5,3? I'm away and don't remember what my Intel HD GC is. Does this notably improve appearance/performance using the non-accelerated GC?
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The MacBook Pro 5,3 is Core 2 Duo/MCP79-based... It uses integrated GeForce 9400M graphics. Intel HD Graphics was introduced with the 1st-gen Core i series ("Arrandale") CPUs.
 
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Hi Guys, just being curious to know on my iMac 11.2 still deactivated two features: take photos and scan documents as you can see the attached screenshot of my desktop, btw, i have ipad air.
My question is do you have same situation? is it still disabled on betas ? how about supported macs same sitation?
 

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DaniloGeekDude said:
Ok thanks. I will try it as so soon as I have access to my Mojave MBP.
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Thanks. I will download the Mojave beta one specifically.
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From 6 June MacRumors

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introducedover two years ago in March of 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Apple's aim with Safari Technology Preview is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. Safari Technology Preview can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download
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↑. from an earlier post you made
I have noticed something strange when logging back in after a bit when the screensaver comes on my iMac 9,1 reboots

What behavior are you experiencing? I may have missed it, but I didn't see a response to your query.
 
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Luckygreek said:
From 6 June MacRumors

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introducedover two years ago in March of 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Apple's aim with Safari Technology Preview is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. Safari Technology Preview can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download
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↑. from an earlier post you made
I have noticed something strange when logging back in after a bit when the screensaver comes on my iMac 9,1 reboots

What behavior are you experiencing? I may have missed it, but I didn't see a response to your query.
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when my screensaver comes on if you let it run for a bit then wiggle your mouse then enter your password mine will reboot as soon as I hit enter
 
TimothyR734 said:
when my screensaver comes on if you let it run for a bit then wiggle your mouse then enter your password mine will reboot as soon as I hit enter
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Never experienced this. But, also, have never set require-password to as soon as screensaver starts; rather, have always had require-password set to longer, like "After 1 Hour". Maybe it's a timing thing -- having machine go into lock mode as soon as the screensaver starts may be what's causing your problem. You could try setting a different wait-before-password-required value to see if problem goes away.
 
Luckygreek said:
From 6 June MacRumors

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introducedover two years ago in March of 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Apple's aim with Safari Technology Preview is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. Safari Technology Preview can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download
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↑. from an earlier post you made
I have noticed something strange when logging back in after a bit when the screensaver comes on my iMac 9,1 reboots

What behavior are you experiencing? I may have missed it, but I didn't see a response to your query.
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@Luckygreek How the heck did I miss the macrumors June 6 post. I am such a diligent (and passionate) viewer and poster on this site, I am not sure how I missed it :p

@TimothyR734 Yes, I am using version 62. Now if I can only find a dark mode extension (one similar for Google Chrome - my default web browser), I might shift to this as my default browser.

Thanks guys for letting me know about this,
 
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I think there will be another beta very soon next week to fix Mail printing (it doesn't) with certain HP, Brother and Canon models. There are so many very basic bugs still in beta 6 on supported machines that there must be quite a large number of betas still to go.
 
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nekton1 said:
I think there will be another beta very soon next week to fix Mail printing (it doesn't) with certain HP, Brother and Canon models. There are so many very basic bugs still in beta 6 on supported machines that there must be quite a large number of betas still to go.
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If we are on a once a week schedule until the GM the DP7 should be out Monday
 
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Appleak said:
Hi Guys, just being curious to know on my iMac 11.2 still deactivated two features: take photos and scan documents as you can see the attached screenshot of my desktop, btw, i have ipad air.
My question is do you have same situation? is it still disabled on betas ? how about supported macs same sitation?
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Based on Apple's System Requirements, it needs Bluetooth 4.0 LE support, which 2012 models have. My question is will it enable Auto Unlock with Apple Watch, does anyone know?

For those devices, you will need to get the Continuity Activation Tool (CAT) and also get a Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter, or replace your AirPort WiFi Card with one that supports Bluetooth 4.0 Low Power Transfer. Here is a link about macOS Mojave's support, and here are some recommended Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapters: @dosdude1, these should work?


  • Bluetooth 4.0 dongles based on the Cambridge Silicon Radio CSR8510 A10 chip (e.g. Inatek Nano) are not compatible with CAT.
  • Atheros Wi-Fi AirPort cards will prevent Continuity from working even when adding a Bluetooth 4.0 dongle. The System Diagnostic feature of CAT tells which Wi-Fi brand is active. There are no workarounds and no patch is expected to change this, an AirPort card upgrade is required.

"Asus BT400, IOGEAR GBU521" are the recommended ones that have been tested and work.

Source: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/12/continuity-activation-tool-bluetooth-dongles.html
 
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dosdude1 said:
The MacBook Pro 5,3 is Core 2 Duo/MCP79-based... It uses integrated GeForce 9400M graphics. Intel HD Graphics was introduced with the 1st-gen Core i series ("Arrandale") CPUs.
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Actually, I have an A1286 5,3 with a 9400M + GeForce 9600M GT PCIe 512MB . Two GPUs and, yes no Intel HD. But a very sweet little machine. Runs better now with Mojave dB6 than ever before... :)
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TimothyR734 said:
If we are on a once a week schedule until the GM the DP7 should be out Monday
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Tons of printer issues with DP6 and Apple acknowledges working hard on them. So a new beta or a patch soon to come.
 
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pkouame said:
Actually, I have an A1286 5,3 with a 9400M + GeForce 9600M GT PCIe 512MB . Two GPUs and, yes no Intel HD. But a very sweet little machine. Runs better now with Mojave dB6 than ever before... :)
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Tons of printer issues with DP6 and Apple acknowledges working hard on them. So a new beta or a patch soon to come.
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so far I haven't had any issues printing with my HP Printer :)
 
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jackluke said:
Ok, as I thought, I've managed to patch manually only the SNB Framebuffer on my MBP 2011 IntelHD3000 384 MB, without edit any plist nor touching the AppleIntelHD3000.kext, and it has worked, the only difference from the other thread is on a byte, this method will work on any AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext from Sierra 10.12.x , and will increase VRAM from 384 MB to 1024 MB

Launch Terminal then type:

cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*
sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup
sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x18|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x40|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB
sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions
sudo reboot

I assume this will work on any Mojave Mac with an IntelHD3000 GPU.

If for some reason that shouldn't work and you find still 384/512 MB, use this other script maybe is valid for higher RAM quantity installed:

cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*
sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup
sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x20|\xC7\x45\xC4\x00\x00\x00\x40|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB
sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions
sudo reboot

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Already tested and working even replacing the hex byte x40 in x60 will give you 1536 MB VRAM, Mojave system graphically is faster and smooth I would say from 30-50fps to 60fps in animation rendering.
Setting the byte in x80 increases the shared VRAM up to 2 GB but I'd won't go over 1536 MB, that seems the maximum limit by apple on IntelHDx000 series.
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Awesome ! I'll do this with my 2011 if it survives the upgrade to Mojave
Is there any way to increase the vram on the intelHD arrandale ?

Edit
If Anyone wants to enable the charging sound that the new Macs have, you can do that by writing this in terminal:
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool true; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app &

Just exchange the true to false if you want to disable it again. I found this in an old snazzy youtube video, works great on my MacBook 2010 in Mojave.
 
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Olivia88 said:
Awesome ! I'll do this with my 2011 if it survives the upgrade to Mojave
Is there any way to increase the vram on the intelHD arrandale ?

Edit
If Anyone wants to enable the charging sound that the new Macs have, you can do that by writing this in terminal:
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool true; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app &

Just exchange the true to false if you want to disable it again. I found this in an old snazzy youtube video, works great on my MacBook 2010 in Mojave.
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Thanks for the info now if we could increase the vram in the Nvidia 9400 and 9400M GPUs that would be awesome :)
 
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