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macOS Big Sur (11.0) - Bugs and bug fixes
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Big Sur 11.1 - anyone lose access to their Thunderbolt 2 - 27" display? After upgrading to Big Sur (11.1), if my Tbolt 27" display is connected, my Late-2014 iMac gets stuck in chime mode on reboot and/or reboots itself to repeat chime mode. If I boot up without it connected, iMac boots and operates fine. Anyine discovered a workaround? I've reset all that can be, and apple support had no answers for me.
Finally found the solution for the Launchpad rearrangement after each reboot:
1. Reset the Launchpad in the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true
killall Dock
2. Take print screens of the launchpad and the folder <Others>)
3. Reboot
4. Let the Launchpad to rearrange as it is. Don't do any arrangement
5. Wait for couple of days.
6. Reboot twice
7. If you see some apps are missing in Launchpad, drag them to Launchpad from Apps (in the Finder call the list of app: shift+command+A)
8. Reboot once
7. Check whether missing apps appeared in the Launchpad
8. Reboot once more time
9. Check whether the Launchpad stays as it was before.
8. Now rearrange Launchpad as you wish and you save to reboot as much as you needed.
This worked for me and now stays solid. I have to reboot on daily basis due to Bloomberg terminal under bootcamp partition, so no issues at all.
1. Reset the Launchpad in the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true
killall Dock
2. Take print screens of the launchpad and the folder <Others>)
3. Reboot
4. Let the Launchpad to rearrange as it is. Don't do any arrangement
5. Wait for couple of days.
6. Reboot twice
7. If you see some apps are missing in Launchpad, drag them to Launchpad from Apps (in the Finder call the list of app: shift+command+A)
8. Reboot once
7. Check whether missing apps appeared in the Launchpad
8. Reboot once more time
9. Check whether the Launchpad stays as it was before.
8. Now rearrange Launchpad as you wish and you save to reboot as much as you needed.
This worked for me and now stays solid. I have to reboot on daily basis due to Bloomberg terminal under bootcamp partition, so no issues at all.
I'm having the same issues with Finder not responding. Submitted FB8957286
I hope this was reported in the Feedback app. A "Fix" that has you rebooting 3 times is not a fix.
You mean that that the Finder is not responding at all, or not just to the keyboard? For me it's the latter. The app is not frozen, but key strokes are ignored, expect for arrow keys (???).
It seems this happens right after a boot. If it booted fine, it won't have any issue until (possibly) the next boot. I'm not 100% sure this because I seldom use the keyboard on the Finder. I usually notice the issue when I want to quick look something with the space bar. The issue may have been present from the start within me knowing.
My biggest peeve.
Since I VPN to work, like everyone else, the network is a laggard, but locally wifi keeps "losing it", having to frequently toggle. Then there's my AirPrint printer that goes missing. And finally ssh connections cannot be kept active - tried similar workarounds which worked on 10.14 and 10.15 but seeming not here.
It it weren't that I can swap a BigSur 15" rMBP'15 for Catalina 13" rMBP'13 - all else being the same, I'd say it was just fhe overall environment we're all working under. But no, it solely appears to be #NoSur.
Window dressing aside, I do have to work so it's relegated to weekend battles with Xcode 11.
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Blotchy desktop squares
Randonm sizes and when, a square appears like its wrong mask or other source; typically 3-4" square.
Then there's the screen flutter - mostly when in Xcode; like it's having a fit. Thought my attached monitor was going but no, another, Catalina host works just fine.
It's a guess but I'm thinking the GPU appears like it's getting sidelined in prelude towards an ARM deployment. That's all very well and good there, but here, now, on an Intel based machine? (if this proves merit).
Randonm sizes and when, a square appears like its wrong mask or other source; typically 3-4" square.
Then there's the screen flutter - mostly when in Xcode; like it's having a fit. Thought my attached monitor was going but no, another, Catalina host works just fine.
It's a guess but I'm thinking the GPU appears like it's getting sidelined in prelude towards an ARM deployment. That's all very well and good there, but here, now, on an Intel based machine? (if this proves merit).
Also got freezes with older system and some OWC-Ram modules in the past ... removing them solved the issues.
Installed Big Sur yesterday — no major issues thankfully.
One minor bug all my desktop icons/folders disappeared – not showing but were still there. I did a reboot and they returned.
Also any reason why non app-store apps can't be placed onto Launchpad now? Is that a Big Sur feature or bug?
One minor bug all my desktop icons/folders disappeared – not showing but were still there. I did a reboot and they returned.
Also any reason why non app-store apps can't be placed onto Launchpad now? Is that a Big Sur feature or bug?
My Launchpad is full with all my apps. Can't stop them going there. Luckily there are better alternatives, like Spotlight, Alfred, Launchbar, etc.
Not much help b/c different configuration but my two 27" TB screens connected to MacMini 2014 have no such problems. You should report a bug to Apple.
Just wanted to report a bug so it's more widely known and hopefully Apple can issue a fix.
Ever since Big Sur 11.1, using an external display at 4K and 144Hz has been impossible. With DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC) we're capped at 95Hz. With 1.4 (non-DSC) we can get to 120Hz.
Before 11.1, everything was working well. The issue has seemingly been fixed on the M1 Macs, but not on anything else.
Ever since Big Sur 11.1, using an external display at 4K and 144Hz has been impossible. With DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC) we're capped at 95Hz. With 1.4 (non-DSC) we can get to 120Hz.
Before 11.1, everything was working well. The issue has seemingly been fixed on the M1 Macs, but not on anything else.
I'm having an issue where upon waking up, my MBA is not keeping the external monitor resolution. It always wake up with some bigger resolution and I have to reset it back to proper resolution.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
None of my screensavers are working on the macOS 11.2 RC. Just goes to a backlit black screen. Move the mouse and it prompts me to log back in like normal.. Just no screensaver. And I went thru the Apple included screensavers along with a few of 3rd party ones.
For some reason the "Show desktop" feature is not working o my 2020 MBP 16'' after I had updated to Big Sur. Same problem with hot corners.
Hello,
just want to share my experiences with Big Sur on my two intel MacBooks (13" and 15" 2018):
11.1:
- LaunchPad randomly getting new order for applications after every reboot
- external Display is going on every 10 minutes in sleeping mode, without occurring notifications or something else
- Bluetooth Stack crashing 1 time per hour
- AirPods connectivity totally broken, just have to reconnect the AirPods again and again to make it work
- shutting down the Mac isn't possible without kernel panic raised by watchdog
- artefacts on the external display, connected via USB-C -> DisplayPort cable which worked without any issue with Catalina
- 144 Hz / HDR no longer possible
- using a thunderbolt dock between the display and the Mac doesn't give the possibility to reach HDR anymore
- Safari is crashing so often, that it's totally unusable
- Bluetooth devices are disconnecting sometimes and not able to reconnect but didn't occur the bluetooth stack crash
- reinstalling Big Sur via USB Stick or Internet Recovery totally broken, three different ways to prevent installing it on a ereased SSD (also tried the iBoot recovery which worked but didn't helped)
11.2 RC:
- LaunchPad randomly getting new order for applications after every reboot
- external Display is going on every 10 minutes in sleeping mode, without occurring notifications or something else
- Bluetooth Stack crashing 1 time per hour - but now, it also crashing when disconnecting the AirPods or switching them over to another device
- shutting down the Mac isn't possible without kernel panic raised by watchdog
- artefacts on the external display, connected via USB-C -> DisplayPort cable which worked without any issue with Catalina
- 144 Hz / HDR no longer possible
- using a thunderbolt dock between the display and the Mac doesn't give the possibility to reach HDR anymore
- Bluetooth devices are disconnecting sometimes and not able to reconnect but didn't occur the bluetooth stack crash
- Dark mode auto switching isn't working anymore
- there is now delay sometimes with the bluetooth keyboard and magic trackpad which is totally ****** when you write code or text
So for me, Big Sur is totally unusable, still with version 11.2 RC and no one is answering the Radar Bug Tickets anymore.
For me, as a long term user for Apple products, it looks like the focus for the developers are now the new architecture. But that is following to me:
I got the new MacBook Pro M1 notebook and wasn't able to just create a user to login, also after recovering via USB-C cable/Apple Configurator 2/*ipsw.
just want to share my experiences with Big Sur on my two intel MacBooks (13" and 15" 2018):
11.1:
- LaunchPad randomly getting new order for applications after every reboot
- external Display is going on every 10 minutes in sleeping mode, without occurring notifications or something else
- Bluetooth Stack crashing 1 time per hour
- AirPods connectivity totally broken, just have to reconnect the AirPods again and again to make it work
- shutting down the Mac isn't possible without kernel panic raised by watchdog
- artefacts on the external display, connected via USB-C -> DisplayPort cable which worked without any issue with Catalina
- 144 Hz / HDR no longer possible
- using a thunderbolt dock between the display and the Mac doesn't give the possibility to reach HDR anymore
- Safari is crashing so often, that it's totally unusable
- Bluetooth devices are disconnecting sometimes and not able to reconnect but didn't occur the bluetooth stack crash
- reinstalling Big Sur via USB Stick or Internet Recovery totally broken, three different ways to prevent installing it on a ereased SSD (also tried the iBoot recovery which worked but didn't helped)
11.2 RC:
- LaunchPad randomly getting new order for applications after every reboot
- external Display is going on every 10 minutes in sleeping mode, without occurring notifications or something else
- Bluetooth Stack crashing 1 time per hour - but now, it also crashing when disconnecting the AirPods or switching them over to another device
- shutting down the Mac isn't possible without kernel panic raised by watchdog
- artefacts on the external display, connected via USB-C -> DisplayPort cable which worked without any issue with Catalina
- 144 Hz / HDR no longer possible
- using a thunderbolt dock between the display and the Mac doesn't give the possibility to reach HDR anymore
- Bluetooth devices are disconnecting sometimes and not able to reconnect but didn't occur the bluetooth stack crash
- Dark mode auto switching isn't working anymore
- there is now delay sometimes with the bluetooth keyboard and magic trackpad which is totally ****** when you write code or text
So for me, Big Sur is totally unusable, still with version 11.2 RC and no one is answering the Radar Bug Tickets anymore.
For me, as a long term user for Apple products, it looks like the focus for the developers are now the new architecture. But that is following to me:
I got the new MacBook Pro M1 notebook and wasn't able to just create a user to login, also after recovering via USB-C cable/Apple Configurator 2/*ipsw.
I have the same machine (2018 15”) and I don’t have any of these issues. Have you ruled out hardware? My 2018 15” was experiencing Kernel Panics and had the logic board & Touch ID bar replaced in 2019.
I also thought so, but I have the same issues with the 13" MacBook too.
Will revert to Catalina on the weekend.
Not sure if this is the right place to post but in connection with Big Sur, I am very disappointed with its speed. I bought a new Mac last year because after talking to Apple about the slow speed of my old Mac, I was told it was too old and a new one would be much faster. It was till I updated it to Big Sur 11.1. Now it's as slow as my old one, slow starting up and slow to open the apps. I have used very little memory space.