Oh... I actually have no idea. Worth a try though? The drivers have been around since the Snow Leopard days, and worst case scenario nothing happens, right?Would they even take to something as old as the 320M? It's an integrated GPU to boot.
Oh... I actually have no idea. Worth a try though? The drivers have been around since the Snow Leopard days, and worst case scenario nothing happens, right?Would they even take to something as old as the 320M? It's an integrated GPU to boot.
Yep. Hehe - I remember that at one point, with my GTX 660 eGPU experiments, the drivers actually made matters worse (disabled all outputs)worst case scenario nothing happens, right?
Have you tried one of the more lightweight (eg Xfce) editions?
The lack of graphics acceleration possibly reduces the usefulness of OS X VMs quite a bit, depending on what you use them for.
All tests are using Wacom Link Plus connected to 22 inch LG UltraFine 4K display (4096x2304)?Gave my 2007 MBP + Radeon HD 6870 eGPU setup a try running the UltraFine. More weirdness
- 10.6.8: screen is black (OS X recognises it and says it's driving it at 3840×2160 30 Hz)
- 10.8.5: screen is black (OS X recognises it and says it's driving it at 3840×2160 30 Hz)
- 10.9.5: screen is black but occasionally flickers on for a fraction of a second (OS X recognises it and says it's driving it at 3840×2160 30 Hz)
- 10.10.5: driven at 640×480 60 Hz; selecting 1920×1440 (the only other option) results in heavy distortion
- 10.11.6: driven at 3840×2160 30 Hz; comes up in 1920×1080 HiDPI
Correct.All tests are using Wacom Link Plus connected to 22 inch LG UltraFine 4K display (4096x2304)?
Correct.All tests are using the Mini DisplayPort 1.2 input and USB 2.0 input of the Wacom Link Plus
No external USB-C power.with separate USB-C power input?
I don't think you can trust the Wacom Link Plus to work correctly without the USB-C power input in all cases but I think I've seen videos where it can work without the USB-C power input in some cases. On the side is the video input (Mini DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4) and USB 2.0 input. At one end is the USB-C power input and the other end is the USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode output (four lanes of DisplayPort + USB 2.0 mode only).No external USB-C power.
Thanks. That's good to know. All my tests so far have been without USB-C power input. I'll redo them.I don't think you can trust the Wacom Link Plus to work correctly without the USB-C power input in all cases but I think I've seen videos where it can work without the USB-C power input in some cases.
Unlikely. The USB-C power input will be normal USB power. The Wacom Link Plus will use it or not use it. Nothing will melt unless there's something already very damaged.Just to be sure - it is not possible to damage the UltraFine by supplying the Wacom with USB-C power is it?
I have a 5V 1.55A USB-A charger (that would need an USB-A to USB-C cable), and a 29W Apple USB-C charger. Is the first one worth trying or shall I go with the second right away?Unlikely. The USB-C power input will be normal USB power. The Wacom Link Plus will use it or not use it. Nothing will melt unless there's something already very damaged.
I tried the patched Mountain Lion again on my 2006 MBP and the two actually perform more similarly than I remember. I think both Lion and Mountain Lion are good options for this Mac. I would suggest Lion to those who don't want to use patched installers/drivers and Mountain Lion to those who are okay with patched stuff.I find Lion boots up faster and runs a tad more smoothly overall.
And/or want to run stuff that requires ML.[...] Mountain Lion to those who are okay with patched stuff.
What you're looking for is improved or changed behavior from previous tests. I guess I would try both.I have a 5V 1.55A USB-A charger (that would need an USB-A to USB-C cable), and a 29W Apple USB-C charger. Is the first one worth trying or shall I go with the second right away?
USB-C Power Delivery does a lot of negotiation so that things don't blow up. You can do things like connect two computers via USB-C and they won't melt. Don't try that with USB-A (but USB-A to USB-C should be ok).The Link Plus is designed to power a Cintiq via its USB-C power input. That's why I'm slightly reluctant to use that in conjunction with a monitor designed to also supply power via USB-C (sorry if that's paranoid)...
I sure would love to see thatThe 15"MBP is fixed onto an mStand using Velcro-tape
I have to say, I'm frankly a little disappointed this doesn't just work. It's not like 4K screens didn't exist ten years ago—they were rare, sure, but professionals had them. And I suspect Windows 7 wouldn't have any trouble.Retested the UltraFine on the 2010 MBA, while supplying the Wacom Link Plus with USB-C power (via a 29W Apple USB-C charger). No difference to the previous tests without extra power.
I have to say, I'm frankly a little disappointed this doesn't just work.
Ah, I missed that this was higher than 4K. Still, seems to me it really "should" work out of the box.It's the UltraFine's even higher/wider 4096×2304 resolution that's causing the trouble.
Here's a picture ...I sure would love to see that![]()
Yeah, this is puzzling. Maybe early versions of OS X cannot read the monitor's EDID correctly or something, given I'm stuck at 640x480 in some tests.If it was a bandwidth/hardware limitation that would be one thing, but that doesn't appear to be the case, particularly given that you're seeing different results on different OS's.
The thing is - most of these require two discrete DisplayPort connections, each driving one half of the display at 2560×2880. So, they're not running into a potential wider-than-3840-pixels issue.The 5K iMac came out in 2014. So, again, while 5K displays weren't common at all, they certainly existed
SwitchResX will have the EDID. Compare it with the EDID from ioreg.Yeah, this is puzzling. Maybe early versions of OS X cannot read the monitor's EDID correctly or something, given I'm stuck at 640x480 in some tests.