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Q: My iMac won't mirror to my Apple TV they both have the updated software.

I have updated both my Apple TV and iMac, and now I am not able to mirror my iMac.  It will mirror all of my iOS devices.  Please help.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 15, 2014 8:53 AM

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Mar 15, 2014 9:09 AM in response to tjsanders02
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    Mar 15, 2014 9:09 AM in response to tjsanders02

    not all macs have the hardware required to do airplay mirror read more here

    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404

  • by tjsanders02,

    tjsanders02 tjsanders02 Mar 15, 2014 9:26 AM in response to Rudegar
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    Mar 15, 2014 9:26 AM in response to Rudegar

    It does.  I have been using this feature up until last night when I updated my Apple TV.  Now every time I click on the Mirror iMac on the drop down menu it just goes back to the Extend Desktop option which also is not working.  My TV is just a blank screen, but the audio is coming out of my TV speakers.  On a side note, it will work if I use AirPlay to watch a movie from iTunes.   Maybe it's just a weird glitch with the new software that will get worked out hopefully.

  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Mar 15, 2014 1:03 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Mar 15, 2014 1:03 PM in response to tjsanders02

    Restart your wifi router

  • by ian.mont,

    ian.mont ian.mont Mar 15, 2014 9:08 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Mar 15, 2014 9:08 PM in response to tjsanders02

    I am having exactly the same problem. It will connect to my itunes library no worries, I can connect my IOS devices fine... the bloody thing stays on 'extend' yet it will not actually extend. MY Imac is MId 2011 and is supposed to work ok.

     

    Mavericks reminds me of the old days of using a PC, when you plugged something new in, it took you a month to actually get it working. Since upgrading, my email doesnt work properly, my whole system will not actually shut down - there are just so many bugs its crazy.

  • by Hubbabubba100,

    Hubbabubba100 Hubbabubba100 Mar 16, 2014 8:57 AM in response to tjsanders02
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    Mar 16, 2014 8:57 AM in response to tjsanders02

    I have the exact problem. It works fine with Itunes, screenmirroring from ipad but not from my Imac late 2012.

  • by patrickcwelsh,

    patrickcwelsh patrickcwelsh Mar 18, 2014 5:55 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Mar 18, 2014 5:55 PM in response to tjsanders02

    Same exact problem here. Mirroring worked no problem up until recently (iMac mid-2011). iPad and iPhones still work, but not the iMac. Sound comes out, but won't change from 'Extend Desktop'.

  • by Texan78,

    Texan78 Texan78 Mar 20, 2014 1:43 AM in response to ian.mont
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    Mar 20, 2014 1:43 AM in response to ian.mont

    ian.mont wrote:

     

    I am having exactly the same problem. It will connect to my itunes library no worries, I can connect my IOS devices fine... the bloody thing stays on 'extend' yet it will not actually extend. MY Imac is MId 2011 and is supposed to work ok.

     

    Mavericks reminds me of the old days of using a PC, when you plugged something new in, it took you a month to actually get it working. Since upgrading, my email doesnt work properly, my whole system will not actually shut down - there are just so many bugs its crazy.

     

    I too have this issue. It is doing exactly has what is being described here. Worked fine until the update but stays on "Extend Desktop" and won't let you select "Mirror iMac" and the desktop doesn't actually extend ether. It is just a black screen. As others stated this worked fine before the update but, I can't say if it was the OSX update or the ATV update that has caused this. This is a new iMac just purchased fall of 2013 and like stated this worked fine until I did updates. I just hope this is just a whoops error and Apple rolls out a bug fix soon for this.

  • by Darrendunn54,

    Darrendunn54 Darrendunn54 Mar 22, 2014 7:53 AM in response to Texan78
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    Mar 22, 2014 7:53 AM in response to Texan78

    Yes me too, exactly the same, I've searched around for a solution and tried everything but IM still stuck, somebody must have figured this out somewhere, should also add all our other apple devicies work perfectly

  • by luceksobol,

    luceksobol luceksobol Apr 7, 2014 12:58 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 7, 2014 12:58 PM in response to tjsanders02

    anyone found some solution ???

  • by lectroblez,

    lectroblez lectroblez Apr 13, 2014 10:40 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 13, 2014 10:40 PM in response to tjsanders02

    Ditto ditto dittos. Can't Mirror my iMac. Audio and black screen only.

  • by hansentt,

    hansentt hansentt Apr 23, 2014 9:24 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 23, 2014 9:24 PM in response to tjsanders02

    I am having the same issue and it is driving me crazy! Airplay works perfectly with my iPhone 5S ipad and even a macbook pro running on mavericks. Some reason it doesn't work on my iMac (late 2012 model).

  • by Hubbabubba100,

    Hubbabubba100 Hubbabubba100 Apr 23, 2014 10:16 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 23, 2014 10:16 PM in response to tjsanders02

    I got some respons from apple support and they sade that it will be needed to install a new clean version ..

    Something has happend between the updates...

  • by Hubbabubba100,

    Hubbabubba100 Hubbabubba100 Apr 23, 2014 10:17 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 23, 2014 10:17 PM in response to tjsanders02

    A new clean version of Mavericks..

  • by hansentt,

    hansentt hansentt Apr 24, 2014 5:40 PM in response to tjsanders02
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    Apr 24, 2014 5:40 PM in response to tjsanders02

    I just tried this Hubbabubba100, and it didn't work. I reinstalled from the restart menu when you hold down command and R. Same issue remains.

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