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MacBook Air Black Screen after macOS Catalina Update

Just updated my older macbook air to macOS Catalina and upon restart my screen is black. It wont respond to anything. The only thing that happens when I hit the power button is the fax starts to run. I have tried to reset the NVRAM and the SMC. I've tried to boot into single user mode and into recovery mode. I even opened her up and disconnected the battery and display cable and reattached both. Nothing but the fan. How does an OS update do this? I am open to any suggestions.

I have replaced both the battery and the keyboard myself but everything was flawless for 6+ months until the macOS Catalina update...

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 12:03 PM

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ltrecartin

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14 points

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 11:14 AM

If you're having the black screen issue when you lock your screen/when trying to wake it up, you can do this workaround I figured out: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250719662?answerId=251378320022#251378320022

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njgabrio

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4 points

Oct 10, 2019 11:31 AM in response to -Chatterboxx-

How were you able to determine the unidentified authors? Were you in the extensions folder?

Oct 15, 2019 10:17 AM in response to athboomer

Apple's tech support is actually scheduled to call me later today to learn more about the issue I had with my specific build of Catalina OS. I'll keep you posted on any developments.

nj.kyle

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8 points

Oct 24, 2019 11:41 AM in response to -Chatterboxx-

Even though Catalina disables 32-bit apps, I found (on my second try) that it was better to remove them and any non-apple extensions before upgrading to Catalina.

Oct 30, 2019 12:45 AM in response to rancey.sparks

What I am curious about (I too have a black screen after Catalina) is how to access the areas for kernals etc when the screen is black and nothing works

Nov 13, 2019 6:19 PM in response to -Chatterboxx-

This just happened to my MacBook Air and it is a 2019 model!

Shømpi

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8 points

Nov 25, 2019 7:32 PM in response to rancey.sparks

I have the same problem.

After updating Catalina, my MacBook Pro was left on a black screen. Apple support could not solve the problem.

I've been with a paperweight for 1 month.

nj.kyle

Level 1

8 points

Nov 25, 2019 8:01 PM in response to Shømpi

Why isn't this problem getting any coverage in the media? It's like it doesn't exist and Apple doesn't care.

SNZ83

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8 points

Feb 26, 2020 9:25 AM in response to rancey.sparks

I am facing the same thing. I have a Macbook air early 2014 model, 8GB Ram and 256 HD. Every time i have upgraded the OS this happened, not just Catalina.

MacBook Air Black Screen after macOS Catalina Update