is my macbook a scrap metal now after updating to Catalina?
Hi, I have MacBook pro mid 12, the whole screen is broken so i always use HDMI external cable.
I've made the worst decision ever by upgrading from Mac OS Sierra to catalina. It was just to get the latest Xcode version for my college.
installation was completed successfully, installed some apps, one of them required a restart and this is where i'm, the device never booted up again! I would understand the problem if i downloaded a virus or so but they was normal apps like chrome, office, WhatsApp.. etc.
it was a blank screen. Since I just can see through my external screen I wasn't able to tell if it was just a black screen, stuck at apple logo or the OS somehow can't deliver signal to the screen.
I've seen other people have complaints about this topic but i didn't see a functional answer. I have tried booting into recovery mode, safe mode, SMC reset, NVRAM reset, nothing at all showed up.
I'm not sure if the mac itself does boot in the macbook screen but can't send the signal to the external one or it's just the whole system is in a black screen of death, and fixing the screen to see what's going on will cost me about $500 for an 8 years old laptop. This is an old mac and I can get a new computer at this cost.
At this point i don't know if this MacBook is officially just a piece of metal, the problem could be fixed but through the main screen or there's a solution that i haven't tested. If You can let me know your opinion it would be much appreciated.
This MacBook served me 8 years and it's just disappointed to end this relationship because apple can't adjust their sofware releases to older macbooks that they support. Big respect in terms of hardware, much disappointment towards the software releases. Perhaps it's my fault to upgrade the OS that is officially supported by the manufacturer after all.
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15