Macbook Pro screen becomes blue every time a discrete graphics card is used!

My "Display" profile

Even with only Integrated graphics in use with gfxCardStatuus

With "for this display only" selected

the list shows:

Color LCD

Color LCD

Color LCD Calibrated

Color LCD Calibrated D50 (I created that one and am using it now)

Color LCD Calibrated warm low contrast (I created that one)

Display

The ones I created are usable.

The others are all bright electric blue.

NONE can be deleted.

Any clue what's going on here?

I found that the issue is caused by Adobe Flash Player.

With Flash installed: The screen color tone change sometimes when switch to Discrete Graphic Card (use gfxCardStatus)

With Flash uninstalled: No issue found when switch to Discrete Graphic Card (use gfxCardStatus)

Max OS 10.9.3

Late 2013 MBP-R

I believe I have solved the issue.

The story so far....

I bought a MBP in early 2013. I immediately noticed a ghosting issue. I took my Mac in and they replaced the display. The new display, while not having the ghosting issues, was very yellow. I took it back in and they told me to go pound sand. I spent that night setting up a color profile that fixed the issue as best I could.

Many months later I installed Mavericks.

Recently I noticed that my color profile was reverting back to the yellow one while doing normal things like browsing the web with Chrome.

I went back into my color profiles and found one of my original custom profiles, that for some reason must have been owned by root because I could not change or delete it from my profile even though it was obvious from the name that I created it.

I installed gfxCardStatus (http://gfx.io/) to confirm that changing graphics cards was indeed responsible for the reversion to the other color profile.

I opened a terminal window and ran:

sudo su -

cd /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays

mv offendingprofile.icc /Users/MyUser/Desktop

This removed the profile that root was using when it swiches back and forth between video cards for some reason.

I'll update this post again if I find this solution did not work.

I might also replace the the system profiles with my own so that the login screen does not use other one either.

Hope this helps,

-Mathew

The blue screen issue suddenly appeared on my MacBook (OS 10.8.5) when starting up Indesign and Photoshop. I read somehere in this thread that it could have to do with Flash Player. I realised that i updated Flash Player a few days ago so i uninstalled it and the problem is gone. I also ran OnyX but i have the impression that removing Flash player did the trick.

Hi I have a 2011 Macbook Pro with discrete graphics card. My screen used to change colour as well. I tried everything to fix it but I couldn't find any solution until I did a clean install of the OS. After doing this I found out that AirDisplay and iDisplay, I tried both of those programs, were messing with the graphics card. The problem disappeared as soon as I uninstalled those two programs and rebooted. So if anybody is using one of those programs try uninstalling them. For AirDisplay use the uninstaller in the Utilities folder.

Wow just amazing I like how my board just died a few days after my Apple Care expired. Really wish this would be addressed, I don't expect a machine to run for ever but when it doesn't even have a scratch on it and it just fails? I have no words. Really going to miss my 17" MBP and there is no 17" to replace it.

I went to System Preferences -> Energy Saver. Deselected "automatic graphics switching", discrete card was selected, re-selected the same option and looks not to change color again.

However, this control left room to a more sophisticated control, asking if the user prefers battery life or performance.

In my case, I have the issue only when I switch off the automatic session opening.

If the mac starts directly with my session without typing my password, there is no issue at all.

Maybe it can help ! ;-)

I have a MacBook Pro 17" 2.2 Ghz i7 from 2011 (A1297) with the AMD Radeon 6750 and an SSD and I really love this Machine!!!

After years without problems, my Graphic Card "desoldered" itself, so i had it to be repaired.

There was no alternative, because there is no replacement in the actual apple portfolio. I won't miss the anti-glare display, cause i'm a photographer and i hate those glass-mirrors, that render every actual MacBook useless under open skyes. I use the ExpressCard/34 slot very much, there is no such thing on the actual macbooks. And last but not least, there is no chance to install a second hdd or ssd, but i need the diskspace (i actually have 1.5TB installed :-) )

So i found someone who professionally reballs the graphic-chip on the Mainboard.

After the successfull repair i installed some adobe products and voilla, i also had the blue-cast when graphic cards switched.

I always used gfx card status to monitor my graphic cards, so the weak point was found quickly.

I tried several things without success, then i read all your posts here and finally I tried to combine several useful hints from your posts to a "more effective strategy" So finallly i did:

- uninstlall flash player

- uninstall gfx card status

- delete complete Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays folder (and of course same folder in the user-library!)

- empty trash

- restart with SMC-reset PLUS PRAM-reset

- cleared all caches using ONYX

- one more restart with SMC-reset PLUS PRAM-reset

That worked for me and for the moment (i don't know how long it will work, but let see...)

After that Procedure i reinstalled my custom Monitor-Profiles and selected one in the control panel. I hope it will last...

works till now, let see how long...

by the way:

Apple, please don't let your professional users down!!! You left us with unstable, unreliable, consumer products with missing features and no chance to upgrade them. There is no product in the actual mac and macbook pro lineup, that is useful for me. There is always something missing, something wrong, not working, and not upgradable. Please look back at your roots, please take care of the people who supported you when you made professional products for professional users.

AMD GPU graphics. There is a known issue I just had the same issue sometimes booted at start up Screen is blocky then goes to grey screen and won't boot resetting pram and SMC sometimes helps but now it is completely un bootable. This is a design fault that seems to limit lifespan of the GPU until it fails. If you search GPU failure you will see over 20k similar issues with no redress from Apple support. There is no real solution other than upgrade to the new generation of graphics card massed macs.

AMD GPU graphics. There is a known issue I just had the same issue sometimes booted at start up Screen is blocky then goes to grey screen and won't boot resetting pram and SMC sometimes helps but now it is completely un bootable. This is a design fault that seems to limit lifespan of the GPU until it fails. If you search GPU failure you will see over 20k similar issues with no redress from Apple support. There is no real solution other than upgrade to the new generation of graphics card massed macs.

Do you have AMD GPU graphics. There is a known issue I just had the same issue sometimes booted at start up Screen is blocky then goes to grey screen and won't boot resetting pram and SMC sometimes helps but now it is completely un bootable. This is a design fault that seems to limit lifespan of the GPU until it fails. If you search GPU failure you will see over 20k similar issues with no redress from Apple support. There is no real solution other than upgrade to the new generation of graphics card massed macs.

Have the same macbook, have the same issue. This resolution works ! Thanks for sharing.