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Multiple display problem in OSX 10.9.2

I just updated to 10.9.2 on my 15" Macbook Pro (Mid-2010) and after the restart my secondary display will not work. When I plug it in to my mini displayport my secondary display comes up black and my primary display comes back with the background and settings that I had set for my secondary display. It seems as though the OS was confusing my primary display for my secondary. After messing with the settings I was able to get my primary display back to my primary settings, but the secondary display is still showing up black no matter how much I mess with the display settings in the system preferences (changes to resolution, mirroring, ect.). Anyone else experiencing this?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010)

Posted on Feb 25, 2014 1:00 PM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2014 1:14 PM

Nearly the same here. I've an external display connected to my private iMac via mini displayport respectively two external thunderbolt displays connected to my iMac for work. Before the update to 10.9.2 everything worked fine, afterwards the screen turns from black to the normal display to black and so on, it's flickering every time I do something, open up an app, repositioning a window from one display to another, switch to fullscreen. This totally *****, as an Developer and UI designer I'm depend on two respectively three displays o.O

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May 21, 2014 6:57 AM in response to Wayne Fox

... maybe i'll try that SMC reset...


- i won't go into reinstalling the System... it's like if it's my fault - i'm angry to Apple because they doen't recognize the problem and don't even mention it officially. I've paid a fortune for their new Macbook Pro Retina and get a machine that doesn't even get a slot for a Lock.


Now that resolution issue is truly a problem and i'm sure i'm not the only one. Are we going to go further and soon one will ask me to change my laptop?


I think, it's my right to have a computer who works correctly at this price and i don't need to feel guilty for something that i don't have any control to it.


i'll wait for an official solution otherwise i'll find myself a workaround - Thank you Apple.

May 22, 2014 10:42 AM in response to Studio jocool

Not reading an entire 8 page thread, sorry. If you have a problem with an Apple computer that is under warranty, demand the service you paid for. If you are not satisfied, ask nicely to have your issue escalated. You can always send an email to Tim Cook *******. It has worked for me. Your frustration is understandable but computers have problems sometimes, even expensive ones.


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Jun 8, 2014 9:42 AM in response to athomas1

After installing Mavericks my Phillips TV was not recogniced as it was before.

Thanks to Time Machine I good replace the old settings. This happend in December 2013.

Apple told me that this bug would be fixed but now a half jaer later I discoverd that Mavericks dus not recocnice mij TV as it shoot. The pictures below are showing what going on.

The Mavericks part is from a Mac Book Pro with the latest version of Mavericks.

I think that Apple should be a shamed for not solving this problem. I hope that some one has a solution for this.
I have tride "Display Menu" and it partly workt but I can not get anything on the second TV screen.


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Jun 8, 2014 10:52 AM in response to KeithAnt

Update to my earlier "Thank you, thank you, thank you amaga!" message: While it is true that restoring the older AMD drivers fixed the issue and all three monitors lit up at full resolution. It seems that the old drivers no longer work with some versions of Flash video (I get audio, but the video doesn't play) and at least one application development environment, written in Java, that I use presents a launch window that is completely blank and doesn't have the development menu options it should (so, the window re-draw is not working). Both of these issues disappeared when I restored the current AMD drivers. But, then I lost my third monitor again and only have two (which two changes randomly when I reboot my Mac Pro 2013). Given the situation outlined above, it definitely seems that the drivers are the issue, not my monitors or computer hardware.

Jun 8, 2014 9:57 PM in response to magentawave

Hello magentawave... I have installed the Display Menu.app but it thit not solf the problem completely.

Also is it not possible to share both screens as one workspace.

I cannot understand why a company like Apple cannot solve such a simple problem like this.

In the years I am working with the Imac it is the first time that I am rely disappointed by Aplle.

Multiple display problem in OSX 10.9.2

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