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airbon3 Author

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macOS Sierra problems with Screen Sharing

Hello,

After update to Sierra in both of my Macs, I can´t use Screen Sharing. I normally use my second computer using Screen Sharing, but now, each time that I connect I see the screen splitted but the active areas to use and press like Sleep, Restart, and Shut Down keep the original position. This mean that if I like Shut Down the remote computer, I need press just in the left of Sleep... some really strange.

I try connect from remote Android VNC and the screen look also splitted and with the same problem.

Anyone have the same problem or some idea of how to fix?
Thanks in advance!

macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 7:08 AM

39 replies

airbon3 Author

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Oct 18, 2016 10:24 AM in response to mightymartin

Yes, no solution until now for everyone. I already report also to the Bug Report but my ticket is already closed because this problem show like already reported, now close to one month without fix or update over this 😟

airbon3 Author

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Oct 18, 2016 10:26 AM in response to airbon3

IMPORTANT REMARK TO EVERYONE THAT READ THIS: THIS TICKET IS NOT SOLVED. By error I mark as solved. Sorry.

Oct 19, 2016 9:34 PM in response to airbon3

Same problem here.

Another thread with the same issue: Sierra sharing desktop

airbon3 Author

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Oct 20, 2016 7:55 AM in response to Condimentasm

Yes, thanks, but for the moment no fix. We need wait the next update of macOS Sierra. Cheers,

Oct 20, 2016 4:21 PM in response to airbon3

If you get the black screen, you may just have a screen refresh problem. Remote into the system you want to control. You'll see the "lock" symbol for a moment and then a black screen. Hit the "Return" key on your keyboard. If you see a refreshed segment of your screen, move the mouse around. You'll see more of your screen. Now locate the login information and do just that, Log In.

At this point my system got really bad lag, and I had to plug a monitor and keyboard into my remote system. After that I logged in and the remote desktop started working fine.

Oct 22, 2016 1:29 AM in response to airbon3

i Have indeed exact the same problem. I also can't login... nothing is working right now?

Oct 23, 2016 12:20 PM in response to airbon3

I'm having the same problem, but only with an older MacMini. I've done the Sierra update on several newer systems and have no problems accessing them with remote access software, either Apple's or 3rd parties. The computer that gives me the problem was being used just as a VPN gateway. I decided to update it to Sierra and the new version of MacOS server and boom. The remote screen management issues started. As with everyone else, if I plug a monitor into it, it's fine. This is the machine having the problem. It's a core 2 Duo machine, not an i5 or i7 machine. I'm wondering if anyone else having the problem is running on an older machine like this?

Intro.	June 15, 2010	Disc.	July 20, 2011
Order	MC270LL/A	Model	A1347 (EMC 2364)
Family	Mid-2010	ID	Macmini4,1
RAM	2 GB	VRAM	256 MB
Storage	320 GB (5400 RPM)	Optical	8X DL "SuperDrive"

Oct 24, 2016 11:48 PM in response to airbon3

10.12.1 is out. Still not fixed for me.

airbon3 Author

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Oct 25, 2016 6:21 AM in response to margjakob

Yes, me too. 10.12.1 and still have the problem... 😟

airbon3 Author

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Oct 25, 2016 6:49 AM in response to Marvin Price1

Yes, I agree. Is a problem of MacMini (I don´t know in newers) but mine is also Mid2010. I use the screen sharing perfectly from 10.11 and 10.12 to other MacBook Pro that I have, but the problem is only with the MacMini Mid2010 (also Intel Core 2 Duo).

Nov 14, 2016 12:21 PM in response to airbon3

I also have this question, using screen sharing on an imac retina with 5000 points.

All my clients (macs) have now SIERRA and on an application "QuickRes 4.3.3" which is needed e.g. on mac pro's, since Apple did not even think to provide a tool to change resolution (besides the very basic tool in system preferences, which does not address de-facto every possible resolution). Without QuickRes you still get a "mini" resolution through Screen Sharing and you must use your mac pro with that mini resolution ...

Using Yosemite QuickRes and ScreenSharing worked well together.

Now SIERRA: Split screen - just as depicted on the start of this incident.

My compliments APPLE - Wish you a further pleasant work for the next releases.