Intel HD Graphics 3000 support on High Sierra is broken

Some graphic elements are replaced by black areas in applications like Mail, Finder, Safari, etc. using a MacBook Pro early 2011 with the integrated graphic card.

I observed the problem in at least 4 different applications, most being official Apple software.

The more critical is Mail, you just can't read mail at all.

Note that all worked properly on Sierra.

Switching between graphic cards resolve temporary the issue:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 Mo: ISSUE

AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1 Go: NO ISSUES

Using the native Apple LCD profile: PARTIAL ISSUES (may appear temporarily, etc.)

Using personal calibration profile: ISSUE

Using third party calibration profiles: ISSUE (vary according to the selected profile)

Note that the issue can be partial and may appear intermittently as when using Spaces, for example. Switching between spaces (with 3 fingers using the trackpad) lets appear temporarily the issue in some area.

A Mail screenshot with the problem:

You can view the problem here:

https://imgur.com/a/n1yy6

https://imgur.com/a/m2aZz

Some people had this problem with the native color profile.

Some of them, solved the problem using the Calibrators software that you can find in the preference panes.

You can avoid the issue in Mail disabling the conversation mode (Organize by Conversations).

You can find some details on MacRumors forum:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mail-conversation-view-broken-showing-black -in-mac-os-high-sierra.2074912/page-2

• MacBook Pro 15" early 2011
• macOS High Sierra, 10.13.2
• Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 Mo
• AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1 Go
• 16 Go 1333 MHz DDR3

Tags:

Black, box, square, graphic, problem, issue, Mail, Safari, High Sierra, 10.13, 2011, MacBook Pro