I thought that the 2009 iMacs were Sierra compatible, why would they NOT be?!?
Russell Courtenay July is national what month? tinyurl.com/julybeans Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 8:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > iMac 9,1 w/Sierra-brightness not working > > Hi all, > > I have an Early 2009 iMac that was running El Capitan. I used the Sierra > Patcher to install Sierra (10.12.5) on this machine (not supported by Apple). > > The install seems to be working fine with one exception--I no longer have > control of the Brightness on the screen--either through the keyboard or > through the system prefs. > > After searching the Sierra Patcher info and other internet forums, I can see > that this is an issue with this particular iMac--especially if the display > have been replaced previously. I have NOT replaced mine, and still have my > original display. > > Ihave found some workarounds (install Brightness Slider), but no real fix. > Brightness Slider works, but it has to be adjusted each time I (or any member > of my family logs in. > > > > From further reading, it sounds like there may be another solution that may > require a higher technical proficiency than I have. However, I am hoping that > someone can explain the solution so that I can follow it and implement it. Or > perhaps someone can point me to a place that clearly explains how to fix this. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > Joe > > Early 2009 iMac-original display Sierra 10.12.5 > > 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo > > 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 > > NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
