I’ve a Macbook Professional, undecided which yr but it surely’s Intel-based with a touchbar and 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt connectors. Lately the display screen broke, and the Mac by itself is totally unusable. The pc nonetheless makes all the everyday noises, and I can nonetheless press buttons. I am utilizing a USB hub to attach the monitor, mouse and keyboard to the pc.
I’m able to entry Restoration Assistant, and, after I do, the exterior display screen goes grey and I’m able to see the mouse pointer. I’m then in a position to put the Mac into chamshell mode and I can then view Restoration Assistant on the exterior display screen. Nonetheless, for some motive, I’m unable to then restart the pc in chamshell mode. The exterior display screen doesn’t go grey after I restart the pc, as an alternative turning black, after which the exterior display screen proclaims that there’s “no sign” and proceeds to show off, even if it’s nonetheless plugged into the Mac and I can see and listen to that the Mac is on.
One time, I used to be fortunate I suppose, and I used to be in some way in a position to drive the Mac into clamshell mode on startup. The exterior display screen confirmed the everyday login web page, permitting me to log in. Nonetheless, after I selected a Wifi community, I acquired an error:
A important software program replace is required to your Mac, however an error was encountered whereas putting in this replace.
Your Mac cannot be used till this replace is put in.
[Shut down] [try again]
I attempted time and again, to no avail. I ultimately shut it down. After some web digging I believe the problem is that some software program pertaining to the touchbar is not downloaded, and it is very doable that situation could be resolved by placing the Mac into secure mode. Nonetheless, after I maintain shift upon restart, the pc activates, however there isn’t a indicator that I truly booted it into secure mode (I would not be capable to see the crimson nook textual content anyway), and the exterior display screen continues to be being finicky and refusing to acknowledge the Mac as existent, once more proclaiming that there isn’t a sign. I’m nonetheless in a position to entry Restoration Assistant on the exterior display screen.
It have to be doable to view to the login web page on the exterior display screen; I already did it as soon as, however I don’t know what I did to attain that.
Maybe I might be capable to entry the Mac in goal disk mode, however at that time I must purchase a brand new Mac anyway and I actually need to keep away from that…
Assist? I do not know what I am doing.
