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A hungry process is one that wants to use the discrete gpu but is not allowed because you have set integrated only.

What is a dependent process vs a hungry process?Ī dependent process is one that is currently using your discrete gpu. And since you plugged in the cable I’m assuming you want to use the display.

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Unfortunately your mac is designed such that in order to use an external display, it has to use the discrete graphics card. Why does the app go back to dynamic switching when a display is plugged in? The current gpu is also reported in the menu. Otherwise, it will just look like a gear. The gear will have a dot in the middle when the discrete gpu is active. You probably need to allow the application to run in Settings -> Security & Privacy You can also launch it from the terminal and set the desired setting using -integrated, -discrete, and -dynamic. You can also enable notifications for when your gpu changes (off by default) You can also try running the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected.The app is simple to control with integrated only, discrete only, and dynamic switching in the menu. You should try using Internet Recovery Mode (Command + Option + R) to try to disable the discrete GPU. Since Filevault cannot be unlocked you will not be able to boot into Single User Mode. If you recently upgraded the memory, then perhaps the memory is not compatible.

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The memory slot nearest the Bottom Case tends to fail more often due to cracked solder joints. You can try reseating the memory modules in case one of them is loose and you can try using just a single memory module in case one module or slot is bad. The Filevault issue is not the main problem although it may be another symptom. You can try accessing the drive using another Mac to see if the drive can be unlocked and mounted. Unless you have a Filevault Recovery Key from when you enabled Filevault you will not be able to unlock the Filevault if the encryption keys located on the drive are corrupted or damaged. It appears it is unable to unlock the Filevault due to an issue accessing the encryption keys.

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I would be grateful if someone has experience or knowledge of such issues could take a look at the attached and discern what appears to be occurring here and a possible work around to disable the discrete card and default the machine to booting up using only the integrated card.įeel free to ask any further information you need and I am grateful in advance for any insight or possible solutions here.

I feel my issue is relating to the file vault as that seems to be the first error returned from the screen attached. I can run a hardware diagnostic and this returns no issue. I can get to the spinning globe, connect internet and upon progress bar completion the machine hangs. I am also not able to enter either internet or system recovery mode. In each case above I am presented with the screen attached for a quick few seconds and then the machine continues to boot to the log in screen. Nor does entering via verbose mode (cmd v). Now I know the file vault is enabled and I need to disable that however I cannot do that as the combination cmd s also does not work. The issue here is I cannot get the machine to enter single user mode using cmd rs. I have gone through the steps of resetting PRAM and SMC. This isn't always the case however and I now need to disable the discrete card from the command line.

I understand if I log in using the discrete and the machine gets as far as the white screen when user log in should complete and the machine restarts, the integrated card is defaulted at next boot. To actually log in however it is a lengthy cycle of restarts and reboots so the machine uses the integrated card after boot. I can use gfxCardStatus to switch the cards after logging in if I can get that far. I originally went through the graphics card recall for this machine however as expected the replacement discrete card has now failed again. As per the title I am attempting to disable the AMD discrete card so the machine uses only the integrated card.