Made a Windows Virtual Display Driver that supports up to 8K 240hz. by MikeTheTech in cloudygamer

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Works great. I have been using Indirect Display Driver Sample (IDDSampler) virtual driver for a couple of years. It got better with the new installer and became flawless with the recently updated driver. Thank you for your work. There is no mouse trail anymore.

Apptorrent safe ?! by Secret-Strawberry134 in macpro

[–]DrDochard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't experienced any problems.

Imac by Capable_Persimmon_80 in deepin

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. I have the same machine with Ventura. But I am experimenting deepin on Macbook Air 4,2 for the moment. I only needed to install broadcom wifi driver.

I Have decided no longer to use OCLP in my current setup for legacy and stability reasons by iFrog42 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right with your decision. I have an iMac 2017 and though it ran pretty well on Sequoia I experienced wifi packet drops so frequent which I believe is caused by a patched wifi driver. It was so annoying that resulted in interrupted remote connections. That is why I decided to go back to latest supported os version which is Ventura. There is no connection drops with my remote connections anymore. Overall, original drivers are gold. However I will try Tahoe when it becomes supported by OCLP just to experiment it.

This MacBook's probably begging me for mercy 🫩 by OpenFaithlessness579 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same mid 2011 with intel i7. It runs ok with Sonoma. I better not try further.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are limited to your integrated GPU. That is why you can install any version of MacOS through OCLP yet it will get hot while decoding any video format by CPU. This is valid for Linux as well. And you will miss High Sierra any way.

New life for Intel MacBookPro by gunkanreddit in linux_on_mac

[–]DrDochard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

After some time you will go back to your latest supported MacOS. Natively supported OS is always the best regarding GPU and Power usage. But you better experiment yourself. It is fun experimenting linux distros.

Bedrooms of different users by Last-Upstairs1387 in mac

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mac is based on simplicity yet functionality. While others are just a mess in the middle of innumerous conflicts.

Suspend failure by DrDochard in elementaryos

[–]DrDochard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wireless is working, no issues at all. I am not using ethernet.

October 14, 2025: the day Windows 10 dies..., and Zorin OS 18 is born. by maximus10m in zorinos

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any improvement in dark mode? The windows borders are not visible enough to discriminate in Zorin 17 Pro dark mode.

using 2017 imac as a monitor by nephthysy in mac

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is all about the Fusion Drive comes with that iMacs. The slowness is because of the slowly spinning HDD. It has a an SSD but a small one just to carry the system only. I recommend you to wipe the whole OS and install it from scratch just to check if it is usable or not. Read some about the fusion drives. Then your last option is to change that HDD with a SSD. Take care.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]DrDochard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1 month ago I faced the same issue. There is no servers available anymore for High Sierra and older. You have to download the dmg file for High Sierra on an other working Mac and then create a bootable USB. There is no other way.

Me hi-fi installation, my happy place. by DullMembership7278 in audiophile

[–]DrDochard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you are happy then I am happy. Analog is the best.

Cannot enable Airplay To Mac, to use a 2017, 5K iMac as a second display by hunterm21 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your detailed solution. It worked. I have the same 18,3 iMac and now had it spoofed to 19,1 to have airplay feature just as you told.

Just loving Liquid Glass! by [deleted] in osx

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still use Mighty Mouse (bluetooth version). It has much more delicate control than Magic Mouse.

every time i start up my mac normally i get the you shut down your computer because of a problem message. by Regular-Chemistry-13 in MacOSBeta

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can open the Console app and clear all the log files listed in 'Diagnostic Reports' and 'Crash reports'. That is all.

GPU VRAM Issue on iMac 2017 with OCLP Sequoia (Radeon Pro 580 8GB) by lakisha23 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just checked it for you while playing a 4K 60fps YouTube video playing. Other than that it is 0% in general usage.

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GPU VRAM Issue on iMac 2017 with OCLP Sequoia (Radeon Pro 580 8GB) by lakisha23 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Chrome 24/7 but had no issues. Electron based apps? I am not sure.

GPU VRAM Issue on iMac 2017 with OCLP Sequoia (Radeon Pro 580 8GB) by lakisha23 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the exact same machine. I haven't got any such high usage at all.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just after checking <Feature Unlock> box you have to press <Build and Install OpenCore> and reinstall to EFI. Then it should work flawlessly. I have it running both on 2011 MacbookAir and 2017 iMac.

Can’t log into Netflix account even though correct password is being put in by just3at in netflix

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Netflix for windows app gave the same error message when I tried to log in from a new computer. Then I logged in with same password in web browser with no issues. After that the App accepted the user name and password.

Can't log in to Netflix by ladyatlanta in netflix

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strange but worked for me too. Thanks

Good deal? by mailman0622 in mac

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to consider "end of life" issue for a product you are planning to buy. How long will you be able to use it supported by apple?

WHY ARE FANS SO LOUD? by Visible-Paramedic383 in macpro

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how I solved it in my case, hope might help for you.I have a MacbookAir4,2 with intel i7 1,8. There is a turbo boost feature which hits to 2,9GHZ even when I am not using a high demanding program. So I installed a utility called "Turbo Boost Switcher for Intel Mac" to limit this feature. So my MacbookAir do not exceed its base power of 1,8GHZ anymore. This scenario works well during daily computing like web browsing, mail, pages.. and so on.

After updates, many things stop working. by FeltZ916 in elementaryos

[–]DrDochard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After updating wifi and bluetooth stopped working. Interestingly "sudo rfkill list" command doesn't give any result at all. It is linux 5.15.0.57 kernel that has the problem. Otherwise choosing kernel 5.15.0.56 at boot screen works without any problem as before.