Hey to anyone getting "operation not permitted"; this is because you have a newer OS with SIP/rootless enabled. To disable it allowing you full root access, you have to boot to recovery shell (cmd+R+S), type csrutil disable; then reboot and go back to the regular shell (cmd+S) and continue as this video suggests.
I know it’s been 4 years… but damn I need your help. I did the cmd+R+S and typed csrutil disable It’s not working. It says “failed to modify system integrity configuration. This tool needs to be executed from recovery OS.” I can’t get to recovery because of blue screen
not sure if your setup might behave similarly, but i had the same annoying issue. my computer would *sometimes* get to the login screen, maybe after trying like 30 times. i tried getting into recovery mode dozens of times and finally i got in, although the screen looked extremely distorted. i was able to disable the security and then was able to get to single user mode and follow this video.. haven't tested it long term after that but I can boot my computer much more easily, at least for the first couple of tests
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I brought my Macbook Pro to an Authorized Reseller as per Apple's advice and they charged me $60 for diagnostics and $45 for data recovery. They said it was hardware related and couldn't do anything to fix the Macbook Pro but at least they were able to save my data! So with nothing left to lose, I came onto UA-cam to find a fix... tried out so many tutorials and NOTHING was working and I thought I messed up the fix even more! Tried your advice, still screwed up one command and didn't know how to fix it, so just forged ahead... upon reboot, still getting terminal screen... then, like a miracle, system restarted like a brand new Macbook Pro! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! AMAZING!
Thanks for this video - still a life-saver! My late 2011 MacBook just turned 10 years old and was working well until this morning it did not boot anymore. After your fix its now fully operative again. 1000 thanks!
please am finding it difficult to follow the steps. trying to enter the command, "nkdir /DisabledExtensions" and its telling me error command. Please i need help
Hey guys! First, thanks a lot Nahush. You saved me a lot of money :--) If you guys are struggling with the System Integrity protection while trying to make modifications to the MBP, I found a way around this (NOTE: There's a very little possibility of erasing all your data). First, El Capitan is protected with SIP but when the computer was shipped it was installed with Snow Leopard which doesn't have SIP. So by doing internet recovery you might disable SIP. 1. Press Command (⌘) - Option (⌥) - R 2. After it's loaded, it won't work because screen will go gray. 3. Turn off the computer by holding the power button and then restart. When you hear chimes press CMD + R but switch rapidly to CMD + S 4. This will take you to safe-mode. Computer is now pretty confused! Don't care about the code what's coming in; just boldly write: csrutil disable. Try to write as fast as you can. 5. This will disable SIP and allow you to make modifications. 6. Type reboot and then follow Nahush's tips to disable AMD-drivers Internet recovery might erase all your data or not. In my case it didn't (internet recovery failed but it gave me a chance to disable SIP.) Good luck! And oh, MBP2011 without AMD-chip is pretty choppy and laggy. Say goodbye to games or work in video-editing. Internet surfing in Chrome is pretty bad and Safari isn't good either. I found a way out of this as well; download Waterfox-browser. It's light and easy and runs smoothly 1080p-video. Good luck!
Thank you! This trick helped me to disable System Integrity Protection that was enabled by El Capitan, and I was then able to make the necessary modifications to disable the AMD graphics card extensions so that the integrated Intel graphics card will work. What a pickle!
Jazztifier hi, using your trick, it said that SIP was successfuly disabled. But I still get the the Sandbox System policy deny...: Operation not permitted. what I'm I doing wrong? if any and what can I do? thanks
My MBP stopped working out of nowhere and I was experiencing the same issues you noted in your video. I followed the steps and my MBP is working again! THANK YOU!!
hi thanks for making this video. its a little difficult for me to understand what you're saying. do you have the steps written out somewhere so i can make sure i do them correctly?
Thank you! It worked. Apple should've done right by their customers and posted the fix. Instead, they are trying to get customers to spend another $2K on a new machine.
Hi, I used your tutorial and It works!!! I'm using my mac now!! So, I have one little problem to do it. My SIP was enabled and I can't move the files. I try to disable it but my mac didn't enter at recovery mode (command +R). I don't know how but I turn on my mac and after press option to choose the recovery partition. After that I press Command + S and somehow enter at system recovery! I go to the terminal (look for "how to disable SIP") and turn off the SIP. After that I did your instructions and worked for me! Thanks a lot for you tutorial!!
Thank you so much Nahush. My device is iMac (not MacBook pro-2011). It's purple and cannot be fixed after that I follow your step by step and fixed 100% success with Imac 2011 Graphics Card.
Hi, my problem is I can’t finish installing high sierra, the loading bar gets stuck in the last step, it’s a MBP 2011 with Gpu problem, is this a solution for it? Please help me.
Those who are struggling with "Operation not permitted", first disable the "System Integrity Protection" from Recovery Mode. You may need to keep the macbook cool enough to not trigger a GPU crash while booting to Recovery Mode. I had to blow (non-hot) air via hair-dryer directly at the chipset.
it is due to SIP which is enabled. you have to reboot mac in recovery mode (command+R), then select terminal. Enter in terminal next (without quotes): "csrutil disable" and "reboot". if you can't boot in recovery mode you can do next trick (it helped me, but from second time, I began to hold buttons in last second and quickly released them after dark screen): 1) Power off your notebook. 2) Power on, than hold: command + option + R 3) Select your Wi-Fi 4) Wait to download the recovery "image" from internet (progress bar with World/Internet logo). 5) When at end of download, hold: command + S 6) Keep holding "command + S" until boot start (progress bar with apple logo). 7) You will see a boot in a "console/terminal" mode. 8) run cmd: csrutil disable 9) run cmd: reboot
@@amoraleks Same problem for me, can't enter terminal because Video card doesn't work, iMac boots to white screen, apple logo comes on fine but after that it blank
So I did exactly this to my MacBook Pro and it worked! Thank you Nahush. I have the red tint though. In simple terms, what is this temporary fix. I would like to explain to Apple what I did to my when i take it in for the FREE Repair Extension Program.
Hey Hey great tutorial but it would really help us if you put in the description on what you actually typed in as some instructions are misleading Thanks
I can’t see what you writing, you should have left a pdf guide for that, before typing “disabledExtentions” what’s the first letters you typed. Pls answer
Thank you. Following these steps made my machine come back to life. So after the reboot the graphics lagged which is understandable. Then all I did was use my bootable USB thumb drive and reinstalled the OS on top of the previous one. This fixed the lag. No data lost, even though I do back up regularly. MAchine is running even better than before. It's been 24 Hours and i'm currently using the machine for work. Thanks Nahush, you saved me dude!
Thank you so much! I was able to get my computer to boot up and get a few precious things off it that weren't backed up. One thing though - I had an ATI card instead of AMD so had to replace all your filenames with that. And when I rebooted, it booted to a greyish green blank screen so I thought it didn't work, but different from before, there was a mouse visible. In case I was actually at my log in screen but not able to see it, I entered my password, and ta-da! It opened up to my normal desktop! Well, with lines through it, and all washed out, but still... THANK YOU!
Guys! The video helped me a lot. Please tell me that there is no issue with connecting this laptop to the monitor or tv via hdmi cabel. I'm thinking about buying a monitor. Thank You all in advance for any answer!
Hello, thanks for the video. I am unable to move the AMD* files, they are in fact directories on my computer. Any idea on how to troubleshoot this? Thank you!
This process severly fucked up my computer running on Yosemite 10.10. Nothing is running properly, and the graphics seem to keep reloading and the computer is basically inoperable. How can I undo these actions?
is this working for everyone? I followed your instructions in my macbook pro early 2011 15" but nothing changes. After the 'low resolution' apple icon, I see a light blue screen.
Hi Nahush, Thank you so much for the fix. The macbook totally works but now my Thunderbolt display port is not working, can you please help me with this fix ? Much appreciated and thank you once again for the brilliant fix.
Great video bro. Brilliant! A question: can you modify the EFI codes so that the MacBook recognizes two 16GB RAM sticks for a total of 32?. I’ve already check that the i7 2680QM supports up to 32GB. ✌🏿
I tried it and it worked with Yosemite. The Desktop came up but the sound doesn't work, brightness controls are off, I rebooted a couple of times and it has the other issues. Not complaning at all. Your video helped me. Just wanted to let Yosemite users know the issues they'll have after moving the files. Thanks.
{Thanks for sharing this video, its really helpful } I have done the steps as mentioned on my 15" i7 Late 2011 Macbook Pro model. But on reboot , it shows the Login screen and after login - it stuck , and show a flash which continuously round and round.
Thank you so much. After screwing around for 2 days, your video has helped me fix my mac issue. I usually don't comment on youtube videos but your video deserve the compliment. Thank you... Thank you.... Thank you....
You are brilliant, i have tried to deactivate the damaged gpu using root commands, and my system simply after a while froze up, but this simple solution was amazing. You solve my problem and my mac is back on tracks, it was slow in the beginning, but after a wipe of all the trash that i had in there, it works very well, after all its faster than before, you saved me a lot of money because i really need my mac. Thank you very much.
hell yeahh FINALLY Apple will repair my machine... So Nahush, should I only move the files where they use to belong before and thats it? it is supossed that when they change the mainboard, the system will start normaly right?
Hi Nahush, It works just fine for your temporary fix solution. Now, I am trying to backup my Mac before going to apple. Can I just leave the way it is before I go to apple then change it after I got it back from apple? Then I can just reverse the 5 mv commands, can't I? Thank you so much. Can't do it without your VDO sharing.
Chris Maverley really how so. I took it to the Apple Store in Troy Michigan and they told me that they are done servicing the 2011 Macs because the repair program was up on December the 31 2016.
I am experiencing the Same Problems with my Late 2011 15'' MBP since today and just found out about the repair program Ended on dec 31st. Do you think they would repair or replace mine Boy any chance?
Yeah I lost out. Anyway I'll get more life out of it as it runs Windows and Linux using Virtual Box flawlessly. Oh and don't update or you will need to do the extensions trick again.
I lucked out also. Got a reflow done and didnt bring it back to life either. So are you saying windows will run stable on the intel graphics chip alone? Is not really useable as a system in in current state with this fix on osx.
Nice tutorial. the use of 'csrutil disable' works fine if you are able to boot into recovery mode. However, my problem is I can't get to the recovery mode. Is there any other way to move all those kext files with 'restricted' labels?
Hi nahush, Thank you for the video. I did make all the changes and moved the files over to a different directory. Also rebooted my machine, but the machine does not power on any more. Can you guide me?
Wow Nahush, there are sooooooo many people out there on the web trying all kinds of solutions and completely unaware of this fix. Thank you!!!!!It worked for me, but since I did it on a IMac 27 for which I had no idea what the card name is, it is not 100% and the display is flickering and lagging and the mouse feels very slow and gets stuck. But the computer now goes beyond the white screen ;)If I repeat the procedure and change only the name of the card, should it work? Would it be the only difference?Thank you!!!
Ubuntu 12.04 , will allow you to boot to the integrated graphics card, once you go into the recovery menu, Sometimes you will get the disabling irc #17 error , just keep restarting the mac, eventually you will get the ubuntu menu that will allow you to to choose Ubuntu recovery, Once in recovery select the Graphic Card Option- Once it loads You will see the option to boot to Normally. Once you get into Ubuntu , you can install Virtual Machine and Run any OS you want to run from a Virtual Environment. Email me or send me a message if you have any questions . I just want to help the world
I did the fix. I also had to backdoor disable csrutil. My issue now is I cannot adjust the screen brightness. I already checked the keyboard functions in system preferences and the box was unchecked. Any ideas?
Hi Nahush, my Mac was dead for weeks and after following your instructions, it reassureted, but now, the internet is resourcey slow, anything I try to access takes forever an keep flashing. Do you why is doing that and how can I fix it? Thanks!
Thank you so much! I was worried that I may have been experiencing a hard drive failure but I think it is the graphics card - which is annoying considering that I had it replaced 12 months ago under the repair program. Here's hoping they will do it again since it seems to be the same issue! Just glad I could save the files that I hadn't backed up :)
Hi Nahush. Thnx for your video. I tried to move the AMD files but apparently my Mac does not have those files. I have a late 2011 model. In 2014 we encountered the problem for the first time and an official Apple servicepoint supossedly changed our Motherboard. Now the problem arise again and this time the late 2011 models has just been declared 'vintage' so Apple won't give anymore service. Do you know why our late 2011 does not have the AMD Kexts files in the place it supposed to be? Can it be that the servicepoint did not change the motherboard but has performed the procedure in your video? Cheers
You are the man. This worked for me but my safari is all wacky. Firefox works fine. I am unable to adjust the brightness of my screen though. Anyone have any ideas?
So, I did the above steps including seeing if the 5 disabled AMDRadeon files were in the disabled extensions folder and they were. When I rebooted it did boot this time but the screen rolls and everything is an awful green tint now. I already put in my serial number on the Apple site and apparently didn't make the cut. I purchased my macbook pro used just over a year ago so there was no applecare or anything. Kind of a shame that Apple isnt taking care of any and all computers that had this fail. Guess I'm open to any recommendations. Been dealing with this first happening last summer and would randomly get it to reboot and operate for a few days just fine but I guess it kept getting worse. I don't have the money to support myself now (computer helped keep me working), so, no I can't afford to replace or purchase a new one. I had counted on mine lasting at least 5 years. But I had also counted on my prior pro 13 inch lasting 5 years and it bombed just after my applecare did.
Hello Nahush, it worked well with me, thanks a lot man, but now I replaced the broken graphics card, can you help me to get back to the old setting? thank
Nahush, when I enter “my AMD6000Controller.kext /DisabledExtensions/“ I get “mv: rename AMD6000Controller.kext to /DisabledExtensions/AMD6000Controller.kext: Operation not permitted” What should I do?
Hey! I did what you explain in the video and even thought the MBP is very slow, i was able to get the data that i need off the machine. One thing i noticed is that Power Management doesn't work anymore. Also i am not able to lower the brightness of the screen which drains the batteries. Do you think this is related to the workaround here presented?
Hi Nahush, need your help here. I had the same issue before with my Macbook and followed your instructions and it worked well. However I was having issues with my display and Apple logo lighting up in sleep mode as well utilising power in sleep mode. I contacted Apple support and they recommended to upgrade to OS X El Capitan which I did however it has still not solved the issue. Now the booting stops at grey screen. I have again tried to follow your steps however now when I press Command + S and switch On, I am getting in my Command window, LocalHost: /root# instead of /root#. Can you please let me know how can I get away with this LocalHost additional thing?
I was able to move all the files as per the tutorial, but unfortunately it did not work for me fully. I have AMD Radeon 6770M card for my 17-in MBP. I do get stripes on my screen now (various colors at various stages, white/blinking stripes after login). Very slow to load and the laptop gets heated up. I am assuming it is a hardware issue at this stage.
great man it works but i still face a problem that the system seems not supporting graphics card as the system works but graphics not working or not responding.....kindly advice how i can fix this issue without paying a lot
So basically ur disabling the separate grafux card in which this case is the AMD/ATI Radeon and forcing the comp. to just use the Intel integrated grafix card... The comp. is still handicap though... but good temporary solution.
hey i have gone thought the process i would like to try one more time running through the AMD graphic card how do i install back the drivers.. thanks for the above video.. waiting for the reply...
Hello! I don't know if anyone still needs this information but I found a way to put the drivers back and get it working again. Removing the drivers actually did more harm to my Macbook instead of fixing the problem. Also, on my particular Macbook, I found that my system used ATI drivers instead of AMD, so wherever you see ATI in these steps REPLACE it with AMD if your computer uses AMD drivers!!! What I found that worked for me: 1. Reboot into single-user mode using command-s on startup. 2. Once logged in as root, navigate to the System folder using the command "cd /System/" 3. Issue the command "mount -uw /" to make the System folder writable. 4. Navigate to the folder in which you placed the Disabled Extensions, using the command "cd // 5. Issue the command "mv ATI(orAMD)* /System/Library/Extensions/ 6. If you issue the command "ls /System/Library/Extensions ATI*" you should see the drivers back where they belong. Hope this helps someone!
I am experiencing Operation not permitted after entering mv AMD6000Controller.kext /DisabledExtensions/ It then says Sandbox:mv(12) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-unlink /System/Library/Extensions/AMD6000Controller.kext Please Help...
+GR8 GRAPHIX This is from the System Integrity Protection in El Capitan. You can turn it off by following these steps. www.howtogeek.com/230424/how-to-disable-system-integrity-protection-on-a-mac-and-why-you-shouldnt/
If you get no QE/CI graphics acceleration with the HD 3000 after removing the AMD kexts, you have to run this command in terminal and reboot: sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00
I used this trick to gain access to my Mac long enough to back everything up but still needed to send the graphics card for service. Now i got it back but everything is still disabled. How can i put everything back to their original locations?
Hello my friend, you seriously saved me with my finals thanks you for making this video. Can you please help me one more time, anyone I will appreciate it. my problem is that i send my macbook pro to apple for the FREE repair program, but today they called me and said to me that the problem was in the LCD screen that gets all white, they want to charge me $900! for the lcd replacement :c Do you think that I need to change all the settings back to default?
what to do if says command not permitted after typing mv AMD6000Controller.kext /DisableExtension/ ant all the rest is not premitted...any solutions? My grafic card radeon Hd 6750M
Ok It worked for me. Glitchy and slow, but I managed to save some important stuff. I got my GPU sorted. How do I restore the files to their original folder?
Now I did a prvm reset and my macbook booted up the right colors but it is waving when a browser window is loading and as I move around the screen. I did not re-enable the AMD RADEON graphics. Just the reset. Weird!
At “mv” commands, my macbook has a protection, “dont have permissions” i tried csrutil disable, but i says “ this command works only safe mode terminal” something like these, but my mac do not booting or get into safe mode command + r. Please help me????? So how can i disable?
So, you've managed to boot the MB in a "software video driver"-like mode (which is quite unusable, but only to recover some data, maybe). When are we supposed to "fix the graphic card"? I suggest you to rename the video :/
I tried the singular mode. Got the black screen and some words show up for a second then it goes back to the out of focus login screen. I briefly see the words “nothing to recover”. Not sure what is happening!
this works for me! thanks but can you help me how to get my settings back? i already replaced it with a new video card but how what will i type to make it back on the same settings before?
Nahush! Hey thanks fo the video! Man, did u try it for Yosemite? At mine, Yosemite 10.10.1, i got to boot again, but the video still set up ti AMD when i open the Sysinfo. And the mouse and the other animation at interface are appearing slowly. Any tips to solve hat? Thanks in advance!
Hi there, I had the same problems 2 years ago in a mbp 2011 and I get it fixed, Apple refund me. Now when I boot it get stuck on the gray screen .....any ideas ? thanks
I need help, my MBP 2012 el capitan got some upgrade of high sierra. Before its finish to instal. The screen was totaly in white. Every shortcut i did is not work. Disk utility cant be access. Only cmd+opt that can i did. But the MBP only show macos intaler volume. My macintosh HD volume dan my recovery, also usb elcapitan instaler gone. I was doing smc and NVRam but still stuck in white screen after the apple and loading bar appear in half process. I try to saw cmd+s / v and there is show that i booted from macos instaler not macintosh HD. It said non journal hfs, os base system appear tobe ok. Is it the GPU broken or logic boar or Ram ? And suddenly my DVD rom cannot be used too.
when I tried the mv AMD6000COntroller.kext /DisabledExtensions/ it says Operation not permitted. so I stuck with this. any reason why? and any workaround?
Hey to anyone getting "operation not permitted"; this is because you have a newer OS with SIP/rootless enabled. To disable it allowing you full root access, you have to boot to recovery shell (cmd+R+S), type csrutil disable; then reboot and go back to the regular shell (cmd+S) and continue as this video suggests.
I know it’s been 4 years… but damn I need your help. I did the cmd+R+S and typed csrutil disable
It’s not working. It says “failed to modify system integrity configuration. This tool needs to be executed from recovery OS.”
I can’t get to recovery because of blue screen
@@SilentDeath308 any news on this?
@@sayan79xxx unfortunately not. Decided to put my MacBook away for another year until I get some new motivation to try again lol
not sure if your setup might behave similarly, but i had the same annoying issue. my computer would *sometimes* get to the login screen, maybe after trying like 30 times. i tried getting into recovery mode dozens of times and finally i got in, although the screen looked extremely distorted. i was able to disable the security and then was able to get to single user mode and follow this video.. haven't tested it long term after that but I can boot my computer much more easily, at least for the first couple of tests
@@SilentDeath308 anything useful?
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I brought my Macbook Pro to an Authorized Reseller as per Apple's advice and they charged me $60 for diagnostics and $45 for data recovery. They said it was hardware related and couldn't do anything to fix the Macbook Pro but at least they were able to save my data! So with nothing left to lose, I came onto UA-cam to find a fix... tried out so many tutorials and NOTHING was working and I thought I messed up the fix even more! Tried your advice, still screwed up one command and didn't know how to fix it, so just forged ahead... upon reboot, still getting terminal screen... then, like a miracle, system restarted like a brand new Macbook Pro! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! AMAZING!
Thanks for this video - still a life-saver! My late 2011 MacBook just turned 10 years old and was working well until this morning it did not boot anymore. After your fix its now fully operative again. 1000 thanks!
would have being so nice if the commands are written out in the description box
Exactly. I literally had to take screenshots and enlarge texts t to see it. Ugh!!
please am finding it difficult to follow the steps. trying to enter the command, "nkdir /DisabledExtensions" and its telling me error command. Please i need help
worked perfectly on an old 2009 iMac (El Capitan) (need to use the csrutil disable trick first). Thank you so much !
Hey guys! First, thanks a lot Nahush. You saved me a lot of money :--)
If you guys are struggling with the System Integrity protection while trying to make modifications to the MBP, I found a way around this (NOTE: There's a very little possibility of erasing all your data).
First, El Capitan is protected with SIP but when the computer was shipped it was installed with Snow Leopard which doesn't have SIP. So by doing internet recovery you might disable SIP.
1. Press Command (⌘) - Option (⌥) - R
2. After it's loaded, it won't work because screen will go gray.
3. Turn off the computer by holding the power button and then restart. When you hear chimes press CMD + R but switch rapidly to CMD + S
4. This will take you to safe-mode. Computer is now pretty confused! Don't care about the code what's coming in; just boldly write: csrutil disable. Try to write as fast as you can.
5. This will disable SIP and allow you to make modifications.
6. Type reboot and then follow Nahush's tips to disable AMD-drivers
Internet recovery might erase all your data or not. In my case it didn't (internet recovery failed but it gave me a chance to disable SIP.)
Good luck! And oh, MBP2011 without AMD-chip is pretty choppy and laggy. Say goodbye to games or work in video-editing. Internet surfing in Chrome is pretty bad and Safari isn't good either. I found a way out of this as well; download Waterfox-browser. It's light and easy and runs smoothly 1080p-video.
Good luck!
Thank you! This trick helped me to disable System Integrity Protection that was enabled by El Capitan, and I was then able to make the necessary modifications to disable the AMD graphics card extensions so that the integrated Intel graphics card will work. What a pickle!
Jazztifier hi, using your trick, it said that SIP was successfuly disabled. But I still get the the Sandbox System policy deny...: Operation not permitted. what I'm I doing wrong? if any and what can I do? thanks
Well that's strange. Did you restart the computer after disabling SIP?
Are you using Sierra?
You need to type reboot instead of pressing power button to that make effect
Can you please explain point 3. When should I switch to CMD+S? I cant get it to work.
I followed instructions to the letter and blow me - booted straight up - well impressed. Thank you so much. Now need to check thermal paste.
My MBP stopped working out of nowhere and I was experiencing the same issues you noted in your video. I followed the steps and my MBP is working again! THANK YOU!!
hi thanks for making this video. its a little difficult for me to understand what you're saying. do you have the steps written out somewhere so i can make sure i do them correctly?
Worked for me! Thank you so much. My 2011 MBP died six months ago and I thought it was a total loss. Now its back from the dead!
Will this work with 2011 15''?
@@jmitra95 Yes, that's the one I did it with
Thank you! It worked. Apple should've done right by their customers and posted the fix. Instead, they are trying to get customers to spend another $2K on a new machine.
Hi, I used your tutorial and It works!!! I'm using my mac now!! So, I have one little problem to do it. My SIP was enabled and I can't move the files. I try to disable it but my mac didn't enter at recovery mode (command +R). I don't know how but I turn on my mac and after press option to choose the recovery partition. After that I press Command + S and somehow enter at system recovery! I go to the terminal (look for "how to disable SIP") and turn off the SIP. After that I did your instructions and worked for me! Thanks a lot for you tutorial!!
Thank you so much Nahush. My device is iMac (not MacBook pro-2011). It's purple and cannot be fixed after that I follow your step by step and fixed 100% success with Imac 2011 Graphics Card.
Hi, my problem is I can’t finish installing high sierra, the loading bar gets stuck in the last step, it’s a MBP 2011 with Gpu problem, is this a solution for it? Please help me.
got the same issue with you. you fixed it already?
@@JapFacundo not yet bro, but I will try a solution today or tomorrow, I will let you know if I fix it, I hope the same too please 👏🏻
@@JapFacundo i finally do it bro, what about you??? Let me know If you can’t get it yet
@@SoulPowerxD daaaamn!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 How tho????? 😊
Those who are struggling with "Operation not permitted", first disable the "System Integrity Protection" from Recovery Mode. You may need to keep the macbook cool enough to not trigger a GPU crash while booting to Recovery Mode.
I had to blow (non-hot) air via hair-dryer directly at the chipset.
Thank you bruh😍
I tried this on my 2012. Everything worked until I got to the mv (move part) of the video and it said it couldn't perform command
it is due to SIP which is enabled. you have to reboot mac in recovery mode (command+R), then select terminal. Enter in terminal next (without quotes): "csrutil disable" and "reboot".
if you can't boot in recovery mode you can do next trick (it helped me, but from second time, I began to hold buttons in last second and quickly released them after dark screen):
1) Power off your notebook.
2) Power on, than hold: command + option + R
3) Select your Wi-Fi
4) Wait to download the recovery "image" from internet (progress bar with World/Internet logo).
5) When at end of download, hold: command + S
6) Keep holding "command + S" until boot start (progress bar with apple logo).
7) You will see a boot in a "console/terminal" mode.
8) run cmd: csrutil disable
9) run cmd: reboot
@@amoraleks Same problem for me, can't enter terminal because Video card doesn't work, iMac boots to white screen, apple logo comes on fine but after that it blank
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@@amoraleks Thank You El Capitano!
Wow, this is one tutorial that has fixed a long time error. Thank you. A million time.
You are one genius guy
Thanks so much. It was really hard to do, but worked. The problem is that appears little delays in my screen. But I can use without replacing the GPU
This got my macbook pro 17 2011 unit working until I can get to my genius bar appointment.
MANY MANY Thanks!!!
Chris
You are AMAZING for posting this. I cant even tell you how grateful I am to you. Works like a charm!
Hi Nahush. it actually works perfectly.. but can you please give me a step by step method on how to reverse this program..
You are sooo Awesome...Thank You...Worked in 1 try.
how do hi delete theese drivers for my windows/bootcamp partition?
Any suggestions are welcome.
I have never left a comment on any sort of social media before but I felt I had to .... this man is a genius and saved my life !!! Thank you so much
Thanks A LOT!!! Is there any way of using external monitor after doing this?
So I did exactly this to my MacBook Pro and it worked! Thank you Nahush. I have the red tint though.
In simple terms, what is this temporary fix. I would like to explain to Apple what I did to my when i take it in for the FREE Repair Extension Program.
Hey Hey great tutorial but it would really help us if you put in the description on what you actually typed in as some instructions are misleading
Thanks
I can’t see what you writing, you should have left a pdf guide for that, before typing “disabledExtentions” what’s the first letters you typed. Pls answer
Thank you. Following these steps made my machine come back to life.
So after the reboot the graphics lagged which is understandable.
Then all I did was use my bootable USB thumb drive and reinstalled the OS on top of the previous one.
This fixed the lag. No data lost, even though I do back up regularly.
MAchine is running even better than before. It's been 24 Hours and i'm currently using the machine for work.
Thanks Nahush, you saved me dude!
Thank you so much! I was able to get my computer to boot up and get a few precious things off it that weren't backed up. One thing though - I had an ATI card instead of AMD so had to replace all your filenames with that. And when I rebooted, it booted to a greyish green blank screen so I thought it didn't work, but different from before, there was a mouse visible. In case I was actually at my log in screen but not able to see it, I entered my password, and ta-da! It opened up to my normal desktop! Well, with lines through it, and all washed out, but still... THANK YOU!
Guys! The video helped me a lot. Please tell me that there is no issue with connecting this laptop to the monitor or tv via hdmi cabel.
I'm thinking about buying a monitor.
Thank You all in advance for any answer!
Hello, thanks for the video. I am unable to move the AMD* files, they are in fact directories on my computer. Any idea on how to troubleshoot this? Thank you!
Thank you so much. But what is actually doing? Forcing the integrated card only? When you reboot keeps on working like this?
I get the message "operation not permitted" when I try to move the AMD files. Ive made sure the spelling was correct. Any idea why?
Jesus Najera Me too. Did you figure out another way to do this?
Jesus Najera Enter recovery mode
Command +r+s
And write csrutil disable
And write reboot
And start single mode command+s
Then watch video
@@talhadeniz7083 Do you mean doing that before watching the video o after doing what you said, continuing watching the video from that point??
This process severly fucked up my computer running on Yosemite 10.10. Nothing is running properly, and the graphics seem to keep reloading and the computer is basically inoperable. How can I undo these actions?
is this working for everyone? I followed your instructions in my macbook pro early 2011 15" but nothing changes. After the 'low resolution' apple icon, I see a light blue screen.
Hi Nahush, Thank you so much for the fix. The macbook totally works but now my Thunderbolt display port is not working, can you please help me with this fix ? Much appreciated and thank you once again for the brilliant fix.
Great video bro. Brilliant! A question: can you modify the EFI codes so that the MacBook recognizes two 16GB RAM sticks for a total of 32?. I’ve already check that the i7 2680QM supports up to 32GB. ✌🏿
I’m trying to do this with my MacBook Pro 2007 cannot find any instructions for that year ? Any suggestions ?
I tried it and it worked with Yosemite. The Desktop came up but the sound doesn't work, brightness controls are off, I rebooted a couple of times and it has the other issues. Not complaning at all. Your video helped me. Just wanted to let Yosemite users know the issues they'll have after moving the files. Thanks.
{Thanks for sharing this video, its really helpful } I have done the steps as mentioned on my 15" i7 Late 2011 Macbook Pro model. But on reboot , it shows the Login screen and after login - it stuck , and show a flash which continuously round and round.
Thank you so much. After screwing around for 2 days, your video has helped me fix my mac issue. I usually don't comment on youtube videos but your video deserve the compliment. Thank you... Thank you.... Thank you....
You are brilliant, i have tried to deactivate the damaged gpu using root commands, and my system simply after a while froze up, but this simple solution was amazing. You solve my problem and my mac is back on tracks, it was slow in the beginning, but after a wipe of all the trash that i had in there, it works very well, after all its faster than before, you saved me a lot of money because i really need my mac. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much it worked for me just now, however the screen and graphics looks off and I can see lines across my monitor, any solutions?
THANK YOU!!!! Only thing that worked after watching dozens of tutorials!
hell yeahh FINALLY Apple will repair my machine... So Nahush, should I only move the files where they use to belong before and thats it? it is supossed that when they change the mainboard, the system will start normaly right?
install gfxCardStatus 2.0 itll disable the invidia card permanately until you change the settings.Simple
where do i find it at...the 2.0
This does not work with mine.
Hi Nahush, It works just fine for your temporary fix solution. Now, I am trying to backup my Mac before going to apple.
Can I just leave the way it is before I go to apple then change it after I got it back from apple? Then I can just reverse the 5 mv commands, can't I? Thank you so much. Can't do it without your VDO sharing.
Hi Nahush, Thanks for posting this video..will the move of extensions back in to their original folder reverse this action?
Thank you so much. I can access my MAC now and get at my data. I'm also in a battle with Apple to get it repaired.
Chris Maverley really how so. I took it to the Apple Store in Troy Michigan and they told me that they are done servicing the 2011 Macs because the repair program was up on December the 31 2016.
I am experiencing the Same Problems with my Late 2011 15'' MBP since today and just found out about the repair program Ended on dec 31st. Do you think they would repair or replace mine Boy any chance?
Yeah I lost out. Anyway I'll get more life out of it as it runs Windows and Linux using Virtual Box flawlessly. Oh and don't update or you will need to do the extensions trick again.
I lucked out also. Got a reflow done and didnt bring it back to life either. So are you saying windows will run stable on the intel graphics chip alone? Is not really useable as a system in in current state with this fix on osx.
Awesome! Worked perfectly. nOW........how do u undo this and re-enable the GPU? (just fixed solder joint on board).
Nice tutorial. the use of 'csrutil disable' works fine if you are able to boot into recovery mode. However, my problem is I can't get to the recovery mode. Is there any other way to move all those kext files with 'restricted' labels?
Hi nahush,
Thank you for the video. I did make all the changes and moved the files over to a different directory. Also rebooted my machine, but the machine does not power on any more. Can you guide me?
Wow Nahush, there are sooooooo many people out there on the web trying all kinds of solutions and completely unaware of this fix. Thank you!!!!!It worked for me, but since I did it on a IMac 27 for which I had no idea what the card name is, it is not 100% and the display is flickering and lagging and the mouse feels very slow and gets stuck. But the computer now goes beyond the white screen ;)If I repeat the procedure and change only the name of the card, should it work? Would it be the only difference?Thank you!!!
Ubuntu 12.04 , will allow you to boot to the integrated graphics card, once you go into the recovery menu, Sometimes you will get the disabling irc #17 error , just keep restarting the mac, eventually you will get the ubuntu menu that will allow you to to choose Ubuntu recovery, Once in recovery select the Graphic Card Option- Once it loads You will see the option to boot to Normally. Once you get into Ubuntu , you can install Virtual Machine and Run any OS you want to run from a Virtual Environment. Email me or send me a message if you have any questions . I just want to help the world
I did the fix. I also had to backdoor disable csrutil. My issue now is I cannot adjust the screen brightness. I already checked the keyboard functions in system preferences and the box was unchecked. Any ideas?
Hi Nahush, my Mac was dead for weeks and after following your instructions, it reassureted, but now, the internet is resourcey slow, anything I try to access takes forever an keep flashing. Do you why is doing that and how can I fix it? Thanks!
Thank you so much! I was worried that I may have been experiencing a hard drive failure but I think it is the graphics card - which is annoying considering that I had it replaced 12 months ago under the repair program. Here's hoping they will do it again since it seems to be the same issue! Just glad I could save the files that I hadn't backed up :)
Hi Nahush. Thnx for your video. I tried to move the AMD files but apparently my Mac does not have those files. I have a late 2011 model. In 2014 we encountered the problem for the first time and an official Apple servicepoint supossedly changed our Motherboard. Now the problem arise again and this time the late 2011 models has just been declared 'vintage' so Apple won't give anymore service.
Do you know why our late 2011 does not have the AMD Kexts files in the place it supposed to be? Can it be that the servicepoint did not change the motherboard but has performed the procedure in your video?
Cheers
You are the man. This worked for me but my safari is all wacky. Firefox works fine. I am unable to adjust the brightness of my screen though. Anyone have any ideas?
So, I did the above steps including seeing if the 5 disabled AMDRadeon files were in the disabled extensions folder and they were. When I rebooted it did boot this time but the screen rolls and everything is an awful green tint now. I already put in my serial number on the Apple site and apparently didn't make the cut. I purchased my macbook pro used just over a year ago so there was no applecare or anything. Kind of a shame that Apple isnt taking care of any and all computers that had this fail.
Guess I'm open to any recommendations. Been dealing with this first happening last summer and would randomly get it to reboot and operate for a few days just fine but I guess it kept getting worse. I don't have the money to support myself now (computer helped keep me working), so, no I can't afford to replace or purchase a new one. I had counted on mine lasting at least 5 years. But I had also counted on my prior pro 13 inch lasting 5 years and it bombed just after my applecare did.
Hello Nahush, it worked well with me, thanks a lot man, but now I replaced the broken graphics card, can you help me to get back to the old setting? thank
Nahush,
when I enter “my AMD6000Controller.kext /DisabledExtensions/“
I get “mv: rename AMD6000Controller.kext to /DisabledExtensions/AMD6000Controller.kext: Operation not permitted”
What should I do?
Thanks a lot for this. Works well, though had to disable the system integrity protection in terminal before I could move the AMD files. Well done!
Can you tell me how to do this? My MacBook says "Operation not permitted" when I attempt to move the AMD files.
@@TM-zs1vb discussions.apple.com/thread/8552707
Hey! I did what you explain in the video and even thought the MBP is very slow, i was able to get the data that i need off the machine. One thing i noticed is that Power Management doesn't work anymore. Also i am not able to lower the brightness of the screen which drains the batteries. Do you think this is related to the workaround here presented?
Hi Nahush, need your help here.
I had the same issue before with my Macbook and followed your instructions and it worked well. However I was having issues with my display and Apple logo lighting up in sleep mode as well utilising power in sleep mode.
I contacted Apple support and they recommended to upgrade to OS X El Capitan which I did however it has still not solved the issue. Now the booting stops at grey screen.
I have again tried to follow your steps however now when I press Command + S and switch On, I am getting in my Command window, LocalHost: /root# instead of /root#.
Can you please let me know how can I get away with this LocalHost additional thing?
I was able to move all the files as per the tutorial, but unfortunately it did not work for me fully. I have AMD Radeon 6770M card for my 17-in MBP. I do get stripes on my screen now (various colors at various stages, white/blinking stripes after login). Very slow to load and the laptop gets heated up. I am assuming it is a hardware issue at this stage.
great man it works but i still face a problem that the system seems not supporting graphics card as the system works but graphics not working or not responding.....kindly advice how i can fix this issue without paying a lot
Hi, how can i undo this? thanxs
So basically ur disabling the separate grafux card in which this case is the AMD/ATI Radeon and forcing the comp. to just use the Intel integrated grafix card... The comp. is still handicap though... but good temporary solution.
thanks bro. the information you provide is very useful. my laptop is not glicth anymore 👍👍👍
Hello, I have a problem ... When I make: " mv AMD6000Controller.kext /DisabledExtensions" I have : "Permition Denied" And I am root ...
hey i have gone thought the process i would like to try one more time running through the AMD graphic card how do i install back the drivers..
thanks for the above video.. waiting for the reply...
Did you find out how?
Sutanu Mondal mv /Disabledextensions/* /System/Library/Extensions/
+mangojulie123 so back to the [commandS] startup and write that in the root# space again??
+mangojulie123 was able to boot again but everything is verrrrry slow.. Hoping if I revert it might come back
Hello! I don't know if anyone still needs this information but I found a way to put the drivers back and get it working again. Removing the drivers actually did more harm to my Macbook instead of fixing the problem. Also, on my particular Macbook, I found that my system used ATI drivers instead of AMD, so wherever you see ATI in these steps REPLACE it with AMD if your computer uses AMD drivers!!! What I found that worked for me:
1. Reboot into single-user mode using command-s on startup.
2. Once logged in as root, navigate to the System folder using the command "cd /System/"
3. Issue the command "mount -uw /" to make the System folder writable.
4. Navigate to the folder in which you placed the Disabled Extensions, using the command "cd //
5. Issue the command "mv ATI(orAMD)* /System/Library/Extensions/
6. If you issue the command "ls /System/Library/Extensions ATI*" you should see the drivers back where they belong.
Hope this helps someone!
What the hell it is à mess It become very slow and get worse it shows some lines
I am experiencing Operation not permitted after entering mv AMD6000Controller.kext /DisabledExtensions/
It then says Sandbox:mv(12) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-unlink /System/Library/Extensions/AMD6000Controller.kext
Please Help...
+GR8 GRAPHIX This is from the System Integrity Protection in El Capitan. You can turn it off by following these steps. www.howtogeek.com/230424/how-to-disable-system-integrity-protection-on-a-mac-and-why-you-shouldnt/
+Bobby Hunter I have followed the above procedure now I am getting the above issue with sandbox: mv(15) system policy: allow(0) ...............
+Usama Sadiq I too! How fix?
+PoH9ShKa Cheats csrutil disable
I have a failure when I dry "cd /Systems/Library/ Extensions" it tells me no such file or directory. What can I do? Thank you for your help forward
If you get no QE/CI graphics acceleration with the HD 3000 after removing the AMD kexts, you have to run this command in terminal and reboot:
sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00
after bypassing disable the GPU does the computer can adjust screen brightness level and go to sleep and wake up okay?
All I got was a message saying - "not permitted" after each time I put in the tying as per your video.... hmmn
I used this trick to gain access to my Mac long enough to back everything up but still needed to send the graphics card for service. Now i got it back but everything is still disabled. How can i put everything back to their original locations?
Hello my friend, you seriously saved me with my finals thanks you for making this video. Can you please help me one more time, anyone I will appreciate it.
my problem is that i send my macbook pro to apple for the FREE repair program, but today they called me and said to me that the problem was in the LCD screen that gets all white, they want to charge me $900! for the lcd replacement :c
Do you think that I need to change all the settings back to default?
what to do if says command not permitted after typing mv AMD6000Controller.kext /DisableExtension/ ant all the rest is not premitted...any solutions? My grafic card radeon Hd 6750M
While you bypass the 5 amd extension how did you go to next line without press enter
Ok It worked for me. Glitchy and slow, but I managed to save some important stuff. I got my GPU sorted. How do I restore the files to their original folder?
Now I did a prvm reset and my macbook booted up the right colors but it is waving when a browser window is loading and as I move around the screen. I did not re-enable the AMD RADEON graphics. Just the reset. Weird!
At “mv” commands, my macbook has a protection, “dont have permissions” i tried csrutil disable, but i says “ this command works only safe mode terminal” something like these, but my mac do not booting or get into safe mode command + r. Please help me????? So how can i disable?
I have major color distortion but it seems to be working, thanks mate :D
So, you've managed to boot the MB in a "software video driver"-like mode (which is quite unusable, but only to recover some data, maybe). When are we supposed to "fix the graphic card"? I suggest you to rename the video :/
I tried the singular mode. Got the black screen and some words show up for a second then it goes back to the out of focus login screen. I briefly see the words “nothing to recover”. Not sure what is happening!
this works for me! thanks but can you help me how to get my settings back? i already replaced it with a new video card but how what will i type to make it back on the same settings before?
+John Plato Tumala hey how did you replaced the video card, how much it cost and is it still working?
Nahush!
Hey thanks fo the video!
Man, did u try it for Yosemite?
At mine, Yosemite 10.10.1, i got to boot again, but the video still set up ti AMD when i open the Sysinfo. And the mouse and the other animation at interface are appearing slowly. Any tips to solve hat?
Thanks in advance!
tried exactly as you stated but cannot find the AMD files. Is there a way to chk what card i have. thanks
Hi there, I had the same problems 2 years ago in a mbp 2011 and I get it fixed, Apple refund me. Now when I boot it get stuck on the gray screen .....any ideas ? thanks
coecovideo did you fix it in the end? I have the same problem
I need help, my MBP 2012 el capitan got some upgrade of high sierra. Before its finish to instal. The screen was totaly in white. Every shortcut i did is not work. Disk utility cant be access. Only cmd+opt that can i did. But the MBP only show macos intaler volume. My macintosh HD volume dan my recovery, also usb elcapitan instaler gone. I was doing smc and NVRam but still stuck in white screen after the apple and loading bar appear in half process. I try to saw cmd+s / v and there is show that i booted from macos instaler not macintosh HD. It said non journal hfs, os base system appear tobe ok. Is it the GPU broken or logic boar or Ram ? And suddenly my DVD rom cannot be used too.
For the third root command are you saying mk or mt? Cuz it looks like mr on my screen
do you know what to do if given "operation not permitted" when trying to move the graphics to the disabled extensions folder?
Hi.
For Imac mid 2011..... suddenly this happend ..... which command should be used for the Imac ....please share some thread for fixing
when I tried the mv AMD6000COntroller.kext /DisabledExtensions/ it says Operation not permitted. so I stuck with this. any reason why? and any workaround?
I tried and got it rebooted but the graphics distortion created a blueish background. Will this stay until I reflow GPu?
Hi, thumbs up for the great video!
Does this work for 13 inch macbook pro 2011 too?
Thanks in advance, R
housecizm It's not a dick, it's a MacBook. Size does not matter!
mangojulie123 yo some people are not as tech smart as you relax lol