Gfxcardstatus wont switch to integrated only

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All reference to the Radeon Card is gone.Д¤ вЂ“ If you go back in to preferences, and then Energy Saver, the вЂњAutomatic Graphic SwitchingвЂќ option is now unchecked. If your computer works, thats the main thing.ДЈ вЂ“ When you click the Apple icon in the top left and then select вЂњAbout This MacвЂќ, it will say вЂњIntel HD GraphicsвЂќ. DonвЂ™t worry about it even though it appears wrong. I had one start up where it looked like the screen had crashed but I let it go and it righted itself, and hasnвЂ™t done it again since.ДЎ вЂ“ Even though I have checked вЂњLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂќ in the preferences multiple times, the check mark always disappears, but the program still loads at startup every time вЂ“ Awesome! Just leave it.Дў вЂ“ Even though we have selected Integrated for everything, for some reason it shows a вЂњdвЂќ in the menu bar (indicating dynamic or discrete). I have been using this fix for over a week now and it hasnвЂ™t skipped a beat.

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Now, hopefully, your Macbook Pro will work again and be reasonably stable. When its plugged in the power hungry faulty card is used, so disconnect from power. My machine kept crashing not long after it would boot, which made it impossible to work on, until I found out that if you donвЂ™t have it plugged in to the power, it should boot using the integrated graphics. This is not a guaranteed permanent fix вЂ“ But it has been working for me, and hopefully you experience similar results.

**THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME вЂ“ I HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU, BUT I CANT GUARANTEE IT** The truth of the matter is, if you arenвЂ™t a gamer, the Integrated Intel Graphics Processor is just fine, and thankfully this chip is what allows you to get your machine up and running again. The reason Apple included two graphics processors is that the ATI Radeon is super fast, which is great for the gaming experience and video, and when you are working on spreadsheets or sending emails, the integrated Intel processor uses way less power and considerably increases battery life. There are actually two graphics processors in these machines, the Discrete Card which is an ATI Radeon (This is the one that fails) and an Integrated one, which is an Intel Chip integrated into the motherboard. The problem stems from the Graphics Card. I paid over $3000 for it, and whilst it is 6 years old now I have grown incredibly fond of it, and I really wanted to revive it. Clicking the icon will allow you to manually switch between forcing integrated, forcing discrete, or using standard dynamic switching.If you are reading this, there is a good chance it is because your 2011 Macbook Pro bit the dust big time, just like mine did. Once installed, running the app will add an icon to your task bar which shows which card is currently in use (an 'i' icon for integrated or a 'd' icon for discrete).

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$ brew cask install brew cask install steveschow-gfxcardstatus Alternately, you can install via Homebrew:

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You can download a zip containing the App file under the project page's Releases section.

The game seems to run fine for me on the highest graphical settings using integrated graphics (Intel Iris Pro), but I prefer switching to my Nvidia card after launch anyway. After it launches you can then switch over to discrete graphics. The solution is to force using integrated graphics before firing up the game-that will allow it to launch properly.

I ran a ticket through support and they suggested using gfxCardStatus to disable graphics switching (details below), which did indeed solve the problem.