A script to fix EDID problems on external monitors in macOS.
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Connect only the problem display.
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Create this directory structure (if it doesn't already exist):
sudo mkdir -p /Library/Displays/Contents/Resources/Overrides
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Download this ruby script in that directory:
cd /Library/Displays/Contents/Resources/Overrides sudo curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ejdyksen/8302862/raw/patch-edid.rb
Note: You may want to use adaugherity's version of the script instead.
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Run the script we just downloaded (as root again). This creates a new display override plist file.
cd /Library/Displays/Contents/Resources/Overrides sudo ruby patch-edid.rb
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Unplug and replug in the problem display.
- The original forum thread
- An improved version of the script by adaugherity
- An explaination of the problem from Atomic Object's blog
- Thanks so much to @stackrainbow for pointing out that this can be done without disabling SIP.
- This version appears to work in Catalina and Big Sur. See earlier revisions for what worked (with disabling SIP) in earlier versions of macOS, which require the override plist to be in a different directory.
@ibehnam I haven't tested that guide, but you usually need to place any Displays Override files in the /Library folder, and not in the /System/Library folder (which is read only and protected in recent versions of macOS).
However, please note that the Displays Override files work mostly on x86 Mac, and the M1 support seems to be somewhat limited