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    Mac Mini remembering 'Main' screen.

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    • SkulptureS
      Skulpture Izzy Guru
      last edited by

      Hi All.

      This is NOT an Isadora problem as such but I am using Isadora for an up and coming instillation and I am encountering a problem. It's more of a mac/finder issue I think. I wanted to ask here as it's likely someone has had this issue before and well...  trust this community more than any other.
      So I have a mac mini with two outputs. A small 15" VGA monitor which has a Display port to VGA adapter. And a 22" HDMI screen connected via HDMI.
      The little 15" monitor is set as the 'main' window. By this I mean it has the dock and finder on it. I want the second screen to be the second monitor upon which isadora shows it's stage.
      On a reboot it makes the second screen (HDMI one) the main one every single time. Which is not what I want. Not only this it boots in mirror mode too.
      I am currently 'googling' and looking into this but maybe someone here can help also?
      Thanks all.
      Graham

      Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
      RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
      RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
      RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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      • MichelM
        Michel Izzy Guru
        last edited by

        @Skulpture

        Well this problem accures very often on Mac's, and it also varies from OS version to OS version. I don't really understand why apple is not making it more reliable. But maybe reseting SMC and PRAM helps. See the article here: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reset-macs-smc-pram/

        Best
        Michel

        Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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        • SkulptureS
          Skulpture Izzy Guru
          last edited by

          Ah good old P-RAM. Worth a shot thank you.

          I agree - it's quite a simple problem really. Remember how the screens are *now*, be the same when I start up again! Simple.

          Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
          RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
          RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
          RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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          • SkulptureS
            Skulpture Izzy Guru
            last edited by

            I think PRAM may have fixed it. Will give it a few days and see how I get on. I need to replicate a few fake power trips and stuff to see how it gets on. I will report back.

            Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
            RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
            RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
            RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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