Does anyone know the terminal command to check screen type on rMBP 13?

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swindlenz

macrumors member

Original poster

• May 18, 2013

• #1

Hi guys

Wondering if anyone knows the command to check screen manufacturer for the rMPB 13"?

I can find the command for the 15" rMBP but it does not work with my 13".

 

brop52

macrumors 68000

• May 18, 2013

• #2

ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

That doesn't work?

 

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swindlenz

macrumors member

Original poster

• May 18, 2013

• #3

brop52 said:

ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

That doesn't work?

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Nope. Doesn't work. Doesn't even return anything.

 

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ColdCase

macrumors 68040

• May 18, 2013

• #4

Can't do it in the 13 inch, not supported.

 

fskywalker

macrumors 65816

• May 19, 2013

• #5

ColdCase said:

Can't do it in the 13 inch, not supported.

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It is curious that the 13 inch MacBook Air does have a code to check the screen, but not the 13 inch rMBP.

 

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Azekecse

macrumors newbie

• May 19, 2013

• #6

brop52 said:

ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

That doesn't work?

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That script only works for the 15" MacBook Pro Retina, I learned this through experience.

Peace and blessings,

Azeke

 

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0983275

Suspended

• May 19, 2013

• #7

if I remember correctly, Apple disabled it on 13" rMBP, something to do with people returning perfectly fine LG screens for a Samsung screen.

 

chrisrosemusic1

macrumors 6502a

• May 20, 2013

• #8

Idarzoid said:

if I remember correctly, Apple disabled it on 13" rMBP, something to do with people returning perfectly fine LG screens for a Samsung screen.

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This sounds a little bogus to me lol. How would they disable it without a software update?

 

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swerve147

macrumors 6502a

• May 20, 2013

• #9

Is there an image retention problem on the 13 in to begin with?

 

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ColdCase

macrumors 68040

• May 21, 2013

• #10

Idarzoid said:

if I remember correctly, Apple disabled it on 13" rMBP, something to do with people returning perfectly fine LG screens for a Samsung screen.

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And why would they not disable the r15inch where it seems nearly all the problems are?

 

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BR3W

macrumors 6502

• May 21, 2013

• #11

you can open color sync utility > Devices > Displays > Color LCD > open Factory Profile > scroll to the bottom > open Apple Display Make and Model information > look at the Manufacturer and Model information

 

fskywalker

macrumors 65816

• May 21, 2013

• #12

BL4zD said:

you can open color sync utility > Devices > Displays > Color LCD > open Factory Profile > scroll to the bottom > open Apple Display Make and Model information > look at the Manufacturer and Model information

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You mean on the 13 inch rMBP?

 

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bcaslis

macrumors 68020

• May 21, 2013

• #13

ColdCase said:

And why would they not disable the r15inch where it seems nearly all the problems are?

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The 13" was released months later. It has different firmware so it would be possible to do it there.

 

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BR3W

macrumors 6502

• May 21, 2013

• #14

fskywalker said:

You mean on the 13 inch rMBP?

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yes, that will work for the 13 inch rMBP. It will work on any macbook.

 

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swerve147

macrumors 6502a

• May 22, 2013

• #15

Unfortunately the ColorSync utility information is useless for this purpose. Identical codes have been spotted in MacBooks as far back as 2008.

There's no known way to identify the actual panel manufacturer in 13 in Retina MBPs. This has been discussed at length both here and at ASC for months now.