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Upgrading Mac mini to Big Sur
- Thread starter WidowMaker03TX
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Yep. Running well, plus.... was able to boot with my eGPU plugged in!
However, my right monitor shows the Apple logo (but no progress bar) and then the left fires up with the login screen. That’s kinda weird as my left monitor is my primary (for menu bars etc.) so it should ‘show’ both Apple logo and login screen.
I'm gonna run with that and see if Apple 'improves' it with future releases. It's a massive improvement over Catalina.
However, my right monitor shows the Apple logo (but no progress bar) and then the left fires up with the login screen. That’s kinda weird as my left monitor is my primary (for menu bars etc.) so it should ‘show’ both Apple logo and login screen.
I'm gonna run with that and see if Apple 'improves' it with future releases. It's a massive improvement over Catalina.
indeed - I wonder what the original poster was expecting? A round of applause?
Its installing a new OS, not going over the top in the trenches...
No, it certainly isn't analogous to "going over the top in the trenches" but if it does go wrong, some people may be stuffed if they need their Mac for work or whatever. Personally, i am not going to update until 1 or 2 updates have been applied. Apple have a history of not getting everything right when they release an OS to the world. I am not knocking Apple. I would hate to be responsible if it went drastically wrong. Also, for me, I use CCC for backups and they have advised to wait.
I am curious if Big Sur has newer HDMI adapter firmware. Would someone who has upgraded mind checking?
Apple Menu -> About this Mac -> System Report -> Graphics/Displays -> Adapter Firmware Version.
Under 10.15.7 its Version 2.19. You may have multiple adapter firmware versions if you have multiple displays.
Thanks!
Apple Menu -> About this Mac -> System Report -> Graphics/Displays -> Adapter Firmware Version.
Under 10.15.7 its Version 2.19. You may have multiple adapter firmware versions if you have multiple displays.
Thanks!
I don't know if you added Catalina 10.15 to a Mini back in Oct. 2019? It was not a stable platform on the Mini for several months. As a matter of fact, I had kernel panics and non-functioning apps every single day and had to downgrade to Mojave from a backup. Total pain in the neck. I'd go so far as to say it was the worst Mac OS release in my 25 years of owning Macs.
So early adopters have every right to be skeptical of how the new systems works.
I updated my 2018 mini on day
I upgraded my 2018 mini to Catalina on day one with zero issues. Done the same today with big sur.
Consider yourself lucky. The HDMI port did not play nice with Catalina and Photoshop was practically unusable.
My HDMI port also hasn't worked right since Mojave, why I was curious if Big Sur included a firmware update (it seems it does not).
A bunch of us switched from an HDMI cable to USB-C to DisplayPort Cables and it helps. I haven't heard of a single person other than the poster above who didn't have major problems with 2018 Mini's over HDMI.
I’ve not had any HDMI issues. Bluetooth and eGPU issues, since sorted. But HDMI has always worked.
I haven't had any major problems. I have had the odd issue where my monitor will go dark once or twice when i first wake up my 2018 mini. Annoying but it hasn't happened recently.
I did it the night of release and it went fine.
If you ever want to still fresh, don’t forget to turn off the secure boot.
Sometimes, my monitor goes snowy after coming out of sleep but, I believe that has been an ongoing issue for a lot of us, even before Sur.
Yes - I also had a bunch of very annoying HDMI to monitor issues with EGPu with Catalina. The worst is when the Mini wouldn't even boot with Mini directly to monitor via HDMI. I got sick of things, sold both hdmi monitors and got a single larger monitor with USB-C
Oh wow, am I glad to discover this thread, to know that I'm not the only one suffering problems.
My Setup
1. Dell U3818DW 38" via USB-C (works)
2. Acer B296CL 29" via USB-C to DisplayPort (works)
3. Acer B296CL 29" via HDMI (seldom works, usually fails)
I have a 2018 Mac Mini with 3 displays, and 2 work fine but the third has problems over HDMI. I recently upgraded to Big Sur but was also having problems with Catalina. Didn't have the opportunity to try with Mojave because I added the two 29" monitors later, when the computer was already on Catalina (combining my setups after COVID/shelter-in-place started).
If I restart my computer several times, maybe 2/10 times my third display over HDMI will come back on. When it comes on, it will work fine until eventually the computer goes to sleep and when waking, the HDMI monitor will turn on successfully about 30% of the time. When it's plugged in and I press a button on the monitor to wake/switch input, the other two working displays will flash/flicker a couple of times, as if to adapt to the third display.
Windows will get moved around, and the system thinks there are 3 displays under "Displays > Arrangement" and also in "System Information > Hardware > Graphics/Displays" -- but the monitor will say there is no signal and remain off.
At this point, I've given up hope of a reliable remedy, and am at the mercy of Apple updating their software/drivers for HDMI displays.
My Setup
1. Dell U3818DW 38" via USB-C (works)
2. Acer B296CL 29" via USB-C to DisplayPort (works)
3. Acer B296CL 29" via HDMI (seldom works, usually fails)
I have a 2018 Mac Mini with 3 displays, and 2 work fine but the third has problems over HDMI. I recently upgraded to Big Sur but was also having problems with Catalina. Didn't have the opportunity to try with Mojave because I added the two 29" monitors later, when the computer was already on Catalina (combining my setups after COVID/shelter-in-place started).
If I restart my computer several times, maybe 2/10 times my third display over HDMI will come back on. When it comes on, it will work fine until eventually the computer goes to sleep and when waking, the HDMI monitor will turn on successfully about 30% of the time. When it's plugged in and I press a button on the monitor to wake/switch input, the other two working displays will flash/flicker a couple of times, as if to adapt to the third display.
Windows will get moved around, and the system thinks there are 3 displays under "Displays > Arrangement" and also in "System Information > Hardware > Graphics/Displays" -- but the monitor will say there is no signal and remain off.
At this point, I've given up hope of a reliable remedy, and am at the mercy of Apple updating their software/drivers for HDMI displays.
There is some more info in this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-mini-2018-hdmi-failes-after-os-upgrade-patch.2221573/page-7
With allegedly claims apple is aware of the issue, but maybe file your own complaint - squeaky wheels gets the grease?