Let's gather AMD driver list collection

NewDwarf

I have been looking for an option to disable dithering on AMD Radeon graphics cards on Macbook Pro 15''/16''.

To provide the common solution, I would like to collect the list of AMD drivers being loaded

If someone has such laptop, please run the command:

kextstat | grep AMD

and share the results. My macbook pro 19 15'' has such list:

146 2 0xffffff7f97824000 0xc6000 0xc6000 com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (4.0.8) 75C699F4-40C8-353D-BCC6-4DA7BBDA3929 <119 118 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

147 0 0xffffff7f80f7f000 0x65000 0x65000 com.apple.kext.AMD9500Controller (4.0.8) FD681296-0856-3D15-8A93-82A7AC6A44E0 <146 119 118 16 15 7 6 3 1>

182 0 0xffffff7f814d5000 0x4000 0x4000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices (4.0.8) 1E82B70B-986E-3139-B46B-75333C8CEAD8 <118 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

183 0 0xffffff7f81025000 0x3000 0x3000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager (4.0.8) D82E1E27-CA15-38A6-AEE2-2FAD25F7424B <16 6 3 1>

186 0 0xffffff7f8102b000 0x453000 0x453000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 (4.0.8) C01FD0B1-EF9C-38C7-8EE6-D576E6E523CA <120 118 94 16 9 7 6 3 1>

187 0 0xffffff7f83b4e000 0x14a000 0x14a000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4100HWLibs (1.0) 12A78E65-B4C7-3AAF-BE03-2A19A41E7267 <16 7 6 3 1>

188 0 0xffffff7f80ffb000 0x25000 0x25000 com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (4.0.8) 151DE9C0-6851-3D88-8B2A-3BF6945AAA2D <146 118 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

anon123

These are 2 drivers from 2 iMacs , I know that laptops use a different methods to manage the discrete GPUs but I post them anyway in case if you can find something interesting for desktops too.

iMac 21" 2011 AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB (zero problems)

125 2 0xffffff7f82615000 0x122000 0x122000 com.apple.kext.AMDLegacySupport (1.6.8) D2F7F5EB-C748-3FB9-992D-CCDC7B5B488D <109 12 11 7 5 4 3 1>

144 0 0xffffff7f82f10000 0x200000 0x200000 com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller (1.6.8) D27B0C3F-73D1-3487-8BB3-94404A6CE6AC <125 109 12 11 5 4 3 1>

152 0 0xffffff7f83347000 0x609000 0x609000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX3000 (1.6.8) DAD82CFD-3B63-3989-BCD8-0624DF2DF642 <151 149 109 12 7 5 4 3 1>

161 0 0xffffff7f829ce000 0x34000 0x34000 com.apple.kext.AMDLegacyFramebuffer (1.6.8) 876F7BB3-A167-353B-87B7-5DCFF259C771 <125 109 12 11 7 5 4 3 1>

iMac 5K 27" 2019 AMD Radeon Pro 580x 8GB (unusable)

176 2 0xffffff7f94f36000 0xc6000 0xc6000 com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (4.0.9) 57F3E9ED-5A8C-3DAA-A458-4EFC523AA84D <122 121 17 16 9 7 6 3 1>

177 0 0xffffff7f80f0e000 0x65000 0x65000 com.apple.kext.AMD9500Controller (4.0.9) E12BF02A-6EEF-39DB-B226-AEE4A1F609D1 <176 122 121 17 16 7 6 3 1>

179 0 0xffffff7f80fb5000 0x2ff8 0x2ff8 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager (4.0.9) 13C0D827-BB8D-34BA-A679-107029233E60 <17 6 3 1>

180 0 0xffffff7f8140c000 0x2ffb 0x2ffb com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices (4.0.9) 98982267-DE2E-3072-9628-AA29A7BFA146 <121 17 16 9 7 6 3 1>

181 0 0xffffff7f80fbb000 0x412000 0x412000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 (4.0.9) 4B3B1B9B-B201-3D5E-AD79-AD1904AB394B <151 121 94 17 9 7 6 3 1>

182 0 0xffffff7f835bf000 0x2e6ffc 0x2e6ffc com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4400HWLibs (1.0) FFA10CE5-7E63-3D1A-92BA-74BBA85139B4 <17 7 6 3 1>

186 0 0xffffff7f80f8a000 0x25ff4 0x25ff4 com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (4.0.9) CF296C47-83BB-3714-AC72-C8184867A57C <176 121 17 16 9 7 6 3 1>

NewDwarf

It's interesting why community is not active on this topic?!

…maybe almost everyone uses M1/M2 based laptops.

Lauda89

NewDwarf I think most of us are not able to use most of the Apple products.

In my case I use without any symptoms: Iphone X and Ipad air 2

Can't use: macbook air 2018, MBP 16" 2019, Ipad pro 10.5, ipad 10th and iphone 14 pro.

Next week I will try to buy an MBA M2 and try to use it with the better display app which seems to help. If you need any info from the terminal let me know.

But what is your situation? Can you use their recent products?

ryans

NewDwarf It's interesting why community is not active on this topic?!

Unfortunately many of us purchased and return/resold MacBooks (and many other devices) because we couldn't use them 🙁.

tfouto

NewDwarf I use Windows. Altough I could use/buy a Mac if bootcamp Windows would also work with no strain.

NewDwarf

Lauda89 …same. I cannot use most of modern Apple products.

My phone is iPhone SE 2022, my laptops are Macbook Pro 2018 with 4TB 13'', Macbook Pro with 4TB 2019 13'', and MacBook Pro 2019 15''. All these devices are PWM free and without dithering.

Lauda89

NewDwarf can you use all three macs? or do you have symptoms with all of them? Does it improve the situation with your commands to eliminate dithering?

NewDwarf

Lauda89 Yes, I use all three devices. They don't require any additional actions to disable dithering. I would say they work out of the box.

IT_Coder

I have quite a number of Macs, but the only ones with AMD GPU's:

15" MacBook Pro 2016, currently running macOS 12.6.2 (Note: Laptop has always caused me strain, since I got it back in 2017)

138 2 0xffffff7f97824000 0xc6000 0xc6000 com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (4.0.8) 75C699F4-40C8-353D-BCC6-4DA7BBDA3929 <120 119 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

139 0 0xffffff7f80f7f000 0x65000 0x65000 com.apple.kext.AMD9500Controller (4.0.8) FD681296-0856-3D15-8A93-82A7AC6A44E0 <138 120 119 16 15 7 6 3 1>

184 0 0xffffff7f814d5000 0x4000 0x4000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices (4.0.8) 1E82B70B-986E-3139-B46B-75333C8CEAD8 <119 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

186 0 0xffffff7f81025000 0x3000 0x3000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager (4.0.8) D82E1E27-CA15-38A6-AEE2-2FAD25F7424B <16 6 3 1>

187 0 0xffffff7f8102b000 0x453000 0x453000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 (4.0.8) C01FD0B1-EF9C-38C7-8EE6-D576E6E523CA <121 119 98 16 9 7 6 3 1>

189 0 0xffffff7f83b4e000 0x14a000 0x14a000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4100HWLibs (1.0) 12A78E65-B4C7-3AAF-BE03-2A19A41E7267 <16 7 6 3 1>

190 0 0xffffff7f80ffb000 0x25000 0x25000 com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (4.0.8) 151DE9C0-6851-3D88-8B2A-3BF6945AAA2D <138 119 16 15 9 7 6 3 1>

Mac Pro 2013, currently running macOS 10.14.6 (Note: Desktop has been one of my "safe" devices, for 8+ years, never causing me the slightest strain, till it went bad this past August… suddenly causing the same strain/dizziness/brain fog as most modern Macs)

136 2 0xffffff7f82c06000 0x202000 0x202000 com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (2.1.1) 863E08D0-EF33-371E-B393-2C9E981CCE4D <135 127 13 12 8 6 5 3 1>

137 0 0xffffff7f83e78000 0x5b000 0x5b000 com.apple.kext.AMD7000Controller (2.1.1) 2F58985C-F17D-39EA-9F58-34718FC89E73 <136 135 127 13 12 6 5 3 1>

161 0 0xffffff7f83e56000 0x11000 0x11000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices (2.1.1) 9C44679E-3516-30D1-A739-61608E238671 <127 13 12 8 6 5 3 1>

163 0 0xffffff7f83176000 0x440000 0x440000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 (2.1.1) 25F10272-62BF-31EF-813B-A3622258B230 <162 152 127 13 8 6 5 3 1>

170 0 0xffffff7f84150000 0x74d000 0x74d000 com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4030HWLibs (1.0) 253248AD-BFF8-3733-8651-06E8AADB4065 <13 6 5 3 1>

171 0 0xffffff7f83820000 0x2a000 0x2a000 com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (2.1.1) 944BF3CB-3F16-3A7C-9CBE-93E411897E94 <136 127 13 12 8 6 5 3 1>

Lauda89

IT_Coder Did the mac pro get worse after a software update?

IT_Coder

Lauda89 - Unfortunately, no. I had the Mac Pro fixed on Mojave 10.14.6, and was making sure not to install any macOS Security Updates, and one day it just suddenly went bad, causing the eye strain.

Since then I've spent months trying a variety of approaches, either:

Reverting the Mac Pro to a variety of Time Machine backups; going back as far as a 3-year old backup
Erasing the internal drive, and installing fresh copies of Mavericks 10.9.0 through 10.9.5, Sierra 10.12.0 through 10.12.6, High Sierra 10.13.6, and Mojave 10.14.0 through 10.14.6
Using macOS app BackupLoupe, comparing my Time Machine backups of the last good backup (when it caused me no issues) to a backup shortly after it went bad, in trying to discern which specific config files could have changed
Disabling/swapping various kext's; some of which would disable hardware acceleration
Examining/testing with a combination of EFI Firmware updates - where booting from an external drive with a different macOS version installed than the internal drive, to see how the older or newer firmware (installed as part of the macOS install) behaves in comparison to the other macOS version on the other drive
All the other standard macOS-specific tricks; PRAM/SMC resets, disabling font smoothing, etc

And unfortunately, no matter what I've tried, I cannot get this desktop back to its original state…. where it caused me absolutely no strain for 8+ years, connected to my trusty old (DVI-based) 23" Apple Cinema display, from 2006.