Updated Monitor Troubleshooting (markdown)

Istvan Toth 2023-03-12 21:42:06 +01:00
parent 43325caa60
commit 2219b69939

@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ so here are some troubleshooting steps and general information to try and help y
### Check if your monitor OSD has a setting for DDC
Some monitors have a ddc settings that can be enabled/disabled, make sure you check if your specific monitor has this setting and if it does, you should ensure DDC is enabled.
### Known incompatibilities
MonitorControl does not support the following ports for DDC communication:
- 2018 Intel Mac mini built-in HDMI port
- M1 and entry level M2 Mac mini built-in HDMI port
- Mac Studio HDMI port
- M1 MacBook Pro 14" and 16" HDMI port
- M2 Pro/Max Macs (MBP 14", 16", Mac mini) are NOT supported at all (neither USB-C nor HDMI)
All of these are **supported** by newer apps:
- **[BetterDisplay](https://betterdisplay.pro)** (all DDC features are free and unlimited)
- **[Lunar](https://lunar.fyi)** (free up to 100 adjustments/day - Mac Mini 2018 HDMI unsupported).
### Try a different ddc tool
You can try a different ddc tool called [ddcctl](https://github.com/kfix/ddcctl) for Intel Macs.
@ -55,10 +70,6 @@ If these commands change your brightness or volume, you know that your display s
Generally, people seem to have the highest success rates with DisplayPort and the lowest with HDMI.
### Known incompatibilities
Mac Minis made after 2018 (including the M1 Mini) have trouble supporting DDC via the built-in HDMI port. Use the USB-C/Thunderbolt port instead!
## I can't get accurate read values from the monitor
If the monitor is unable to read values from the display, it will default to the last known values.