How to disable discrete graphics card and use only integrated graphics MacBook Pro Early 2011?

Solution 1:

Finally!! ( in 2015...? ) MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues

http://www.apple.com/ca/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

I hope this helps everyone.

Solution 2:

you definitely should try this one:
http://www.asyncro.com/2014/03/24/macbook-pro-discreate-graphics-card-issue-fix-updated/
(that is still on archive.org: Macbook Pro Discreate Graphics Card Issue Fix Updated)

I’m writing this reply from my until-now broken MacBook Pro 2011 dammed GPU piece of technology.

You'll get away working without the AMD GPU, which vs. having a dead USD$2k… paperweight isn't really a bad deal.

Additional Solution:

I found that doing the above will let you login, but Mac OS would still try to use the discrete graphics card without the driver. The result is that even though you can login, the graphics will be so slow that the machine is mostly unusable.

The second answer (the one that uses ArchLinux ISO to change the EFI variable) on this link solved my problem:

MacBook Pro: How to disable discrete GPU permanently from EFI?

My Mac OS now boots up default to integrated graphics mode.

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