Do you run multiple hacks at the same time? How do you manage them on your desk?

[Mac Arthur]

Happy ending story.
Customer service very responsive, it helps a lot.
After a few tests we confirmed that the front USB ports part was faulty.
They spontaneously proposed to send for free another device... before discovering it was not possible as I live outside of the US.
They finally refunded the KVM price and I got it for free, paying just Amazon delivery and customs duties.
I bought a Ugreen USB switch for 20$ and all is now working.
To be honest, the customer service attitude as been amazing and far beyond what may have happened with some other dealers...
Less cables on the desk and no longer turning around to connect/disconnect 3 DP screens...

 

[Edhawk]

Good to hear you are happy with their customer support and have been able to get the switch working, all be it in an unorthodox manner.

Turns out my issue with the second display was down to the DP cable being partially disconnected from the display. Had the cable set too tight in the cable management clips, so slight knock or movement of the display caused the cable to be pulled from the rear of the display. I suppose that is what you get for using DP cables that lack the retention clips.

I had unplugged and reconnected all 10 DP cables previously but obviously didn’t push that cable home fully or dislodged it when repositioning the display. Just as well I checked it again, as I was close to starting a return. So now both my screens are working as expected.

 

[Mac Arthur]

@Edhawk do you "suffer" from EDID issues switching back and forth or all is fine?

 

[Edhawk]

Switching between systems using the switch works just fine. Absolutely no issues when doing so.

 

[amdeez]

I run a 7900x + 6950XT and a Windows i7-12700k + 4070TI S on the same desk. My setup won't load my dual display monitors (32" 4K HDMI @ 165hz, 31.5" 1440P DP @ 165hz) at high refresh rates with 2x HDMI so I bought a switch with HDMI and DP. I have keyboard, mouse, microphone, and webcam attached as the switched peripherals. On macOS I can run at 140/165, on Windows I can run at 165 on both.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3QV5W48/

 

[Edhawk]

Surprised you didn't opt for a KVM with dual DisplayPort In/Out ports. As that would have suited both GPU's.

Which cable provides 140Hz and which 165Hz? HDMI 140Hz and DisplayPort 165Hz would be my guess.

Have you looked at creating an Kext that incorporates the EDID and sets the refresh rate at 165Hz.

Hackintool allows you to export a Display kext and a document (plist), both of these contain the EDID, which can be added to your /EFI/OC/Kexts folder and/or straight to your config.plist. Adding the kext might be more inline with OC and could help with the refresh issue in macOS.

These are the files Exported from the Hackintool > Displays tab (last icon on right at the bottom).

Hackintool > Displays - Export icon

Hackintool > Displays - Exported files & folders.

The Display-10ac-d06f.kext and the DisplayProductID-0d6f document are the ones on my system that would be of interest from an OpenCore outlook. Your kext and document would be named differently, to reflect the different displays you are using.

Might be something @Mac Arthur should look at doing too.

 

[craighazan]

I’d still rather walk to the other desk!.

More PC Monitors Now Come With KVM Switches Built in, and I Love It — WIRED

A desktop display with an integrated keyboard, video, and mouse switch is a great solution if your work and personal computers share the same peripherals.

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