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I have a MacBook Pro with a broken screen. It is functional with the lid closed and an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. However, if I open the lid (to use the camera) the external monitor goes blank and I cannot do anything because the screen is broken. Is there a way to configure things with the lid closed such that when the lid opens the external monitor is retained?

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  • The title and body have different questions. Macs work fine with the lid closed. Use an external dcreen with a built-in camera. My Apple 27" display although older than my powerbook still works fine with the required adaptors, plus ext keyboard and mouse.
    – Solar Mike
    Commented Jan 25, 2022 at 5:12
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    Also make sure mirroring is off and that the external monitor has the toolbar on it ie it is primary.
    – Solar Mike
    Commented Jan 25, 2022 at 20:36

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I got it working. Initially the external monitor did not display at all when the lid the was up. Then the external monitor spontaneously started working in non-mirrored mode with the lid up but when I opened System Preferences it was on the broken screen not on the monitor. Then somehow System Preferences appeared on the monitor and I was able to configure it as mirrored.

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    An answer that essentially says that it fixed itself spontaneously is not very helpful.
    – Barmar
    Commented Feb 21, 2023 at 22:04

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