Apple drivers not working in Leopard/Boot Camp 2.0 on MBP

[burnhamish]

I got a Windows XP partition working on my MBP under Tiger and Boot Camp (Beta), but the Apple drivers for Keyboard, trackpad, IR and bluetooth did not work. The built-in keyboard and trackpad worked with default Windows drivers, but no Mac-specific key functionality (like brightness, volume, etc).

I was hoping Boot Camp 2.0 in Leopard would have better drivers, but they still didn't work. I don't know if this is a MBP-specific problem or not.

Has anyone with a MBP gotten Apple drivers to work in Windows?

[webgoat]

Has anyone with a MBP gotten Apple drivers to work in Windows?

Yes... you did actually insert the leopard dvd in windows after boot camp installation and installed drivers from there, correct?

[burnhamish]

Yes, I used the Leopard disc and let it go through the setup. As soon as the keyboard driver installed, the keyboard went dead, and the same with the trackpad. When I rolled back the drivers and reverted to the default Microsoft drivers, they both returned.

I just checked my Boot ROM version- it is MBP31.0070.B02. Do I need to apply a firmware update? I thought I did that soon after receiving my MBP. Maybe it didn't actually apply the update.

I'll check that when I get an internet connection.

[burnhamish]

I tried to install the update to firmware version 1.4, but it said my machine didn't need it. So, I'm going to do Windows Update and look for anything that hadn't updated automatically.

[burnhamish]

Finding VERY little about this issue other than a few others experiencing driver problems, I decided to chuck the whole Windows partition and re-do it under Leopard's Boot Camp. I didn't have much installed on it, anyway.

All the apple drivers installed this time, and I have full keyboard functionality, including the Fn keys that control volume, brightness, etc.

I have not gone through the whole security updating process, so we'll see what happens after that...<key portentious music>

[LauraCarlos]

Please help me anyone! I installed the drivers from my leopard cd (10.5.3) in windows after boot camp did it's thing, but I cannot access the web. The network connections shows that I am connected, but I can't even validate or register my windows xp or other installed programs, so I get the 30 day period message. I don't want to use windows to surf the web as I have read that leopard leaks. All I want to do is register my software installations but I can't! Ugh! So frustrating! Can someone please help me? Thank you kindly =)

[m1ss1ontomars]

Please help me anyone! I installed the drivers from my leopard cd (10.5.3) in windows after boot camp did it's thing, but I cannot access the web. The network connections shows that I am connected, but I can't even validate or register my windows xp or other installed programs, so I get the 30 day period message. I don't want to use windows to surf the web as I have read that leopard leaks. All I want to do is register my software installations but I can't! Ugh! So frustrating! Can someone please help me? Thank you kindly =)

What do you mean "Leopard leaks"? Anyway, the Windows XP activation wizard explains exactly how to activate Windows over phone. As a last resort, you can use one of many cracks available online; I've had to do that before on perfectly legal installations.

[price777999]

Hello .........im having the same problem ,its driving me nuts ...volume keys and eject button etc just will not work !!!!!

when i first installed the leopard cd they did work some of the time but now there just not working .

really dont want to install windows again but i suppose ill have to?

[price777999]

fixed it .........just put the windows cd in and did a repair ....same product key worked and all my stuff still there.

[morrisman1]

in installed xp onto an aluminium macbook yesterday, and had to put the leopard disc in to install all the drivers. i promptly lost keyboard and trackpad after that. restarted - same thing. so i thought i would try an external mouse. it all came to life as soon as i plugged it in. weird, i wonder what was going on there.

a quirk - i had to tap with three fingers to right click. i didnt try two finger scrolling.

it wasnt my computer, it was a mates so i havnt spent any time seeing if theres any other issues.

[price777999]

ok volume and light keys stoped working again so i did a restore to yesterday and that fixed it ........im sure its gona screw up again:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
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[Mixu]

Since you are using XP, try this: Input Remapper (http://www.olofsson.info/index.html?inputremapper.html)

Replaces Apple Keyboard driver (is crappy). I have read positive things about it, but since I have windows vista 64-bit, I haven't tried it myself... I just have to live without special function keys at the moment. :( (It was bootcamp 2.1 upgrade that broke the keyboard for me, but I needed the upgrade for other reasons too (more important than keyboard is chipset driver support!)

I've found instructions to fix function keys that BC 2.1 update broke. See this (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1750614&tstart=15).

[price777999]

thanx mate .........i found C:\Program Files\Bootcamp\Kbdmgr.exe and just double clicked on it and it fixed it strait away.

[price777999]

after restart it stooped working again so now iv pined the kbd file to the start menu and just click on it to get the keys working.

[price777999]

im using the input remapper now ...............much better !