I wasn't taking any chances so I cloned my 10.8.2 install before I updated. Happy to say everything seems to be working fine...so far. I hope no gotcha's creep up..
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Apple Releases OS X 10.8.3 With Mac App Store Gift Card Camera Redemption and Boot Camp Enhancements
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Planning to do the same thing; cloning my drive tonight, then updating to 10.8.3 tomorrow. It's really the only safe way in case the update breaks something important to you...
I surprised more people don't do this. It's so much easier than doing a complete reinstall if something should screw up.
Why isn't the 13" 2010 MBP supported for Win8 x64 on Bootcamp?
I know how you feel, I was clueless as to why it's not. I even went as far as to create a 64GB partition and install Win8 in EFI on it just to see what the problem would be. Apple even blocked the driver installer from running. The thing is, apart from the Coprocessor and SM Bus, everything seems to be installed and accounted for (couldn't get the FN keys and the boot camp program to run, though).
I know how you feel, I was clueless as to why it's not. I even went as far as to create a 64GB partition and install Win8 in EFI on it just to see what the problem would be. Apple even blocked the driver installer from running. The thing is, apart from the Coprocessor and SM Bus, everything seems to be installed and accounted for (couldn't get the FN keys and the boot camp program to run, though).
And?
The lack of mainstream support means they're just doing bugfixes/security fixes. It doesn't mean they've abandoned it.
Ok, I strongly disagree with you. You apparently havn't been around for a long time or otherwise you'd know that before the yearly update release cycle, stability was MUCH worse. For example, Leopard was a disaster in the early releases. You talk about like 10.9 as if it's not related to 10.8 at all. Progressive releases are built on top of one another, not separately. Just because Apple is working on 10.9 doesn't mean that currently unresolved issues on 10.8 go by the wayside.
I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Which software are you using? Does it clone your bootcamp as well? And how do you restore it?
I've read through the entire forum and most of the problems that people are reporting I've tried out for myself. I could not replicate any of the problems listed. I didn't try them all because not all applied to me - so I know this post is pretty vague but here's to letting people know that so far I'm happy.
I'm on a Mid 2010 iMac 27" i7 2.93 with 8 GB ram Radeon 5750 1 GB. I just came from 10.7.5 and did an erase and install and then copied files over manually. I didn't restore any preferences or anything like that. I reinstalled all software from scratch. I ran the daily, weekly, monthly scripts - reset PRAM - verified disk and reset permissions. Very smooth machine with yet a single bug to find in the last 24 hours (short I know).
I'm on a Mid 2010 iMac 27" i7 2.93 with 8 GB ram Radeon 5750 1 GB. I just came from 10.7.5 and did an erase and install and then copied files over manually. I didn't restore any preferences or anything like that. I reinstalled all software from scratch. I ran the daily, weekly, monthly scripts - reset PRAM - verified disk and reset permissions. Very smooth machine with yet a single bug to find in the last 24 hours (short I know).
Mine is an mid 2011 21.5 Imac w/8 gig ram. This time I thru caution to the wind and used the NON Combo update (from 10.8.2). Note: I had a current Time Machine Backup of course!
No problems what so ever!!! TG! I will say that all that I noticed is that Safari is acting fabulous compared to before...being redundant I know, But it is way snappier!!!
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Installed the update on my 15" rMBP. All went smooth. It required a restart, no problem, done.
I decided to give it a reboot for the heck of it. When it booted I noticed the wallpaper went back to its previous one I had chosen a week ago, bug still not fix but it doesnt bother me too much.
Woke up this morning to open my computer from it being shut all night. Mouse was unresponsive for a few secs, same as before but I did notice that wifi was connected unlike before where you would have to wait.
Just a few bugs but other than that, OS seems smoother. I tried out diablo 3 and game is definitely better to play. Before i was getting loads of lag, causing me to resort to using an external display.
I decided to give it a reboot for the heck of it. When it booted I noticed the wallpaper went back to its previous one I had chosen a week ago, bug still not fix but it doesnt bother me too much.
Woke up this morning to open my computer from it being shut all night. Mouse was unresponsive for a few secs, same as before but I did notice that wifi was connected unlike before where you would have to wait.
Just a few bugs but other than that, OS seems smoother. I tried out diablo 3 and game is definitely better to play. Before i was getting loads of lag, causing me to resort to using an external display.
I installed 10.8.3 last night using the OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.3 (Combo) update and all is functioning normally on my Mac Book Pro 13" i7 16 GB (Late 2011).
Before I did any installation I updated my Time Machine Backup. Restarted in Recovery Mode and used Disk Utility to Both Repair The Disk and Repair the Permissions. BTW the Permissions were all FU'd.
With respect to my Windows 8 x64 installation which was already performing flawlessly without the new Boot Camp Windows 8 Drivers, I decided to bite the bullet and install the new Boot Camp Windows 8 Drivers anyway.
I first did a repair disk and then a system restore point on the Windows side titled "Before Windows 8 Boot Camp Drivers".
I just unzipped the file Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033 and burnt the contents to a DVD.
I then inserted the DVD and ran setup as an administrator.
Everything installed and is functioning normally.
I'm shocked that it was so painless but am also surprised that I don't notice any difference from the functioning of Windows 8 x64 from the way it ran using most of the old Boot Camp Windows 7 x64 drivers along with a few hacked drivers (keyboard, trackpad, and Intel graphics) I installed in December.
I don't have a clue what Apple is doing with this Windows 8 x64 Boot Camp Selective Installation but at least it worked on mine.
I would be curious to know if those Mac's not supported can still install the new drivers, not by running setup, but just going to the various directories on the DVD and trying to install them individually.
If someone tries this please advise.
Before I did any installation I updated my Time Machine Backup. Restarted in Recovery Mode and used Disk Utility to Both Repair The Disk and Repair the Permissions. BTW the Permissions were all FU'd.
With respect to my Windows 8 x64 installation which was already performing flawlessly without the new Boot Camp Windows 8 Drivers, I decided to bite the bullet and install the new Boot Camp Windows 8 Drivers anyway.
I first did a repair disk and then a system restore point on the Windows side titled "Before Windows 8 Boot Camp Drivers".
I just unzipped the file Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033 and burnt the contents to a DVD.
I then inserted the DVD and ran setup as an administrator.
Everything installed and is functioning normally.
I'm shocked that it was so painless but am also surprised that I don't notice any difference from the functioning of Windows 8 x64 from the way it ran using most of the old Boot Camp Windows 7 x64 drivers along with a few hacked drivers (keyboard, trackpad, and Intel graphics) I installed in December.
I don't have a clue what Apple is doing with this Windows 8 x64 Boot Camp Selective Installation but at least it worked on mine.
I would be curious to know if those Mac's not supported can still install the new drivers, not by running setup, but just going to the various directories on the DVD and trying to install them individually.
If someone tries this please advise.
CUDA on MBP mid 2010 13"
Will I benefit from installing the new CUDA from Nvidia's site on my MBP mid 2010 13" with GeForce 320M? Will it make the animations smoother?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-5.0.45-driver.html
Will I benefit from installing the new CUDA from Nvidia's site on my MBP mid 2010 13" with GeForce 320M? Will it make the animations smoother?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-5.0.45-driver.html
Will I benefit from installing the new CUDA from Nvidia's site on my MBP mid 2010 13" with GeForce 320M? Will it make the animations smoother?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-5.0.45-driver.html
the word "CUDA", is this what you call "driver" for mac?
Before anyone starts whining about issues with this update. A clean install using a OS X 10.8.3 installer is recommended.
Uh...yeah...This isn't Windows dude so NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Still very cold over here!
Yep, runs like never before, glad I took time & trouble to upgrade!
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Yep, runs like never before, glad I took time & trouble to upgrade!
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Yep, runs like never before, glad I took time & trouble to upgrade!
Apparently there was a glitch I had with it. For about 30 minutes it wasn't even fetching any locations.
Congrats on your update!
Hi rtheb,
Again thank you for your in-depth post in this thread!
I ran a compare-check with TotalCommander (beta) x64 in Windows on all files in the main- and sub folders of the two packages [WindowsSupport] for Windows 7 in BootCamp 4 & [BootCamp5.0.5033] in BootCamp 5.
I was at the least 'surprised' that there where not much new/changed files in the latter package. So I'm holding my breath for the moment and postpone the update [BootCamp5.0.5033] because I have, as mentioned earlier and like yourself, tweaked many hours around to get the 'perfect' fit, for my likings & needs, that I have at the moment!
Please share with us the new functionalities in your 'brand-new' Windows 8, I for instance am very curious about the AHCI drivers for the two ODD sata connectors on the mobo.
Thanks for sharing, reading and Cheers for your succesful update!
Hi rtheb,
Again thank you for your in-depth post in this thread!
I ran a compare-check with TotalCommander (beta) x64 in Windows on all files in the main- and sub folders of the two packages [WindowsSupport] for Windows 7 in BootCamp 4 & [BootCamp5.0.5033] in BootCamp 5.
I was at the least 'surprised' that there where not much new/changed files in the latter package. So I'm holding my breath for the moment and postpone the update [BootCamp5.0.5033] because I have, as mentioned earlier and like yourself, tweaked many hours around to get the 'perfect' fit, for my likings & needs, that I have at the moment!
Please share with us the new functionalities in your 'brand-new' Windows 8, I for instance am very curious about the AHCI drivers for the two ODD sata connectors on the mobo.
Thanks for sharing, reading and Cheers for your succesful update!
Can anyone please check Google News (http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn), mine's missing most of the thumbnail images after updating.
They fixed Safari scrolling on the rMBP - that alone makes this update worth-while for me.
Prior, scrolling in Safari was often choppy on integrated graphic, and would only get smooth with the dedicated card (I use gfxCardStatus to check and also switch manually). Choppy scrolling is not exactly what you'd expect on a quad core i7, retina display or not.
Glad they finally took care of it.
Prior, scrolling in Safari was often choppy on integrated graphic, and would only get smooth with the dedicated card (I use gfxCardStatus to check and also switch manually). Choppy scrolling is not exactly what you'd expect on a quad core i7, retina display or not.
Glad they finally took care of it.
I use SuperDuper, which can clone back from the external drive to the internal drive if necessary.