MacBook Pro Software Update 1.0 Released

[katorga]

I saw this in my update tool today, any clue what it does?

Link to Apple

[epardilla]

In all the iPhone prerelease hype n hoopla, mbp soft update is not even announced on any of the big mac sites!

[Krevnik]

Originally Posted by katorga

I saw this in my update tool today, any clue what it does?

Link to Apple

If we knew... it would be from the link.

BTW, you might want to fix up the link, you have the URL and name backwards. (I fixed the version in my reply)

[krisis1]

The OpenGL framework appears to be updated according to my system profiler!

[Jestered]

Originally Posted by krisis1

The OpenGL framework appears to be updated according to my system profiler!

I am downloading it now. Still waiting for the Optimizing to finish.

The OpenGL framework update would be great. Comparing xbench benchmarks between my 2.2 MBP and my brothers 2.16 MBP... I beat him on everything except the OpenGL test.

[Peace]

Bad link

[Jestered]

The default LCD Color Profile was also updated!

I just switched it from my own calibration and it looks much better than it did with the default color profile that the MBPs (SR) shipped with!

[MacRumors]

Apple has released MacBook Pro Software Update 1.0, which "provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all 2.2/2.4GHz MacBook Pro models."

While Apple does not elaborate on the contents of the update, an analysis of the update package indicates that it contains improvements to the graphics subsystem, with updated nVidia graphics drivers and some updated OpenGL components.

Some initial benchmarks of the updated MacBook Pros had indicated some graphics scores lower than its predecesor. This had been speculated to be caused by faulty graphics drivers. This update would seem to be an attempt at correcting these issues.

[sikkinixx]

Apple still makes computers?





I hope this solves some of the little issues that have been plaguing my poor powerbook (yeah yeah I know it's a mbp but powerbook sounds way sweeter)

[ortuno2k]

I just checked software updates, nothing there for me.
I have the 2.33 GHz model, I'm not sure if it applies.
Edit: Nvm, I thought it was models 2.2 through 2.4; and not those two exclusively.
I guess I won't get it - but I wanted an update for my MBP!

[BigPrince]

Installed. everything seems fine thus far.

[skoker]

Originally Posted by sikkinixx

Apple still makes computers?

I was thinking the exact same thing. You can tell that all of the iPhone dev's switched back to their regularly scheduled Mac line duties .

[MacUser4_20]

Worked great on my 17" High Res, uodated fine. My wife's 15" 2.4 LCD pdated and color balance seems much better on it now.... And yes seems to be running cooler with no increase in fan speed!!!!

[JimUrban]

My Display definitely feels snappier.

[twoodcc]

glad apple is still working on macs

[SiliconAddict]

Originally Posted by twoodcc

glad apple is still working on macs

What are those? Is that the new name for the iPhone? Ther renamed it already? DANG that was fast. iPhone...iPhone....iPhone.

[marco114]

I have the newest MacBook Pro 2.2ghz LED model and my computer has been crashing a lot with Flash Video. The computer locks up in a very strange way. No kernel panic, no app quits. The cursor goes crazy and then the spinning beach ball and then complete freeze. It takes about 30-60 seconds for the whole process to happen and there is no way to make it stop other than to hold power and restart. I am on my 2nd computer already and the new one does the same thing. Mostly happens on YouTube videos / flash player but happens sparatically in Safari and more so in Firefox. I really hope this helps!

[ILOVEMYMBP2.2g]

why would it be bad for them to underclock the gpu? What would this do?

[jamesybsu]

I am glad they updated the drivers - makes me feel better as I am getting ready to buy a new MBP!

[mainomega]

I found this update made my pc run 3 degrees hotter... but the system seems snappier. Anyways, since we figure the drivers were renewed would burning a new bootcamp driver cd also update the drivers in xp or was this just a OSX update. Thanks

17" 2.4 MBP

[pengu]

Originally Posted by sikkinixx

I hope this solves some of the little issues that have been plaguing my poor powerbook (yeah yeah I know it's a mbp but powerbook sounds way sweeter)

right. that is without a doubt the stupidest thing i've ever heard. it's a product, not a child. you cant change the name because you dont like it (unless you happen to become CEO of apple and change the name back on all FUTURE models)

[amac4me]

Will eagerly wait to see new benchmarks published in the next couple of days.

[pianoman181]

Just installed the update and ran Xbench. This is the 2.4GHz version with 2GB ram 15". I forget what my pre-update numbers were, but here are the graphics related tests:

Quartz Graphics Test 153.69
Line 150.64 10.03 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 190.73 56.94 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 179.85 14.66 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 161.90 4.08 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 112.18 7.02 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 136.24
Spinning Squares 136.24 172.83 frames/sec
User Interface Test 370.67
Elements 370.67 1.70 Krefresh/sec

[aaronw1986]

Originally Posted by pianoman181

Just installed the update and ran Xbench. This is the 2.4GHz version with 2GB ram 15". I forget what my pre-update numbers were, but here are the graphics related tests:

doesn't mean much without before scores...

[shambolic]

Before, when scrolling through photos, or making adjustments to the crop window, would get random crashes like this one, in the GL driver:

Command: Aperture
Path: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Parent: WindowServer [68]

Version: 1.5.3 (1.5.3)
Build Version: 6
Project Name: Aperture
Source Version: 704050130

PID: 3900
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x8d8ce1c9

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.GeForce8xxxGLDriver 0x013e3dc5 gldPageoffBuffer + 136133
1 com.apple.GeForce8xxxGLDriver 0x0146c872 gldPageoffBuffer + 695922
2 com.apple.GeForce8xxxGLDriver 0x0146d0d0 gldPageoffBuffer + 698064

Applied the update, spent the past five or ten minutes stressing Aperture as much as possible, making fine adjustments to the crop window (the most reliable way to crash the application before), and can't make it crash now.

If it's snappier/cooler too, then great, but the difference between fundamentally broken and completely working is the big win with this update for me.