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Apple Releases AirPort Software Update, Firmware Updates Addressing SuperDrive Noise
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Well, i'll be darned. the superdrive actually is quiet upon startup.
now.... i'm crossing my fingers that the wifi connection to my apple airport stays stable. and maybe when it needs to pick between my 2 ones. it will actually start to be pick the stronger signal.
now.... i'm crossing my fingers that the wifi connection to my apple airport stays stable. and maybe when it needs to pick between my 2 ones. it will actually start to be pick the stronger signal.
Again, i was not prompted for my password to install this update. Very bad security, its like being back on windows 98 or xp.
Aha, I think I figured it out - ClamxAV doesn't seem to like the new firmware and prevents the OS to go to sleep:
09-12-09 13:06:24 ClamXavSentry[142] attempting to terminate gfslogger
shows up whenever I put it to sleep. Now that I've ClamXavsentry sleep is instant (well, after the hibernate write).
09-12-09 13:06:24 ClamXavSentry[142] attempting to terminate gfslogger
shows up whenever I put it to sleep. Now that I've ClamXavsentry sleep is instant (well, after the hibernate write).
Is anyones macbook taking longer to startup now. It takes around 5-10 seconds longer than before and that little loading icon appears for quite a while now.
Really Chundles? Really?
I thought people were excessive in their complaining about problems... never thought I'd see someone complain about fixing them.
Must be one of those people who get their jollies from complaining. Really glad I don't know you in person.
My late-2007 MacBook's superdrive makes a loud noise when the computer turns on/wakes from sleep. It is annoying, but I've just learned to deal with it. However, I do wish this update was for my model of Mac in hopes it would correct the problem.
Me too, I got really excited when I saw this headline, but my late 2007 MBP does not qualify. The noise drives me nuts, probably because I used my computer as an alarm clock for a year when I had a job that had me waking up at 6am every day. The computer wood wake from sleep and start playing music gradually louder and louder, but the waking from sleep was always enough to make me wake up. Now whenever I hear the sound, I get a twinge of disgust, as if I'm being woken from a deep sleep again - bad association!
What are my chances that Apple will benevolently pass this update on to people who bought their computers 2 years ago??
Really Chundles? Really?
I thought people were excessive in their complaining about problems... never thought I'd see someone complain about fixing them.
Must be one of those people who get their jollies from complaining. Really glad I don't know you in person.
I don't know if this was what Chundles was thinking (if not, feel free to correct me), but maybe he has issues he deems more necessary to fix than loud superdrives. I'll admit, I don't know everything this firmware fixes, but who knows? A fix is a fix.
I think I have figured out why everybody still has the noise on startup. When the SuperDrive used to make noise at startup and wake from sleep, it was "checking" the drive for any issues. They probably thought this was not needed at wake from sleep, but needed at startup. That's my theory.
Reminds me of the people who want to have noise generators implemented in electric cars so that the otherwise mostly silent vehicles can still be noticed by pedestrians.
Probably slim chances we will get an update at this late stage. Hate that noise.
I'm happy that Apple pays attention to details like the superdrive noise, it's so much more elegant to wake the computer without ANY noise! The startup noise is still there, just like for everyone else, but I don't really mind as I don't shut down my MacBook Pro as often as I put it to sleep.