Apple today released Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 for all Macs with Bluetooth based on Broadcom chipsets.
The update weighs in at 1.78 MB and requires OS X 10.5.7.
Article Link: Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0
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Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0
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Apple today released Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 for all Macs with Bluetooth based on Broadcom chipsets.
Article Link: Apple Releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0
I didn't know that there were that many fixes needed for my Mac's Bluetooth Wireless Mouse/Wireless Keyboard. Everything seemed fine on this end....
I've been having trouble with my 2009 Mac Pro. My BT connection is weak and appears to drop from time to time, showing the "connection lost" message. And yes, my batteries have plenty of juice. Hopefully this update will improve reception and all that.
Hoping this helps me out with some random disconnects I've been having with my wireless keyboard at home and wireless Mighty Mouse at work. Don't want to send my baby in for a new Bluetooth chip.
Hoping this helps me out with some random disconnects I've been having with my wireless keyboard at home and wireless Mighty Mouse at work. Don't want to send my baby in for a new Bluetooth chip.
I have had the same issue with my iMac...it's been driving me crazy for months...hope this fixes it.
This is Apple's way of saying " we had a problem with bluetooth and iPhone OS 3.0 so we better fix it".
Hoping this helps me out with some random disconnects I've been having with my wireless keyboard at home and wireless Mighty Mouse at work. Don't want to send my baby in for a new Bluetooth chip.
Yup I've started experiencing the same issue lately (never before) - hopefully this fixes it
Yup I've started experiencing the same issue lately (never before) - hopefully this fixes it
Does this fix the random caps lock light issue on wireless keyboards? (sometimes it's lit, sometimes not...probably an interference issue, dunno)
I'll be trying this on my Mac mini media center. So far I haven't been able to get more than 4 feet away without the keyboard dropping out.
You can semi-solve this by disabling "allow BT devices to wake computer", but this is a bit of a pain if you use a BT mouse and keyboard and operate the computer in clamshell mode.
I've had my Bluetooth disabled for years and my MacBook will still wake at random. A SMC reset seems to have solved it for now but there are three recent threads on this waking issue and more so under 10.5.7.
When I had Bluetooth issues, the only thing that fixed it was taking it into an Apple Store and having them replace the Bluetooth card.
Symptoms were random disconnects of devices and the Bluetooth control application reporting there being no devices found.
It's worked flawlessly ever since then.
Symptoms were random disconnects of devices and the Bluetooth control application reporting there being no devices found.
It's worked flawlessly ever since then.
LOL!
When I bought my Mac one of the things I was told was that I would have to restart the OS less than Vista. This has certainly not been the case so far!
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It's funny I had two disconnections right after checking MacRumors and I was happy to see one solution to the two problems I have with my uMBP...
Now... please Apple... fix this annoying random screen flickering, don't make me go to my local consumer's office...
It's funny I had two disconnections right after checking MacRumors
and I was happy to see one solution to the two problems I have with my uMBP...Now... please Apple... fix this annoying random screen flickering, don't make me go to my local consumer's office...
Just installed the update on my '09 Mac Pro and now I cannot put the machine into sleep mode without it instantly waking up again!
I have the Mighty Mouse as the only active Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth prefpane has the 'allow bluetooth devices to wake this computer' option disabled.
Looking at the console, it shows the wake was caused by USB bus 0x5a, which is the Broadcom bluetooth controller, so I believe the firmware update is the cause
I've rebooted twice and used both the menu option and the keyboard shortcut to initiate the sleep, but it still wakes up right after.
I have the Mighty Mouse as the only active Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth prefpane has the 'allow bluetooth devices to wake this computer' option disabled.
Looking at the console, it shows the wake was caused by USB bus 0x5a, which is the Broadcom bluetooth controller, so I believe the firmware update is the cause
I've rebooted twice and used both the menu option and the keyboard shortcut to initiate the sleep, but it still wakes up right after.