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Apple Releases Firmware Updates for 'Late 2008' Portables

Guys, i'm sorry for my ignorance, but i purchased my first mac 2 weeks ago... i got the updates but only one download appeared. I read somewhere that the second would install after the 1st one. Where can i check if both updates were successfully applied?

thanks for your answers
 
LoganHunter said:
Guys, i'm sorry for my ignorance, but i purchased my first mac 2 weeks ago... i got the updates but only one download appeared. I read somewhere that the second would install after the 1st one. Where can i check if both updates were successfully applied?

thanks for your answers
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Reboot and search again for new updates.!
 
No fix for the crapy graphics performance in osx?

I have a new aluminum macbook and i was hopping this update would also fix the graphical performance issues im having. I made a post at the support forum here:http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8551543#8551543

Did apple say anything about this problem? Did anyone heard/had the same issues?

I also get the flashy effects sometimes, like youtube videos or when im navigating a web page with mouse over effects, but on my main screen and not an external one.

I really feel disappointed with this mac, you guys think this is a software problem that will get fixed soon? Im thinking on returning my mac, as i said in my other post, i compared this one with a 1 year old black macbook and its incredible that an integrated intel graphics card can have better performance in osx. My expose is not fluid (when connected to power and on battery is even worse) and any type of transparency automatically makes the system all sluggish.
 
richardsim7 said:
Sigh, this still hasn't fixed my external display issue :(
I still get flashing snow :\

-Rich-
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I have slightly different trouble with my external monitor (Samsung LE40R87BD), usually it will flicker about when connected and then work fine, but sometimes when the cable is connected/disconnected it will just crash my MBP, by showing a blank screen on both monitors.

This has really ****ed me off since on a number of occasions when it has happened I have lost of LOT of work..
 
I didn't had the SMC Firmware Update...
Or maybe it was included in the EFI update and I didn't notice? Strange...
Anyway, all went smooth with the EFI one...
 
starzplacez said:
is it just me or does others find it unnecessary to leave your MBPs, or any laptop for that matter, in sleep/hibernation for that long? I mean, i dont mean to sound rude, but experiences tell me that nothing good can ever come out of hibernation. windows/mac/linux.. something is bound to go wrong and you wind up having to restart anyways.. but just my 2 cents:cool:
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I never shut down. Sleep mode is pretty much it for me, with maybe a weekly restart at most.
 
starzplacez said:
is it just me or does others find it unnecessary to leave your MBPs, or any laptop for that matter, in sleep/hibernation for that long? I mean, i dont mean to sound rude, but experiences tell me that nothing good can ever come out of hibernation. windows/mac/linux.. something is bound to go wrong and you wind up having to restart anyways.. but just my 2 cents:cool:
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It depends on how you use your computer. A lot of times my wife uses the computer for a few minutes to check email and then walks away for a good while. It's MUCH more convienent to open the lid, do what you have to do and then close the lid. On our older MB this works like a champ with great sleep mode power consumption. It isn't nearly as good with the new MBP.
 
I'm interested to see if the power consumption during sleep has been changed at all.

When I left this morning my MBP was at 62%, I'm anxious to get home and check for power depletion. My MBP has just been ridiculous with the battery drain.

My PB would lose maybe 1% over 24 hours of sleep.
 
Angry Face

Aargh...

I don't know whether the update is to blame or something else? After the installing both updates, and charging my MacBook Pro, to full over night, 2 hours into the day, my 'book sleeping the entire time my battery is at 67%...

SMC? Power updates?

I'm going back to my PowerBook...
 
Got my new unibody pro a week ago, and I ran system update, nothing came up.

So I tried to download manually from apple, and when I run it says my computer does not need this update. This applies to both of the updates.
 
starzplacez said:
is it just me or does others find it unnecessary to leave your MBPs, or any laptop for that matter, in sleep/hibernation for that long? I mean, i dont mean to sound rude, but experiences tell me that nothing good can ever come out of hibernation. windows/mac/linux.. something is bound to go wrong and you wind up having to restart anyways.. but just my 2 cents:cool:
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I always leave my systems in sleep mode and never restart unless there's a specific reason for it. They may sleep for days at a time and not be rebooted for months. The only exception is my Macbook, which switches between OS X and Windows a lot and gets rebooted on a daily basis.

LoganHunter said:
What I meant was, is there any item on system information which show the information about EFI and SMC.

I'm at work now and I can't check it until I get home.
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:apple: menu -> About This Mac, then click on "More Info":

Boot ROM Version: MB51.0073.B06
SMC Version: 1.32f8
 
starzplacez said:
...experiences tell me that nothing good can ever come out of hibernation. windows/mac/linux.. something is bound to go wrong and you wind up having to restart anyways.. but just my 2 cents:cool:
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On Vista, Windows now does a good job of sleeping and hibernating. I've set my desktop Vista systems to sleep (standby) instead of going into the screensaver (15 mins).

When I wake the system by clicking a mouse button, as soon as the LCD warms up my desktop is ready. (In other words, Vista comes out of sleep faster than the monitor comes out of sleep.)

I have a quick disable if I'm downloading or something that I don't want it to sleep.

(With California electricity going for $.41/kwh you have incentive to go green.)
 
The battery appears to have improved on my Pro when it's asleep. I put it into sleep mode going to bed at full charge and plug it out, I wake it up the following day when I get in from work. It was always at 72% when I wake it up but today it was 78% so a bit of an improvement there!
 
Eric S. said:
I always leave my systems in sleep mode and never restart unless there's a specific reason for it. They may sleep for days at a time and not be rebooted for months. The only exception is my Macbook, which switches between OS X and Windows a lot and gets rebooted on a daily basis.



:apple: menu -> About This Mac, then click on "More Info":

Boot ROM Version: MB51.0073.B06
SMC Version: 1.32f8
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Thanks a lot Eric :) I'll check it as soon as I get home.
 
The update downloaded and installed flawlessly for me. I had been experiencing the "wavy" effect when scrolling through web pages, but none of the other problems others report. However, I don't know if it was my imagination or what, but I could have sworn I saw the whole screen momentarily flicker when I wasn't touching the computer now that the patch is installed. The wavy scrolling is still there though so I don't think that problem is solved by the patch. At least I haven't had the video lockup problem yet.
 
TonyHoyle said:
How the heck are you managing that? AFAIK the 9600GT just isn't capable of that.. If I put the draw distance above 50% it drops to about 5fps, and that's with glow effect and shadows disabled, and no AA.
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What?! Something is seriously wrong with your set up. I can put all of the settings to max except for ground clutter and shadows, 1xAA and still have playable framerates on the 9400M. I was using the 9400M for stability before this EFI patch. You should delete your Cache + WTF folders, disable addons (turn them on one at a time to see which one is affecting it, if any), run smcfancontrol if you arent already, and zap your PRAM. Worldofwarcraft.com Mac Technical Support forums have a few other tricks, but I've never heard of it being that bad to begin with.

If none of those work, you should probably run to the nearest Apple Store with torches and pitchforks.
 
Soat said:
What?! Something is seriously wrong with your set up. I can put all of the settings to max except for ground clutter and shadows, 1xAA and still have playable framerates on the 9400M.
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Even in Northrend, especially Dalaran?

I had great framerates in Outland. Northrend has shot them all to hell, though. (Disclaimer: only on a 9400M here, as I have a normal MacBook. :))
 
ATimson said:
Even in Northrend, especially Dalaran?

I had great framerates in Outland. Northrend has shot them all to hell, though. (Disclaimer: only on a 9400M here, as I have a normal MacBook. :))
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Dalaran admittedly is pretty sluggish on the 9400M, but you can play with the settings to give you at least 25fps even with a lot of people there. Shadows are a huge killer, since it renders it on every character model, and they're always moving (idle animations, etc).

The max farclip has extended in WotLK. It used to be 777, now its like 1677 or something so we can see all the pretty while on flying mounts. You can turn down your View Distance a little, take some strain off your card, and you'll still be able to see just as far as you could in Burning Crusade.
 
Soat said:
The max farclip has extended in WotLK. It used to be 777, now its like 1677 or something so we can see all the pretty while on flying mounts. You can turn down your View Distance a little, take some strain off your card, and you'll still be able to see just as far as you could in Burning Crusade.
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Seeing as how I was cranking down most everything but the draw distance, not knowing that they'd doubled it, I'll have to give it a try. That's a good thing to know. :)
 
shoulin333 said:
Maybe this will fix my issue, sometimes from waking from sleep my external screen is just fuzz, like an old TV (i think it has something to do with HDCP not re connecting as the image looks scrambled) Anyone else experience this? not a big deal as a simple unplug and re plug fixes the issue... I just set that when i am plugged in the machine never hibernates / sleeps and i have no problem... cept when i forget to plugin, DOH!
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Yes the same happens to me.

It's annoying but not a huge deal. You don't even need to unplug/replug to fix it. Hit on the keyboard ctrl+option+eject which will turn off the displays, then any key to turn them back o - problem's usually gone then.
 
I just discovered something odd, if I set the resolution of the external display to 720x480 then it's fine :S

And 1280x1024...

-Rich-
 
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