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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 With Fix for MacBook Pro Charging Issue [Updated]

Yeah and Linux has very little commercial software available for it and other than ordering business machines that require a request for Linux you certainly won't find any Linux-based PC sold in stores. Nobody cares about Linux like that other than Thinkpad users who hate Windows. LMAO comparing Apple's update process to Linux. 😂😂😂
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There is a reason I am using Macs and Linux only on servers. But that fdoes not change the fact, that updates on Linux are a much better experience than on Macs.

Commercial software makes it even worse. On Linux I can often add the repository containing the software to the package manager und update everything in one location. On my Mac every software that is not from the App store has to be updated separately.

If you're concerned about data usage, turn on content caching on one of your Macs.
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Thanks! I tried this a few years ago, when I was still using the server app, but it did not work as I expected. Maybe I give it an other try.

I am not so much concerned because of the download volume, I have an unlimited plan, even if it is only 100 MBit/s. The whole update process on our 7 Macs nust takes forever.
 
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thadoggfather said:
weird bug affecting specific machines

Gonna hold off since not impacted

edit: fixes sudo bug, I stand corrected.
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This is one of the things that really annoys me about Apple's patches: The release notes are virtually nonexistent.

I get that there are certain fixes Apple might not want to call attention to, but their software updates for most of the last 10 years have come with only the barest release notes. This Big Sur release fixes the sudo bug, and judging from other posts, it also tweaked drivers, Bluetooth, and other things.

This really should be presented to the user in the UI; telling the user that a specific problem is fixed while not mentioning fixes for other known problems leads the user to think (quite reasonably) that nothing was fixed except for what was explicitly mentioned.

Apple used to publish very detailed release notes for most of their OS updates. I write technical docs for a living these days, so I'd love to see that kind of attention to detail from them, again.
 
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I haven't been able to charge my MacBook Pro 2016 since Sunday and I installed the update straight away. However, the battery still does not charge. Does anybody have the same Problem? Or a tip for me? I live in Germany and the Apple stores are still closed because of covid.
 
robertcoogan said:
Wow. This update didn't work. Still cannot charge, I can only maintain current charge as long as I keep it plugged in.
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Sometimes it only charges to 80% on my MBP, probably for battery health purposes and because I use it plugged in most of the time.
 
Spektrallinie said:
I haven't been able to charge my MacBook Pro 2016 since Sunday and I installed the update straight away. However, the battery still does not charge. Does anybody have the same Problem? Or a tip for me? I live in Germany and the Apple stores are still closed because of covid.
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Perhaps try a PRAM and SMC reset.
 
Soba said:
This is one of the things that really annoys me about Apple's patches: The release notes are virtually nonexistent.

I get that there are certain fixes Apple might not want to call attention to, but their software updates for most of the last 10 years have come with only the barest release notes. This Big Sur release fixes the sudo bug, and judging from other posts, it also tweaked drivers, Bluetooth, and other things.

This really should be presented to the user in the UI; telling the user that a specific thing is fixed while not mentioning fixes for other known problems leads the user to think (quite reasonably) that nothing was fixed except for what was explicitly mentioned.

Apple used to publish very detailed release notes for most of their OS updates. I write technical docs for a living these days, so I'd love to see that kind of attention to detail from them, again.
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yeah, if not for sudo bug I would've stayed put.

Going to stay put assuming 11.2.1 works well, otherwise onward again
 
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sdf said:
Because of what you cropped out. :)

eta: Like all macOS updates, the notes don't include everything. However, they do include a reference to security fixes. That includes CVE-2021-3156, which is an important fix. Not only is this not a "skip it" update, it's not even really a "I'll get to it tomorrow" update.
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CVE-2021-3156 is a local privilege escalation: if you're the only user of your machine then it's moot.
 
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Richard Tillard said:
I hope that there are some internal changes that just weren't written about in the change log... My feeling is that 11.2 on the M1 works a bit worse than the previous version. I see a lot of errors in the console. It feels like there is a slump in graphical performance.
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Apple makes a point not to publish every single change made an a release. Suffice it to say, there is more going on under this new release than we all know.
 
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Cristim74 said:
I'm having a strange issue. I tried upgrading from 11.2 to 11.2.1. Downloaded the update and after reboot the computer won't accept my password, saying it's incorrect. What to do now? I can't access recovery mode either.
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This link may be of help.

appletoolbox.com

Can't Enter Your Password in macOS Big Sur? Here's How to Fix It

After updating to macOS Big Sur you might find that your Mac won't accept your password anymore. Here's what you need to do to fix it.
appletoolbox.com appletoolbox.com
 
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It fixed my biggest complaint with 11.2 .. My iMac no longer shows the guest login after reboot. It had been showing up at login even though it was turned off in 'Users & Groups'. It appeared to allow someone logging as a guest to use Safari only. I tried it .. it was kind of screwed up.
 
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Cristim74 said:
I'm having a strange issue. I tried upgrading from 11.2 to 11.2.1. Downloaded the update and after reboot the computer won't accept my password, saying it's incorrect. What to do now? I can't access recovery mode either.
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First thing to check is making sure your keyboard country code is set correctly.
 
Apple_Robert said:
This link may be of help.

appletoolbox.com

Can't Enter Your Password in macOS Big Sur? Here's How to Fix It

After updating to macOS Big Sur you might find that your Mac won't accept your password anymore. Here's what you need to do to fix it.
appletoolbox.com appletoolbox.com
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I've seen that but it doesn't work for me. I reset SMC, but can't get to recovery mode.
mi7chy said:
First thing to check is making sure your keyboard country code is set correctly.
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It's not a keyboard issue. I tried with both the built-in keyboard and external keyboard; can type the password on both but it won't accept it.
 
Cristim74 said:
I've seen that but it doesn't work for me. I reset SMC, but can't get to recovery mode.

It's not a keyboard issue. I tried with both the built-in keyboard and external keyboard; can type the password on both but it won't accept it.
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Did you set up your admin account to allow your Apple ID to reset your password? If so, 3 wrong entries should prompt for your Apple ID

If not...

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Did you try accessing the Mac via root user?

Reboot holding down Command - S

At the command prompt enter mount -uw /

run the following command to load Open Directory (Apple’s account directory service in OS X):

launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist

Reset the password for your user account by entering the following command (replace “username” with the short name of the desired account)

passwd username
 
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Apple_Robert said:
Apple makes a point not to publish every single change made an a release. Suffice it to say, there is more going on under this new release than we all know.
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You're right. I saw very strange caching process after update, but after that I found that some apps and overall system became more responsive!

We can also conclude from this list that quite a few system files have been changed.
 
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