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OS X 10.8.4 Build 12E55 Seeded to Developers
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Not always. Faulty drivers and/or firmware could also be responsible, especially if what he said about it not happening in 10.8.2 is true.
It might help if you mentioned what model of the MacBook Pro that you have - year, model number, gpu etc.
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It's funny if there are no issues with these builds, then why not release it? Is Apple playing some game here suggesting that they are constantly improving things while in reality there is no change...
It's funny if there are no issues with these builds, then why not release it? Is Apple playing some game here suggesting that they are constantly improving things while in reality there is no change...
8.12.47 310.40.00.05f01
At this point, the beta is almost over and there won't be new drivers released in another build.
I would see Apple about that. That looks more like faulty hardware than a software driver.
That doesn't mean much. The new driver in 10.8.3 may be using the GPU to a further extent, which may be causing issues with a faulty GPU.
I'd prefer screen shots of the console logs myself. Hint: Search for, exit timeout
As others have already said, the problem almost certainly lies with your Mac's hardware, not its software. You should back-up all of your data and take your Mac to an Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider.
GPU drivers haven't changed since 12E47. Same with kernel and most of core system components. So it would be surprising to see any improvement in this regard. I suggest you to have your hardware checked at nearby place and then perhaps create a bug report at https://bugreport.apple.com/
I think it's going to be a while before 10.9 goes GM. 10.8 was released as beta in February 2012.
10.9 will hopefully be released in beta at WWDC in a couple of weeks but with resources going towards iOS 7, who knows? We might only be in for a sneak peek of 10.9 at WWDC with betas to follow some time later.
Maybe I'm alone on this but I am glad there is a delay with 10.9. I always to clean installs and not upgrades. Yearly OS releases are just too much too soon. I'd rather have Apple get things done right and not rush half finished software out the door.
I doubt it's hardware because it works fine if I restore to previous builds. I will submit a bug report though.
try running the systems diagnostic (apple hardware test)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Here's the latest list from 12E55:-
The 10.8.4 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and has features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including the following:
* Compatibility improvements when connecting to certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks
* Microsoft Exchange compatibility improvements in Calendar
* A fix for an issue that prevented FaceTime calls to non-U.S. phone numbers
* A fix for an issue that may prevent scheduled sleep after using Boot Camp
* Improved VoiceOver compatibility with text in PDF documents
* Includes Safari 6.0.5
The 10.8.4 update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and has features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including the following:
* Compatibility improvements when connecting to certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks
* Microsoft Exchange compatibility improvements in Calendar
* A fix for an issue that prevented FaceTime calls to non-U.S. phone numbers
* A fix for an issue that may prevent scheduled sleep after using Boot Camp
* Improved VoiceOver compatibility with text in PDF documents
* Includes Safari 6.0.5
Apple can't due to things like patents and copyrights. Intel open sourced their drivers, AMD is contributing to Linux since very recently but Nvidia is keeping it all closed. Thus that debate is completely pointless. Apple needs to work with the GPU guys, Intel only makes it easier because they are open sourcing their drivers.
Btw, Phoronix' conclusions regarding the Nexuiz bench are strange. The graph is showing that OS X has more fps and more is better, yet their conclusion is that Ubuntu is better in both cases (it's only in 1). I know Intel has released a new driver version that should improve performance greatly. It could be that their Ubuntu install has this new driver whereas OS X hasn't yet. If we look at when 10.8.3 was released that might be realistic. It's quite possible that 10.8.4 comes with that new driver.
Yearly updates are not a bad thing, actually all OSes are having upgrades at least once per year (some of them even more often). From many perspectives, it's way better to have small and often upgrades rather than rare big ones. Only windows have unpredicted and big release cycles, and I would not consider it as something to make an example from.
Having said that, with the resources moving towards iOS 7, I would not dare to risk and predict a release estimation.
No, it's a good thing that they are testing the OS this much, don't you think? Solid updates are a plus. However, I wish the updates were more ambitious. I.e. OS X needs better OpenGL support.
