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Sloppy animations after EFI update?
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So I see 10.7.2 finally is out now (Software Update).
Some brave soul who has seen the issue with graphics choppiness want to try it ? Maybe you need iCloud so bad that you are willing to pull the trigger ?
Again, would love to also see the output of:
kextstat | grep "Intel.*Graphics"
From a terminal prompt under 10.7.2.
Some brave soul who has seen the issue with graphics choppiness want to try it ? Maybe you need iCloud so bad that you are willing to pull the trigger ?
Again, would love to also see the output of:
kextstat | grep "Intel.*Graphics"
From a terminal prompt under 10.7.2.
So I see 10.7.2 finally is out now (Software Update).
Some brave soul who has seen the issue with graphics choppiness want to try it ? Maybe you need iCloud so bad that you are willing to pull the trigger ?
Again, would love to also see the output of:
kextstat | grep "Intel.*Graphics"
From a terminal prompt under 10.7.2.
69 0 0xffffff7f815d3000 0x3a000 0x3a000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB (7.1.2) <68 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1>
103 0 0xffffff7f81a4a000 0xe0000 0xe0000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics (7.1.2) <70 68 9 7 5 4 3 1>
it is still sloppy, choppy...
The whole update process updated the GPU-Driver without the Thunderbolt-Update... because of that it was pulled beforce the 10.7.2 Update... it is now in the package of the 10.7.2 Update -.-
APPLE WHAT DO YOU ARE DOING ???
So I see 10.7.2 finally is out now (Software Update).
Some brave soul who has seen the issue with graphics choppiness want to try it ? Maybe you need iCloud so bad that you are willing to pull the trigger ?
Again, would love to also see the output of:
kextstat | grep "Intel.*Graphics"
From a terminal prompt under 10.7.2.
Just upgraded. Wasn't having chopiness before or after:
74 0 0xffffff7f81631000 0x3a000 0x3a000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB (7.1.2) <73 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1>
76 0 0xffffff7f8166b000 0xe0000 0xe0000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics (7.1.2) <75 73 9 7 5 4 3 1>
There are slight differences in our driver-codes.... maybe thats the solution ???
when i try to record these choppiness it is gone because of the activity of the CPU or GPU or something else
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On my machine it doesn't help reinstalling to 10.7.1. With the 7.0.6 driver the problem is still there. That makes me think that it is a EFI issue.
When I boot the machine and hold down option to get the boot drives the performance is also very bad. The fading of the screen is choppy and not up to the usual Apple standard. Can someone try the same and see what it looks like?
I wish I could downgrade the EFI.
that's a good message.
Hopefully they will solve it quickly....
btw... someone noticed a wifi issue ?
After sleeping for around 4 hours my MacBook Air 2011 is connected to the router but has no internet at all...
That sounds great. Can you elaborate? Who called you and what did they say about the cause and possible solution?
I really can't, unfortunately, it was a voicemail message. He speaks on behalf of Tim Cook in response to feedback and has been in contact with the engineering team. They collected data about my machine and now have a video of the choppy animations. That's all he left me with, but he is supposed to be following up this week.
Ok. Thanks for your elaboration. At least it seems to be at a high enough level to be solved within reasonable time. I reported the problem also - and they got a video of the problem too. I haven't heard back yet but I will keep you posted. Please do the same.
- Jacob
i do not know what i have done but the sloppy animations are gone when i've started Chrome, Mail, Wunderlist, Gruml, iChat, Skype and the Activity Monitor. I put my MacBook Air into the sleepmode and aprox. 3 hours later after waking it up the animations were completely super smooth.... i don't know why.... after restarting and without using any application the sloppy animations were there again
So... anyone with the sloppy animation problem tried the new EFI update for the Air?
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1448
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1448
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I'd like to know too, I'm still hanging on to 10.7.1 and haven't done the first firmware update.
Thank you!!! I did one the other night and it fixed ALL of my MBA performance issues! I have no idea what it did, or why, but everything is running super fast now. Before, it wasn't just animations that were choppy, but launching applications, switching applications, even disk access was terrible (just opening a folder with 100+ images in it took 20+ seconds). Now everything is super silky and smooth.
I tried it, it is still sluggish as hell, maybe even more than before. The SMC reset did not work for me either.
Oh Apple, what have you done?
I tried it, it is still sluggish as hell, maybe even more than before. The SMC reset did not work for me either.
Oh Apple, what have you done?
Since some of us have it, and others don't I'm guessing it's a hardware issue, or perhaps an issue of old software that migrated over. Did you migrate from an old installation?
ok i have installed the EFI-Update.... my Wifi-issue is gone.... but the graphics are nevertheless sloppy....
by the way.... i think in my newly created user there are none of the sloppy animations..... it seems nearly perfectly smooth.... but not as smooth as before the first Thunderbolt-Update...
by the way.... i think in my newly created user there are none of the sloppy animations..... it seems nearly perfectly smooth.... but not as smooth as before the first Thunderbolt-Update...
My point is did you use Migration Assistant to move your settings and applications from an older Mac? If so, perhaps that screwed up something?
I know you weren't replying to me - but just to reiterate - I too have a July 2011 MBA. It's my first Mac, so no migration of anything. After the TB update in September, the graphics performance is degraded.
Judging from what I can read between the lines in the latests posts here - the issue is still there even with the latest batch of updates that have just come out.
I'm currently running 10.7.1 with no TB update. I did do the EFI though (which is a firmware write, so there's really no easy way to revert that). So I could be wrong, but I don't think the issue has to do with the EFI itself. My graphics are currently as smooth as they were on launch day. I'm afraid if I pull the trigger on Software Update they will be choppy again. I guess I'll just have to hold out on updating indefinitely
Got my 13" i7 today. It shipped on 10/21/11 from Shanghai and arrived today.
Opened it. Setup a user account. Ran all updates from software update. Ran all updates from Mac App Store. Installed 3 additional Apps From Mac App Store. Installed 6 additional Apps from a USB drive I have that I keep all my installers on. Did not migrate any info except what I have in my SugarSync folder.
Have not installed anything Adobe and do not plan to. I'm contemplating purchasing pixelmator instead of using my CS5 license. I will need SOMETHING for this machine (I have CS5 on my 2011 mini if I need it)
I have no sluggish animations. No sluggish disk access. This machine flies. Absolutely rips it up. Never used anything like it.
I'd say it's gotta be software for you folks who are having the issue. I just don't know why. Maybe a rogue plugin or bad migrated data causing issues?
Opened it. Setup a user account. Ran all updates from software update. Ran all updates from Mac App Store. Installed 3 additional Apps From Mac App Store. Installed 6 additional Apps from a USB drive I have that I keep all my installers on. Did not migrate any info except what I have in my SugarSync folder.
Have not installed anything Adobe and do not plan to. I'm contemplating purchasing pixelmator instead of using my CS5 license. I will need SOMETHING for this machine (I have CS5 on my 2011 mini if I need it)
I have no sluggish animations. No sluggish disk access. This machine flies. Absolutely rips it up. Never used anything like it.
I'd say it's gotta be software for you folks who are having the issue. I just don't know why. Maybe a rogue plugin or bad migrated data causing issues?
No, nothing. It all started with the Thunderbolt update.
By the way, when I was using 10.7.1, I found a beta 10.7.2 update, with the Reversioner included. After updating and then reversing back to 10.7.1, it also reversed updates like the one for Thunderbolt, and everything was smooth again.
So I don't believe the issue could be anywhere else.
Apple released the 1.1 Thunderbolt update today, however the animations are still sloppy.
Neither of the 2 updates ( 2.2 EFI, 1.1 TB ) solved the choppiness for me however i found (and used for a month now) a workaround. i use the graphical drivers that was included with 10.7.1, and its just fine, however it needs some console hacking to do that. Someone who is more clever than me, should build an installer that includes these old drivers, copies it to the right place, clears the kext cache
however i found (and used for a month now) a workaround. i use the graphical drivers that was included with 10.7.1, and its just fine, however it needs some console hacking to do that. Someone who is more clever than me, should build an installer that includes these old drivers, copies it to the right place, clears the kext cache