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Software Update: PowerBook G4 Graphics Update 1.0
Apple just released PowerBook G4 Graphics Update, version 1.0. They say it improves graphics stability for some 1.67-GHz PowerBook G4 computers. Apple recommends this update for the following PowerBook G4 computers:
- PowerBook G4 (15-inch, 1.67 GHz)
- PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67 GHz)
Installation of the PowerBook G4 Graphics Update requires Mac OS X 10.4.2. I have a 12-inch Powerbook, so I don't know if 15-inch and 17-inch owners will see this in Software Update, but it's available for download now.
As usual, if it creates or solves any problems, be sure to let us know!
Thanks, Thomas!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David Barrett said 7:55PM on 8-11-2005
It's there on my 15" 1.67GHz Powerbook.
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Matt said 7:45PM on 8-11-2005
My Powerbook has this available under software update...
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Joseph T. said 7:53PM on 8-11-2005
Thanks for the detailed comment, Matt...Care to elaborate on your specs?
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Steve Rubel said 8:16PM on 8-11-2005
I had it. Here's what it said...
The PowerBook G4 Graphics Update 1.0 improves graphics stability for some 1.67-GHz PowerBook G4 computers.
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manish said 8:17PM on 8-11-2005
i just installed on a powerbook 15", so far no issues.
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Thomas Van Zanen said 10:52AM on 8-12-2005
The only change I can see is it no longer flickers when detecting displays. Anyone else notice any other changes?
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Mauro Mello Jr. said 9:40PM on 8-11-2005
Just installed it (Al PB 15" 1.67 GHz, OS X 10.4.2, 1 GB RAM, 128 MB VRAM). Hmmm, er, may be just a case of dazzle effect ("Wow! A graphics update!"), but the screen seems to be a tad dimmer with increased contrast, which is a welcome change from the a-tad-too-bright-and-just-slightly-washed-out image which had been the norm in the past month. (By the way, it was previously plagued by the loss of display profiles when fast user switching, causing the screen to grow increasingly bright, and which could only be cleared by restarting the PB and then creating a customized display profile. This issue has been reported elsewhere as a 10.4 problem, though I have not seen any further references to it lately.) I will let you know how it goes in a couple of days.
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craig said 10:52PM on 8-11-2005
I was having some strange screen anomolies prior to this update. When unplugging my 3 week old 15" Powerbook 1.67GHz I would get what some people call "screen tearing", but it just looked like some crazy pixel problem which either corrected itself in a about 30 seconds, or if I closed the lid, and then opened it again the problem would be fixed. Now this never happens, the download seems to have solved the problem.
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Mike Czepiel said 10:57PM on 8-11-2005
Oddly enough, I'm seeing it in my software update too.... 15" PB 1.5GHz though. Anybody have any reports of it installing correctly on anything but the aforementnioed computers?
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DJD said 11:01PM on 8-11-2005
I have a 15" 1.67ghz, with the 128MB gfx. What would happen to me is whenever I would switch between "Better Performance" Or "Better battery life." Or Unplug or plugin, it would cause the screen to have anomolies. It would sort of divide vertically across the screen many times, for about a second.
I started noticing it when I updated to 10.4.2.
This update fixed it.
Cool.
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Janak Parekh said 11:50PM on 8-11-2005
Words cannot describe how happy I am to read this. I just bought a Powerbook G4, and I was worried I'd need to get the laptop repaired because of the tearing effect. It was freaky every time I saw it.
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Joe Eversole said 10:11AM on 8-12-2005
I have a 1.5Ghz 15" PB and woke up to a bouncing update icon as well.
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Jacob Donner said 8:05PM on 8-13-2005
I have 1.5 GHz 15" PB with 1 GB RAM and SuperDrive. I also received this software update. Does anyone know if I should install it?
I have noticed the so-called tearing sometimes on my desktop.
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Brent Wolczynski said 8:12PM on 8-13-2005
Hey, this might be a dumb question but whenever i turn on my 1.67GHZ 15" powerbook it makes that noise that all macs do when they start up but the white screen with the apple doesn't show up for more than a few seconds. Usually when i turn on my computer in front of other people (who don't have macs) ask if the computer is starting up or not. It's annoying and i wish the white screen would come up simultaneously with the "buuhhhh" or something. Anyway, does anyone else have this? Will the update fix it?
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