Apple releases Boot Camp 1.0.2 beta - sans details

Apple has updated Boot Camp to version 1.0.2 beta (remember: it's been a beta all along), but seems to have forgotten to release any details of what this update is all about. I couldn't track anything down at Apple's Downloads or Support sites, and even the VersionTracker entry notes that the MacFixIt ninjas came up empty as well. They managed to install the new version on a MacBook Pro without a hitch and settle for assuming that new Windows XP drivers are included with this version. They recommend installing the new version and burning a new drivers CD, then booting into Windows and re-installing the drivers.
I'd try this out myself, but I decided the other day that I don't need any of the advantages that Boot Camp offers over Parallels (such as USB and true video card support), so I'm blowing away my Boot Camp Windows partition and reclaiming that space for a compress-able Parallels installation. Now I just need to find my Windows CDs in a townhouse we still haven't finished unpacking and moving into.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
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Apple has updated Boot Camp to version 1.0.2 beta (remember: it's been a beta all along), but seems to have forgotten to release any...
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Michael is correct. The only difference between 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 is the documentation included in the drivers disk image ./Content/Resources/DiskImage.dmg. There are no changes to the drivers, so there really isn't much of a point upgrading.
July 19 2006 at 7:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI found something.
I purchased a Mac Mini solo for some simpIe PC server duty using Boot Camp. I don't know if others had similar experience with non-Apple keyboards but with the original Boot Camp Beta release I was a bit frustrated getting the PC keyboard ALT key (Option on Apple keyboards) boot function to present the OS choices screen at boot. On most of my PC keyboards the ALT key simply wasn't recognized at boot and the last used OS would start the Mini up. I did have one PC keyboard that did work with the ALT key boot - but it was such a crappy keyboard I trashcanned it -what I should have done long ago.
I was wondering if the new BC Beta would fix this issue, I burned a new Beta 2 drivers CD and ran the package - Voila! The ALT key works at boot!
dvddesign, there are more of us than you might think! I really hope this fixes the wifi thing... time to go try it out.
July 13 2006 at 1:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis update is probably because of the new Macbook motherboard revision that Apple has been putting in returned Macbooks.
July 12 2006 at 7:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI installed Boot Camp and burned a new Windows drivers CD. Reboot into Windows and the CD shows up as 0 bytes (and I even verified the darned contents on the CD--for the first time since I discovered that I didn't need to!). So I reboot back into OS X, copy the CD to a folder in the Windows partition, and then installed the drivers. No problems other then the odd CD behavior. I still wish Apple wouldn't jerk us around by telling us switchers that we can use Windows too, then crippling the darned thing by not allowing simple things like screen savers, power saving functions, etc. At least when I use WMP and VLC, I can do full screen video for free : )
July 12 2006 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMaybe when Schiller rebuffs the idea of virtualization, what the really have in store is fast user switching instead. Switch to a 'user' already booted in Windows.
Is that possible?
It isn't Windows in a window, but it beats rebooting.
Meh, Ubuntu works on PPC Macs anyhow. I downloaded a copy myself recently...
July 12 2006 at 3:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI had boot camp installed once. When I tried to delete it and unpartition my disc, my system crashed badly. I now use Parallels, which is much better.
That is what I recommend.
I tried Ubuntu (for those who don't know, a free Linux distro) with Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro once. Too scared to try an install, I just booted off the test CD... Simply put, the new Intel Macs and Ubuntu do not get along very well.
July 12 2006 at 1:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI noticed that Apple changed the documentation. In the troubleshooting
section on page 16 of the Boot Camp Beta Installation & Setup Guide
they added the section: The Windows XP installer is not responding.
"If you're using the Mighty Mouse, the Windows XP installer may not
respond..."
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