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iMac Software Update 1.1
Apple has released yet another tersely worded update, this time for everyone's favorite all in one Mac: the iMac. The iMac Software Update 1.1, ' provides important bug fixes and is recommended for 20-inch and 24-inch iMac models with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8GHz processors.'Apple really doesn't make it easy to blog about these updates, since their descriptions tend to be a little light on details. But it is important and fixes bugs... so you know, download it and stuff.
Thanks, monkeyclaw.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Blufire said 1:05AM on 9-14-2007
It's likely to be video driver updates, since ATI just released updated drivers for the Radeon HD2000 series.
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Quix said 1:11AM on 9-14-2007
Hopefully a video driver update will actually make the cards in the *new* iMacs faster than the cards in the *old* iMacs. What a concept... :(
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Luigi193 said 1:18AM on 9-14-2007
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Rafe H. said 1:49AM on 9-14-2007
Dig inside the Receipts file to see what's getting replaced. List the Bill of Materials:
$ lsbom /Library/Receipts/todayspackage.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom
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E-Rock said 2:00AM on 9-14-2007
I'm thinking that it'd be really fun if Apple made it even more cryptic. I say we have them show up simply as "Update" in software update. Nothing about what it's for, just the simplicity (and secrecy) we've all come to know and love from Apple.
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matt said 2:41AM on 9-14-2007
it may be video drivers, but i think its probably wireless driver updates. Myself & several hundred other folks over on apple discussions have all had the same problem, which one thread reported an apple engineer as confirming was a wireless driver issue. The mac wouldnt see networks on startup & would randomly drop & refuse to reconnect (where my macbook had no problems). Have just installed it & it seems fixed (fingers crossed)
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JoolsG4 said 3:19AM on 9-14-2007
It's graphics card drivers.
Just choose "Show File" from the Installer before actually clicking "Install" to see what it about to install...
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Mark said 3:35AM on 9-14-2007
mrmac2:~ MarkOld$ lsbom /Library/Receipts/iMacSoftwareUpdate1.1.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom
. 41775 0/80
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./System/Library/Extensions 40755 0/0
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./System/Library/Extensions/ATINDRV.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ATY_Hypoprion.kext/Contents/PkgInfo 100644 0/0 9 2853408188
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./System/Library/Extensions/ATINDRV.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ATY_Iago.kext 40755 0/0
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./usr 40755 0/0
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Ricky said 5:30AM on 9-14-2007
Wake me up when they do something about the crappy screen quality and glossiness.
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Danny Zumwalt said 5:48AM on 9-14-2007
/rolls eyes at #9 Ricky
Can't wait to test out these new drivers. I think we all knew updated ATI drivers would be coming shortly after launch with such a new card being shipped with these iMacs.
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JoolsG4 said 6:27AM on 9-14-2007
#10: Don't get too excited. This is the third set of ATI drivers for the Alu iMacs and there's no noticable improvements whatsoever.
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Nietzman said 6:44AM on 9-14-2007
Well since the update I'm noticing quite a lot of artefacts on my screen, you know, this kind of junk;
http://www.xs4all.nl/~nietz/FOK//ZZ0429997B.jpg
So I'm sure hoping I can roll back this upgrade and this doesn't mean my graphics card is on its last breaths.
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Nietzman said 6:46AM on 9-14-2007
...and just after that comment my screen went black and I had to reboot. Everything seems to work fine for now, havent seen any artefacts anymore.
Still, it was scary as hell. :').
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Danny Zumwalt said 7:10AM on 9-14-2007
Someone on MR is reporting improvement on XBench numbers. I still haven't updated yet (away from iMac), somebody do a before after comparison for performance.
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mentalsticks said 7:40AM on 9-14-2007
Just stop and think for a minute how people would react if it were Microsoft who came out with an update like that: "provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all PCs".
I'm telling you, Apple's the new Microsoft. And I'm not happy.
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Shreedhan said 7:49AM on 9-14-2007
@12/13 That's what happens to me in windows (bootcamp). The exact same thing. I get the white dots going side to side then a little bit later the screen just goes black. They still haven't fixed the firewire issue.
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Hans-M said 8:56AM on 9-14-2007
i had the same problems... first the artefacts, then my iMac totally froze during th first reboot. Then after testing to see if the update included a fix for why my audio interface won´t work when connected directly to the FW port, the screen went black and another reboot was due.
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Fred said 9:03AM on 9-14-2007
@15 You're retarded. MS issues updates, and bug fixes ALL THE TIME. And at least Apple gives you the option to load the update instead of just updating your machine when you're not looking. Do you even read the news?
Just because one jackass writes a story comparing Apple to MS, you have to come out like it was your idea? BTW that opinion was pretty handily rebuffed over at Macworld. Apple innovates, and drives others to do the same MS just forces you to adopt their way of thinking, and calls it innovative.
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digiturtle said 11:24AM on 9-14-2007
The thing that makes me laugh are all of the after I applied update X, A B C started happening. When update X loaded nothing at all in those areas.
That iMovie update made Safari and 3 party product X beach ball and crash all the time.
The video update is not giving me audio problems
Repair permissions and reboot. And when it says it is optimizing the system do not touch it because it is actually optimizing the system.
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Loonesta said 8:01PM on 9-14-2007
Is this only for the newest iMacs? I just used the software update and it claims I am up to date, although the last update I had was a minor one for Quicktime earlier this week...
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