Apple ships patches for iMacs, Macbook Pros
Update 10:50 a.m.: Apple confirmed that the iMac patch corrects the freezing issue reported by some users, and it's encouraging people to download that patch as soon as they get a chance. Also, the Macbook Pro patch is just for Tiger users; the graphics stability issues fixed by the patch were corrected in Leopard.
If you haven't been prompted already, iMac and Macbook Pro owners should wander over to Apple's downloads page and install new patches released Friday.
Apple didn't provide any details on what the patches correct, but it calls them "important bug fixes," so they're probably important. MacFixIt and AppleInsider said the update fixes the graphics problems that caused iMacs to freeze. The patches are for the latest iMacs introduced in August, and there are separate versions for those running Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) and Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5).
There's also a Macbook Pro update that is said to improve "graphics stability" for owners that are using the 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo chips. There's only one patch, and it's not clear whether that applies to Tiger or Leopard users. I'd assume it applies to everyone, but I e-mailed Apple for clarification just in case.
The patches are available here on Apple's support site, but you can also find them by clicking the "Software Update" menu choice under the Apple menu. They might also be waiting for you the next time you boot.
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- Apple doesn't tell users what the patches fix?
- by Lenter101 November 2, 2007 11:02 AM PDT
- Are you serious, Apple doesn't tell its customers what their patches are suppose to fix. How friggin' arrogant and stupid is that?
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- Re: Lenter101
- by Thomas, David November 2, 2007 11:50 AM PDT
- Stupid, and arrogant was best displayed in your post. Too stupid to
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- The patch says exactly what it fixes...
- by jelloburn November 2, 2007 12:21 PM PDT
- It fixes the freezing issues on latest generation iMacs. Do you
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(3 Comments)I thought you Applelites were suppose to be smart people? You taking this lying down? If you do you guys are redefining 'wus'.
realize that information has always been provided. To arrogant to
even look up the information on Apples own site.
What no one wants to take lying down, is the continued belief that
the world is flat. You will either evolve or die. At this point, I don't
care which.
want to know exactly what files are patched? Is there a reason
you NEED to know exactly what files are being updated or what
was causing the problem?
Most people don't want to know exactly what the update is
doing. They just want to know that an issue is being corrected. If
you care that much about the inner workings of your machine,
you need to just run Linux, because no consumer level OS is
going to give you all the information on what is being updated.