Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.1

[cgc]

Sweet...I received my Mac Pro yesterday and this update means it'll work with XP.

 

[jfig24]

anyone else having wireless problems? I have rebooted the router and cable modem about 10 times and I still can't get it to connect.....stays stuck on "aquiring network address".

 

[ThatWasAwkward]

Excellent update! iSight works, AND sound no longer comes out of the speakers when headphones are plugged in. Magnificent!

 

[SamIchi]

For anyone who needs BlueTooth, Don't update the drivers. You can not turn on the bluetooth discovery, and my bluetooth mouse stopped workin after that.

is there a way to uninstall these drivers? Maybe go back to the last update? I need to use my mouse.

 

[SeaFox]

Yes, but Wikipedia is still not a valid source, at least for research anyway. If I handed in a research assignment at Uni listing Wikipedia as a source it would be thrown out.

To be fair that is simply the opinion of your University administrators. As Wikipedia has been shown to be as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica, the fact an institution does not accept it as a valid source when they do a traditional encyclopedia only shows they are being a classic beuracracy. Technology and information are moving faster that their stodgy opinions. Wikipedia is new, so they don't trust it.

 

[andrewface]

anyone else having wireless problems? I have rebooted the router and cable modem about 10 times and I still can't get it to connect.....stays stuck on "aquiring network address".

yup i cant get it going...its really annoyoing

 

[Electro Funk]

Hm I'll give it a go. Does bootcamp allow me to burn the driver disk without using the full installer then? Know what? I'll go play and find out

just install the updated bootcamp program, run it, and only choose the *Burn drivers disc option.... burn the disc and then exit....

run the driver disc and you are updated

 

[Electro Funk]

For anyone who needs BlueTooth, Don't update the drivers. You can not turn on the bluetooth discovery, and my bluetooth mouse stopped workin after that.

is there a way to uninstall these drivers? Maybe go back to the last update? I need to use my mouse.

have you tried reinstalling the older drivers from the last version of bootcamp? (if you still have the cd)

 

[DanielNTX]

For anyone who needs BlueTooth, Don't update the drivers. You can not turn on the bluetooth discovery, and my bluetooth mouse stopped workin after that.

is there a way to uninstall these drivers? Maybe go back to the last update? I need to use my mouse.

That's not true. Remove the old "Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP" and then enable the system variable DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES to 1 and then launch device manager and turn on the hidden devices, delete all the bluetooth devices and hid devices and then rerun the Macintosh Drivers CD from 1.1 and you have fully functional bluetooth.

 

[SamIchi]

have you tried reinstalling the older drivers from the last version of bootcamp? (if you still have the cd)

If I do that would that cause a problem?

That's not true. Remove the old "Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP" and then enable the system variable DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES to 1 and then launch device manager and turn on the hidden devices, delete all the bluetooth devices and hid devices and then rerun the Macintosh Drivers CD from 1.1 and you have fully functional
bluetooth.

Sorry but I don't understand the enablings system variable. Could you explain in alittle more detail in a simpler way? Thanks.

 

[DanielNTX]

If I do that would that cause a problem?

Sorry but I don't understand the enablings system variable. Could you explain in alittle more detail in a simpler way? Thanks.

Google is your friend! Just use "set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1" at a command prompt and you've set the environment variable.

 

[iJawn108]

that's soooooooooooooooooooo ****ing kick assssssssssssssss!

 

[SamIchi]

Google is your friend! Just use "set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1" at a command prompt and you've set the environment variable.

I wouldn't even know what to Google... Environment variable? I entered that in command prompt. How do i know I've enetered it correctly? I didn't say anything after i pressed enter. Just another prompt.

Do I remove all the old Mac Drivers? Which ones are the old ones? And do I just go into the Macintosh Drivers folder and delete those?

 

[plinden]

To see if you've correctly modified the env variable, at the second command prompt type:
echo %DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES%

I can't help you with the rest of your questions.

 

[demenas]

So after this update, what Mac features does Apple still not support?

Firewire iSight cameras.

Steve

 

[demenas]

hmmm now that Apple has created an iSight driver that works in Windows, do u think u could buy an external iSight for a PC and get it to work properly?

No, as the iSight support in Bootcamp 1.1 is for the internal iSight cameras only. NO support for external Firewire iSights.

Steve

 

[demenas]

Indeed. I hug my MSDN licence nightly.

MSDN licenses are not the same as the Corporate VLK (volume license keys) that are unlimited and require no activation.

Steve

 

[demenas]

If I have a 64-bit Quad Xeon Mac Pro, Do I need Windows SP2 64-bit edition, in order to install it?

No. In fact, I think 32-bit XP is preferable.

Steve

 

[demenas]

Does Apple claim that Boot Camp 1.1 has 64-bit Windows drivers?

If not, then the Apple driver CD won't have compatible drivers for the x64 edition of Windows.

You might be lucky and find that the Windows-supplied drivers are OK (since the Mac Pro uses standard chips for the most part) in x64.

I would avoid Windows XP 64-bit altogether. Too many peripherals do not have 64-bit drivers.

Steve

 

[demenas]

Sorry if I missed something but is this update available through Apple Software Update?

No.

 

[demenas]

Anyone know if Boot Camp works with the 64bit edition (I have a Mac Pro). Right now M$ has a free 4 month free trial you can download. If I install it in Sept it should get me through until Vista comes out. I hate to spend $70 on XP knowing I'll just upgrade to Vista (and yes I'm a daring man to try a version 1 of a M$ product, I know).

I think soon (October?) if you purchase Windows XP you will get a coupon for a free Vista upgrade.

Steve

 

[k8to]

It would be cool if Apple also let people run Linux, too. That would take awhile to do all the drivers and I don't know how many people would use it, but it would be nice.

Linux already works fine under bootcamp. If you have a little initiative, you can build or find a kernel which boots without bootcamp. There is a version of LILO for EFI that you can start with, for example, refit http://refit.sourceforge.net/

I don't know if there's an out-of-the-box linux solution that will boot to GUI with all versions of the mac hardware (mostly video hardware). With Bootcamp though, I think the mini and imac are working with most distributions.

 

[gnasher729]

To be fair that is simply the opinion of your University administrators. As Wikipedia has been shown to be as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica, the fact an institution does not accept it as a valid source when they do a traditional encyclopedia only shows they are being a classic beuracracy. Technology and information are moving faster that their stodgy opinions. Wikipedia is new, so they don't trust it.

Wikipedia cannot be a valid source. You could come up with anything you like, edit the corresponding Wikipedia article, and then quote it. You could write a wikipedia article about Martians, including the "fact" that they took over the government, and Bush + Blair are Martians in disguise, then quote that article in your work. You can't do that with the Britannica.

 

[Stefan.S]

Apple Keyboard support

Have installed a fresh copy of winXP pro and applied Bootcamp 1.1 drivers disk, is a bit clumsy as the installers pop up synchroniously and hide each other behind their windows, also you have to confirm a lot of dialog boxes simultaniously, very unefficient (well nobody expects apple to write a perfect windows installer, right...? ;-).
Besides that now about anything works as promised, but I cannot get the apple keyboard patch to run. I tried several attempts, reboots, right clicking the .inf file from the installer dir, nada-niente-no reaction no taskbar icon, no nothing.
Instead I use input remapper beta 0.97 as before which works fine.
Just out of curiosity, anybody else the same prob - solutions?

TIA
Stefan

 

[balamw]

You can't do that with the Britannica.

Sure you can. Who's going to check as long as it's got truthiness....

B