For those that got Boot Camp 2.1 installed successfully, have you noticed problems?

[jmFightSpam]

Hi,

Specifically I am talking about running Windows Vista 32-bit on a MacBook Pro 15", 2.2 GHz (I believe Santa Rosa chipset since I bought it in June 2007) via Boot Camp.

I got Boot Camp 2.1 to install correctly, but I noticed that:
1. I had to re-enable sound via the device manager
2. And more importantly, my keyboard backlight does not function correctly anymore.

Has anyone seen these problems (or others), especially #2? The keyboard backlighting worked just fine with Boot Camp 2.0

Thanks.

 

[Keleko]

My only problem was having to reinstall the video drivers after the Boot Camp update. I'm using the 174.84 nVidia drivers on my MBP. I haven't noticed a keyboard backlight problem, but then I haven't booted windows since the update, either.

I guess I'm not being very helpful...

 

[jmFightSpam]

My only problem was having to reinstall the video drivers after the Boot Camp update. I'm using the 174.84 nVidia drivers on my MBP. I haven't noticed a keyboard backlight problem, but then I haven't booted windows since the update, either.

I guess I'm not being very helpful...

Thanks for the reply Keleko. Can you do me a favor? The next time you boot into Windows, can you check and reply back here with your findings. I have since reverted back to Boot Camp 2.0 because I need that backlighting.

Thanks.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Install it, ha! I couldn't even download it. Every single time it would timeout ~ 66% of the way through, or give me an error about how it can't write to the disk.

I finally downloaded it at college (jeez, apple needs to get better upload speeds!) and installed it no problem. I actually found that my backlight on the keyboard works better now.

I'm running XP, it's the non SR C2D MBP.

 

[jmFightSpam]

Install it, ha! I couldn't even download it. Every single time it would timeout ~ 66% of the way through, or give me an error about how it can't write to the disk.

I finally downloaded it at college (jeez, apple needs to get better upload speeds!) and installed it no problem. I actually found that my backlight on the keyboard works better now.

I'm running XP, it's the non SR C2D MBP.

Thanks for the reply. What does SR C2D mean? I am wondering if it is a Vista problem, then.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

non santa rosa chipset Core 2 Duo. That's the generation before your computer.

What about your backlight doesn't work now? Is it possible you have to re-enable that, too?

 

[jmFightSpam]

non santa rosa chipset Core 2 Duo. That's the generation before your computer.

What about your backlight doesn't work now? Is it possible you have to re-enable that, too?

So with BootCamp 2.0, i turn off the light, the keyboard is lit up and vice-versa.

With Boot Camp 2.1, nothing. I turn off the light, nothing. I press F8/F9/F10 and I get a picture in the window of the enabling, but it is gray and has a circle with a line through it.

I rebooted into Mac OS X, and it works fine. I left the room dark and rebooted. And the funny thing is, that when I booted back into Vista, the backlit just stayed on. I couldn't turn it off, even when I turned the light on. And when I rebooted again, it just stayed on during the reboot process. Not until I booted back into Mac OS X and dit it turn off automatically.

Crazy!

 

[OdduWon]

My only problem was having to reinstall the video drivers after the Boot Camp update. I'm using the 174.84 nVidia drivers on my MBP. I haven't noticed a keyboard backlight problem, but then I haven't booted windows since the update, either.

I guess I'm not being very helpful...

Do these drivers fix the annoying "buzz/winning" sound coming from the Video card? This is a brightness related noise.

If this is a fix, how does one go about installing them?

2.1 reset my screen resolution. My clock in OSx is now always 5 hours off when i go from windows to mac.

 

[jmFightSpam]

Do these drivers fix the annoying "buzz/winning" sound coming from the Video card? This is a brightness related noise.

If this is a fix, how does one go about installing them?

2.1 reset my screen resolution. My clock in OSx is now always 5 hours off when i go from windows to mac.

My clock has always been 5 hours off, ever since I ran Boot Camp a year ago.

 

[OdduWon]

My clock has always been 5 hours off, ever since I ran Boot Camp a year ago.

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