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iMac Software update 1.3
- Thread starter Tom Sawyer
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Don't fear the update
Well, don't fear the update if you're not getting any freezing. I had none before (it's frozen once in 3 months of heavy use and I'd put that down as a random crash), I've used tiger and now leopard for a week or so. I've installed all of the updates including the last one, and no sign of a glitch. So no need to avoid installing it if you don't have any problem.
If anyone's trying to figure out which macs are affected, mine was bought early august, it was a 2.8ghz with 1gb (now upgraded to 4gb by my self, non-apple ram). I had a few issues in Tiger initially (things being slow or buggy, NOT freezing), but each update has improved it until it seems to run pretty much perfectly now.
Well, don't fear the update if you're not getting any freezing. I had none before (it's frozen once in 3 months of heavy use and I'd put that down as a random crash), I've used tiger and now leopard for a week or so. I've installed all of the updates including the last one, and no sign of a glitch. So no need to avoid installing it if you don't have any problem.
If anyone's trying to figure out which macs are affected, mine was bought early august, it was a 2.8ghz with 1gb (now upgraded to 4gb by my self, non-apple ram). I had a few issues in Tiger initially (things being slow or buggy, NOT freezing), but each update has improved it until it seems to run pretty much perfectly now.
i installed 1.2 on my super duper drive so as not to mess up my main drive. took a few min. but i got it to freeze on the screen saver. i am calling apple care now to get this fixed. also the bar code under the title screens on imovie 06 was still there after 1.2. what's the point of having a title screen if it looks like crap ?
We bought ours August 15th. Last week it was freezing about 20 times a day....and it wasn't even during hard use. We stripped it down to nothing, did the erase and install, added the Software Update 1.1, and it started freezing again. So we stripped it down AGAIN, did another erase and install and didn't add the 1.1 update and it ran like a dream. Didn't freeze once....first time in two months. I installed 1.2 this morning. It's freezing again. It has to be their software updates. I love Macs, have never had a problem with my little MacBook. This Mac I want to throw out the window.
First let me say I am a long time mac user and this is my first time I have been in this type of situation with a mac.
I purchased my iMac in August. I am running a Al iMac 2.4ghz with 1gig stock RAM
Here is my situation
10.4.10 with iMac update 1.0 = no freezes in OS (a couple of times in games but i can deal with that)
10.4.10 with iMac update 1.1 = numerous freezes a day in OS
So I reinstalled and skipped the 1.1 update
Leopard was released and knowing the risks I went for it and was surprised by results
10.5 installed = no freezes in OS (one or 2 in games but I can deal with that)
So today i decided to take the risk and install the 1.3 update
10.5 with iMac 1.3 update = 2 blackscreen freezes, 3 regular freezes. All in the OS. Simply navigating the doc.
*Bangs head against the wall*
I purchased my iMac in August. I am running a Al iMac 2.4ghz with 1gig stock RAM
Here is my situation
10.4.10 with iMac update 1.0 = no freezes in OS (a couple of times in games but i can deal with that)
10.4.10 with iMac update 1.1 = numerous freezes a day in OS
So I reinstalled and skipped the 1.1 update
Leopard was released and knowing the risks I went for it and was surprised by results
10.5 installed = no freezes in OS (one or 2 in games but I can deal with that)
So today i decided to take the risk and install the 1.3 update
10.5 with iMac 1.3 update = 2 blackscreen freezes, 3 regular freezes. All in the OS. Simply navigating the doc.
*Bangs head against the wall*
I find your comments a bit much, and overly mean as well.
A few points worth noting:
- If upgrading to Leopard made your machine "stable" then you are not experiencing the same freezing problem. So maybe you should not comment if you are not able to say anything of worth.
- It's stupid not install the updates; hardly ever has an update from Apple made the problem worse. It's your choice not to do so, but it indicates you don't know much about how these things work.
- The problem is with the hard/firm/software of the ATI graphics chip, so pissing on Apple about it is hardly fair of you. (same goes for half the comments on this thread)
- Early reports are that the update has fixed *some* of the freezing issues.
I don't understand how ATI is getting no blame for this and Apple is getting roasted alive.
I don't understand how ATI is getting no blame for this and Apple is getting roasted alive.
Because it is Apple's choice to put the card in there. Because Apple sold the ATI card to us. Because the warranty says Apple is responsible for ALL the hardware in the computer regardless of origin. I wish people would stop this nonsense of "Its not Apple's fault it's ATI's/low wages in China/global warming/Al Gore". Regardless of who's fault it is, Apple is the one who is responsible. I bet Apple is giving ATI some stick about this, if that makes you happy.
24" 2.8 purchased on the 9th of September, have not experienced a single crash with any updated, great computer!
I don't understand how ATI is getting no blame for this and Apple is getting roasted alive.
Because Apple, not ATI are selling the machines.
If the brakes failed on your Mercedes you'd blame Mercedes but I guarantee you Mercedes did not make all the parts involved.
Man... At first I thought you were crazy...
But I rebooted again, and played with front row for about 10 minutes, going through all the menus, playing music while going through the menus, and fast forwarding a 720p movie plus a few other small tests, and I must say that I have NOT been able to freeze my iMac! I'm not going to get over excited, I'm going to continue testing this out first.
I have an appointment with a Mac Genius Later this evening...
I hope they decide to give me a new computer...
I hope they decide to give me a new computer...
I have my Alu iMac since early September and have not had any freezes or any problems whatsoever. Its weird that some do and some don't, is it a certain batch that was made on a Monday or something like that?
Ok I was under NDA but after reading the latest email from Apple I'm half tempted to break it because I'm pretty po'd that this was released when the patch was known to NOT fully work.
I will however keep it quite until I hear I am no longer under NDA.
Until then I think I'm gonna go for a swap/exchange on my iMac.
I will however keep it quite until I hear I am no longer under NDA.
Until then I think I'm gonna go for a swap/exchange on my iMac.
it will freeze again. just give it time. i called up apple care, spent about 90 min. total on the line. did the usual disk permissions ect. stuff. still froze on front row.
they gave me 2 choices, they would ship me a box and i would send it back and they would send me a loaner or have someone come out and replace the graphics card. i choose having someone come out and replace the card.
hopefully this will fix the problem i have in imovie 06 i am getting weird graphic glitches on themes. go to "reflection - white" theme, click on the "open" theme, when title 1 appears near the end i get some sort of bar code looking thing instead of a title 1 reflection. if i type something in it goes away, only to reappear when i add it to my timeline. this is really irritating me. also occasionally when i add clips they will be all distorted. quicktime does the same thing.
does this imovie thing happen to anyone else with good cards ?
they gave me 2 choices, they would ship me a box and i would send it back and they would send me a loaner or have someone come out and replace the graphics card. i choose having someone come out and replace the card.
hopefully this will fix the problem i have in imovie 06 i am getting weird graphic glitches on themes. go to "reflection - white" theme, click on the "open" theme, when title 1 appears near the end i get some sort of bar code looking thing instead of a title 1 reflection. if i type something in it goes away, only to reappear when i add it to my timeline. this is really irritating me. also occasionally when i add clips they will be all distorted. quicktime does the same thing.
does this imovie thing happen to anyone else with good cards ?
Grrrr...
So annoying this isn't available for my Intel Core 2 Duo 17" Intel Graphics iMac.
Im experiencing so many graphics related problems. My dock is jerky as it appears with magnification and sometimes without. Transitions and animation lag. This really ruins the UI. Hope they will bring out an update soon.
So annoying this isn't available for my Intel Core 2 Duo 17" Intel Graphics iMac.
Im experiencing so many graphics related problems. My dock is jerky as it appears with magnification and sometimes without. Transitions and animation lag. This really ruins the UI. Hope they will bring out an update soon.
Sorry, i must have missed a post by you somewhere amongst all the fuss in here lately. But I thought you confirmed your iMac had a problem with 3rd party ram?
Either way, good luck!
And for those saying "Don't blame Apple" You have to be kidding...
I don't understand how ATI is getting no blame for this and Apple is getting roasted alive.
Because it's Apple engineers developing the drivers, testing them, Apple users beta testing them (or so we thought) and Apple making the desicion to release said drivers.
Knowing that apple beta testers, users who probably like you and me report back findings and Apple still makes desicion to release said drivers.
Now what exactly did ATI do? Apple Engineers are developing the drivers not ATI.
The console app or looking at the logs in system profiler work, though the console tends to show all the logs, instead of the select few that system profiler does.
At least with the recent updates, killing off some apps, and the prebinding run -- I'm back to a reasonable amount of entries in the log.
