I just ran a software update for Java and MacBook Pro SMC, now my Mini Display Port to HDMI TV is not working. The TV is flickering. The Mac Display is fine.
I was just watching / streaming TV off Safari on my actual TV.
I'm using a Mini-Display Port to HDMI cable for the connection to the external display.
Software update popped-up and said there was an update for Java and for SMC.
I ran the update and upon the computer restarting, my external display (my TV) is no longer working. It is now flickering.
It won't work in Mirroring or set up as an extended display.
I've reset SMC / PRAM / Safe Mode / Even restored from a Time Machine backup (From before the updates were done).
What could it be?!
I keep saying this over and over, in the hope that people who do a search will find it. Apple cannot possibly test for or be reponsible for the bazillion combinations of adapter, cables, and TV's out there. The only monitors that are 100% guaranteed to work with the MacBook Pro are the Cinema Displays and Thunderbolt Displays, because, they're made by Apple. They're expensive, but they work perfectly.
My guess is that you bought a cheap MDP to HDMI cable, or have a defective one. From my reading of these boards over the past few months, cheap cables have a high failure rate. And the regular priced ones have only a slightly less of one. Try a new one. Make sure you do not damage the Thunderbolt port.
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http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Wireless/27081/WU-1a-Wireless- Mobile-Adapter.html
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I installed the 829mb Apple software update on my 2011 Macbook Pro. Upon restart, it crashed. It instructed me to hold power button to shut off and then press again to restart. Same error message keeps coming up and computer won't boot to home screen.
Error message:
Panic CPU 0 caller 0xffffff800064ba7b Unable to find driver for this platform \"acpi"\\n"@/sourcecache/xnu/xnu-1699.26.8/iokit/kernel/10platform
\"acpi"\\n"@/sourcecache/xnu/xnu-1699.26.8/iokit/kernel/10platformexpert.cpl:150 4
Debugger called panic
Kernal uuid a8ed611fb0f-3729-8392-e7a32c5e7d74
THANKS FOR ANY HELP.
ROBBBoot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at the startup chime. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with networks that require any kind of authentication other than a WPA or WPA2 Personal password.
When the Mac OS X Utilities screen appears, follow the prompts to reinstall the Mac OS. You don't need to erase the boot volume, and you won't need your backup unless something goes wrong. If your Mac didn’t ship with Lion, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.
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Why i got a software update for s4 and pad2 when i have a 5c?
Why i got a software update for s4 and pad2 when i have a 5c?
<Edited by Host>Because there is only one update for all iPads and iPhones if you learn to read. And watch your language or no one will bother helping potty mouth little children like you.
Pete -
I just imported 70 photos successfully, edited them, and then attempted to upload them to a Facebook album. It did not work and got hung up, so I force quit IPhoto and was going to try again. The 70 photos have DISAPPEARED!! Help !!!!
What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later...
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
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Is find my computer available for imacs and macbook pro
is find my computer available for imacs and macbook pro? please
No problem - if you're worried about that iMac walking away, I'd purchase a Kensington lock for it: I have one for my Apple Thunderbolt Display and my MacBook. No guarantee that a dedicated thief couldn't use a pair of bolt cutters but they give me some peace of mind.
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Apple Software Update for Windows and Proxy servers
I try to run Apple Software Update that just got installed in Windows, but it is unable to locate the server and immediately quits. I know I have to go through a proxy server here in work, but I never get the opportunity to enter the proxy information and cannot get to the menus in the Apple Software Updater for Windows to see if I even have the option to enter Proxy information. How am I supposed to get this to work?
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I download latest updates for itunes and my iphone, when it comes to installing, it successfully downloads, but then i get a message for iphone software error=1403 file corrupted, and for itunes it downloads, then when i try to install it a message says unable to install software, file maybe corrupted!!
The iTunes update must be downloaded and installed before you try and use it to update the iPhone OS
Download iTunes 10.2.2 from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1103
When it completes it will auto mount the disc image and show you the package installer, don't try and do anything with the file until it gets to this stage.
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Your Canon Pixma MP640 driver:
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Software Update issues on 2012 MacBook Pro 15"
Picked up my shiny new MBP today and set about installing everything on it, and running software updates.
It's currently running 10.7.4.
The software updates were glacially slow, but I waited, did other work on my iMac and eventually, they completed.
Then installed iWork '09, and run software update again.
Again, the software update was slow, so I tried downloading the iWork 6 / 9.1 patch manually.
17KB/s. Connected via wifi. Said it would take an hour to download a 78Mb patch.
I tried downloading the same file on my iMac.
50KB/s.
Tried running a test download from my ISP's test site on the MBP.
634KB/s - ie: normal.
I've since downloaded (on the MBP!) patches for Office, a bunch of different apps, and download speeds were on par with my iMac, and what I expect from my network in general.
Right now it's downloading the Jave JRE from Apple via ethernet and is, once again, glacially slow.
So this isn't a "Why is my MacBook Pro is slow on WiFi?" discussion, it's a "Why are my downloads from Apple servers so slow, and why is my 2012 MacBook Pro with Lion almost 1/4 the speed of my 2007 iMac with SL?"
And am I the only one?Hey, thanks for your idea, but it seems to have set me back even further.
Initially, I couldn´t use the disk utilites on the start up disks I have, as the Disk Ultility kept crashing. So, I connected my MBP to another mac (G4) in target disk mode and used the other G4´s disk utility to repartition the disk as GPT, as it was set to Apple partition.
So the disk is now Mac OS extended Journaled and the partition scheme is GUID partition Table.
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But, now, the installation doesn´t even see the harddrive at all.
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A freeze during software update killed brand new Macbook Pro?
I have only had this computer for about 2.5-3 weeks, and it came with Lion. I was installing the recommended software update (attached to power like recommended), and the update froze about 10% from being finished (the bar did not move for 20 minutes). I pushed the power button to restart it, but ever since then, it won't restart; it only will show the Apple screen, and then I hear the hard drive shut down while the circle is still spinning. I tried booting it up holding down cmd-S, to see what the text would say, and it tells me that the bootstrapper has crashed. I am able to get to the recovery pane by booting with cmd-R, which is how I am on the internet, but I can't access my hard drive at all.
I did just do a time machine backup yesterday, but I have installed the entire Adobe Master Collection since then (which took FOREVER), and I was at school all day doing work, so I have quite a bit of important stuff I'd rather not lose if I can help it.
Any suggestions? I think this computer is possessed...I have had so many problems with it since Day 1.You do know that Apple has a 14 day No Questions Asked return policy?
So you should of taken it back when you have the first problems. Now you are past that date but you still may be able to return it for a replacement that actually works as it should. The only way to tell is to take it back to where you bought it and explain all the problems you have had, including that it will not boot after doing this latest update, and ask for an exchange for a new unit that will work correctly.
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I'm not familiary wiht the WinIO functio that you are using here but there are a couple of thisngs to watch out for when doing low-level access.
The most common problem with low level IO functions is that if they were created for Win9x, they will not work under Win NT/2000/XP. NT based OSes require you to have kernel access to do any low level communication. Make sure that the WinIO library that you are using is aupported under Win2K.
Since you have the code for the dll available, you could attach LabVIEW as an external process in your C compiler and debug the dll; this can helps you track down the exact function that is failing.
Just my 2 cents.
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Juan Carlos
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Pages for iPad and MacBook Pro aren't syncing...
and I can't find them in iCloud. It keeps asking me to buy them again, but the apps are on both devices. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
You're not doing anything wrong. Until Apple updates the desktop versions of the iWork apps to use iCloud you have to use iCloud.com in a web browser or iTunes to sync files. You could also try e-mail or DropBox.
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