OpenGL driver update really needed.
I am a game developer and I am currently working on a game using Unreal Engine 3. The game is running perfectly @ 60+ fps with most of current post-processing turned on. On brand new spanking iMac 27" with 16GB 3.4GHz i7 AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 2G, the game is crawling at 30 fps.
I want to take some time to persuade Apple engineers to come up with better OpenGL drivers... or if Apple Engineers are too busy to do so, give the task to AMD or NVidia to write the drivers... It really is funny and sad to see Mountain Lion supporting 70% of OpenGL 3.2 but then OpenGL 3.2 was new thing to Lion if I recall... Not to mention that most GPU installed macs care cablable of running OpenGL 4.2.
There are a lot of work that needs attention from Apple when it comes to OpenGL and gaming on Mac. Apple needs to wake up and start supporting game developers and game lovers. If Apple put in half the effort that they put in to hardware to Opengl driver, everyone will be happy.
Most people may argue that Macs are not for gaming... but look at Steam, Aspyr, and other mac oriented games developed for Macs now... Apple needs to support!
Anyways, if you agree with this post, leave a reply and bother Apple about it...
Thanks!
I am getting frustrated with this issue as well and it almost feels like Apple has given up on us hardcore Power Users who have been the biggest fans of Apple for decades. Having used a Mac for over 2 decades, if no hint is even coming that Apple working on upgraded Graphic Support (as well as the Mac Pro Line) many of us are going to be unwillingly forced off to Windows or Linux.
So Apple... WHEN are you going to Address OpenGL 4.2 support? At least give us a clue whether you are even working on it... this silent treatment like you are so famous for is making a few of us a little hot under the collar and we may, heaven forbid, one day file for a divorce from Mac OS X desktop systems, being forced to go elsewhere. (Same issue with Mac Pro - see Facebook).
Thanks for all the iPods, iPads and iPhones! We love them... now get back to support the desktop!
Steve
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Mac is extremely slow after yosemite update, really need help. (Etrecheck inside).
After recently installing yosemite my mac been painfully unresponsive and slow. I cannot boot up in normal mode, i'm currently in safe mode.
What I have tried so far and what I know:
Initially thought filevault was the issue, I disabled encryption and now it says "decryption is paused" and hasn't resumed in days. Potentially is the issue.
I run a hardware diagnostic test using the hardware check within the macbook pro (booting up holding D) and the mac didn't identify any hardware issues.
I reinstalled yosemite (not a clean install) and the issue was not resolved.
I have completed a backup of my mac so all my data is secure.
Any help would be great, even just telling me how to turn on filevault will be helpful.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
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Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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[SOLVED] HPLIP and foomatic really needed for CUPS?
Hi there,
Wanting my HP Laserjet 5M printer to get up and running, at first glance it appears that i have to use the HPLIP package to get it to work with CUPS. When trying to install the HPLIP package pacman states that it also needs foomatic-db. Total installed size would be about 87Mb. Is it really necessary to install HPLIP and foomatic to get my Laserjet going under CUPS? I rather would install only the driver I really need, instead of a 'one for all' package. Or is the biggest part of the HPLIP and foomatic package really needed by the system?
Regards,
Frank
Last edited by senaxo (2010-05-20 11:03:14)Ok, it appears that I only needed two things:
1. The appropriate PPD file for the printer
2. The package 'foomatic-rip' to be installed
I've downloaded the PPD for my laserjet printer from http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-LaserJet_5M and after adding the printer via the CUPS webinterface using that PPD file of the printer (and after installing 'foomatic-rip') the printer seems to work perfectly.
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Frank -
What is the latest update available for Mac OSX 10.5.8 that will allow me to get the latest update for iTunes. I really need to update my iPhone and CAN'T!! GRRRR!!!
Minimally you need Snow Leopard or greater:
Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
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Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
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6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service — this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
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5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion — System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
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[MB Air 2013] Windows 8 says I need a Boot Camp driver update, but download is unsupported
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Am I being directed to the wrong dowload? Do I even need this one?
Should I be running an update through OS X even though the message is coming from Windows 8?
Any ideas on how to proceed would be appreciated.
Thanks!The actual answer is if you look at the download page at the bottom, you will see a link for supported devices. You will notice that the Macbook Air 2013 is NOT listed.
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Need some advice
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Hi, I hope this question won't seem too basic but if I want to use a new larger external drive for my time machine backups, will it do a new full backup the first time I plug it in and if so, do I really need all the old backups on my smaller external drive?
50maz wrote:
Hi, I hope this question won't seem too basic but if I want to use a new larger external drive for my time machine backups, will it do a new full backup the first time I plug it in
Yes, it will do a full backup.
and if so, do I really need all the old backups on my smaller external drive?
Only if you want to be able to go back in time to those previous Time Machine backups. When you plug in the new larger external drive, you will only be able to go back as far as the first day you plugged it in and ran the first Time Machine backup on it. -
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Do not take it to a third party repair shop - downgrading causes problems and voids your warranty.
I had to unlock it so that i could really use it as a phone.
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Download Carbon Copy Cloner (it is not free but there is a fully functional trial version which is). Use it to clone your internal drive to your external drive. When that is done you will reboot from the clone and use Disk Utility to erase the internal drive (choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) as the format (this is normally preset, but check). Make sure to give the external drive a 'distinctive' name, don't want to get drives mixed up in this process.
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I have a macbook pro mid 2010 17'' 2.66 i7 looking to put a new hard drive in it something like a 250 gb , orig drive 500 gb 5400 toshiba but i don;t really need that much space so i would like some input, type,speed,brand,compatibly,noise Thank You!!
There's no reason to install a smaller hard drive. In some cases, it may decrease performance.
Your MacBook Pro comes with a 5400 rpm hard drive, so what you can do is to install a smaller, 7200 rpm hard drive, so you will get a better performance. Any 2'5" SATA hard drive will work, but you can have a look at OWC for hard drives > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
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I own a Powerbook G4 and just recently bought a MacBookPro. I bought an airport extreme with my powerbook 2 years ago. So the software that came with the express is a bit dated. Which update or driver do I need for it to work on my new computer?
MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.6) Also own a PowerbookG4Hello Chefooh, and welcome to discussions.
If you have purchased an airport extreme wth your powerbook several years ago, i would suggest running software update to bring your G4 up to date. the most recent release of airport is v4.2, found here-
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport42formacosx1042.html
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http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport42formacosx1033.html
The macbook Pro comes with Airport(and bluetooth) built in, and since you have 10.4.6 installed, i would think you are up to date there. However, a quick check of the software update will confirm this for you.
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I just updated my iphone4 to iOS5.1 and now I cant use my 3g, everything on my cellular data's right but I cant activate my 3g anymore, can you help me please? thank you! i really need it
Did you try to reset the phone by holding the sleep and home button for about 10sec, until the Apple logo comes back again? You will not lose data doing a reset.
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was updating itunes and backing up my iphone 4 at the same time then itunes said it need to shut down the computer sill me asumed the back up had finished (it hadn't) and now all i got is half of the pictures i had nothing else i really really need it all back is there any way to do this even if i have to send my phone away??? please i need help..
jakcan not believe it but did a system restor on windows vister and got it all back you can chose the date you want to restore you computer too and it worked sooooooo happy love it.
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I created a photo album on my iPhone 4s - edited photos etc. but I cannot figure out how to transfer it to my pc (using Windows 8). The only folder in the iphone drive is the one which has the Camera roll photos Help please - I really need the photos!
The camera roll is not part of the sync process at all.
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