The patches are available here on Apple's support site, but you can also find them by clicking the "Software Update" menu choice under the Apple menu. I'd assume it applies to everyone, but I e-mailed Apple for clarification just in case. There's only one patch, and it's not clear whether that applies to Tiger or Leopard users. There's also a Macbook Pro update that is said to improve "graphics stability" for owners that are using the 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo chips. I’ve also tried a patching website and have gotten the same results. I select the patch file and the file to patch and keep getting an error message saying the files don’t match. The patches are for the latest iMacs introduced in August, and there are separate versions for those running Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) and Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5). I’ve downloaded NUPS Patcher and Multipatch and am using Wine to run the programs. MacFixIt and AppleInsider said the update fixes the graphics problems that caused iMacs to freeze.
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If you haven't been prompted already, iMac and Macbook Pro owners should wander over to Apple's downloads page and install new patches released Friday.Īpple didn't provide any details on what the patches correct, but it calls them "important bug fixes," so they're probably important. RSS Feed Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Blossom and Buttercups relationship is under strain as a result of Blossoms dogmatic leadership and vcds not showing. It seems that Flips creates patches against unheadered ROMs behind the scenes. The online patcher doesnt account for headered/unheadered ROMs. Also, the Macbook Pro patch is just for Tiger users the graphics stability issues fixed by the patch were corrected in Leopard. It does apply patches, but only on unheadered roms.
Update 10:50 a.m.: Apple confirmed that the iMac patch corrects the freezing issue reported by some users, and it's encouraging people to download that patch as soon as they get a chance.