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Thursday, June 07, 2007, 03:00 pm
Boot Camp 1.3 beta adds new drivers, Apple remote pairing
Ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple has released an update to its Boot Camp dual-boot software that adds new graphics drivers among other improvements.The 274MB release also delivers support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only), Apple Remote pairing, improved Boot Camp driver installer, improved international keyboard support, and localization fixes.
The beta software, which will be included in Apple's upcoming Mac OS X Leopard operating system release, allows users of Intel-based Macs to install and run versions of rival Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.
At its annual developers conference on Monday, the Cupertino-based Mac maker is expected to provide an update on Leopard as well as major enhancements to Boot Camp that have remained under wraps for the past 10 months.
Apple last updated its Boot Camp beta in March when it added support for Windows Vista.
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So what's the speculation on the 'Major Enhancements' to Boot Camp that Leopard will feature?
I think it would be silly of apple to brand their own virtualization solution. But perhaps a quick sleep and reboot feature for both OS's that suspends and shuts down the OS almost instantly... then cube spins to the competing OS.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyKrz 
I just downloaded and installed v1.2 last night on my MacBook. Since everything seems to work okay as it is, I probably won't worry about this one. Now I just need the upcoming version of parallels that will let me virtualize my Vista boot camp installation. I like virtualization better but the option to re-boot for performance would be great.
I just downloaded and installed v1.2 last night on my MacBook. Since everything seems to work okay as it is, I probably won't worry about this one. Now I just need the upcoming version of parallels that will let me virtualize my Vista boot camp installation. I like virtualization better but the option to re-boot for performance would be great.
The reason to update to 1.3 isn't for the Boot Camp application, per se, but rather for the updated drivers disc that you can create.
Do it for the updated graphics drivers, at least!
Just downloaded, and it's still 1.2 
\ WTF?
Shouldn't the Apple Software Update in Windows update all the drivers to 1.3 without needing to make a CD? As I said, I just installed BootCamp for the first time last night, so I haven't seen this work yet.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyKrz
Shouldn't the Apple Software Update in Windows update all the drivers to 1.3 without needing to make a CD? As I said, I just installed BootCamp for the first time last night, so I haven't seen this work yet.
Shouldn't the Apple Software Update in Windows update all the drivers to 1.3 without needing to make a CD? As I said, I just installed BootCamp for the first time last night, so I haven't seen this work yet.
Apple Software Update (in Windows) does nothing but update iTunes and Quicktime.
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Originally Posted by audiopollution
Apple Software Update (in Windows) does nothing but update iTunes and Quicktime.
Apple Software Update (in Windows) does nothing but update iTunes and Quicktime.
That's not true. It also updates the AirPort Admin Utility[1], and it will soon update Boot Camp as well[2].
[1] See the listed packages at http://swcatalog.apple.com/content/c...ws-1.sucatalog for proof.
[2] Software Update started shipping with Boot Camp 1.2.
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Originally Posted by Chucker
That's not true. It also updates the AirPort Admin Utility[1], and it will soon update Boot Camp as well[2].
[1] See the listed packages at http://swcatalog.apple.com/content/c...ws-1.sucatalog for proof.
[2] Software Update started shipping with Boot Camp 1.2.
That's not true. It also updates the AirPort Admin Utility[1], and it will soon update Boot Camp as well[2].
[1] See the listed packages at http://swcatalog.apple.com/content/c...ws-1.sucatalog for proof.
[2] Software Update started shipping with Boot Camp 1.2.
My mistake.
Given that Windows Update pooched my Vista install when I stupidly chose to install the Atheros update, I'd hope that Apple Software Update will pull new drivers down for Boot Camp installations.
What is Apple Remote pairing?
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What is Apple Remote pairing?
What is Apple Remote pairing?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302545
First Google result for "Apple Remote pairing".
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I just downloaded and installed v1.2 last night on my MacBook. Since everything seems to work okay as it is, I probably won't worry about this one. Now I just need the upcoming version of parallels that will let me virtualize my Vista boot camp installation. I like virtualization better but the option to re-boot for performance would be great.