AppleInsider Staff
A video driver glitch that caused some Mac users to experience startup trouble under OS X 10.10.3 was addressed by Apple on Wednesday with a supplemental update to the company's venerable desktop operating system.
Appearing in the updates tab of the Mac App Store under the slightly redundant heading "OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update 10.10.3," the latest revision "fixes a video driver issue that may prevent your Mac from starting up when running certain apps that capture video."
Word of the bug first surfaced last week, as users reported significantly lengthened startup times compared to their systems' behavior under OS X 10.10.2. Some found that clearing their Mac's PRAM solved the problem, others found salvation in resetting their startup disk selection in System Preferences, while many were unable to come to a resolution.
Another issue, in which opening large JPEG files using QuickLook or Preview can cause a Mac running 10.10.3 to crash, appears yet to be addressed.
The supplemental update, a rarity for Apple, comes just over one week after the release of OS X 10.10.3.
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10.10.3 took away the splendid HiDPI modes and 60Hz refresh rates with my 4K monitor and Mac Edition video card available with 10.10.2 and SwitchResX. This supplement does nothing to resolve that.
10.10.3 took away the splendid HiDPI modes and 60Hz refresh rates with my 4K monitor and Mac Edition video card available through SwitchResX. This supplement does nothing to resolve that.
Isn't it because 10.10.3 has officially expanded support for 4K monitors with 60Hz now? In other words, have you tried using the Displays control panel directly?
On a related note, I did not face any issues with JPEG - but installed the update anyway.
[quote name="Cpsro" url="/t/185813/apple-fixes-sporadic-startup-woes-with-os-x-10-10-3-supplemental-update#post_2711024"]10.10.3 took away the splendid HiDPI modes and 60Hz refresh rates with my 4K monitor and Mac Edition video card available through SwitchResX. This supplement does nothing to resolve that. [/quote] NDA people!
[quote name="digitalclips" url="/t/185813/apple-fixes-sporadic-startup-woes-with-os-x-10-10-3-supplemental-update#post_2711179"] NDA people![/quote] Huh?
[quote name="digitalclips" url="/t/185813/apple-fixes-sporadic-startup-woes-with-os-x-10-10-3-supplemental-update#post_2711179"][quote name="Cpsro" url="/t/185813/apple-fixes-sporadic-startup-woes-with-os-x-10-10-3-supplemental-update#post_2711024"]10.10.3 took away the splendid HiDPI modes and 60Hz refresh rates with my 4K monitor and Mac Edition video card available through SwitchResX. This supplement does nothing to resolve that. [/quote] NDA people![/quote] Unfortunate that folx view their word worth no more than it is (signature on an NDA and subsequent disregard for same) really does show a lack of character IMHO. The old saw about how 'many had already talked about it before them' does not excuse this behavior.