Apple pushes out Thunderbolt software update for new accessory
The update is meant for the new 15.4-inch MacBook Pro as the new 0.71-inch thick notebook eschewed its RJ-45 ethernet port in exchange for a slim svelte design much like the MacBook Air did when it was first launched in 2008.
While the Air used USB as a base for its adapters, Apple's new MacBook Pro will leverage the faster and more flexible Thunderbolt protocol. So far the company has debuted two new accessories in the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet and FireWire 800 adapters that can be attached to one of the two provided ports on the next-generation machine. The adapters will work with the MacBook Air as well as the Retina Display MacBook Pro after installing Monday's software update.
The 203KB Thunderbolt Software Update is available through Software Update and should be appearing on Apple's Support Page shortly.
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Will the new accessories compatible with previous version of MBA and MBP with thunderbolt (Early and Late 2011)?
Thanks
[quote name="OngL" url="/t/150632/apple-pushes-out-thunderbolt-software-update-for-new-accessory#post_2125497"]Will the new accessories compatible with previous version of MBA and MBP with thunderbolt (Early and Late 2011)? Thanks [/quote] This software update sounds like that is exactly what it's for
Install failed, now kernel panic on boot. Sounds like some others are seeing this as well:
https://twitter.com/TUAW/statuses/212317782128328704
I doubt anyone will check this before blindly applying this update (I know I didn't) but on my MacBookPro8,2 (Early 2011 2.2Ghz quad core i7), I ran this from Software Update (along with an iPhoto update) and it fried my OS. When it went to apply the update, it said it couldn't apply it and there was an OK button. After that, I rebooted, and it said something about a "driver not found" and wouldn't boot.
Period.
I've spent the last few hours re-installing 10.7.
Not fun.
Edit: I stand corrected.
I'm trying out a fix - I booted an external drive, applied the firmware update there, and looked at the /var/log/system.log on my failing drive...it mentioned a problem with some IOKit dir, and when I compared my working external drive with my failing internal one, I noted the dirs were not the same.
I've just rsync'd from the working drive that specific directory, I'm running disk utility repair, and then I'll try and reboot the internal. Stay tuned and wish me luck :)
Edit: Also tried downloading the standalone firmware update, and copied those files manually into /System/Extensions, but still no luck.
Kernel panic looks something like this:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8000064ba7b): "Unable to find driver for this platform: "\"ACPI\".\n"@/SourceCache/nu/xnu-1699.26.8iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1504
Edit 2: Also tried syncing everything in /System/Library/Extensions and /System/Library/Frameworks - still no love.
Edit 3: Gave up trying to patch it and just reinstalled OSX from the recovery partition. An hour later, things are looking better.
Edit 4: Doing the Thunderbolt update from Software update killed me again. Next time gonna try the manual download.
Edit 5: Manual download thunderbolt update killed me too. Surprised that it worked on the external drive, but not on the internal one. Skipping it until they get it fixed.