Full FeedUnconfirmed: AirPort issues with Mac OS X 10.4.10
Appletell has found that Airport problems seem to be creeping up in a number of MacBooks. The threads on Apple’s discussion forums all point to the latest Mac OS X 10.4.10 update. Currently, there are several symptoms that have been reported; these range from dropped connections to kernel panics.
Unfortunately, it is hard to measure these sorts of issues because the numbers are usually skewed (only those who are actively experiencing the problem will report it). In the past, Mac OS X 10.4.10 has also faced similar difficulties with the audio sub-system, causing the speakers on Intel Macs to make random “pops” and “snaps”.
There’s been no official word or updates from Apple with regards to this issue.
Via [Apple Discussions]
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My wifi connection wouldn’t come back after closing the lid of my MBP until I opened the Internet Connection tool - it seems that after the update it needed me to answer the ‘Can it use your keyring?’ question. After I answered that, it’s worked every time.
on July 12, 2007 at 06:16 PM - LINKThis is happening to me with my mbp. I am glad someone has addressed it.
on July 12, 2007 at 06:52 PM - LINKHappening here as well with my iBook G4 12” (last model produced).
on July 12, 2007 at 07:06 PM - LINKRouter: DI-524 (I know, old, but it still works…) WEP network
I can vouch for this
on July 12, 2007 at 09:07 PM - LINKmy internets been randomly dying on me since the last update
I’ve got a MacBook Pro running 10.4.10 and I’m getting frequent kernel panics when generating wireless activity. The kernel panic logs indicate its the airport drivers. I reported this to apple, got connected with a Level II tech, and have yet to hear back from him.
on July 12, 2007 at 09:41 PM - LINKHmmm. I noticedthe mDNSResponder thing that someone posted. i suspect the new beta of Safari may somehow be responsible?
on July 12, 2007 at 10:00 PM - LINKI’ve had my MacBook for about a year now and I just got my battery replaced last week. Now I’m having trouble posting this as my wi-fi keeps dropping out. I’m also sitting right next to my router. Hope this gets fixed soon.
on July 12, 2007 at 11:29 PM - LINKI get the same on Leopard on a G4 PB. Zapping the PRAM helps, but not for very long.
on July 13, 2007 at 01:29 AM - LINKI started experiencing this issue right after the upgrade.
Hey Apple: please acknowledge this problem and fix it.
on July 13, 2007 at 02:24 AM - LINKMy Mac Book Pro’s fine, running 10.4.10 on or off battery…
on July 13, 2007 at 07:40 AM - LINKMy wifi is causing my MB to have kernal panics as well. Please make an update soon to fix this!
on July 13, 2007 at 09:30 AM - LINKI am having the same problems. Sometimes my wifi just drops out. This crazy, as I just got this MBP and it was so fast before the update. Not happy.
on July 13, 2007 at 12:23 PM - LINKNever had the kp’s but lost connectivity. I was able to temporarily fix just by tapping the airport icon and voila! For permanent fix used the fix supplied by iamnobody on this discussion http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1008143&tstart=0
Not one problem since!
on July 13, 2007 at 01:03 PM - LINKThanks for the information mark would you mind posting that for our readers in the comments here:
http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/mac-book-pro-wifi-issues-in-wild.html
We might just be getting some where!
Karl
on July 13, 2007 at 01:06 PM - LINKAskTheAdmin.Com
I’m glad to know it’s not just me. Over the past few weeks I’ve been having wireless connection issues with my gen 1 mac book (2.0GHz Core Duo), but it only seems to affect me at home (where I usually run on battery - at work I’m plugged in). Like someone else, I usually just turn airport off and back on and it remedies the problem.
on July 13, 2007 at 01:33 PM - LINKthanks for pointing this out. It seems Apple is denying this at the moment. I have noticed that crashes do NOT occur when using the powerplug!
on July 13, 2007 at 04:29 PM - LINKI have noticed that my internet quits too. The signal meter shows that it is connected and it shows that I am connected properly. Turning Airport on and off fixes the problem. Nothing has changed other than the new update.
on July 13, 2007 at 05:16 PM - LINKyep! i’m getting the crap-out wifi too.
on July 13, 2007 at 06:46 PM - LINKI am having the same problems as listed above. Not as many kernel panics, but I just had one. :( I really hope Apple gets its act together and fixes this soon. My partner and I are both recent Apple converts, and we are both disappointed by this update fiasco.
on July 15, 2007 at 09:04 PM - LINKAdd me to the list of people who downloaded 10.4.10 and now suffer kernel panics whenever Airport is on and MacBook is running on battery power. It started happening immediately after I updated.
on July 16, 2007 at 04:45 PM - LINKUnbelievable! I posted a couple of “posts” above. I called AppleCare, and the technician I spoke with (who was very nice) said he hasn’t heard of this issue, and the company hasn’t issued any kind of internal information for technicians to be aware of regarding this or similar issues. I am very disappointed by this. With all due respect to those who have posted workarounds to this issue that have worked for them (and some others), I believe that Apple should acknowledge and fix the issue that they caused. Also, I, who is not a computer wiz, don’t want to implement some fix that someone else, in good faith, has supplied, only to potentially make matters worse or make my machine inoperable.
Please tell me, is this the typical Apple M.O.? Apple was very good at marketing to get me to buy two computers at a total cost of $5,000, but so far I have not been impressed by the Apple “It just works…” motto.
on July 16, 2007 at 08:33 PM - LINKAfter updating the OS to 10.4.10, my wireless connection (802.11b) stopped working. No kernel panics yet. Upon reboots, the wireless network starts working sometimes. But shortly thereafter the signal level drops close to zero despite being in close proximity to the wireless gateway.
on July 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM - LINKCan or do kernel panics caused by a software issue, such as the 10.4.10 update, result in any kind of permanent damage to the computer?
on July 18, 2007 at 07:56 PM - LINKI am extremely frustrated to have spent $2500 on a new computer and have it crash repeatedly within the first few days. Finally, after many reboots, the hard drive failed. I got a replacement and the second one crashes several times a day too. The Applecare people told me that they were aware of the kernel panics due to Airport and I should call periodically to see if they have fixed it. He suggested I connect to the internet with a cable. What a joke!! Actually it is an outrage.
I have never had this much trouble with my Windows laptop.
on July 18, 2007 at 11:14 PM - LINKYeah, I’m pretty upset. I convinced my partner that we should switch to Mac because it is so much more stable and worry-free than Windows (I got sucked in by Apple’s slick marketing), and now my wirelss is totally f***ed up. My old Toshiba never had wireles problems. A while ago, both my MBP and my MB wouldn;t recognize our Aiport Extreme Base Station network. I am just livid. Apple has pretty much left us out to dry with this update. Apparently the problem isn’t affecting a large enough cohort to justify a stepped up response to the issue, and Steve J has an iPhone up his a** right now. Very disappointing indeed. $5,000 NOT well spent!
on July 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM - LINK