ATTN - VMWare Fusion & 10.5.7 Update
Just a word of caution, VMWare is reporting a problem between their "Fusion" product and the recently released Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update, specifically for Macintosh systems with ATI graphics chips.
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
Apple and VMWare are working together to correct the problem.
Regards, Doug
------------- Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
This, too, should be tempered by the information that the 10.5.7 update addresses more than 40 areas of vulnerability which the US-CERT agency characterizes as "vulnerabilities which could allow an attacker access your data without your approval or cause your computer to crash."
This update address these vulnerabilities in applications such as Apache, CUPS, Flash player, IPSec, Kerberos, NTP, PHP, RUBY, and X11 world in addition to Apple's CoreGraphics, iChat, QuickDraw, and WebKit.
More details about this update are available at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
thanks, wayne
On 14-May-09, at 10:47 AM, Doug Hamilton wrote:
Just a word of caution, VMWare is reporting a problem between their "Fusion" product and the recently released Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update, specifically for Macintosh systems with ATI graphics chips.
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
Apple and VMWare are working together to correct the problem.
Regards, Doug
Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
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I got tired of refusing 10.5.7 on my Mac that I decided to look at this. 10.5.7 includes an updated ATI Driver that affects 3D functionality in VMware fusion. This updated the driver is the problem with VMware Fusion.
Basically a Leopard and VMware Fusion user has three options if they are looking at updating to 10.5.7
1) Nvidia card? Great! Update no problems with VM Fusion. 2) Ati card? Hold off if you need 3d functionality 3) Ati card? Don't need 3d in VM Fusion? Update and disable 3d functions
More information can be found:
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
I suggest reading the comments on the page above.
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Robert V. Dvorski Information Technologist Information Services and Technology University of Manitoba - umanitoba.ca/ist robert_dvorski@umanitoba.ca
ph: (204) 474-9865 fx: (204) 474-7536 (Machray Hall)
On Thu, 14 May 2009, billing wrote:
This, too, should be tempered by the information that the 10.5.7 update addresses more than 40 areas of vulnerability which the US-CERT agency characterizes as "vulnerabilities which could allow an attacker access your data without your approval or cause your computer to crash."
This update address these vulnerabilities in applications such as Apache, CUPS, Flash player, IPSec, Kerberos, NTP, PHP, RUBY, and X11 world in addition to Apple's CoreGraphics, iChat, QuickDraw, and WebKit.
More details about this update are available at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
thanks, wayne
On 14-May-09, at 10:47 AM, Doug Hamilton wrote:
Just a word of caution, VMWare is reporting a problem between their "Fusion" product and the recently released Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update, specifically for Macintosh systems with ATI graphics chips.
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
Apple and VMWare are working together to correct the problem.
Regards, Doug
Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
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Well OSX Leopard 10.5.8 is now out and pushing via Apple Updates.
Remember the 10.5.7 and VM Fusion problem?
VMware is reporting that Mac OS X 10.5.8 includes new 3D drivers from ATI that fix a compatibility problem suffered by VMware Fusion 2.0.5 under Mac OS X 10.5.7.
So is the ATI + 10.5.7 + VM Fusion problem history now? I don't have an ATI Mac so I can't confirm.
Robert
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Robert V. Dvorski wrote:
I got tired of refusing 10.5.7 on my Mac that I decided to look at this. 10.5.7 includes an updated ATI Driver that affects 3D functionality in VMware fusion. This updated the driver is the problem with VMware Fusion.
Basically a Leopard and VMware Fusion user has three options if they are looking at updating to 10.5.7
- Nvidia card? Great! Update no problems with VM Fusion.
- Ati card? Hold off if you need 3d functionality
- Ati card? Don't need 3d in VM Fusion? Update and disable 3d functions
More information can be found:
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
I suggest reading the comments on the page above.
Robert V. Dvorski Information Technologist Information Services and Technology University of Manitoba - umanitoba.ca/ist robert_dvorski@umanitoba.ca
ph: (204) 474-9865 fx: (204) 474-7536 (Machray Hall)
On Thu, 14 May 2009, billing wrote:
This, too, should be tempered by the information that the 10.5.7 update addresses more than 40 areas of vulnerability which the US-CERT agency characterizes as "vulnerabilities which could allow an attacker access your data without your approval or cause your computer to crash."
This update address these vulnerabilities in applications such as Apache, CUPS, Flash player, IPSec, Kerberos, NTP, PHP, RUBY, and X11 world in addition to Apple's CoreGraphics, iChat, QuickDraw, and WebKit.
More details about this update are available at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
thanks, wayne
On 14-May-09, at 10:47 AM, Doug Hamilton wrote:
Just a word of caution, VMWare is reporting a problem between their "Fusion" product and the recently released Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update, specifically for Macintosh systems with ATI graphics chips.
http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/05/a-message-to-mac-users-with-atiba...
Apple and VMWare are working together to correct the problem.
Regards, Doug
Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP Senior Computer Consultant Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba 204-474-6196 (Ph.) 204-474-7556 (Fax) http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
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Robert V. Dvorski Information Technologist Information Services and Technology University of Manitoba - umanitoba.ca/ist robert_dvorski@umanitoba.ca
ph: (204) 474-9865 fx: (204) 474-7536 (Machray Hall)
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