Display woes : (

[balaclava_man]

Hi all
This is probably a Mac problem rather than a Resolume problem and I'm curious to see if anyone else has come across it. I recently upgraded the firmware on my [2011] MacBook Pro and it no longer allows me to send the display to either the windowed or fullscreen display 1 option, the options are there but nothing happens when I select them.
If I attach a second monitor or projector it all works fine. Curious. I know the firmware upgrade addressed some graphics issues perhaps it also broke something.
B_man

[balaclava_man]

Ok.
Since no-one seems interested in this I have followed it up myself. I got hold of another 2011 MacBook Pro ran Resolume without the Firmware update and all was fine. I can send the output to Display 1, either windowed or fullscreen. I then ran the latest firmware update from apple and I get the same result as before. I can no longer send output to Display 1 unless there is a second monitor or projector attached. Maybe it's not a problem for you guys now, but it will be when Macs ship with this already installed. Hope it is something you can fix and not another major Apple f*** up.
B_man

[balaclava_man]

Really wouldn't object if someone were to address this. It is after all a repeatable problem and not just some random anomaly.

[Joris]

Hi Balaclava_man

This is indeed not how things should work, and should be addressed. Just to make sure we have all the facts correct:
1. We're assuming you are on OSX 10.7/Lion?
2. We're assuming that by firmware update, you mean software update?
3. What OS version is it still working as expected (10.7.x)?
4. What update is causing the issues (10.7.x to 10.7.y)?

[balaclava_man]

Thanks for taking the time to look at this...

1.One MacBook Pro has 10.6.8 the other has 10.7.2
2. By firmware update I mean apples' latest Firmware update for MacBook Pro [ I got it through software update, I can't find it as a download on their site ] which addresses amongst other things the graphics card. Firmware is defined by apple thusly;
Firmware is a combination of software and hardware. Computer chips that have data or programs recorded on them are firmware. These chips commonly include the following:
ROMs (read-only memory)
PROMs (programmable read-only memory)
EPROMs (erasable programmable read-only memory)
Firmware in PROM or EPROM is designed to be updated if necessary through a software update.
3. NO version of Resolume will allow the display1 option to show unless a second monitor/projector is attached.
4. Both versions of Resolume 3.x and 4.x worked perfectly before the update.
cheers
B_man