Apple today released Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.2 via software Update which provides improvements in the update installation process and improved performance and reliability.
The Bluetooth Firmware Updater is for D-Link USB Adapters (revision B2 or later), and Apple internal Bluetooth modules on PowerBooks and PowerMacs. This firmware update will improve connectivity between the computer and the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse. Use this updater for the modules specified above; this updater is unsupported with any other Bluetooth modules.
Important: Applying this firmware updater to a D-Link USB to Bluetooth adapter will make it incompatible with non-Macintosh systems.
More info and download link (1.3MB) here.
I’ve got the DLink adapter, I will update and let you know if it goes bad.
In my somewhat limited experience, Apple’s Bluetooth implementation is quite stable. I’ll update my D-Link USB adapter as well, though I can’t say why I need to.
I hope it fixes wireless keyboard and mouse problems on my imac G5. The curser likes to jump around on its own.
After downloading, don’t forget that you must manually run the Bluetooth Updater in the Utilities folder (that’s why it opens it for you).
My D-Link firmware upgrade went exactly as they described on my 15″FP iMac G4, but with a cable modem, it went much faster than the 15 minutes they quoted in the instructions.
Downloading firmware may take up to 15 minutes
Don’t let your computer sleep while updating firmaware.
Oh-oh, how do I do that with the updater running and the mouse and keyboard out!!?? Well, it didn’t sleep but I hope it’s because the updater prevented it from doing that. Meanwhile, I sweated bricks for 13 minutes while watching the puppy tell me what it was doing. A constant cycle of downloading firmware X seconds remaining; updating software Y seconds remaining…. What was missing is: What to do if the update is interrupted. That would’ve been helpful.
What I haven’t done is update the G5 firmware or iPod yet. Should I?
No problems on bluetooth update on dual 2.5 / 10.3.6.
Hey, it fixed the annoying “Allow Bluetooth Devices to Wake this Computer” problem on my PowerMac G5. Nice!
Wow now my I can log in with my Lgitech MX 900..
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