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    Unibody Boot Camp Users Rejoice: New "Fixed" TouchPad Driver

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ltcommander_data, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. ltcommander_data

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    what is this unibody firmware updates you speak of ? is it included in 10.5.6?
     
    CanadianDude, Dec 18, 2008
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    No, the firmware update came before the 10.5.6 update if memory serves me right.
     
    steve p, Dec 18, 2008
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    where can i find this update?
     
    CanadianDude, Dec 18, 2008
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    you can go to the apple icon in your desktop and click on software update, there's a bunch of updates available, including the firmware updates and the 10.5.6. :)
     
    freakai, Dec 18, 2008
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    original poster was kind enough to link at the bottom of the post.
     
    Ljay, Dec 18, 2008
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    Still cannot right click in Windows by simply clicking the touchpad on its right side with a finger? How hard can that be to support.. uh.
     
    Mackan, Dec 19, 2008
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    I can't either. I still need to use three fingers to right click but, the weird thing is when I use two fingers both the left and right click options appear on the screen.
     
    Ljay, Dec 19, 2008
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    you can right click by double tapping. i like to tap to click so it works great for me. however, the tapping is WAY too sensitive with this firmware update. i can barely touch the trackpad and it will click. still needs work.
     
    schwann, Dec 19, 2008
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    yeah that's my biggest annoyance too
     
    eh^, Dec 19, 2008
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  11. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    I agree completly ^
     
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    2GHz "unibody" MacBook here. Running Windows XP Pro SP3 and the latest firmware updates.

    Try to install the driver. Either using Apple's executable or by extracting it and updating manually. "Fatal Error" occurs. Good job Apple :rolleyes:
     
    SauronMOS, Dec 19, 2008
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    i dont get it. did apple send a fixed WINDOWS touchpad driver?...

    if so, can someone link to it?

    if not, can you people stop complaining about windows trackpad performance?
     
    masterchef341, Dec 20, 2008
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    Why? Its a legitimate problem that should have been solved with the release of Boot Camp 2.0.

    For most, this update did nothing. The trackpad still doesn't work right or, in my case, the update won't install at all. Theres still no tap to click either.
     
    SauronMOS, Dec 20, 2008
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