Quirks with Bootcamp

[sud0n1m]

EDIT: Now in the Wiki (http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/BootCamp/Problems)

I wanted to start a thread specifically about drivers for bootcamp and the quirks people are experiencing. I'll start with a couple of mine:


There is no way to listen to headphones with the MB Pro speakers off.
My external monitor IBM Thinkvision (No DVI) doesnt work - see this thread (http://forum.onmac.net/showthread.php?t=788) for more on monitor support
Logitech Quickcam Fusion causes BSOD - related to lvckap.sys which is the driver for the camera's built in mic
- This started working!!! -- Windows restarts when I use the tool to adjust the screen brightness
Playback of WMV files is messed up - specifically: http://storefront.steampowered.com/video/HL2-EP1_Trailer01.wmv


What other quirks are you guys seeing?

[Turtle]

- No FN+(F1-F12) keys.
- No FN+Arrow keys for PgUp/PgDn/Home/End

[bimboles]

The screen on my mbp flickers when on full brightness in XP.

It is ok in OS X.

[gprovida]

I need to find key strokes for PC Control-Alt-Delete and Right Mouse Click

Delete key on keypad for laptop is backspace key need forward space/delete similar to key above arrow key on full keyboard.

[Mflanagan]

the control ALt Del needs to be found. my computer is added to a Windows Domain and you have to user CTRL ALT DEL to login. for now i use a External Keyboard

[sud0n1m]

http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/Users/Drivers

Check out the keyboard driver here and the footnote. You can assign another key to be the "Del" key. I have the right apple key assigned.

[shteve]

Two quirks on my Mac Mini Solo:

- internal speaker and audio output jack can not have their volume levels operated independently. So if I plug headphones into the audio out the internal speaker remains on. Ideally I'd just like to cancel the internal speaker's output completely.

- using fast user switching to log in as a second user causes the keyboard and mouse to freeze up. The computer is still operating though as I can see the network lights flicker in the system tray. And pressing the power button to shutdown fails because it brings up the 'other users logged in' messagebox that can't be answered.

[orbitalcomp]

I wanted to start a thread specifically about drivers for bootcamp and the quirks people are experiencing. I'll start with a couple of mine:


There is no way to listen to headphones with the MB Pro speakers off.
My external monitor IBM Thinkvision (No DVI) doesnt work - see this thread (http://forum.onmac.net/showthread.php?t=788) for more on monitor support
Logitech Quickcam Fusion causes BSOD
Windows restarts when I use the tool to adjust the screen brightness


What other quirks are you guys seeing?

My 17" iMac did this initially, also. As soon as I tried to adjust the brightness, the computer would instantly reboot. It finally started working right, and all I did different was I turned the computer off, then booted back in and all was good...

[broaddd]

You can get headphone support (but no internal speaker support) by installing the audio drivers on the wiki driver page, after the Boot Camp drivers finish installing.

I keep getting a message about TV display being enabled, and my Macbook seems set to 60hz on the LCD, but don't know what to do about this. Anyone else?

[berhb]

:D I downloaded to the latest version of Windows Media Player 10 from Softpedia.com and videos that used to play with weird colors now work correctly.

[bdj21ya]

I keep getting a message about TV display being enabled, and my Macbook seems set to 60hz on the LCD, but don't know what to do about this. Anyone else?

At first this window was appearing for me, but there was a check box to tell it not to appear again.

[bgd]

Is there any chance that these issues could appear in the Wiki together with potential solutions?

[sud0n1m]

Please add your issues to the Wiki (http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/BootCamp/Problems)

[ruc2827]

Two quirks on my Mac Mini Solo:

- internal speaker and audio output jack can not have their volume levels operated independently. So if I plug headphones into the audio out the internal speaker remains on. Ideally I'd just like to cancel the internal speaker's output completely.

- using fast user switching to log in as a second user causes the keyboard and mouse to freeze up. The computer is still operating though as I can see the network lights flicker in the system tray. And pressing the power button to shutdown fails because it brings up the 'other users logged in' messagebox that can't be answered.As a work around for Fast User Switching freezing the keyboard and mouse, you can disable Fast User Switching in Control Panel. To do so, click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off and uncheck Use Fast User Switching and click Apply.

[wtlprnft]

Ctrl-Alt-Esc!!

[kbailey]

My bluetooth mouse works fine on the Mac side but when Windows (XP Home) looks for it the little search flashlight is only on the screen for about a half-second and then it says - nothnig found try again - and so on ad infinitum. It never finds it. Any ideas?

[bdj21ya]

My bluetooth mouse works fine on the Mac side but when Windows (XP Home) looks for it the little search flashlight is only on the screen for about a half-second and then it says - nothnig found try again - and so on ad infinitum. It never finds it. Any ideas?

Have you loaded the widcomm bluetooth stack? I think I have the files to load it on any BT radio. Broadcom has made it so difficult to use since aquiring widcomm, so it is a slightly older version of the stack that doesn't verify that it is specifically licensed for your radio. It took me like 2 days of intense searching to find it, but it did work on my Acer convertible notebook.

I'll give it a try on my MPB and post an edit here to say if it worked.

EDIT: nope. Sorry, I couldn't get it working.

[yamashek]

i hope somebody read this...

but can anybody point me the the solution to the speaker/headphone problem????? i tried using search, but none of the threads gave direct instructions to how to solve this problem
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[JedWatson]

i hope somebody read this...

but can anybody point me the the solution to the speaker/headphone problem????? i tried using search, but none of the threads gave direct instructions to how to solve this problem

Hi, I believe this thread (http://forum.onmac.net/showthread.php?t=1268) is what you're looking for.

Unfortunately, as far as I know nobody's been able to get that and the mic / line in working - so if you want your internal mic to continue working, you may have to use the workaround described here (http://forum.onmac.net/showthread.php?t=1285).

Hope this helps!

[narik]

Can any one direct me to wireless drivers. I have problems using the Macintosh Drivers CD to install drivers. It was able to install my graphics card drivers, and strangely the eject key works too. But, it gives me some error and stops after that.

[ilkevinli]

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-52527


With those drivers, you have to force install them. If you use those drivers and enable 802.11d in the configuartion you will get a lot better throughput. When using the Mac drivers, I would only get approx. 22 mbps. When using the IBM drivers with 802.11d enabled, I get 31 mbps.


Can any one direct me to wireless drivers. I have problems using the Macintosh Drivers CD to install drivers. It was able to install my graphics card drivers, and strangely the eject key works too. But, it gives me some error and stops after that.
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[waynza]

ctrl+alt+del..
It does work... but the catch is you gotta,
Fn+ctrl+alt+backspace...

[arh]

Thanks for the thread you started. I was able to find a possible answer to my audio problem. Nice!

[Faustus]

:D I downloaded to the latest version of Windows Media Player 10 from Softpedia.com and videos that used to play with weird colors now work correctly.

Actually as someone who does Mac and PC support WMP is horrible about doing the scrambled/rainbow video issue. MS makes a WMP Codec installer that I keep on my drive to fix this whenever it happens.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=06fcaab7-dcc9-466b-b0c4-04db144bb601&DisplayLang=en