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 Apple Ethernet Driver - 1.1.10for Xserve & Macs with Apple PCI ethernet card |
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Feedback Summary:
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| Overall Rating: |   (4.0) |
Features: | (4.0) |
Support: | (1.5) |
| Ease of Use: | (4.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (4.0) |
Price: | (5.0) |
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What to backup - Version: 1.1.10, 12/1/2004 12:57AM PST
jtrindad
This software updates : System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns (module) AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext
If you're worried about it not working then backup the AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext file before updating by navigating to the IONetworkingFamily.kext, control clicking and showing the package contents, then going to the AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext and option copying it to the desktop prior to installing the update.
You can check if your system is using this in the first place by looking in system profiler>extensions, and seeing if AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext is Loaded. If you system is working and then you update and it fails, check if this is loaded before posting a bug, then just revert by copying the previous version back (you may need to kill your ethernet connectin to do this, but that's the file you need).
If you're worried about it not working then backup the AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext file before updating by navigating to the IONetworkingFamily.kext, control clicking and showing the package contents, then going to the AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext and option copying it to the desktop prior to installing the update.
You can check if your system is using this in the first place by looking in system profiler>extensions, and seeing if AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext is Loaded. If you system is working and then you update and it fails, check if this is loaded before posting a bug, then just revert by copying the previous version back (you may need to kill your ethernet connectin to do this, but that's the file you need).
Apple needs to greatly improve - Version: 1.1.10, 11/30/2004 02:10PM PST
Superstitious
Apple needs to greatly improve its handling of updates. It's one thing for a small 3rd party vendor or individual to release extremely vague updates, and it's quite another for Apple to do so.
I do agree about the vagueness of the update, though.