Yesterday there was 50/50 confidence the iMac Graphics Update would fix the crashing problem which has existed since installation of the Yosemite 10.10.3 update. Final Cut Pro X 10.2 was also updated and the crash symptom is quickest to duplicate in that environment but Yosemite can crash at any time at random. The screen goes black and there's no solution other than unplugging the machine from the wall, pausing for 15-20 seconds, and restoring power. Boot as normal.
There is no question the fix gave no relief. The crashes were duplicated in Final Cut 10.2 in tests after installing the fix and the system has crashed twice this morning without even using Final Cut.
Note: the machine was rock-solid stable prior to the maintenance.
Apple has stabbed my productivity square in the heart. The regulars saw it when the new used computer arrived. Suddenly there's the power to get into the stuff I've almost ached to be doing and I was even doing it.
But then Apple fixed something.
Note: it is not an option to edit the video with a previous version of Final Cut Pro X as the upgrade to 10.2 was one-way (i.e. lower versions of the software can no longer read the data files).
(Ed: what about backing out 10.10.3?)
Time Machine was up until the time of the installation. Then turn it off and perform the maintenance. If it works then turn it back on again to continue with its backup tasks. If not, that's your Gold Copy for a back-out. See above about the Final Cut data files. Backing out the system will not revert the data files because video is kept on external disks.
This isn't a woe-is-me trip as I know what I'm doing and I'm exceptionally frustrated with Apple's quality control, that this shallow maintenance ever made it out of their labs is not too good. You pay the extra because Apple is not like Microsoft ... but then you see OS X 10.10.3 and scratch your head.
Fair warning: do NOT come around me to talk about an Apple Watch. I don't fookin' care. (I didn't anyway. The things are ridiculous.)
There is no question the fix gave no relief. The crashes were duplicated in Final Cut 10.2 in tests after installing the fix and the system has crashed twice this morning without even using Final Cut.
Note: the machine was rock-solid stable prior to the maintenance.
Apple has stabbed my productivity square in the heart. The regulars saw it when the new used computer arrived. Suddenly there's the power to get into the stuff I've almost ached to be doing and I was even doing it.
But then Apple fixed something.
Note: it is not an option to edit the video with a previous version of Final Cut Pro X as the upgrade to 10.2 was one-way (i.e. lower versions of the software can no longer read the data files).
(Ed: what about backing out 10.10.3?)
Time Machine was up until the time of the installation. Then turn it off and perform the maintenance. If it works then turn it back on again to continue with its backup tasks. If not, that's your Gold Copy for a back-out. See above about the Final Cut data files. Backing out the system will not revert the data files because video is kept on external disks.
This isn't a woe-is-me trip as I know what I'm doing and I'm exceptionally frustrated with Apple's quality control, that this shallow maintenance ever made it out of their labs is not too good. You pay the extra because Apple is not like Microsoft ... but then you see OS X 10.10.3 and scratch your head.
Fair warning: do NOT come around me to talk about an Apple Watch. I don't fookin' care. (I didn't anyway. The things are ridiculous.)
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