Q: 24" LED Display with 2011 15" MPB

Maybe the displays themselves need an updates...

Wow - this really *****.

I originally was having all of the original symptoms - fragmented screen, blackouts, etc...

Apple Support had me reset the SMC (option-control-shift) - and it surprisingly fixed the fragmentation.  I would still have occasional blackouts, about 1 per hour or two.

Today I updated using the two new updates and now am having blackouts about every couple minutes.

This is totally WORSE than before I updated!

I think I am going to see call Apple again and see what they can do ...

We all need to keep calling them.  This is really absurd.

Ha ha!  They edited su*ks!

Yea, truly bizarre situation. I bought the 27" ACD, so if y'all don't hear back from me, just assume my 2011 MBP and 27" happily eloped and your path to salvation is clear: get Apple to refund your 24" and get into something else. Bonus points: get them to give you store credit to buy a 27" (was unable to wiggle this one out of them myself...)

This is getting ridiculous. After applying both updates (with numerous 24" LED ACDs attached), the problem is not only still present but it's worse!

I originally only had blackout issues, but now i get odd fragmenting and artifacts strewn across the image.

For a developer staring, at tiny bits of text all day, it's just about the worst kind of interruption.

Applied all the new updates to my 13" MBP i7 using 24" LCD.

Sadly still getting the flashing to black problem. I should keep a log :/

Applied all updates to my 15" MBP i7 using 24" LCD and so far no more flashing or glitches (fingers crossed!!)

Hope it works out for all of us!

I take it back, after a good a good couple of hours stints, the black flashing has started again :-(

It's flicker and blackout time again.
Problems returned after a stable day since both updates.
D*** Apple's, I buy banana's next time.

Serious, this ain't funny anymore, my ACD is 16 months old, my MBP 17" brand new.
Never had problems with my previous MBP 2009.

(*&^%#$%^&*(

Take care, and keep bottering apple as much as we can.
This S**** big time.

I am having the same issues. 24 inch LED Display with 2011 13' MPB goes "black" on occasion. What's going on? I am really getting ******. Why doesn't Apple fix this issue once and for all. If they can't then replace MBP and/or monitors. What happened to Apple's so "famous" customer care and "quality control?" Must have been outsourced to China. I am ******.

I gave up. 

I returned my MacBook Pro to the Apple Store today. 

The technician who was assisting me with my MacBook Pro was very helpful. He also had a new 15" MacBook Pro at home and was having similar issues with a different Mac monitor, but not as frequent.

I came home with a gift card for the original amount and went online to buy a 27" iMac.  Crossing my fingers - but bought AppleCare just in case things develop over time.

For those who can't part with their laptop, I hope they come out with a better fix soon!

Thing can't get any worse now...

Although I thought things we're better after the updates...
I now had the tiled screen.
But I also had 2 system crashes in less than 10hrs.
My previous MBP had 2 in 18 months...

Now can somebody tell me if this error report is related to the problems we all see?:

Every input is very welcome.

Interval Since Last Panic Report:  856 sec

Panics Since Last Report:          1

Anonymous UUID:                    4B5EE68A-34BA-4DFF-9EBD-E1E36C2D93A9

Sun May  8 05:53:57 2011

panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff80002d1208): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f80b63741, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000040, CR3: 0x000000001928e000, CR4: 0x0000000000040660

RAX: 0xffffff80b18e3760, RBX: 0x00000000b18e3760, RCX: 0xffffff80ab666f00, RDX: 0xffffff802b6a7908

RSP: 0xffffff80b18e3728, RBP: 0xffffff80b18e3760, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0xffffff80b18e3720

R8:  0x00000000000000c4, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x00000000000000c2, R11: 0xffffff80004f4f88

R12: 0x0000000000000008, R13: 0x0000000000000246, R14: 0xffffff80b18e3720, R15: 0xffffff801485fc00

RFL: 0x0000000000010212, RIP: 0xffffff7f80b63741, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010

Error code: 0x0000000000000000

Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80b18e33c0 : 0xffffff8000204d15

0xffffff80b18e34c0 : 0xffffff80002d1208

0xffffff80b18e3610 : 0xffffff80002e3f4a

0xffffff80b18e3620 : 0xffffff7f80b63741

0xffffff80b18e3760 : 0xffffff7f8121c4d6

0xffffff80b18e3780 : 0xffffff7f80b6372d

0xffffff80b18e37c0 : 0xffffff800053c725

0xffffff80b18e3810 : 0xffffff7f80b62b82

0xffffff80b18e3830 : 0xffffff7f80b63083

0xffffff80b18e3870 : 0xffffff7f80b631ec

0xffffff80b18e38a0 : 0xffffff800032cb6a

0xffffff80b18e3970 : 0xffffff8000360d6f

0xffffff80b18e3bc0 : 0xffffff800036ee0e

0xffffff80b18e3c80 : 0xffffff80004adbdd

0xffffff80b18e3da0 : 0xffffff80004b33ce

0xffffff80b18e3ea0 : 0xffffff80004b37ba

0xffffff80b18e3f40 : 0xffffff80004e8158

0xffffff80b18e3fa0 : 0xffffff80002e4874

      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

         com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost(2.1.1)@0xffffff7f8121a000->0xffffff7f8121 ffff

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.10)@0xffffff7f80b54000

            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.2)@0xffffff7f81097000

         com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.10)@0xffffff7f80b54000->0xffffff7f80b6dfff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: cupsd

Mac OS version:

10J4138

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.4: Mon Apr 18 21:24:17 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.14.12~3/RELEASE_X86_64

System model name: MacBookPro8,3 (Mac-942459F5819B171B)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 32042300050024

unloaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost    2.1.1 (addr 0xffffff7f81383000, size 0x24576) - last unloaded 14176782455173

loaded kexts:

com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic    6.0 11994.637263

com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge    6.0 11994.637263

com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect    6.0 11994.637263

com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook    6.0 11994.637263

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower    1.5.2

com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor    6.0 11994.637263

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernetHost    2.1.1 - last loaded 14239155712709

com.apple.filesystems.afpfs    9.7

com.apple.nke.asp_tcp    5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch    54

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothBNEPDriver    2.4.5f1

com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.31

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.57

com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.7

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.20

com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer    6.3.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    6.3.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays    289

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.7.0a1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.5.1

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    2.10.6

com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU    1.5.2d10

com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000    6.3.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB    6.3.4

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.1d2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    201.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    201.2

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    303.8

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.8

com.apple.BootCache    31

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.3

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    432.11.3

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    3.0.5b8

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    160.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    142.6.0

com.apple.security.sandbox    1

com.apple.security.quarantine    0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.11

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    142.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    141

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    2.4.5f1

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    207.11

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio    2.7.6f6

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    2.4.5f1

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.3fc2

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.0.5f13

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.0.5f13

com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.7.0a1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert    1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink    1.0.5

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource    1.0.5

com.apple.kext.ATI6000Controller    6.3.4

com.apple.kext.ATISupport    6.3.4

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.0d5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    2.6.6

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter    1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter    1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily    1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter    1.1.5

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.5f1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    207.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    4.2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    3.9.0

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    1.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.8

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI    1.2.3

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily    1.3.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    4.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    320.1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.6.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    6

com.apple.driver.DiskImages    289

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.6.3

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.3.6

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.6.3

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.3.0

Model: MacBookPro8,3, BootROM MBP81.0047.B0E, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.70f3

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe, 1024 MB

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB

Memory Module: global_name

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.3)

Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 6 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Network Service: iPhone USB, Ethernet, en3

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10TPVT-00HT5T0, 931,51 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898

USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3

USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 5

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 6

USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: iPhone, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x1297, 0xfd120000 / 5

USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x9136, 0xfd130000 / 4

USB Device: MP800, 0x04a9  (Canon Inc.), 0x170d, 0xfd131000 / 8

USB Device: CTH-661, 0x056a  (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00db, 0xfd132000 / 7

USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x9137, 0xfd134000 / 6

USB Device: Display iSight, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8508, 0xfd134200 / 11

USB Device: Display Audio, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x2912, 0xfd134100 / 10

USB Device: Apple LED Cinema Display, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x9236, 0xfd134300 / 9

USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

It looks to me like it's related to the ethernet/networking driver, not the graphics/display.

I had a closer look at the error too.

You might be right. Most of it is system info.
All other jibish points to usb/networking.
I'm certainly not an expert, so expert input is welcome.

I did submit the report.

I mentioned before, the Networking is also not rocksolid.
It doesn't get an ip from the TimeCapsule all the time when inserting the Network cable.

Also had the iPhone connected with "personal hotspot enabled" so 2 internet connections present.
Anyway it's all of topic, BUT not very good neither.

^

It is a known issue that Personal Hotspot mode when used with the new MBPs causes a Kernel Panic.