Did Lion 10.7.1 fix this problem with the iOS application "Air Display"?

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Did Lion 10.7.1 fix this problem with the iOS application "Air Display"?

From the developer, Avatrons website:

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT AIR DISPLAY ON LION

The Air Display host software runs well on Lion, but has this limitation: the built-in video driver on certain 2008 and 2009 Macs is incompatible with third-party video drivers. You can still install the Air Display host software, but until Apple fixes the issue, the Air Display drivers will disable themselves on Lion on these specific machines.

Affected machines include:

13" MacBook (aluminum late 2008, early, mid, and late 2009)
13" MacBook Air (late 2008, mid 2009)
13" MacBook Pro (mid 2009)
15" MacBook Pro (late 2008, 2.53 GHz mid 2009, mid 2009)
17" MacBook Pro (early and mid 2009).
20" iMac (early or mid 2009)
24" iMac (early 2009)
21.5" iMac (late 2009)
Mac mini (early or late 2009, Server late 2009)
Mac mini Mac OS X Server (late 2009)

Apple is aware of the bug. We are hopeful that they will release a fix soon.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 17, 2011 8:17 AM

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baccalad Author

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Aug 17, 2011 8:39 AM in response to baccalad

I know there may not be very many people able to answer this question, but I am very eager to know the answer because I don't want to pay £7 for the app without knowing.

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nharmon

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Aug 17, 2011 10:20 AM in response to baccalad

Just updated to 10.7.1 and reinstalled latest version of Air Display on my aluminum Macbook (NOT pro) and Air Display still is not working. So I would guess no.

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baccalad Author

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Aug 17, 2011 11:18 AM in response to nharmon

Thanks very much

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baccalad Author

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Aug 28, 2011 2:14 PM in response to baccalad

Just to bump this thread back up, Apple recently updated Remote Desktop Client to version 3.5.1, did this fix the issue with the Air Display app?

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baccalad Author

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Aug 31, 2011 4:54 AM in response to baccalad

-

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Avatron

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Dec 1, 2011 1:51 PM in response to baccalad

Hi again.

Great news: In Mac OS X 10.7.2, Apple has fixed compatibility with Air Display on all but four particular MacBook Pro models. We've just issued a new version of the Mac support software for Air Display that enables the drivers on all of the machines that work on Lion. If you have Air Display installed, please select "Check For Updates" in the Air Display menu. And update to Mac OS X 10.7.2.

The Air Display 1.5.1 virtual video driver will still disable itself on these MBP models:

15" MacBook Pro (late 2008 and mid 2009)
17" MacBook Pro (early and mid 2009).

Dave at Avatron

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Apr 26, 2012 11:14 AM in response to Avatron

I am using a 13" mid 2009 Macbook Pro running 10.7.3 and I cant seem to get air display working at all. I run the installer but all that shows up is the Uninstaller app? I installed the program on my early 2007 17" MacBook Pro running 10.7.2 and it works perfectly. Is the problem related to the issue in this thread or is it something else?

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Avatron

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Apr 26, 2012 11:21 AM in response to Davidagogo

Hi David.

Doesn't sound like that's related to this.

It sounds like a permissions issue (coupled with a possible bug... the installer should report an error if it can't install some components). But please visit our tech support page: http://avatron.com/support, and use either the Live Chat or Email option to get a better answer from our tech support team. They'll give you places to look for particular files, to determine what's happening and how to resolve it.

Cheers,

Dave

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