OS X 10.9.2 broken stuff

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OS X 10.9.2 broken stuff

Although it feels a tad strange that such a big company like Apple took such a long time to identify such a disturbing SSL bug, I am glad that 10.9.2 fixed that vulnerability. The problem is that it seems that alongside with the update, came other problems which didn't exist before 😟

This update was supposed to fix a VPN issue which caused it to disconnect. Well, funny enough, I never had disconnecting issues before the update. Now, if the computer sleeps, when I get back on, the VPN (PPTP) disconnects. In the settings there are some options such as disconnect when user logging out and when switching user accounts, i've tried all combinations and still disconnects.

Another thing, is the AirPlay between the Mac (iMac 2011) and the AppleTV 3rd Gen. It was working fine, but not after the update. When you connect it, the apple tv screen goes all black and on the menu bar can't change from "extended desktop" to mirror. It's definitely broken.

For those who are also experiencing AirPlay problems, i've noticed that AirPlay from iDevices is working fine. So there might be an option while they fix it.

Please let me know if you can either confirm having these issues or other that I didn't detect yet.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Feb 26, 2014 6:07 PM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Feb 26, 2014 6:10 PM in response to yomacau

Others have mentioned Airplay. Look at the More Like this on the side.

See this user tip for alternatives:

Can AppleTV make my TV a wireless display of my Mac?

If you are using third party router for wireless, that could affect matters, as the firmware may need to be upgraded on the router.

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Answer 2

Feb 27, 2014 2:05 AM in response to yomacau

I have the same problem

I also updated iTunes to 11.1.5 but the problem still the same unresolved

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Answer 3

Feb 28, 2014 6:54 AM in response to yomacau

Also my wacom cintiq is not even showing as an external monitor let along a drawing tablet- renedered useless unless I can fix this - or they do

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lexvo

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Feb 28, 2014 7:53 AM in response to yomacau

I still get the "This file couldn't be copied because it is in use" error on some occassions when copying to a SMB share.

(but everything else is OK on my iMac with 10.9.2)

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Feb 28, 2014 11:43 AM in response to yomacau

OS X 10.9.2 upgrade on a MBP mid-2012 retina scrambled connection to Thunderbolt display.

Apple support walked me through usual power and SMC resets (with no discernable effect), but in the process, we found the culprit.

Upgrade evidently stripped out all the prior display settings. Running through System Preferences->Displays brought up settings window for retina display. Middle tab (Arrangement) let me reclick Mirror Displays and drag the displays the way I had them set up before. The work setup is functional again.

Photo Booth and the iSight camera are evidently functional. I have AirPlay Display turned Off, so I don't know yet whether that's affected.

PITA.

Hth,

Fred

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Answer 6

Feb 28, 2014 10:52 PM in response to yomacau

Not only is airplay broken on most of my devices, I have also troubles with mirroring a MBP with retina display to a cinema display. It simply goes dark and does not wake up, unless I open the lid. On my Imac the computer freezes when playing online video and going fullscreen.

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yomacau Author

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Mar 5, 2014 3:42 AM in response to a brody

Unfortunately there seems to be no issue with the router as I can run AirPlay seemlessly from the iPad and iPhones...

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yomacau Author

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Mar 5, 2014 3:43 AM in response to thermomancer

hey! gosh how I wished your solution did the trick, however since I am on a iMac those options are not available.

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yomacau Author

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Mar 5, 2014 3:44 AM in response to FraJeroni

some people seem to have found the solution by unninstalling third party apps such as AirParrot and AirServer, I did and still didn't solve my problem. Give it a try if you have any of those. Good luck!

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Apr 18, 2014 11:19 AM in response to yomacau

Hello in OSX 10.9.2 Preview is not working. It keeps locking up so I have to Force Quit

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yomacau Author

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May 5, 2014 7:20 AM in response to yomacau

SOLVED : after several months without AirPlay just got it fixed. People been banging on AirParrot for months and forgetting another app which many of you have installed too. It's called Splashtop. Just uninstalled it and Airplay is back! Hooray ! - To uninstall simply re-download the Splashtop streamer here Download and opening the dmg you will find a uninstall script. Run it, restart your maching and voila!

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