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USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by spurgu »

The application window switching has been glitching ever since I was forced to upgrade recently[0]. Instead of switching between windows of the same app it (using the keyboard shortcut) sometimes includes windows of all apps. Rebooting helps. Sometimes it starts working again for some unexplained reason after a while. Super annoying.

To be clear I'm talking about Keyboard shortcuts -> Keyboard -> Move focus to next window.

[0] I was running Big Sur because none of the recent MacOS updates really offered anything of interest to me, since I don't use most Apple software. But Homebrew and Element stopped working so I had to upgrade. I should've just upgraded to a newer, not to the newest version (which I tend to avoid due to issues like these that might come up). Lesson learned.

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by CharlesW »

stingraycharles wrote: post #17

Ok since these types of threads are typically filled with complaints, just to add another data point: I’ve upgraded last week and have not experienced any problems at all. And yes, I’m using USB hubs, printers and even Java.

I feel bad for folks experiencing problems, but the upgrade was uneventful on my Macs as well. Work also rolled out the update company-wide with no apparent ill effects, which is surprising given all of the enterprise-y junk they install.

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by Centigonal »

ethbr1 wrote: post #13
Centigonal wrote: post #2

Ever since updating last week, one of my two monitors (connected through a CalDigit USB-C dock) won't turn back on after inactivity. I have to open up System Settings, change the resolution for the monitor, and change it back every time I leave my macbook and come back.

Have you tried a KVM switch? I have one in my setup and toggling it off and then back (via button) is a quicker way to solve freak-outs.

I have a USB switch for my peripherals, but I haven't needed a KVM until now. That does sound convenient!

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by markneub »

prirun wrote: post #20

My upgrade to Monterey (MacOS 12.x) broke my Canon D530 printer driver. Re-installing the driver didn't help. Now I have to print to a PDF, copy that to an old Snow Leopard 10.6 machine, and print from there. FYI, Snow Leopard is 11 major OS revisions behind Monterey. Printing worked fine in Mohave, 3 major revisions ago. I also can't write any files to /, even with SIP disabled, and during the Monterey upgrade, Appl…

Doesn’t Snow Leopard have printer sharing? i.e. you can skip the generate PDF and copy steps, assuming both machines are on your LAN

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by hedora »

They keep breaking and + unbreaking my old Samsung Laser Printer (PCL compliant) I think 14.4 fixed it, for what it's worth. Since Linux CUPS and Apple use the same underlying open source drivers, Arch is bug-for-bug compatible.

I wish they performed some sort of automatic regression testing on stuff like this.

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by beeboobaa »

nickthegreek wrote: post #8
beeboobaa wrote: post #3

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tbh, this stuff isn't going to effect 99% of the userbase and their systems will continue to just work. All 3 of my mac laptops continue to work without issue.

Plenty of java software is used by regular users. Minecraft is incredibly popular and one of the few games that (used to) run natively on mac.

Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by samstave »

stingraycharles wrote: post #17

Ok since these types of threads are typically filled with complaints, just to add another data point: I’ve upgraded last week and have not experienced any problems at all. And yes, I’m using USB hubs, printers and even Java.

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Re: USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update

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Post by mike_hearn »

stingraycharles wrote: post #17

Ok since these types of threads are typically filled with complaints, just to add another data point: I’ve upgraded last week and have not experienced any problems at all. And yes, I’m using USB hubs, printers and even Java.

Is that on an M1? Apparently the Java issue only affects Apple silicon for some reason
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