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		<title>TidBITS: Comments on Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2 Causes Boot Failures</title>
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		<description>Do not install Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2, and if your Mac has been rendered unusable by the update, reinstall Mac OS X to recover.</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from E]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:52:56 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (E)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[how did u fix with combo update?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from E]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:48:50 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (E)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[how u reinstall the update from harddrive?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Chris]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:50:24 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Chris)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[iPhoto still crashes - had the kernel panic crash then did the combo update to fix it.  However, I can't get iPhoto to run, crashes on launch.  Guys at Apple store couldnt fix it. Help!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Tonya Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:47:35 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Tonya Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[It is going to take a while for me to see "Thunderbolt" and not think "Thunder Chicken". :-)]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from robert blunt]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:56:50 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (robert blunt)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[after fighting with the update with thunder chicken on monday night, I finally had to reinstall Lion its taken me about 2 hours and seems to be doing better now]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Adam Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:18:08 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Adam Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[That's certainly one approach, but I don't think it's particularly common. In this case it would have been perfect, but often it's the case where problems don't become obvious until you've done some work and then you have to figure out how to restore from backup and get the interim work back separately.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Richard Costanzo]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14556</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:02:29 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Richard Costanzo)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Adam, I'm still running SL so I know I must be missing something. I'm curious as to why no one seems to have had an external drive with a clone back up to just restore their OS exactly the way it was before they downloaded the bad update?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Ken]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:16:45 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Ken)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Fortunately, the problem didn't affect data or user accounts. I wrote an article at Mac Edition Radio describing the issue, fix and other considerations:<br><br>Yikes! Zapped by Thunderbolt Software Update<br><br>http://maceditionradio.com/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=322]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Adam Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:51:28 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Adam Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes, I was able to verify late yesterday that it was pulled too... Best that way - hope to see a fix soon as well.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Etan Greenbaum]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:35:52 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Etan Greenbaum)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Looks like Apple pulled the update. Cannot get it to show up on my 2011 Air with Thunderbolt, and I even have the new adapter plugged in. Hope they can fix this soon so I can use my new Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Kyle]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:56:43 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Kyle)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[After reinstalling is on my Mac pro 2011 I still reach kernel screen. Spoke with senior apple advisor last night and he is calling me back tonight for what he explains are more options.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Frank]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:30:49 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Frank)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[MY MacBook Pro does have a thunderbolt port]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Frank]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:33:26 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Frank)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[I also just noticed that the thunderbolt update is no longer included, with my updates on my late 2011 MacBook pro]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Adam Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:11:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Adam Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes, Software Update is smart enough to know not to install software if the associated hardware isn't present.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Dave Hay]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:33:11 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Dave Hay)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[For the record, these are the updates that I'm being offered: -<br><br>iTunes 10.6.3<br>Java for OS X 2012-004<br>AirPort Utility]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Dave Hay]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:18:29 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Dave Hay)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Just checked Software Update on a 2008/9 Macbook Pro, and I do NOT see the Thunderbolt update, which makes sense as (a) it's been pulled or (b) Software Update is smart enough to know that I do NOT have a Thunderbolt port on this ageing MBP]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Jason]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:38:27 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Jason)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks for putting my mind at ease.  Just hung up with Apple.  Machine is still with a tech, so I don't know for sure whether my data is lost. I hate that I had to learn the hard way how important it is to backup!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Adam Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:30:19 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Adam Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[No, there have been no reports of lost data. Reinstalling Mac OS X replaces the bad code and lets it work properly again - nothing else on the hard disk should have been affected. Or at least that's my understanding.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Frank]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:01:55 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Frank)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[My macBook Pro late 2011 crashed after applying the update and would not boot up at all, had to restore from a backup]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Jason]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:21 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Jason)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Question: I have the dreaded kernel panic and my iMac is now at Apple.  Did I lose all my data?  [yesterday, I did the right thing and finally bought an external drive]]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Adam Engst]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:34:12 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Adam Engst)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[That sounds like a hardware failure, since those keys are recognized before you even get to software boot. Sorry!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Paul]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:00:19 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Paul)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[I have the 21 inch Thunderbolt iMac and got the "failed to install" message followed by nothing.  So after a while I restarted and got the kernel panic screen of death!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Paul]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:57:54 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Paul)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Toasted mine!  Fortunately, I was able to boot from the recovery partition, reinstall Lion and was back in an hour!  Incredibly frustrating though!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from anon]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:47:13 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (anon)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[I am trying the "Restore from Time Machine backup" Option.  And it is saying 18 more hours to restore.  I guess it is another day ruined.  The file causing the problem is less than 1MB, yet it takes 18 hours to restore?  I am already using Firewire 800 to do the restore, which is several times faster than USB 2.0<br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Jane Lowe]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14522</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:12:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Jane Lowe)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[spent over 24 hours trying to rectify the situation! Not happy!!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Peter Morley]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14519</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:16:21 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Peter Morley)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Same problem on my 21" iMac. Original update errored out part way through installation and required a restart. Panic error from then on]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Frank]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14512</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:11:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Frank)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[It seems I am the only one here that can NOT use the Cmd-R or Option boot method to fix it. None of the keyboard combo works for me, and I've tried all of them, resetting PRAM, SMC, safe mode... Nothing worked. Just a grey screen. It seems that only one key works in my keyboard -- power :(<br> <br>I'm using a mid-2010 MacBook Air 13".]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from robert blunt]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14511</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:39:35 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (robert blunt)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm having trouble with mac mini 2011 with mission control  it freezes and I can't even to a force restart.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from MYB16]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14507</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:52:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (MYB16)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Not for a Mac. God this is a pain.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Comment from Tom Barry]]></title>
			<link>http://db.tidbits.com/article/13061?rss#comments_14501</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:58:20 EDT</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[comments@tidbits.com (Tom Barry)]]></author>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you have USB keyboard lying around?]]></description>
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