Apple Seeds First OS X 10.8.5 Beta to Developers

MacRumors · Jun 19, 2013

After releasing OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 to the public in early June, Apple has seeded the first beta of OS X 10.8.5, Build 12F9, to developers. According to 9to5Mac, Apple has also seeded the 10.8.5 beta to its Retail Team.

Apple also released a developer preview of OS X Mavericks last week, which is expected to be released to the public this fall.

The update is available through the software update tool in the Mac App Store and Apple's Developer Page.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First OS X 10.8.5 Beta to Developers

Michaelgtrusa · Jun 19, 2013

This may come sooner than expected.

portishead · Jun 19, 2013

I just assumed everyone was on 10.9 already.

Walter White · Jun 19, 2013

Small seed. Just over 200 MB.

ogremoustro · Jun 19, 2013

What are Delta and Combo update installers?

decimortis · Jun 19, 2013

"Sometime in the fall?" Come on now, we all know it'll be the last day of Fall.

D.

Bear · Jun 19, 2013

ogremoustro said:
What are Delta and Combo update installers?

A Combo update will update from any 10.8.x version to 10.8.5. And a Delta (or point) update is from 10.8.4 to 10.8.5.

decimortis said:
"Sometime in the fall?" Come on now, we all know it'll be the last day of Fall.

D.

For any other season, I would agree with you. For fall, that puts it at a real bad time to release software due to the holidays. I am guessing September/October for Mavericks release.

obitow · Jun 19, 2013

ogremoustro said:
What are Delta and Combo update installers?

Delta: you need 10.8.4
Combo: you can install in any version of 10.8

SandboxGeneral · Jun 19, 2013

What are the things Apple is asking developers to focus on in the 18.8.5 seed?

Kariya · Jun 19, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
What are the things Apple is asking developers to focus on in the 18.8.5 seed?

WiFi
Graphics
Safari

Peace · Jun 19, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
What are the things Apple is asking developers to focus on in the 18.8.5 seed?

Known Issues

- None

Focus Areas

- Wi-Fi - Graphics
- Wake from Sleep
- PDF viewing and Accessibility

SandboxGeneral · Jun 19, 2013

Kariya said:
WiFi
Graphics
Safari

Peace said:
Known Issues

- None

Focus Areas

- Wi-Fi - Graphics
- Wake from Sleep
- PDF viewing and Accessibility

Thank you.

Shrink · Jun 19, 2013

portishead said:
I just assumed everyone was on 10.9 already.

Interesting assumption.

A trifle myopic...some of us choose to wait for the GM.

Patience is a virtue...

portishead · Jun 19, 2013

Shrink said:
Interesting assumption.

A trifle myopic...some of us choose to wait for the GM.

Patience is a virtue...

Yeah it was more of a sarcasm. I have no idea what trifle myopic means, I'm gonna have to hit the dictionary. ABL! Always be learning!

Peace · Jun 19, 2013

portishead said:
Yeah it was more of a sarcasm. I have no idea what trifle myopic means, I'm gonna have to hit the dictionary. ABL! Always be learning!

Highlight then right click on the words and you too can learn something !!

Shrink · Jun 19, 2013

portishead said:
Yeah it was more of a sarcasm. I have no idea what trifle myopic means, I'm gonna have to hit the dictionary. ABL! Always be learning!

Oops...sorry I missed the sarcasm!

portishead · Jun 19, 2013

Peace said:
Highlight then right click on the words and you too can learn something !!

I see that magnifying glass pop up sometimes, but I always forget to use it.

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Shrink said:
Oops...sorry I missed the sarcasm!

well I didn't make it obvious, so I take responsibility.

Mr. Retrofire · Jun 19, 2013

SandboxGeneral said:
What are the things Apple is asking developers to focus on in the 18.8.5 seed?

Info:

developer.apple.com said:
Installation instructions
Click Update to download and install the 10.8.5 seed. You will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system or partition you are prepared to erase if necessary. As this is a pre-release build, it is not advisable to use this software on a production system with information on it that you depend on for your business. You should back-up all of your data before installing this software and regularly back up data while using this software. You need to understand the instructions for reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion. Please read this entire article before installing the software update seed, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718.

Focus Areas
- Wi-Fi
- Graphics Drivers
- Safari

Legal Notices
Use of this confidential, pre-release software is subject to the Software License Agreement for Apple Confidential OS X Pre-Release Seed Updates presented upon installation of the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility. The original Software License Agreement that accompanied commercially-available versions of the software being updated does not apply to these pre-release seed updates.

Lancer · Jun 19, 2013

Hope this fixes the sleep issues I have with my new iMac, loosing network drives after waking from deep sleep. Also USB drives being disconnected unexpectedly after waking up.

tdtran1025 · Jun 19, 2013

I saw an invitation to buy new Macbook pro in mailbox. This update consolidates new graphics driver from Intel, AMD, and NVidia present in 10.9. Of special interest here may be the Intel Iris Pro HD5200.

katewes · Jun 19, 2013

Any update on ML's shutdown speed with 10.8.5? Is it snappier?

e.g. Lion had fast shutdown speed, so why can't Mountain Lion have similar or slightly slower shutdown than Lion - e.g. Lion shuts down in 2-3 seconds whereas Mountain Lion shuts down in 20-30 seconds. No matter what people say about the time needed to shutdown lots of processes, it does not explain why Mountain Lion's shutdown is so much longer than Lion's.

verniesgarden · Jun 19, 2013

Shrink said:
Patience is a virtue...

as I always joke, "name one thing good that's ever come from patience."

isn't there a saying about the the early bird gets the worm?

weaterneyes · Jun 19, 2013

verniesgarden said:
as I always joke, "name one thing good that's ever come from patience."

isn't there a saying about the the early bird gets the worm?

"And the second mouse gets the cheese"

Shrink · Jun 19, 2013

verniesgarden said:
as I always joke, "name one thing good that's ever come from patience."

isn't there a saying about the the early bird gets the worm?

A non-buggy,well tested, 10.9.

Mr. Retrofire · Jun 19, 2013

Lancer said:
Hope this fixes the sleep issues I have with my new iMac, loosing network drives after waking from deep sleep. Also USB drives being disconnected unexpectedly after waking up.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Updated kernel extensions and frameworks in this delta update (newer than in 10.8.4 GM):

/Volumes/YourBoringVolumeName/System/Library/Extensions/ said:
AMDRadeonAccelerator.kext
AMDRadeonVADriver.bundle
AMDRadeonX3000GLDriver.bundle
AMDRadeonX4000GLDriver.bundle
AppleACPIPlatform.kext
AppleAHCIPort.kext
AppleAPIC.kext
AppleBacklight.kext
AppleBacklightExpert.kext
AppleCameraInterface.kext
AppleEFIRuntime.kext
AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext
AppleHDA.kext
AppleHIDKeyboard.kext
AppleHSSPIHIDDriver.kext
AppleHSSPISupport.kext
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext
AppleIntelFramebufferAzul.kext
AppleIntelFramebufferCapri.kext
AppleIntelHD3000Graphics.kext
AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsGA.plugin
AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsVADriver.bundle
AppleIntelHD4000Graphics.kext
AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelHD4000GraphicsVADriver.bundle
AppleIntelHD5000Graphics.kext
AppleIntelHD5000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelHD5000GraphicsVADriver.bundle
AppleIntelHDGraphics.kext
AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB.kext
AppleIntelHDGraphicsGA.plugin
AppleIntelHDGraphicsGLDriver.bundle
AppleIntelHDGraphicsVADriver.bundle
AppleIntelHSWVA.bundle
AppleIntelIVBVA.bundle
AppleIntelLpssDmac.kext
AppleIntelLpssGspi.kext
AppleIntelLpssSpiController.kext
AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext
AppleIntelSNBVA.bundle
AppleLPC.kext
AppleMikeyHIDDriver.kext
AppleMultitouchDriver.kext
ApplePlatformEnabler.kext
AppleSMBusController.kext
AppleSMBusPCI.kext
AppleSMC.kext
AppleSMCLMU.kext
AppleStorageDrivers.kext
AppleThunderboltDPAdapters.kext
AppleThunderboltEDMService.kext
AppleThunderboltNHI.kext
AppleThunderboltPCIAdapters.kext
AppleThunderboltUTDM.kext
AppleTopCase.kext
AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext
AppleUSBAudio.kext
ATI2400Controller.kext
ATI2600Controller.kext
ATI3800Controller.kext
ATI4600Controller.kext
ATI4800Controller.kext
ATI5000Controller.kext
ATI6000Controller.kext
ATI7000Controller.kext
ATIFramebuffer.kext
ATIRadeonX2000.kext
ATIRadeonX2000GA.plugin
ATIRadeonX2000GLDriver.bundle
ATIRadeonX2000VADriver.bundle
ATISupport.kext
AudioAUUC.kext
CoreStorage.kext
GeForce.kext
GeForceGA.plugin
GeForceGLDriver.bundle
GeForceVADriver.bundle
IO80211Family.kext
IOAccelerator2D.plugin
IOAcceleratorFamily.kext
IOAcceleratorFamily2.kext
IOAHCIFamily.kext
IOAudioFamily.kext
IOBluetoothFamily.kext
IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOGraphicsFamily.kext
IOHIDFamily.kext
IONDRVSupport.kext
IONetworkingFamily.kext
IOPCIFamily.kext
IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext
IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext
IOThunderboltFamily.kext
IOUSBAttachedSCSI.kext
IOUSBFamily.kext
IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
IOVideoFamily.kext
MrRetrofireOS.kext
NVDAGF100Hal.kext
NVDAGK100Hal.kext
NVDANV50Hal.kext
NVDAResman.kext
NVDAStartup.kext
OSvKernDSPLib.kext
PromiseSTEX.kext
System.kext
vecLib.kext

/Volumes/YourBoringVolumeName/System/Library/Frameworks/ said:
Accelerate.framework
ApplicationServices.framework
AudioToolbox.framework
AudioUnit.framework
AVFoundation.framework
CoreAudio.framework
CoreGraphics.framework
CoreMediaIO.framework
CoreWLAN.framework
IOBluetooth.framework
IOBluetoothUI.framework
IOKit.framework
Kernel.framework
Message.framework
OpenCL.framework
OpenGL.framework
QTKit.framework
Quartz.framework
QuickTime.framework
StoreKit.framework
vecLib.framework

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