Mac OSX 10.4.2 8C21

[MacRumors]

Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.4.2 8C21 to developers.

Seed notes mention fixes in Mac Notification Client, Automator, AddressBook, AppleScript, CoreGraphics, Display Preferences, Finder Search files, iCal, iDisk Syncing, iWork, JavaScriptCore, Mail, AirPort networking, Printing, Safari, Spotlight.

Final version reportedly expected in mid June.

Someone submitted the following details

Overview Areas:
General system usabiility reliability, and:
.Mac Notification Client, AD DS Plugin, Automator, AddressBook,
AFP Server, AppleScript, CoreGraphics, cctools, dyld, Directory Services,
Display Preferences, File Manager, Finder Search files, High Level Toolbox,
iCal, iDisk Syncing, iWork, ImageIO, JavaScriptCore, KeyChain Scripting,
LoginWindow, Mail, Mail Scripting, Mail Attachements, Mail iMAP, Mail,
Syncing, Navigation Services, Networking, modems, ethernet networking,
AirPort networking, NFS, NSL DS Plugins, net_snmp, Printing, Safari,
Spotlight*, SMB, Sync Services, Syndication, securityd, tcp_wrappers,
Widgets, video, conferencing, iChat

Changes:
- Fixed problem with .Mac Notification Client
- Fixed issue with AD Plugin
- Fixed debugging issue with AppleScript and Automator actions
- Automator Playlist fix
- Automator iPhoto fix
- Automator shell script fix
- Automator new Mail message fix
- Fixed problem where users could not dial out using modem
- Fixed mobile login problem with Active Directory accounts
- Fixed problem where DirectoryService may crash after Sleep
- Fixed problem with Finder slideshow
- Fixed issue with Finder ACL and SMB volumes
- Fixed issue when doing a search in Finder may not find all documents
- Fixed problem where blank media may not mount
- Fixed problem where snmpd may crash when queried
- Fixed problem where newly created User accounts may not show up
- Fixed issue with smartcards not working in certain situations
- Fixed database integrityCheck error
- Improvements to video conferencing frame rate
- Fixed problem where some users experienced insufficient bandwidth
issues when using iChat
- Fixed issue with onunload handler
- Fixed problem where weather widget may crash in certain situations
- Fixed issue with XMLHttpRequest
- Fixed problem with JavaScript drop handlers
- Fixed problem where user may not be able to save file to WebDAV
volumes when using Save As
- Fixed iDisk error reporting problem
- Fixed problem where iDisk may not mount through certain proxies
- Fixed problem where Keychain entries for servers may not be stored
correctly

[rendezvouscp]

It's good to see Apple on top of things. While I personally have had very few problems with Tiger (except that Studio MX 2004 and CS 2 refuse to install correctly), I know others will appreciate the bug fixes.

P.S. It's not Mac Notification Client, it's .Mac Notification Client.
-Chase

[nagromme]

Core Graphics... I wonder if Quartz 2D Extreme is ready to go yet?

See http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/14

[rendezvouscp]

Originally Posted by nagromme

Core Graphics... I wonder if Quartz 2D Extreme is ready to go yet?

See http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/14

I hope so. Q2DE made some huge improvements on my mac, and it'll do the same for others. Surely they can get it out by mid June, or release this one later than expected and get it in?
-Chase

[Freg3000]

This is totally fake...who provided this phony info? It can't be a Mac OS X update without updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers!!!

We got close to a nuclear meltdown with Panther when we got to 10.3.9 and all the debate we had over whether 10.3.10 is the next step (it is). If we continue at this rate of updates and the life of Tiger is longer than other versions of OS X, we should see what happens after 10.4.9.....

Fun times ahead.

[sacear]

This (an article, and most likely more than just a rumour, about an update to the OS) is on Page 2 and "2GB and 4GB iPod Shuffles? (Unlikely)" is on Page 1??? Huh? Does anyone else think that is backwards?

Edit:

Originally Posted by Freg3000

We got close to a nuclear meltdown with Panther when we got to 10.3.9 and all the debate we had over whether 10.3.10 is the next step (it is). If we continue at this rate of updates and the life of Tiger is longer than other versions of OS X, we should see what happens after 10.4.9.....

...after 10.4.9 (as you said with 10.3.x) comes 10.4.10, then 10.4.11, etc. What gets me about those who argue that there can't be a double digit, then what about the first number in the version... 10?! According to that logic Apple should have stopped their OS version numbering at OS 9! According to their logic the last possible version number of any software is 9.9.9. Then development just stops, I guess.

[Applespider]

No mention of a fix to iPhoto 5 and its changing colour profiles - unless of course we're getting an iPhoto 5.0.3 update before mid June (please!)

[DeadEye686]

Originally Posted by sacear

This (an article, and most likely more than just a rumour, about an update to the OS) is on Page 2 and "2GB and 4GB iPod Shuffles? (Unlikely)" is on Page 1??? Huh? Does anyone else think that is backwards?

Page 2 is both unconfirmed and unimportant news. Seeding a build of a point-upgrade is a very common occurrence and isn't that important in the grand scheme of things.

[qubex]

I'm also hoping they'll fix the iPhoto colour snafu.

I'm also hoping they'll update iSync's AppleSyncAgent so that it will run on Symbian 8.0 phones - like my new Nokia 6680. Being unable to sync with my PowerBook somewhat defeats the whole point of owning a smartphone.

As for all this speak of video-card drivers: cut it out. We're all bored of gamers' addiction to framerates.

[AndrewWx]

It looks like this is going to be a major "polishing" update. Hopefully take a few of the rough edges off of Tiger. Safari has been fairly wonky in both 4.0 and 4.1. Looking at the Ars Technica article I would hope we see the Quartz 2d extreme update wrapped up into it as well.

[mkrishnan]

Originally Posted by Applespider

No mention of a fix to iPhoto 5 and its changing colour profiles - unless of course we're getting an iPhoto 5.0.3 update before mid June (please!)

I'm surprised Apple hasn't acted on this, since it seems to affect almost all users of iPhoto 5 and Tiger....

[ham_man]

I doubt that any of these will fix anything for me, but it is great to see Apple on top of things, fixing everything as quickly as possible, unlike another well known company...*cough, cough*

[Applespider]

Originally Posted by mkrishnan

I'm surprised Apple hasn't acted on this, since it seems to affect almost all users of iPhoto 5 and Tiger....

yeah...aside from the small problem that for 3 weeks or so when anyone called up about it, Apple denied all knowledge of it and claimed never to have seen it happen or be able to reproduce it.

Someone on the Apple discussion board sent off a bug report (as opposed to a feedback page) and was asked to supply them with sample images but that wasn't until about May 22nd so who knows when the fix will appear.

[vouder17]

well to tell you the truth, tiger has brought quite a few problems for me and my iMac. I have never heard my iMac get so huffed up with certain things. I am pretty sure there that there is a serious problem under neath here all because i have often almost no RAM left...and i have enough RAM (1GB). Well i just havent had time to re-install Tiger..will do as soon as possible unless this update clears it all up

[Mord]

i hope quartz 2d extreme gets turned on by default, it's pretty damn cool on my cube.

[Stike]

And who fixes my freaking iChat problem??
Its crashing virtually all the time! Even if I am just supposed to receive a chat message for the first time, it crashes!
Even a reinstall of iChat didnt help!

[fabsgwu]

Originally Posted by sacear

Edit:
...after 10.4.9 (as you said with 10.3.x) comes 10.4.10, then 10.4.11, etc. What gets me about those who argue that there can't be a double digit, then what about the first number in the version... 10?! According to that logic Apple should have stopped their OS version numbering at OS 9! According to their logic the last possible version number of any software is 9.9.9. Then development just stops, I guess.

The fact that there's more than one period, i.e. 10.4.2, what have you, makes the numbers completely not decimal based. End of discussion.

Personally, I'm looking forward to 10.11.200.

[raggedjimmi]

personally im not excited about Quartz 2D extreme at all. i mean ive got it activated now and its not really doing much. resizing windows, dragging out widgets, core Image funhouse... its all the same.
are there any tests i can do to see the real power of Q2DE?

[VicMacs]

at this pace in a year well be on 10.4.24

[Zaty]

I wouldn't have expected 10.4.2 so soon but it's nice seeing Apple working hard to improve Tiger.

[zv470]

Originally Posted by sacear

...What gets me about those who argue that there can't be a double digit, then what about the first number in the version... 10?! According to that logic Apple should have stopped their OS version numbering at OS 9! According to their logic the last possible version number of any software is 9.9.9. Then development just stops, I guess.

OS X looks like single digit to me

[melgross]

It would have been nice if Apple waited on the release and fixed this stuff first.

I expect updates, but we shouldn't have to need two in the first month after release. If they held the release, they could have worked both .1 and .2 into the initial release. It's easier, and takes less time to fix things before release, then it does to close down development, remove the bug code, release it, and then to pull code, and fix bugs, write the installer for it---twice.

I've done this before. It's a lot more work.

[BWhaler]

Please, please, please Apple make this an enormous bug fixing debate.

I want to love Tiger. I really do. But it is still beta quality. The number and severity of bugs is painful.

Sure, I am happy that another release is coming soon. I just hope it is not another anemic bug fix.

Make .2 the 100mb+ patch Tiger desparately needs. I don't want to be waiting for 10.4.5 for what should of been the gold version of Tiger.

[JzzTrump22]

I like how all these updates are comming one after the other. I'm sure there going to tone it down after this release.

[Marble]

Yes! They are updating Display Preferences! I've been unable to change the brightness of my Powerbook's screen or change resolution for the last month!