Mac OS X 10.5.6 Development Wrapping Up?

[MacRumors]

According to the most recent seed notes at HMBT.org, Apple may be trying to wrap up development of Mac OS X 10.5.6.

The latest Mac OS X 10.5.6 seed (9G38) provided to developers today lists no remaining issues. It's always difficult to predict when Apple plans on delivering the final version to end users, but having no known issues is usually considered a sign of pending release. The previous seed was published just earlier this week.

Again, Apple appears to be focusing on MobileMe sync testing for portable computers. In addition 98 other bug fixes are detailed within the published seed notes. Apple released the last update to Mac OS X 10.5 in September.


Article Link: Mac OS X 10.5.6 Development Wrapping Up?

[amusiccale]

Well, this seems like good (if perhaps a bit mundane) news.

[kwood]

Originally Posted by amusiccale

Well, this seems like good (if perhaps a bit mundane) news.

It's Saturday, what do you expect?

Either way, I hope it fixes some of the graphics problems I am having with my MacBook, though I suspect that will come as a separate update down the line.

[JG271]

Originally Posted by kwood

Either way, I hope it fixes some of the graphics problems I am having with my MacBook, though I suspect that will come as a separate update down the line.

Yeah me too, it did list "DVI" as one of the problem areas that previous seeds fixed... my main concern is not being able to use a DVI monitor without the wireless dying! Might be more my monitor than the OS/Hardware though.

Originally Posted by FieryFurnace

Will there be any important improvements included for a white MacBook?
I'm new to Mac OS, so I don't know what to expect from such an update.

These updates are software updates, so they are not usually machine specific. They usually fix small items and improve efficiency... as kwood said, there might be separate updates later. Is there anything wrong with your macbook?

[SimonTheSoundMa]

Originally Posted by JG271

Yeah me too, it did list "DVI" as one of the problem areas that previous seeds fixed... my main concern is not being able to use a DVI monitor without the wireless dying! Might be more my monitor than the OS/Hardware though.

That was fixed in 10.5.5.

[JG271]

Originally Posted by SimonTheSoundMa

That was fixed in 10.5.5.

Really? I'm on 10.5.5... odd. I'll see if there is anything i haven't downloaded yet.

[FieryFurnace]

Originally Posted by JG271

These updates are software updates, so they are not usually machine specific. They usually fix small items and improve efficiency... as kwood said, there might be separate updates later. Is there anything wrong with your macbook?

Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with my MacBook.
I was just wondering what to expect from an update like that.
And after reading all replies in this thread, I am hoping for some improved drivers for the X3100.

[JG271]

Originally Posted by FieryFurnace

Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with my MacBook.
I was just wondering what to expect from an update like that.
And after reading all replies in this thread, I am hoping for some improved drivers for the X3100.

Yeah me too, its pretty choppy at times. I think even my mac mini with the 950 had smoother graphics.

[solipsism]

Leopard point releases have included many developer builds being released with "no known issues" listed.

[meli]

I don't think there's ever been a OS X update that doesn't include syncing (.mac and now MobileMe) as an area of change.

[FieryFurnace]

Will there be any important improvements included for a white MacBook?
I'm new to Mac OS, so I don't know what to expect from such an update.

[BWhaler]

Originally Posted by meli

I don't think there's ever been a OS X update that doesn't include syncing (.mac and now MobileMe) as an area of change.

too funny...

[Mr. Giver '94]

FIX MOBILE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is THE worst Apple product/service EVER and I cannot use it at all because it is so slow and buggy. The entire thing was rushed and sloppy and after having .Mac for 3 years, I have no clue why they switched to Mobile Me in the first place. Before Apple works out the nuances of the service, they should make it ACTUALLY WORK!!!! Truly disappointed Apple, even with the however many months of free service I got; they are worth nothing if the thing doesn't work.

[Parky]

Originally Posted by Mr. Giver '94

FIX MOBILE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is THE worst Apple product/service EVER and I cannot use it at all because it is so slow and buggy. The entire thing was rushed and sloppy and after having .Mac for 3 years, I have no clue why they switched to Mobile Me in the first place. Before Apple works out the nuances of the service, they should make it ACTUALLY WORK!!!! Truly disappointed Apple, even with the however many months of free service I got; they are worth nothing if the thing doesn't work.

It works fine for me, no issues at all on my 3 Macs, iPhone and iPod touch.

[Mr. Giver '94]

Originally Posted by Parky

It works fine for me, no issues at all on my 3 Macs, iPhone and iPod touch.

Lucky you... Mail works fine for me on the iPhone, but I never use the online Mobile Me service; I just use mail.

Maybe I should try it again. I haven't tried to go on in a few weeks.

[d9pe]

Originally Posted by Parky

It works fine for me, no issues at all on my 3 Macs, iPhone and iPod touch.

its the same for me....

mobileme works really fine for me too
never had any problems with it... (only the downtime of the webservices)

i use it on my 2 iphones, my ipod touch, my macbook pro, my imac and my old ibook G4..

and yes, i did use .mac befor mobileme

[Ampidire]

mobile me works great on my pc, mbp, and iphone; but the trackpad on my new mpb is a little shoddy... would like a software fix for that, hope it's included in 10.5.6 but it doesn't look like it from the seed notes.

[Simplicated]

Damn I thought you mean 10.6...

[twoodcc]

looking forward to this update. let's hope it helps my mba sync with mobileme

[scottintosh]

I don't understand why people rate stories like these "negative"

[OttawaGuy]

So I can expect this on Tuesday, right?

[Digitalclips]

I hope they address the video drivers for the NVidia 8800 GT. After some weird results since getting one for my 8 Core recent model Mac Pro I discovered the card works flawlessly with a virgin install from Mac Pro's disk which is 10.5.1. Run the software updates and problems start. This with not much else installed. One test is trying to run Second Life full screen on a 30" ACD at the high setting in a window. (I know this is not a serious use but a great way to stress a video card). With 10.5.1 there are no problems, fluid fast graphics. Upgrade to 10.5.5 and random freezes occur. Not just on the application but the entire Mac freezes for about 5 to 10 seconds and this occurs every few minutes..

[seashellz]

When in Bloody Hell is Apple going to fix Disk Utility/Repair Permissions?
Ive seen a list of the new fixes-nothing mentioning DU in it...

In Tiger I could RP in 10-15 seconds! Really!
Waiting around for 5-10 mins is s real drag.

Developers: there may be some hidden clues you can glean as to WHY this is happening:

Download APPLEJACK-a well know system upkeep app that you use in single user mode.

Boot in SU, and at ROOT, type: APPLEJACK
While it is loading in SU mode,
you will see lines and lines of code scrolling up which contain the words:

EMERGENCY, (STOP RIGHT THERE-EMERGENCY?!) "could not find X; Found x but could not X it. Three attempts to do X, but failed, tried to find x but failed-will try to X, could not do this, could not find that, unable to"... etc

A whole lot of code implying something is not right.

THEN it starts listing the familiar warnings that we all see when you repair permissions in normal mode: "ACL found but not expected in Root
GUID-x installer has been modified and will not be repaired" etc etc etc
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WHY wont they fix this-its a glaringly obvious bug?
APPLE says to ignore it-
would you ignore a "low brake fluid" warning light in your car? granted this is not fatal-but what a unconcerned attitude APPLE has about it;

WARNINGs come up for a REASON. You dont usually ignore them

Now maybe there is nothing to worry about-but still-the Mollasses-in-January speed is very irksome.
At first they warned of a possible 30 minute wait- now 'it may take some time...'

"Go grab some coffee and a donut" should be added to the message

[Catfish_Man]

Originally Posted by seashellz

WARNINGs come up for a REASON. You dont usually ignore them

Actually, in Adium's debug logs (I'm an Adium developer), I do ignore most of them. The bulk of our logs are either diagnostic (i.e. if something *does* go wrong, the information in them could be useful) or for tracking down specific issues that aren't the ones I'm working on.

One could argue that means we need to improve our logging system, of course

<edit> Another example: Xcode spams Console with a ton of memory-management warnings. It turns out that all those warnings mean is "if this app wasn't running with garbage collection on, it would be leaking memory". Annoying, but irrelevant unless Xcode was a dual-mode app, which it's not.
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[vansouza]

I hear another beta is out tonight... again No Issues.