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10.2.4 ate my entire clipboard....
Man this sucks, installed 10.2.4 just now and despite the fact of it being snappier it now ate my entire clipboard and drag & drop, meaning I can no longer drag & drop files into applications such as toast & others. Photoshop reports a clipboard error after starting and also classic can not interact with the OSX clipboard. I repaired permissions, restarted, installed combo 10.2.4, repaired permissions again, restarted again. No avail. Anyone know a way of fixing this?
Cheers,
Ahmed
Man this sucks, installed 10.2.4 just now and despite the fact of it being snappier it now ate my entire clipboard and drag & drop, meaning I can no longer drag & drop files into applications such as toast & others. Photoshop reports a clipboard error after starting and also classic can not interact with the OSX clipboard. I repaired permissions, restarted, installed combo 10.2.4, repaired permissions again, restarted again. No avail. Anyone know a way of fixing this?
Cheers,
Ahmed
Re: Apple.com boards--> 10.2.4 causing major problems!
so curious. but once again, 10.2.4 doesn't innately break your clock. it didn't break mine. it's too bad they didn't do sufficient testing on it though. my gosh, they've been working on it for nearly 3 months now.
Originally posted by RndmAxess
WOW!
I was reading on the apple knowledge base discussion boards about 10.2.4 causing some serious problems on a lot of machines. If you are having an issue with 10.2.4 I highly recommend reading this stuff.
My clock issue is only one of the things that was broken with an update to 10.2.4.
so curious. but once again, 10.2.4 doesn't innately break your clock. it didn't break mine. it's too bad they didn't do sufficient testing on it though. my gosh, they've been working on it for nearly 3 months now.
Re: OS10.2.4 broke my clock.
yep... Reinstalled the 10.2.1 keeping old Users/Network settings and then upgraded to 10.2.3 and things are sweet once again on the cube. Still got 10.2.4 on the Tibook, I'm gonna keep it on and find a way to get DSL up and running.
Next time I'm gonna hold off an the update for a couple of days and wait for feedback... I've learnt my lesson.
yep... Reinstalled the 10.2.1 keeping old Users/Network settings and then upgraded to 10.2.3 and things are sweet once again on the cube. Still got 10.2.4 on the Tibook, I'm gonna keep it on and find a way to get DSL up and running.
Next time I'm gonna hold off an the update for a couple of days and wait for feedback... I've learnt my lesson.
Should I upgrade?
Just got back from a holliday...
I was about to download 10.2.4 as soon as i heard it was released, untill i read all the negative feedback!
Is there likely to be a small upgrade which fixes these problems any time soon? such as 10.2.4b or 10.2.4.1, and if not should I upgrade to 10.2.4 or keep 10.2.3?
any help would be greatly appreciated!
Just got back from a holliday...
I was about to download 10.2.4 as soon as i heard it was released, untill i read all the negative feedback!
Is there likely to be a small upgrade which fixes these problems any time soon? such as 10.2.4b or 10.2.4.1, and if not should I upgrade to 10.2.4 or keep 10.2.3?
any help would be greatly appreciated!
hmm... strange, os 10.2.4 hasnt done anything bad for me, and ive had it since 15 minutes after it came out https://forums.macrumors.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Re: Re: Re: System Hangs?
i almost sold my powerbook thinking it was a
dog...too slow....until i did a reformat reinstall.
for some reason norton slows down the system.
i cant believe they havent publicly apoligized to
the mac community. those guys dug their own
grave...sorta sad...i used them all the time in
os9. maybe they will fix things and apologies.
i almost sold my powerbook thinking it was a
dog...too slow....until i did a reformat reinstall.
for some reason norton slows down the system.
i cant believe they havent publicly apoligized to
the mac community. those guys dug their own
grave...sorta sad...i used them all the time in
os9. maybe they will fix things and apologies.
Another little performance boost
Another little performance boost-- it's all good!
I played around with 10.2.4 last night and noticed that scrolling speed and some window resizing has improved. Resizing in TextEdit was definitely [dare I say it] 'silkier' (more evidence that the word might apply to all OS X window performance on my 733 someday-- we can wish )
Scrolling is zippier in IE, as if Apple popped in some line of code like, "if user activates IE, allocate 100% of available resources to scrolling" It's also faster in Safari, as though there's some sort of scrolling acceleration going on, like with a Windows cursor. This could just be a v.0.6 release thing-- dunno.
I don't like Microsoft's implementation of cursor accelleration in Windows, but I really welcome the scrolling acceleration in OS X. Then again, maybe there's no real "acceleration" in OS X, it might just be quicker.
Either way, the speed is a welcome relief. The less a user has to slow down their thought flow to wait for OS X to catch up, the better. Don't quit now, Apple-- enhancements like these encourage people to not switch away. I might have to tweak my sig soon. 10.3
Another little performance boost-- it's all good!
I played around with 10.2.4 last night and noticed that scrolling speed and some window resizing has improved. Resizing in TextEdit was definitely [dare I say it] 'silkier' (more evidence that the word might apply to all OS X window performance on my 733 someday-- we can wish
)Scrolling is zippier in IE, as if Apple popped in some line of code like, "if user activates IE, allocate 100% of available resources to scrolling" It's also faster in Safari, as though there's some sort of scrolling acceleration going on, like with a Windows cursor. This could just be a v.0.6 release thing-- dunno.
I don't like Microsoft's implementation of cursor accelleration in Windows, but I really welcome the scrolling acceleration in OS X. Then again, maybe there's no real "acceleration" in OS X, it might just be quicker.
Either way, the speed is a welcome relief. The less a user has to slow down their thought flow to wait for OS X to catch up, the better. Don't quit now, Apple-- enhancements like these encourage people to not switch away. I might have to tweak my sig soon.
10.3
Re: iCal and Address book don't quit when closed.
Woo-hooooooooo! This was my biggest complaint EVER. Happy, happy Cleo!
Woo-hooooooooo! This was my biggest complaint EVER. Happy, happy Cleo!
Re: Re: Re: Very Snappy
sir, I feel your pain...and I am now much more adept at changing my science rate, thanks to 10.2.4! Civ III is truely a great thing.
funny thing, I had my mom and sister upgrade on their 12" ibook & 12'Pwbk respectively, and then for some odd reason my mom's airport ceased to function.
after numerous long distance calls (I'm on the west coast, they are on the east) and system reinstalls, alas, my dad finally figures out the problem....
he had to reset his linksys wireless access point!
Doh!
b.
sir, I feel your pain...and I am now much more adept at changing my science rate, thanks to 10.2.4! Civ III is truely a great thing.
funny thing, I had my mom and sister upgrade on their 12" ibook & 12'Pwbk respectively, and then for some odd reason my mom's airport ceased to function.
after numerous long distance calls (I'm on the west coast, they are on the east) and system reinstalls, alas, my dad finally figures out the problem....
he had to reset his linksys wireless access point!
Doh!
b.
Re: Re: Re: System Hangs?
Sorry for the long delay between posts. I often go offline durring the weekends as I am out and about either camping or exploring away from all technology.
Yes, I have had many many serious problems with Norton Utilities/System Works with OSX. There current versions have not be created from the ground up to work with OSX but have been simply patched to get it by. Also so that Norton can work with OSX it has to modify the System Kernel. This is where I suspect the serious problems come from.
On my machine I started noticing that it was losing system prefs and permissions consistently. At first it was having failures a couple times a week. When I finally gave up and backed up (nearly unsuccesfully) and reinstalled I was having problems multiple times a day. There was also an extreme system slow down. I nearly wan't able to backup do to the fact that OSX was not able to finish a burn anymore from any program (a system level error). You can not simply uninstall or delete Norton it modifies the system kernel necessitating a complete reinstall.
I do not know for sure that this will fix your problem but to me it is highly suspect. In any case to avoid future problems I seriously recommend formatting and starting from scratch. Use Norton for a coaster or for target practice. What ever you do don't put it in your computer even to repair from the disk.
I personally have had absolutely no problem with 10.2.4 and highly recommend it as a bug fix. To anyone pointing at posts and knoweldge boards to problems as reasons for not upgrading remember for every post of someone having problems there are thousands of people with no problems and therefore have no reason to post.
Sorry for the long delay between posts. I often go offline durring the weekends as I am out and about either camping or exploring away from all technology.
Yes, I have had many many serious problems with Norton Utilities/System Works with OSX. There current versions have not be created from the ground up to work with OSX but have been simply patched to get it by. Also so that Norton can work with OSX it has to modify the System Kernel. This is where I suspect the serious problems come from.
On my machine I started noticing that it was losing system prefs and permissions consistently. At first it was having failures a couple times a week. When I finally gave up and backed up (nearly unsuccesfully) and reinstalled I was having problems multiple times a day. There was also an extreme system slow down. I nearly wan't able to backup do to the fact that OSX was not able to finish a burn anymore from any program (a system level error). You can not simply uninstall or delete Norton it modifies the system kernel necessitating a complete reinstall.
I do not know for sure that this will fix your problem but to me it is highly suspect. In any case to avoid future problems I seriously recommend formatting and starting from scratch. Use Norton for a coaster or for target practice. What ever you do don't put it in your computer even to repair from the disk.
I personally have had absolutely no problem with 10.2.4 and highly recommend it as a bug fix. To anyone pointing at posts and knoweldge boards to problems as reasons for not upgrading remember for every post of someone having problems there are thousands of people with no problems and therefore have no reason to post.
I would highly suspect your setting and would in fact reinstall all your settings. Be sure that you have your port prefs in network set to ethernet first. It has been a long standing recommendation to delete or remove all othere ports from the list this way OSX can't default to another port even by chance.
What config method are you using? i.e. dhcp, bootp, etc..
Strange one this... as I mentioned, I had exactly the same problem on two machines once they'd been upgraded from 10.2.3 > 10.2.4 Both could get a DSL line sync but not connect to the ISP's server
I spoke to the tech guys at my ISP and all the network settings appear to be correct - the modem connects using PPP andd is usually provided an IP address (this isn't happening now), tried a reinstall for the DSL modem software (WebShuttle DSL).
The WebShuttle (USB modem) installler creates it's own item in the port selector (and this is above Built-in Ethernet in the drop down list), just tried making the webshuttle the only active setting (on the TiBook) and it still doesn't work.
In 10.2.3 I can have multiple ports in the drop down menu and things work fine.
I'm currently back on 10.2.3 on the cube with net access, the TiBook is on 10.2.4 and getting it's net access via internet sharing from the cube. I think this weekend I'll reinstall the TiBook completely and then get it up back to 10.2.4 and give it another go to see if that makes a difference.
If you've got any suggestions I'd love to hear them.
I'm thinking that the problem is related to the internet connection through you USB ports. Have you tried disconnecting all your other USB devices except your keyboard. Also have you tried switching the USB port on the back of your computer that the DSL modem is connected to. I assume you have the USB modem connected directly to the computer and not to a hub.
Yeah, I did have a problem when I first got the modem which was solved by plugging it directly into the back of the Cube, but with the TiBook it's the only thing plugged in (no hub) I've also tried both ports...
It might be a case of waiting for updated drivers from the modem maker.
Anyway if you've got any other ideas let us know, cheers.
10.2.4 and me!
I was thinking I was going so well. 10.2.4 has sped up OS Xs recognition of my adaptec firewire card when its put in. It used to freeze for a minute or so, now its around 10 secs!
Awesome.
No other (apparent) problems until I started using FCP3.0.4. Slow. Crasy. 10.2.3 and FCP3.0.4 were an awesome combination but i had to upgrade. Bugger.
I was thinking I was going so well. 10.2.4 has sped up OS Xs recognition of my adaptec firewire card when its put in. It used to freeze for a minute or so, now its around 10 secs!
Awesome.
No other (apparent) problems until I started using FCP3.0.4. Slow. Crasy. 10.2.3 and FCP3.0.4 were an awesome combination but i had to upgrade. Bugger.
Anyone else had the input menu appear in the menu bar? It shows UK and USA flags, even though the USA flag isn't selected in the menu! If I select then un-select the input menu vanishes....until reboot
That, along with discovering the nice new way of telling you that there is a kernel panic, has made me downgrade to 10.2.3.
Apple can't have tested this so called upgrade on many machines. Both my brand new MDD 1.25GHz and my 667MHz Ti book where screwed by it.
I wonder if Steve Jobs is kicking ass in Cupertino
TiWarrior
That, along with discovering the nice new way of telling you that there is a kernel panic, has made me downgrade to 10.2.3.
Apple can't have tested this so called upgrade on many machines. Both my brand new MDD 1.25GHz and my 667MHz Ti book where screwed by it.
I wonder if Steve Jobs is kicking ass in Cupertino
TiWarrior