10.4.8 is out

[wildmac]

I still have my system 1 floppies that you had to boot from, then eject and put in whatever app floppy you wanted to run. Those were the days...

I might have some of those, but I don't recal some of them being labeled so it's hard to tell...

But the big change with 7.1?... That's when they started CHARGING for major OS updates.... you want to talk about pain and nashing of teeth on the bulletin boards...

 

[Lucky736]

Thanks for the reply - unfortunately I've tried all those things (and also run fsck and MacJanitor) but still no change. Hmmmm, puzzling...

Try an archive and install.

 

[macridah]

So far so good

First, I had to restart so my "uptime" is low. The boot up took a lot longer than usual ... I hope that was only for the first restart.

But things seem Ok ... in fact app seem snappier.

 

[Eduardo1971]

Relevant Apple Discussions thread here: 10.4.8 and colours ?

For those with the blue-tinged displays, follow the above link. It will solve the problem.

After I updated I didn't get the blue-tinged display. So I thought I would tinker with my system. After playing with the display setting under "system preferences", I was able to replicate the nasty blue-tinged display. I removed my "color LCD" profile and POOF! The blue-tinged display! I followed the above link and got a nicely calibrated display, without the dreaded blue.

On a side-note, my wireless internet connection seems faster as the rest of my Macbook programs/system.

 

[Eduardo1971]

I might have some of those, but I don't recal some of them being labeled so it's hard to tell...

But the big change with 7.1?... That's when they started CHARGING for major OS updates.... you want to talk about pain and nashing of teeth on the bulletin boards...

Boy, that brings to mind my DOS 6.0 days.

 

[Multimedia]

After A Few Hours Feels A Bit Smoother - Placebo?

Never better. Feels a bit snappier and smooth. I'm sure it could be placebo. I love this system. Seems like some of the stalls - spinning beach ball - I've experienced lately in Safari and EyeTV2 are gone. My wireless RF-USB Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro seems a lot smoother now.

 

[Snide]

My Pismo with 512MB RAM always feels much snappier after restarting.
The restart I just did after the 10.4.8 combo-update was no exception.

 

[thogs_cave]

But the big change with 7.1?... That's when they started CHARGING for major OS updates.... you want to talk about pain and nashing of teeth on the bulletin boards...

Oh, how well I remember that. <glances at Mac 512Ke on shelf>

Actually, I almost gave up when the original System 7 came out - it required a hard drive, all I had were two 800K drives, and as a college student there was no way I could afford a hard drive. Actually, come to think of it, I didn't have a Mac with a hard drive until I got my hands on a Mac II prototype (that I wish I still had, along with the Lisa 1 and the Sun 1) in 1991 or so.

Wow. I just had a vivid memory of walking across campus in 1986 talking to a fellow "Mac Head" about the new Mac Plus. Not only SCSI, but the amazing ability to have 4 megabytes of RAM!

Oh well, time marches on.

 

[thogs_cave]

Oh, and....

To the topic at hand: So far 10.4.8 is fine on my G5 and MacBook. Tomorrow I'll update the spousal MacBook and the Mac mini-based server.

 

[afields]

It seems like every time apple does a big round of updates like this (ilife/iwork/osx) something always comes out the following week. whether it be new software or updated hardware. Hmmmmm.....

 

[lOUDsCREAMEr]

damn, gotta reinstall mac osx (iBook G4)
tried repair disk / reset pram
kernel panicked / loads forever at login

dunno why
bummer

frontrow no longer works

 

[FadeToBlack]

Also working fine on my MacBook...

Didn't think Transparent Dock was Universal yet? I checked on it the other day and it said that it wasn't Universal.

I updated earlier today and so far, everything is fine. No blue tint or anything.

 

[me_94501]

For those with the blue-tinged displays, follow the above link. It will solve the problem.

After I updated I didn't get the blue-tinged display. So I thought I would tinker with my system. After playing with the display setting under "system preferences", I was able to replicate the nasty blue-tinged display. I removed my "color LCD" profile and POOF! The blue-tinged display! I followed the above link and got a nicely calibrated display, without the dreaded blue.

On a side-note, my wireless internet connection seems faster as the rest of my Macbook programs/system.

I notice the displays on the iMacs I use at work have always had a bluer look than my MacBook and iBook (prior to 10.4.8, until I followed the workaround), though my CRT iMac had a color balance more like the MacBook pre-10.4.8. In other words, I don't know what on earth it is really supposed to look like.

Either way, I prefer the 10.4.7 ColorSync profile; it isn't as glaring.

 

[archurban]

so since mac os x 10.4.8 updated, what's been changed? here is my case.

1. Apple seems to alter standard color profile (color LCD). it's less blur, bright but more accurate color. I like it even though I use my customized profile.

2. ctrl + scroll wheel = zoom in & out. it's now all available for wire mighty mouse. two fingers scroll + ctrl = zoom in & out is also working, too.

3. after installing it, my macbook was booting twice. it's maybe something to do with firmware udpate ?

 

[FadeToBlack]

2. ctrl + scroll wheel = zoom in & out. it's now all available for wire mighty mouse. two fingers scroll + ctrl = zoom in & out is also working, too.

Wow, that zoom feature is really cool!

 

[gerardrj]

Only 125MB?

FINALLY, I've been waiting for this all week. At least it won't take that long to download.

 

[Foxglove9]

Really quick install on my G5 (never even installed the last security update). Quick restart too. Don't notice any changes at all in overall system performance. I did notice that the airport update that has been sitting in the software update is now gone, so I guess that's integrated in the 10.4.8 now.

That zoom option is really cool, thanks for posting that. Not sure what I would use it for but I like it.

 

[Snide]

Translator Transformed

 

[nomad01]

Has the rotate option always been there in the Displays System Preferences panel?

I can't remember seeng it before but then I rarely have to change monitor settings.

 

[jaydencanderson]

On my MacBook, when I had the Leopard Preview installed, the tint is this blue. I do not think that it is something that can be perfectly fixed. You will just have to get used to it. On my bosses PPC iMac it also is has a bluish tint.

 

[livingfortoday]

Ok, I did a quick thread search and didn't find this term, so I'll ask. Since the update, I noticed something called "SAS" in my System Profiler. Has this always been there, or is it new? I don't think I've seen it before. When i click on it, it says:

"This system does not contain any SAS devices. If you have any SAS devices installed, please check that they are connected and powered on."

What is this?

 

[Bob Knob]

This one can kill your MBP

Of the nine people I know who have MBPs six (including me) received kernel panics during the final stages of the update or during the restart... no one was able to recover and everyone had to restore 10.4.x from backups.

So what about the other three MBP owners??? One successfully ran the update and the other two were contacted before they clicked the instal/download button, they are going to wait a week or so before trying it.

It is always a good idea to make sure you are completely backed up before you run any update, but this one seems to be a killer of MBPs from where I sit.

 

[livingfortoday]

Dang, I just noticed on my Powerbook that now I can't seem to launch Mail for more than a few seconds without it crashing since this update. Hmm... I don't see any mention of updates to Mail, is there a way to uninstall the updates to see if the problem goes away?

 

[arn]

Has the rotate option always been there in the Displays System Preferences panel?

Yes, if you have an ATI X1900

arn

 

[Gonzo75]

Ok, I did a quick thread search and didn't find this term, so I'll ask. Since the update, I noticed something called "SAS" in my System Profiler. Has this always been there, or is it new? I don't think I've seen it before. When i click on it, it says:

"This system does not contain any SAS devices. If you have any SAS devices installed, please check that they are connected and powered on."

What is this?

Hi, I work for a HDD company and can tell you...SAS stands for Serial Attached SCSI. It's a serial interface for SCSI, like what SATA was for standard IDE (or PATA). It is a new interface and is not readily availible to the consumer market now.