10.5.6 is Out

[aswitcher]

no 4 finger swipe...sigh

 

[J the Ninja]

10.5.8 you mean?

Yeah, that's odd. OS X 10.5.5, Finder was at version 10.5.6. Strange how it skipped 10.5.7..

10.5.7 was the version in the special build of 10.5.5 that came with the Unibody machines.

155MB to go over here...

 

[GimmeSlack12]

I always use the combo update for these OS updates.

Why?

 

[Gex]

Downloadin'

I'm downloading the update to, but mine is only 190MB?

I have the early 08 MBP 2,5GHz model.

Oh well.. installing now

 

[plinden]

Yikes, these updates seem to come out pretty often.

No different from earlier versions of OS X - the 10.x.6 versions all arrived after about one year (except 10.2.6 which was released 8 months after 10.2.0)

 

[greenbreadmmm]

gaming performance?? apple?? what??

 

[babyj]

I might be imagining this, but I'm 99% certain Safari is running 10 times quicker than it was before installing 10.5.6 - most sites are loading in the blink of an eye which they never used to.

 

[joelovesapple]

Windows users would be on the forum all day if that were the case, seems Windows Update is finding small random updates every day.

Sorry, I meant service packs. But I guess it's all different anyway.

 

[sangosimo]

could someone check ram stability.

 

[synth3tik]

I'm still wanting to wait a few days and see how everything is going before updating myself.

 

[talkingfuture]

I wonder what delayed it over the weekend, or are they just teasing the rumourmill? I have to admit if I had control over these things I would release things on different days to the rumours.

Its probably a good thing that I don't run a large company!

 

[chisoxbull]

After the 10.5.6 update I am still experiencing the snow on an external monitor when waking the monitor from display sleep. Anyone else still notice this?

 

[Weaselboy]

I really hope this fixes my issues with my ATI X1900 XT graphics card. That thing has been a real nightmare at times.

P-Worm

I would say this is unlikely to fix your X1900 card. Mine and many others started the wonky lines and all due to a hardware failure of the card and a replacement is the only way to fix it.

 

[joelovesapple]

After the 10.5.6 update I am still experiencing the snow on an external monitor when waking the monitor from display sleep. Anyone else still notice this?

Well, it is Christmas!

 

[50548]

Any specific issues?

Any issues to report on Intel iMacs, or can I just install it as usual?

 

[crisss1205]

Yup 10.5.8:

I think that the 10.5.7 Finder update was for the Unibody MacBook's only because of the new 4 finger swipe, can someone confirm that?

 

[Bryanj026]

just got done installing on my unibody MBP no problems so far...

 

[MysterMac]

unified drivers ?

I wonder if this update will unify the (macbook in my case) driver base. I want to swap my 2006 macbook hd into my new unibody macbook without driver issues.

 

[dalvin200]

currently downloading 377mb on my macbook alu!!

 

[ztigerpaw]

Downloading now. Only 190MBs on my iBook G4.

 

[dr_lha]

I might be imagining this, but I'm 99% certain Safari is running 10 times quicker than it was before installing 10.5.6 - most sites are loading in the blink of an eye which they never used to.

What? Surely you're not implying that this update makes Safari "Snappier!" are you?

 

[kolax]

What? Surely you're not implying that this update makes Safari "Snappier!" are you?

Safari does seem snappier and I'm not just continuing off this tradition - OS X in general seems a bit snappier.

 

[J the Ninja]

I think that the 10.5.7 Finder update was for the Unibody MacBook's only because of the new 4 finger swipe, can someone confirm that?

Correct.

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

does it break httpmail?

 

[Bryanj026]

my finder version is 10.5.8