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Apple Begins Seeding Mac OS X 10.6.1 for Testing

markcres said:
It seems odd that Apple are looking for feedback from only a small select 'invitation only' group..... why don't they try to gain as much information from their customers as possible. They could save time and money by just trawling through all the threads on the MacRumors forum !!
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People here are not so good at testing. Just read the threads. Some guy says "works for me" without stating what he does with his computer". Another guy says "printer is broke" without saying what steps he did to try and resolve the issue. These are absolutely useless as test reports

The best testers are people who are good at resolving and narrowing down problems. They will be able to write up the minimum number of steps needed to re-produce the problem and then list the fixes they tried. I write software, and believe me those kinds of reports are 1,000 time more useful that what you typically hear. Most complaints turn out to be users not understanding the software.

Good bug reports help the user too. If I get a very specific bug report and the log files and input data are included I can see what's going on and fix it in 20 minutes. and the user is very happy. But "it's broke" type reports pretty much have to go on the bottom on the pile and that user will have to wait until the problem effects someone else who can better describe it.
 
OllyW said:
I haven't had any major issues so far with Snow Leopard and never had any problems with Leopard when it was released. Tiger on the other hand gave me big, big problems.

It's only a small minority who run into trouble when a new OS comes out, but boy do they make a big noise about it. ;)
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I wasnt screaming when Leo first came out then i thought maybe its just this release is like that, but come one, the second OS is buggy as hell, apple get your act together.
 
My clean install has been perfect. I have had no issues and find the speed improvements outstanding. Any update is always exciting.
 
iAta said:
any idea if it will be compatable with the Golden release 10A432 ? i mean not the retail box .. :confused:
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The 10A432 and the retail version are identical from what I've seen. There is virtually no way to distinguish one from the other but I might be mistaken ...
 
I've had only three problems...in order of their severity:

  1. Mail Crashing - it's happend 2-3 times unexpectedly, each time I've reported the bug to Apple
  2. When opening Time Machine on my MBP which uses a Time Capsule, the whole machine locks up and only a hard reset fixes the problem.
  3. This is more of a request - stop crippling 64bit support by forcing us to hold down "6" + "4" during startup.

Thanks!
 
Great,

Seeing as it was on pre-order looks like the update will get here before my disk arrives!:mad::mad::mad:
 
iAta said:
any idea if it will be compatable with the Golden release 10A432 ? i mean not the retail box .. :confused:
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Did someone just download SL instead of buy it?

They are the same thing or the retail build number would've changed.
 
You really have to love how Apple is continuing updating their software. I think it really shows their commitment to keeping the software running well.

Unfortunately, I don't think my CS3 licensing issue will be fixed. Shame on you Adobe! :rolleyes:
 
ChrisA said:
People here are not so good at testing. Just read the threads. Some guy says "works for me" without stating what he does with his computer". Another guy says "printer is broke" without saying what steps he did to try and resolve the issue. These are absolutely useless as test reports

The best testers are people who are good at resolving and narrowing down problems. They will be able to write up the minimum number of steps needed to re-produce the problem and then list the fixes they tried. I write software, and believe me those kinds of reports are 1,000 time more useful that what you typically hear. Most complaints turn out to be users not understanding the software.

Good bug reports help the user too. If I get a very specific bug report and the log files and input data are included I can see what's going on and fix it in 20 minutes. and the user is very happy. But "it's broke" type reports pretty much have to go on the bottom on the pile and that user will have to wait until the problem effects someone else who can better describe it.
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+1 ... I have waited for Snow Leopard. Mainly because of QuickBooks, but I fully agree with everything said here.

***TO FUTURE POSTERS / COMPLAINERS***

If you have a problem and your gonna waste time and space on MR. Why not give details and maybe someone here can help. :)
 
jessica. said:
Bring back printer support, namely HP and make sure it works over network and locally ... dbags!!!! :mad:

I think I can deal with most everything else. If you must, make the pixels of all menus slightly off if it means I get my printers back.
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My hp laserjet 1300n works perfectly in 10.6 just as it did in 10.5. In fact, 10.6 appears to have much better support for my printer - lots more printing options (like scale to fit, etc.) available when I want to print a page now...
 
Now that we're all about printers . . .

My Laserjet P2015 works fine. Drivers included in SL already.

However, still seems to default to 600x600 dpi despite the ProRes 1200 (1200x1200 dpi) option being available and me selecting it. Seems like HP didn't go the whole nine with their drivers, either in SL or Leopard. Oh well, output still looks quite good, the best 600x600 I've seen from a Laser in its price range ($300-$400.)

Either that, or 1200x1200 looks exactly like 600x600, which I don't think is normal.

Unsure whether the HP toolbox software (tweaking output, ink density, etc.) works. Haven't tried that yet.
 
I was invited and accepted to test, but haven't received the new build yet. Maybe it's an even smaller subset of the accepted testers?
 
I'm just hoping for a more robust version of the built-in Cisco VPN client. One that lets you import .pcf files, or tinker with the configuration of the client itself to accomodate different PIX/ASA/Concentrator configurations.

Other than that, all of my other issues with Snow Leopard are with third-party developers.
 
Hmmm.....based on all the reports just here on MR, maybe I'll just sit and look at the pretty disk cover and hold off on upgrading until I can immediately update to 10.6.1 right after.
 
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