Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Safari Updates

Well, I had a hell of a time trying to get the update through Software Update, but the install went fine after I downloaded the combo DMG from Apple's support page. That error message everyone is/was getting is bizarre...:confused:

Sambo110 said:
OMG that speed is amazing! Over here in Australia you could get a max of 2.4 mb/s, with the best internet. Crap, shows how far behind we are.
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If you ever visit the east coast of the U.S., try Verizon's 50 mb/s FiOS service. :eek: :eek: My 15 mb/s cable internet connection feels like dial-up now. :eek:
 
Well, in Australia you have to 1/10 your speed and that is how fast you download. So a 24 meg connection would download at 2.4 megs a second, give or take a bit. Is it the same in America? How fast does 15 megs download? Over here it would be 1.5 mb/s.
 
MacBook2, 1 - Downloaded 286 file from here - installed fine. Power management menu now appears to be fully populated.

MacMini2, 1 - Downloaded from Apple (286 file). Installed, had graphic glitch at the end of install. Waited 5 minutes - reset power manually. Rebooted fine.

Note: Had FW and USB devices plugged in on both machines during install - no USB problems.
 
Simple checklist for updating

Most things seems to work fine for now on my updated unibody mbp 2,4 but something always get 'broken'... :p

Either way, here's a good recipe I always use for doing a smooth, safe update:

  1. First, forget software update as it is almost always undenpendable for larger updates. This is a point update and not a quick little hotfix.
  2. Backup all important documents to another drive. Anything super-important, life-depending items goes on a non-rewritable media like DVD or such.
  3. Quit all applications possible so that any files to be updated isn't in use. Also remove any haxies and the like.
  4. Unhook any external drives and other external paraphernalia.
  5. Download the combo updater manually and run it. While it is installing be patient and don't mess around with any browser or anything else. Let it do it's job!
  6. Reboot when prompted.
  7. May not be necessary but seems to be a good thing to do nonetheless - reboot an extra time to purge things that got rewritten during the last bootup.
  8. Rehook any drives and other items one by one when everything seems to be working ok.
  9. Have fun and enjoy! :cool:

Perhaps this can be of use to anyone.
 
*FINALLY* Mail.app is FIXED!! :D :D. Just tested my Gmail - perfect!

I modified my Mail.app icon; "app.icns" to reflect my choice of email provider:

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Enuratique said:
Hey guys, my update is stuck on "Running Installer Script"... It's about 15% complete... The progress bar is "throbbing" so the computer's not frozen but clearly the install is not happening... My question, as this is the first time I've ever had a "bad" update is is it safe to turn off the Mac? Will my install be corrupted? Should I immediately try booting into safe mode and install the combo updater? Should I run Disk Fix?

Thanks for any advice!
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The exact same thing happened to me on my iMac. I did restart and the machine did start up and boot into 10.5.7, but I have to say that I'm a little nervous about the update because I had to restart. Also, after I restarted, the computer chimed once, went to the grey screen with the apple, and then started up a second time. I may try the combo update just to be sure...
 
yojitani said:
The exact same thing happened to me on my iMac. I did restart and the machine did start up and boot into 10.5.7, but I have to say that I'm a little nervous about the update because I had to restart. Also, after I restarted, the computer chimed once, went to the grey screen with the apple, and then started up a second time. I may try the combo update just to be sure...
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Why would you use anything BUT the combo?...
 
Sambo110 said:
Well, in Australia you have to 1/10 your speed and that is how fast you download. So a 24 meg connection would download at 2.4 megs a second, give or take a bit. Is it the same in America? How fast does 15 megs download? Over here it would be 1.5 mb/s.
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You understand that speeds are normally quoted by ISPs and device manufacturers in Mbps (megabits per second), while most applications display download speeds in MB/s (megabytes per second), right? And 1 MB = 8 Mb. It's unfortunate that the abbreviations for byte and bit only differ in capitalization, but so it goes. And a bit more of the capacity of the connection is taken up by overhead for the protocols that get the data where it's going.

Regardless, I don't think anyplace in the U.S. is offering 160 Mbps download speeds (which would be the minimum required to get 20 MB/s). Maybe Sweden, Japan, or Korea.
 
All good here so far... 15" 2.5 Penryn MBP...

I was getting the error messages last night when attempting to upgrade via SU, but that method worked fine this morning. Can anyone say slammed servers?
 
What a lame update. I still get horizontal tearing in Safari (8800GT) and Call of Duty 4 runs NO better than before... (I think it actually might be a little worse, but it's hard to tell).
 
tirerim said:
You understand that speeds are normally quoted by ISPs and device manufacturers in Mbps (megabits per second), while most applications display download speeds in MB/s (megabytes per second), right? And 1 MB = 8 Mb. It's unfortunate that the abbreviations for byte and bit only differ in capitalization, but so it goes. And a bit more of the capacity of the connection is taken up by overhead for the protocols that get the data where it's going.

Regardless, I don't think anyplace in the U.S. is offering 160 Mbps download speeds (which would be the minimum required to get 20 MB/s). Maybe Sweden, Japan, or Korea.
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Apparently, the people claiming download speeds of 20 MB/s have optical connections. Maybe they are in a college/university.:cool:

T1 - 1.544 megabits per second (24 DS0 lines)
T3 - 43.232 megabits per second (28 T1s)
OC3 - 155 megabits per second (84 T1s)
OC12 - 622 megabits per second (4 OC3s)
OC48 - 2.5 gigabits per seconds (4 OC12s)
OC192 - 9.6 gigabits per second (4 OC48s)

[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question372.htm]

On my 'hi-speed' cable internet using ethernet/wired connection, the speed of the download this morning was ~700-900 KB/sec, about double the speed of last night (just checking to see if it really was faster with fewer people accessing the servers :D).
 
glossywhite said:
That's right - impatience over logic :rolleyes:
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Why would an incremental update make a difference? I did an incremental update last night and I've been doing them since 10.5.1 and my computer has been working fine. I'm also very picky about the performance of my computer and I would definitely notice if something wasn't right. I also check my console from time to time to make sure there aren't any nasty re-occuring errors. I also never shut down my computer so my cron scrips run at night too.
 
Do your homework

MacStew said:
The incremental update is smaller (~400MB?), and so would download quicker.
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All posts/discussions about problems with updates to the OS have indicated that FAR fewer problems occur when the COMBO update is downloaded/applied.

Instead of taking the QUICK way out with the SU update, go to Apple's site and download the COMBO.

Interestingly, my SU shows the 10.5.7 update as 449 MB :confused: for my Mac Pro with 10.5.6.
 
Only problem was Screen Res with HDMI Adapter

Just downloaded the 10.5.7 update through software update and for the most part it was pretty painless. The update downloaded in about 10 minutes and no problems rebooting and logging back into the system. The install went smoothly. :)

The ONLY problem I had was with the screen resolution. I was using a DVI to HDMI adapter to connect to my 24" HP external monitor, but the resolution came out f*#*$# up. I have a 1920 x 1200 res monitor, but the only option under display in system preferences was 1920 x 1080. :(

Anyway, I didn't want to install the screen res software that some people are mentioning, so I just switched from a DVI/HDMI adapter to just a DVI/DVI cable (luckily my monitor has VGA, DVI, and HDMI connections) and that solved the problem. Hope Apple gets the problem fixed soon though, I want to use my HDMI cable again.
 
kjp said:
I don't have the power settings either. I have the unibody MBP, I downloaded the update from apple.com, and I had to to the hard shutdown due to the repeating blue screen.
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Same here. No power management settings from the top bar.
 
Illuminated keyboard

Am I the only one with Illuminated keyboard issue???

Tried running Combo update twice... when i touch the keyboard button to illuminate i get the translicent light signal but with the sign telling me i cannot use it...

Damn Apple really needs to stop btching with what was working ..instead of a bug fixes updates are starting to look like bug installers.

That is with a Unibody 15 Inches MacBook Pro.
(wonder why no one found this bug yet....am I the only one who uses illu Key?)

Anybody else??? any fixes??
EDIT:
Also had both issue as above no power setting and had to force restart the first time i did the combo update...cause the repeating blue screen......BSOD?? :p
 
Everything downloaded and installed just fine for me on my late-2008 MBP. Took about 10 minutes to download, the comptuer restarted twice. Logged in, downloaded the Safari Beta update, restarted *again* and all seems to be working ok. I did notice that my logitech mouse seems to move faster across the screen :confused: but other than that, I haven't seen any differences. But then again, I haven't really poked around all that much either.
 
jmccullough108 said:
Unplug any usb devices and try again. Apparently the update also updates the USB drivers, so if you have anything plugged in, it could kernal panic.

Also to those wondering why the download sizes are different, the ~250 one is for those on 10.5.6, and the ~400+ one is for those on anything prior to 10.5.6
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USB plugged in, unplugged, power adapter in, power adapter out, upside down, inside out...same thing, just shuts down after 20 seconds
 
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