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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.5
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I can confirm this. I was like WHAT HAPPENED suddenly!? Additional RAM is indeed set free upon the first boot.
Another proof that Mac OS Xs RAM management is plainly pathetic. I fear to install Lion just cuzz of this very reason.
Still better later than never.
is this update safe? i have a macpro 6core and new to Mac, reason I'm asking is because i'm reading that some people have sound issues and some apps don't seem to work anymore after the update. I'm in no way good on the technical part when it comes to computers especially Macs and i don't want to get myself in trouble ending up with no sound or what have you.
my computer is pretty much default so no extra ssd's or special sound cards, graphics cards etc.
is it smarter to wait it out a bit or safe to install now....
my computer is pretty much default so no extra ssd's or special sound cards, graphics cards etc.
is it smarter to wait it out a bit or safe to install now....
is this update safe? i have a macpro 6core and new to Mac, reason I'm asking is because i'm reading that some people have sound issues and some apps don't seem to work anymore after the update. I'm in no way good on the technical part when it comes to computers especially Macs and i don't want to get myself in trouble ending up with no sound or what have you.
my computer is pretty much default so no extra ssd's or special sound cards, graphics cards etc.
is it smarter to wait it out a bit or safe to install now....[/QUOTE]
Always better to wait it out.
The-Fanboys immediately update because they drink the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2132305&tstart=0&start=0
19 pages thread on Apples support forums.
is this update safe? i have a macpro 6core and new to Mac, reason I'm asking is because i'm reading that some people have sound issues and some apps don't seem to work anymore after the update. I'm in no way good on the technical part when it comes to computers especially Macs and i don't want to get myself in trouble ending up with no sound or what have you.
my computer is pretty much default so no extra ssd's or special sound cards, graphics cards etc.
is it smarter to wait it out a bit or safe to install now....[/QUOTE]
Always better to wait it out.
The
Your argument cannot be taken seriously. I like updating my computers, Windows and Mac. It doesn't have anything to do with being a fanboy!
Of course for systems that are business critical people should be cautious and have a proper test methodology.
That's like complaining your four cylinder car is using all four cylinders. Snow Leopard uses a lot of ram for me, but as soon as I launch a resource heavy program, it makes room for it.
I have a iMac 27", iMac11,1 model, Core i7 2,8 GHz with 8 GB RAM.
The graphic card is a ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512 MB VRAM.
I'm also running 10.6.5 and I have the same score as 'okboy'.
OpenGL Graphics Test 326.40
Spinning Squares 414.06 frames/sec
I agree... Office 2011 seems to be working fine for me after installing via Software Update.
I wish people would post actual problems rather than say "it breaks X" or "is broken".
Take your car to the mechanic and say fix it - it's broken. He (like me) will need detail to understand the issue.
It could simply be that the MS Update to Office (released recently) broke something too (or if applied might fix something).
Always use software update. Always make sure your computer is ready for an update.
Manual combo updates that are downloaded within seconds of going live ALWAYS cause these random problems. I read it every time.
Airprint working now... for me
Head over to http://www.shoutpedia.com/how-to-enable-airprint-on-mac-os-x-10.6.5-6746/
The files and instuctions helped me get it to work.
Not for those who fear the terminal though.
Head over to http://www.shoutpedia.com/how-to-enable-airprint-on-mac-os-x-10.6.5-6746/
The files and instuctions helped me get it to work.
Not for those who fear the terminal though.
Thats true, but there have been problems for many ppl out there with SL specifically. I was not the only one with the constant 1 GB inactive RAM (blue) and heavy page-outs despite programs wanting some of the inactive RAM cut its never been the case in Leopard or Tiger. That is exactly the issue that thread on the official forums is all about.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11401113#post11401113
Why on earth did you need to use terminal ?
is this update safe? i have a macpro 6core and new to Mac, reason I'm asking is because i'm reading that some people have sound issues and some apps don't seem to work anymore after the update. I'm in no way good on the technical part when it comes to computers especially Macs and i don't want to get myself in trouble ending up with no sound or what have you.
my computer is pretty much default so no extra ssd's or special sound cards, graphics cards etc.
is it smarter to wait it out a bit or safe to install now....[/QUOTE]
Always better to wait it out.
The
Apple updates are never something to avoid, just the opposite. Apple forum users, however, are.
...or because they don't want to expose themselves to known security vulnerabilities longer than necessary? Learn some civility.The
Installed via Software Update on my Mac Pro, rebooted OK but after about 30 mins of use system rebooted itself and got stuck in a loop of rebooting before even fully booted. Just restoring to 10.5 now from Time Machine, will give it another go and if it does the same then I'll wait this one out!
The
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Oh, sweet irony...
Dont tell me you work for Apple cuzz it seems such attitudes seem to prevail in their OS X development teams.
OpenGL fix
May have fixed an OpenGL problem that began in 10.6
imac 9,1 C2D 3.06GHz 4GB RAM ATI 4850
Xbench OpenGL Graphics Test
OS Score FPS
10.5.7 231.6 293.8
10.6 132.7 168.3
10.6.5 264.7 335.7
I didn't specifically record 10.6.4 scores. Maybe was fixed in an intermediate update. If anyone has a 10.6.4 to 10.6.5 back to back that would be good. YMMV
May have fixed an OpenGL problem that began in 10.6
imac 9,1 C2D 3.06GHz 4GB RAM ATI 4850
Xbench OpenGL Graphics Test
OS Score FPS
10.5.7 231.6 293.8
10.6 132.7 168.3
10.6.5 264.7 335.7
I didn't specifically record 10.6.4 scores. Maybe was fixed in an intermediate update. If anyone has a 10.6.4 to 10.6.5 back to back that would be good. YMMV