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Apple Releases OS X 10.7.3 with New Language Support and Bug Fixes
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Just updated my hackintosh 10.6.8 with the security update and my MBP to 10.7.3.
Hackintosh works fine and update was seamless. As for the MBP (2011), lots of beachballs at first because of mdworker and that frigginly annoying safari preview fetcher. Seems like it's fetching previews of the entire internet.
Disappointed that SL still doesn't get icloud.
Hackintosh works fine and update was seamless. As for the MBP (2011), lots of beachballs at first because of mdworker and that frigginly annoying safari preview fetcher. Seems like it's fetching previews of the entire internet.
Disappointed that SL still doesn't get icloud.
I do wonder why I hear of so many issues with Lion, yet I've had absolutely none of them. I use Lion on my Macbook Pro and it runs amazingly well.
I still have my complaints, like Mission Control sucking compared to Exposé and full screen support being broken on multiple monitors, but as far as the OS functioning correctly as designed, it has been for me.
Maybe there's some common software you are all running that causes these problems. There has to be a direct, tangible reason you have issues, since there are people like myself without them.
I still have my complaints, like Mission Control sucking compared to Exposé and full screen support being broken on multiple monitors, but as far as the OS functioning correctly as designed, it has been for me.
Maybe there's some common software you are all running that causes these problems. There has to be a direct, tangible reason you have issues, since there are people like myself without them.
Looks like they changed the checkmark next to menu items. It now looks like the iOS checkmark. I know it's a small thing, but it still doesn't "feel" like Mac OSX anymore. If you don't understand what I mean, open any Finder window and click the "Window" menubar item, then look at the checkmark next to the active window. The checkmark definitely was changed from 10.7.2, and now looks like iOS (Yes, I do notice the small details.)
(Yes, I do notice the small details.)
If you are unsure, install Lion on a external hard drive and use it from the external hard drive.
Read this thread before installing
Read this thread before installing:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17468372#17468372
Read this thread before installing:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17468372#17468372
I just performed a Geekbench test before the update (10.7.2) and after the update (10.7.3) of my MacBookPro5,3 (3.06Ghz Core 2 Duo, 8Gb memory) and I am seeing a geekbench score improvement from 4515 to 4679. Booting seems faster, and the overall feel is that my MBP has become a bit more snappy. Has anybody else tested for improvements as well?
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I have to admit Lion has disappointed me greatly. I have encountered so many lockups and performance issues since it was released. And worryingly it seems Apple has no idea how to fix them.
I assume others have seen one of the annoying issues when the display starts dancing to the right and you can't do anything for short bursts of time (10-30 seconds)? I guess this is the new variant of the spinning beachball of death. I've reproduced this on my iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
My iMac with 12GB RAM really starts to feel sluggish when I have a fair number of applications open in Lion. I never had the same problems in Snow Leopard. I have the same problems on both my MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Both of those admittedly have less RAM and less CPU power, but still never had issues with Leopard or Snow Leopard. If iCloud was available with Snow Leopard I would have downgraded all of my machines ages ago.
What really agitates me is Windows 7 is running beautifully on the i5, 12GB RAM iMac. Far better than Lion ever does. It's so much better performance-wise that I'm now having to make the galling decision to use Windows 7 on my production machine for real work. That means bye bye Mac OS X as you can't use full disk encryption and BitLocker on a single drive machine.
That's too bad, I've personally have not experienced any issues on my Mac Mini with Lion.. Did you use a Time Machine back up? I wonder If a fresh install may fix that? I'm guessing it's most likely graphics card related..
No such problems on many machines
Sorry, but I have installed Lion on over a dozen machines, including iMacs, MacPros and MacBook Pros and have had no similar issues or any reports from other users of such issues. Our systems run a wide variety of software including development tools, Adobe CS5, MS software, Java, etc. My MacPro with 12GB runs smooth as silk. Enjoy Windows.
Sorry, but I have installed Lion on over a dozen machines, including iMacs, MacPros and MacBook Pros and have had no similar issues or any reports from other users of such issues. Our systems run a wide variety of software including development tools, Adobe CS5, MS software, Java, etc. My MacPro with 12GB runs smooth as silk. Enjoy Windows.
I have to admit Lion has disappointed me greatly. I have encountered so many lockups and performance issues since it was released. And worryingly it seems Apple has no idea how to fix them.
I assume others have seen one of the annoying issues when the display starts dancing to the right and you can't do anything for short bursts of time (10-30 seconds)? I guess this is the new variant of the spinning beachball of death. I've reproduced this on my iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
My iMac with 12GB RAM really starts to feel sluggish when I have a fair number of applications open in Lion. I never had the same problems in Snow Leopard. I have the same problems on both my MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Both of those admittedly have less RAM and less CPU power, but still never had issues with Leopard or Snow Leopard. If iCloud was available with Snow Leopard I would have downgraded all of my machines ages ago.
What really agitates me is Windows 7 is running beautifully on the i5, 12GB RAM iMac. Far better than Lion ever does. It's so much better performance-wise that I'm now having to make the galling decision to use Windows 7 on my production machine for real work. That means bye bye Mac OS X as you can't use full disk encryption and BitLocker on a single drive machine.
Looks like they changed the checkmark next to menu items. It now looks like the iOS checkmark. I know it's a small thing, but it still doesn't "feel" like Mac OSX anymore. If you don't understand what I mean, open any Finder window and click the "Window" menubar item, then look at the checkmark next to the active window. The checkmark definitely was changed from 10.7.2, and now looks like iOS
I'm comparing the checkmark between my desktop still running Snow Leopard, and my freshly updated Lion laptop and see no difference.
I use an app from the MAS called memoryfreer that monitors your memory usage in a menu bar icon and can prompt you when inactive memory reaches a limit you choose. You can then use the app to free up the inactive memory. I assume this is the same as purging ?
This broke my mid-2010 mac mini. things look sharp and clear, but the icons, menu bars, and text are all big. Instead of buttons, I see red questions marks and ic-something in yello with some rainbow coloration behind the words for the buttons. applications all fail to open, although sometimes the autoloading ical works. I can't check or change anything.
The recovery partition says the drive is fine, and the permission repair didnt help me at all.
Time to fire up time machine. Damnit.
The recovery partition says the drive is fine, and the permission repair didnt help me at all.
Time to fire up time machine. Damnit.
No iCloud integration yet... I was hoping to be able to access iCloud files without having to open it in Safari.
I haven't really seen anything revolutionary in this update yet.
update = evolutionary
upgrade = hyper-evolutionary with occasional revolutionary components. [hopefully]
Learn the lingo and I've found you are disappointed less.
No change here. I am running it though in 32-bit mode so that could be why.
Or they simply optimized some drivers on yours in the latest update.
Boot speed a bit slower than it used to be but fast enough. Funny that my super old 1.8ghz dual core Compaq PC running SL Hackintosh still boots faster (20 seconds vs 40s on my MBP '11).
NOT.
Take a year, or close. 10.7.4 will probably be what Lion should have been on release. Never upgrade within the first year unless you need it for some specific reason or it comes preloaded on you Mac.
The "extras" of Lion won't give enough benefit for the trouble at this time.
There is a thread about this issue here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17468372#17468372
and here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=14255022
Seems to affect certain models.
Three updates to Lion now, I reckon it's time to jump from Snow Leopard
are you kidding?
Until it gonna be stable enough and will have classic expose from SL I bet most of the users that still running on SL wont switch..