Has anyone noticed any problems with iTunes? Ever since the OS update the text rendering is completely screwy. (Which I will of course report to Apple)
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Apple Releases Third OS X El Capitan Public Beta
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I'm still having issues using Exchange with this new build (hasn't worked in any Public Beta builds for me). Anyone else having the same problem? Failure to consistently connect (and stay connected) to Exchange accounts through Mail / Calendar through the OS?
This sounds more like you are not using the API as intended. This may happen if it is a huge and complex application like Photoshop or Transmit but not for common applications. I have a dozend of apps and had to enhance precisely one line of code since Snow Leopard because of a deprecated function and two more lines because of UI changes. Taking some more time when developing can safe ten times maintenance.
Still having the issue where I am unable to connect to network drives or my NAS (or even see them in Finder half the time). Been a problem on every beta build so far, and I've seen feedback and the logs. It even affects server apps like Splashtop and Air Video HD. The network drive connectivity part is the bigger issue for me, though, as that includes one level of my backups.
now on beta 3. @slingbox plugin not working ... and i need my slingbox!!! other than that good!
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Well, regardless of Apple's timing, it is nice that this thread is not interwoven with the iOS updates, as in the past couple updates. The convoluted discussions that caused were so unnecessary.
I'm also not seeing an update in the MAS, still stuck on PB 2. Have you had any luck yet with this issue?
+1 same problem ..
can anyone confirm that this direct link is for the PB3 ?
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...fd1npissrp0khptmtptsl155nqbhn/OSXUpd10.11.pkg
Removed and added the Exchange account and now it works as expected. That is a positive improvement
It's back again to not showing the Exchange account mail in the common Inbox at the top.
So Mail is not working properly.
I have the same issue with one of the machines I'm using. On another the update went fine. I made the mistake of redownloading and reinstalling the public beta version from the MAS but this is pb1. After that it didn't see pb2 nor pb3 but I managed to fix it. I checked the com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist on both machines and on 1 it had more info. Simply copying over the plist doesn't work but what does work is set the catalog URL. I ended up using this on the commandline:
Code:
sudo softwareupdate --set-catalog https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.11beta-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gzAfter that I reran the software update tool (sudo softwareupdate -ia) and it is now installing pb2 (and hopefully after that pb3).
TL;DR: you need to set the catalog url for software updates. After you've done that you should be able to check for updates and see pb3.
Neither here. It did find PB2 though so I checked out what it was doing. It downloads a catalog file which is just an XML file listing what is available, since when and where to get the various parts. In that list I did find PB2 (it is listed by productkey which I find in my case was 031-25227) but everything after that didn't go beyond 2015-07-28 and are minor updates (Apple Directory, Incompatible App list for 10.11 and a Chinese Word list update).
Now there have been some issues with iTunes Connect and the Dutch language (it was unavailable, similar issue with Flemish) which could be the culprit. Other causes could be that PB3 has been pulled or that not every update server (country) has been updated yet. Try again tomorrow? I think so...
@samiqa: I looked at the part for PB2 in the catalog file and found that it requires numerous parts. It isn't 1 simple pkg file you download and run.
Now there have been some issues with iTunes Connect and the Dutch language (it was unavailable, similar issue with Flemish) which could be the culprit. Other causes could be that PB3 has been pulled or that not every update server (country) has been updated yet. Try again tomorrow? I think so...
@samiqa: I looked at the part for PB2 in the catalog file and found that it requires numerous parts. It isn't 1 simple pkg file you download and run.
Thanks for showing this screenshot!
I am learning a lot today. Not only is Exposé (or Mission Control) in El Capitan back to the glorious layout from Leopard and I will probably again start to use it, since it ever had been crippled to uselessness, but I also found out using your screenshot that Launchpad actually has a search field! No joke, I simply did not know and I never did see the search field, hence rendering the Launchpad to a bubbling mess of icons which is why I never used it. They should have shown this in 2010! Oh wait, I am just watching the keynote. There was no search field back then. Well, that's bad advertisment. Now with Spotlight being so distracting nowadays, the Launcher suddenly seems to be the better option to quickly launch applications.
Overall, pretty pleased with El Cap. Might become my new default system for both private use and development.
I tried installing twice and each time it it kept going crazy with my logins' plus my internet accounts kept freezing.
You can no longer repair permissions in El Cap as far as i know.
From my experience public and developer beta are two very different quality levels
Wondering if anyone can help. For the first time in years of OS X releases and all the recent Public Betas there's something gone wrong with Mail since I installed this Beta. I installed as soon as it was released and everything was fine until late this afternoon when i was about halfway through composing a new mail to send out and it crashed. Since then any time I restart it, the unsent message window just flashes on and off very quickly and I can't get it to do anything. I tried the disk utility but as has been noted here the new version only has something called "First Aid" (which runs ok) but nowhere can I find Repair Permissions.
Does anyone have any idea what I could do to get around this issue??
Thanks
Does anyone have any idea what I could do to get around this issue??
Thanks
Go back to your 10.10 backup
That's what I will do. The Yosemite PB didn't give me all the problems that 10.11 do. I have lost my patience with it.It was nice to test it though, but for a release mainly focusing on stability the present hazzle with USB, Mail and apps not working is not worth to use on a day-to-day basis.
This time I will do it the right way
keep it on a separate partition and play with it there.
You're welcome. You also don't have to first select the launchpad search field, just start typing.
Try this too. In launchpad, hold Command and right or left arrow to swipe through your 'pages' of apps. If you have app folders in launchpad, when using arrow keys to highlight any, hold Command and press down arrow to open and up arrow to close. Escape key quick exit folders and/or launchpad. Option key will cause apps in launchpad to iOS-style wiggle, usually some are able to be removed. Try things.
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