Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C514f to Developers

[MacDSmith2]

Am I the only one that thinks that Apple released this OS 10.6 update too early? The only one that is affected by the incompatibilities? The only one that is now seriously concerned with the next series of incompatibilities (aka updates)?

Hello everyone. We should let Apple know that everything is not as sweet as Apple Pie.

I agree! It looks to me like someone rushed 10.6 into production too soon before it was adequately tested and all the bugs fixed. You KNOW there has to be a big bug list sitting on someone's desk with all these "TO DO" items on it for there to have been two updates in such a short period of time! Maybe Apple needs to beef up their QA team. Or maye they HAD to rush it in order to have SOMETHING in tme for the hardware updates they wanted to make BEFORE the holiday season?

 

[avidmacuser]

Am I the only one that thinks that Apple released this OS 10.6 update too early? The only one that is affected by the incompatibilities? The only one that is now seriously concerned with the next series of incompatibilities (aka updates)?

Hello everyone. We should let Apple know that everything is not as sweet as Apple Pie.

I am pretty sure that there will be many more updates to come for Snow Leopard. What gets fixed in which version number is irrelevant to me although I'm sure we all want as much as possible done right from the start. If all updates so far including those coming in 10.6.2 would have been included in the first initial release version and with that knowing there will surely be further updates ahead, perhaps everything is too soon?...If I understand your point correctly.

I am also pretty sure that Apple has received a great deal of info on exactly 'what' to fix from users that have taken advantage of the first initial 10.6 release and continues to gather available info from its user base and feedback through various channels such as bug reports and forum posts.

 

[kunze50]

Hot and Noisy Laptop Fix?

I can really live with all the minor bugs in apps when compared to the heat and fan issues I'v had with SL more graphics intense operations + Flash video, (which is an issue aside).

 

[avidmacuser]

strangely enough iPhoto can't get my photos off my camera or iPhone? really need a GOOD... not crappy iLife and iWork update

I was beginning to think it was my camera's fault. One way I found around it is to manually drag each individual file to the finder from ImageCapture

 

[skate71290]

I was beginning to think it was my camera's fault. One way I found around it is to manually drag each individual file to the finder from ImageCapture

thanks for the tip... defeats the object of paying for iLife though lol second guessing my decision to pick up a unibody macbook pro instead of a powerhouse dell

 

[avidmacuser]

I hope this update fixes the sleep issues on iMacs, dammit!

No sleep issues here on my 8,1 - 2.8 C2D - 24"

It would help to understand your dilemma if we had a little more info on what iMac you are having these issues with as it seems that perhaps not all iMacs are exhibiting sleep issues, as I am not experiencing any sleep issues at all as stated above.

 

[avidmacuser]

I think it's a problem with the early 2008 iMacs. If you explicitly tell the machine to go to sleep, it goes to sleep no problem. But if you set it to go to sleep in Energy Saver, it just wouldn't go to sleep automatically.

I have an early 2008 iMac 24" and goes to sleep just fine after the time specified in Energy Saver preference pane.

 

[MartiNZ]

All I'm really holding out for is the fix to sorting within stacks. Items in subfolders are sorted by name no matter what your preference setting is. It is really annoying not being able to sort by kind and have all of the folders in a row! They added it for open/save dialogs and broke it for stacks!

I've given up on any and all Dashboard bugs and issues, as has Apple.

And I haven't found much else that bugs me. But really looking forward to 10.6.2 is for sure; Googled "10.6.2" yesterday, so it has been on my mind, good to have some news .

 

[avidmacuser]

thanks for the tip... defeats the object of paying for iLife though lol second guessing my decision to pick up a unibody macbook pro instead of a powerhouse dell

Its early in the Snow Leopard realm and fixes are coming out fast. I think if you did go for the Dell system, you would have plenty of other issues to deal with with a different OS or OS's but we wont go into that potentially lengthy list at this point and I'll save it for another thread.

By the sounds of it much will be improved upon in the upcoming update(s).

 

[scroto]

Its early in the Snow Leopard realm and fixes are coming out fast. I think if you did go for the Dell system, you would have plenty of other issues to deal with with a different OS or OS's but we wont go into that potentially lengthy list at this point and I'll save it for another thread.

By the sounds of it much will be improved upon in the upcoming update(s).

Are you Kidding? this thread alone is filled with a ton of different issues. Maybe you should of bought the Dell and saved yourself some money.

Please enlighten us with the issues of owning a new Dell. I'm using a Studio XPS with a Core i7 CPU and 6GB of ram with an ATI 4850 that I only payed $799 for. I'll tell you right now I don't have any issues with my OS and It will blow the doors off your Imacs.

 

[A Macbook Pro]

Sweet! My SL problems which were decreased minimally with .1 will hopefully go away with .2, but when .3 comes out, SL will truly shine.

 

[rhb]

Oh come on

I'll tell you right now I don't have any issues with my OS <snip>

If that's true, you're obv not doing anything overtly demanding, so congrats for that. For those of us who need OSX for our daily work, and whose clients require it (because we actually need to access the capabilities of a modern computer), your setup is a joke. Here's a bib, and ****.

 

[mercuryguy]

Looks like Windows 7 is more stable than 10.6 right now.

 

[theBigD23]

If that's true, you're obv not doing anything overtly demanding, so congrats for that. For those of us who need OSX for our daily work, and whose clients require it (because we actually need to access the capabilities of a modern computer), your setup is a joke. Here's a bib, and ****.

I use it for work daily, hours upon hours per day and SL has been so much better for me than Leopard. Less bugs, less issues with TM, networking. You can choose to downgrade if you'd like.

 

[That-Is-Bull]

I've just realized that other than the occasional grey screen of death when I click a top site, I haven't had many problems with SL at all. It's surprisingly stable and bug-free as hell, much more so than 10.5.8 and below. And this is only 10.6.1.

 

[PurrBall]

I use it for work daily, hours upon hours per day and SL has been so much better for me than Leopard. Less bugs, less issues with TM, networking. You can choose to downgrade if you'd like.

He's talking about Windows, not SL

I must say that everyone, no matter how much they hate Windows, needs to try Windows 7. It's really good.

 

[m3kilpat]

The two main issues I've seen that I hope this fixes is the beach balling problem many people have experienced for no apparent reason and the fact that you can't connect to a samba server. The apple remote problem is annoying too.

 

[MartiNZ]

He's talking about Windows, not SL

I must say that everyone, no matter how much they hate Windows, needs to try Windows 7. It's really good.

I'm hoping to. I always really enjoyed using Vista when I had it boot camped; in fact preferred it to running Leopard for quite a period. It's only a shame Windows 7 is still going to be so expensive!

 

[avidmacuser]

Are you Kidding? this thread alone is filled with a ton of different issues. Maybe you should of bought the Dell and saved yourself some money.

Please enlighten us with the issues of owning a new Dell. I'm using a Studio XPS with a Core i7 CPU and 6GB of ram with an ATI 4850 that I only payed $799 for. I'll tell you right now I don't have any issues with my OS and It will blow the doors off your Imacs.

As I said, I'm not going to get into the Win/MacOS debate. I think its great that your system is working out great for you as it seems more suitable to your attitude and standpoint. As far as enlightening you, I think each one is responsible for their own enlightenment so I cant help you there but I will say this is that the first issue I'd have with owning a pc is that the modern Mac OS is not currently natively supported.

As with any initial release versions of OS's there are issues to work out and as far as blowing the doors off my iMac, there are faster more powerful Macs out there so I might agree with you. In a comparative analogy a WW1 tank could blow the doors off a lot of other vehicles, that certainly does not mean I'd want to drive one yet alone own one. In context to that analogy a personal choice in user experience is good and I have mine and you have yours. Feel free to see it your way but for me to part-take in an argumentative debate... nah... it takes two to tango... and I'm not dancing to the tune of yet another pointless debate. Each to their own. Best wishes.

 

[Sambo110]

I hope it finally fixes Airport on my iMac. It always turns off after going to sleep I think, then I have to restart it to fix it.

 

[Amdahl]

thinking the same thing..... probs a stupid thing to say but if a line of code works how the hell can it not work when Apple changes it... they seem to fix stuff but at the same time break stuff? i think it could be intentional?

It is called insufficient testing and a customer base with low expectations and high apologist factor.

I am also pretty sure that Apple has received a great deal of info on exactly 'what' to fix from users that have taken advantage of the first initial 10.6 release and continues to gather available info from its user base and feedback through various channels such as bug reports and forum posts.

Yeah, beta testing is a good industry practice. Hope they finish up soon.

Looks like Windows 7 is more stable than 10.6 right now.

Yes, massive open beta testing throughout 2009 will do that.

It's surprisingly stable and bug-free as hell, much more so than 10.5.8 and below. And this is only 10.6.1.

That Is Bull, you should be an economist! I think I saw some green shoots around the corner!

 

[Eric S.]

Am I the only one that thinks that Apple released this OS 10.6 update too early? The only one that is affected by the incompatibilities? The only one that is now seriously concerned with the next series of incompatibilities (aka updates)?

Hello everyone. We should let Apple know that everything is not as sweet as Apple Pie.

This is just a seed, and given the number of fixes involved the update could take another month or two. That would put it right in line with the time it took for the release of 10.4.2 and 10.5.2.

 

[cult hero]

Well 10.6 fixed dvd playback as well as the eject. I replaced my OEM drive with a HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GBC-H20L. I've noticed a lot of app crashes in mail, safari and quicktime.

I hope the updates don't work backwards for me.

Just a quick comment, I read a lot of stuff about Mail instability in 10.6 from upgrading and/or just copying the ~/Library over. I set up my accounts from scratch and then imported all my non IMAP mail folders. I didn't have a lot of rules or signatures to redo, but Mail has been the most solid it's been since I owned a Mac. I haven't had it crash a single time since going to SL.

 

[RockTheGlobe]

I can only hope this helps Rosetta's stability where Office '04 is concerned, because I'm getting sick of these spontaneous blue-screen logouts when I'm in the middle of doing stuff.

And hopefully it will also be a little more stable where Flash is concerned, because it's wreaking havoc with Safari and Firefox, which are now crashing several times a day.

 

[ayeying]

can we please enable 64-bit kernel for the MacBook Air and Mac Mini line... damn it... is that so hard to ask? It doesn't even have to be default, just capable.