OS X 10.3.7 Development Underway?

[johnnyjibbs]

*PHEWSH*

I just plugged in my external FireWire HD for the first time under 10.3.6 and all is well. Now my need for 10.3.7 has gone, although there is something about 10.3.6 that makes me uneasy..

 

[wdlove]

It's almost (I stress almost) becoming a bit like the wold of PC and Windows with all of the conflicts.. No wonder Apple likes to keep such tight control over their stuff... quality control.

I guess if I never added any software (or freeware) it would be easier.

Then it would become very boring without anything new. Change is the spice of life. It keeps us on our toes. All this is what keeps this forum so active.

 

[Jovian9]

I really hope that 10.3.7 fixes all the problems I'm having with 10.3.6.

I would say that 10.3.6 has been the worst upgrade I've ever had with any OS X upgrade...by far!!

I used to eagerly upgrade and not have a problem, but I'll definitively be more cautious from now on.

I agree (though I had lots of problems with my HP Photosmart Printer when I first installed Jaguar). I will definitely wait after each update is announced before I upgrade....and not just for OS updates, but for all Apple Software updates. 10.3.6 has caused me way too many problems.

 

[Jovian9]

What do you mean exactly? I ask, because I noticed a weird memory situation after my upgrade to 10.3.6: my used memory creeps up over time, and does not go down, even after I exit programs. I have 2 gigs ran on my G5, run folding in the background and nothing else, as far as I know, which should only use up ~350 megs (that's what it's at after a restart). But after a few days, my used memory listed in Activity monitor is running at 1.6 gigs. That doesn't make sense--I though OS X was good at releasing memory when a program is exited.

I've noticed this on my iMac G5 but not on my PowerBook. I've been shutting down and restarting the iMac (instead of sleeping) at night and that seems to help.....except for having to wait for it to boot up every morning.

 

[maya]

I've noticed this on my iMac G5 but not on my PowerBook. I've been shutting down and restarting the iMac (instead of sleeping) at night and that seems to help.....except for having to wait for it to boot up every morning.

I believe its an issue with the G5 processor. Since I do not notice this issue with the G3 or G4 only G5. Tiger should fix this issue.