OS X 10.3.9 7W82 seeded to developers

[macridah]

Guess this is the last update before 10.4. I didn't think there would be 9 dot releases. Did 10.2 go up to 10.2.9? I forgot.

 

[daveL]

Guess this is the last update before 10.4. I didn't think there would be 9 dot releases. Did 10.2 go up to 10.2.9? I forgot.

10.2.8, the last Panther update, came out roughly 2 weeks before 10.3.0. Honestly though, I don't understand why so many folks on these boards get all hung up about release numbers. The fact that 10.3.9 is coming out has absolutely no bearing on when we will see Tiger. If Tiger doesn't get here until May or June (yes, I'm aware of the April 15th ship date rumor), there will be another 10.3 point release; so what?

 

[Xtremehkr]

Tiger already has Automator; that gives regular users everything they need to make such an alarm clock and customize it the way they want. I'd consider your second request taken care of already.

As far as your first request goes...who knows outside of Apple/NDAs. I certainly don't.

Is that apart of the Widgets thing?

 

[Toe]

I hope Tiger has a programmable alarm clock, that could be used with iTunes or a radio tuner, that would be cool.

A little VersionTracker Search will reveal twelve results, most of which appear to be what you are asking for.

That said, I do think this should be an OS-level thing. Then it could start to integrate and show some signs of artificial intelligence.

Imagine if it tied to iCal. Then you could set complex alarms, like: "On non-holiday weekdays, wake me up one hour before the start of my business day, which is defined as 9:00 AM or the start-time of my first event in my 'Meetings' iCal Calendar. Also check my 'Travel' iCal calendar, and if I have anything scheduled before 11:00 AM, wake me three hours before that event."

Now wouldn't that just change people's lives? No more setting the alarm; no more changing the alarm; no more forgetting to turn off the alarm on weekends; and so on...

 

[awesomebase]

What about fans?

It would be nice if Apple fixed the fan noise issue on DPG5s. Since the 10.3.8 update, my system has been noisier than it ever was before...

 

[Kenny Pollock]

Sorry guys, I reported the installer notes of the build, not the notes following this seed.


New in this seed:
- Active Directory Binding fixed
- Power Mac G5 fan activity performance fix
- Incomplete packets on Power Mac G5 FireWire bus fix
- S topping / starting slave processor repeatedly fix
- You can now change password if authenticated via LDAP to Novell eDirectory LDAP server

From previous seed:
- Improved boot up time for machines with lots of fonts
- SUID scripts now handles race condition better
- FireWire Audio performance fixes
- USB Audio when playing through high speed USB hub (2.0) performancefixes
- XML Parsing can break with long internal DTDs
- Type1 font's '-' no longer vanishes at small point size
- Webcore redering fix when viewing some RSS feeds
- RadarWeb can now send enclosures - NSURLConnection now sends HTTP body for PUT method (nor for PROPFIND, etc.)
- searchfs() integer overflow fix
- multiple headers parsing in CFNetwork improvement fixes
- Audio drives and third party MIDI devices compatibility fixes
- FireWire batch video capture performance improvements
- fsck_hfs and Extended Attributes fixes
- wake from sleep fixes
- USB EHCI High Speed Isochronous code optimization
- Safari, Mail WebCore fixes
- Improved Directory Services performance
- AFP enumeration performance optimized
- Various video driver fixes
- Automounter volume mounting and re-mounting fixes
- Changes in OBEX.h macros (Object Exchange over Bluetooth)
- semop() system call kernel fix - /usr/libexec/makewhatis now handles space-separated paths
- Opened Component limit increased to 65000 (from 16000)
- Fax and modem driver fixes
- POSIX async IO FireWire performance fix
- FireWire OHCI software fix
- Java garbage collection optimization
- Kernel version updated to 7.9.0- gethostbyaddr() and DNS resolve fixes
- "Space" in Hiragino font now prints correctly.
- Copying data to a FAT-formatted drive data corruption fix
- NavDialogSetSaveFileExtensionHidden crash fix
- setkey command line tool fix
- SmartcardServices compatibility fix
- Password server slapd fix
- Modem and airfones compatibility improved
- USB printer class driver no longer expose extraneous interfaces
- CUPS driver with raster printers attached to an airport base stationnow displays correct URI
- Host now issues a Synchronize Cache command during I/O or Copy tests
- IOKit now exposing multiple fibre channel paths to LUNs
- libstdc++.dylib now deployed for gcc 4.0.
- More root certificates added
- Wake from sleep performance improvements
- USB FHCI fixes
- USB 2.0 hard drive mounting compatibility fix

 

[daveL]

It would be nice if Apple fixed the fan noise issue on DPG5s. Since the 10.3.8 update, my system has been noisier than it ever was before...

10.3.8 *fixed* my rev b DP G5 fan noise problem. Do you have your processor performance set to "highest" in the Energy Saver preferences?

 

[awesomebase]

Not fixed easily...

Dave,
I've read numerous posts on Apple's own support web-site where many people experience the same fan-noise problems that I have. The irony is that there was no problem with 10.3.7. In fact, I hardly ever heard the fans come on until 10.3.8. Then all kinds of fan noise became apparent and I'm not just talking a little... I'm talking full-speed LOUD noise. So much so that I have to set my system to sleep at the end of the day so that I don't come into my office in the morning with all the fans blowing full-speed. So, this isn't a problem that can be fixed through the preferences menu, it is a problem that Apple needs to address directly. Thanks for your help and concern though! I really do appreciate that very much, have a great day!

 

[Zaty]

Sorry guys, I reported the installer notes of the build, not the notes following this seed.


New in this seed:
- Active Directory Binding fixed
- Power Mac G5 fan activity performance fix
- Incomplete packets on Power Mac G5 FireWire bus fix
- S topping / starting slave processor repeatedly fix
- You can now change password if authenticated via LDAP to Novell eDirectory LDAP server

If that's all they fixed (from 10.3.8), I fear many bugs will remain forever. Please Apple, you can do better than that.

 

[impierced]

If that's all they fixed (from 10.3.8), I fear many bugs will remain forever. Please Apple, you can do better than that.

"seed" is not equal to "release"... 😱

 

[Bern]

I want be installing 10.3.9 when it's released. My PowerBook is fine right now and I don't see anything in it to warrant the update for me.

However I recall 10.2.8 was released about a fortnight before Panther was announced (as somebody here already pointed out) and as I intend getting Tiger whether released in April or June there's no point in 10.3.9 for me either.

 

[Toe]

"seed" is not equal to "release"... 😱

Right... the first few items are new in this seed of 10.3.9; the rest is new in 10.3.9, but already addressed in previous developer seeds.

Kernel version updated to 7.9.0- gethostbyaddr() and DNS resolve fixes
I wonder if this will fix the flakiness in ARD 2.

 

[bdkennedy1]

This probably means tiger won't come out in July.

Geez, Tiger has nothing to do with 10.3 builds. They'll keep updating 10.3 until it doesn't need to be updated anymore.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Is that apart of the Widgets thing?

The Widgets are related to Dashboard, not Automator. Automator is like an even higher-level version of AppleScript.

 

[carebear427]

i think automater will be one of the best new features and am already thinking of tasks to automate: here is one: one-click to send a text message to my cell phone...I'll call it "Pageing" when I cannot find my cell phone. 😎

 

[Zaty]

"seed" is not equal to "release"... 😱

Yes, you're right. I was confused because earlier reports contained fixes for the combo updater (which included all the fixes from 10.3.1 to 10.3.8).

 

[mr.steevo]

Hi,

I figure Tiger is very close as I read a few days ago on Macworld forums that the latest shipped powerbooks come with a coupon for a free upgrade to Tiger (plus delivery and all that).

s.

 

[ckr4282]

Hi,

I figure Tiger is very close as I read a few days ago on Macworld forums that the latest shipped powerbooks come with a coupon for a free upgrade to Tiger (plus delivery and all that).

s.

You've got a point. Good job. From what I've heard, every new computer that was purchased 90 days before Pather came out came with a coupon for it. Coorect me If I'm wrong.

Also, I now understand everyone's point with the 10.3.10 thing.




Mwahaha, I'm a newbie. Be afraid. Very afraid.

 

[ipodmann]

I believe 10.3.9 was originally seeded quite a while go. I still believe Tiger will come out in April.

I think we are likely to see Tiger come out in April as in introduced, but the actual shipping date can vary from two to four weeks. Especially in the new machines.

 

[Eric5h5]

10.3.8 *fixed* my rev b DP G5 fan noise problem. Do you have your processor performance set to "highest" in the Energy Saver preferences?

If you have to put your Energy Saver prefs to "highest," that ain't no real fix. 10.3.8 didn't have any noticeable effect on my dual 2.5's fans, but it sure messed up the fan on my X800, so I went back to 10.3.7.

--Eric

 

[ipedro]

Quote:
In this case, x.y.z is broken down as such:
x: OS (10)
y: Major release (0=Cheetah, 1=Puma, 2=Jaguar, 3=Panther, 4=Tiger)
z: Minor release (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12, etc)
============

Correct
That's why the following Panther can't be named 10.3.9.1 the final "1" would refer to an internal pre-release build of 10.3.9 . The next build will logically be named 10.3.10

What's there to understand? And what will you worry about next?
Cheetah ... Puma ... Jaguar ... Panther ... Tiger ...
OMG! They re running out of felines! The world is falling apart! Run for your lives!

OS X Lion? ... OS X PussyCat?

😀

 

[ipedro]

... actually, thinking about it, they have quite a few "cats" left:

OS X Lynx
OS X Leopard
OS X Wildcat

... and so on. If rumours are true, Tiger is going to be the final version of OS X anyway. In a couple of years we might be seeing OS11.

 

[Mechcozmo]

10.2.8, the last Panther update, came out roughly 2 weeks before 10.3.0.

Methinks Panther's last stand didn't have a '2' in it. And it two weeks before 10.3.0. 😉

If rumours are true, Tiger is going to be the final version of OS X anyway. In a couple of years we might be seeing OS11.

What rumors?

And I hope not. OS X just sounds so freaking awesome. Its that X that does it, really. OS XI or OS 11 just sounds kinda... lame...

 

[Toe]

In a couple of years we might be seeing OS11.

Or is that OSXI?

And while "Oh Ess Eleven" sounds nice, it only takes a little imagination to pronounce it, "Oh, sexy." 😛

 

[ipedro]

It's no secret that Apple considers Tiger the completed master piece they set out to create with OS X. With all the major kinks sorted out and Spotlight now implemented, the next major revision might well be a new operating system built from scratch. Therefore, it would not fit in the OS X category. OS 11 or OSxi won't have to hold that name. they could follow Microsoft and begin naming their OS's after the year it's released. (runs for cover!)

... OS 2007 ... OS 2008 (ducks!)

Then again, "OH ESS EX AY" (OS Xi) sounds kind of cool now that I think of it.