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POLL: To 10.5.7 or not to 10.5.7?
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What is the difference between the Combo Update and the Regular Update? I don't get it. What does the combo update have?
Is this the Vista ugrade of OSX?
For the first time in 15 months of owning a MPB 17", 4gb Ram....I am now seeing lots of spinning wheels when using FireFox and other apps. I am NOT seeing any performance improvements but, rather, a declining of performance. System is just not as snappy as it was with 10.5.6....is this the VISTA upgrade of OSX?
BTW...perfect download and install of the upgrade but the results are not stellar. What gives?
For the first time in 15 months of owning a MPB 17", 4gb Ram....I am now seeing lots of spinning wheels when using FireFox and other apps. I am NOT seeing any performance improvements but, rather, a declining of performance. System is just not as snappy as it was with 10.5.6....is this the VISTA upgrade of OSX?
BTW...perfect download and install of the upgrade but the results are not stellar. What gives?
reg update is if your coming from 10.5.6
combo updates is for anyone running 10.5.0-10.5.5 though you can also do it on 10.5.6 but it is redundant if you just use the reg update
Check if your external monitor still works!
If you updated a MacBook or MacBook Pro and haven't tried it with an external monitor yet, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
Your Mac may no longer use the external display at the correct resolution and you will not be able to fix it from the Displays Preferences.
Apple is aware of the issue but apparently not moving with lightning speed.
There is a fix, which involves an application called SwitchResX. Detailed discussion is in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2004318&tstart=0
Links and step-by-step instructions for the fix can be found in that thread in a posting from "cizko" added at 10:02 this morning.
It's really not a painful fix, and I hope this saves people some time figuring out what the hell is going on.
If you updated a MacBook or MacBook Pro and haven't tried it with an external monitor yet, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
Your Mac may no longer use the external display at the correct resolution and you will not be able to fix it from the Displays Preferences.
Apple is aware of the issue but apparently not moving with lightning speed.
There is a fix, which involves an application called SwitchResX. Detailed discussion is in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2004318&tstart=0
Links and step-by-step instructions for the fix can be found in that thread in a posting from "cizko" added at 10:02 this morning.
It's really not a painful fix, and I hope this saves people some time figuring out what the hell is going on.
Combo will update you from any version of 10.5 and the other one will only update you from 10.5.6
The poll is missing an option!
Software Update messed up, so I:
Used delta (regular) update from apple.com, safari 3, everything went perfect with the install.
Why double your download time with combo update if you have 10.5.6?? Just use the regular download.
Software Update messed up, so I:
Used delta (regular) update from apple.com, safari 3, everything went perfect with the install.
Why double your download time with combo update if you have 10.5.6?? Just use the regular download.
after installing the combo my iMac white core duo began the blue loop (clock wheel-blue-wheel-blue) forever. I shutted it dow by button and now it seems to work normally. Strange installation indeed, after the loop, the first startut did something, then chimed again, then showed the star desktop picture (that I have never selected) and a dialog has asked me if I wanted to instal a couple more of upgrades. I said yes and after a progress bar a new restart.
Sincerely I don't dare to install it in the MacBook Pro, my main computer.
Safari? What is Safari?
Sincerely I don't dare to install it in the MacBook Pro, my main computer.
Safari? What is Safari?
I've always updated as soon as 10.5.x updates have been released, always using Software Update. I've never experienced a single problem.
I'm using the Safari 4 Public Beta as well, by the way. Don't forget that the Safari 4 security update becomes available after you update to 10.5.7 (or it wasn't visible before it for me, at least).
I'm using the Safari 4 Public Beta as well, by the way. Don't forget that the Safari 4 security update becomes available after you update to 10.5.7 (or it wasn't visible before it for me, at least).
I have no reason to upgrade, so why risk it? I'm on 10.5.6 until Snow Leopard ships or am forced to upgrade due to new hardware.
I've never had any problem with system updates and I DO have quite a few hacks made to my system, which have been preserved through numerous updates. In fact updating the Safari 4 beta didn't even undo the UI resource changes I've made to it. Nor have I ever bothered to repair permissions before or after the updates, or check for disk errors, or etc.
I can't say my system feels any different after 10.5.7. No better, no worse (if I had any games installed for OS X I'd love to see if the new 8800 drivers made it in there and if they really do perform so much better). There were some bugs I was experiencing that were too intermittent to tell if they've been fixed.
I can't say my system feels any different after 10.5.7. No better, no worse (if I had any games installed for OS X I'd love to see if the new 8800 drivers made it in there and if they really do perform so much better). There were some bugs I was experiencing that were too intermittent to tell if they've been fixed.
I had no problems after a reboot after it installed (total reboots 4 but it only forced 3[one for safari 4 update]) Hot corners did not work after the update but a reboot fixed them
My only (non kernel) mod that did not survive the update was my energy saver icon change (I HATE florescent). Love LED so changed it back to a LED bulb and it was fine
My only (non kernel) mod that did not survive the update was my energy saver icon change (I HATE florescent). Love LED so changed it back to a LED bulb and it was fine
supposed easy fix for the monitor resolution problem
According to info relayed through The Unofficial Apple Weblog a fix easier than installing anything is to reset the PRAM.
for those new to this: hold the option-command-p-r keys during the first part of the reboot and keep pressing until "after a few restarts."
According to info relayed through The Unofficial Apple Weblog a fix easier than installing anything is to reset the PRAM.
for those new to this: hold the option-command-p-r keys during the first part of the reboot and keep pressing until "after a few restarts."
Same here, spinning thing sat for an hour before I hard booted the system. It restarted twice and came back up with 10.5.7
Cheers,