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Security Update 2005-006 Released

Well shucky darns, I just got done rebooting after installing a QuickTime Update. I'm still trying to get the WWDC Keynote to work on my iBook.

Yay for security!
 
iMeowbot said:
I updated and rebooted about an hour ago, and everything seems to run fine, but what are the green blob in the dock that says "Start" and the "My Computer" desktop icon for?
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Silly boy, the start menu is to shut down the computer.
Intuitive, thy name is Microsoft.
 
Update seems good and harmless.

Is it a bad thing that even when it tells me to shut down, I don't? I don't know what the implications are for keeping the system running after a point update or anything.
 
I feel as if any security update now is good ever since I learned about what dashboard widgets can do and of the recent merge with intel.
 
My mini got hosed

I ran the security update and now my mini hangs on bootup with the following line at the very top corner of a black screen:

localhost:/ root#


Any help would be much appreciated. Can't find any reference to this issue with this update but it is a fairly fresh update.
 
InnocenceMyth said:
I ran the security update and now my mini hangs on bootup with the following line at the very top corner of a black screen:

localhost:/ root#


Any help would be much appreciated. Can't find any reference to this issue with this update but it is a fairly fresh update.
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I don't think I've ever booted into single-user mode, but that sounds a lot like it. Did you happen to hold command-S on boot? Have you tried booting again?

I don't know how to make it from the single-user-mode console to the graphical login window, but I'm sure there's a way to do it if rebooting again doesn't do the trick...
 
WM. said:
I don't think I've ever booted into single-user mode, but that sounds a lot like it. Did you happen to hold command-S on boot? Have you tried booting again?

I don't know how to make it from the single-user-mode console to the graphical login window, but I'm sure there's a way to do it if rebooting again doesn't do the trick...
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Thanks for the tip. Never heard of this single-user mode beast but after your post I went googling. Part of the problem in dealing with this is I use a bluetooth keyboard, so I went and dug a usb keyboard and "fsck"d the machine, which reported - and supposedly fixed - disk errors, but I still can't get past this single-user mode.
 
AoWolf said:
Keep them coming apple. (not that we need them ;-) ) I wonder just how long OS X will last virus free...
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Whenever somebody finds out how to run a root process without the user inputting a password. Good luck with that :)
 
ouch... G4 ibook supremely messed up after update here.

normal boot goes to kernel panic

safe mode powers off the computer during boot

single user mode cant run fsck -fy because of invalid sibling link

trying diskwarrior now... have so much homework tonight ugh.
 
Just got done doing my update on panther, which DID require a restart. Got the "flashing folder" on reboot. After another restart things were back to normal, but firefox didn't want to load bookmarks.
 
diskwarrior just saved my ass.... again.

of course, downtime was still 1.5 hr and for some reason folder and network icons aren't there even though the folders and networks themselves show up.

watch out for this update. its a bruiser.
 
How do you tell how long your Mac has been running without a reboot? I've looked almost everywhere.
 
Apps hanging up after security update

Updaters beware!

Update ran fine.
First reboot after update: all apps hang on launch...
Force quit then rebooted.. got disk utility to load. Ran repair permissions and was able to load safari and other apps but mail still won't load - beachballing
 
Peace said:
I ran the disk utility after rebooting and got this :
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/Widgets. New permissions are 16877
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Yeah, that is a good thing.
 
imz said:
InnocenseMyth said:
Part of the problem in dealing with this is I use a bluetooth keyboard,
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How? I've got BT KB+M, update seems to work fine on iMac. At least...it hasn't spontaneously combusted yet :)
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Yeah, so what brand BT devices are you all using, Apple or third-party?
 
updated w/o probs.

although everytime i repair permission i get that same msg everytime. is this normal?
 
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