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Security Update 2005-007 Released
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danvdr said:
Try resetting Safari from the Safari menu. You will have to re-log into sites that use cookies, etc, but it often fixes this kind of thing.
broken_keyboard said:
*giggles* I thought they can just check a box and they would be good all the way till Mactels? Whoulda thunk?
aegisdesign said:
While I understand what you'r saying and mostly agree, that Firewire 800 issue was totally screwed up. Everyone admitted that Apple's update was cooking external HDs, even those of quality manufacture.
But, yeah, in general, quality peripherals should make updates easier to digest.
What the heck? - "Blaster Type Virus"
I installed the update on my powerbook & imac yesterday. My Powermac was booted into 10.3.9 so I could connect to work using Cisco VPN.
This morning, the network's down. From the desktops, nothing. From the Powerbook I get this message saying I've got a "Blaster Type Virus" (see below). I have no Windows machines on the network (though a friend did connect wirelessly yesterday). I didn't think Mac's got Viruses!
Also: rebooting the Powermac into 10.4 didn't help anything.
Excessive Sessions Warning
Error
Your OfficePortal 1800HG has intercepted your web page request to provide you with this important message. The following devices on your network are using a large number of simultaneous Internet sessions:
Downstairs-G5
The most likely cause of this issue is a blaster type virus which has infected the device. It is strongly recommended that the devices above be scanned for potential viruses.
Note that a large number of sessions may occasionally be the result of application software or gaming software installed on the device. If you believe this is the case, click the Do not show me excessive session warnings in the future to disable this feature.
To access the requested Web page that was intercepted, please close all browser windows and then restart your Web browser software.
If you continue to see this page after closing all open Web browser windows, restart your computer.
Do not show me excessive session warnings in the future
I installed the update on my powerbook & imac yesterday. My Powermac was booted into 10.3.9 so I could connect to work using Cisco VPN.
This morning, the network's down. From the desktops, nothing. From the Powerbook I get this message saying I've got a "Blaster Type Virus" (see below). I have no Windows machines on the network (though a friend did connect wirelessly yesterday). I didn't think Mac's got Viruses!
Also: rebooting the Powermac into 10.4 didn't help anything.
Excessive Sessions Warning
Error
Your OfficePortal 1800HG has intercepted your web page request to provide you with this important message. The following devices on your network are using a large number of simultaneous Internet sessions:
Downstairs-G5
The most likely cause of this issue is a blaster type virus which has infected the device. It is strongly recommended that the devices above be scanned for potential viruses.
Note that a large number of sessions may occasionally be the result of application software or gaming software installed on the device. If you believe this is the case, click the Do not show me excessive session warnings in the future to disable this feature.
To access the requested Web page that was intercepted, please close all browser windows and then restart your Web browser software.
If you continue to see this page after closing all open Web browser windows, restart your computer.
Do not show me excessive session warnings in the future
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jayson is my hero ... no reloading software ... no lost info ... jayson is my hero
jayson is my hero ... no reloading software ... no lost info ... jayson is my hero
Just installed it on my Powerbook - things are running really slow.
After the restart, loaded up Mail, Safari and iPhoto, all apps stopped responding and had a system hang. Waited, and my screen saver kicked in, but when I pressed a key to log back in, no response.
Tried a powercycle, and after logging in, by the time I'd flossed and brushed (electric toothbrush with a 2 minute timer, which I see through to the end), my desktop had still to appear.
And my hard drive is spinning like crazy.
Aah, it seems to be have calmed down a little bit...
After the restart, loaded up Mail, Safari and iPhoto, all apps stopped responding and had a system hang. Waited, and my screen saver kicked in, but when I pressed a key to log back in, no response.
Tried a powercycle, and after logging in, by the time I'd flossed and brushed (electric toothbrush with a 2 minute timer, which I see through to the end), my desktop had still to appear.
And my hard drive is spinning like crazy.
Aah, it seems to be have calmed down a little bit...
Virus?
This continues to be weird:
a) I get the same message with both desktops powered off. ie, it says that one of them has too many open sessions.
b) I only get this message on the powerbook when it's connected wirelessly. If I plug an ethernet cable into the DSL modem things work fine.
c) re-booting the DSL modem doesn't help
I don't know that this is at all related to yesterday's security update, but any suggestions would be welcome.
This continues to be weird:
a) I get the same message with both desktops powered off. ie, it says that one of them has too many open sessions.
b) I only get this message on the powerbook when it's connected wirelessly. If I plug an ethernet cable into the DSL modem things work fine.
c) re-booting the DSL modem doesn't help
I don't know that this is at all related to yesterday's security update, but any suggestions would be welcome.
Sounds like a message I sometimes get on my Windows servers at work. I know that many major Windows servers were down yesterday as a result of a very nasty virus with multiple variants. Are you running Windows or Virtual PC anywhere on your network?sososowhat said:
Meism
I have a new term that I would like to introduce: "meism". "Meism" is defined as "denying problems encountered by others on the premise that they have not affected oneself."
Examples:
1) "I don't care how much Macs cost. Daddy buys them for me."
2) "I don't care whether Apple drops support for G3/non-USB Macs/OS 9. I don't use them."
3) "I don't care how unintuitive <insert interface issue here> is. I'm a superuser who uses the Unix shell."
And so on...
TyWahn said:
I have a new term that I would like to introduce: "meism". "Meism" is defined as "denying problems encountered by others on the premise that they have not affected oneself."
Examples:
1) "I don't care how much Macs cost. Daddy buys them for me."
2) "I don't care whether Apple drops support for G3/non-USB Macs/OS 9. I don't use them."
3) "I don't care how unintuitive <insert interface issue here> is. I'm a superuser who uses the Unix shell."
And so on...
Just a thought. Do you have several Dashboard Widgets (that might connect to the internet upon start) and maybe some other apps like Meteorologist which depends on internet access, and maybe even a couple of applications checking for updates on startup...? In other words just a normal Tiger startup... that a Windows server thinks is just too much...sososowhat said:
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Also, did you ever do the hack that boosted the number of sessions that Safari used when loading a page, to speed it up?
I wonder... I actually don't know exactly how DB works. Do DB apps pipe requests for the net through a central DB app (so that it only uses one session or a pre-allotted number), or does each widget have its own session?
java completely broken..
Java doesnt work at all for me after the security update...
% java
Error: no known VMs. (check for corrupt jvm.cfg file)
The permissions are wrong on jvm.cfg. Here's what you need to do to fix it.
cd /Library/Java/Home/lib
su root
chmod o+r jvm.cfg
Java doesnt work at all for me after the security update...
% java
Error: no known VMs. (check for corrupt jvm.cfg file)
The permissions are wrong on jvm.cfg. Here's what you need to do to fix it.
cd /Library/Java/Home/lib
su root
chmod o+r jvm.cfg
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Really not running much of anything, and there is no Windows server (just the 2Wire DSL Gateway). I'm thinking now it's a problem with the 2Wire, not the macs. With both desktops powered down, the router still says there are too many connections to one of the powered-down machines. I can only connect using the powerbook using an ethernet cable. Using Airport I get the error message & no net connection. Rebooting the router doesn't clear the "open connections" to the powered-down Mac. Any idea how to do that?
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guez said:
Sounds like a good -ism to me. There are always people who say they've never had problems with Mac OS X updates, so it must be something the user did that caused the problem. This happens for every update.
I suppose this update breaking 64-bit application support is somehow the fault of those who have G5s. "If you had a G4 or ran only 32-bit apps, you wouldn't have this problem, you silly G5 user!"
Logic crashing?
Is this why Logic keeps crashing on me since doing the update? Does that make sense? It really never crashed before. Now multiple times a day. And my mouse has been acting funny.
Is this why Logic keeps crashing on me since doing the update? Does that make sense? It really never crashed before. Now multiple times a day. And my mouse has been acting funny.
Pathetic
Now I am completely pissed.
I purchased a Mini + tigre as a replacement for my dell machine to run applications in 64 bit speed, and what happens? Apple falls back to 32bit.
Thanks, so now I have a box which runs at 1/2 speed.
I will demand a refund. Never again apple, not with me!
Now I am completely pissed.
I purchased a Mini + tigre as a replacement for my dell machine to run applications in 64 bit speed, and what happens? Apple falls back to 32bit.
Thanks, so now I have a box which runs at 1/2 speed.
I will demand a refund. Never again apple, not with me!
Assuming the reports are correct that Apple broke 64-bit apps, Apple will soon issue an update-update to fix it.Don.Key said:
iTunes crashes after installing Security Update 2005-007
I installed the latest Security Update 2005-007 this morning on my Mac G4 running OSX 10.3.9 and now iTunes will not launch. I pitched the preferences, repaired disk permissions and restarted but no luck. When the system asks if I want to send an error report to Apple, it returns the following info to be sent:
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can fix it?
I installed the latest Security Update 2005-007 this morning on my Mac G4 running OSX 10.3.9 and now iTunes will not launch. I pitched the preferences, repaired disk permissions and restarted but no luck. When the system asks if I want to send an error report to Apple, it returns the following info to be sent:
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can fix it?
64 bit is not twice as fast as 32 bit...Don.Key said:
It's just the size of the registers, making it possible to address more RAM and add bigger numbers in fewer operations (and, on Macs, faster bus). In everyday use, with average applications you will NOT get any (noticeable) difference in speed on a G4 (32 bit) and a G5 (64 bit) processor running at similar clock frequencies...
Edit: And the Mini (just as the portables and the eMac) has never been 64 bit...