Security Update 2006-001; iTunes 6.0.4; iPhoto Update 6.0.2

[jacinto45]

There's a fairly annoying bug in the new Front Row's shared music feature. (Someone please try this on their system and confirm.)

If you try to access a shared library that has already been accessed by five users today, the iTunes app will tell you that you can't use the library; only five different users are accepted each day to prevent widespread listening of other peoples' music. (iTunes' shared music feature is intended for use in individual peoples' homes among their own computers.)

But if you access the same library in Front Row, the spinning logo will just spin indefinitely, forever. Front Row doesn't realize it can't access the library, even though (when you force quit) iTunes has the dialog box saying it's inaccessible. When Front Row is in this state, force-quitting is the only option.

 

[Superdrive]

From Apple Security Update Notes:

iChat.

A malicious application named Leap.A that attempts to propagate using iChat has been detected. With this update for Mac OS X v10.4.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.5, iChat now uses Download Validation to warn of unknown or unsafe file types during file transfers.

Bug smashed. Nice to see Apple clamp down right away. Time to take this to the watercooler.

 

[Fabio_gsilva]

It will took me at least one hour to download... so, please, post your impressions about the updates.

For now, alles ok!

That's the beauty of Apple... one week after all that bla bla bla of virus that is not a virus, it came with a patch!!! I feel much more confortable with this procedure.

 

[kalisphoenix]

Nice. Wonder what "Download Validation" really does.

 

[ginner]

Downloaded and installed: 5 minutes
Restart: 30 seconds

Completely painless.

 

[nbs2]

so does this mean that the iTunes/iPhoto updates are only to address FR issues? I mean...what reason is there for me to install those updates before 6.0.5/6.0.3 or whatever it is that will help non-FR macs? I just don't like changing things anymore than I have to...obviously I will run the security update...

 

[justflie]

any word on if this breaks the latest front row hack for non imacs/mbp's?

 

[samh004]

Restart went fine, everything seems normal, just like before

 

[Tortellino]

Does it need to be 10.4.5?

Security Update 2006-001

For Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.4.5.

I give this a negative because it it will not update 10.4.x before 5. It says "your Volume does not qualify."

Oh, and I like name "Oompa-Loompa" much better than Leap.A

 

[samh004]

any word on if this breaks the latest front row hack for non imacs/mbp's?

I would assume it would, download and try it, if it'll even run the installer ?

 

[Oblivious]

Front row is still unacceptably laggy on my G5. I really don't understand it: if the system was responsive then it would be really neat. But when the media centre software runs so poorly on a top end consumer computer that is only a few months old, there is something wronghitw it.

That's odd... Front Row actually runs surprisingly well on my Mac mini (PowerPC G4). Hardly any lag unless it's dealing with my enormous iPhoto library (well, it's not that big, 10,000 photos-ish).

 

[justflie]

hey oblivious,

is front row still working on your mac mini after this update? by the way, i'm right down the pike from you in worcester!

 

[pawnstar]

it just warns you that it could be unsafe, you can test out it here:

http://www.heise.de/security/dienste/browsercheck/demos/safari/Heise.jpg.zip

should give you a second warning somehow, people are used to clicking things regardless.

It could do with something like dashboard - the first time a terminal file (or something that tries to call terminal) executes it should be 'sandboxed', and the commands it tries to do listed. Also new unrun apps. At the mo', if you open a file whose app hasn't run previously you get a warning, maybe getting a warning for all apps on their firstrun. This way you can't unwittingly open an app or something that can attack your system.

 

[j-a-x]

iPhoto

I wish it would fix some of the minor bugs that apple missed in the last iPhoto 6 update.

Maybe it does and they just didn't tell us? Or is that just wishful thinking....?

I love iPhoto 6 but i've already had one crash that resulted in me having to revert to a backup of my library (it just kept crashing on launch after something got corrupted). That is my #1 gripe with iPhoto right now.

 

[Oblivious]

hey oblivious,

is front row still working on your mac mini after this update? by the way, i'm right down the pike from you in worcester!

The Front Row update didn't work on the mini, but I can still use version 1.0.1. I started to alter the original applescript used to make this Front Row update useable on macs without an infrared sensor, but I didn't want to mess anything up with my terrible script skills.
Anyway, the security update still isn't finished downloading, and it's been an hour already.

Heh, my grandmother lives right nearby Worcester, in Uxbridge.

 

[iMeowbot]

Good, they tightened up automounting. That's a good sign, it means they're looking for the older d'oh! problems and not only the obscure.

 

[justflie]

The Front Row update didn't work on the mini, but I can still use version 1.0.1. I started to alter the original applescript used to make this Front Row update useable on macs without an infrared sensor, but I didn't want to mess anything up with my terrible script skills.
Anyway, the security update still isn't finished downloading, and it's been an hour already.

Heh, my grandmother lives right nearby Worcester, in Uxbridge.

Lol, maybe i'll drop by for some milk and cookies! i go to school here, i'm from RI. Anywho, if you figure out how to get the new version of front row working, please let us know. it's another cool feature that will have my dormmates envious of all things mac. maybe andrew escobar will update his enabler soon?

 

[Stridder44]

The sad thing is this is more exciting than yesterdays "Event"...

 

[phd]

Bye Bye Lacie External HD

Hmm I just did the updates and no longer have my external Lacie hard drive mounting....

Rebuilt permissions with no luck...

 

[ahmurphy7]

non-ir comps

any answers yet to get front row 1.2.1 on non-IR computers?

 

[justflie]

any answers yet to get front row 1.2.1 on non-IR computers?

yeah, Oblivious mentioned that his didn't work on the Mini but 1.01 still did. hopefully someone will patch it soon...

 

[jsw]

I don't know about FrontRow on non-IR Macs, except to say it didn't break the older version on my PowerBook. I don't know if the newer version is installable, and it doesn't matter to me, as I don't use it on the PB (except just now to verify that it works). Of course, the older version won't share video.

Speaking of which: when I upgraded and brought up FrontRow in my Intellimac, I was told I needed to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes (which had happened during the upgrade).

Exited FR to see the license agreement on iTunes, answered it, went back into FR, still saw the notice to upgrade.

Rebooted, and all was well.

It would be nice if FR were smart enough to realize there were dialogs in the underlying apps - as others have mentioned.

 

[youngestchild]

detailed track info screen on ipod

i wish they'd add a detailed track info screen for viewing on an ipod... can it be done with a simple download update? sometimes i want to know what bitrate a song is ripped at from my ipod screen (slide it in between the 'rating' and 'artwork' screens or something) that'd be neat. please!

 

[Ghibli]

Hmm I just did the updates and no longer have my external Lacie hard drive mounting....

Rebuilt permissions with no luck...

Strange. My lacie HDs work as usual... What does Disk utilities says?

And System Profiler?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

There's a fairly annoying bug in the new Front Row's shared music feature. (Someone please try this on their system and confirm.)

If you try to access a shared library that has already been accessed by five users today, the iTunes app will tell you that you can't use the library; only five different users are accepted each day to prevent widespread listening of other peoples' music. (iTunes' shared music feature is intended for use in individual peoples' homes among their own computers.)

But if you access the same library in Front Row, the spinning logo will just spin indefinitely, forever. Front Row doesn't realize it can't access the library, even though (when you force quit) iTunes has the dialog box saying it's inaccessible. When Front Row is in this state, force-quitting is the only option.

Has there always been a limit like this imposed? Or is this something new...?