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cmdbdesigns

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Oct 3, 2012
2
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I go to check for software updates and I have a TON. I click update all...it tells me to restart...I do...and then it DOES NOTHING. Never installs anything.

I am running mac os x 10.6.8.

I tried installing the install update thing from mac and that didn't fix anything either.
 

wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Jun 6, 2003
12,110
76
Solon, OH
I'll offer the following suggestions for diagnosing this odd problem:
  • Check your Console logs (search for softwareupdate)
  • Clear your Software Update user and system cache
  • Restart the Mac manually
 

cmdbdesigns

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Oct 3, 2012
2
0
one at a time....haha there's so many! i'll go to the mac store before I do that.

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I'll offer the following suggestions for diagnosing this odd problem:
Check your Console logs (search for softwareupdate)
Clear your Software Update user and system cache
Restart the Mac manually




in reply to that: I'm not sure how to do any of this?
 

wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Jun 6, 2003
12,110
76
Solon, OH
one at a time....haha there's so many! i'll go to the mac store before I do that.

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I'll offer the following suggestions for diagnosing this odd problem:
Check your Console logs (search for softwareupdate)
Clear your Software Update user and system cache
Restart the Mac manually




in reply to that: I'm not sure how to do any of this?
1. Open Console, in your Utilities folder. Select All Messages, then type in the search box.
2. These caches live in /Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate (where the initial / represents the root of your boot drive, for the system cache) and ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate (where ~ is UNIX shorthand for your home folder, for the user cache). Simply deleting these folders is enough.
3. :apple: -> Restart...
 

paul.pharoah

macrumors newbie
Mar 11, 2013
2
0
Software update on 10.6.8 NOT working at all

I had the same problem with Software Update not working at all (just freezing).

I

1. Deleted /Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
2. Restarted

and everything fine.

Thank you very much for your help.:)
 

ramseyrowe

macrumors newbie
May 25, 2014
1
0
Interpret?

I am having the same problem as cmdbdesigns.

Deleted those files in my cacher and rebooted with no luck.

This is what my console says:

5/25/14 1:02:21 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[111] ([0x0-0x2c02c].com.apple.SoftwareUpdate[321]) Exited: Killed
5/25/14 1:02:47 PM com.apple.launchd[1] ([0x0-0x30030].com.apple.SoftwareUpdate[351]) Job appears to have crashed: Bus error

Where to go from here?
 

arnold444

macrumors newbie
Aug 4, 2016
1
0
Hi Ramsseyrowe,

I hat the same problem as you (exactly)

I did the update in command line and everything went OK
go to terminal
1/sudo -s (and type you password)
2/softwareupdate --install --all
3/reboot

regards
arnold
 

Levithedevi

macrumors newbie
Jul 16, 2017
1
0
Hi Ramsseyrowe,

I hat the same problem as you (exactly)

I did the update in command line and everything went OK
go to terminal
1/sudo -s (and type you password)
2/softwareupdate --install --all
3/reboot

regards
arnold

I did exactly what you said, and also deleted my previous software update caches, and rebooted my mac. Nothing happened still on 10.6.8. I then went to look for a software update again, and it prompted me to restart to finish updating as always. Again during restarting the mac froze and has been like this for easily an hour. I can still move the mouse though (touchpad) does this mean it is still updating or that it froze?
 
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