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The obligatory 10.4.8 ****ed my Mac thread...

powerbuddy said:
I AM SO F***** PISSED. SINCE 10.4.8 -:

1) My macbook has become Aquabook.
2) My dock has started acting weird, the magnification got screwed up!
3) Has anybody facing delayed bootups? Before the update, the grey apple screen used to simply fire up .... and now it takes like forever to come up!

Grrrrr....when is 10.4.9 coming out? :confused: :mad: :rolleyes:
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The first time I restarted, the boot time was slow. So I rebooted again to see if it was always going to be like that or it was a one time thing--it was a one time thing, for me. My bootup time is now fast as usual.
 
Markleshark said:
Yer, mine hung for ages on first boot, then restarted, was strange. All seems to be good now tho *Touch wood*
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Hah, I still can't get mine to boot at all... Silly me doesn't have a backup so I need to figure out a way to salvage things. I have 2000+ songs + 3000+ pics on this damn computer
 
jsalicru said:
Hah, I still can't get mine to boot at all... Silly me doesn't have a backup so I need to figure out a way to salvage things. I have 2000+ songs + 3000+ pics on this damn computer
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Try rebooting again a couple of times. If it still doesn't work, reinstall from the install CD/DVD. Do an archive and install, but check the option to restore your previous settings. After you're sure you have everything working, check the archived folder it creates to make sure all your stuff got copied over right, then manually d/l the combo update and try again. Make sure all your hacks, if you have any, are disabled.

I think we both had the same issue, either permissions or a corrupted install.
 
Eraserhead said:
Try setting up your wireless network again, it might just have lost the password or something, other than that I can't think of anything... Is it actually an airport? or another brand or wireless router?
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Ok, so I reset the Airport Express, and set it up again, and now it works. Hmm. Annoying.
 
solvs said:
Try rebooting again a couple of times. If it still doesn't work, reinstall from the install CD/DVD. Do an archive and install, but check the option to restore your previous settings. After you're sure you have everything working, check the archived folder it creates to make sure all your stuff got copied over right, then manually d/l the combo update and try again. Make sure all your hacks, if you have any, are disabled.

I think we both had the same issue, either permissions or a corrupted install.
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if it really was so easy.

I do a Disk Utility check.. comes up with an error most likely due to Adobe CS2. I try to repair it, it can't.

I've read that all you need to do is erase the files in order to not get that error message.. well, I can't. I can't have access in XP because it says its got errors and then makes the disk read-only.

When you go to install, because of the errors, you can't install.

So now, Im installing the OS on a firewire drive to see if I can get some forward motion. if this doesn't work, Im calling Apple. This is BS. They make an update that seems to be bricking many computers.

I went to CompUSA to swap my USB 2.0 ext HD housing for a firewire one... there was an old couple there with their iMac... bricked by the same update. They had an open claim with Apple.

Oh and about rebooting. I was up til 4am last night trying to get this going... I probably have rebooted about 10-15 times by now. Also, I have no sort of hacks, third party much of anything, etc.
 
CorvusCamenarum said:
I can thank 10.4.8 for screwing up my network connection. Before the update, everything was flawless. After, the computer is behving as if it's constantly trying to re-establish a connection between the MBP and the Linksys router. Instead of a steady stream, any traffic now comes and goes in "pulses" (judging from the Coconut app in the dock). No more internet radio; after 5 seconds or so it tries to rebuffer the stream and fails horribly.

The airport radar widget goes something like this if I watch it for a few seconds:

"Network" channel X [padlock]

to

"Network" channel X [padlock]
"Network" channel X [padlock]

to

"Network" channel X [padlock]

to

"Network" channel X [padlock]
"Network" channel X [padlock]

etc etc etc.

I don't know how to fix it and I'm not happy.
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same thing happened to me. kept connecting for a few seconds then disconnecting. i went to the network preferences and deleted the preferred network. then added it again and it's been working fine ever since.
 
expergo said:
same thing happened to me. kept connecting for a few seconds then disconnecting. i went to the network preferences and deleted the preferred network. then added it again and it's been working fine ever since.
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I just tried that. It didn't work.

EDIT: I can delete the network prefs, re-add them, and so far every time I've done this I've gotten an error message "There was an error connecting to <network>" Try again/OK" when it reconnects. The blinking problem persists. I really wish Apple would get their ducks in a row before releasing new software. I'm not running anything crazy, and everything was working prefectly before I installed the 10.4.8 update.

2nd EDIT: The GF's iMac G5 (running 10.3.9) is unaffected. I've tried resetting the network, but the situation is unchanged. I grow increasingly unhappy in light of not being able to find a fix for this mess.

Anyone know how I can go back to 10.4.7 since that didn't screw over my computer?
 
CorvusCamenarum said:
I just tried that. It didn't work.

EDIT: I can delete the network prefs, re-add them, and so far every time I've done this I've gotten an error message "There was an error connecting to <network>" Try again/OK" when it reconnects. The blinking problem persists. I really wish Apple would get their ducks in a row before releasing new software. I'm not running anything crazy, and everything was working prefectly before I installed the 10.4.8 update.

2nd EDIT: The GF's iMac G5 (running 10.3.9) is unaffected. I've tried resetting the network, but the situation is unchanged. I grow increasingly unhappy in light of not being able to find a fix for this mess.

Anyone know how I can go back to 10.4.7 since that didn't screw over my computer?
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Did you have WPA2 Security enabled? Apple came out with a solution for it. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304482
 
strange black box

updated to 10.4.8 this morning when the software update thing popped up, and after the reboot, i have the weird black empty box you see in the screenshot. it has a nice drop shadow and it follows my mouse around. If it isn't at the edge of the screen, it centers on my mouse. When the mouse gets up close to the screen on all 4 sides, the box bumps up against the edge but won't go any further.

It is very strange. And supremely annoying. it seems to be about 640x480 pixels. I've reduced the image size to be nice...original res 1600x1200
 

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...and now i feel silly because i figured out the problem. Well, i don't feel silly for the problem (not mine!), but silly because I just posted here and right after that figured it out myself.

Since I'm sure someone else will have this happen (if it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone), I'll post the solution:

Go to System Preferences -> Universal Access
In the "Zoom" heading, even if zoom is turned off (my zoom was turned off), click on the "options" button and see if "show preview rectange" is selected. Somehow or another, 10.4.8 checked that box on all 3 of my user logins. And apparently, even though the "zoom" function was set to "off" the "options" button can affect things like this. The very first place I went when I got the big black box was the Universal Access tab because I thought it seemed like some sort of "find your mouse" feature or something silly like that. But everything was turned off, so I didn't think it could be that...learn something every day.

at least my apple apps aren't blue!
 
benpatient said:
updated to 10.4.8 this morning when the software update thing popped up, and after the reboot, i have the weird black empty box you see in the screenshot. it has a nice drop shadow and it follows my mouse around. If it isn't at the edge of the screen, it centers on my mouse. When the mouse gets up close to the screen on all 4 sides, the box bumps up against the edge but won't go any further.

It is very strange. And supremely annoying. it seems to be about 640x480 pixels. I've reduced the image size to be nice...original res 1600x1200
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I've had this problem before, this is a preference called Speakable Items, turn it off. That used to happen to my old G5.

System Prefs > Speech > Make sure it is OFF
 
My Mac Pro is crashing like crazy after updating to 10.4.8. I'll be dragging something to the trash...*CRASH* "Please Reboot..."

...checking my email....*CRASH* "Please Reboot..."

...editing in FCP...*CRASH* "Please Reboot..."

...letting the computer sit idle...*CRASH* "Please Reboot..."

It really makes those stupid Mac commercials even more unintentionally hilarious. My Mac has crashed more in the last 4 days than my PC did in 4 years. Is there any way to revert back to 10.4.7?
 
Before the update, everything was flawless!!! Now I can't connect through airport, I have tried to remove all the keys, airport .plist, and creating a new network… without any luck. Do you have any suggestions guys?

Thanks
 
Some fixes for Airport issues and others

Mafio said:
Before the update, everything was flawless!!! Now I can't connect through airport, I have tried to remove all the keys, airport .plist, and creating a new network… without any luck. Do you have any suggestions guys?

Thanks
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Try here, may or may not help you. They are worth a try tho.
http://www.macfixit.com/index.php
 
Originally Posted by powerbuddy
I AM SO F***** PISSED. SINCE 10.4.8 -:

1) My macbook has become Aquabook.
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By that, do you mean that your MacBook display seems to have sort of a blueish color cast over it? Because I think I'm having the same problem, though it may just be in my head. Have you fixed it yet? Anyone else have this problem?
 
no problems for me!

for once, and im so sorry to yall who are still with issues, but i am completely issue free on this update.
i downloaded the update, rebooted, then rebooted again for good measure, and sure enough, absolutely nothing changed for me. nothing.
frankly im a little disappointed, but thats ok because i have a lot of film editing to do.
i think the common thread with most of the problems though is that they all include Intel based macs, or was that just me noticing the word "intel" a lot.

i have a PowerPC iBook G4.

peace out,
N
 
If you're having the spotty internet connection problem, don't bother trying to get anything from the iTunes store either. I tried earlier today - my card got charged but I was unable to download anything (error code -50) on every track in the album.
 
dopey220 said:
By that, do you mean that your MacBook display seems to have sort of a blueish color cast over it? Because I think I'm having the same problem, though it may just be in my head. Have you fixed it yet? Anyone else have this problem?
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Have you tried calibrating the monitor? The update may have put it to a different calibration like "Generic RGB" or something.
 
I can't get Toast 7 to burn a DVD on my iMac without crashing ever since I upgraded. Don't know if it's related, but it sure is annoying.
 
OSX... because it is so buggy it needs 8 service packs to get it right, unlike Window XP's 2... :rolleyes:

10.4.8 works fine on my machine though
 
Markleshark said:
Yer, mine hung for ages on first boot, then restarted, was strange. All seems to be good now tho *Touch wood*
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It's not really hanging, but Mac OS X has to put the updates to active files into a staging area to be replaced when they are not active. Once they can be replaced safely, it can reboot to make use of them.

I'm assuming that most people who are having trouble have an Intel-based machine. Is anyone with a PowerPC machine having trouble?
 
Intel Macbook Pro No Problems...

Hi All,

Sympathise with all of you having troubles and I don't want to upset any of you I promise!!!, but I have had no problems whatsoever with the 10.4.8 update, and in fact on my girlfriend's Macbook the update improved her dial-up stability when using the external USB modem..

Good luck,

Nelson.
 
bousozoku said:
Is anyone with a PowerPC machine having trouble?
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Not so far at least. It was as smooth as silk, internet streaming through Airport Extreme seems smooth as ever if not better. And no blue cast which seems to have been a Macbook/pro problem?
 
Have you tried calibrating the monitor? The update may have put it to a different calibration like "Generic RGB" or something.
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Yeah, I tried all the other profiles, and none of them seemed to help too much. Like I said, it's very subtle. It very well maybe just all in my head. Still puzzling though.

But my eMac is running fine. :cool:
 
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