Apple today released Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update which delivers overall improved compatibility and reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther” and is recommended for all users.
Improvements include:
• file sharing and directory services reliability for mixed Mac and PC networks
• Mail, Safari and Stickies application reliability
• compatibility for third party applications and devices
• previous standalone security updates
Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update is available via Software Update.
– More information about the security content of the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update here.
– More information about Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Delta) which updates Mac OS X 10.3.8 to version 10.3.9 here.
– More information about Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Combo) which updates any version of Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.3.8 to version 10.3.9 here.
Apple has also released Mac OS X Server Update 10.3.9 which delivers overall improved compatibility and reliability for Mac OS X Server v10.3 and is recommended for all systems.
Improvements include:
• reliability of Open Directory authentication requests, and Active Directory integration
• AFP performance when listing large files and directories
• update to Cyrus version 2.2.10 for more reliable email message storage
• reliability of Ethernet communications on Xserve
• compatibility for third party applications and devices
• previous standalone security updates
– More information about Mac OS X Server Update 10.3.9 which updates Mac OS X Server version 10.3.8 to version 10.3.9 here.
– More information about Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 Update (Combo) which updates any version of Mac OS X Server 10.3 – 10.3.8 to Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9 here.
** Safari 1.3 is included in this version of Panther.
First Post!!
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I’m assuming that maybe some people are having problems with Safari.
I had AcidSearch and Pith Helmet installed (thanks MDN) and it caused some problems.
Here’s my solution: Delete the following folder: Library>Application Support>SIMBL
That worked for me. Good luck.
Hey, no pop-under when I came here
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The update went well. The only thing I noticed was that it made pithhelmet stop working (though it was kind enough to inform me of this). Hope pith gets updated soon, I’m not used to these ads.
“Here’s my solution: Delete the following folder: Library>Application Support>SIMBL”
Thanks gary. I was wondering what my problem was. I resorted to grabbing a copy of Safari from an unupdated machine.
With your suggestion I was able to put the new Safari back and it works fine now.
thx…
I’m running it. No problems so far. iMac 17″ 1.6 G5, 512 Meg Ram, Combo Drive, External DVD RW DL. Gota love being a mac user. Can’t wait for tiger. PS I was running this before the post.
So long Panther. It was a pleasure knowing you.
Awwww, when’s 10.3.9.1 coming out?
Safari 1.3 has no “download linked file as” option in the contextual menu! WTF!!! I got so used to using that!
Er.. so how the F am I supposed to use Java now that I got rid of my Acid thing… What do I do?? This sucks..
I think Safari 1.3 has fixed the popup behind the window problem!
they also updated the css support in Safari – noticing some changes and some things breaking/working properly – like to know what changes they made
“Safari 1.3 has no “download linked file as” option in the contextual menu! WTF!!! I got so used to using that!”
twdldee, if you press and hold the option key, “Download Linked File” becomes “Download Linked File As…” in the Safari context menu.
Hope that helps.
I can confirm that Safari 1.3 does indeed seem to block the annoying MacDailyNews pop-under ads (that no other site I visit seem to employ). Thank you Apple!
I guess MDN will have to put a couple more banner ads on their web site to recover the lost revenues from popunders that Mac users won’t be seeing anymore, thankfully.
Also finally got a downloading speed teller thingee…thing (tells you how fast you are downloading the file) in the download manager!
Andy C,
Thanks for that contextual menu tip. I keep forgetting that pressing the option key can do some interesting things.
But anyway, it’s nice to not have the pop-unders anymore. Pages I visit that rendered horribly seem to render better now.
So far, so good on the update. None of my tweaks seem to be broken.
“Also finally got a downloading speed teller thingee…thing (tells you how fast you are downloading the file) in the download manager!”
It’s been there all the time. In the download window, alt click on the “download speed”, and it changes to “time remaining”, and vice versa.
joe
Although I use Firefox, I’ve never gotten pop unders on my Mac from this site or any other but I’ve read that others do. About the only setting I’d have different is I have cookies off. Anyone else experience that?
Safari Fastest Browser on Java
This browser java speed test site: http://www.24fun.com/downloadcenter/benchjs/benchjs.html
tests your browser’s performance with java. When I tested Safari 1.2 I got a disappointing 70 seconds to run through all tests. With 1.3, that time dropped to 9.8 seconds. That’s one heck of an improvement. And listed below are the top 10 speed demons on this test. Note the presence of Safari, starting at #1.
1 Thomas Thaler, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 5.58 seconds, April 16, at 02:39:09
2 RioSif, Opera 8.0, Windows XP, 3.40-3.59GHz 5.98 seconds, April 16, at 03:24:52
3 noname, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.32 seconds, April 16, at 02:18:16
4 RioSif, Opera 8.0, Windows XP, 3.40-3.59GHz 6.34 seconds, April 16, at 03:26:18
5 hm, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.36 seconds, April 16, at 02:50:59
6 Volker, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.43 seconds, April 16, at 03:42:52
7 noname, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.48 seconds, April 16, at 03:56:56
8 goerge, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.5 seconds, April 16, at 02:22:28
9 Atze, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.73 seconds, April 16, at 03:04:15
10 goerge, Safari, Mac OS, 2.40-2.59GHz 6.74 seconds, April 16, at 02:23:39
“Safari 1.3 has no “download linked file as” option in the contextual menu! WTF!!! I got so used to using that!”
My “Safari 1.3 says “download linked file”
It is interesting how well timed it was. 10.3.9 comes one month before 10.4.
Limewire and Mercury Messenger refuses to lunch. don’t know if anyone else having problems with java base apps.
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Just launched LimeWire with no problems. Hmmm.
It does feel… snappier!
For any OS X upgrade, Safari or Java problems, try MacFixIt.com for more information.
My normal routine for all OS X upgrades is…
– Disconnect all external hard drives. <– STRONGLY advised by Apple
– Repair Permissions (Disk Utility) to insure updater as full access to all files.
– Download and run COMBO updater from Apple OS X download site.
– Reconnect external hard drives.
– Repair Permissions again (on all drives) to align files with new permission settings.
Perhaps it’s overkill, but at least I know that my system is as healthy as it can be.
just a suggestion .. after you restart run maintenance scripts especially repair permissions then restart again.
I’m running on an older iMac G3 500mHz and with this latest update safari seems to have a problem loading as quickly as it has before, any ideas? I’m getting tire of watching the icon bounce about 14 times in the dock.
My G5 is launching and running faster since the update. There must be other good stuff in the update.
I had to trash Pithhelmet to get Safari to load without crashing. Now I keep losing my cursor, but only in the very top left of the window, sometimes , after a short time, where the arrow should be, the little hand pointer appears. If I restart Safari the problem goes away for about 2 minutes. If I switch to IE the problem goes away, and comes right back with Safari.
Mystical: me too – since updating to 10.3.9 Limewire (4.8.1) is an ex-parrot.
Woah, here’s a weird one. When I just updated to 10.3.9 and opened up safari, it put all the default bookmarks on there with my normal ones. SO I had .Mac, Amazon, a news folder, etc. Did this happen to anyone else? (I just deleted them.
Thanks, Andy C – option right click
And overall I can say that performance is improved…a nagging problem was that the screensaver somehow affected Safari, now this doesn’t happen, I can leave Safari open as long as I want! can’t wait for 10.4!
Brian, i had the same thing all the default bookmarks showed up along with those i had created. First time i am experiening any problems with an update.
I’ve noticed a couple of differences in Safari. LIke others, I had a number of “default” bookmarks show up (.Mac. Apple, Yahoo and eBay). It appears that they’ve added better CSS support for cursors. It also appears that they’ve done something maps.google.com doesn’t care for. (Try entering your zip code and the word “books” and you’ll find that none of the results get listed in the right side bar.)
Has anyone found a complete list of the CSS changes they made?
Is the update available from Software Update the Combo or Delta?
sisenor:
the update from Software Update is the Delta (51.3 MByte)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1039.html
the combo update (117 MByte) is available from:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcombinedupdate1039.html
One problem that I have noticed with the 10.3.9 update is that it breaks the CheckPoint VPN SecureClient. See the Apple Discussion boards:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/
and type “SecureClient” in the search window
this is too funny.. can anyone else get acquisition to work? maybe it’s not working cuz of the firewall huh?
that would be very Bill Gates if Apple made it so Acquisition doesn’t work..
though it’s not exactly legit..
got it working.. PHEW.. okay.. thanks to the macfixit guys.. you have to go back and redownload a 2005 security update which will put java back in..
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty1.pl/product=05640&platform=osx&method=sa/MacOSXUpdateCombo10.3.9.dmg
hope that works..
Check out Virtual PC. It seems MUCH faster.
“got it working.. PHEW.. okay.. thanks to the macfixit guys.. you have to go back and redownload a 2005 security update which will put java back in..” [Mike]
Thanks Mike, for putting me on the track to repair.
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After the 10.3.9 update I couldn’t start Azureus (a Java app). From the Macfixit-site I chose to try just the earlier 2005 security update at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2005002macosx1034orlater.html
It worked perfectly.
I must say – seeing the barrage on Java-related problems – that there have been ‘easier’ MacOSX updates…
Updated 2 G5s and my iBook with no problems on anything. Not much difference in speed, but so far, no pop-under ad on my first daily visit to MDN.
It killed my USB ports on my 23in Aluminum Display so beware.
can’t run Mercury or limewire either….fuck! that update SUCKS!
I am impressed with this web site, rattling I am a big fan.