Apple today released Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update and Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Update which both include general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Important: Read before installing
• You may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications installed, or if you’ve modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
• The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Support Downloads to update.
• It is recommended that you backup your system prior to installing any updates.
• If issues occur during installation–for example, Software Update quits unexpectedly–please see this article.
The following improvements for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs are included in Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update:
AirPort
• Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder’s Shared Sidebar.
• Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.
Back to My Mac
• Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder’s Shared Sidebar.
• Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.
Disk utilities
• Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.
• Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.
• Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.
iCal
• iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.
• Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.
Mail
• Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.
• Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.
• Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the “Simple Setup” feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.
• Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do’s disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.
• Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.
Networking
• Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.
Printing
• Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.
Security, Firewall
• Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.
• In Security preferences’ Firewall tab, the “Block All” option is now called “Allow Only essential services”
• Includes recent Apple security updates.
System and Finder
• Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.
• Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.
• Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.
• Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.
Time Machine
• Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).
• Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update and Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Update are available via Software Update and also as a standalone installers.
More info and download links:
• Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1 Update – 110MB
• Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Update – 110MB
MacDailyNews Note: Apple released the first update to Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.1) on May 16, 2005, 17 days after Tiger’s April 29th release. Today’s first update for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) arrived 20 days after its October 26th release.
Just make the feedback box bigger by dragging the lower right corner – that is if you are really running a mac with Safari 3.0
Just kiddin’ ’round, Rob!
Sadly, no mention of addressing the inability of Time Machine to recognize an Airport disk for backups as they had advertised. Still waiting for Apple to make good on that promise as I bought a new Extreme for that very feature.
If this keeps up, we’ll be seeing OS X 10.6 in no time at all!
Finally the keyboard on my MBP works without freezing up every two minutes!
do what? why are you downloading 10.4.11 and then complaining about Safari 3 not running on Panther? trolling?
Registration… wow… I feel so legitimized… and snappier!
@@G4Dualie
I am using that feature so perhaps I am the only one who is experiencing a problem here.
When I resize the Feedback box by dragging the lower-right hand corner to the right, past the Disney ad, the ad itself becomes part of the Feedback box and as I drag the box downward, the Disney ad follows.
The Feedback box is still functional so no big whoop.
It appears apple fixed a lot of stuff in this update, but most of that stuff I did not have a problem with or at least did not notice it.
I have leopard installed on a Mac mini and my MacBook Pro.
Even after the update, I am still having trouble with widgets and parental controls. Although I am not using Parental Controls on my account, it still will not let me install or use new widgets.
Also safari with Gmail does not work correctly either when composing new messages.
Other than that, leopard rocks! Keep the updates coming Apple.
I just bought a new iMac 24″ but no Leopard WTF!! But hey, they threw in Microsoft Vista Home Basic (Chinese version) for free. Am I a happy camper or what, NOT! I guess I need to make a new trip to the store or just wait for the MacPro Penryn to arrive, that has Leopard for sure.
Has anybody tried if Logic Pro works with Leopard?
Apple has done tremendous work here.
With all the recent updates, 10.4.11 just yesterday and today 10.5.1.
THIS IS WHY… Microsoft is the biggest piece of shitzen software company next to Adobe. Maybe I should say lazy fat arses.
Apple can not be beat.
Troll on… I can’t hear you!!!!
I too busy actually getting work done on my mac…
making money with my purchase rather then playin’ games or tweekin my system everyday cos it isn’t compatible with some driver.
Yeah… I used Windows… for three years…
but I have also used a Mac for twenty.
I never will go back.
Brendon
@ Al
Are you using an external drive for your Front Row assets?
The reason I am running panther is because that is my original mac os with this iMac G5. My wife and I bought Tiger when it came out and I can’t find our disk. So we installed our original system software. If you can’t help fine. Just quick being a fu-knut about it.
Let’s see, 20 days for the first major bug fix for Leopard. Exactly when is Vista’s SP1 coming out? 20 days after Vista’s release? 20 weeks? Maybe 20 months.
I guess it just takes longer to fix an old Edsel than a new BMW.
Was hoping it would enable network shared drives to be used with Time Machine. Oh well, maybe in 10.4.2 …
10.5.2 even!
Perhaps Apple should create a ‘supercomputer for the rest of us’ (think a Cray) and call it the ‘Thundercat Pro’.
Sorry to hear that. Go to http://www.apple.com and click on “Support”. There are discussion forums there that can help you better than this site.
With this update I can now print from Illustrator CS3 to my Epson rip with out any errors. I could. Not print to them at all before.
I lost all the computers in “network” and “shared” that are not Macs after the update and I can’t get them back. I saw this same problem pre 10.5.1 on a few macs. Now its all of them. Anyone else have this issue?
I loaded 10.5.1 and got the beach ball for over an hour during the reboot. I eventually did a hard reboot and loaded fine but continued to get the beach ball for several minutes. Since then everything seems to be running fine.
anyone know if this fixes the broken dashboard issues? or rss feeds in safari not loading?
i’m not at home to update my imac which has been having the issues stated above.
my heart feels snappier!
Downgraded both my iMac and Mini to Tiger-Leopard was killing my network,both wireless and ethernet connection to DSL.
I guess I will wait 2 or 3 months before I try it again.
In the land of Oz – 10.5.1 is very snappier!
I can hear the door slam shut when I quit an application!
Whew!
All is good – no mouse problems. Network is super! I have five Macs and two PCs all networked – Airport Extreme and wired. working good. some Macs are still tiger and some are leopard. I will set up the HP laser printer (2600n) to go wireless – we shall see. If not, I will reconnect to my system and share it.
@ abelara – Dashboard is fine for me and I get my rss feeds now through Mail and all has been good there.
Cheers all.