Apple has released Mac O X 10.5.8 which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for:
• Compatibility and reliability issues when joining AirPort networks.
• An issue that could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences.
• Issues that may affect Bluetooth reliability.
Mac O X 10.5.8 is available via Software Update and also via standalone installers (Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Update (274MB), Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Combo Update (978MB), Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update (274MB), Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update (759MB)).
In addition, Security Update 2009-003 for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger users is also available.
More info and download links for the updates is available here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JMS in TX” for the heads up.]
Sweet…. Must…. get… it…. now!
I can’t update from the airport. Is it snappier? Any interesting things added or removed?
I have been so beleaguered until now.
I hope they fixed the damn issue where OSX reverts color profiles periocally. That is so incredibly annoying…
Solved my beleagueredness. But I’m only speaking Figuratively.
That’s a heavy update just for Bluetooth, Airport and missing text in a preference pull-down. Nonetheless, it’s snappier.
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Hey MDN, isn’t this the kind of article where you are supposed to post the results to the poll for when this was being released?
Not up on the Apple download page a/o 5:00 EDT.
Looking for the Combo Updater.
Scratch that. It is up on the page MDN linked to, just not the page I looked at.
Changed the color of my iDisk icon to a nice blue.
And what do people who still have dial-up do with updates this large? (I don’t use dial-up, but many around here do.)
From the included link:
What’s included in this update:
Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.
Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.
Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.
Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.
Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.
Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.
Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.
Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.
Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.
Improves overall reliability with AFP.
Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.
Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.
Improves Sync Service reliability.
Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.
Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.
Includes latest security fixes.
best to wait 4 weeks and check forums before jumping in!
HG Wells – go to a Wi-Fi hotspot to d/l it or get a copy from someone who has a fast connection? I’ll put the combo updater on a flash drive so I don’t have to d/l it 3 more times for all my cmputers.
@Gosh
I’ve jumped…..damn the torpedos!!! Come on in the waters fine.
It monkeys with the volume and reboots twice, so turn down your speakers and don’t be scared.
The grey is gone and I feel 10 lbs lighter.
Thanks Apple!
seems to have fixed the glitch where I was the only mac user in the world who couldn’t sign on to MDN using safari, only firefox.
Don’t bother … just wait for Snow …..
This update also includes an update to Safari 4.0.2. If you are using Safari 3 and don’t want to upgrade to 4, then do not update to 10.5.8.
I got the combo update. 759.2 MB of awesomeness. It’s Snappalicious.
@ Joe..
Yeah that started to happen here last week. Wassup…?
But when are they going to prevent applications from jumping in front of each other when they need attention? I for one want to kick Apple in the collective nuts every time that happens.
I’ll leave it a month, to see how it goes. Still not updated the latest iTunes update yet.
Wow, the first update that’s too large to fit on a CD. Does anyone else remember the six 3.5″ floppy disks that came with System 7?
Luke – I not only remember the disks (probably still have them some place), but I remember where I was when I installed them on the Apple Portable I had at the time.
Connection to my wireless Keyboard and Mouse is — at last — stable.
MacDave
Super-cali-fragilistic-snappy-ala-docous
Beleaguered-ness is something that is really quite atrocious
BC
After download and install, initially pokey until I repaired disk permissions and zapped p-ram. Now its smooth as glass.
Thanks Apple!
Oh yea, Spark, sorry …
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You planted the seed for that lil’ sprout …
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I guess it was FINALLY “imminent”.
Sarasota, city person? Wi-Fi hotspots are not available to people in the Bush in Alaska. Although high speed connections are gradually spreading even in the small villages, there are still many who don’t yet have it. But they do have dial-up.
Why is everyone so scared of updates? If you just take good care of your computer it’s not an issue….. Apple does a lot of testing to ensure to update won’t kill your computer.
Is there any way of running this update without upgrading Safari? I prefer 3.2.3 until Apple releases a few more updates for 4.x I like and use the snap back feature, which I use a great deal. I don’t care for top sites or cover-flow and there is no way, as far as I can see, to disable it.
Any suggestions or than do not upgrade to 10.8?
Recommend:
1) Repair permissions
2) Install update & restart
3) Repair permissions again
A fellow Apple trainer suggested this process to me. It may be overkill, but I’ve had a lot fewer weird problems with updates since I started doing it.
>Is there any way of running this update without upgrading Safari?
Nope.
@ Deus Ex Technica – I can do one better. For upgrades:
1) Run the full suite of Onyx
2) Install update and restart
3) Run the full suite of Onyx again
It may be overkill but it works. Never had a problem with any upgrades from Apple.
Peace.
@Banjo
I, agree, the best time to start improving your circumstances is today!
Is it advisable to zap the p-ram and if so how do you do it?
Also when I run Disk Repair Permissions I always get a few dozen that are found and can’t be repaired. Is that a problem. Light duty use iMac.
I usually repair permissions, start up with the shift key down, upgrade then repair permissions again. Hasn’t failed yet.
I find this to be quite ironic with all the News articles lately about Apple and Google doing battle with each other. After installing the update on my iMac at home, my Google Quick Search Box has been removed from my “login items” in the Accounts (Sys Prefs). Haven’t installed yet on my MBP… will have to keep an eye out for the same thing.
Mail wouldn’t work after the update. After an hour on the phone with Apple it was discovered that the solution was to take Mail out of the dock and put it back in from Applications.
Deus Ex Technica
I’ve done repair permissions for a few years now and never have a problem updating my MBP. Had no issues to repair prior to the restart but after “Shockwave 10” was fixed twice.
Repairing permissions is valid.
You can’t disable Coverflow(or if you can I haven’t discovered how), but you can basically disable topsites by finding TopSites.plist in your user folder/Library/Safari, erasing its contents in TextEdit, and locking it. You can disable webpage previews entirely by doing Show Package Contents on Safari 4 and kicking out the Webpage Preview Fetcher, then going to your user folder/Library/Caches/com.apple.safari, opening up the Webpage Preview folder, deleting its contents, and locking it.
Wow, both imminent and snappy… all in one evening!
“Hey Honey, put down the dish rag, put on some shoes, and get outta the Kitchen – you gotta come see this. Them Apple guys gotta new OS Ex out.”
“That’s nice Bubba”
“But Honey, I also figured out how to use that MacDailyNews H-Timmel stuff … it’s some pretty neat chit“
“That’s nice, you seen my shoes?”
@cartoonasaur
You said it updates Safari to 4.0.2
I haven’t run it and my Safari is already 4.0.2 has been for awhile.
Pussies. (that word caused Apple to reject adictionary app, BTW!)
when I do a System update:
Run Cocktail
Reboot
Run Disk Warrior
Reboot
Dowload COMBO Updater & Run it
Done
Gee, since I’m feeling lazy today, I didn’t clone my boot drive with SuperDuper! first… lazy lazy bastard!
Damn!!! Almost forgot…..
I always Zap my PRAM, too!
@ GregoriusM
It has been my experience that zapping p-ram can reset any code that may have become confused. Simple instructions from Apple support here.
As for the the permissions that can’t be repaired, I get the same thing too. Apparently not a problem..
Ran Combo Updater from 10.5.7. Repaired Permissions. Restarted. No problem on 2.4 GHz (Fall 2007) 15″ MacBook Pro. Everything working fine for me. Based on my experience, no reason to fear this update. Best to all, David O.
Mr. Reese.
I asked about zapping the PRAM earlier. Is it necessary, what does it do, and how do you do it?
Thanks in advance.
@Gregorius
Basically, Zapping the PRAM resets some hardware settings (parameters); different ports, volume, etc.. I’ll do it when installing RAM or a new hard drive, for instance. Or if my keyboard is ating strangely. it’s old time MacVooDoo!
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To reset the PRAM:
Restart (or at boot up)…
IMMEDIATELY hold down Command – Option – P – R keys
All at once. Wait until you hear the startup tone 2 more times and let go. it usually takes a couple of minutes at most.
Thank you iWill and Me. Reese.
Do you guys also kill a chicken and pray to JoBoo before the update. Watch a bunch of silly rituals. Run software update, wait impatienty (or go do something else), system reboots, use computer.
Yes, the silly rituals part is very important.
I knew a guy in the 90’s who would zap
p-ram four times while facing each of the four cardinal directions, namely north, south, east and west.
No chickens were harmed, and Good JuJu prevailed.
(^_^)
@Mr. Reeee
You must have lots of time in your hands. I simply ran the updater, done.
Hg Wells – That’s the scenario where one copy of the Combo Updater, either burned to disc or a thumb drive, could be passed around and copied.
How do Windows users ‘in the Bush’ get all their many, many security updates each month?
Still can’t send a fax unless I turn off the receive fax option. arg!
Apple has known about this problem since the 10.5.7 update produced the problem.
It’s documented here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2738
but does not seem to have been fixed.
Does anyone else have input on this?
Wow. Not a huge number of problems reported. This is a good thing! I haven’t found a problem yet, but I’m nowhere near a power user either.
For those who think you’ll never have a problem on an update you’re only winning the law of averages. I’m a long time Mac user. I don’t add any system enhancements .. keep my machine lean and mean …. run Onyx regularly … do all the “silly” upkeep routines … and had a bad problem with 10.5.7 on my laptop.
If you go to the Apple forums there was a long thread on problems related to 10.5.7 … my only solution was to do an archive and install and go back to 10.5.6 …. problem solved.
That’s why I’m waiting till Snow … and won’t do that right away either … I’ll watch how others make out first and monitor the forums.
So it’s folly to say if you just keep your machine in good shape you”ll NEVER have a problem …
is there an advantage to using the combo updater?
I had asked earlier how to revert back to Safari 3.2.3 and was told that this is impossible. I have found the answer and am able to revert to 3.2.3 on all 5 of my household and mobile Macs. Here is how:
Reverting to Safari 3 from Safari 4 on Mac OS X 10.5
Did you make the same mistake I did, and update to Safari 4 when it was offered as a Software Update, then found some things didn’t work any more, or you just plain don’t like Safari 4? If so, here’s how to revert back to Safari 3.2.3 on Mac OS X Leopard.
Remove your existing Safari installation. Drag /Applications/Safari.app to the Trash, and rename the ~/Library/Safari folder to something else (you’re essentially making a backup here). It is important that you empty the Trash after doing this, as I found my ‘new’ Safari copied itself to my Trash folder.
Rename ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist and ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.RSS.plist (if you have it – I didn’t, but then I wasn’t subscribed to any feeds) to something else (backups again – these files contain your bookmarks and RSS feeds so if you don’t want to lose them, don’t skip this step)
Edit /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Resources/Info.plist and replace all instances of the number 5530 with 5525. Please note: you may need to modify the file’s permissions in order to be able to edit it. This can be done by right-clicking it, selecting Get Info, and modifying the permissions at the bottom. (or you may need to login as root user to save the changes)
Download Safari 3.2.3 and install it (you will be asked to reboot afterwards)
Presto, you have Safari 3 again! Replace the files from step 2 (you may need to remove the new files created by Safari 3).
Some people have said this doesn’t seem to work for them, and if it doesn’t for you or screws up your Safari, you might need to open the files and add your bookmarks back in manually… It seems there might be an inconsistency in the XML but I haven’t looked into it in too much detail.