• improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
• address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
• address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail
• resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications
• resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers
• improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode
• improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand
• address a color issue in iMovie with HD content
• improve printing reliability
• resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server
• improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices
• fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera
Apple today also released Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo) which is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server, as well as specific fixes for:
• configuring accounts in Server Preferences when bound to an external directory service
• CalDAV handling of Unicode text and attachments
• stability and reliability of Podcast Capture remote camera recordings
• submitting content into Podcast Producer using mv and cp command-line tools
• preventing time drift when capturing dual-source video in Podcast Capture
• syncing Software Update catalogs behind unauthenticated proxy servers
• upgrading and importing records from older Open Directory servers
• password expiration notifications for Mobile Account users
• using Server Admin to connect to servers in IPv6 environments
• creating NetRestore images from volumes with fragmented catalog files
• ordering of items in System Image Utility “Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts” action
• using Internet Explorer with web-based calendar, wiki, email rules and password reset
• adding and removing imported users in Server Preferences
• synchronizing Portable Home Directory content
• using iCal web interface within select time zones
• previewing and capturing dual-source video in Podcast Capture
• server-side filtering of incoming mail messages
• using chained digital certificates for mail services
• creating images with System Image Utility
• automating installation of NetRestore images
• preventing brute force password attacks
• using sudo command with authenticated Open Directory binding
• binding to Active Directory domains with invalid service records
• creation of mobile accounts for Active Directory users
• correcting a problem that would cause the Software Update cache to grow excessively
• reliability of services using Grand Central Dispatch
• duplicate serial number alerts on servers with multiple network interfaces
Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update and Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 v1.1 Update are (or soon will be) available via Software Update and also via standalone installers.
More info and download links:
• Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo) – 785.29 MB
• Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo) – 897.32 MB
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update?
Really?
What? So it’s 10.6.3.1 now. Unexpected…
Why isn’t this in the software update? I’m confused.
I’ll wait for the Snappy version.
Hmmm. Me thinks Apple put out a buggy update & has had to fix it.
Apple, not another 800 MB download! I got 10 machines to install this on.
Let’s try to get it right the first time next time.
Why only 800 MB. I want an update that gives me 2.5 GB of Mac OS X goodness. I got my 14.4 kb global village modem ready to go.
@ Jubei: Good one. That Global VIllage modems were very good!
I ran Software Update a few minutes ago and it told me my software is Up To Date.
Shit happens… sometimes®
Does this fix the win7 not joining a mac os x primary domain controller (or any other self-purporting win nt 4.0 domain for that matter)?
Not very Apple-like. Maybe Apple’s spreading staff a little thin.
Global Village, OMFG!
Send some faxes while you’re at it.
10.6.3.1? Strange.
I’m downloading it now. And it seems like everyone on earth is downloading it. 3 hours estimated DL time? Sheesh.
We’ll see if it makes my new Mac mini snappy as a bastard.
Damn, now I’ll be forced to play with my iPad while waiting.
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Actually, this is VERY Apple-like. It’s called a Living OS. They don’t stop developing and improving even after a major release or update. That would be that other operating system maker.
MDN Magic Word: able
Sheesh, repairing permissions after the update produces an essay in Disk Utility. All seems OK, but it doesn’t quality for the “sn” word.
Whoops, I mean “qualify”.
according to this KB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014
Additional Information
The Mac OS X v10.6.3 combo update also includes improvements provided in the Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update and Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update.
In order to receive all the improvements listed above, some systems require the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Supplemental Update, which is available via Software Update.
Tip: If you don’t see the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Supplemental Update in Software Update, you don’t need to install it.
Note: The Supplemental Update is for any system that was updated from Mac OS X v10.6 using the Mac OS X Update Combined v10.6.3, build 10D573. It is not needed on systems that were updated from Mac OS X v10.6.1 or 10.6.2, and it is not needed on systems that were updated from Mac OS X v10.6 using the Mac OS X Update Combined v10.6.3, v1.1.
an 800MB sprinkle of Apple goodness? Meh, not interested.
Sounds like a pain in the ass
Global Vilage modems were great devices.
I ran it and it was under 600k update. Took a few seconds to download.
@GmanMac
Sorry, you’re on “The List”. You don’t get all the goodies the rest of us get.
@Jubei
Thanks for the memories re: GV modem
@ Boult
> Tip: If you don’t see the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Supplemental Update in Software Update, you don’t need to install it.
Thanks for that… That explains why it does not appear in Software Update, since my system was updated incrementally from 10.6 to 10.6.1 to 10.6.2 to 10.6.3, all using Software Update. So I think it means the 10.6.3 Combo Updater was flawed in some way, and you only need to use this new update IF you went from the initial 10.6 installation to 10.6.3 using the previous 10.6.3 Combo Update (not version 1.1).
Curious. The link at Apple’s support download site seems to be dead. Have they pulled this one?
@ Hm…
I was able to download it just now. But…
It’s a bit confusing. I think there is no problem with the 10.6.3 update itself. But I think the previous “combo” version of the 10.6.3 updater forgot to include some update(s) previously installed with 10.6.1 and 10.6.2. That’s why people who updated incrementally (not using the combo updater) do not need to do anything (nothing in Software Update). Also, people who where already at 10.6.2, and decided to use the manual combo updater instead of the incremental updater to 10.6.3 (manually or with Software Update) also do not need to do anything.
It does no harm to run the combo updater (and it is often used for trouble-shooting), but most Snow Leopard should not need to use this update. I think the only people affected are those who just installed the original Snow Leopard release, then ran the previous 10.6.3 combo updater.
Since I’ve already downloaded it, I’ll just keep it handy, but not mess with my current system, since it seems to be running perfectly with 10.6.3 already.
Very un-Apple like. Just reading the posts above it has already caused confusion.
Is it 10.6.3? 10.6.4? 10.6.3.1? 10.6.3 v1.1?
What was 10.6.3 v1.0? Is that 10.6.3?
Not cool. Very MS like.
I thought Mac heads had brains?
This update is for Snow Leopard (Client and Server).
Read the title next time. You would have saved 2 mins of your life and would have looked a lot more intelligent.
My Mac Pro became an embarrassment shortly after that last update. Started acting just like I’d expect a PC to act. Cost Apple a couple of hours of expert time trying to get it right. Got so bad I had to erase my Hard Drive!
That cost me. Sure … MOST of it was backed up. Most is not ALL. And then there were the missing Registration Numbers.
<sigh!>
Will this fix the problems?
@ Macro – The term “client” in this usage means the Mac OS X version the most of us use. So it does apply if it says “client.”
and @ Think
However, there is nothing actually wrong with 10.6.3. The version “1.1” designation only seems to apply to the “combo” updater (not the OS) that was previously released. It seems something that was done previously with 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 (either one based on the wording of the detailed info) was left out of the previous 10.6.3 “combo” (1.0) updater.
Since most people have updated incrementally (not using the “combo” updater), they do not have to do anything and nothing shows up in Software Update.
Maybe MDN should look into this (to confirm I’m correct) and put a note a the top of this article to reduce the confusion, “most Snow Leopard users are not affected.”
@84 Mac Guy
Download it once from the “Downloads” page and put it on a network share that is available to all 10 machines. Then install it from there on each.
There are more sophisticated ways to do this, as well, but since you don’t seem to have the server or remote desktop tools already, this way will work.
Problem solved.
I had assumed that the 10.6.3 combo updater would install the same set of files regardless of whether one was updating from 10.6 or 10.6.2. I thought this was the whole reason for having a combo updater: to install all updated files, not just those that have changed since the last update. Is this assumption incorrect?
This update is not showing up for Mac Mac.
It doesn’t show up in Software Update here.
Oh wait… I’m on my Wallstreet running OS 9.2.2 and Classilla browser. Nevermind
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Man I don”t even know where my Wallstreet PB is, I lent it to a family member and that was the last I heard of it. It was a good machine for sure but man are you kidding, 9.2.2?
If it doesn’t appear in Software Update, it does not exist!
Thats my general rule of thumb anyway. To help with the confused, if it’s not showing up for you, then you probably dont need it.
total non-sequitur: District 9 rocked.
My Mac also says there’s nothing to update. The fixes and issues listed in this article look to me, at a glance, to be the same as those for the 10.6.3. I think this is simply the client version and the server version of that update rolled together in a single package for network admins. There is no update here, so no worries about funny version numbers creeping in.
I updated both my Mac Pro & Macbook Air with the combo update – as I always do – from 10.6.2 to 10.6.3. But no update showing in software update today. So it’s not related to combo verus incremental. Something is amiss. It seems it’s more related to systems maybe than update approach…?
Still my Mac SE powers on, oblivious to updates …
10.6.3 was a buggy update. I lost keynote visability when projecting onto a screen. Strange switch to a different resolution leaving the output looking disproportionate. Had to use mirroring to get any kind of output at all.
Yep. Bad upgrade. Sorry I didn’t wait for the first responders.
Surely it is now 10.6.3.1.1?!
I did the combo update, nothing shows now. I think that might be way.
Yeah I am not getting this update, so it must not be for all installations…
Alright people!!! It’s not that hard! This is a revised 10.6.3 update. The one released about 2 weeks ago obviously had some problems so they are releasing an updated version of it, hence the v1.1 (note: an original update never has a v1.0 next to it).
Problem solved. Now, you can go back to installing it.
@ Cubert
That’s actually wrong. 10.6.3 itself has not been “revised.” The 1.1 version number only refers to the 10.6.3 Combo Updater (the installer app), which apparently did not properly install every previous Snow Leopard change. This is why this update does not appear in Software Update for most people, because most people use the incremental (not combo) updates, which did not have this problem because change before 10.6.3 have already been installed.
The ONLY people affected by this update are those who recently installed Snow Leopard off the original release installation disc (version 10.6 dot nothing), and then proceeded to use the previous “1.0” version of the 10.6.3 Combo Updater (going directly from 10.6 to 10.6.3). Then and only then, you need to use this “1.1” update.
Fortunately, running the combo update unnecessarily does no harm (and is even used for troubleshooting), because it seem like a lot of people are running this installation unnecessarily.
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