Hmm. Well, it didn't erase either of my partitions, but I have had a "stack corruption" trap/kernel panic and odd screen saver behavior since installing. (It's supposed to ask for a password to clear the screen saver. It did ask, but cleared the screen saver before I had a chance to put in my password.)
Nonetheless, I'm listing to the great jazz station from Berlin that's in the built-in radio station list, with no problems. Excellent music and very amusing ads and promos. On Saturday, November 3, 2001, at 12:17 PM, John Teffer wrote: > MacFixIt has the article below on their main page, looks like it only > affects OS X, only erases non-boot partitions, and the OS X version of > iTunes HAS been taken off of Apple's site. > > You had me scared there for a minute, I just installed iTunes 2 on my > iMac > running 9.04 about 2 hours ago... so far it's working great! 16 kbps > network streams over a 28.8 modem actually sound GOOD! > > I think the bug was introduced by extremist Audion fans, (though Audion > still is way cooler than iTunes) or by Microsoft, jealous that the iPod > is > Mac-Only. > > MacFixIt article follows: > > iTunes 2 released: data loss possible in Mac OS X; X installer pulled > > Apple has released iTunes 2. Several readers report that the Mac OS X > version of the installer completely erased their non-boot partitions. > We are > investigating. See these threads on MacFixIt Forums and Apple > Discussions > for more. We will post further updates as we receive more information. > > Update: As of about 2 PM EST Saturday, Apple has pulled the Mac OS X > version > of the iTunes 2 installer, presumably because of the reported problems. > Apple's site now says that the "Mac OS X version is coming soon." > (Thanks, > John Chapman.) -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
