On May 24, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Herbert Goodfriend wrote:
> > I received the following advice in the latest TechRestore e-mail > bulletin (which they apparently obtained from MacFixit): > > Since the 10.5.7 update was released, we have had a number of systems > come in for repair with related problems. I'm sorry to say that I > even got stung with this one and have spend a few hours cleaning up > from the 10.5.7 debacle on my MacBook Pro. Thus, we are not > recommending the Mac OS 10.5.7 update UNLESS you follow these steps: > > 1. Don't use Software Update. Instead, download the standalone > "Combo" updater. > 2. Reboot into Safe Mode. > 3. Run the Apple Disk Utility application and perform a Permissions > fix and hard drive repair. > 4. Run the Combo 10.5.7 updater. > 5. Immediately repair permissions again using Apple Disk Utility. > > Thanks to our friends at MacFixit.com for these tips - be careful > with this update, we are seeing a lot of machines coming in with > problems related to 10.5.7. > > > Herb Goodfriend Is this still the case with 10.5.7? I had problems ... After replacing my 10.5.6, and doing some file repairs and removal of a flaky USB2 card, I am ready to try again with the 10.5.7 update on my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz. Any 10.5.7 Combo Up(to)date Comments? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
