OS X 10.5.6 roundup: a deeper look and post-install problems
By David Chartier
Published: December 16, 2008 - 04:47PM CT
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/16/os-x-10-5-6-roundup-a-deeper-look-and-post-install-problems
It has been over 24 hours since Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.6. While
Apple published an overview of the notable changes, it appears that
the update brought more than meets the eye, but not everyone is happy.
First, Macworld's Rib Griffiths took a deeper look at the changes
that 10.5.6 brought by examining the update's package receipt (found
in /Library > Receipts). Besides the changes we already know about,
Apple apparently updated various Bluetooth software components,
Migration Assistant got some polish, and the Podcast Capture app was
updated to version 1.0.3. Other low-level drivers, frameworks, and
extensions were also updated, and even the Apache Web Server manual
got some attention.
The improvements that 10.5.6 brought may not be worth much to some
users, however, as a number of new threads in Apple's discussion
boards complain about everything from broken AirPort, support for
specific Bluetooth devices getting removed, and choking installations
(hat tip to TUAW). It appears that, in some cases, Software Update
doesn't finish downloading the ~190MB update before attempting to
update the Mac with it.
Some users in our own forum thread have experienced a few of these
issues and note that rebooting the Mac and manually downloading the
full 700MB combo updater reportedly fixes the issue. Still, there are
a number of other ticked-off users at Apple's site, particularly in
the Installation and Setup and Using Mac OS X Leopard sections. So
far, though, these problems seem to be fairly isolated, suggesting
that the update itself is fine and something unique is wrong with
these users' Macs.
10.5.6 pulled a few other stunts, too, that are anything but
accidents or bugs. As we noted yesterday, the latest version of
Leopard disables direct iPhone pwnage jailbreaking by preventing Macs
from recognizing an iPhone or iPod touch in device firmware update
(DFU) mode.
Additionally, some of our forum dwellers have noticed that Apple has
finished its removal of the energy profiles ("Better Battery," "High
Performance," etc.) from all portable Macs that are not the latest
generation of aluminum MacBook Pros in 10.5.6 (the Pros get to keep
the option due to their dual graphics cards). These settings used to
be accessible from the battery icon in the menubar, but were removed
first in the custom Mac OS X 10.5.5 build on the recently-released
aluminum MacBook. Now it sounds like Apple has finished the job for
all other portable Macs.
It is unclear whether this means 10.5.6 is doing its own dynamic
performance management based on running applications and load, or if
Apple has wired Leopard to fall back on being conservative with
battery consumption at all times.
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