Hi Eugene and WAMUG folks.
Here is my post from August on the topic of Safari quitting at launch...
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I've found that several machines I've updated with the security update
2005-007 (Panther), running 10.3.9, exhibit similar behaviour to what
you are describing. I found the issue was with Mail, and Safari. I
hadn't opened iTunes on the specific machines. But the problem sounds
very similar.
I recommend being very careful with the 007 security updates... There
are numerous Apple forum discussion articles about people having
similar problems. Especially with Mac OS X 10.3.9 (I've updated 10.4.2
machines, without issue).
What most people notice first is that Safari or some other key Apple
applications stop working.
Check into your log files using an application such as Console. Check
out what the most recent messages are. Also, check
~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter log.
I found on several machines that some core files were missing or upset,
as mentioned in these logs. These included the Java Virtual Machine.
Hence why the application wouldn't launch. E.g...
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dyld: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari can't open
library: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/JavaVM
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Check out some of these URLs to see if the symptoms match:
<http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.68b6a437>
<http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.68b667f6>
<http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.68b6bc6f>
<http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.68b6f349/
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(those lines might wrap, and any %20 text to be removed from the URL)
In the particular cases I experienced at the end of last week, I found
some careful work with Pacifist (to extract certain parts of
installers) resolved the issues, without requiring an OS install.
Keep in mind, that if you try to install, say, the Java update that is
already installed, the Mac OS won't let you do it. But if you use
Pacifist to do the work, you can force install any update. (So, be
careful!)
In total, the tools I used were:
-Disk Utility
-Pacifist, along with these Mac installers:
-Mac OS X 10.3.9 installer
-Java 1.42 update 1
-Java 1.42 update 2
-Java Startup update 10.3.9
Before you attempt any fix, first make sure this is the same problem,
by looking at your log files.
Secondly, back up any work before proceeding.
Some authors in the Apple discussions recommend reinstalling the OS was
the "only solution". This *wasn't* necessary. But some careful work
with Pacifist, and some restarts in between, was. Your mileage may vary
though.
(The restarts in between updates is very important).
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Derek
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Derek Yeoh-Ellerton
National IT Manager
Printforce Australia Pty Ltd
http://www.printforce.com.au/
