Ill check when I get home, I vaguely remember it was a separate program on the install disk that you selected, Ill let you know tonight.
H -----Original Message----- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Burton Sent: Tuesday, 19 February 2008 12:04 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Update 10.5.2 Hi Ronni and Hugh Great suggestions and thanks very much. I didnt know about either of them! Hugh how and where do I do I turn on auto update in the office X suite? Ronni it seems the keyboard problems were known which makes me less stressed now, thanks heaps kindest regards chris On 19/02/2008, at 11:39 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Have you installed the MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1? > > "This update addresses a responsiveness issue on MacBook and MacBook > Pro notebook computers. Some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems may > occasionally experience a temporary suspension of keyboard input > which can last a minute or longer. The Mac OS X 10.5.1 update is > required before installing the MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update > 1.1. " > > <http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookmacbookprosoftwareupdate1 1.html > > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 19/02/2008, at 11:18 AM, Chris Burton wrote: > >> Hi Hugh >> >> Thats the most encouraging account I have heard re the update. I >> have a recent MacBook Pro with 10.5.1 and Im not happy with it at >> all mainly for the reason unknown to me the keyboard stops working >> in a very random fashion, in any application where I have to type. >> Word X seems to be the worst and most annoying since I have heaps >> of reports to write!! I have rebooted and done pram and persmission >> quite a few times. This tends to reduce the frequency for awhile >> then it just starts happening again. >> >> Has anyone had this occur and know of any fixes or advice on ways I >> might stop it happening >> >> Im wondering if the update with fix it or make it or other things >> worse? >> >> kind regards >> >> chris >> >> >> On 19/02/2008, at 11:08 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: >> >>> Just finished my ibook g4 ( 800 mhz) worked fine, permission >>> verify took >>> 30 mins, permission repair took 16 mins( only one difference) >>> >>> My imac g5, was very slow verify took 40 mins ( many many >>> differences >>> all in system/library/extensions) repair took 20 mins >>> >>> The ibook g4 is under spec ( 866 is min spec) but has no >>> peripherals and >>> seems to be fine. >>> >>> The G5 has two external firewire drives ( 800 GB and 600 Gb), four >>> ipods >>> ( usb) 1 ipod ( firewire) Epson printer, sony video camera, sony >>> still >>> camera ( one usb one firewire) and a usb webcam attached. >>> >>> In both cases I clicked cancel when software installer ( which is >>> set to >>> automatically tell me when the new updates are available) and I >>> actually >>> downloaded the full 350 MB version of the 10.5.2. With the G5 I >>> unplugged all external devices and cancelled all programs ( things >>> like >>> skype and some music stuff which run in the background) and both >>> machines ran through without a hitch. >>> >>> Haven't tried every single app on each machine, but what I have >>> tried >>> works fine >>> >>> Hugh >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> John >>> Daniels >>> Sent: Monday, 18 February 2008 10:05 PM >>> To: WAMUG Mailing List >>> Subject: Re: Update 10.5.2 >>> >>> Thanks Richard >>> I haven't tried it yet but I'm hanging on to your email. My wife >>> dearly >>> wishes she was back with her old table lamp model and Tiger and then >>> Photoshop 7 would work, PowerPoint also, our old scanner would >>> operate >>> and >>> so on. >>> Cheers >>> John >>> >>> >>> On 16/2/08 3:44 PM, "Pontifex Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> I updated my G4 (Motorola chip) Leopard and whilst it took a long >>> time to >>>>> install and patch the update it seems to operate OK except that >>> "verify or >>>>> repair permissions" just hangs. >>>>> The update of my wife's G4 Intel downloaded OK but the >>>>> installation >>> just >>>>> hung with the blue line halfway for 4 hours. The machine locked up >>> and had >>>>> to be unplugged. It started up OK after a long wait and shows >>>>> 10.5.1 >>> still >>>>> installed. >>>>> Perhaps like many others I'm not game to try again. >>>>> Cheers >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/ >>>>> guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> 1. Fixing permissions is still an ?hour long process with >>>> 10.5.2, but >>> it >>>> eventually finishes (unlike the minutes it takes in 10.4). >>>> 2. G4 & Intel don't go together, but I hope you are applying the >>> correct >>>> update for the type of computer that you have (the installer should >>> tell you >>>> anyway). Check that you have plenty of free disk space (5 GB), >>>> then >>>> directly download the combo 10.5.2 updater (350 MB) from Apple (it >>> will end >>>> up in the downloads folder). Then restart holding down the shift >>>> key, >>> to do >>>> a safe boot. It takes a while to start up in safe boot mode >>>> because a >>> file >>>> system check is run before loading the system & user files. Safe >>>> boot >>> also >>>> prevents potentially incompatible software loading at start up. >>>> Then >>> locate >>>> the update and run the 10.5.2 installer - hopefully all will go >>>> well. >>>> >>>> My only observed problems were with software update not getting >>>> to do >>> the >>>> update itself because on one machine, iPhoto had not been used >>>> since >>> the >>>> last iphoto update, so the new version of iphoto (which >>>> alphabetically >>>> preceded the MacOSX 10.5.2 update in the update process) couldn't >>>> run >>> due to >>>> a permissions error, hanging software update and thus prevented the >>> 10.5.2 >>>> update from running. Running iPhoto, then rerunning software >>>> update >>> fixed >>>> the issue. >>>> >>>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain >>> confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the >>> intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure >>> by others is strictly prohibited. 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