Filed under: Software, Leopard
Mac OS X 10.5.1 released to Software Update
The truth is out there, so they say, and so is Mac OS X 10.5.1. There's a 39 MB download in Software Update now (your size may vary, depending on installed components) or a 110 MB version downloadable direct from Apple.Changes listed at Apple or after the break. Please, please check your backups before updating. Let's be careful out there.
Thanks Aaron, Jonathan and everyone else who is sending this in.
What's included?
The following improvements for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs are included in this update
AirPort
- Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
- Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.
Back to My Mac
- Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
- Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.
Disk utilities
- Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.
- Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.
- Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.
iCal
- iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.
- Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.
- Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.
- Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.
- Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the "Simple Setup" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.
- Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do's disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.
- Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.
Networking
- Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.
Printing
- Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.
Security, Firewall
- Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.
- In Security preferences' Firewall tab, the "Block All" option is now called "Allow Only essential services"
- Includes recent Apple security updates.
System and Finder
- Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.
- Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.
- Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.
- Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.
Time Machine
- Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).
- Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Patrick McCarron said 1:58PM on 11-15-2007
Downloading and installing now... crossing fingers.
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Luigi193 said 2:00PM on 11-15-2007
YES!!! I LOVE A GOOD UPDATE!!!
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Adam said 2:05PM on 11-15-2007
installed no issues wahooo
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adisor19 said 2:05PM on 11-15-2007
Great, no mention of any Bluetooth fixes... DAMN YOU APPLE AND YOUR CRAP A2DP SUPPORT !!!!
Adi
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Gene said 2:06PM on 11-15-2007
oooohh....exciting....Installing as we speak (type)......A brand new OS....again :)
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Luigi193 said 2:17PM on 11-15-2007
I don't know why anyone would, but if you want you can see the contents of the uploader in PDF form here:
http://awesomegraphics.com/_notes/MacOSXUpd10.5.1.pdf
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Chris Barr said 2:19PM on 11-15-2007
All I want to know is if I'll finally be able to browse my network again!
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MT said 2:19PM on 11-15-2007
Animations are a lot smoother on my macbook (expose, spaces, etc) Dock still seems a tad sluggish tho.
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Jon Niola said 2:23PM on 11-15-2007
Interesting:
In Security preferences' Firewall tab, the "Block All" option is now called "Allow Only essential services"
Guess I am not allowed to "block all" as I would like then? I am a rather paranoid person and as far as inbound traffic goes, I don't want ANY ports exposed.
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Chandan said 2:25PM on 11-15-2007
No Time machine backup to airport disks?
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Lui de la Parra said 2:28PM on 11-15-2007
installed it during class, a couple of cool (useful) fixes but no airport for time machine support or anything Bluetooth/iPhone related (a longshot but one can hope. All being said pretty good for a first update
Oh and it fixes the azurus/constantly running network kernel panic bug. Sweet!
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Goomba said 2:29PM on 11-15-2007
I'm with Chandan... It was in the previous builds so one could only hope that'll be updated to work soon......
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igor said 2:32PM on 11-15-2007
uhm... this update hardly fixed any issues that i was hoping would be resolved.
The most important one is someone's dumb decision to remove an option from International settings that allows different input languages per application. Leopard has totally screwed up my workflow by that....
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farfisa said 2:31PM on 11-15-2007
"please check your backups before updating"
the backups were my problem in the first place!!!
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Rae Whitlock said 2:32PM on 11-15-2007
"Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder."
I wonder if this is the much bally-hooed bug that was posted about on TUAW the other day.
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Sam said 2:33PM on 11-15-2007
ok...safari likes to hang..and keep crashing.
this is definitely not out of beta.
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Jacob Ishee said 2:34PM on 11-15-2007
I was hoping "back to my mac" would work for me after this, but no luck :(
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itchytooth said 2:49PM on 11-15-2007
Ugh. Now I have a progress bar when I repair disk permissions but they sill don't actually... repair.
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Barry Ward said 2:50PM on 11-15-2007
Shame it doesn't fix Mail so that the New Mail sound actually sounds when you get new mail (which a lot of users are having problems with on the Apple forums) and have it actually hide when you check the hide tickbox in your login items. Two bugs that definately needed doing and weren't even thought about by Apple. Tut tut.
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Jon Niola said 2:51PM on 11-15-2007
Is it just me or is Leopard buggier at this point that Tiger was at this point after it's launch?
It seemed to me if I recall that Tiger was much more solid by this time.
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