Mac OS X 10.5.3 released
Apple has just released the next point release of Mac OS X Leopard, version 10.5.3. This release has been speculated for a while now, and includes some hefty updates in the 420 MB package. Software Update gives us the following information about the update: The 10.5.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Apple posted detailed information about the update on their website. You can download 10.5.3 by opening up Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update ...). Have you noticed anything different in the update? Be sure to leave a comment or drop us a tip!
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Apple has just released the next point release of Mac OS X Leopard, version 10.5.3. This release has been speculated for a while now, and...
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I'm the Bill who posted above.
After the clean install of the originial software that came with my mac mini 10.5 - everything is back to normal and is stable as. No problems whatsoever now. Maybe give the update a miss unless you are running an 8-core 32 gig of RAM beast? Seems to be a lot of people having drama with the update, steer clear until the smoke has settled and Apple has sorted it out.
Just my 2cents...
10.5.3 has been a nightmare for me. I have so many apps freezing and cannot quit the processes. The stability of my OS X desktop has degraded considerably. Very frustrating!
June 11 2008 at 6:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHey I'm new here. Installed the update but everything slowed WAY down. After mucking about for a bit I've just decided to go back to 10.5 (using the erase and install option) as I had no issues with it at all. Backed everything up with a firewire ex-hard-drive rather than the time-machine gimmick.
My advice is to forget the update until Apple solves some of these drama's next time around, I think they rushed this one out
After 10.5.3. My Macbook pro refuse to shutdown. Spinning wheel. Forever.
Solved with this :http://cobranail.googlepages.com/poweroff_fix.zip
Also, my fan speed is alway at maximum (6000). It look like a rocket.
I can't believe that they STILL have not fixed the Auto-Quit printer bug in Leopard! You'd think after 3 revisions they could squeeze that one in...but NOPE! It's still annoying the hell out of me whenever I print and then have to go manually quit the printer to get it out of the Dock.
May 31 2008 at 11:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUmmm . . . this has been fixed since 10.5.1 I think (or maybe .2). Just Control Click on the printer icon and choose the option to Auto Quit.
June 01 2008 at 4:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply10.5.3 has made a real mess of Adobe Illustrator CS3.
It GENERALLY will freeze. I have been working with this all day.
6 Gigs Ram on Dual G5. It WILL NOT FORCE QUIT. I must turn off machine. Terrible.
I had to unhook external drives to not freeze.
May 30 2008 at 1:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIm adminning 15 computers at my design firm and this update has caused 3 of our systems to be in perpetual restart modes, all with very different configurations. (1 g4 powerbook, 2 macbook pros with different processors)
The discussion forums at apple.com are getting lit up with similar problems.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1538562&tstart=0
Im adminning 15 computers at my design firm and this update has caused 3 of our systems to be in perpetual restart modes, all with very different configurations. (1 g4 powerbook, 2 macbook pros with different processors)
The discussion forums at apple.com are getting lit up with similar problems.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1538562&tstart=0
Installed it on my Core Duo MBP. Only trouble I see is my internal speakers have gone mute. Volume controls don't work. Plug in head phones...fine. AirTunes in iTunes...fine. Restart tone...fine. Sound Preferences display "Digital Out" as the only output when no headphones are plugged in. Zapping PRAM didn't fix it. Any ideas?
May 29 2008 at 10:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFigured it out. It wasn't 10.5.3 after all. A post on Apple's site mentions a switch inside the audio out jack that can sometimes get stuck. A few plug/unplugs of the headphone jack released the switch and sound has been restored to my internal speakers.
May 29 2008 at 10:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is why we shouldn't have upgraded to 10.5.3 - all of us Time Machine via external HDs (wireless) are screwed!
http://www.jeffmccord.org/?p=205
Yep, same problem here, the only error I get is that my backp volume can't be mounted. The strage thing is that I've been following the forum over at apple support and lots of users report it's still working for them.
I've tried restarting my AEBS, mounting and unmounting the partition of my hard drive, etc to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm using a CD macbook pro 17"
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