Mac OS X 10.5.5 Combo updater, Security Update for 10.4 now available

the fix for dvi, not detecting displays, not sleeping and brightness controls
Sometimes after updates osx doesn't reload the extensions cache

here's how to fix that

go to the terminal in finder/applications/utilities

type

sudo su
then your password

rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

shutdown -h now

then you'll be prompted saying cache needs updated before restart, click, the computer will shutdown in a few seconds and then you can restart

Btw this update fixes the issues with Starcraft and Diablo 2, both now work again.

I have two iMacs;
a 24" 3.06Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo and
a 20" Intel Core Duo.
Both Rebooted twice, the second reboot taking place midway the first. Everything is working super fine and I see improvements throughout.

One obvious fix that was really a thorn in my side has to do with the fix bought on by the:
"Includes extensive graphics enhancements."

On my 3.06 with the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS video card and 4GB of Ram, I should expect nothing less than spectacular graphics.

Well, whenever I would come out of a 'Sleep Display' state ( not a general machine sleep state), the desktop would flicker for a moment just before going full brightness. Was really irking me after paying $2200 for this machine. Did it from moment one and I thought, gosh.....My early 2006 iMac Core Duo doesn't do that!!!

After the update to 10.5.5, the flicker is gone. Instant full brightness comes on, when I move my mouse to turn on the display from a 'Sleep Display' state. Thank you !!

Also,
Apps are starting much quicker, the iMac boots up quicker and generally everything is better.

My DVI port is not working anymore after downloading the update. It's a DVI to VGA and I've tried different monitors, so while it recognizes the monitors connected it does not show a display on the monitor. It looks like the monitor does not recognize the Macbook Pro even though the MBP recognizes it.

Installed 10.5.5 via Software Update. My old 1.42 Ghz Dual Processor MDD/FW800 is working just fine. No problems whatsoever. iCal works, Safari is just as speedy as ever, all the icons in the Dock launch their applications just fine.

No flicker on the 20" Apple Cinema (CRT) display (at 1600 X 1200) before the update, none now.

iTunes 8 & CoverSutra working as before, I.E., perfectly. Wireless connection stayed up without a hitch.

Heck, even my 22 year old Apple Extended Keyboard/Griffin iMate interface combo still works.

amazing. 1 year and 5 major updates, and 10.5.5 still FORGETS custom views in folders. This is border line retarded. COME ON!

Also, safari turned unusable.. i have a 2.4 core 2 duo with 4gb RAM and it is SLOW. PAINFULLY SLOW.

Have deleted caches, repaired permissions, checked the file system and it sucks.

X11 xterms now have beeps when backspacing a blank line and autocompletion tabs produces multiple results.

Broke my Firewire mounting of 3rd generation iPod. Mounts with USB but not with Firewire. What gives? I know my iPod is behind the times; but come on, it's part of my backup scheme.

Looks good so far.

Why does this always happen to me?

My Time Machine drive, which backed up just fine yesterday, no longer mounts. It seems to be dead. Wouldn't be the first time, they already replaced it once.

Luckily, I booted back into 10.5.5 and was able to back up to my other drive. So though I won't be able to restore I can at least be sure my files are safe.

But I might not have to -- ever since this latest boot things have been working fine.

Odd.