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Mac OS X 10.6.2 is on the prowl, plus security update for 10.5 users

by TJ Luoma Nov 9th 2009 at 4:40PM

Update: As noted by our commenters and cross-confirmed with OS News, the 10.6.2 update appears to drop support for the hackintosh-centric Atom processor. This was spotted in earlier builds, but it was not clear whether the support for the netbook CPU would be in or out in the final configuration.

We've been expecting Mac OS X 10.6.2 for a while now, especially since Apple initially said that the new Magic Mouse would require it, but it has just arrived.

Alongside the OS update for Snow Leopard users, Security Update 2009-006 is out for users of Leopard. Use Software Update to make sure that you get the right update for your computer.

Bug fixes are reported for AFP Client, Adaptive Firewall, Apache (2), Apache Portable Runtime, ATS, Certificate Assistant, CoreGraphics, CoreMedia (2), CUPS, Dictionary, DirectoryService, Disk Images, Dovecot, Event Monitor, fetchmail, file, FTP Server, Help Viewer, ImageIO, International Components for Unicode, IOKit, IPSec, Kernel, Launch Services, libsecurity, libxml, Login Window, OpenLDAP (2), OpenSSH, PHP, QuickDraw Manager, QuickLook, QuickTime (4), FreeRADIUS, Screen Sharing, Spotlight, and Subversion.

No word on any new features or enhancements yet. Stay tuned.

 Here's the update list from Apple via Software Update:

The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:

an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
the reliability of menu extras
an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
Safari plug-in reliability
general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3874.


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Rickard Johansson

After updating I can no longer open the "Event Planner" template (or documents based on it) in Numbers.

November 12 2009 at 5:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rembert

10.6.2 is working flawless here (MBP 2,2). TIFF works well in quicklook, as does CR2. Mail does work. Chrome seems to be a bit slower than before.

I had problems with the ATI drivers, especially related to waking up after having had a second screen connected. These problems got worse with SL but were reported with Apple.

WiFi problems which I had in the past (Leopard), are gone with SL. Same regarding freezes after switching locations.

I do like Snow Leopard.

November 10 2009 at 5:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Markus

Great, gave me the first Kernel Panic within 2 minutes after updating. If my system does not become stable soon, I'll switch back to Windows... :/ I paid the price premium to get away from unstable systems, and at the moment Win 7 seems like the more stable system - had no issues whatsoever there.

November 10 2009 at 4:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matias Singers

I am experiencing a black frame around windows when i use CMD + 4 -Space when taking screenshots.
See example here http://grab.by/qS0
It seems to be a gradient error of some kind ..

November 10 2009 at 2:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam Schoales

Here's hoping that it fixes the problem where I plug my MBP into my TV and its black and white until I reboot...

November 10 2009 at 1:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
g_freeman

anyone else run into the slash-circle upon reboot after applying the update? I had to hold down option to select the startup disk and this worked, but I then had to go into system prefs and select it before reboots would boot properly

(it had me worried there for a minute)

November 10 2009 at 12:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ed

Mac Mini (Intel graphics) started randomly (and without warning) shutting down and rebooting after Snow Lep installed a few weeks ago. At first thought it might be a hardware issue, but given remarks from Apple on this new update's documentation about "unexpected logouts" on some Macs running 10.6.1, I'm hopeful this update has fixed the issue. Eight hours in, so far so good.

Anyone else having this issue?

November 10 2009 at 11:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris

I thought the whole point of Apple's closed hardware architecture was that there would not be these types of issues. I see here the same problems that Windows users have when running a service pack. Nothing different, same kind of compatibility issues but at least with Windows the breadth of hardware is so vast that you can excuse *some* glitches based on the number of variables. What is Apple's excuse?

November 10 2009 at 9:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pssv

After the update, my Time Machine backups take way longer to complete. Seems to some issue with it.

November 10 2009 at 8:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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jmy4

I have noticed that too. But I have also noticed that when I enter time machine under 10.6.2 that I see the full history of backups. Under 10.6.1, I would enter time machine and only have direct access to the most recent backup. I would have to exit Time Machine then re-enter to see the full history.

November 10 2009 at 8:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pssv

@joel: i didn't have that problem with my 10.6.1. Time machine backups were faster & without any issues. But after the update, it gotten slow.

November 10 2009 at 9:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
junior

I still have problems syncing iCal with Exchange Server 2007, and my exchange database is completaly empty, no Tasks or reoccurring events!!!

November 10 2009 at 8:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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