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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.2.6
Numeric writes "Apple has released 10.2.6 update, which you can read in detail. Here's a partial list: Addresses an issue for Mac OS X 10.2.5 in which a kernel panic message may appear if certain USB hubs or devices are connected. Addresses an issue for Mac OS X 10.2.5 in which English is the default language and Asian language scripts are not be available in the International preference pane, if a script's font is not available. Address Book now supports the Sony Ericsson T610 phone."
As always, it is a good idea to repair your permissions after an OS update (though this update isn't huge). It always seems to speed things up a little for me.
Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
The 10.2.6 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, utilities, services, and technologies: Address Book, AppleScript, Bluetooth, Classic compatibility, Disk Copy, Disk Utility, Finder, Graphics, Help Viewer, iChat, Image Capture, IP Firewall, Kerberos, Mail, OpenGL, Print Center, Rendezvous and Sherlock. The update includes improvements to AFP, Web services, dial up connections over PPP, and Windows file services, as well as audio, disc recording, and printing improvements and PC Card, USB, FireWire and SCSI device compatibility enhancements. The update also provides updated security services and includes the latest Security Updates.
The text you pasted is from the description of the "Combined" 10.2.6 update, which includes all minor version updates and security patches since 10.2.0.
Here are the relevant KnowledgeBase articles:
I prayed about it, and God said, "Don't do it!" But I thought, "I know better."
I had it a bit worse than this - my Wacom tablet caused a kernel panic on every other boot, about 20 seconds after pressing the power button, while it was still on the grey screen. All fixed now!
Karma: Ran over your dogma.
Well, have you taken a look at xlr8yourmac.com?
They happen to have a huge drive compatibility database which lists tons of drives people have managed to get to work with Finder disk burning and iTunes by modifying configuration files. I have an *officially unsupported* Samsung 32x CD-R/DVD which now works fine with both, thanks to some minor tweaking.
I prefer Toast for these functions, but I didn't like the *Unsupported* label I saw by my drive in the System Profiler.
Not everyone is sitting at 10.2.5. New computers on the shelf, as an example, are at 10.2.3.
;-?
Like I said: The too-long list in the parent is probably the full list of changes from 10.2 to 10.2.6. What part of 'probably' in the parent caused you confusion
But seriously, in the context of this specific update that's just come out it's not very interesting (not to say misleading) to list all changes of earlier updates, attributing them all to 10.2.6.
For the specific changes from 10.2.1 to 10.2.5, if that's what you're interested in, just check these Apple knowledgebase articles: 107036, 107140, 107263, 107362, 25405 (for instance 107036)
I could make you a list of changes since 10.0, or even Mac OS 7.5.... that would look even more impressive. But it wouldn't help anybody much.
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"The only problem is that to do this, you need to have a supported drive."
/System/Library/Frameworks/DiscRecording.framework /Versions/A/Resources/DevicePlugIns/
Take a look at
I have an unsupported Samsung CD-RW. I just opened the SamsungCDR.device-plugin with an hex editor and changed the model description I found there to my model. Use the model description that Toast shows or use any UNIX tool you like.
Make a backup of the changed file, bcz with some system updates it got reset.
To answer own question, the very long list is indeed here 70174, but it's for the Combo Updater which lists all changes since 10.2
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I had this problem right after I installed iT4. I had to delete the installed iPod drived (? kext ??) and use the iT4 installer to re-install the driver. Easy enough once I figured it out, but it took a few hours to get there -- I'm not used to having to think about these things... The message boards in the Apple support section had a number of people experienceing thhis and were a pretty good help.
A previous Apple update fixed a DNS bug where large DNS reponses (typically from Akamai-based sites) would get dropped. The most notable victim was Apple itself.
10.2.6 appears to re-introduce this bug, making Safari pretty much useless for me.
Did anyone else notice this un-fix?
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We got hosed, Tommy. We got hosed.
Anything that uses Keychain access is frigged up for me. Safari wouldn't load without freezing until I denied access to the Auto-Fill list. Mail won't quit. Internet Connect freezed trying to load the password for my VPN session.
So far that's all I've seen.
That what was all this school was for... to teach us how to solve our own problems. -- janeowit
SafariNoTimeout is a little utility that removes the 60 second connection timeout from Safari.
Without it on my dial-up connection, Safari is virtually useless while downloading and/or with a few tabs loading at once.
It should make Safari useful again for you. It sure did for me.
in 10.2.4, i could connect to the internet via GPRS on my TMobile t68i without incident.
:-)
for the last 3 weeks with 10.2.5, i couldn't connect often evne after 3-5 attempts. When i did connect, it would often not hold for more than a minute. I'm way behind on my data allowence for the month on my account.
10.2.6, i'm back to 10.2.4 days.. i can keep the connection up as long as I like... and should pummel my 10 megs in a day or two now.
i'm using my AlBook 12" on my work desk with my t68i on my desk in the desk stand charger in the exact same position for all 3 software revs. I'm sure its the software, and not the phone or computer.
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