Apple Pulls 10.2.8 Update

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Posted by pudge on Tuesday September 23, 2003 @10:59AM from the oopsie dept.

physicsnerd writes "Apple has apparently pulled the Mac OS X 10.2.8 update from Software Update. The standalone updates have also been pulled. There have been reports of problems with 10.2.8 on iMacs and eMacs." People have also reported network problems.

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new ssh fix? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 11:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Maybe they will re-release it with the new ssh fix!
Wacom problems by tm2b · 2003-09-23 11:28 · Score: 4, Funny

My only hand-input device is a Wacom Intuos 2 tablet & mouse. It seems that if you don't have a traditional USB mouse attached, Mac OS X 10.2.8 "helpfully" assumes that you must be trying to connect a bluetooth mouth and launches a Bluetooth configurator for you.

Every.
Time.
I log in, and
Every.
Time.
I log out.

Man, this sucks. Not as bad as not booting, but it's a constant annoyance.

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Re:The QA people must have been having by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 11:37 · Score: 2, Funny

And you're bitter you weren't invited?
how likely is a 10.2.10? by DJMeatBall · 2003-09-23 11:40 · Score: 3, Funny

they haven't gone over a ??.??.9 release since... well.. I can't remember when. Can you?
1. Re:how likely is a 10.2.10? by djward · 2003-09-23 11:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  That'll be 10.2.X version 10.0.
  
  Er... doing fine on 2 older G4 towers...
2. Re:how likely is a 10.2.10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 12:04 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  yea, it almost looks like an IP address...
3. Re:how likely is a 10.2.10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 18:03 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  If Apple really wanted to confuse people, they could name it Mac OS 9:50.
Damn upgrades. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 11:49 · Score: 3, Funny

Guess I'll stick with 10.3
Sorry, but it's kinda appropriate by Unregistered · 2003-09-23 11:51 · Score: 3, Funny

I installed it and it worked great. I sure didn't enounter any network prNO CARRIER.
No problems by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 11:52 · Score: 1, Funny

Im running an old PMac G4 400 (AGP), I've not seen anything go wrong.

Of course, my onboard network adapter and firewire ports were fried in a lightning storm...

I hate kentucky.
Re:Works fine on my eMac... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 12:26 · Score: 1, Funny

Shouldn't that be more like:

In SOVIET RUSSIA, 10.2.8 [NO CARRIER]!
Cube - DHCP etc: no probs by zpok · 2003-09-23 12:56 · Score: 2, Funny

Darn, I feel left out!

Any other Cube owners without problems? Maybe we could start a support group...

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The next update by iJosh · 2003-09-23 15:18 · Score: 2, Funny

10.2.8.1? My OS update and my IP address. Woo! 8')

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Re:Battery Timer by rootofevil · 2003-09-23 17:57 · Score: 3, Funny

well, technically it could have, if apple had included patented battery-eating-gnome technology. however, its rather unlikely.

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Re:Odd... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-23 17:59 · Score: 1, Funny

From what I've been hearing, it's an [e|i|e|i|o]mac issue.
I warned Steve Jobs.. by CooCooCaChoo · 2003-09-23 18:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Yes, I warned Steve Jobs that hiring the young man, Murphy Law as the new head of quality assurance was a bad idea but of course he assured me that Murphy was an optimist ;-)

Damn you Murphy!

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Re:Odd... by selderrr · 2003-09-23 19:31 · Score: 2, Funny

I finished the update last night on my 15" FP iMac.

Wow ! You have first post iMac ?? Holy bananas, I want one of these !

(sorry, couldn't resist)

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Re:Well.... by kinnell · 2003-09-23 22:09 · Score: 2, Funny

This update is nothing all that exciting
Of course it's exciting, it was posted on slashdot.

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Re:Battery Timer by thunderbird46 · 2003-09-24 07:15 · Score: 2, Funny

May I make the obligatory statement (even slightly on topic here!)

1) Eat Batteries
2) ???
3) Profit!!!! :)