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Apple Pulls 10.2.8 Update
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.
I did notice some weirdness with my PowerBook G4 internet connection, which went away when I switched to a different location that is based on using my Airport(s).
Also I noticed that my second monitor arrangement went away.
I was thinking that these things must be complex and difficult to test every option. Still it sounds like they screwed up on this one. Ah well...
ThosEM
The biggest "feature" of 10.2.8 for me was the battery timer was completely messed up. I removed the plug and the timer indicated there was 1:50 left, however, the battery actually lasted over 3 hours while multi-tasking AND charging my iPod. I let the battery run all the way down to let it recalibrate - and though the timer indicator is higher than it was last night, it is still not as high as before I installed the update. I have read that other people have had similar problems, too.
It doesn't appear that the battery time itself was affected, just the way it calculates how much time is left.
My 17" Powerbook took it just fine... (he says whilst holding his breath). Seems there must be something pretty random going on.
One way that Apple could be different right now, would be to post some sort minimal explanation as to what's going on. I guess there's probably some sort of legal reason for not doing so.
Holy shit! My Excel works fine...but my Powerpoint just crashes! Could this be Apple trying to push keynote to the forefront by eliminating the competition? I am serious about Excel working and Powerpoint crashing though...
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I hit the Ethernet problem myself (and most frustrating it was, too), but replacing the driver (as described elsewhere) worked a treat, and I've had no other issues with 10.2.8 at all. No obvious benefits, either, though...
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My wife went ahead and clicked the "OK, Update me" button this morning. All was well until near the end of the install when it froze.
:-(
She finally gave up and pressed restart.
BAD!
The Finder now could not stay up. This was now an unusuable system.
So we tried Disk First Aid. It found plenty of errors and said it was fixing them - each time it was run. But it wasn't really
So she spend most of the day constructing a new system on an external hard disk. Luckily little was lost, except her time.
Not a happy experience.
Apple needs to test these problem cases better. Please Apple, invest in more QA!
Fuuny thing is, on one of the runor sites a day or two ago, there was an article about 10.2.8 getting released internally to Apple, and that public release might be delayed because some unspecified problems cropping up. Makes you wonder if whoever is supposed to say "stop the presses!" called in sick on the wrong day.
What I want to know is, why did Apple bundle the security updates with everything else? The only thing I want from 10.2.8 is the patch for the OpenSSH bug. Even M$ provides security updates separately from their Service Packs and assorted malware.