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MacFixIt Details Mac OS X 10.2.8 Bugs
mneptok writes "Premier Macintosh troubleshooting site MacFixIt has just posted a detailed report on the bugs and broken features in Apple's latest point release for MacOSX. As reported previously on Slashdot, the 10.2.8 update was released and pulled within hours earlier this week. Many users upgraded before the update was pulled and are being bitten, and MacFixIt has run down the behavior you can attribute to Apple's goof."
And I'm able to do so because I didn't download the point release.
Started to, then thought better of it. Best to wait a few days. Maybe that's because I've used one too many Microsoft products or something.
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Begun, this flame war has...
BAH! Fooled you mr man. all you gets is da troll stick.
Several MacFixIt readers have noted a problem where iMac and eMac systems (primarily) display a blue screen at startup rather than proceeding to the Desktop.
Ahh... seems I installed XP Service Pack 1 on my iMac by mistake. My bad.
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When are people going to learn to wait a few days before doing an upgrade? How many times do you have to read about people getting burned?
Um, actually, if everyone waits, there'll be nobody to play the guinea pigs. Forget what I just said, unenlightened masses -- download immediately, for my benefit!
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Several MacFixIt readers have reported an inability to wake from sleep since installing the 10.2.8 update Damn, What the hell was in that upgrade? -- Subscribers can see this sig now!
Guess they made the first apple that bites you back? :)
*There's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape em off Jim!*
But if they added virtual desktops to the OS, how would they get you to buy a 23" monitor?
Bugs Fixed in 10.2.8
1) Able to use a three button (or more) mouse. Requires external hardware.
2) People hate seeing that spinning wheel while your Mac just sits there and does shit all. It has been changed to a happy smiley face instead.
3) All Terminal app crashes have been eliminated by removing the Terminal all together.
4) People are always moaning about the chane in file permissions after an update. To fix this problem all permissions will now be set to World readable and writeable.
5) Because we supply an ancient version of the PHP module with Apache and have been laughed at by Slashdot vistors, we will now install the Developer Tools by default. Now if you don't like it - compile it yourself!
sudo - rm -Rf / will fix all your update problems ;)
Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
"After updating to Mac OS X 10.2.8, my Apple Cinema Display's resolution defaulted to 1600x1024 (it was previously 1600x1200), and the choice of 1600x1200 is no longer available at all within the Displays System Preference. The 1600x1200 option is just completely gone."
Yup, I'm having this problem. In fact, my entire Apple Cinema Display is missing, i.e. completely gone! Oh wait, that's because I don't even own an Apple Cinema Display. Never-mind, my bad.
A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
"... an extremely small (but vocal) minority with problems."
So, the entire Mac user community then.
Many posters are saying that the upgrade worked fine for them. In fact, this is true for me. I upgraded my PowerBook G4 and I'm fat and happy.
But think about it--those who were affected got their ethernet knocked out. They *can't* post their complaints to slashdot.