Why does 10.2.8 hate me so much. So I installed the original release and since then, certain applications WILL NOT run, mail and ichat a/v for example. NOW I'm overjoyed at the chance to possibly fix the problems I've been having. Run software update in system preferences the software update app bounces in the dock a couple times and then disappears. So software update gets added to list of apps that won't run. I tried going to versiontracker and getting it from there. But nope, the link just gives an error. GRRRRRRR I want my computer to be better. and I really don't want to take the time to reinstall. I only have the 10.2 update discs so I'd have to go from 10.0.3 to 10.1 to 10.2 and that sounds like an ALL day task I don't want to do, but it's looking more and more like I'd have to do that if I want the problems fixed.
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10.2.8 In SWU (Again)
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Re: G5 10.2.8
edit: Finder window resizing now feels like 300 fps! I don't remember it to be that fast!
edit2: The annoying high frequency beeps seem to be gone too. Notice that after a reboot, the hardware prefpane from the apple CHUD tools resets. You have to manually turn off cpu NAPping after each reboot. But now, without turning it of the high pitched noises seem to be gone.
I have just rebooted. It seems to work fine, no problems yet. I don't notice any speedups, but it was damn fast already.
edit: Finder window resizing now feels like 300 fps! I don't remember it to be that fast!
edit2: The annoying high frequency beeps seem to be gone too. Notice that after a reboot, the hardware prefpane from the apple CHUD tools resets. You have to manually turn off cpu NAPping after each reboot. But now, without turning it of the high pitched noises seem to be gone.
Blue screen an officially recognized Apple startup issue:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464
Originally posted by paulwhannel
okay, in the past __years, apple has released one (1) OS update that caused a very small group of people trouble. It's not like they have a history of this, my god, the way some of you talk, every update since 10.0 made people's computers explode or something.
it's just really annoying that some people refuse free OS updates. after they screwed up the first time, don't you think they made damn sure it's not going to happen again?
pnw
For the record, Apple's record hasn't been as stellar as you seem to think. I've used a number of professional applications that have had some functionality killed when these minor updates are released. Then the engineers have to scramble to put together a downloadable patch to fix what Apple broke, or simply tell their customers if they need the broken functionality then they have to downgrade their OS (depending on which company we're talking about). In my estimation, this has happened roughly every second or third update requires this kind of caution for fear of something being broken. And, at some level, it is Apple's fault for, if nothing else, not providing better support for some major developers.
You know, I was having similar problems in my old iBook600. I sent it in to Apple and they replaced the modem. Something to consider...
The "good" 10.2.8
Well, I've downloaded, installed, and now, it's asking me to restart... wish me luck...
::::Crosses fingers::::
Well, I've downloaded, installed, and now, it's asking me to restart... wish me luck...
::::Crosses fingers::::
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I have been wondering about the chud situation. Do you think it's a good idea to use it to stop those chirping sounds? Just currious as to if it is hard on the CPU?
I have been wondering about the chud situation. Do you think it's a good idea to use it to stop those chirping sounds? Just currious as to if it is hard on the CPU?
What a relief!
10.2.8 Rev. 2 is like night and day compared to the first release! They fixed much more than they said! My battery meter tells me the entire truth now, all programs work, my icons are back, startup is as speedy as ever, Finder shows me my files when I ask it to... it's like a whole new computer!!!
Even ethernet is reliable now!
Apple has made me happy again!
10.2.8 Rev. 2 is like night and day compared to the first release! They fixed much more than they said! My battery meter tells me the entire truth now, all programs work, my icons are back, startup is as speedy as ever, Finder shows me my files when I ask it to... it's like a whole new computer!!!
Even ethernet is reliable now!
Apple has made me happy again!
I used it and I don't see any problems. NAP is different from the Slewing in Energy Saver but to what extend I'm not sure. But I can't believe IBM using a function on a CPU that might possibly damage it, they must have tested it throughout. So I don't expect it to be hard on the CPU, on or off, sounds or no sounds. But the good news (at least so far) is that 10.2.8 solves the problem and the CHUD tools are no longer necessary.
I know that if the sounds come back, I'll disable the NAP option right away, and I'll hold Apple responsible if anything goes wrong.
I just updated on my 800MHz iBook, and it shows me 5:58 battery time remaining instead of 0:38.
6 Hours of Battery Life
I would be overjoyed if I believed it
6 Hours of Battery Life
I would be overjoyed if I believed it
Took the Plunge
Well I did the update on my 4 hour old daul G5 with a bad feeling, but all seems well so far. The chirping noises still seem to be there though.
Edit: I did a shut down and restart. Now the boot time is about 16 secs as appose to my first restart of 26 secs. Gotta like that, but much to my dissmay the chirps are still there. Nothing to freak out about. Maybe I will try the chud tool.
Well I did the update on my 4 hour old daul G5 with a bad feeling, but all seems well so far. The chirping noises still seem to be there though.
Edit: I did a shut down and restart. Now the boot time is about 16 secs as appose to my first restart of 26 secs. Gotta like that, but much to my dissmay the chirps are still there. Nothing to freak out about. Maybe I will try the chud tool.
Re: Took the Plunge
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Hmm, I'm sure the sounds have disappeared for me. My boottime has decreased as well! (I almost never reboot but hey bragging rights are important. Come to think of it, I have a G5 1.8 without the chirps, you have a dual G5 with chirps.. Wanna swap?
)UPDATE IS AWESOME
I don't know why everyone is so afraid of this update. I updated to 10.2.8 the first time and haven't had a single hitch. So when Software Update notifed me a new 10.2.8 was available I downloaded it and installed it immediately. It's working like a charm. I really don't know what the all fuss is about. This update is rock-solid just like the last one and people need to stop wh
NO CARRIER
I don't know why everyone is so afraid of this update. I updated to 10.2.8 the first time and haven't had a single hitch. So when Software Update notifed me a new 10.2.8 was available I downloaded it and installed it immediately. It's working like a charm. I really don't know what the all fuss is about. This update is rock-solid just like the last one and people need to stop wh
NO CARRIER
G5 Noises Gone
Just installed CHUD and the noises are gone. Thinking maybe I'll turn nap on when I am not using it.
Just installed CHUD and the noises are gone. Thinking maybe I'll turn nap on when I am not using it.
just installed the update and the battery meter jumped to 4 hours (of course this was on the super energy saver settings.. screen dimmed to the max) this is a good update, no matter what the other people say.
One more update from a PB 12" (rev. a). After restarting multiple times since todays 580kb update the system over-all does seem faster. Boot time is faster (10.2.8 rev. a slowed startup time, as well as the over-all system responce). I'm also getting much better battery life. .2.8 seemed to increase my battery life by 15-20, but todays update for some reason has added a good 20-30 min of battery life. I ran it dead earlier and got a good 2 hours on 'highest performance' with the brightness up 1/2 way while just running safari/mail/photoshop. I wouldn't get a minute over 1h 30m before todays update. I'm now showing 3:12 left on the meter after running 20 minutes at the same settings. very cool. I'm going to run the battery dead again and get a real feel for the time again.
Also updated my jan. 2002 dual 1ghz quicksilver and it starts much faster as well as the sytem seems a bit faster over all.
Also xbench 1.1.2 showed my PB running at 500mhz! It did report accurately on my dual 1ghz quicksilver though. The PB was set at 'highest performance' with the power plugged in, and no other programs running.
Also updated my jan. 2002 dual 1ghz quicksilver and it starts much faster as well as the sytem seems a bit faster over all.
Also xbench 1.1.2 showed my PB running at 500mhz! It did report accurately on my dual 1ghz quicksilver though. The PB was set at 'highest performance' with the power plugged in, and no other programs running.
This new build of 10.28 did NOT fix a couple of problems from the initial release.
1) Running a gestalt 'pclk' on my tibook 1GHZ will incorrectly report the machine as a 667MHZ. Running XBench from within 10.28 will also report the machine as 667MHZ clock speed, and going to the XBench forums, there are several users reporting incorrect clock speeds after updating to 10.28. May be only related to specific machines, but...
2) After waking my powerbook from sleep, my Apple Studio Monitor, which is hooked up to my Tibook as an external monitor, forgets its resolution settings and I need to select Detect Displays to get the proper resolution again. This seems to be a fairly common problem--I can't understand why Apple didn't address this one. Also, probably only related to specific machines.
1) Running a gestalt 'pclk' on my tibook 1GHZ will incorrectly report the machine as a 667MHZ. Running XBench from within 10.28 will also report the machine as 667MHZ clock speed, and going to the XBench forums, there are several users reporting incorrect clock speeds after updating to 10.28. May be only related to specific machines, but...
2) After waking my powerbook from sleep, my Apple Studio Monitor, which is hooked up to my Tibook as an external monitor, forgets its resolution settings and I need to select Detect Displays to get the proper resolution again. This seems to be a fairly common problem--I can't understand why Apple didn't address this one. Also, probably only related to specific machines.