mac attack

[Charles Foster Kane]

The reaon I asked is that bying a new Mac now I will get Leopard as standard, hence wanting to hear about any issues etc that might make it worth hanging on for a point release to fix any bugs.

Seems perfectly stable. I wouldn't hold off.

[daviejones]

Seems perfectly stable. I wouldn't hold off.

There was a rumour of Jan and new hardware...not sure what it will be though...Apple are pretty secretive.

[Churchill]

As opposed to tired old dogs?

Plenty of life left in the old dog yet!

[daviejones]

Plenty of life left in the old dog yet!

Whatever muttley...

[Churchill]

Whatever muttley...

That's someone else.

[tay]

...that you can trust when online shopping not to let every man and his dog see your credit card details.....

Pride come before the fall. Apple have made some pretty grand staements about security which have got the hacking com,unity very interested.


As for it just working....
From the register...

"A blogger has uncovered what he claims is a "massive" bug in Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Finder app that could result in the loss of data when folders are moved from a Mac to directly- or network-connected storage.

According to Tom Karpik, the bug manifests itself when an attempt to move - rather than copy - a folder from the Mac is interrupted. Moving a folder off a disk essentially involves first copying it then deleting the original. Karpik shows that Finder fails to ensure that the folder has been successfully written to the target disk before removing the original.

No matter what happens to the copy, the original is zapped by Finder.

We followed Karpik's instructions - albeit using a USB Flash drive rather than a folder shared on the network - and Leopard does indeed remove the original folder even though we pulled out the drive mid-way through the move.

The result: whatever data you had in the folder is gone from both the source disk and the target.

That said, this isn't the kind of problem most users will encounter. By default, Mac OS X moves files and folders when the target is the same drive as the source, but if source and destination are different, the OS copies them. To move folders, you have to hold down the Command key, and we suspect most users will copy folders and then delete the original manually
Let's hope Apple takes note. It's already said to be readying Mac OS X 10.5.1 for release, and this should be part of the bug-fix list."

[tay]

I'm still vacilating about buying an iMac to replace my old PC. Been waiting to see what, if any, fall out there is after the Leopard release. Anyone got anything to say about it now you've had a chance to play with it for a bit?

I would stay clear until they get it right.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...shes_systems/1

Leopard bears its teeth, crashes systems
Author: Phil Cogar
Published: 30th Oct 2007

The classic BSOD strikes out at OS X users.
One of the features Mac users like to tout most frequently is how simple OS X is - how easy it is to install and use without hardware or software issues or conflicts. But OS X 10.5, more commonly known as Leopard, which was just released just three days ago, is spawning all sorts of installation problems for users.

One of the frequent problems is, after the installation process has apparently completed and the system prompts users to reboot the system, their machines will fail to fully boot and will display only a blank blue screen. Users have reported waiting multiple hours for the screen to resolve, but to no avail.

Many users have contacted Apple both on its forums and via phone support. Neither source can yet provide a solution. Possibly more frustrating is the fact that Apple’s phone bank is being flooded with calls, causing wait times of over an hour before representatives become available.

The issue isn’t limited to a single type of system, users have reported the same issue on all types of Apple hardware. The only thing Apple has announced concerning the problem is that it could be caused by third party “enhancement” software that’s not compatible with Leopard. Many sources have focused this to software released by Unsanity that allows users to customize all settings in OS X. However, users that don’t have the Unsanity software installed have also reported the blue screen issue, so a specific trigger is unknown at this point.

The only solution that has arisen so far is to format the partition and perform a complete reinstall of Leopard, but obviously this isn’t an ideal fix. Many users have reported not backing up their data before upgrading (FOOLS! - Ed), and it's unknown whether the failed install corrupts the existing data on the drive or not.

Does a blue screen of death bring back warm memories of hair-pulling and frustration, or are you currently trying to resolve this particular problem on your own system? Let us know over in the forums.

It just works!!!!

[daviejones]

Pride come before the fall. Apple have made some pretty grand staements about security which have got the hacking com,unity very interested.


As for it just working....
From the register...

All in all it is a major upgrade to the previous version. If I recall, Vista had more urgent issues but I agree, it is still a bug that needs fixing and no company would be able to release a major upgrade like this bug free.

[DimPrawn]

I would stay clear until they get it right.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...shes_systems/1



It just works!!!!

Just as in barely?

[Charles Foster Kane]

I would stay clear until they get it right.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...shes_systems/1



It just works!!!!

It's coming with his system, that article cites installation problems.

Besides, I have not had any installation issues, don't believe everything a journo spurts.