OSX 10.4.2 Update out now

[Gordy]

The 10.4.2 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users. It includes fixes for:

file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services
single sign-on authentication and reliable access to Active Directory servers
autologin for managed user accounts
AirPort and wireless access
Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
Finder updates including finding on Kind and using Slideshow
synchronizing your iDisk with .Mac
installation reliability
managing Dashboard widgets
Address Book, Automator, iCal, iChat, Mail, Safari, and Stickies applications
compatibility with third party applications and devices
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n301722

For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

21mb in size , installing now myself

[CocoPops]

Cheers Gordy

Downloading now.

[Gordy]

No probs coco

Installed with no problems , couple of menus to press re keychain but other than that nothing has massively changed.

Widget manager is nice but should have been included before now.

isync threw an error the first time I tried to sync my s700i but worked fine the second I think it was a blootoof issue rather than isync.

[Stoo]

cool, *downloads*

[headbrace]

Ohh, good stuff if they fettled the widget stuff Cheers!

/downloads

[Dooms]

Well the main thing in this is tiger now works with Proxy Authentication - meaning i can use dashboard, safari, auto updates etc here at work without having to use a 3rd Party Program like Authoxy - plus we can start rolling out tiger to people in the company.

[Stoo]

hmm, for some reason my ibook isn't rejoining the wlan when it wakes up from sleep mode since this upgrade, has anyone else had the same problem?

[Gordy]

Nope there is a wireless update out now I think.

[Stoo]

*downloads*

Hopefully that'll cure it

[Stoo]

Bah, still hasn't fixed it

[Gordy]

[Stoo]

It's almost like it's having issue with the authentication..
I've given up for now, so I'm using a nice long ethernet cable into the garden..

[Stoo]

Problem solved, ish..

It looks like there is indeed a bug in both 10.4.2 and the airport update which pretty much knackers any 802.11 connections with certain routers, luckily there is a work-around:

1. Download the file :
http://fabounio.free.fr/bidouille/airport.zip

2. Make a backup of the following files :
/System/library/extensions/AppleAirport.kext
/System/library/extensions/AppleAirport2.kext

3. Replace these files with the ones contained in the .zip Archive

4. Repair permissions so the files are correctly reallocated

5. Restart.


This should effectively "roll-back" the airport drivers to 10.4.1, which has cleared up my connection issues

I wonder how far away 10.4.3 is...

[Gordy]

http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?...50715084227166

More help there for others having problems

[darrensen]

another thing, some people might fidn that their mac takes a long time to reboot after the update. Simply disconnect the Ethernet cable....

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