10.6.8

Available via Software Update, 275MB here.

The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:
Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion
Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit
Improve support for IPv6
Improve VPN reliability
Identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender

Just about to press the "Restart" button...

edit- no problems

Edited by billford (Thu 23-Jun-11 21:24:12)

Done my MacBookPro no problems - yet.
Will do the MacPro later....

Thanks for the heads-up, Bill.

Mac Mini (late 2009 model) updated without issues and permissions verified/repaired.

Done 2 iMacs, 2 MacBook Airs and an MBP with absolutely no problems.

Yet to decide which one will get 'Lion' first. Probably the older iMac. Not really an issue as they are all fully backed up. If 'Lion' installs as easily as 10.6.8 it should be very straightforward.

MBPs X2 done without problems

Haven't decided yet on the first sacrifice to the Lion

Probably the MacBook, if anything goes wrong it's quicker to restore than the iMac (less on it).

Well this quickly turned into a thread where people just list the number and types of the macs they have. Do you lot want to post some pictures too?

Do you find it easier, just looking at the pictures?

In reply to a post by 12eason:

Well this quickly turned into a thread where people just list the number and types of the macs they have. Do you lot want to post some pictures too?

Obviously someone is getting a little jealous

Someone is definitely a little something.

In reply to a post by billford:

Haven't decided yet on the first sacrifice to the Lion

Probably the MacBook, if anything goes wrong it's quicker to restore than the iMac (less on it).

I intend to do the MBP first (least on it), then if all is well do the iMac.

If you don't like this forum don't read it.

Some of us like to know when the upgrade has been released and if there have been any problems.

My only problem is that I haven't got 10.6.2 installed on my PC yet

Don't worry, my pics are in my sig.

The MBP one looks far better irl, it was a crepe pic (my fault/laziness/in a hurry).

The Register wrote of experiencing problems when using the Software Update method of installing 10.6.8 but commented that using the Combo update the update installed cleanly.

I tend to always use the combo update method.

In reply to a post by DRW:

The Register wrote of experiencing problems when using the Software Update method of installing 10.6.8 but commented that using the Combo update the update installed cleanly.

And I'm writing of having no problems installing 10.6.8 via Software Update...

I tend to always use the combo update method.

You can't "tend to" always do something, but never mind

I don't think I've ever used Combo... so where does that leave us?

The problems people have are often lack of disc space.

No problems updating. It used to be the case I did the verify disk/repair permissions jig.
Now I don't bother and it's made no difference.

I've never tried the 'combo' update . Indeed, until you mentioned it in your post I don't think I'd ever heard of it. I suppose it is a way to reduce the amount you need to download if you have several machines to update.

Software Update has always worked for me.

I've certainly never had a problem updating my Mac. The only thing that surprises me is that people post here about their update experiences; it's almost as if they expect something to go wrong!

Apart from NICK's notifications, I see little or no discussion on the Windows forums about minor updates. As with the Mac I expect them to just work.

We have to find something to complain about

Edited by billford (Sun 26-Jun-11 17:24:34)

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There was a hiccup on one of the previous updates if you were using encrypted discs.

A couple of years or so ago several people had inconsistent behaviour with PhotoShop on the Mac after running a software update to the then current version of OSX, rumour had it that that some modules had not updated, these then became a prereq for a subsequent update.

Running a Combo update would resolve the PS problem

Even before that occurrence I tended to run combo updates (ie on greater that 90% of occasions )

Ir was from one of the many Mac related forums that I read did I see strong recommendations to use Combo update. Initially when I first migrated to OSX I thought Software Update was the best thing since sliced bread however I have changed my mind as it is too easy to be building a potentially faulty system as a result of a bad incremental update.

I use Software Update, and haven't had any issues with an update for a long time, but this one threw me a curved ball. I noticed that my Dock CPU utilisation was 90%-ish - that's a whole core out of my four. This was impacting the CPU available for Folding@Home, plus it affected system responses generally. I tried shutting down apps, rebooting and so on, then checked out the interwebs and found this:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20074173-263/do...

I applied the work-round in the above link (turned off WIndows app icons in the dock) and the problem went away. Even when Parallels wasn't running, it seems it had a daemon polling for Windows application icons to show in the dock.

I doubt if my use of Software Update had any effect, as this looks like a Parallels issue.

MacBook Pro i7 processor top spec...

Just saying Pic

From the comments on your link:

This is NOT a problem with 10.6.8.

In the Parallels user forum, people reported this issue even BEFORE 10.6.8 was released. The problem happens after upgrading Parallels to build 12090.

http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=111073

Reminds of the Leopard upgrade blue screen - which turned out to be third parties (including Logitech!) using haxies in flat violation of long-standing Apple guidelines. Yet who took the flak?