10.4.2 around the corner

[HomunQlus]

News Flash: Mac OS X 10.4.2 around the corner

By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 10:05 AM EST

Apple Computer's new Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" operating system is less than a month old, but already the company is rumored to be knocking the kinks out the second maintenance release, Mac OS X 10.4.2.

Rumor has it that the operating system update, the second on a list of many scheduled for Tiger, could be released within the next 45 days.

So far there is no word on which key enhancements Mac OS X 10.4.2 is expected to deliver, but tipsters said builds of the operating system should begin to surface within a week's time.

The most recent version of Tiger is Mac OS X 10.4.1, which Apple released on May 16th -- about 2 weeks after Tiger was released to the purchasing public.

Source: AppleInsider
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1099

[Viro]

I never understood the point of such rumours. There isn't any information there at all. It's basically saying an update is coming soon (surprise surprise!), and no we don't know what it's going to fix or enhance.

It might just be the Friday night that's getting to me .

[Mikuro]

Yeah, this kind of news item strikes me as a little odd, too. But in a funny way.

It makes sense, though. I feel like maybe 10.4.1 was rushed out to address the urgent Widget-auto-installation vulnerability, and some much-needed performance improvements just didn't quite make the cut. I really, really hope 10.4.2 is faster than 10.4.0~1. I'm starting to see psychedelic beachballs when I shut my eyes....

[Convert]

Originally Posted by Viro

I never understood the point of such rumours. There isn't any information there at all. It's basically saying an update is coming soon (surprise surprise!), and no we don't know what it's going to fix or enhance.

It might just be the Friday night that's getting to me .

Yeah, the 45 days part kinda made me laugh.

It's like saying the world will end in 1,000,210 years. Too vague, too 'safe' for a rumour.

Best rumour ever.

[Ripcord]

I hope it's coming soon. 10.4.1 is turning out to be even more buggy for me than 10.4.0, which definitely wasn't great (worse for me so far than 10.3, and these are fresh installs!)

- X11 still won't accept connections on anything but through ssh (maybe), which is pretty broken
- ssh has HUGE delays when connecting now
- Still huge SMB (windows file sharing) problems, much worse than 10.3
- Apache is bizarrely slow
- Mail just suddenly stops being able to send SMTP mail at work (it connects and then just "hangs up") periodically - after restarting it's fine
- Doing simple AFP copies between two 10.4 boxes usually sends the AFP protocol to 100% on whoever's acting as the "server"
- Forgetting about Spotlight's huge usability issues, constantly consuming 100% CPU and thrashing the disk around every time I: Add large new files, add photos to iPhoto, add fonts, add music, etc... I mean, it's a G5 with 1GB RAM, come on...
- New Mac Mini I just bought crashed once during the initial bootup, before I even had a chance to do anything with/to it!

...And the list goes on. Here's to hoping for a good 10.4.2 =)

[HomunQlus]

Mac OS X 10.4.2 update to patch dozens of Tiger glitches

By Kasper Jade
Published: 11:00 AM EST

The second update to Apple's Tiger operating system will continue to focus on stability and reliability, delivering dozens of bug fixes to the month-old operating system.

The first pre-released builds of the software -- Mac OS X 10.4.2 -- began to surface on the internet over the Memorial Day weekend, according to several published reports. The most prominent build appears to be Mac OS X 10.4.2 build 8C21, which reportedly weighs in at just over 43MB in Combo Update form.

Along with the software, Apple is rumored to have asked developers to focus their testing efforts on nearly four-dozen components of the Tiger system. Some of these areas include: Automator, AddressBook, AppleScript, Dashboard Widgets, Directory Services, Display Preferences, File Manager, Graphics, iCal, iWork, JavaScript, Navigation Services dialog boxes, Printing, Safari, Spotlight, Sync Services, and iChat video conferencing.

Mac OS X 10.4.2 also appears to place an emphasis on improving Tiger's Mail application and Networking capabilities. Apple is said to have fixed glitches between Mail and Automator and further asked developers to test Mail scripting, attachments and iMAP-based e-mail functions.

On the subject of networking, Mac OS X 10.4.2 is expected to deliver enhancements to general system networking, NFS, NSL DS, Net SNMP, AirPort and ethernet networking. The release should also pack a fix to iChat 3.0, which has presented some users with insufficient bandwidth issues.

Already sources say the current build of Mac OS X 10.4.2 includes well over two-dozen new bug fixes to Tiger, in addition to those delivered in the mid-May release of Mac OS X 10.4.1. Some of these fixes pertain to new user accounts not showing up properly in the system, issues with smartcards not functioning in certain situations, and blank media failing to mount.

Apple is also reportedly working on a fix for users who saw their modems crippled by the release of Tiger. Meanwhile, several additional fixes target .Mac notification, iDisk functionality, Weather widget crashes, and video conferencing frame rates.

It's believed that Tiger users will be able to apply Mac OS X 10.4.2 to either Mac OS X 10.4 or Mac OS X 10.4.1.

Sources have previously stated that maintenance release is slated for a released within the next 45 days.

Apple last updated Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on May 16th with the release of Mac OS X 10.4.1 -- just two weeks after Tiger went on sale.

Source: Apple Insider
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1100

[andehlu]

im not adverse to know these rumors at all....... with the issues in tiger im looking forward to updates and am glad to hear that apple is working on them quickly.

my biggest tiger issue to date is now then when I try to rename files it wont let me till i logout and login on my user....this happen to anyone? OH thats other than my keyboard just stoping to work completely until i relog.

HomunQlus thanks for the info....

[Damrod]

Originally Posted by andehlu

im not adverse to know these rumors at all....... with the issues in tiger im looking forward to updates and am glad to hear that apple is working on them quickly.

my biggest tiger issue to date is now then when I try to rename files it wont let me till i logout and login on my user....this happen to anyone? OH thats other than my keyboard just stoping to work completely until i relog.

HomunQlus thanks for the info....

Sounds like permission issues for me... have you tried to fix permissions?