Is it safe yet to upgrade?

Fully loaded late 2013 macbook pro retina here. Waiting patiently for the kinks to be worked out before upgrading. I have an iPhone 6 as well so I look forward to the goodies. I also perform regular time machine back ups..
I can wait though until the time is right to avoid issues.
So, that being said.. is the water warm enough yet?

I certainly think so. I had the Yosemite download started within the first hour of its availability. It's not perfect (I can't get all the handoff features to work), but it works just fine!

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Is it safe yet?

Hi,
I have Tiger on my iMac and want to upgrade to Leopard but am concerned about all the problems being posted here. I am particularly interesting in Time Machine but hear a lot of problems reported there too.
I would imagine that a fresh installation would go smoother than a conversion.
I don't "need" it and the last I heard was to wait.
So... *Is it safe yet for a Tiger user to upgrade to Leopard* without taking serious risks?
Thanks!

Unless you had/have a device or program that isn't/wasn't supported by Leopard, it has been safe to upgrade since day one. These two caveats have always been true and will always continue to be true of upgrades. So do your homework. Make sure your printer and scanner have Leopard ready drivers. Make sure the programs you depend on are Leopard ready, have updates, or you are ready and able to buy the upgrade that is Leopard ready.
Apple has made upgrade the default installation method since 10.1 but shortly after Leopard was released changed its recommendation for Leopard to +Archive & Install+. This is the upgrade method I have always recommended BTW. It will create a brand new System and Library putting the old System and Library folders into a +Previous System+ folder. All Apple's programs (Mail, Safari, etc) will be installed in your Applications folder. The last step is that your current accounts will be recreated in the new OS and all your files and network/mail settings will be kept. Your old printer settings will be lost (because new drivers are needed) and you may find that a couple programs need to be reinstalled (but this beats having to reinstall and serialize every program you own). Depending on how many programs and how much data you have, this could take up to 6-7 hours or as short as 2-3.
Now, having said all this, I'll ask you one simple question and engage in a mild rant. You do have a complete backup of your computer, right? If you don't already have one, go out and get an external hard drive (preferably FireWire) that is at least as big as your current hard drive - and if you intend to use TimeMachine twice as big is even better. Format the drive as HFS+ Journaled (this will make it ready for TimeMachine). Then download Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! and clone your computer. Now you can safely upgrade knowing that if it goes all wrong you can erase and restore from the clone. You also have a fallback if you discover one of your programs or devices is Tiger only after all. Go ahead and start using TimeMachine and when you are confident that Leopard is fine and dandy you can erase Tiger from the drive.

AirPort Utility 5.3.2--is it safe yet

About 3 weeks ago, I posted my travails after updating my TimeCapsule's firmware to the latest version and my AirPort Utility to 5.3.2. (I basically lost my entire wi-fi network--which came back only after downgrading back to APU 5.3.1, doing multiple resets, gnashing of teeth, mystical incantations and contemplating sacrificing my firstborn, which is inadvisable given that he's my only child and is 23). Every few days, Software Update pops up cajoling me to update AP Utility 5.3.2 and I keep telling it to get lost. Is it safe to update yet or should I wait for 5.3.3?
I also upgraded my iPodTouch 8GB to the 2.0 software, which for $10 got me access to all these cool new apps......and now it either can't see my wi-fi network or if it does, rejects my password (even though I enter it EXACTLY as I do on my computers. Tried every reset suggestion posted on these discussion boards, to no avail. Would I have to update AP Utility to 5.3.2 for my iPod to regain wi-fi access, and if so, how could I prevent 5.3.2 from taking down my entire network again? (If only the Geniuses made house calls....)
Help!

I'm also one of the AirPort Utility 5.2.1 downgrade users, but it's because I've PPPoE issues with AX 6.3 firmware. And after downgrading to 6.1.1 firmware, the older AirPort Utility 5.3.1 couldn't setup the AX. So hence, the 5.2.1 downgrade from 5.3.1. But I just upgraded to AirPort Utility 5.3.2, and my PPPoE is working fine. But I still dare not yet to upgrade the AX firmware to 6.3.

Safe yet to buy MacBook Pro?

I've been reading the various threads about the battery, whine and other problems and am wondering if it is safe yet to buy a MacBook Pro.I could probably hold off for another month but at that point will have to decide whether to buy a MBP or find a used G4.
Are the MBPs built more recently REALLY having fewer problems, than say the weeks 8-12 machines, or are the newer machines too new to have manifested the problems? Latter hard to answer I know but I'm looking for input.
Thanx.
Ti Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Ti Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Kestrel,
I think it is safe to ignore what you read on these forums. I just received my 17" MBP, and it is flawless.
There is no "whine." Period. This MPB is a replacement for my final revision 17" Powerbook, and there is no discernable difference between the two, either in the sounds that it produces or the heat it generates. This last, in spite of the fact that the MBP lacks the rather large air "intakes" on the side that the Powerbook had. This leads me to believe that the CoreDuo requires less cooling than did the later G4s, and it follows that whatever temps these things achieve is normal and has been predicted.
I will say this: At one point, I took my Powerbook in to an Apple store to compare the display against a MBP. While there, I transferred one of my Desktop pictures over to the MBP via Bluetooth. I then compared the two displays, side by side, with the same pic set as the Desktop background. I really could only detect a marginal difference.
After having spent a day with the two machines at home, side by side as I migrated myself over, I have to say that the difference is, in fact, stunning! It's not so noticeable when one looks briefly at the two machines. Rather, it is revealed when I use the MBP for a while, then look over at the Powerbook. The Powerbook looks dim and washed out after getting used to the MBP. Dingy, in fact. Besides the speed, this is the one thing that stands out the most to me.
My Powerbook came to me in flawless condition. It has had quite a bit of use since I bought it (it survived a 10-week tour of the US with an opera company), but it is still in perfect condition. I neither expected, nor did I experience, any problems with it. The MBP has come to me in the same perfect condition, inside and out. I do not expect any more problems with it than I experienced with my Powerbook.
I do have to admit that most applications that must be run in Rosetta suffer for it. Anything that is Intel-native (Universal) simply screams (of course), but I have found that most PPC apps are discernably slower in Rosetta on the MBP than they were natively on the Powerbook. Mostly, this is detectable at launch; once an app is up and running it seems to respond well enough. Games suffer a great deal, though (Zero Hour is almost painful, compared to the Powerbook).
Rosetta does work, however. I have even managed, quite easily, to get Flip4Mac installed and working. When I want to watch video from the CNN website in Safari, for example, all I need do is launch Safari in Rosetta; the rest takes care of itself, and it is only slightly slower. The same holds true for viewing Windows Media files in Quicktime.
In short, I think the answer to your question is "Don't be silly, of course it's safe."
Scott

Has a price been set yet to upgrade from cs5 to this cs6 version?

Has a price been set yet to upgrade from cs5 to this cs6 version?

I don't know if this will be at all relevant:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/upgradeinfo.html
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopextended.html
Note: there is a big difference between the standard and Extended versions.

Is this a "safe" way to upgrade to lion and transfer apps/data to new imac?

I have an older imac running 10.6.8 and I am considering buying a new one.
I read a link with guidleines to upgrade to lion. My question is:
After upgrading to lion, I am going to buy a new imac and want to move to the new imac with the least inconvenience. I have a lot of music app/usb interfaces so the time to reconfigure everything would be very time consuming.
So is the "safe" way to do it?
Do a time machine backup of current configuration.
Follow the link I saw outlining upgrading from 10.6.8 to lion on my current imac.
Get everything working again on the current imac with mountain lion.
Do a time machine backup of the lion configuration.
Get the new imac and on first boot, elect to restore from the time machine backup wiping out what came installed on the new imac.
Another time machine backup on the new imac.
I should be done?
or is there a better /safer way?
I have been putting this off for almost year because of the number of apps I am running and devices I have connected. a short list.
file servers off firewire 800 and 400 ( I know I will need the thunderbolt to firewire adapters).
approx 12-18 usb devices all connected either directly or daisy chained through usb controllers connected to usb controllers.
about 10 external USB drives.
vmware
midi interfaces for piano/guitar.
m-audio fast track ultra
multiple DVD/blu-ray reader/writers
Hence my concern for a smooth transition
thanks in advance.

There is really no need to update the older iMac running 10.6 to Lion, especially if you have multiple backups of your User Data. You can easliy move or migrate data from any one of your External HDs or Server to the new iMac.
As for your current iMac:
If you plan on selling the older iMac, Lion is not transferable and you will want to sell it with a clean install of 10.6 and let the new owner upgrade.
If you plan on keeping the older iMac around for others to use and it supports Mountain Lion, then in my humble opinion Mountain Lion is the better upgrade.
As for your other devices:
• Yes, Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter
• Yes, external USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices are backwards compatible
• Sorry, I don't use vmware
• Sorry, I don't use midi interfaces
• Sorry, I don't use m-audio
• Yes, my external DVD drives work with various Mac's running 10.6 thru 10.8
Sorry I can't better answer your Audio questions. If no one else comes along with the answers here, then you might try starting another ASC question focused on those transitions.

Is there a central note available yet for Upgrading to NW 7 EHP 5?

Hi all,
I'm trying to find out if there is a central note available for upgrading to NW 7 EHP5.
I have note 1299009 which is the central note for upgrading to NW 7 EHP 2 but I'm trying to find one for EHP 5 specifically (if it exists at all).
The reason I'm keen to find this is because note 1299009 refers to downloading various software patches and fixes before starting your upgrade and it tells you the versons of the files you need, but it is specific to EHP2 and its not at all obvious which files to use if you are going to EHP 5 (or does it even matter?).
For example, you need to download the latest patch for SAPup. The oss note mentione for EHP 2 to use the 7.02 version. Logically it would follow that there might be a 7.05 one for EHP5? No there isn't, you just get 7.00, 7.01, 7.02, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.30 - how do you know which to use for EHP 5? (or is it just 7.02 still?). The current version of SAPup that comes on the DVD is 7.00/3. Hopefully you can see why I am confused.
The same is true for the correction needed for the upgrade package. The suggested one in the note refers to FIX_ NW02.UPG. On OSS the availble ones are the same as above (nothing with a 5!).
Any help appreciated.
Regards
Claire
Edited by: Claire Richards on Dec 15, 2011 12:23 PM

Dear Claire,
Let me clarify your doubts here.
There is no EHP5 for NW 7.0 yet. Its EHP5 for ECC 6.0 which brings in NW 7.00 EHP2 along.
ECC 6.0 uses NW 7.0 architecture and also note that NetWeaver 7.0 is also available as a independent product.
Now if you are having NW 7.0 as your product version then you need to apply EHP2 of NW on it to be on 702 release.
But if you are having ECC 6.0 as your product version then you need to apply EHP5 of ECC on it to be on 702 release which would also make 605 release for all other application components.
For ECC 6.0 EHP5 kindly refer the following SAP Notes:
1302772 - Central Note - SAP Enhancement Package Installer 7.00
1298878 - Installation of SAP Enhancement Package 5 on SAP ERP 6.0
I hope i could clarify your doubts.
Regards,
Abhishek

KDE Only in Safe mode after upgrade [CLOSED - not solved -]

Yesterday I run a pacman -Syu. Everything seemed OK but after reboot my KDE desktop does not load.
This is the sequence:
1. I cold boot
2. It loads and runs the POST and module loading etc. just fine
3. Stops at the log in screen
4. I log in and starts to load the KDE system
5. It HARD FREEZES when loading the desktop (the 4th icon in the splash KDE screen)
I deleted .kde and .kde4 directories and .ICEauthority (which in the past had given me some trouble, in another system, locking the desktop at boot) but to no avail.
I created a new user (to see if the problem was related to my account) but same problem.
I can use openbox just fine, so it has nothing to do with the OS at all, since the problem is confined to KDE.
I also downgraded the KDE packages from the last update but to no avail either.
Any one having similar problems? Any ideas as to where to go from here?
R.
Last edited by ralvez (2009-08-13 02:28:10)

Update:
No solution yet. I downgraded the kernel, since in the KDE forum someone suggested that some kernel modules could affect KDE. Since I had also done a kernel upgraded I tried that too, but no joy.
R.

Mac OS X v10.7 Lion always boot into safe boot after upgrade?

I have recently upgraded my OS from snow leopard to lion and the upgrade process was smooth and no problems encountered.
I am also running boot camp with windows XP installed in the same iMac.
After the upgrade, my iMac almost always boot into safe mode whenever I switch it on and I need to restart it again and it will then return to its normal mode.
I wonder anyone encounter the same problem and if so, please give me a hand to solve it.
Thank you very much!

Same problem here with my 2011 21" iMac that I purchased in mid July.
I have a wireless keyboard, trackpad and mouse. When I power everything off and turn off the power strip then later turn on the computer it boots into Safe Mode.
Also, the Wi-Fi (formerly Airport) icon in the menubar is just the empty outline and clicking on it gives me the message "Wi-Fi: No hardware installed". Rebooting fixes this.
I spent an hour on the phone with an Applecare manager who had me run Disk Utility repair after booting into the recovery partition. Disk Utility found some disk errors, which I thought was strange for a new computer, and repaired them.
The problem still exists though.

Firefox crashes at startup even in safe mode after upgrade to version 7.0.1

Firefox crashes at startup after an upgrade to version 7.0.1
It crashes on start-up even in safe mode.
I have tried a complete un-install and reinstall but choose to keep all my settings (eg bookmarks) etc as I don't want to loose my bookmarks.

Your crashreport is 
https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/bp-24b848e4-7d2a-4cf1-b0b0-31ccd2111021 
Firefox 7.0.1 Crash Report [@ mozcomp.dll@0xab51 ] 
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Re: 4.1 - Is it safe yet to re-install Premiere CS4?

Hi,
I was one of the unlucky ones who couldn't persuade CS4 to render ANYTHING out of Adobe Media Encoder!!
Eventually just went back to CS3 which works just fine (after a huge amount of time wasting and hassle!!!)
Does the 4.1 update fix this issue?
Is it safe to re-install CS4? (My beta testing days are now over).
Any advice / experiences?

I have seen an improvement with update 4.1 with HDV
At this point my computer is still to slow to edit HDV and is only working with SD for now.
But I did see it get better where as before I couldn't even play the HDV file. Now it plays but not in real time.
My system is old for CS4 and I plan to build a new system soon.
Harm has a really good article on building a new system.
Here is the specs for my current system:
Dell XPS 2005
Windows XP 32bit
Media Center Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Single Core Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 GHz with Hyperthreading
3 GB of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1024MB
If your system is better the upgrade should help.
Glenn

Removing raid1 from system disk for Safe Boot & OS upgrade?

I have my system on raid1 and so I can't boot to Safe Mode for OS upgrade.
I'd like to hear opinions & experience about this.
1) Is it possible to
a) delete raid1 in Disk Utility
b) Safe Boot to one of the disks from raid1
c) Upgrade OS
d) rebuild raid1 with upgraded OS
2) Is Safe Boot still good idea for upgrading OS in Leopard?
3) Is deleting & rebuilding raid1 for OS upgrade worth for all the hassle needed?

Sorry, I put this post in the wrong place!

What is Java and why do I need it, and is it safe yet?

It's my understanding Oracle has not put forth a true "fix" on the lack of security for Java. I don't really understand what Java is or why I need it, but what I don't want is something that allows cybercriminals a way into my computer.
I currently have Java disabled but strangely enough just today I received an alert that I had a Java update that I should download, (which I have not done as yet.)
Would appreciate any assistance.
Thanks,
jr
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Note that current Firefox version will not enable the Java plugin.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-enable-java-if-its-been-blocked

Is the 01-10-2006 updater safe yet?

Back when the 01-10-2006 updater came out, I was one of the people who had major issues with it. My iPod wouldn't connect to my computer; neither iTunes nor my computer would recognize it.
Two new iTunes versions have been released since then, and on a hunch, I plugged the iPod in, and amazingly, it worked. I did a complete system restore, since I had (or at least I assume it was me) corrupted many files on the iPod when I was struggling to get it to connect previously (pulling it out while it was still connected since it wouldn't stop trying to connect, etc).
The iPod is now plugged in to the wall, totally back at factory settings. My question is: with the new iTunes versions, is it safe to use the 01-10-2006 updater now? Or will I only have the same problems all over again if I stick it back on?
Should I put on the 6-26-2005 updater instead? My only problem with this is that the file on my computer (Start - Program Files - iPod - 6-26-2006) doesn't seem to work when I open it on my computer ("iPod Manager Internal Error"), but the one prior to that, the 7-15-2004 update, seems to be functioning. Can I even redownload the 6-26-2005 update anywhere else on the internet?
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I don't know why you were having a problem with 3 and 10.6.4. I had no significant problems with this combination, especially with the updates to 3. Now, with 3.1, things are much swifter.
I did have one problem, which you can read about at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2620852&tstart=0. This was to do with my Photo sync using iTunes and my iPod Touch. This problem surfaced after I installed 3.1, but I don't know if it was related. In all other respects, 3.1 seems to rock.

10.4.9 Update, not safe yet?

Hi,
I'm using my PowerPC Xserve as mail server, so after having read some of the threads here: Is it safe to install the update or should I wait for another patch to come out??
I don't want to disable my mail server by applying the update ...
Thanks,
Jerome

im running 10.4.8 on my servers
thinking about the 10.4.9 update but i have made a few bit of modification to the mail configurations specifically postfix. am i right in thinking that the update will over write my postfix config file?
i looked at the update kbase here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304789
and it doesnt look like its really got much in it that would be better than the 10.4.8, so i think ill stick with if it aint broke dont fix it unless anyone has some good points to make about it?
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