Latest Update breaks brightness level in iMac

Everytime I restart, the brightness level jacks up to 100% The effective brightness I have calibrated for is on 0% This started happening directly after the latest 10.5 update. Its annoying to reset it everytime I restart.
I have a 17" 2006 imac. The first intel one.

I would try both a PRAM and an SMC reset.
PRAM
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.>
SMC
1. From the Apple menu, choose Shut Down (or if the computer is not responding, hold the power button until it turns off).
2. Unplug all cables from the computer, including the power cord and any display cables.
3. Wait at least 15 seconds.
4. Plug the power cord back in, making sure the power button is not being pressed at the time. Then reconnect your keyboard and mouse to the computer.
5. Press the power button on the back to start up your computer.
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Edit: I experienced the same with kdemod.
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1. See Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks' Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Get an external hard drive on which to store some of your files after which you can
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5. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
6. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
7. See The Storage Display.
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New iMac brightness level keeps changing (auto adjust NOT checked)

Just got a new 27 inch iMac and keep on having to change the brightness level back to the brightness I prefer.
I do not have auto adjust checked, I put the brightness slider up to the level I like and after a while the brightness dims to what seems like the default level as its always down to the same spot on the slider...what gives? i just want it to stay where I want it...
Help.

I have same problem, of autobrightness being unchecked and my brightness going from full to about 3/4 bright
all by itself. I had that problem, then flickering of my screen also was taking place. I didn't bring my unit into Apple
because this autobrightness thing plus flickering would not happen on command,, and I wouldn't be able to show them properly. Well , finally my left side of the screen dimmed,, and that was the go ahead to bring it in to them
to show the left side of screen. I also told them about the flickering,, and the autobrightness, which I figured played a role into the final left side dimming. They replaced the backlight and the display LCD on warranty.
I have had it for about 5 days. The screen is equally lit (as should be), however, I discovered that my same old
problem of autobrightness, is slipping back to 3/4. So most of you have autobrightness problem in a sort of different way. I set mine to "torch" because my downstairs bedroom is dim (with one overhead light), but sometimes, just plain dark,, so I want to sometimes keep it at torch,, however, it still slips back. You would
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Do any of you in this post have a second monitor attached,, and have you tried unhooking it to see if the problem
is resolved?

IMac won't boot up after latest update

Hi
I'm a newbie to this forum but any help would be greatly appreciated please
We've had our iMac for 2yrs now no issues but when I went to do the latest update today it's gone a bit weird!
I did the install and relaunch like I always do but when rebooting it got stuck on the white start up page with the apple logo and a circular timer
Ive rebooted it several times and performed a PRAM and SMC reset but still same issue. The fan started to run fast but the resets seem to have solved that?
Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it please?
Thanks in advance

The reason Allan was asking what update is this will affect how it's handled. However without knowing I believe the most wise thing to do it take the machine into an Apple Store or AASP where they can help you. One of the most recent updates was a EFI update for 2011 iMacs. If your iMac is a 2011 machine (released after May 2011) and that is the update in question then the only recourse is taking it in as mentioned.
There are a couple of things you can try though, first is restart using the Install Disk or if you are on Lion restart and when you hear the startup tone hold down the Option Key. Then choose Disk Utilities and run Repair Disk Permissions, do this 2x. Then exit DU and try to restart normally. If that doesn't work then try rebooting in Safe Mode, this will clear some caches. It's possible one or more has become corrupt. If neither of these work then definetely take it in.
Finally please please please complete your profile, use Your Stuff in the upper right of this page then click Profile and complete. This is vital to helping you. At this point we know nothing about your system, what version of OS X, which iMac, etc...

Latest iTunes update breaks iTunes Radio

Has anyone tried to use Featured Stations on iTunes Radio? The latest update has broken this on both my iMac and MacBook Pro. Both running news Yosemite and iTunes. I'm able to play NPR Radio, but all else has failed. I've logged out, and logged back in. Restarted and still no iTunes Radio on Featured Stations. I even created my stations and still no sound.

It's working now. Must have been an issue with Apple regarding iTunes radio.

The latest Java update breaks some vital applications

The latest Java update breaks some vital applications. I have reverted back to 7u45. But now, every time a java applet is used, the "later", "block", "update" window appears and stops the applet from loading. I must have this older release. Oracle does not throughly test their updates. Note: the apps the update breaks are actually Oracle apps.
I have checked the "do not ask again until next relesse" box every single time. Worthless.
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Ideas?

We are facing the same issue. We suggested all out customers not to install the updates Java 7u65 or 8u11 until there is a workaround or fix.
The wrong look & feel is causing the following problems:
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- Scroll-bars are displayed within all cells of a table column. The circumstances are not clear when these scroll-bars are displayed.

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Hi. Apple seems to default the brightness level to full when you buy it and I've read some iMacs flicker unless it's brightness level is set to full bright. For the late iMac 2009 27" i7, what's do experts say about ergonomic brightness level for this Mac, for LED LCDs? I won't be doing professional printing by the way. Thank you in advance.
Gbu

I set mine to something between 50-70% of the max depending on the time of day and the amount of sunshine.
No buzzing at all.
Stefan

HT3932 Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 his update doesn't work! I'm at 10.5.8 on my old iMac G5, installed the update and brightness and volume just do not work. What next?

This update doesn't work! I'm at 10.5.8 on my old iMac G5, installed the update and brightness and volume just do not work. What next?

I have a brand new wireless keyboard... so it's never going to work. BUT... I found a sort of work round!
Since it's eyeTV that I want to control the volume more than the system volume I discovered cmd and up/down arrows do the job. I gess I'll forgo the brightness function.
I'm a little frustrated that it appears Apple seems to want to push me towards an upgrade of a perfectly serviceable iMac G5. I'll be keeping it to watch TV, surf the web, wordprocess and let the macbook pro handle photos & video.

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I have a fairly new iMac, bought in Nov. doing the latest update now for 6 hrs, seems to be stuck at installing software update. How do I safely restart my computer? Just push the button in the back? Is this a normal installing time?

It is a lot longer than our 2 computers took. Try a restart or shutdown by pushing and holding the power button for at least 7 seconds. Then restart and go to  menu/About This Mac to see if 10.9.2 installed.

After installing the latest updates, my iMac will constantly crash and reboot.

After installing the latest updates for Mac OS X yesterday, my iMac constantly crashes and reboots. It will only boot properly in safe mode. Even when starting with command+R for recovery the kernel crashes. I have had this iMac for about 3 years and never had an issue until last night, when this problem started and it seems to have gotten worse over night. I already tried the <option><command><R><P>, but it seems that that made it worse as well.

Trying running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.
Etrecheck – System Information
Note the date and time the problem occurred, then go to Applications/Utilities/Console and copy the log starting at the time of the crash. Paste the log in a reply. Please do not use a screen shot as they can be hard to read. If there are repeated runs of the same messages, please post only one run. Be selective about what you post and don’t post huge amounts. Make sure there is no personal data visible. Information learned from Linc Davis.

IMac won't wake from sleep mode after latest update

Hello, I have a Late 2013 27-inch iMac that has started acting strange, lately. After installing update 10.10.3, my iMac almost will regularly not wake once it enters sleep mode, after being idle for a certain period of time.
Is anyone else having this problem, and/or have any solutions for this?
Thank you in advance!

Step 1
Take all the applicable steps in this support article. That's the starting point for any further efforts to solve the problem. Please read the whole article carefully and don't skip any of the steps, including the ones under the heading Additional troubleshooting. If you don't understand any of the steps, ask for guidance.
Also note that if you replaced the internal hard drive with an SSD, or if you're starting up from an external SSD, then that device may be causing the problem. Check the SSD manufacturer's website for a firmware update. The only solution may be to reinstall the original drive or avoid sleep altogether.
Step 2
If you're running OS X 10.8.5 or earlier, from the menu bar select
           ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Accessibility
If the checkbox at the bottom marked
          Enable access for assistive devices
is checked, uncheck it and test.
If you're running OS X 10.9 or later, select
           ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Security & Privacy ▹ Privacy ▹ Accessibility
If any applications are listed on the right and have a checked box next to them, uncheck all the boxes and test. You may first have to click the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window and authenticate as an administrator to unlock the settings.
Step 3
In the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences, uncheck the box marked
          Put hard disks to sleep when possible
Step 4
If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.
Step 5
This and the next step must be taken as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
In the Console window, select
          DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ Diagnostic and Usage Messages
In the search box in the window's toolbar, enter "powerd" (without the quotes.)
You may see one or more lines like this:
com.apple.message.signature: Platform Failure
If you do see that, and you did everything in the preceeding steps, then you're dealing with an internal hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
Step 6
In the Console window, select
          DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ System Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that heading, select
          View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down.
You may see one or more reports with a name that begins with "Sleep Wake Failure" followed by a date. Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.

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Mac Snow leopard - since the latest update this week, connectaddin is not working.
Conference room is fine if I delete it - but if it installs (or if I install the newest version) then the room just locks up on on the little waiting to load windows and never finishes connecting.
Worked fine before this week.
Any one else see this?
Thanks
Paul

Hi, I am using Vista Ultima x64 and the same behavior is observable. The only changes to the system were update(s) in the last seven days. Yesterday I then noticed that loading the Connect Add-In PlugIn messes up the meeting room. All I can see is a little white window. Deinstalling the Connect Add-In allows at least to login to a meeting and participate as attendee. As soon as I try to share or broadcast content and therefore download and install the Add-In again, the problem shows up anew.
Update:
This morning (TUE 17th Nov.09) I could download the Add-In and it worked again (although I had to hit reload once). However, if I do the Audio Settings Wizzard, it complains that a newer Add-In should be used. If you say yes, it downloads again the broken version and the problems start anew, if you say no, everything works so far. It is a guess but it looks like Adobe reverted the Add-in back to the previous version for the main application, but the Audio Wizzards seems to 'see' still the newer (faulty) plugin.

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