Order of installation and reboots using smpatch/updatemanager

Using updatemanager it tells me it has installed a certain set of patches and that others require a reboot and will be installed then - fine. I can then download and install further patches as long as any dependencies are met.
But if I download the patches using smpatch I get an information file telling me the order in which patches should be installed and where reboots are needed. Here's an example:
patchpro_dnld_2006.07.24@17:47:18:EST.txt
This patch bundle was generated by PatchPro.
Please refer to the README file within each patch for installation
instructions. To properly patch your system, the following patches
should be installed in the listed order:
1) 120887-06
2) 118557-05 !!! IMMEDIATE REBOOT !!!
3) 122027-04 !!! IMMEDIATE REBOOT !!!
4) 122856-02
Now my reading of the above is that I should install 1) then 2) do a reboot, install 3) and do a reboot then install 4) - as that is the listed order. And if I don't do this then I have installed the patches properly
But running smpatch update it installs 1) and 4) straight away and reports that 2) and 3) will be installed at next reboot:
Installing patches from /var/sadm/spool...
120887-06 has been applied.
NOTICE: Patch 118557-05 cannot be installed until the next system shutdown.
NOTICE: Patch 122027-04 cannot be installed until the next system shutdown.
122856-02 has been applied.
And at next reboot there is only a single reboot and both patches are applied.
So what's with the instructions in the patchpro* file? Are these just overly conservative guidelines or what?
Thanks.

If patch 4 is not dependant on either patch 2 or 3 then there's no problem installing it before either 2 or 3.
However sometimes I have seen an error:
ALERT: Failed to install the patch {0} xxxxxx-xx
which I believe means that the patch has a dependency on another patch which can't be installed because it needs an immediate reboot.
After doing the reboot you might find that you can go back and run in these extra patches which caused the error the first time around.
Just my interpretation for what it's worth.
john.

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 51460 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          26
Anonymous UUID:                    2126263E-555C-E24E-E344-FDF7FC6D9065
Tue Sep 10 19:56:29 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa28b1f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x112e00000 0xffffff8114dae000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P1/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
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0xffffff811454b6d0 : 0xffffff7fa0d3df1e
0xffffff811454b790 : 0xffffff7fa0e1212d
0xffffff811454b7d0 : 0xffffff7fa0e1218e
0xffffff811454b840 : 0xffffff7fa1135146
0xffffff811454b8b0 : 0xffffff7fa0e3aa75
0xffffff811454b8d0 : 0xffffff7fa0d44d50
0xffffff811454b980 : 0xffffff7fa0d427d0
0xffffff811454bb80 : 0xffffff7fa0d43845
0xffffff811454bc60 : 0xffffff7fa0ce0570
0xffffff811454bdf0 : 0xffffff7fa0cdf326
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0xffffff811454bf60 : 0xffffff802063e25e
0xffffff811454bfb0 : 0xffffff80206b3137
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         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7fa28a4000->0xffffff7fa28b6fff
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7fa0c46000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7fa1797000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7fa0cc8000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7fa0cc8000
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         com.apple.nvidia.gk100hal(8.1.2)[8007AA34-6789-37E9-B069-A414AA26C6B6]@0xffffff 7fa0f8d000->0xffffff7fa12befff
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7fa0c46000
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7fa0c85000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12E55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide:     0x0000000020400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8020600000
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last loaded kext at 5275234850: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7fa266d000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 146616598548: com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1 (addr 0xffffff7fa17fe000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
com.protech.NoSleep          1.3.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.10
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.6d1
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.GeForce          8.1.2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.4.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI          5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.nvidia.gk100hal          8.1.2
com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          74.5.1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.7.8
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B02, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.3 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.3f35
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In, 512 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM256E, 251 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1d100000 / 2
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2512, 0x1d180000 / 3
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0263, 0x1d182000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1d181000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8286, 0x1d181300 / 6
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8510, 0x1a110000 / 3
USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc531, 0x14200000 / 1

Upgraded to Firefox 8 and rebooted but when trying to start FF get message that reboot is require to complete installation; same message if I try to re-install or uninstall FF. Writing this using Google Chrome.

Upgrade to FF 8 (from 3.6) appeared to go smoothly, as did reboot, on Acer desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium. But I get "reboot required to complete FF installation" every time I try to start FF. Tried to uninstall FF using Control Panel uninstall and also using the uninstall in my Mozilla folder--get same "reboot required" message. Tried to reinstall FF--same message. In short, FF totally inoperable--and I'm starting to like Google Chrome.

Please see:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update (Software Update not working properly)
Delete the files in:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates (%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox)
(The above is for a windows installation - a Mac installation stores its files in /Applications/Firefox.app <br />
To open one of these folders in OSX, Ctrl-click it and select Show Package Contents. )
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For information on your profile folder, see Managing profiles and:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
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edited to specify path difference on Windows

I cannot change song order on playlist with highlight and drag. I have turned off shuffle and highlighted the far left column( up/down arrow) of playlist. My mac pro is running 10.5.8 and am using itunes 10.4.

I cannot change song order on playlists (old or new) with highlight and drag. I have turned off shuffle and highlighted the far left column (up/down arrow) of playlist. My mac pro is running 10.5.8 and am using itunes 10.4. I can't drag and drop "music" to "playlist" but can right click and get the option to "add to playlist." No such option for moving song within playlist, only the up and down arrow which moves song from top to bottom list, so if it is #4 from top it will move to #4 from bottom. Stupid I know. I spent over an hour with Apple support, reinstalled itunes, restarted and rebooted computer. Networked with my laptop which is running 10.6.8 and itunes 10.4 and it can drag and drop. The final Apple support solution was to reinstall my operating system. I would prefer not to. Any other ideas?

After looking at other people's posts, I think it's official: there is a bug. Itunes support said I should not have lost the drag/drop tool and I haven't on the laptop that is running itunes 10.4 and operating system 10.6.8. I chatted with someboby who lost both his drag/drop and side scroll and what we have in common is a wacom tablet for a mouse. My laptop is a wireless mouse. I reinstalled whatever updated driver that wacom has out there, shut the system down for night, hoping for magic, but alas none to be had. So if I want to change song order, I network the laptop and desktop, share the screen on the laptop, drag and drop to my heart's content and curse Apple for making me work this hard to find the tool that was once at my fingertips. Apple also let me know that if I want to share songs in household that the hundreds on songs that were purchased for .99 need to be repurchased for another .30. Maybe Apple is holding my drag/drop tool captive til I pay up the money or Maybe the next update will fix the problem, I for one give up for now.

I interrupted a software update and my macbook pro will not boot. I have tried to reboot using the startup disc, I have tried to verify the disc, and repair the disc. It tells me I need to erase and reformat the hard drive then reinstall the operating sys

I interrupted a software update and my macbook pro will not boot. I have tried to reboot using the startup disc, I have tried to verify the disc, and repair the disc. It tells me I need to erase and reformat the hard drive then reinstall the operating system. I do not have a back up of all my applications, my garageband music and other things. I also do not have time capsule set up on this machine, but I do have a 2 TB time capsule.
Is there anyway to back up this corrupted drive so I can restore my applications later?

There's an old saying. If you don't have a backup disc, then there must be nothing important to backup. That's just lesson #1. Lesson #2 is to never interrupt a software update. Not a good thing.
OK, I'm sure you know this. It just upsets me to read your story, knowing you have a lot of important stuff on your hard drive, and didn't use time machine.
You're pretty much in a bad place. My only hope for you is to boot to your Installation Disc, then using disk utility see if you can save the internal hard drive (by fixing what can be fixed). You might be able to see your user folder and some of your apps. I wouldn't even consider copying the library, because who knows what's been corrupted in there.
Good luck.

When i update my Mac, I get an Installation alert that in order to continue installation, please close the following application: iTunes. how do I stop the installation and close iTunes?

When I update my Mac, I get an Installation alert that in order to continue installation, i need to close iTunes. How do I stop the installation and how do I close iTunes?

That sounds like the latest iTunes Version 11.1.5 update.
To continue the installation you must first Quit iTunes.
To Quit iTunes, use
or

Ok. I hope someone can answer my question. I am new to photoshop. I need version cs4 in order to work with a designer and printer on some logo work. I've tried to download it but it just gives me individual files with no installer and nothing - includi

ok. I hope someone can answer my question. I am new to photoshop. I need version cs4 in order to work with a designer and printer on some logo work. I've tried to download it but it just gives me individual files with no installer and nothing - including the adobe "instructions" seems to work. How can i get this software in a downloadable format? is it actually free - I'm assuming it is... Hope someone knows the answer to these questions...

The download itself is free and is valid for 30 days only. After that, the software ceases to work.
CS4 is pretty old, no longer sold and no longer supported by Adobe. It's also not compatible with many modern OSes.
Why do you have to work with such an obsolete version of Photoshop?
What kind of "designer" uses it?

I ordered Adobe Photoshop and downloaded it. Cant find it on my computer to use it? Have a Mac

I ordered Adobe PhotoShop and downloaded it but can not find it on my computer?
Have a Mac Book Pro

open your cc app and see if it's listed as installed or available for installation.
if neither,
1. quit the app (from the task bar) and relaunch. if that fails:
2. Remove the OPM.db file and relogin into the Creative Cloud desktop application using the Adobe ID tied to your subscription.
Mac OS: You can locate the OPM.db file in the \User\<user name>\Library\Application Support\Adobe\OOBE folder. To access the hidden user Library folder, see Access hidden user library files | Mac OS 10.7 Lion.
Windows: You can locate the OPM.db file in the \Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE folder. To view the hidden AppData folder, see Show hidden files, folders, filename extensions | Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.

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