PM G4/733 and 10.4.11 Combo Update?

Hi Guys, currently running 10.4.6 after a HD failure, and both times I've tried updating via Software Update to 10.4.11 combo ppc package. It fails, then on reboot, it sits at the loading mac osx screen with the beachball of death and no progress. Tried doing it in single user mode as well, and got the same result. I then have to archive/install back on my tiger cd to 10.4.6.
Any ideas? Should i try incrementally updating .7-.8.-.9 etc to .11?
Thanks

Verified the drive before hand and repaired if necessary? Repaired permissions? Removed third party devices and unplugged external drives etc.?

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Hello
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*Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update* (669 MB)
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*Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update* (373 MB)
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Which is why I ask the question of this thread. Normally, when I see "Combo Update", the implication is that there are multiple incremental updates stacked sequentially on top of each other, and the Combo will ensure that all intermediate updates get installed along with the most current update.
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That was really very helpful. So for me it begs a followup.
I ran the "regular" installer since I had 10.5.5 prior to running the update. Via the automated Software Update feature, the update failed several times. However, when I came to the support forums here and then downloaded and ran the standalone update file (the regular one), the process was simple, and my system updated to 10.5.6.
I have checked my system profiler and it says 10.5.6 ...
But based on things you have said, it seems to me that I would be adding an extra layer of solid foundation for my installed OS X if I were to run the COMBO Updater now -- even though I am at 10.5.6 -- so as to ensure the thorough code set is in place.
Am I reading correctly? Is that what you would recommend? Because I already earlier downloaded the COMBO update installer file, at the same time I also downloaded the smaller standalone updater file... At that time I wasn't certain which I should run. And I'd much rather take a little extra time now to run the COMBO if it would enhance the stability of the OS on my computer.
So I look forward to your reply.
In a separate posting I made tonight, in another thread, I am annoyed that for a major OS update Apple didn't entrust their consumer marketing division to write the instructions for consumers... so that instead of just that regular ol' automated convenience of set-n-forget "Software Update", in this case it actually communicated to the customer: "You might want to update Safari and iTunes using this automated process, but we also are updating the full operating system of OS X. And thus we recommend you download that file separately and run it from your desktop as follows...."
Apple Support has historically never been in sync with the Consumer Sales side of the business -- the group that is Best in Class in knowing how to communicate with mainstream consumers.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
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I've been on 10.7.1 thru 10.7.3 and am still suffering from connectivity issues (brand new MBA running Lion). If you search using the keywords Lion Wifi Problems (or something to that effect) a lot pops up...one thread has almost 200k views and the other's got over 45k (other threads have a few hundred or a few thousand), just in the Apple Support area alone, ignoring the bloggers that have also raised this issue.
The issue doesn't affect everyone running Lion, or all of a particular type of machine, but there are enough reports of Lion on different machines (upgrades to older machines, and pre-installed brand new ones, desktops and notebooks), using different routers, in different countries, etc., to show that this is a statistically significant problem, and that there's most certainly a bug in the OS. There are people running PCs and older OS versions and iOS on the same network, and the only thing with the problem is the machine running Lion. Unforunately, Apple has not officially acknowledged this problem, so for those of us who've tried everything and run out of options, we're stuck with what we've got - an expensive machine that can rarely/barely connect to the internet.
There are some temporary fixes like logging out and logging back in (sometimes after logging into a different account), renewing the DHCP lease in network preferences, turning the router off and on again, reinstalling the OS, deleting all the remembered networks and passwords, deleting the preference file and letting it rebuild, changing the order of services in network preferences (e.g. so WiFi comes before Bluetooth), setting up a continuous ping so the network doesn't disconnect because there's no data transfer, etc., etc. For some people, this miraculously works, but for most, it's a quick fix or doesn't help at all.
10.7.3 was supposed to address part of the issue (not finding a network when waking from sleep), but unfortunately hasn't for most people. I'm starting to think the only way this will get fixed is if people kick up enough of a fuss to mainstream media that they start to take notice and report on this. I would think that this is far worse a problem than the antenna issue, because these machines are more expensive, and lose connectivity regardless of how we hold them or where we take them. This is particularly frustrating for those of us who own machines that have no ethernet port, or are in places where the only option is WiFi.
Best of luck with resolving this. Hopefully Apple will fix things soon!

Download combo update fails, again and again

Any ideas on what this might be about? I have an Octo MacPro 2.8Ghz with a new installation of the original OS - 10.5.1 and whenever I try and update it with either the combo or an older update I get a "failed to validate this update" error message during startup. I can't use any of my newly purchased Avid software because this version needs 10.5.5 or above! Please Help!

HI,
Try deleting this file. com.apple.softwareupdate.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac.
You've had issues with this before?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9798214#9798214
Try repairing disk permissions.
First, Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
You are running Software Update from your admin account ???
You could try downloading the 10.5.6 combo update 10.5.6 combo update then using Pacifist to extract the .dmg file.
Info on the combo and Pacifist from here. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1925796
Carolyn
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Aperture won't open new iMac 27" SSD and can't use latest combo update!!!

Does anybody know why I can't use the combo update 10.6.7 with my new iMac 27" SSD i7? It says that none of my available drives are supported because it doesn't meet the proper requirements.
Also, I can't open Aperture 3 because I get this...
Process:         Aperture [939]
Path:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier:      com.apple.Aperture
Version:         ??? (???)
Build Info:      Aperture-1530000~2
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [102]
Date/Time:       2011-06-20 10:39:09.498 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J4139)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          14865 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           17
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   16
Anonymous UUID:                      D7790EEC-A8A8-46EF-8AAA-8B419ED1F353
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/Versions/B/PluginManager
Referenced from: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
          /Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/Versions/B/PluginManager: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
Binary Images:
    0x7fff5fc00000 -     0x7fff5fc3be0f dyld 132.1 (???) <DD3F7F3E-8612-A7BD-F508-9EF29132C419> /usr/lib/dyld
Normally, I'd just reinstall the combo update and everything is groovy. Thanks in advance!!!!
Andrew

Never mind. I had to reinstall the OS (without deleting anything) from my DVD...

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