Repairing 10.4 install after 10.4.11 combo update

This weekend my system prompted me to automatically update my mini(ppc, 1GB RAM) to 10.4.11. Having not felt any negative side effects from previous updates I was optimistic about this update.
After updating my system failed to get past the silver apple and blue bar. Left it up for almost 2 days just to see what would happen. After researching the update on the forum I found that there were others that were experiencing the same problem.
I have followed the advice of the other forums which included, repairing permissions, and attempting to restore the system folders from the install disks. Neither of these has worked and I am at a loss for my next step. When I first acquired my mini my install disks were unusable and so ordered replacements. I also paid for them even though I could have gotten them for free. It was easier this way.
I am prepared to do a full install if there is a way to back up my mini hd to either my external drives or my macbook.
Any suggestions?

ok, I figured out what I need to do. I booted from my install disk and started disk utility and then restored my mac drive to one of my external drives. After this I will install my os again and clean it up. Phew.

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Eternal beach ball after 10.8.5 Combo Update

Just installed the 10.8.5 combo update on my mac mini (2013, i7).
Everything was, of course, working perfectly with 10.8.4
Now I get the eternal spinning beach ball just before the login.
I've already verified the boot hard drive, repaired permissions, cleared the chaches, reset pram, reset smc, etc.
Pretty much everything I can do just shy of a clean reinstall (which would've taken less time).
Boots fine in sigle user and safe mode.
Only workaround has been to remove the physical ethernet connection (using wireless) and ensure the two usb bus powered devices -- a canon lide scanner, and an Asus USB DVD burner -- are disconnected prior to booting the computer. Symptoms that are widespread and linked directly to the .5 update and are not addressed in the supplementals.
Any other possible solutions or perhaps someone knows if apple is still working on the issue?
Unplugging USB devices is merely a hassle, but not one i'm going to live with. I will take the time to reinstall and stop with the 10.8.4 update if I have to. I'd rather not, but since there was nothing wrong with the system or hardware I have no problem with stopping there. the .5 update didn't include anything i needed.
Don't waste your time posting if you are going to advise me that it's something other than the update that borked things. It's the update and I've already confirmed it. It's not my software as i run nothing aside from MS Office and Adobe CS6 beyond what apple preinstalled. Unless you can specifically point to a conflict with the files in the update and either of those two packages, keep your opinions out of this discussion. If you can, i welcome the data.
Thank you.

I also encountered this "spinning beach ball of death right when I'm supposed to see the login screen" issue. It happened to three of the laptops I manage (two MacBook Pro 13" retina, and one MacBook Pro 15" retina; all late 2012 models). The "spinning beach ball of death" symptoms started manifesting themselves right after I performed "software update" on them.
The symptoms: I get the spinning beach ball (or sometimes just stuck with a grey screen) when waking from sleep, when switching users, right after a reboot, right after a cold boot, just as I was trying to get back to work after the screen saver kicked in ... it doesn't happen 100% of the time, but I'd say about 3/4 of the times I expect to see a login screen, I got the spinning beach ball of death (or the grey screen of death).
This is what I think solved the problem: Rebuilding the Spotlight Search Index.
(Apple's How-To instruction here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409 )
Be sure to disable screen saver, set "computer sleep" and "display sleep" timers to infinity before the start the rebuilt process (explanation below).
I also did other things like resetting PRAM, repairing disk permissions, rebuilding the directories with DiskWarrior, etc. But the best I could tell, it's the rebuilding of the Spotlight Search Index that actually did it. I speculate that the system, while trying to show you the login screen, was also trying to fetch some images or info (the users' login profile pictures, the background wallpaper, whatever), but somehow couldn't find the data and got stuck because of some issue with the Spotlight Search Index. So once the Spotlight Search Index is rebuilt, the "spinning beach ball" problem went away.
So which software update component broke the system? As counter-intuitive as it may seem, I'm pointing my finger at the component Apple calls the "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update" version 5.01. As I mentioned earlier, I observed this problem on three different laptops, and I updated them weeks apart on multiple occasions ... I've gone days and weeks on two of them after the 10.8.5 Supplemental Update without problem, I've gonve days on another laptop after the Safari 6.1, Remote Desktop Client 3.7.0, iTunes 11.1.3 updates without problem. The only constant that applies across all three laptops was that right after the "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update" version 5.01 was applied, the "spinning beach ball of death" symptoms started manifesting themselves. That's why I'm pointing my finger at the "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility" version 5.01 update as the prime suspect. (Secondary suspects, if I have to name them, would be the Safari 6.1, Remote Desktop Client 3.7.0, iTunes 11.1.3 updates.)
On rebuilding the Spotlight Search Index ... this is a long process. It's will likely take hours (depends on how much data you have on your drive). You don't want the screen saver or the display sleep or the computer sleep timer to trigger and lead you right back to the spinning beach ball while you wait for the Spotlight Search Idex to rebuild. That's why the recommendation to disable screen saver and set the sleep timers to "infinity" before starting the index rebuild process. If you try monitor the rebuild process by eyeing at the "mds" and mdworker" CPU utilization ... don't get faked out by the occasional lulls when the system shows you that "mds" and "mdworker" CPU utilizations are zeros. "mds" and "mdworker" appear to take short breaks once in a while, and that starts up in earnest again eating up close to 100% of CPU cycles when they work. Rebuilding the Spotlight Search Index is supposed to take "hours," so best guest, I'd say wait at least one hour, then check if "mds" and "mdworker" CPU utilization figures stay consistently close to zero for a few minutes before calling it done. I do not know of any better way to tell if the system has finished rebuilding the Spotlight Search Index.
All the above are based on my experience rescueing a grand total of THREE computers back from their software update-induced "spinning beach ball of death" problem. So granted it is a very small sample base. My apologies in advance if it turns out the above does not solve the problem for you. (I'm just going to skip the "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility" version 5.01 update going forward as I have no desire to "recreate the problem" just to test my hypothesis.)
Good luck!

Installed 10.6.8 Server Combo Update, but can't update Server Tools to 10.6.8?

Hello all,
I installed the 10.6.8 combo update for my xserve earlier today. I also need to update the server tools to 10.6.8 since I am trying to create a new NetInstall image from a .dmg that is running 10.6.8.
The server tools update has always shown up in the past in Software Update, but I didn't see it this time around so I went and found what looks like the download link for it: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1403.
Anyway, I get it downloaded and go to install it, and it says my Server HD does not have Mac OS X installed, and it will not install the update.
I have the 10.6.8 Server Tools installed on my imagebuilder, but it isn't setup with the right workflow and it would be a hassle to get that going.
Has anyone else had any problems getting the 10.6.8 server tools installed on their xserve?

@m.mills: I'd be interested to see what your workflow looks like for your image using the 10.6.7 SIU on 10.6.8 Server? I have been struggling trying to get NetInstall or NetRestore to work using this tool. For NetRestore, it tries to install on the MBP, but fails after a minute or two with this error:
Unable to set '10.6' as boot disk: The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk."
I am using the 10.6 retail DVD as source. I have a very basic workflow:
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Any Help is appreciated.
thx

Still cannot open App Store even after 10.6.8 Combo Update

Any help on this would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I need to get the App Store working so that I can re-install a Lion upgrade that I already purchased before. I had to replace my HD and now with 10.6.8, the App Store will not open.
I have installed the 10.6.8 Combo Update and then done the other software updates through the System Preferences.
This still comes up when I try to open App Store:
"App store cannot be opened because of a problem.
Check with the developer to make sure App Store works with this version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and Mac OS X.
Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple."
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Identifier:      com.apple.appstore
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Build Info:      Firenze-630100~1
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [149]
Date/Time:       2012-06-06 18:07:10.498 -0700
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Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          538 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           54
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   3
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Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
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Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Frameworks/DistributionKit. framework/Versions/A/DistributionKit
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Try uninstalling the App Store app using this utility > Download AppCleaner for Mac - Uninstall your apps easily. MacUpdate.com
Just moving the App Store app to the Trash doesn't delete all the associated files.
Then try the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo
Restart your Mac after the combo is installed.
See if that will reinstall the App Store so you can re download Lion.
At some point, you may need the original install discs even if that works.
Replacement disc(s) from Apple:   You can get replacement System Install & Restore CD/DVDs from Apple's Customer Support - in the US, (800) 767-2775 - for a nominal S&H fee. You'll need to have the model and/or serial number of your Mac available.

EMac won't reboot after 10.4.7 combo update

Help! I just installed the 10.4.7 combo update, and my eMac won't reboot. I get to the gray Apple startup screen (no progress dial is displayed), and it won't go any further. Safe mode doesn't work either. Can't get the CD drawer open to boot from CD.
I must have goofed, because I had the iBook connected to the eMac over the AirPort hub at the time it was updating, doing a backup. (The iBook was the client.)
The same update worked fine on my iBook. No issues there. Would appreciate any help!

Hello,
I just went through all this stuff with another guy here.
We did eventually get his machine running again (it took a while, but we hit on the right answer for him).
But, rather than repeat the long and lengthy list of things we tried, I'm going to provide you with the link to our discussion.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2641346#2641346
At the beginning, it will sound more like a complaint. But, it does evolve into a trouble-shooting and repair discussion.
I would recommend reading through the messages from the beginning, and working your way through the discussion.
As you proceed, try each of the ideas on your machine.
With any luck, one of the less dramatic options will work for you.
I hope you find an answer in there.
If you try all that, and still nothing works, then let us know.
I am not trying to "brush you off". But, it was an exhaustive process fixing his machine. And, everything I could offer to you to try would be listed in that discussion.
So, rather than re-invent the wheel (so to speak), I thought it might be best to just have you try the trouble-shooting steps we discussed there.
Let me know how that works out for you. And, let me know if it works.
If it doesn't work, let me know what steps you did try so that I don't suggest something you have already done.
I do hope this helps.

HT2405 unable to install mac 10.5.5 combo update after downloading when i do restart it stop.

hey i am not able to install mac os x update combine on my mac after i installed new date os on my mac. so kindly help me regarding this.

Some general advice on updating Leopard:
It is worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site.
The Combo updater of Leopard 10.5.8 can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.5.8 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.5.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications and turn off energy saving and screensaver.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious! In fact a second restart can be recommended.
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a week or two while you regularly check their websites for updates.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
[b]If you are updating Safari (or just have):[/b]
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very [i]first[/i] thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party add-on.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
/Library/InputManagers
~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).
Solutions for troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues in Mac OS X v10.5
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1541?viewlocale=en_US

Can't start OS after 10.4.11 combo update (PPC)

During 10.4.11 combo update it stopped with an error. It didn't look to be a problem since my system was running and I just close the update and continued using my mac.
However, when I decided to restart my system, it won't stat just showing the gray display with the Apple logo and the spinning wheel.
Safe boot didn't work. It shutdowns.
/sbin/fsck -fy doesn't complete successfully.
I'm traveling overseas and I don't have the system DVD with me nor my external hard drive with my backup.
What are my options if I have any.

General advice on updating:
It is worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site. If your car runs on gasoline you would not want to fill the tank with diesel, so don’t try to install the PPC updater on an Intel Mac!
The 10.4.11 Combo Updater for PPC Macs is here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC
And for Intel Macs: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdat eintel.html
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.4.11 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.4.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.4.10 to 10.4.11. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications and turn off energy saving and screensaver.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious!
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a weeks or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 3.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 used Safari 3.0.4 which was not a beta. If Safari 3.1.2 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 3.0.4 (or worse still, version 2) when running 10.4.11 or 10.5 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.1.1 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail and Dashboard Widgets etc also rely, and may entail you having to reinstall an earlier operating system.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).

IMac not waking up from sleep after 10.6.6 combo update

Prior to update everything working fine, permissions repaired, file structures sound, no issues. After update, iMac won't wake up properly from sleep. Moving mouse (either Bluetooth or wired) has no reaction. Hitting key on keyboard (Apple aluminum extended wired keyboard) causes desktop screen to appear, but the spinning gear/pinwheel appears in screen center, and continues to spin. This continues and continues, no reponse from keyboard/mouse. Only work around has been to force quit computer and reboot. Problem repeats next time computer goes to sleep. Repairing permissions has not effect on issue, but now list of permissions getting repaired is very lengthy. Causes? Solutions?

Macster,
Try using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Utility reports and if DU was able to repair them. Disk Utility's Disk Repair is not perfect and may not find or repair all directory issues. A stronger utility may be required to finish the job. If you own one, run it first.
After that Repair Permissions.
No need to report Permissions errors....we all get them.
Then, Try downloading the 10.6.6 Combo update, from this site (yours may be corrupt), not Software Update disconnect all firewire + USB devices except keyboard + mouse,Repair Permissions, re-install update, Repair Permissions again + try.
DALE

Hangs at boot after 10.5.8 combo update

hi all,
i just updated from 10.5.1 to 10.5.8 with the combo update. it now will just hang at the apple logo. i have a dual boot on the same drive with 10.4.11 thus i am able to post this.. disk utility finds no errors. reinstalling is last resort..
see my sig for computer specs.
thx in advanced

Some general advice on updating:
It is worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site.
The Combo updater of Leopard 10.5.8 can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_8_ComboUpdate
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.5.8 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.5.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications and turn off energy saving and screensaver.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious! In fact a second restart can be recommended.
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a week or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 4.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party add-on.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).

Safari won't open after 10.6.8 combo update, Yosemite won't download.

Background: [Experts welcome to avoid this by skipping to the next paragraph] I need to update my MacBookAir to Yosemite from Snow Leopard. To answer the obvious, since most who read this think I'm practically working with an abacus and smoke signals: I've been avoiding upgrades because I just didn't see the need to spend the money when I wasn't having any issues. The issue now is that I can't get Norton support with Snow Leopard. So, having heard of the free upgrade to 10.10, I went for it. --And no, I'm not a cheapskate. In fact, I couldn't afford the Air to start with, but some fool gave me a credit card and-- well, there you go.
The problem: I want to (finally) upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite. I downloaded the 10.6.8 combo pack to my MacBookAir (11-inch, late 2010), necessary to get an App Store update that would allow the download of Yosemite. [This is how I was successful in going through this same process with my MacMini (early 2010). Although there's a Java problem there that's baffling--another question, another thread.] The machine tells me the combo pack update installed successfully, but I can't get past that step to OS 10.10. When I open the App Store and navigate to Yosemite and select to get it, nothing happens. Additionally, and most troubling, is that now Safari won't open for more than a couple of seconds before "unexpectedly" shutting down For what it's worth, Mail works fine, so internet connectivity doesn't seem to be the issue.
What I've tried:
     -Software Update. Air tells me the operation can't be completed because I don't have permission.
     -Verified both start up disc and HD, including repairing permissions. Still no go on updates.
     -Not banging my head against the wall. This has been successful thus far. However, I'm willing to go there if it will help.
Thanks in advance for guidance
p.s. I'm willing to--for the short term--go back to pre-10.6.8 combo update if that's what I need to do to use Safari.

Problem already solved! Found a existing thread with the same issue!

Can't repair permissions nor reinstall OS 10.5.6 Combo Update

I can't repair the permissions (below), not even when I boot from the install-DVD or another drive; also not with Disk Warrior or as a new user.
I have then tried to install the latest Combo-Update 10.5.6; but I get the message that I can't install on this volume, because it doesn't mach the needs (or something like that ...). I have all software updates installed allready.
Has anyone an idea how to fix those permissions? I don't really want to reinstall the whole system ...
These are the unfixable permissions (in German):
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/CodeRes ources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/CodeResource s, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/BlackAndWhiteEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/CubeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/DissolveTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/DropletTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/FadeThroughBlackTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/FlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/MosaicFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/MosaicFlipTransitionSmall.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/PageFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/PushTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/RevealTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/SepiaEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/TwirlTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Pl ugins/WipeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-rw-r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-rw-r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/C odeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-rw-r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-rw-r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResour ces, Soll-Wert: -rw-rw-r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-rw-r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobileD eviceHelper.app/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .
Die Zugriffsrechte unterscheiden sich für System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobileS ync.app/Contents/CodeResources, Soll-Wert: -rw-r--r-- , Ist-Wert: lrw-r--r-- .

you wrote diskwarrior, is it 4.1.1 ?
if you one-click on the 10.5.6 installer (cmd-i, info) have you read & write permission?
i FORGOT: since front-row and ilife '09 update the permissions are always shown as yours; this seems to be "normal" at the moment.
same was with some coreservices about one year ago ..
so for this don't worry !
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Issue after 10.7.5 combo update from 10.7.4

10.7.5 Combo updater has messed up up all 3 iMac 3.4GHZ i7 SSD 16GB Ram I upgraded from 10.7.4.
-The worse nightmare of all:
Spotlight has become DEAD slow to index main boot SSD with only 45gb used 203 free, it shows 3 days with 10.7.4 it was doing it in less than 10 minutes.
I killed and relaunched spotlight, cleared old index, set only Boot drive marking all other drive including Timemachine with PRIVACY and tried most of the trick, same issue on the 3 computers I can't fix it. (Reset PRAM,Repair Perm run Diskwarrior, Reapplied 1075 combo)
Therefore Timemachine is also now veryslow when Spotlight is trying to index the main drive (even after excluding all drive and timemachine via Privacy)
- In the dock all shortcuts for folders and file from my NAS are becoming faceless with a question mark after each restart. Clicking on them re-activate the icon until the next restart. (DiskStation DS212+ Synology connected via AFP), Synology might have to update their software, I guess.
- Fast User Switching is activated by default top right of menu bar, it can be cleared via User& Group, clicking on Login Option and deslecting Show fast user switching menu.
Any one having problem with spotlight ? Solution welcome.

Same here, in my case:
1. My iTunes works slower than before, it took a while to completely sync my iPhone4s. And try to update the apps, no response after clicking the "download all free updates" as if nothing happens
2. Safari, Try to open a web site, let say www.apple.com.........it didnt load the full site entirely on the first attempt, i always hit the refresh icon to make the job done
3. Last but not least, this completed my nightmare, i've upgrade all of my idevices into iOS6(iTouch 4G & iPhone4s), Siri seems having some problems in answering my questions.....or maybe because of my provider connection, and it freeze when i try to update some of my apps direcly from the phone, luckily iOS6 didnt compatible with my 1st Gen iPad, so i can write this issue into this forum.

EBay (only) cookie issues after 10.5.5 combo update

On my MacBook Pro -- I am getting a message when trying to sign onto eBay that my ''browser is not accepting cookies...''
At first I thought it was a Firefox issue, so then I tried Safari and same message.
Both browsers are configured to accept cookies properly and were working seamlessly just a day ago.
SO -- I also deleted the cache and the cookies on both browsers -- no luck.
SO -- I went to my other Mac, A PowerPC G5 -- no luck -- same message on both Firefox and Safari.
SO -- I ran trusty AppleJack (the new one that finally works with Leopard) -- on both machines (MacBook Pro and Power Mac G5) -- no luck.
SO -- on the same network -- I went to the Windows XP machine (A Dell desktop) and I was able to sign on properly with no hitches.
Therefore, since I seem to have eliminated the network, Windows XP, an Intel and PowerPC Macintosh, and have eliminated a specific browser issue -- I must assume there was some new security feature that the combo update for 10.5.5 has implemented that is causing this because that is the only thing that has changed in the last day. It's only eBay that seems to manifest this strange issue. Not PayPal. No other ''secure'' site.
Anybody else having this issue? Any ideas?
I'm not a ''dumb'' Mac user. I'm the kind who goes into the Genius bar with a problem, talks to them, stumps them and then proceeds to solve the problem by myself right in front of them. Do I have to make a trip into the city just to do this again...?

Thanks. That helps narrow things down further. Now I know it's just me and just my Macintosh machines.
I do have NetBarrier (Intego) installed on both machines, but neither is set up to filter cookies because NB does a lousy job of that. I have never had that feature turned on -- and it's still disabled properly. I do, however, have the NB firewall up and running -- but again -- everything worked perfectly up to ''the day after'' the 10.5.5 update. Perhaps there are more non-OS related updates coming for things like this.

Should I install the 10.7.3 combo update?

Hi,
I've just read many reports of users experiencing problems with OS X Lion 10.7.3 when installed from the software update. I successfully updated 5 Macs using this method (hence not from the combo update).
Should I install the combo update on top of my working 10.7.3 systems or should I just leave them as is?
Is Apple going to release some kind of patch in order to "unify" all 10.7.3 versions? (there was the original combo then a new combo and the delta update available from software update). If I understand correctly there were at least 2 differents builds of 10.7.3 that were made available to the general public.
Thanks.

My question as well......see my post.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17505841#17505841

WAKE UP APPLE. SpotLight & Time-Machine effectively non-functioning after 10.7.5 combo update

I have just done a complete clean restore from Snow Leopard DVD, doing all its Updates. Then, installed Lion from App store and did the 10.7.5 Combo update. (All that took 2 days).
Time-Machine and Spotlight non functioning....
Turned off Spotlight and Time-Machine got my apps & data back...
Turned off Time-Machine and turned on Spotlight - nothing.
Followed every combination of the many many helpful tips in this discussion group (involving Onyx, Terminal, Console, Privacy, removing all external drives etc etc). Finally Spotlght began to index.....
3 days later, it was about 60% complete but slowing down. I rebooted (nothing else) and now Spotlight has restarted the Index once again and I have 3 weeks to wait now.... (Ihave about 600 Gbyte of data on a 1 Tbyte disk)
Many others have had similar problems
So clearly there is a significant bug in the system - with no sure fire workaround - and no apparent reaction from Apple staff about what they are doing or what sequence of actions one needs to take to resolve this issue.
This is sad - Apple is going the same way as IBM, DEC, Microsoft, Adobe - loading functioning systems with more and more bells and whistles until finally they trip over their own feet with the complexity of the whole works.
I feel entitled to moan - having owned nothing but Apple computers for 30 years.
(I tried to upgrade to Mountain Lion two weeks ago, but the App store installation just froze and Apple say the DVD drive is a dying species and will supply no disks or other media to do proper restores.....!)
ANY IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO WAKE APPLE PEOPLE UP!

Time Machine just doesn't seem to function with lion or Mountaain Lion. I don't know about Spotlight, but I use Intego Backup Assistant for my backup and its doing fine.

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