Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. 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. 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! Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.Īt least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.ģ. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.ĭisconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.Ģ. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further. It is also worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. There are no guarantees, but following this procedure when installing updates and upgrades on your Mac will go a long way towards avoiding unpleasant after effects and ‘post-update stress disorder’. The fact that a few hundred of them have had problems and therefore posted here and elsewhere is, frankly, statistically insignificant, and merely proves my previous paragraph! What you have read is probably more screams from users who did not maintain their Macs properly, and did not take the usual precautions when upgrading, and found that the 'inherent vices' of their systems were revealed by their attempts at upgrading.ġ0.4.11 is used by millions of people. I've read so many bad reviews, ranging from small operational anomalies to basic annihilation of the system Very doubtful, IMO that there will be 10.4.12, but there has been several security updates to 10.4.11, all important, and there may be more. No real evidence for that, just a gut feeling! Possible that Leopard runs better on an Intel Mac. Possible that Tiger runs better on a PPC Mac, just as it is Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Sensible to carefully consider upgrades before embarking on them.įor what it is worth (not a lot!) I have found 10.4.11 to be rock-solid, and the best version of Tiger, but see my specs below - it is Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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