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RobF
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I know this is mini forum. but I wanted to throw this in....
10 .4.3 updated on
1 mini 1.33
1 iBook 1.2
1 iBook 1.33
2 G5 1.8 SP
2 G5 dual core 2.0 DP (sweeet)
2 G4 867
No issues or stumbles on any of them...
Nice work Apple 
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jermanowsky
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Great! With so many computers, the chances of getting something wrong were high, IF there was anything that could go wrong.
I'll try my update tonight, will post about it in a couple of hours. If you don't hear from me, pray for my beloved Mac...
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jermanowsky
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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No good. The update didn't complete the first time or the second. By the third it started saying 10.4.3 at the system info, and Safari stopped working (so as you can guess I'm working from MS IE...).
Any ideas? I was trying the normal update, 97megs according to the Apple page. Now I'll try the combo.
Wish me luck!
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RobF
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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The combo update is often the best way to go...
Don't forget to repair permissions afterwards....
rob
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Leander
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:18 am Post subject: |
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what is the difference between the normal and the combo update??
(besides combo being slightly larger in size) |
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kuro
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| Leander wrote: | what is the difference between the normal and the combo update??
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There are three types of update:
minimal diff - this is a minimal version of the regular diff update. It appears to only work if you haven't skipped a revision of any of the software components.*
regular diff - this is an architecture-dependent update (the file you download for a Mac mini won't work correctly on a Powerbook, for instance).
combo - this is a generic update. You can download this once from Apple then apply it to every Mac you have (it contains all the different architecture-dependent changes, making this update the only one that is architecture independent).
* For instance, if you leave it 3 months before running the software update, your Quicktime version might jump straight from 7.0.0 to 7.0.3. But by running software update every week (twice a week, whatever) you'll get every update as it is released, never skipping a version.
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Leander
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:19 am Post subject: |
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thanks for explaining that kuro.
would the inbuild update software in mac osx (if there is inbuilt update software) know which of the updates to grab? |
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kuro
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| Leander wrote: | thanks for explaining that kuro.
would the inbuild update software in mac osx (if there is inbuilt update software) know which of the updates to grab? |
Yes. Minimal is smaller than regular, which is smaller than combo. The software update tool scans your system (or a log file/dir, not sure which) and determines the smallest update that is suitable for your system. I *think* that combo is only available as a manual download. |
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jermanowsky
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice, RobF. And thanks for the explain, Kuro.
Just to let you know my upgrade it was a disaster. Glad I did my backup (thank Picaman for the reco)...
I'm working from Panther, it is quite cool; I never got to enjoy the upgrade to Tiger, I bought my Mac mini the day after Tiger was released. Anyway, will upgrade to 10.4 in a couple of days, I first want to explore a bit. 
Have a nice day!
P.D.: Kuro, does your nick has anything to do with the color black?
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