10.4.9 is out (but there is a major problem...)

[Nils Holland]

On 14.03.2007, at 01:50, Robert La Ferla wrote:

> Apple just released 10.4.9.  I tried it on my Intel MacMini and now  
> iTunes hangs on launch and cannot be killed - even as root with  
> kill -9.  Has anyone else seen this?  I have already reported it.

Well, on both a MacBook and a MacBook Pro the update went entirely  
fine here without any problems. Only thing I instantly noticed:  
Control + Eject, which normally brings up the restart / sleep /  
logout dialog (as well as related keyboard shortcuts, for example the  
one that sends the computer to sleep right away) work differently  
now. In the past, tapping the keys was enough to cause an action, and  
I already thought stuff were now broken until I found out that after  
the 10.4.9 update, you have to keep the keys pressed for ~0.5 seconds  
for anything to happen.

Aditionally, the update didn't run as well on a MacPro here at work  
this morning. It installed fine, then booted up properly, but after  
logging in everything did just hang. It was absolutely impossible to  
restart, force quit the finder, or launch any applications. After a  
hard reset and another boot everything worked fine, however. iTunes,  
as I've just tested, seems to run properly here as well, just like it  
does on the above mentioned MacBook and MacBook Pro.

Greetings,
Nils