Re: Problems Installing 10.5.6?

In the message "[MAGNet] Problems Installing 10.5.6?", dated
2008-12-15, Jon Forrest wrote:

>Apple announced the availability of 10.5.6 today.
>...
>On the 2 iMacs I tried, the installation hung
>right after the warning saying the computer
>was going to be restarted. The hang is in
>a window labeled "Software Update". This
>window says "Installing 1 item" and is in
>the "Configuring Installation" step. I've
>waited for several hours but nothing happens.
>
>Has anybody seen this or am I in the twilight
>zone (again)?

   There are some similar reports at:
   http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1826694&tstart=0
   and
   http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081215123719399#comments

   In the Apple Discussions thread, several posters noted success by
downloading and running the Combo installer, rather than performing
the update via Software Update. The Combo installer is available at:

   http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10-5-6_Combo_Update

   (Looks like Greg Merritt also confirmed this just now.)

Aron Roberts
Information Services and Technology

P.S. Some generic advice about Mac OS X software updates, three years
old but still applicable:

http://ls.berkeley.edu/mail/magnet/2005/0144.html

 
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Received on Mon Dec 15 2008 - 16:29:47 PST