MacBook Pro, including Clock, slow after update

Have you tried repairing permissions? If this doesn't work then it might be worth manually downloading and re-applying the patch yourself. I haven't seen this issue but if it definitely started right after the update then I would start there.

Keywords: macbook pro, updates, 2008-002, leopard, slow, unresponsive, video, graphics, sound, audio

I'm having the identical problems after having installed updates late last week (Security Update 2008-002 and Safari 3.1). Using the computer is like using a computer over a network connection; slow cursor/window response, video/audio choppy, etc.

I just noticed the lost time, I'm not loosing as much as you, probably 5 minutes over the past two hours (which is when I noticed it was about 30min slow).

I've found this thread ( http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?p=1232742) which seems to be the same problem and the person resolved it by reinstalling Leopard. I found a couple of others that seem to be similar, but unsure.

The most bizzare thing is that the CPU usage never goes above about 15%, so it doesn't appear to be any process hogging the CPU. The other really really bizzare thing is that I can make it go away. If I start up disk utility, start repairing disk permissions, immediately stop repairing permissions, the problem goes away for about 10min then returns. Same thing if I let repairing continue to the end.

What I've tried (not necessarily in this order):

1) Uninstalling programs that may cause conflicts (Cisco VPN client, iStat Menus, Virus Scan, etc.)
2) Performing a virus scan (nothing)
3) Repairing disk permissions, verifying startup disk, multiple times and even from the leopard install disc (to ensure the hdd was unmounted)
4) Checked for rouge processes, none that I can tell.
5) Reset PRAM
6) Reset SMC
7) Reinstalled patch manually

Hope this extra informaiton helps.

Message was edited by: shaunj

This sounds very, very familiar, both the problem, SLOOOOOOW down, sleep in heat, and occuring right after the latest online downloads. I finally reinstalled OSX 15 from my upgrade disks, since I got my MBP 17 before Leopard came out and things are fine now, but naturally I am loathe to do anything about downloading updates until more is know.

I am having the same issues as Pete Smith MA, as well as audio from iTunes, DVD Player, and some computer sounds being choppy. I've also lost ten minutes. Mail is also being unreliable, as I am not receiving any test messages I send to myself from my MBP 17.

I don't want to down-grade my OS just yet. Has anyone come up with any other solutions?

I have what appears to be exactly the same issue on a MacBook, after the latest update - Security, Safari, Time Machine & Airport, and Digital RAW (4 updates all at once). Super slow-mo - menus, login panel, etc. at very slow frame rate, nothing hogging cpu or disk in Activity Monitor, zap PRAM, boot in Safety mode, etc. all with no improvement. My MacBook was fast before the update. Spent some time with Applecare who eventually said, do an archive and install. I had hoped to avoid that, but am starting it now.

I've had the same exact problem ever since updating too. Choppy audio, clock losing time or stops completely, slow moving screen redraws, very slow responsiveness, video doesn't play or plays one frame at a time. All this after I installed the latest updates on my 17" MacBook Pro. Ran disk permissions and PRAM reset and no joy. This is totally ridiculous and unacceptable Apple. With more than a half dozen users reporting the same symptoms right after the latest update points to a faulty download or patch.

When I originally did the update, the Safari update wouldn't load, so I did update it manually later thinking this was the culprit, but no help there.

I even tried to reinstall the 10.5.2 patch instead of starting over with Leopard, but it told me that I couldn't install the patch on my main HDD.

Nice Apple-pushing updates down the pipeline without proper testing. And I though Microsoft was the only one that did this.

My Macbook Pro has slowed to a crawl. The only way to get it to move is to repair permissions. While the repair permissions utility is running, everything works perfectly for the duration of the repair, and sometimes longer. After that, the MBP goes back to the sluggish, near stopped mode, and the video/audio slowly becomes choppy and finally halts.

I re-installed Leopard, but did not re-apply the patch. In fact, they seem to have pulled the security update from the Software Update queue.

I am not having any more problems since re-installing.

What concerns me is, the last time this happened to me with a Security Update, it wasn't necessarily the update that broke my machine. The instability was indicative of some underlying problems with my machine (bad RAM and logic board). Those problems have since been repaired, but this current episode really left me queasy.

Ad another MacBook Pro to the list. Installed the PluginManager 1.7.3, the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0 and the Time Machine and AirPort Updates 1.0, with the result of a near useless MacBook Pro. 4 GB, 2.4 GHz pool of processing molasses.

This is the third time an update has fouled my mac. What the heck is going on Apple? My elderly G4 Powerbook with OSX 10.4.11 is more reliable.

Does anyone know which particular patch has caused these problems?

I am leaning towards the Security Update, which I note is back in the Software Update queue (if it was ever truly gone).

I believe this issue may be associated with the Time Machine and AirPort Updates Version 1.0, here's why. After spending a grindingly long time on the phone with Apple Care, I resigned myself to doing an "Archive and Install" at their suggestion.
Being cautious I decided to back up my existing machine to an external drive. My current drive being nearly full I popped $400.00 for a new Terabyte drive. Plugging in the drive I was asked if I wanted to use it as my Time Machine backup drive. I responded no, and service returned to normal.

So here's the steps:
1. Horrible useless Apple Care call.
2. Pop $400.00 on a new external hard drive.
3. Plug in new external hard drive.
4. Decline "Time Machine".
5. Get on with life, sporting a few more grey hairs and a missed deadline.

Cheers,
Neil

False hope, a reboot later the problem returns.