Hello,
Here is the list I have so far with this latest update.
> Preview Crashes when looking at an Excel Files. if Preview is used on an Excel file within Outlook then Outlook crashes.
> App Store crashes
> iTunes Store crashes
That's it so far....
Mac OS X (10.6), 10.6.8
Try repairing permissions and restarting. You could also try a safe boot to see if that fixes the issues. If not download the combo update and install it.
Hope one of these help.
Ben
Try repairing permissions and restarting. You could also try a safe boot to see if that fixes the issues. If not download the combo update and install it.
Hope one of these help.
Ben
Thanks Ben. I have tried to no avail. I have spoken with Apple Support today and they have acknowledged they have an issue. I was trying to see if others were experiencing the same issues. I appreciate the feedback.
Kappy, if you have nothing useful to say don't bother. See Apple Support Communities - Terms of Use.
Thanks for sharing - Preview was one of the items that saw new bits with this OS update.... So far, I haven't any issues. Preview as an example is fine. Same w/the stores.
As suggested, you may have better luck grabbing the combo updater (if you haven't already) and rerunning the 10.6.8 install. As always, a tested and reliable update is a must 🙂
Good luck in any case.
Ben and K T,
Thank you very much. The Combo update fixed everything. Well done.
The Combo is what I have used for the last 4 years. Never had an issue. Glad it did the trick!
I installed the update last night and upon doing the required re-start the entire OS crashed, grey screen and all. Gone through all the apple support options and now am down to the last option, re-install from disc. I had my iPhone plugged in when the machine re-started, which did cause a crash once before until I unplugged it and re-started, but this time it just won't play ball. Do all updates have problems or is this just a particularly bad one? What/ where is the Combo?
Have Time Capsul, but would rather not have to re-install everything.
Thanks, Mike
Mike,
That sounds terrible. This is the first update I have had an issue with for awhile now hence my cockiness to just apply it and not wait. Here is the link for the Combo. Hope it works for you.
Hi,
I have this same problem, and no combination of combo updates or repair permissions has fixed it.
I have a 2 x 2.66 GHz dual-core Xeon Mac Pro with an NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT GPU.
After the 10.6.8 update through Software Update yesterday things were working fine all evening. This morning, the computer booted and after a little while stopped responding. The cursor was a beachball (though it did move) and the system didn't respond to keyboard input at all (including Cmd-Option-Esc). I waited for a while and then did a hard reboot. It went through the full boot process, but instead of bringing up the desktop, it just brought up a gray screen with a cursor that alternates between beign responsive and being a beachball. The computer boots fine into Safe Mode, and I was able to repair permissions. I downloaded and installed the 10.6.8 Combo Update, repaired permissions again, and reset the PRAM and NVRAM for good measure, but I'm still in the same situtation:
The computer boots into a gray screen and a cursor, or I can get it to boot properly in Safe Mode.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
After 10.6.8 update Preview won't print a pdf file to the Lexmark X204n printer .
Just jams the printer queue. Printer LED flashes. Got a new printer driver for the Lexmark pushed to me via Apple software update the day before.
Saved the file as a new pdf. Still Preview won't print.
joljol2
Have been having similar problems and managed to track it down to a conflict with Parallels 6. I removed the Applications folder from the dock, plus and extra folder I'd created which pointed to a Windows 7 folder, and finally all was well again.
If you have Parallels 6, it might be worth having a go?
Found this which seems to confirm my experiences!
Hope it helps in some way!?
i updated to 10.6.8 today, and had the strangest thing happen with my Laptop. when i closed the screen to put the computer to sleep (no open programs or applications when i did this) the computer did not sleep.the light on the apple went off, so i asumed that it had, as usual, but when i got the computer back out - the battery had gone dead- and completely dead - my network preferences had reset - my time and date reset.
anyone know why this may be, and possible solutions?
I just got back from the Genius Bar, sans Mac Pro. Their guess is that my video card died. They'll try a replacement card and see if that fixes the problem (which was the oddest they'd seen today--w00t!). Whether this was related to yesterday's update or just a coincidence is an open question. Has anyone else had trouble with an NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT card since the update?
You Utter Genius!!!
That got it : D
I've spent the last 48 hours trying everything and just grey screen after grey screen and was getting ready to do a full system re-install. Read your post, deleted all my Parallels 6 applications and folders (I barely used it anyway having gotten it in a software bundle), restarted, and I have my baby back! Thank you so much for posting your solution, saved me hours of work. Good Karma for you mate!
Mike
Which update should people install? the DL1399 or DL1400?
Sly
Utter Genius - I spent 90 minutes on to Apple support without success and you have resolved my problem in next to no time. Thank you Son.
Problems with 10.6.8
