Hi all
Seems the last update broke running games with Steam, and broke Skype. Any idea what might have caused this, and how to fix it?
roy
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), +SSD
Hello:
The update did not "break" the third party applications. I suggest you contact the developers in question to see when (or if) they are going to provide a fix.
It is up to developers to update their software as Apple releases updates - not the other way around.
Barry
Well, since none of those third party programs have been changed, and since the Apple update *did* change my mac, it was the one that broke things.
Is there an easy way to roll back such an update?
roy
Hello:
Well, since none of those third party programs have been changed, and since the Apple update *did* change my mac, it was the one that broke things.
Actually you completely missed my point. Software that is being maintained by a manufacturer (translate Apple) is under regular incremental improvement. Third party developers have access to the changes before they are released to the general public. The reason I suggested you contact the third party developers is because they may already have a fix or workaround.
Is there an easy way to roll back such an update?
If you backed up your system prior to doing the update (always an essential step), yes. If you did not, no.
Barry
You can back out of the update by reinstalling Snow Leopard. Just install from the DVD. This will give you the version as of the DVD, while preserving your user and third party applications. You would then update back to whatever OS was last compatible, using the Combo update from Apple Downloads.
But, even though it will most likely be successful, good idea to have a backup when doing this.
No, you're missing my point. Seems X11 has stopped working as well, and just hangs whenever an X app tries to connect to it.
Also, I asked about uninstalling an update. I'm quite aware of that reinstalling the entire OS will work, but it's not really a quick and easy way to solve a problem.
roy
You never said which update this was. If it was the point update to 10.6.8, which I was assuming it was, then try reapplying the 10.6.8 Combo Update in Safe Mode. In any case, startup in Safe Mode and repair Permissions -- usually not responsible for something like this, but can't hurt -- from there.
If it was the latest Java update, get it from Apple Downloads and try reapplying that. However, instead of me guessing, can you say which update this was?
Anyway, this is one reason among many to maintain a bootable clone or TM on an external. Hard drives can fail suddenly without giving any warning.
I was at 10.6.8, but there was a security update, don't remember its name, yesterday along with a java update.
How can I list the currently installed updates?
I'll try to update again from safe mode, thanks.
You'll see what it was in Sys Prefs>Software Update>Installed Software.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
Google the update in question + "skype" and "X11" and see what comes up for related issues or problems. This is usually the place where problems would have been reported and I don't remember seeing any.
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Last update broke my mac
