Mac OS X 10.5.7 to improve Bluetooth compatibility, stability
Although it appeared that Apple was close to wrapping up development of Mac OS X 10.5.7 late last week, a new pre-release distribution of the software was dropped on developers Wednesday afternoon with a handful of additional tweaks added to mix.
Most notably, Apple has included a new round of "Bluetooth compatibility and stability fixes" in the latest beta, labeled Mac OS X 10.5.7 build 9J56, according to people familiar with the software.
A number of recent Mac mini purchasers have complained about intermittent Bluetooth connection problems (1, 2) on their new systems, though similar problems are believed to be plaguing a variety of Macs, with one AppleInsider forum member recently noting that the issue extends back to his first-generation 13-inch MacBook.
Another fix in the latest build targets an issue with Personal File Sharing and AFP volumes not being properly recognized as Time Machine shares. However, the other three fixes were relatively minor, two of which add once-missing descriptive information to certain crash logs.
In total, Mac OS X 10.5.7 stands to deliver over 110 individual code-corrections spanning more than two dozen areas of the system. Earlier this month, Apple added Help Viewer to the list of key software components where beta testers should focus their testing efforts.
Though its believed that Mac OS X 10.5.7 remains close to release, Apple still notes that the software is incompatible with the public beta of Safari 4 -- the OS update's lone known issue.
Most notably, Apple has included a new round of "Bluetooth compatibility and stability fixes" in the latest beta, labeled Mac OS X 10.5.7 build 9J56, according to people familiar with the software.
A number of recent Mac mini purchasers have complained about intermittent Bluetooth connection problems (1, 2) on their new systems, though similar problems are believed to be plaguing a variety of Macs, with one AppleInsider forum member recently noting that the issue extends back to his first-generation 13-inch MacBook.
Another fix in the latest build targets an issue with Personal File Sharing and AFP volumes not being properly recognized as Time Machine shares. However, the other three fixes were relatively minor, two of which add once-missing descriptive information to certain crash logs.
In total, Mac OS X 10.5.7 stands to deliver over 110 individual code-corrections spanning more than two dozen areas of the system. Earlier this month, Apple added Help Viewer to the list of key software components where beta testers should focus their testing efforts.
Though its believed that Mac OS X 10.5.7 remains close to release, Apple still notes that the software is incompatible with the public beta of Safari 4 -- the OS update's lone known issue.
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You can run but you can't hide!
Rather pathetic actually.
I really hope they finally resolve the bluetooth issues in 10.5.7. Fairly frequently, my late 2008 MBP gets into a state where it insists that there is no bluetooth hardware installed, and attempting to look at bluetooth settings in system preferences causes a lockup that can only be resolved by rebooting.
Have you tried, in this order, seeing if this problem exists with other users, deleting the BT Plist file, reinstalling 10.5.6 or doing an Archive & Install?
There's no point in releasing 10.5.7 if it lacks compatibility with Safari 4. Unless the update is going to revert back to Safari 4 (something I sincerely doubt), Apple will have to wait until Safari works in 10.5.7 (it's likely a Safari issue anyway).
It won't come out until there is a new Safari 4 beta. You're right, it probably is a Safari issue and Safari 4 will be a separate DL, like it usually is.
Or it is wholely possible that Apple is just informing developers that the installations won't work on the betas, and Apple plans to allow it in the full release. Why they would do this I don't know exactly, but it's possible.
There's no point in releasing 10.5.7 if it lacks compatibility with Safari 4. Unless the update is going to revert back to Safari 4 (something I sincerely doubt), Apple will have to wait until Safari works in 10.5.7 (it's likely a Safari issue anyway).
Don't be silly. It's because this will be the first 64-bit Flash and they need to synchronize the announcement with Adobe.
When all said and done, it will have 400 fixes. LOL
Hopefully this update will be released before Snow Leopard.
Have you tried, in this order, seeing if this problem exists with other users, deleting the BT Plist file, reinstalling 10.5.6 or doing an Archive & Install?
My bluetooth issues showed up at same time that widely reported OS X bluetooth stability issues started being reported online. I very much doubt that anything I can do will fix it.
Pathetic.
Still no Blu-ray support? -_-
Pathetic.
You wouldn't get it until at least Snow Leopard, and even then there are plenty of reasons for Apple not to include it.
the update will be out on Monday!
Is this a guestimate? Or do you know something that this article doesn't reveal?
Is 10.5.7 likely to be the last update for Leopard?
Uhhh...no.
I tried the Beta of Safari 4 and really liked it, but after using it a while found that there were some quirks with my Adobe applications. After doing a complete refreshing of my Mac, I went back to Safari 3 and all works well. I can't but think that Safari 4 has some big bugs. I liked its looks, but the price was too high. So I will be slow to adopt Safari 4.
It's a beta. That's to be expected. The final Safari 4.0 will be out sometime around the same time as Snow Leopard.
I tried the Beta of Safari 4 and really liked it, but after using it a while found that there were some quirks with my Adobe applications. After doing a complete refreshing of my Mac, I went back to Safari 3 and all works well. I can't but think that Safari 4 has some big bugs. I liked its looks, but the price was too high. So I will be slow to adopt Safari 4.
sad thing is over 5 weeks have passed and not one update to the beta. with major flaws to safari 4, Apple has lost the ball on this one.
Its a BETA - Apple have no responsibility to update you 24/7 with daily builds of Safari. You aren't forced to live with it like iPhone beta users are, because you can uninstall the beta with the included downgrade.