Uninstalling OS X Security Updates

hobbes8calvinhobbes8calvin
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Is there a way to do this, or do I have to go back to my OS X install disc reinstall Panther, then reinstall back to 10.3.5?

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    talksense101talksense101 Posts: 1,738member
    It is a one way trip as far as I know.
  • Reply 2 of 8
    mikefmikef Posts: 698member
    Having just installed these security updates, I am curious to know what problems you have found to justify removing them?
  • Reply 3 of 8
    hobbes8calvinhobbes8calvin Posts: 3member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by mikef

    Having just installed these security updates, I am curious to know what problems you have found to justify removing them?



    Refer to this post I made yesterday for the whole story:

    "Problems waking from sleep"



    Although, today I am leaning towards it being a hardware problem since I can't even startup from the install disc and reinstall the system without it freezing up. I ran Disk First Aid yesterday and it didn't find anything wrong. Running out of ideas...







    Does anyone know of a checklist to determine whether a problem is hardware or software related?
  • Reply 4 of 8
    pbg4 dudepbg4 dude Posts: 1,611member
    Have you run the hardware diagnostics that come with your Apple?
  • Reply 5 of 8
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    Moving to the Genius Bar.
  • Reply 6 of 8
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by hobbes8calvin

    Does anyone know of a checklist to determine whether a problem is hardware or software related?



    My rough sequence, depending on symptoms:



    Web Search based on symptoms for known issues/workarounds.

    Disk Utilities: Permissions Repair

    Disk Utilities: Disk First Aid (from startup CD or external volume)

    Single user mode: fsck -y (sometimes in lieu of or flipped with DFA)

    Hardware Test CD (perhaps earlier in the sequence if you suspect hw)

    Zap PRAM/OpenFirmware Reset (will revert some settings)

    DiskWarrior (if DU can't fix but drive is suspect)

    Call Tech.



    I might be skipping a step or two (ie: if networking, might add dhcp steps)



    Sounds like you've hit a couple of these already.



    Sometimes you need to throw in a voodoo dance to get the fixit juju flowing.
  • Reply 7 of 8
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    The FAQ at the top of the Genius Bar forum page includes instructions on most of the steps listed above.
  • Reply 8 of 8
    loongo88loongo88 Posts: 1member
    I'm not 100% sure yet, but only one of my soundsticks can play sound (one is almost inaudible while the other is normal).



    The only difference I can think of between a couple hours ago when it worked and now is that I applied the latest security patch (2004-9-30) and restarted during that time.



    I don't know the likelihood, but I sure would like to be able to uninstall to troubleshoot...



    Is it really a one way trip?
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