Apple seeds Mac OS X 10.3.9 7W72
Apple has seeded the latest beta and maintenance release to its Panther OS, which will pack over 30 bug fixes and improvements.
As previously anticipated, Apple on Friday seeded its developers with the first build of Mac OS X 10.3.9, the next in a series of maintenance releases to its Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" operating system.
The system update is being distributed as a 29.5MB image and is currently at build 7W72.
In a seed note accompanying the latest build, Apple reportedly told developers to focus their testing efforts in the following areas: Bluetooth, DVD Player, FireWire devices, Modems (both internal and external), Networking, Printing, Safari, Terminal and USB devices. The company also asked that developers assess the 'general system usability and reliability.'
Apple also listed approximately 30 areas of change and enhancement that are already reflected in build 7W72. Some of these improvements include various video driver fixes, improved Directory Services performance, Java garbage collection optimization, 'wake from sleep' performance improvements, and a new version of the Mac OS X kernel (7.9.0).
Mac OS X 10.3.9 will also usher in bug fixes to the following components: Automounter, Object Exchange over Bluetooth, Fax and modem, FireWire OHCI software, Password server slapd, SmartcardServices compatibility, setkey command line tool, Navigation Services, USB FHCI, and USB 2.0 hard drive mounting.
Sources tell AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.3.9 is slated for a release in late March or early April.
As previously anticipated, Apple on Friday seeded its developers with the first build of Mac OS X 10.3.9, the next in a series of maintenance releases to its Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" operating system.
The system update is being distributed as a 29.5MB image and is currently at build 7W72.
In a seed note accompanying the latest build, Apple reportedly told developers to focus their testing efforts in the following areas: Bluetooth, DVD Player, FireWire devices, Modems (both internal and external), Networking, Printing, Safari, Terminal and USB devices. The company also asked that developers assess the 'general system usability and reliability.'
Apple also listed approximately 30 areas of change and enhancement that are already reflected in build 7W72. Some of these improvements include various video driver fixes, improved Directory Services performance, Java garbage collection optimization, 'wake from sleep' performance improvements, and a new version of the Mac OS X kernel (7.9.0).
Mac OS X 10.3.9 will also usher in bug fixes to the following components: Automounter, Object Exchange over Bluetooth, Fax and modem, FireWire OHCI software, Password server slapd, SmartcardServices compatibility, setkey command line tool, Navigation Services, USB FHCI, and USB 2.0 hard drive mounting.
Sources tell AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.3.9 is slated for a release in late March or early April.
Comments
Originally posted by schmidm77
I wish they would fix my iMac G4 NEVER automatically going to sleep anymore since around 10.3.4 or so. I have to manually push the power button to make it sleep, and changing the settings in preferences has no effect at all.
Maybe you have some sort of USB or FireWire device attached that keeps it from going to sleep?
Originally posted by m01ety
Maybe you have some sort of USB or FireWire device attached that keeps it from going to sleep?
Just my iPod dock and a keyboard and mouse.
Originally posted by AppleInsider
The company also asked that developers asses the 'general system usability and reliability.'
you said 'asses' hahaha
Originally posted by ipodandimac
you said 'asses' hahaha
Originally posted by schmidm77
And while they're at it, perhaps they can fix Safari from taking up 400 MB of real memory after 20 minutes of use.
Originally posted by schmidm77
I wish they would fix my iMac G4 NEVER automatically going to sleep anymore since around 10.3.4 or so. I have to manually push the power button to make it sleep, and changing the settings in preferences has no effect at all.
I've run into this on my iMac G5 as well. I can manually put it to sleep but it won't auto sleep no matter what I do. I only have keyboard, mouse & ethernet connected.
Originally posted by AppleInsider
Sources tell AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.3.9 is slated for a release in late March or early April.
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Looks like Tiger will be more towards mid 2005.
Originally posted by JDraden
I **hope** they fix the bug that causes the mouse cursor to freeze (requiring a restart) if the mouse gets moved while logging out. This happens on every one of my computers since 10.3.2, but strangely I have never seen anyone else mention this bug. Is anyone else able to reproduce it?
Yeah, I've seen this a couple of times on my Powerbook. I even get the one where the mouse pointer disappears after reboot, love that. Don't feel bad if know one else comes forward with their Mac issues, sometimes I think Apple users live in a cloud of self delusion.