Mac OS X Update 10.3.1 Available

Milanek writes "Mac OS X Update 10.3.1 is available via Software Update. It includes both security updates and it should also address problems with FireWire 800 drives." Apple recommends that you update your firmware updates for your FireWire / Oxford 922 / firmware 1.02 drives, even with the fixes in 10.3.1. The update also includes fixes for printing, WebDAV, and FileVault. TiVo writes "SecureMac is reporting that Panther's FileVault does not securely delete the files after encryption." Anyone know if this is fixed in 10.3.1?

Installed

[__aavhli5779]

I don't have a FireWire 800 drive nor do I use FileVault, so I doubt I'll benefit much from any of the improvements, but it's just too much not to install the latest OS X update. :)

Unfortunately, it hasn't fixed the one bug I've been experiencing so far, which is with certain pop-up menu widgets. If it has a text-entry box and a pop-up widget, the menu will pop up for a split second and then go away, even if I keep the mouse depressed. This does not happen with normal pop-up widgets.

Odd.

FileVault

[Nutcase]

From my limited experience with FileVault, it securely deletes files... The problem is that it does it to files you need, when you don't ask it to. Or at least it did to me, when it nuked my entire keychain and nearly required a reinstall to repair. I have since turned it off.

It is said that this update fixes bugs with Filevault, and I have installed it, but i am still /very/ hesitant to reenable filevault.

Besides, It would be better to enable it by folder (any folder) instead of simply the home dir. I would love to just encrypt my documents dir and leave my music available. That would make more sense, and probably speed things up as well.

Re:I Wonder ...

[Nexum]

Yeah... like recently a friend with a brand new Windows XP notebook brought it round to use my DSL to download some files...

I plugged it into the network, and loaded up IE... *nothing*, IE reports no internet connection.

Hmm, that should'nt happen, I'll go take a look in the Internet configuration options...

Ah, there's the problem, silly XP didn't/doesn't detect it has a network now, I'll just go to the LAN settings and change them... there we go, Accept>OK.

Type in an address... ... ... Oh no, still no internet.

Weird says I, that should have worked. Went and ran through the Internet Connection Wizard...

Yes I want to connect to the internet via a network, Yes it's a home network, Yes I'd rather like you to find the settings automatically.

WINDOWS XP WIZARD: "Windows XP is setting up your internet configuration, please wait"
(Window with animation of computer sliding down a wire toward another computer)

Still waiting...

Still waiting...

Still waiting (now taken a few minutes

WINDOWS XP WIZARD: "The Windows Internet Configuration Wizard has now successfully set up your internet settings (I'm ever so clever)."

ME: "Joy! At last!"

WINDOWS XP WIZARD: "But first of all, Windows XP needs to restart before these new settings take effect"

FFS - this is the LATEST operating system from MS, and I am REBOOTING to get it to access the internet from a HOME NETWORK!?!?!?!?

I couldn't believe it... My PowerBook on the other hand, I took it out of the box, it was already charged, and I powered it up, and it found the (wireless) network instantly, I had internet access straight away. (And the PC was connected with CAT 5 to the Router, so it didn't even need to bother with the added complexity of wireless). Sigh... I remember XP being bad... but I really actually gave it more credit than that.

window selection

[roninmagus]

My buddy at school showed me this on his mac notebook.

One cool feature he pointed out was the ability to zoom out all the windows. You could then click on one you want, which is then zoomed into the foreground with focus.

I thought that was the coolest thing under the sun, no more alt-tabbing craziness.

Any idea if someone could implement this ability into X or the current top window managers?

Re:I Wonder ...

[valkraider]

Wow, I had this exact same problem! I have a regular home network, that I have 3 Macs (all now running 10.3.1) and two x86s running windows 2k.

A relative comes to visit, plugs in their shiny new $2500 Dell with Windows XP, and it won't connect to the network at all. It has an internal 802.11b card that won't connect to my 802.11b network - no matter what I try. So I give up, disable the wireless and try hardwired to the internal Ethernet port. Nope, still won't see the network. It took almost three hours and several reboots to get XP working.

By contrast, when we recieved our new AlBook, we turned it on and the airport Extreme saw our wireless connection, and started working. No hassles. I have also plugged it in wired to the network - still works just fine.

Now all of you guys are probably going to call me an Apple fanboy or addict or something like that. So what about the Win2k boxes I mentioned? They are both laptops and they both work fine with our wired AND wireless networks.

But the XP was a nightmare.

powerbook "sleep" light dimmer?

[ThreeToe]

This is strange. Ever since I installed 10.3.1, my powerbook's sleep light (y'know, the one on the button to open the screen) has been much, much dimmer. Either my PBG4 is about to explode or Apple decided to chill it out a bit.

Anyone else seen this?

Re:Anyone else

[stripes]

10.2.8 was a notable anomaly in Apple update history. It unintentionally disabled Ethernet on some-not-all 3+ year old dual processor G4s, not a good thing and inexcusable, but not exactly widespread or havoc-wreaking either.

Er, and don't forget the other notable anomaly, one of the first iTunes updates forgot to handle spaces in file names (which are common on Macs) and could delete vast swaths of your stuff.

Other then those two I can't think of any bad upgrade experiences from Apple.