Mac OS X Updates

I don't know why, but almost every time an operating system gets updated, some errors go through, so the update process is turned into a perpetual motion - old errors are fixed, new ones are added, so the need for another update arises. Obviously, most chances are that next time some new errors will appear, and so on. Since nothing is perfect, errors are not such a big problem, as long as user are being warned by the company behind the operating system, software application, or hardware device. I know this may sound strange, but I bumped a few times into errors known by the producer, but silently fixed, and denied to exist. Now, Apple has just released Mac OS X 10.5.5 to developers, together with a warning...

According to the documentation coming with these developer-exclusive Mac OS X updates, this initial version has shown some graphics glitches when installed on Macs with integrated graphics chips. "Do not install on the following machines: MacBook Air, MacBook, Mac Mini, iMac (with Intel integrated graphics)," said Apple.

From what inside sources are saying, it seems this first seed was labeled as "Mac OS X 10.5.5 build 9F5," and those testing it were asked to focus on almost twenty core system components, including AirPort, FileSync, the Finder, iCal, iChat, Networking, Text Services, Time Machine, and - obviously - the graphics drivers.

If you are eager to get some Mac OS X updates and fix your current problems, then you should hold on a little, because for now, not even the date when a version without the graphics glitch will be available is known, so the date of the public release is way ahead.

Getting back to Mac OS X 10.5.5 build 9F5 one last time, you should know that 82 bugs discovered or outstanding since Mac OS X 10.5.4 have been fixed, like the kernel crashes in Dashboard, many iCal problems, as well as several network and printer sharing glitches.

Other than the above, I guess we should just wait and see when the next Mac OS X updates will popup. After all, Apple is as quiet as usual, so all we can get for now is, just as always, rumors coming from sources close to them, but still rumors...