OS 10.4 - Should I install os 10.4.9 ?

Nagger Pumper · Nagger Pumper #1 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 12:52 AM

I've been seeing alot of threads about how people dislike the os 10.4.9 upgrade. I'm just wondering what advantages there are for 4.9 over 4.8 ? and if you suggest me to upgrade or not ?

I guess you could say that the pc world has scared me so bad that i have learned to take no more chances with messing up my computer.

eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 01:12 AM

i had my doubts about it, but finally did it. not sure what benefits you'll really see on your machine. on my macbook, it really did help make the external speaker volume more realistically loud.

if you do, just make sure you remove all unecessary peripherals, shut down all other apps, maybe even restart to a clean system, then run the update alone (with no other updates), then restart and let it take as long as it needs to restart.

jamesx · jamesx #3 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 02:29 AM

do it.

Rtas09 · Rtas09 #4 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 04:45 AM

dont do it trust me i stufed up my cd and dvd drive somehow by upgrading to 4.9, well it was stuffed before i fixed it but..it recked as soon as i upgraded.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #5 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 04:49 AM

I haven't had any issues since I installed it the other day.
Just be sure to disconnect all of your external drives and other non-essential devices before you install the update.

dtownley1 · dtownley1 #6 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rtas09

dont do it trust me i stufed up my cd and dvd drive somehow by upgrading to 4.9, well it was stuffed before i fixed it but..it recked as soon as i upgraded.

then the same could only happen to them IF they had the exact same problems as you had before the update. And I doubt a software update would affect hardware in such a way.

Surely you would have concluded that since it was giving problems BEFORE the update, it couldn't be the update affecting it?

I've not had any problems at all upgrading to 10.4.9. Everything is as smooth as ever.

Reel1 · Reel1 #7 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 07:34 AM

I instaled 10.4.9 on both my iMac and MacBook, upgrade went perfectly.

Adam · Adam #8 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 08:09 AM

My upgarde when quite smoothly

Nagger Pumper · Nagger Pumper #9 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

I haven't had any issues since I installed it the other day.
Just be sure to disconnect all of your external drives and other non-essential devices before you install the update.

are you souposed to disconnect all of your external drives when you update every time ?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #10 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 05:43 PM

It's a safe practice. By doing this, you absolutely make sure that the update has ideal conditions for the install.

kgeier82 · kgeier82 #11 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 10:35 PM

i have an issue with my externals not shutting down when ejected in 10.4.9

until that gets fixed, ill stick with .8

eric06 · eric06 #12 (**permalink**)

03-24-2007, 11:10 PM

I installed it with NO problems.

johntalin · johntalin #13 (**permalink**)

03-26-2007, 04:33 AM

All seem to work fine like before.

christm · christm #14 (**permalink**)

03-27-2007, 03:19 AM

i have installed it on both my machiines and no problems at all.

Alexis · Alexis #15 (**permalink**)

03-27-2007, 07:23 AM

Installed on 2 machines with external drives and on a network with all sorts of stuff connected. No problems at all.

It's worth installing to speed up the print boxes in Rosetta apps.

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Member Since: Dec 01, 2006 Posts: 1,495 Mac Specs: MBP 2.4/2GB/200HD/256 8600gt	03-24-2007, 10:35 PM i have an issue with my externals not shutting down when ejected in 10.4.9 until that gets fixed, ill stick with .8 2.4ghz Unibody \| Hitachi 320GB 7200 \| 256MB 9600gt
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Nagger Pumper #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2006 Location: N.C. Posts: 431 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.2Ghz, 4GB RAM, 160GB HD	03-24-2007, 12:52 AM I've been seeing alot of threads about how people dislike the os 10.4.9 upgrade. I'm just wondering what advantages there are for 4.9 over 4.8 ? and if you suggest me to upgrade or not ? I guess you could say that the pc world has scared me so bad that i have learned to take no more chances with messing up my computer.
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Rtas09 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 24, 2007 Posts: 39	03-24-2007, 04:45 AM dont do it trust me i stufed up my cd and dvd drive somehow by upgrading to 4.9, well it was stuffed before i fixed it but..it recked as soon as i upgraded.
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Reel1 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 606 Mac Specs: 2.16 GHz Intel Imac Core 2 Duo//MacBook 1.83 Core 2 Duo//G5 Power Mac	03-24-2007, 07:34 AM I instaled 10.4.9 on both my iMac and MacBook, upgrade went perfectly.
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Adam #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 13, 2006 Location: UK Posts: 284 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 2 x 2.26 Quad, 6GB DDR3, iPhone 4	03-24-2007, 08:09 AM My upgarde when quite smoothly
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MacHeadCase #10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-24-2007, 05:43 PM It's a safe practice. By doing this, you absolutely make sure that the update has ideal conditions for the install.
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christm #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 18, 2005 Location: Devon, England Posts: 2,295 Mac Specs: ibook g4, imac 2ghz c2d, mbp 2.4ghz c2d - 10.5.1	03-27-2007, 03:19 AM i have installed it on both my machiines and no problems at all.
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Alexis #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	03-27-2007, 07:23 AM Installed on 2 machines with external drives and on a network with all sorts of stuff connected. No problems at all. It's worth installing to speed up the print boxes in Rosetta apps.
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