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I must have updated to 10.5.7 a week or two ago and ever since this update (or perhaps the more recent set for iLife and iWork) everything I loved about Mac has taken a nasty turn for the worst. And I mean I was just aone breath short of taking a hammer and putting it through the screen last night!
I eventually googled the issues again for the nth time and found a lg thread of folk with similar troubles and no solutions on offer - worse still no patch from apple to fix the problem.
I am on a 24 inch iMac (Gen 1 intel)
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
The problem is that the machine is continually freezing up forcing hard restarting. The mouse seems to be the issue here. Whatever this update has done it seems to have effected both the mouse and memory. sometimes 2 clicks on the desktop are enough to take me to the beach... other times just switching between apps will do it.
I have done it all... repaired permissions, cleaned caches etc (several times). Have done this with both DU and OnyX. I have restarted with the Cmd + Opt down and also done the P + R trick - again numerous times. Nothing will fix this problem. I cannot even fall back on a time machine backup as the disk I had that on failed.... I have had no less than 6 external HD's fail on me in little over 2 years.
I cannot afford another at the moment so therefore a reinstall of the OS is completely out of the question. With a computer that is little more than an ornament at present I am beginning to seriously re-think all the good things I had to say about Mac. I loathe Windows (and believe me that is an understatement). What I loved most about switching to Mac was the ability to work... and do lots instead of constantly sweeping for viruses and spyware etc and fiddling with security issues, broken dlls and registries. But right now with a Mac that is about as much use as a teat on a fish I'd sooner have the PC - I never had an update that continually crashed my machine and affected my mouse like this.
I have scanned console logs etc - no indication whatsoever as to what causes the problem or a clue how one miight go about troubleshooting. Again Windows is pretty terrible at this too but is way ahead of apple in this respect. Mac = total mystery!
So I am seriously doubtful that there is anyone here who can perhaps provie a useful solution to the issue (maybe I am wrong here) but has anyone heard of an apple fix for the problem in the pipeline?
Here is just one article relating to the issue Apple fail: Leopard 10.5.7 causes freezing, overheating issues
If anything my machine is underheating... as opposed to overheating and still the machine freezes. I have been using smc for 2 years or so now due to graphic chip issues
- Forgot to mention the machine often freezes at the login screen and immediately on boot up too... often taking about an hour before I can get the machine started without playing sandcastles with bouncing beachballs.
- so I shall watch this thread for further discussion and to see if there have been any developments but will warn anyone - think twice before you upgrade
DO NOT INSTALL 10.5.7 without reading up on the issues affecting many - particularly it seems MBP users!
Apple were quick to address an update issue just prior to Leo coming out as I remember... The timing of this one seems suspiciously similar with Snow Leopard going on Sale in September... Typical I would now have to say - making us believe our systems are broken and upgrading will solve all our woes. I seriously thought Apple were better that stooping to underhanded marketing ploys usually attributable to Windows!
I must have updated to 10.5.7 a week or two ago and ever since this update (or perhaps the more recent set for iLife and iWork) everything I loved about Mac has taken a nasty turn for the worst. And I mean I was just aone breath short of taking a hammer and putting it through the screen last night!
I eventually googled the issues again for the nth time and found a lg thread of folk with similar troubles and no solutions on offer - worse still no patch from apple to fix the problem.
I am on a 24 inch iMac (Gen 1 intel)
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac6,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
The problem is that the machine is continually freezing up forcing hard restarting. The mouse seems to be the issue here. Whatever this update has done it seems to have effected both the mouse and memory. sometimes 2 clicks on the desktop are enough to take me to the beach... other times just switching between apps will do it.
I have done it all... repaired permissions, cleaned caches etc (several times). Have done this with both DU and OnyX. I have restarted with the Cmd + Opt down and also done the P + R trick - again numerous times. Nothing will fix this problem. I cannot even fall back on a time machine backup as the disk I had that on failed.... I have had no less than 6 external HD's fail on me in little over 2 years.
I cannot afford another at the moment so therefore a reinstall of the OS is completely out of the question. With a computer that is little more than an ornament at present I am beginning to seriously re-think all the good things I had to say about Mac. I loathe Windows (and believe me that is an understatement). What I loved most about switching to Mac was the ability to work... and do lots instead of constantly sweeping for viruses and spyware etc and fiddling with security issues, broken dlls and registries. But right now with a Mac that is about as much use as a teat on a fish I'd sooner have the PC - I never had an update that continually crashed my machine and affected my mouse like this.
I have scanned console logs etc - no indication whatsoever as to what causes the problem or a clue how one miight go about troubleshooting. Again Windows is pretty terrible at this too but is way ahead of apple in this respect. Mac = total mystery!
So I am seriously doubtful that there is anyone here who can perhaps provie a useful solution to the issue (maybe I am wrong here) but has anyone heard of an apple fix for the problem in the pipeline?
Here is just one article relating to the issue Apple fail: Leopard 10.5.7 causes freezing, overheating issues
If anything my machine is underheating... as opposed to overheating and still the machine freezes. I have been using smc for 2 years or so now due to graphic chip issues
- Forgot to mention the machine often freezes at the login screen and immediately on boot up too... often taking about an hour before I can get the machine started without playing sandcastles with bouncing beachballs.
- so I shall watch this thread for further discussion and to see if there have been any developments but will warn anyone - think twice before you upgrade
DO NOT INSTALL 10.5.7 without reading up on the issues affecting many - particularly it seems MBP users!
Apple were quick to address an update issue just prior to Leo coming out as I remember... The timing of this one seems suspiciously similar with Snow Leopard going on Sale in September... Typical I would now have to say - making us believe our systems are broken and upgrading will solve all our woes. I seriously thought Apple were better that stooping to underhanded marketing ploys usually attributable to Windows!