RSSApple Recalls, Fixes Security Update
By Nate Mook | Published August 18, 2005, 10:54 AM
Following a monster security update issued earlier this week, some users of Mac OS X 10.4 discovered that Apple's patches also brought unforeseen consequences: 64-bit applications such as Mathematica no longer worked. To rectify the situation, Apple has issued a new release of the update.
News of the problems surfaced after Wolfram Research received reports that its Mathematica 5.2 software was rendered unusable following installation of the 18MB update.
"Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update prevents any 64-bit-native application from running," the company wrote in a note to customers. "In particular, this means that Mathematica 5.2 will not run on any G5 system if it has installed this Security Update."
The refreshed update replaces a library that was accidentally shipped as 32-bit only. "Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 provides a combined 32- and 64-bit version of LibSystem to replace the 32-bit version that was delivered in v1.0. No other changes have been made in version 1.1," Apple said.
All users who have already installed the August security update should download and install the fixed version, Apple says, which is available now from Software Update.
I didn't break the whole OS, it just prevented 64 bit Macs from running native 64 bit apps. I know that sounds bad but conside this: How many 64-bit Macs are there? How many native 64 bit apps are there. Besides their best programmers are working to port OS X to Intel.
Did they screw up? Yes, no one's perfect but they sure are better than MS (SP2 was a nightmare when it first came out .... remember)
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|Yes I remember, how easy it was more when and all my customer to install SP2, They only people that had real problems were people with AOL 9 Security Edition. I upgraded about 500+ machines without any trouble.
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|Good job Apple. Break your brand new OS.
To be fair... MS is just tapping 64-bit capability, and merging 64-bit and 32-bit applications into the same environment is unstable at best.
Apple really isn't doing such a bad job.
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|Lot's of Apple envy at this site I see! I just stumbled on this page via Macsurfer, reading thru Mac headlines, and I noticed all 3 comments were from this perspective. Anyway, here's an observation: when the selling points of every Windows PC ad are longer-than-normal warranty, support, and "24-7 tech help," protection from adware, spyware, viruses, the "GeekSquad" and on and on, you KNOW the product itself sucks, and that the fact is well-known by the general public. But that's the purpose of a Windows PC: sell training, maintenance, service, and support--it's a cash cow. My advice is lose the jealousy and just get a Mac.
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|Yes well, at least Microsoft tries not to release patches that would *BREAK THE OS*.
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|Yeah, that's it.... jealousy, lol.
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|Mhmm...
"you KNOW the product itself sucks, and that the fact is well-known by the general public"
Well if it's well-known by the general public, then why does Windows have such an enormous user-base?
Oh that's right, Microsoft held a gun to everyone's head and made them buy their inexcusably expensive OS. They also made it full of holes so that people would have to buy all those free updates and major service packs provided monthly a full 4 years afterward right?
blah, blah, blah...
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|Thanks but No thanks... Would not ever get a mac again... Now that I design my own system... I have had good luck with winXp... more so than os x... The mac is just an expensive piece of merd!
Hey if you like your mac... that's ok with me... but you sound like an idiot bashing windows... Windows is way better than apple anyway.
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|totally agree
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|It's funny....when you hear about holes in IE and flaws in XP software there are like 10 or more Appleites there to say something. When there are Apple flaws --- where are they? LOL
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|And you guys complain about Microsoft, Apple isn't any better. Come on they don't even have the same market as Microsoft and they are having all these problems. I am glad I have Windwos XP, have not had a problem with updates in years. Even SP2 was a breezzzze.
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|Apple ain't what they used to be, and then next time you hear them touting security, laugh out loud.
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|So much for testing updates before release, eh Apple?
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|Apple is no better than Microsoft. Steve Jobs is getting lazy again. Quality control is crap and no new products in the pipeline like he promised in his last keynote.
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