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Mac OS 10.3.5 has resolved many of the issues in earlier releases of OS 10, and is now fully supported by ITS. Some people may still run into a problem now and then. If you do, please call your desktop services provider for assistance. You can also send email to the IT Center at ITSCenter@rochester.edu for more information..
Panther
Mac OS 10.3 Upgrade recommendations and known software issues:
OS 10.3 Upgrade recommendations: Here is a highly
recommended way to install Panther, to guard against many problems that could
occur. 1. Before installing Panther, check
your startup drive for damage, and repair it if necessary. The easiest way to
do this is to boot from the OS X Install CD and run Disk Utility (from the
Installer menu). Click the First Aid tab, select your hard drive in the
drive/volume list, and click "Repair Disk." (If you know how, you can
instead start your Mac in single-user mode and use fsck, as this runs the same
repair routines.) If you have a third-party disk utility such as Alsoft's
DiskWarrior, you can also run that for good measure. 2. Before installing Panther, boot
from your hard drive again and repair permissions on your boot volume. To do
this, launch Disk Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities), click the First
Aid tab, select your hard drive in the drive/volume list, and then click
"Repair Disk Permissions." (It's important that you do this while
booted from your hard drive , rather
than from the OS X install CD or another volume, in order to perform the
"correct" repairs.) 3. Install Panther. (See the tip
below, "More info for Panther upgraders," for more information about
installation options.) 4. After installing Panther and then booting from your hard
drive (you should now be starting up into Panther!), again repair permissions
via Disk Utility as described in Step 2. This will ensure that any system-level
permissions that may have been corrupted or changed incorrectly -- installers
are notorious for this -- are reset to the correct values. Wake from Sleep Issue: Sometimes when sleep is activated, the hard drive will appear to
spin down and the monitor will go dim, but the fans will stay on, indicating
that the processor(s) is still functioning. When the user attempts to re-awaken
his or her system, the monitor will remain dim. This problem is not consistent,
and is not repeatable every time by most users experiencing it. Software updates will correct this issue. http://www.macfixit.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20031110094532646 The 10.3.1 update delivers enchanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: FileVault, Printing, WebDav, and FireWire 800 drives. This update also includes the latest Security Updates.
Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives using the Oxford 922 bridge chip-set with firmware version 1.02 that can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive. Even with the improvements available in this update, Apple recommends that you update the firmware on your FireWire drive. Please contact your drive manufacturer for more information. http://www.macfixit.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20031110092416682 Software Compatibility Issues: http://www.macfixit.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20031110094037467 Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.0.x Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect works
in Mac OS X 10.3 to protect your computer from viruses. You may also scan disks
with Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh in Mac OS X 10.3. When "fast user
switching" is enabled, Norton AntiVirus alerts appear only for the user
that first logged in. If another user is active when the alert occurs, the
alert does not appear for that user. There is a problem with enabling
journaling in Disk Utility with Auto-Protect active. Eudora e-mail client
Filemaker DataBase Management tool FileMaker products have been fully
tested as being compatible with Apple's new Panther (Mac OS X 10.3) operating
system, however there are a few known issues. Click on the link for full
details. http://www.filemaker.com/ti/108656.html Retrospect Back-up Systems
There are a few
known problems with Retrospect 5 and Retrospect client 5.1. Please click the
link below to get full details. 10.3 users should upgrade to 6.0. http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=kbase&ACTION=KBASE&id=28093 Panther problems with Outlook 2001 Readers are reporting problems with Microsoft Outlook 2001
since upgrading to Panther, Mac OS X 10.3. (Outlook 2001 runs in Classic mode.
There is no Mac OS X version of Outlook, though Entourage now has some of the
features of Outlook.) The problem is related to permissions in OS X 10.3 but
there are no other details at this time. HP Laserjet Printer: Drivers may need to be updated. See
below for a supported product list: http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=bpm35003#P4_237 | |||
