Macbook C2D prompts for 10.4.9 update good move?

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:45 am

I got a MacBook C2D I use Live and SampleTank.
Do you think upgrading to 10.4.9 is a good move?

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Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:18 am

Anyone?

Sounds like I'm the one. Just made a search on 10.4.9 and nothing popped up.
Anyone with some experience on the subject?

iamnotcool · Post by **iamnotcool** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:20 am

no problems with 10.4.9 here, though a lot of people are having issues with plugins, firewire audio, and system sleep. Proceed with caution.

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:32 am

iamnotcool wrote:no problems with 10.4.9 here, though a lot of people are having issues with plugins, firewire audio, and system sleep. Proceed with caution.

Thanks!
Did you use software update or download from Apple site the combo install?

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Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:02 am

don't use ze mac for audio but check this out before you install. Quick question- were ou having prolems with 10.4.8? if not why bother?

peace,
Mike

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:37 am

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:don't use ze mac for audio but check this out before you install. Quick question- were ou having prolems with 10.4.8? if not why bother?

peace,
Mike

Thanks for reply.
I use the Mac not only for Live but also for other stuff.
I saw security improvements and other good things in 10.4.9 so I wanted to know if it could damage my already rock solid installation. I have no problems so far with 10.4.8.

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Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:49 pm

definately take a gander at that, if i remember correctly irt affected certain plugs, and maybe pace interlocked plugs. not trying to be the bearer of bad news...

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:53 pm

No issues here with 10.4.9 on a MBP.

mlehmann · Post by **mlehmann** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:37 pm

Altough I didn't have any problems, several people had ones with 10.4.9. I'd suggest you to upgrade but to take these precautions: Use SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner to make a disk image of your hard drive. That way, if anything goes wrong, you'll be able to get back. Also, don't upgrade via Software Update. Instead, download the COMBO updater from Apple website. Installing the delta updater (from Software Update), create a problem with any software protected with Pace (ProTools, Waves, MaxMSP, etc,).

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:25 pm

mlehmann wrote:Altough I didn't have any problems, several people had ones with 10.4.9. I'd suggest you to upgrade but to take these precautions: Use SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner to make a disk image of your hard drive. That way, if anything goes wrong, you'll be able to get back. Also, don't upgrade via Software Update. Instead, download the COMBO updater from Apple website. Installing the delta updater (from Software Update), create a problem with any software protected with Pace (ProTools, Waves, MaxMSP, etc,).

Excuse my ignorance, is Live protected with Pace? Do you know if Sample tank is?

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mlehmann · Post by **mlehmann** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:29 pm

Live is not protected by Pace and I don't think SampleTank is.

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:45 am

I would wait. Really. I would just chill out and wait. That is another five minutes you could be doing something that won't potentially screw things up. You have a sick-ass computer, and a solid-built update. There has been 6 months of gravy thrown on top of this one as it is the last before Leopard. I would chill out.

OK. No more drinking and forum chatting.

NewSc2 · Post by **NewSc2** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:57 am

I had a few plugins that were supposed to be affected by the upgrade but didn't see anything coming. I think it was one of the OhmForce plugs? Don't recall. I don't use Waves, heard that had some issues.

10.4.9 was pretty nice -- i heard they made Safari a bit snappier, and increased the volume on my MBP (same with iMac, Macbooks). I'm mainly looking forward to Leopard, though, and all the 64-bit apps

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:29 am

NewSc2 wrote:I had a few plugins that were supposed to be affected by the upgrade but didn't see anything coming. I think it was one of the OhmForce plugs? Don't recall. I don't use Waves, heard that had some issues.

10.4.9 was pretty nice -- i heard they made Safari a bit snappier, and increased the volume on my MBP (same with iMac, Macbooks). I'm mainly looking forward to Leopard, though, and all the 64-bit apps

Actually you touched another point, Leopard.
If there are doubts about 10.4.9 that could be harmful, how can we be sure that Leopard when comes out will not screw our systems?
I have no experience in Mac OS X main release transitions so I might be wrong.

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Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:05 pm

I think it's definitely a good idea to wait before installing Leopard, but an incremental update like .9 has much less changes.