Latest Leopard Spots
Latest Leopard Spots
OS X 10.5 Leopard is a cat that's turning out to have a fair few fleas. Apple has released a gaggle of A Knowledge Base articles on how to cope. Here's are more profiles of and links to more recent articles posted, plus a link to a report on the latest 10.5.1 developer seeds
Finder Data Loss Bug Squashed In Latest 10.5.1 Developer Seeds
Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues
Mac OS X 10.5: Installer Destination Window Does Not Show Drives
Mac OS X 10.5: Administrator User Changes To Standard
Mac OS X 10.5, iMac (Mid 2007): Stuck In A "Loop" At The Login Window After Upgrading To Leopard
Mac OS X 10.5: Can't Log In To Account That Has No Password
Finder Data Loss Bug Squashed In Latest 10.5.1 Developer Seeds
Ars Technica's David Chartier reports:
Now that the initial shock of learning that Apple is working on a 10.5.1 update has worn off, more details of exactly what this update addresses are trickling down the tubes. Though we already knew that a buttload of fixes are on the menu, we now have confirmation that Leopard's serious data loss bug is also dead center in Apple's sights.
We had learned last week of a flaw in Leopard's Finder that can cause data loss when transferring files to some target volumes if the volume disappears during transport....
This nasty bug looks like it's being squashed soon...
For the full report click here.
Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues
Learn how to resolve Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation, startup, or login issues.
• Issue: When installing Leopard, destination volumes may not appear in the installation window for a while.
• Issue: When installing Leopard, the only available installation option may be Erase and Install.
• Issue: After performing an upgrade installation of Leopard, an administator account may change to a standard one.
• Issue: After completing an upgrade installation of Leopard and restarting the computer, a "blue screen" may appear for an extended period of time.
• Issue: After installing Leopard on an aluminum 20-inch or 24-inch iMac (Mid 2007) computer, you may not be able to log in at the login window--your login name and password are accepted, but after a blue screen appears for a few seconds, the login window reappears.
• Issue: You may not be able to log in with a user account that has a password of 8 or more characters if it was originally created in Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier, after performing an upgrade installation of Leopard.
• Issue: After installing Leopard, you may not be able to log in to a user account that has no password if it was originally created in Mac OS X 10.2.x, then migrated to Leopard.
For more information, and links to solutions, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307005
Mac OS X 10.5: Installer Destination Window Does Not Show Drives
When installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, destination volumes may not appear in the installation window for a while, even though the volumes are visible while started from Mac OS X 10.4 or in Disk Utility.
Products affected
• Mac OS X 10.5
Solution
Wait a few minutes for the volume(s) to appear.
The Mac OS X 10.5 installer window does not show hard drives that are still being checked in the background, and there is no status indicator regarding this. The larger the disk volume, the longer it may take for this to complete. After the disk check has finished, the drive(s) will appear and be available for installation.
For more information, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306861
Mac OS X 10.5: Administrator User Changes To Standard
After performing an upgrade installation (the default type) of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, an administator account may change to a standard one.
Products affected
• Mac OS X 10.5
Solution
1. Start from your Mac OS X 10.5 Install DVD. Note: You do not need to install Leopard again.
2. From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset the root password (the root account is not the same as your account).
4. Restart from your Mac OS X Leopard volume.
5. When the login window appears, select "Other..." and log in as the root user using the password that was created above.
6. Go to Accounts preferences and check (enable) "Allow user to administer this computer" for the affected user.
7. From the Apple menu, choose Log Out root....
8. Log in as the user account that had this issue. (Your account should now have administrator access.)
9. Use Directory Utility to disable the root user via Directory Utility's Edit menu. You may need to click the lock icon first).
For more information, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306876
Mac OS X 10.5, iMac (Mid 2007): Stuck In A "Loop" At The Login Window After Upgrading To Leopard
After installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on a 20-inch or 24-inch iMac (Mid 2007) computer (ones that have an aluminum frame), you may not be able to log in at the login window. Your login name and password are apparently accepted, but after a blue screen appears for a few seconds, the login window reappears instead of your desktop.
Products affected
• 20-inch or 24-inch iMac (Mid 2007) computer with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8 GHz processors
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
For the solution, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306965
Mac OS X 10.5: Can't Log In To Account That Has No Password
After installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, you may not be able to log in to a user account that has no password, if it was originally used in Mac OS X 10.2.x and migrated to Leopard after installation.
Products affected
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Solution
1. Start up from your Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Install DVD.
2. From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password....
3. Reset the password for the affected account(s).
Note: Having a user account with no password is not recommended.
For more information, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306508
Charles W. Moore
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