10.6.3 Update

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:52 pm

The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:
improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail
resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications
resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers
improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode
improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand
address a color issue in iMovie with HD content
improve printing reliability
resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server
improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices
fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:31 pm

Anyone know what OpenGL updates were done? Not much detail in the 'detailed' link. Confused

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:17 pm

Might be iPad or future updates IMHO

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:17 pm

There's also Security Update 2010-002 for Leopard (10.5.8 ) released at the same time.

Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 763 Location: classified

This is the most exasperating thing I think I've ever heard of. There is a bug in 10.6.3 that effects users of Adobe CS3 products that have also had their logic boards replaced. When the logic board is replaced, it usually doesn't have the system serial number flashed to it, so when you check "About This Mac", it shows your serial number to be "SystemSerialNumb" or something similar. For some reason, CS3 products (and maybe also Aperture) don't work if the serial number is longer than 12 characters, and SystemSerialNumb is 14 characters. So CS3 products quit working.

Currently, the only real fix is to back out to 10.6.2. Or get your system serial number flashed onto your logic board - which is something they can do at the factory. If you are using Adobe products, I strongly caution you to avoid the 10.6.3 update unless you are positive that this issue will not affect you, or that you can back out easily.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/834/cpsid_83499.html

Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 763 Location: classified

worker201 wrote:

This is the most exasperating thing I think I've ever heard of. There is a bug in 10.6.3 that effects users of Adobe CS3 products that have also had their logic boards replaced. When the logic board is replaced, it usually doesn't have the system serial number flashed to it, so when you check "About This Mac", it shows your serial number to be "SystemSerialNumb" or something similar. For some reason, CS3 products (and maybe also Aperture) don't work if the serial number is longer than 12 characters, and SystemSerialNumb is 14 characters. So CS3 products quit working.

Currently, the only real fix is to back out to 10.6.2. Or get your system serial number flashed onto your logic board - which is something they can do at the factory. If you are using Adobe products, I strongly caution you to avoid the 10.6.3 update unless you are positive that this issue will not affect you, or that you can back out easily.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/834/cpsid_83499.html

This issue is solved with the 10.6.4 update.