Leopard 10.5.1 is now available
By Paul Miller 
posted November 15th 2007 1:54PM
posted November 15th 2007 1:54PM
Leopard bugs got you down? Apple just pushed out its first update for the new OS, 10.5.1. It looks like it cures a whole laundry list of niggles with Leopard, including that nasty "potential data loss" issue with partitions in Finder. We heard about most of these fixes last week when the first build was seeded to developers, but there's a rundown of what actually made it after the break. Highlights include a fix to Time Machine drive limitations, a bunch of improvements to Finder's Shared Sidebar, and good old fashioned spanking of Mail.app's issues. Let us know if Apple didn't fix what ails you and we'll be sure to have our people talk to Steve's people.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
AirPort
- Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
- Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.
Back to My Mac
- Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
- Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.
Disk utilities
- Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.
- Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.
- Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.
iCal
- iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.
- Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.
- Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.
- Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.
- Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the "Simple Setup" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.
- Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do's disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.
- Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.
Networking
- Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.
Printing
- Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.
Security, Firewall
- Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.
- In Security preferences' Firewall tab, the "Block All" option is now called "Allow Only essential services"
- Includes recent Apple security updates.
System and Finder
- Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.
- Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.
- Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.
- Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.
Time Machine
- Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).
- Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.
be still my beating heart.
The best just got a whole lot better. Is that even possible? Of course, it's an Apple product. Wow! It's like adding a cherry on top of whipped cream.
Another Leopard upgrade, another nail in Vista's coffin.
I didnt see an listing for iTunes and on the apple discussion boards there have been some iTunes problems, my machine included. I haven't gotten to check out 10.5.1 yet,but i hope it fixes my iTunes from freezing up every 4 minutes.
"Another Leopard upgrade, another nail in Vista's coffin."
Did I miss something or was "Leopard now seamlessly supports all third party hardware" listed in the patch notes? I can't wait to find Leopard drivers for my Turtle Beach sound card and GeForce8800 GTX. Oh and RAID drivers too!
Wake up, champ. Leopard and Vista are competitors in only one, very small place: on the machine that can actually run both operating systems. The Mac.
As soon as I find a way to fit a Turtle Beach sound card and GeForce8800 GTX into my laptop, I'll let you know.
Love,
Champ
... Wow, that was a good come back! I mean, you completely missed the point he was making. There's no SOFTWARE support for his soundcard and graphics card in Mac OSX, not that the hardware is a problem. There is easily a way to put his cards into a mac pro, but there's no support in OSX for them... Where as in a normal PC desktop running Vista, there is. So good job there.
Hmmmm...surely something from Apple isn't having problems. Just further proof that the Engadget people are Microsoft Zealots. I, for one, demand an investigation.
Who notified the religious right of this website? The comments section has been a mess recently -- so many fails.
For those of you too dense to take this comment seriously read:
google --> define --> satire
will it fix the major flaw in Stacks (that is, their existence)?
It would be nice if you could turn stacks off and go back to the old way.
Isn't supposed to be this the infallible OS made by God with no problems at all ?
@acidscan
No, it isn't
somebody's been living in the RDF for far too long.
time to step out and smell...reality? or fresh air, oh wait, christ you need a shower, damn!
go back inside!
You've GOT to be kidding me. OS X isn't perfect--just forgivable.
Firstly,"Isn't supposed to be this the infallible OS"???
ROFL
Someone,I'm assuming a windows user,sounds bitter.
Made by God?
No,im pretty sure its made by apple.Big difference.
You foolish fool you.
Always refreshing to see Mac-haters acting just as smug and snotty as Mac fans:p
Methinks someone reeks of sour grapes.
10.5.1 up and running. Happy so far -- so far it's even more infallible.
Every once in a while (a couple of eons or so) even God changes the rules of perfection. He didn't bother with fixing Vista because it would take too much time for even Him.
I'm hoping they fixed the USB power issue.
It affects both my iMac and Macbook Pro.
To sum up the problem: it doesn't send a constant flow of energy to USB devices and it's primarily an issue with hard drives and USB hubs (I made sure it wasn't the hub and hard drive that were broken, they work fine in Tiger machines, in Windows and Linux), causing them to disconnect frequently (to a point where I can't even access my important files at school :S) and can even cause hubs to short (read Apple's support forum).
If it hasn't, I guess I'll have to do something about it because it's crippling me.
LAMO!! God wouldn't have needed that 7th day of rest had it not been for Microsoft.
Yet, there is one OS more infallible than OS X and it's name is Gutsy.
niggles? wtf?
must be the new slang all the cool kids are using these days
(to) niggle - intransitive verb
1 a: trifle b: to spend too much effort on minor details
It's a word I've heard my parents and grandparents use since I was a child, so it's not that hip and happening.
it's a word that people stopped using because it sounds too much like a word that should never be used.
What's up my niggle!
For gods sake its only english! Damn american english! Damn you to hell!
Niggle what?
Niggle please
Fo Shiggle my niggle! Im in da higgle!
NIGGLE STOLE MY BIKE! D=
Hip Hip Hooorayyyyyyyyy, time to fix a herd of issues on my Imac.
Does this fix the Spaces issue with Windows disappearing?
looks like they fixed the dataloss issue when copying files...
It still did npt fix the p buttpn pn my keybpard. This keybpard tptally pwns me!
"Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB."
Bah! I've been messing with the permissions on my file server for weeks now thinking that it was Windows causing that problem.
Ironic, no? Maybe the DOJ needs to get involved and file an antitrust motion against AAPL.
I haven't applied the patch yet. I hope "Spaces" doesn't hang the finder & other applications anymore. I had to relaunch the finder every time I use the spaces.
Also, does anyone know how to bring back my disappeared hard disk/icon? The poor icon replacement application didn't work as intended.I can access the files in the finder though. But wondering if anyway to bring it back? (Didn't turn on the TimeMachine until a week after this happened)
hey, did you do an "upgrade," "clean install" or "archive and install?"
I did an "upgrade" on one machine and that's the one having trouble with spaces (and time machine, for that matter).
Did the "Archive & Install" at first (didn't try the upgrade due to widespread bluescreen issues). Then recently did the "Clean Install" to cleanup the clutter.
Spaces is a great feature but not well-implemented/tested.
Stacks - hm..Apple must have taken a day off during the design and testing phase.
@shishyan
if you're talking about your desktop icon, right click on the desktop and go to view options. Leopard lets you decide what to show and hide on the desktop, which is nice when I have 50 billion mounted network disks.
@John
That actually works only if everything seems to run normal. My icon replacement tweak spoil that. I can't even find my OS X drive in the finder. (But I can access the sub folders from Documents/Applications/etc).
I remember trying a workaround (from some blog/site). But didn't work that well for me.
Ever seen disappearing windows caused by Spaces? It's really weird, happens about once a day for me. Have to restart the app to get the window to show again. Show/Hide through the dock doesn't work...
ok, i'm not a microsoft fan boy or anything, i'll buy anything as long as it works, i just want to say that I'm upset that microsoft hasn't released it's update yet. True, they do have constant updates, but vista is still givin me probs.
they release updates once a month. check your update history, there will be hundreds of them. apple just labels them.
You can feel the love.
Safari is much more Snappier
I hope that's true. Since th eupgrade, Safari 3 has been slow. I'll find out tonight!
This'll shut up those Zune fanbois.