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Mac OS X 10.5.2 Special Report: Undocumented fixes
There are a number of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.2 that weren't documented by Apple. Among them:
X11 window issue Mac OS X 10.5.2 update seems to have corrected an issue with X11 and multiple monitors in which X11 only allows you to position X- Windows on the monitor with the Menu Bar instead of dragging the window or by using the -geometry option when running an X-Windows based application from the command line.
MacFixIt reader Bob Harris writes:
"I tested it this morning, and I was able to move X-Window displays anywhere on a 2 monitor system. This is great! I use X11 constantly at work."
iChat crashes Several users have reported that iChat resolves a persistent crash that occurs when attempting make use of video effects movie backgrounds.
Index:
- Release Notes an update procedure recommendations
- Determining whether problems are caused by Mac OS X 10.5.2 or Leopard Graphics update
- Downgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.1
- "ACL found but not expected" in Disk Utility
- Active Directory issues
- Adobe application slowness, fixes
- Advice at work
- AirPort slowness, disconnects and more
- Applications fail to launch
- Clicks from speakers
- Finder not starting
- Freezes when using DVD Player
- iCal calendars disappearing
- iPhone syncing problems
- Mail.app issues
- Microsoft Office applications slow to launch
- Missing display resolutions
- Poor Performance: Slow startups; general sluggishness
- Override automatic disk shutdown mechanism
- Parallels problems
- Repair Disk/Permissions to the rescue, again
- Screen savers not asking for passwords
- Slow LAN transfers
- Startup stalls or fails
- System utilities (Cocktail, LCC) must be updated
- Misc. third-party application, device problems (Bluetooth, etc.)
- Time Machine not work properly
- Trackpad, mice, keyboard not working -- reset SMC
- Undocumented fixes
- Wake-from-sleep issues (inadvertent restarts, more)
