Mac OS X 10.5.2 Special Report: Freezes when using DVD Player

MacFixIt reader Claus reports repeated freezes when attempting to use DVD Player under Mac OS X 10.5.2. He writes:

"I just upgraded to Mac OS X 10.5.2 and I am experiencing system lockup when starting up the 'DVD Player.' The system is unresponsive. I am not able to do anything but hard reset the computer by holding down the power button for 8 seconds."

Note that this issue may be cause by Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 rather than Mac OS X 10.5.2.

There appears to be a widespread issue where users of 12" G4 Powerbooks with the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 experience immediate graphics freezes requiring hard restarts right after launching the DVD Player. MacFixIt reader Lori Crum writes:

"The only solution (for me) is to revert back to 10.5.1, then reinstall 10.5.2 without the Leopard Graphics Update."

See our tutorial on reinstalling the system, then update to Mac OS X 10.5.2 (but ignore the graphics update) in order to do the same.

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)

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