Official Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Thread & FAQ

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Mine is reading somewhere between September 1-5.
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Though I did what you did, but probably a few days or a week later.

--J.D.
 
From what I've heard, as long as you got your order in with Apple by Wednesday (yesterday), then you should be on-track for a Friday delivery.

That's what I've heard... I ordered much earlier than Wednesday.
 
I understand that everyone wants it the day it's released, but if it arrives Monday, you'll have more time reading the problem reports. :p
 
More seriously, I thought of starting an Official Snow Leopard Problem Thread--"Coming Soon" but figured . . . "Meh!"

:)

--J.D.
 
I think we'll keep it to this thread. I can update the FAQ with problems and - hopefully - workarounds & solutions. But I don't foresee many problems, really.
 
fryke said:
But I don't foresee many problems, really.
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One of my favorite lines in response to that is "No Indians here, Col. Custer!" Then, one day, in a lecture someone quoted a line from Custer's surgeon's diary three days before Little Bighorn:

I shan't think we shall see an Indian at all this Summer.
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Hopefully, I will not be able to use my next favorite line: "Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"

--J.D.
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
From what I've heard, as long as you got your order in with Apple by Wednesday (yesterday), then you should be on-track for a Friday delivery.

That's what I've heard... I ordered much earlier than Wednesday.
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Will you be Beta tester and let me know how many programs are ready for it? Pretty please. :eek:
 
Well, I'm sure there'll _be_ problems. Just: I don't forsee many. ;) I'm sure there'll be those who don't make backups and simply upgrade and maybe 1 in a 100 upgrade installs might go wrong (or something like that) so we're bound to hear about stuff like that.
 
For what it's worth....
Here is what I always do when it comes time to change (update-or upgrade) my Main OS.
1.) First make a total system clone of my existing system (for a safe restore in case of major problems)
2.)Do a clean install of the new system (Snow Leopard in this case)
3.)Install my copy of SuperDuper and make a total system clone of this new basic Snow Leopard install. (this now becomes my official Snow Leopard install disk, to be used for reinstalls should the need arise, and gets around having to have 10.5 installed before upgrading).
4.)Run migration assistant to import all my user data, settings and Apps.

There is usually a bit of tweaking necessary, but overall this method has served me well.

jb
 
jbarley said:
3.)Install my copy of SuperDuper and make a total system clone of this new basic Snow Leopard install. (this now becomes my official Snow Leopard install disk, to be used for reinstalls should the need arise, and gets around having to have 10.5 installed before upgrading).
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Beddy beddy interwesting. . . .

So, how do you do that? Do you make a disk image of it? Do you have a separate partition on an Ex-HD? I have SuperDuper!.

--J.D.
 
For clones to other volumes, I find Disk Utility is perfect. Block copying's really quick.
 
Yeah, it is just that I have a 500 Gig Ex-HD I have partitioned--one to back up my Int-HD--and the other to hold [Goat porn.--Ed.] "stuff." Any idea how "big" the total Snow Leopard is?

I mean I have my clone, Leopard Install and all of that . . . so the only way I could be frelled is if both drives die at the same time.

--J.D.
 
Some links to some very interesting articles about Snow Leopard, that should answer a lot of questions:

Apple's Sleek Upgrade
(first review of Snow Leopard)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html?_r=2&8dpc

Newsflash! Apparently the $29 Snow Leopard disks will work just as well on Tiger as they will on Leopard.
http://gizmodo.com/5346546/mossberg-recommends-illegal-use-of-snow-leopard-install-disc

Why Snow Leopard is a big deal:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/27/ap...y-enterprise-snow-leopard.html?partner=alerts

OS X 10.6 Compatibility List
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

Prep you Mac for Snow Leopard
http://lifehacker.com/5345690/prep-your-mac-for-snow-leopard?skyline=true&s=i

6 Things You Need to Know About Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/6-things-snow-leopard/

Snow Leopard System Requirements
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090824160212867

The 7 best features in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137034/The_7_best_features_in_Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
or
http://is.gd/2AD69

Markus Winter's 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector makes it possible to select whether to start the Mac OS X 10.6 kernel in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode (for compatible Macs). It also displays how the kernel is currently set to boot and whether the Mac has a 32- or 64-bit CPU and 32- or 64-bit EFI. The accompanying web page has more details about 32 vs. 64 bit operation. Startup Mode Selector is available for Intel Macs only.
http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html

Snow Leopard contains a malware blocker!
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intego_spots_malware_blocker_in_snow_leopard/
http://www.macworld.com/article/142457/2009/08/snowleopard_malware.html

TUAW article:
Mac 201: Preparing your Mac for Snow Leopard
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/08/17/mac-201-preparing-your-mac-for-snow-leopard/
or
http://tinyurl.com/px2fts

This MacFixIt article, has some interesting facts about installing that is
worth reading. (Apple has changed the installation process in rather significant ways.)
Preparing for 10.6 Snow Leopard: Installation procedure changes?
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090813160052571

Knowing whether to install Rosetta or not seems to be a key issue. Note that the Rosetta program itself doesn't take up much space - only a couple of megabytes.

To view what kind (Universal or PowerPC) your favorite applications are, use the Apple System Profiler. Select "Applications" in the list and it shows
"kind". Sorting by Kind column makes it really easy.

Info on scanners and printers.
Last-minute user questions about Snow Leopard, part 1
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090826081259872

Gauging Snow Leopard's speed boosts
http://www.macworld.com/article/142425/2009/08/snow_leopard_performance.html
 
The compatibility list needs updating--some of the programs now work. Of course, they added the patches . . . today! :)

Undercover for example.

--J.D.
 
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