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10.4.8 Seeded [Updated]

An anonymous source claims Mac OS 10.4.8 has been seeded to developers. Among the preliminary list of changes in the new seed are fixes to AFP Server, WebCore, LoginWindow, CUPS and CDSASSL, and ImageCapture.

Also reported is a list of known issues (including double reboots, long reboots, and no localization in some areas). Testers are asked to focus on the following:

- AFP
- DVD Player
- Graphics and Graphics applications
- iCal
- iPhoto
- Mail
- Microsoft Word & OpenType fonts
- Modem usage
- Networking
- Printing
- Safari
- USB

The build weighs in at 305 MB for intel and 147 MB for PPC. If left as-is, the updates would be some of the largest in history (Mac OS 10.4.7, released in June, was only 133 MB intel and 64 MB PPC). However, many of Apple's early builds are significantly larger than when they are released to the public.

Update: AppleInsider has also received word of 10.4.8 seeds, and corroborates much of the above.

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71 months ago
The updates are bound to get larger in packaged size as the apps and services continue to mature. Better loads of patches than none.
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71 months ago
Eeek. They're touching USB again. I expect another round of kernel panics coming from hot plug issues.
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71 months ago
Sounds good. Last update before Leopard?
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71 months ago
I think I'll wait to download this as I see they're touching things that I seemed to have problems with last time around. I'll let someone else be the beta tester. ;)
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71 months ago

Sounds good. Last update before Leopard?


Doubt it, probably one around MWSF and another just before Leopard.

10.4.8 - sometime in October, big one.
10.4.9 - January, little one
10.4.10 - March, last one

10.5.0 - April... :D
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71 months ago

Sounds good. Last update before Leopard?

they might release one to cope with the Merom/Conroe chips which are due in the MBP/iMacs. Remember they released 10.2.8 to use 64 bit with the G5 chips?

I don't use it a lot, but DVD Player doesn't need a lot of work, does it?
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71 months ago

I don't use it a lot, but DVD Player doesn't need a lot of work, does it?

It seems like they're always updating it:confused:
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71 months ago
...Which is funny, cause isn't there a new version already slated for Leopard? I'm guessing the 10.5 version will allow the app to play Blu-Ray and HD-DVD?

What's wrong with the Login Window? Or Image Capture?
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71 months ago
Good to see they're fixing the font issue. I'd noticed after 10.4.7 that I'm getting stray pixels all over the place in both MS Word and Camino. Annoying.
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71 months ago
YAY!!

One step closer to Leopard!!!:D :cool: :)

I hope Steve surprises us and releases it at MW in Jan:D :cool: :)
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