MAC OS 10.3.8
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- datahiccup
Still have a slow start up...any cures?
- ********0
i could respond and say Linux
but i won't
;)
- Meeklo0
Its not very smart to be the first one to download it..
Usually wait at least 2 weeks..
- ********0
I'm on 10.3.7, which seems ok--
should I not do this update?
- pocho0
Give it a good week...there's always something that needs to be tweaked.
When I did my last update to 10.3.7 my mail app wouldn't authenticate. Fixed...been fine now.
- Gilt0010
My startup is a little slow. But I'm also only on a G3 iBook with 384MB of RAM. So I just hit the button and ignore it for a little bit. Only takes a minute or so.
- mayo0
How long is "long"? I'm on 10.3.7 and there's the perfect amount of time time get a cup of tea whenever i start up.
- johndiggity0
OH NO FUC...
haha! just kidding.
i just installed it and all is well. there's always a long startup time after an update. just the way os x is.
come on in, the water is fine.
- e-pill0
why not never shut it off...you can heat your apt or office...and eventually you can get to hear a real annoying electroshock sound that never stops...its fun! kids love it!
- johndiggity0
i never shut mine down. sleep and restarts after updates and that's it. this is seriously the best computer i've ever used.
*knocks on wood.
- Beech0
yeah mine is hella slow to load on 10.3.8 and was super fast on 10.3.7 haven't found any fixes, but i rarely shut down either so its no biggie. I'm running a dual 1.8 G5 with 1.5 gig of ram so it should be fast.
- timg0
dunno.. 10.3.8 A-OK here.
people with slow start-up: where do you keep your fonts? i've read that performance problems can be related to large font collections stored in the OSX library and/ or managed with Font Book.
i've got a disk partition specifically created for my fonts.
- Beech0
yeah, my fonts are pretty poorly organised at the moment. I have been meaning to buy font agent pro but haven't got round to it yet. But i've only got hundred installed, not thousands,
- ********0
slow start ups are all about fonts..
I keep only the basic fonts on start up and then run Suitcase after start up-- runs alot faster that way.
after the update- I lit a smoke- took a drag- dropped it in the ashtray-- and I was in.
- Meeklo0
Im the same way, never shut down my computer, just put it to sleep.
Only after installing new soft, or an update.
Have you tried reparing permissions?
Shift + Command + U
Then select disc utility, and click on Repair permisions, I do that on mine around once a month.
It suppouse to speed up the system, I dont really know if it does or not, but I read that somewhere so why not?;)
- ********0
you should repair permission BEFORE and AFTER you install any major update-
my computer is never shutdown and I repair permission every two weeks for snappiness.
- Neuarmy0
10.3.7 was crap for me, had a weird pause before loading interweb pages, just installed 10.3.8 repaired permissions, and the shit's like butter.
- tomkat0
hmmm I will consider the 2 week wait in future.
but 1037 was so crap on my 667 PBook, that I even downloaded before this thread was started.
works fine so far.
- ********0
have faster startup here..
+1 Apple..
- HumanMale0
Works well for me.
Start up time isn't much different, but was never *slow* with 10.3.7, but the internet is much speedier, no delay when hitting links and going to new sites...
I'm marginally impressed.
+1 Apple.
