OS X 10.1.5 update released

Jun 05, '02 01:03:06AM

Contributed by: robg

As you more than likely know by now, the 10.1.5 update has been officially released. If you missed the official Read Me during the install, you can find it at /Library -> Receipts -> MacOSXUpdate10.1.5.pkg -> Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj -> ReadMe.rtf. Navigate through the above path in the Finder and double-click the file, or just head there in the Terminal and type "open ReadMe.rtf". If you want to see a list of all changed files, stop digging when you reach the Resources directory in the Terminal, and type "lsbom MacOSXUpdate10.1.5.bom | more".

Some key features of the upgrade include expanded peripheral support, 2D and QuickTime acceleration on Rage Pro machines, Quartz anti-aliasing in updated Carbon applications, WebDAV improvements, and improved file searching speed.

I haven't had a ton of time to play with it, but I did test the WebDAV improvements. The iDisk is now nearly as quick in the Finder as Goliath WebDAV access. It's close enough that I may stop using Goliath due to the ease of navigating and managing the iDisk from the Finder. In addition, Office with the Service Release 1 update looks great with anti-aliasing in 10.1.5!

I did manage to get a kernel panic during the upgrade; I had switched over to my PC during the installation (I use a USB KVM switch to share one keyboard, mouse, and monitor), and when I switched back, the upgrade had finished and was waiting for a restart ... and then I got the panic. Upon restart, though, all was fine and has been ever since.

I have not yet installed it on either of our Rage Pro machines to see if 2D and QT acceleration make any notable difference in video performance.

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