Comments | paradox0220: (*@#ing Apple and Mac OS 10.5.7!!!

paradox0220

(*@#ing Apple and Mac OS 10.5.7!!!

Jun 10, 2009 14:29

"We don't sell Mac OS 10.5.6 anymore, we only sell 10.5.7 ( Read more... )

Comments 7

ghewgill June 10 2009, 19:43:18 UTC

What are the chances of WoW coming out with an update that fixes the problem in the very near future?

paradox0220 June 10 2009, 20:21:59 UTC

So WoW isn't the sole issue, other applications are failing. WoW worked fine before the update, hard locks after. Others report that other applications (which I don't use) cause the same exact problem.

I doubt WoW can fix it if the patch is just bad.

reanimated June 10 2009, 19:59:00 UTC

really, why not take it to the WoW support people?

paradox0220 June 10 2009, 20:23:00 UTC

It has been discussed with them but it isn't a WoW issue (see note to Greg). It is a Mac patch issue. I suspect it only targets Gen 1 Mac Pros... maybe with specific video cards... who knows. The only common ground I've seen is Gen 1 Macs.

goulo June 11 2009, 12:04:00 UTC

Just run Linux or something on the silly computer! :)

moonwick June 11 2009, 13:37:17 UTC

You want me to dig up a 10.5.6 ISO? If you do an archive and install of it, there's no reason you should lose anything.

paradox0220 June 11 2009, 15:23:59 UTC

Well get this; the stored lied when I called about getting 10.5.6. They had lots of them. In fact, they do NOT have any 10.5.7 CDs so it was probably just complete laziness to actually look coupled with a big heaping of don't give a crap.

The card still hard locks when I do anything graphically intensive. I cleaned the dust out, moved it to a better air flow location etc but no dice. I can't find a utility on Mac to let me set the graphics card fan higher all the time like on Windows but I think the thing is damaged to some extent already.

Maybe it is time to go back to ATI but for some reason I remember those cards as being problematic too. Darnit, wish someone would make a reliable graphics card!