« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Experience installing 10.6.6  (Read 2267 times)

Offline Jack W

  • TS Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 2597
    • View Profile
Experience installing 10.6.6
« on: January 12, 2011, 04:23:53 PM »
Well, I got the courage up yesterday to upgrade to 10.6.6 on my iMac.

I used the Combo Updater and booted into Safe Mode before the install. I also did a repair permissions before the install.

After the install, the boot-up was extremely slow.

I had read on one site that 10.6.6 screwed up Time Machine. So I double-clicked on the TM Drive to see what gave. Then the eternally spinning beach ball appeared. I finally had to use the start button to turn off the iMac. Then I tried to run Repair Permissions. It stuck on 16 minutes remaining for quite some time. Gave me a fit about turning off with power switch again.

Finally got a boot up and ran OnyX 2.2.2 Did the daily-weekly-monthly scripts. And DU Repair Permissions. Seemed to go ok, only took a couple of minutes this time. DU Repair Permissions continues to bring up a whole bunch of stuff about javascript files. No different than from before in 10.6.4. Is Apple ever going to get their act together about javascript????

Reboot again, and now things seem to be going smooth once again.

Got the obligatory "You are about to run an application downloaded from the internet" a few times. Nothing really new about that.

And the Time Machine backups appear to be ok. And, you betcha that I did a complete SuperDuper! clone of all data before undertaking the upgrade.

As I said, all appears well so far.



However, a key question comes to mind: Could I re-run Migration Assistant to upgrade my new MacBook Pro to 10.6.6. To avoid the pain of the Combo Updater?

 thanx.gif
Logged
Good to be Here.

My Macs: 2010 27" alum iMac 2.8GHz, Snow Leopard 10.6.8/Mavericks 10.9.5, 4GB SDRAM (Workhorse),
13” Late 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz, 10.6.8, 2GB SDRAM,
(2) External HD - Firewire/USB Macally Enclosures  with 1TB Hitachi Drives,
Time Machine external drive - ditto above - 1/2 TimeMac

Offline jchuzi

  • TS Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 3094
    • View Profile
Experience installing 10.6.6
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2011, 04:34:45 PM »
FWIW, I have always used Software Update, never the Combo Update. I have not had any problems. The slowness at the initial reboot is normal and subsequent reboots will fix it. Personally, I wouldn't bother with Migration Assistant; just go ahead with the update.

Did you run a directory check before updating? My preferred app is Disk Warrior but Disk Utility has gotten much better since 10.4 and you could use that if you have nothing else.
Logged
Jon

macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P700, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365

Offline Jack W

  • TS Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 2597
    • View Profile
Experience installing 10.6.6
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2011, 08:30:51 PM »
Hey Jon,

What's a 'Directory check'?
Logged
Good to be Here.

My Macs: 2010 27" alum iMac 2.8GHz, Snow Leopard 10.6.8/Mavericks 10.9.5, 4GB SDRAM (Workhorse),
13” Late 2010 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz, 10.6.8, 2GB SDRAM,
(2) External HD - Firewire/USB Macally Enclosures  with 1TB Hitachi Drives,
Time Machine external drive - ditto above - 1/2 TimeMac

Offline jchuzi

  • TS Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 3094
    • View Profile
Experience installing 10.6.6
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 04:53:49 AM »
The directory tells your Mac where everything is located and allows it to find all those things. If you attempt to update a disk with a damaged directory, the update can make things worse. Alsoft has a good explanation of the process but you can use Disk Utility by selecting the First Aid tab and then clicking Verify Disk.

You will notice that Repair Disk is grayed out when you are booted from the hard drive. If errors are found and you want to use Disk Utility to effect repairs, follow the procedures in Mac OS X - Using Disk Utility to Repair a Disk. Note that this is not the same as repairing permissions, which can (and should) be done while booted from the hard drive. As I understand it, repairing permissions before updating is not necessary because the updater runs as root, ignoring any permissions that may be set.

I make it a point to run Disk Warrior once a week to be sure that the directory is clean. In 10.6, it rarely finds errors (unlike some previous incarnations of the OS) so I guess that Snow Leopard is as stable as advertised.  Some people say that Disk Utility is all that you need but in the past, DW has gotten me out of hot water on several occasions.
Logged
Jon

macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P700, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365

Offline Xairbusdriver

  • Administrator
  • TS Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 26388
  • 27" iMac (mid-17), Big Sur, Mac mini, Catalina
    • View Profile
    • Mid-South Weather
Experience installing 10.6.6
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 08:58:49 AM »
I updated yesterday, also. Combo download. Left it running and ate lunch. Returned with the updated OS. No Permissions messin' before or after. TM and SD backups have proceeded without a hitch. No other prep done before or afterward. Although I did a couple of repairs via OnyX (I think) last week.

Only thing I've notice is that a new app was added; "App Store.app" That also has several lower level processes that run. And it changes the Apple menu items, swapping the "App Store..." for "Software Update..." Apparently the processes run to keep up with what you've bought through the store (and iTunes?) and alert if there is an update to any of them. Some have complained about this 'traffic' but I doubt it is really nefarious. And Disk Utility can be used to stop them and you can always just delete the new app. dntknw.gif I haven't even visited the Mac App Store, yet.

Thanks for the reminder, Jon, I finally bought DW last Fall and still haven't created a habit (or a schedule) to run the thing... rolleyes.gif blush-anim-cl.gif
« Last Edit: January 13, 2011, 08:59:15 AM by Xairbusdriver »
Logged
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF COUNTRIES
Those that use metric = #1 Measurement system
And the United States = The Banana system
CAUTION! Childhood vaccinations cause adults! :yes:
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »