[OS X TeX] Freeze

[Claus Gerhardt]

This problem may serve as a reminder that one should always have a  
clone of the start up disk containing the latest trusted  
configuration of the OS, so that in case of a botched update one has  
a perfectly working fall back.

Thus, one should have two extra hard disks for a back up strategy,  
one which is the clone of the start up disk, and a second for the  
daily back up of the home directory.

Claus


On May 13, 2006, at 17:12, Joseph C. Slater wrote:

>
> On May 13, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>
>> On 12 May 2006, at 20:42, Richard Koch wrote:
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> After the security update on Intel, TeX seems to work fine. I  
>>> just tested the MacTeX install
>>> package, which continues to work. As I've informed Gerben, i- 
>>> Installer 2.76.0
>>> works fine but 2.77 exhibits the freeze.
>>
>> I advise against running i-Installer 2.76 on intel (or any native  
>> intel version) because there are still unresolved mysteries here  
>> (at least under 10.4.4 and 10.4.5). The fact that 2.76 does not  
>> trigger the bug does not mean it is a good replacement. It is not  
>> for nothing that I have pulled the intel native version of i- 
>> Installer. Apple is not very fast in adressing the problem here  
>> (I've been waiting for months now).
>>
>> Note, not so much i-Installer exhibits the freeze, but the system  
>> exhibits the freeze. i-Installer is just one of many ways that the  
>> freeze bug is triggered. My gut feeling says that Rosetta is a  
>> likely candidate.
>>
>> I advise against applying the latest Security Fix Apple has posted  
>> on Intel systems until it has been fixed.
>
> I'll bet I speak for many... too late. I doubt there is an easy way  
> to undue the "update", either.
>
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