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Mac OS X 10.6 Issues
This webpage will show incompatibilities and issues that users at Iowa State may have with Mac OS X 10.6. Please send incompatibilities and issues you have encountered to the macosx-admin@iastate.edu mailing list.
Apple has released a Knowledgebase article listing software that will be disabled at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258. |
attach requires Rosetta to be installed on Mac OS X 10.6. Update: attach is now a universal binary. See Mac OS X Software to download attach 2.0.1. |
I upgraded to OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" today. A smooth upgrade except for one thing. Eudora 6.2.4 for Mac OS X works on 10.6 (provided the optional Rosetta PowerPC-emulation code is installed), but not with kerberos. To use kerberos-enabled POP at ISU, Eudora depends on the Code Fragment Manager library "Kerberos" which is part of the MIT Kerberos Extras for OS X package:
http://web.mit.edu/macdev/www/osx-kerberos-extras.html The actual library is installed to /System/Library/CFMSupport/Kerberos and is a 983k file last updated in 2003. It's labeled version 4.2. If the MIT Kerberos Extras for OS X have been installed, and thus this library is installed, Eudora will fail to launch with the following error:
Launch failed with error code -2821 (cfragInitFunctionErr) for application /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Support/LaunchCFMApp Eudora can be launched by removing the library. But then kerberos-enabled POP cannot be accomplished. |
Fetch 5.5.2 has been updated to offer full compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6. See Mac OS X Software to download Fetch 5.5.2. |
I received a tip this morning that the OS10.6 installer will silently downgrade the version of Flash player when upgrading a fully patched earlier version of the Mac OS. Be aware that after installing OS 10.6 whether as an upgrade or as a new install, you will need to get Flash player updates to address known vulnerabilities in this popular player. Update: An update to Flash Player is included in the Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update released September 10, 2009. |
The Mac OS X 10.6 Mail application requires using the real name for
your pop server, as pop.
Update:
See
How to Configure Mac OS X Mail
for Mac OS X 10.6.
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The CUPS backend script (netprint) for NetPrint 3.1 fails on Mac OS X 10.6. Because PaperCut is to replace NetPrint, NetPrint will not be made to work on Mac OS X 10.6. Update: How to Install PaperCut and Define PaperCut Printers updated for Mac OS X 10.6. |
I have found that I can't currently connect to NetWare servers after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6. After successfully typing in your username and password, and selecting a volume to connect to you will get an error:
"Connection failed. There was an error connecting to the server servername. Check the server name or IP address, and then try again." I have Googled this issue and have seen similar reports. Several of them have mentioned reporting this bug to Apple. I will be doing so myself and suggest that anybody else that encounters this bug do so as well. Update: Novell has released patches for compatibility with Snow Leopard: NW6.5 SP8 and OES2 SP1 |
OpenAFS 1.4.11 has been released for Mac OS X 10.6. See Mac OS X Software to download OpeAFS 1.4.11. |
The Update: See Mac OS X Software to download telnet 2.2. |
Be aware that if you upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 that the installer will automatically disable VirusScan 8.6 as it is not compatible with the new OS. [...] McAfee has released a new version of anti-virus software as part of their new McAfee Security product which has been made available to ISU as part of our Enterprise agreement. Update: See Mac OS X Software to download McAfee VirusScan 9. |
The Zephyr Utility's zephyr programs do not work with Mac OS X 10.6. ITS is working on the zephyr programs to make them compatible with Mac OS X 10.6. Update: See Mac OS X Software to download Zephyr Utility 1.3. |
Last updated October 2, 2009
