(Mostly) Safe Software Update Script

[Tader]

I wrote this script to try do the software update to 10.5.2/10.5.3 in a Hackintosh safe way. Essentially it's just http://netkas.org/?p=50 but scripted

 

It only works iff:

- you use pc_efi & vanilla kernel & dsmos.kext

- update to 10.5.2 or 10.5.3

- you want to install *all* updates

 

Usage:

- download script

- tar -zxvf safe_software_update.tar.gz

- chmod a+x safe-software-update.sh

- sudo ./safe-software-update.sh

- type I ACCEPT

- wait for the script to finish

- reboot

 

 

Bad Axe 2 users: After update to 10.5.3 I had to set my SATA ports in IDE mode to work.

 

As requested by kilven I created an other version which only runs the 10.5.3 update. I personally prefer the 1st version because of the chance it may also work for future updates...

safe_software_update.tar.gz

update_to_10.5.3.tar.gz

[kilven]

Maybe you could replace that line with softwareupdate to have MacOSXUpd10.5.3-10.5.3 instead of -a? So it will only install the mac os update!

[Tader]

Maybe you could replace that line with softwareupdate to have MacOSXUpd10.5.3-10.5.3 instead of -a? So it will only install the mac os update!

 

I have added a new version doing this to my original post.

 

I'm not sure if the 1st script installs ignored updates, the softwareupdate manpage tells the -a option selects "All appropriate updates." But the tool also has commandline options for setting and resetting ignored updates, so I expect it to obey this list.

[Tader]

I just used this script to update my Hackintosh to 10.5.4 and it worked at once.