Can iPC 10.5.6 be upgraded via the official 10.5.7 Mac OS X Update?

[Spursboy Liv]

Hi there,

 

I have just got my current system up and running with everything working well. A few minutes ago, I received a pop-up saying that some components have updates available (iTunes, iMovie etc.), and there is also a '10.5.7 Mac OS X Update' choice too. Will it be okay if I installed this new update or will it screw up my current setup?

 

Regards,

 

Liv

[Max Glenister]

Yes, but depending on your hardware you might need to reinstall kexts afterwards.

[tntoak]

I installed 10.5.7 over my iPC 10.5.6 build without any issues. An interesting note is that apparently a lot of people running Hackintoshes are reporting better battery life with 10.5.7.

[Marisueksu]

I've got a few concerns too. I too just got iPC running perfect on my setup, and am contemplating of doing the update to 10.5.7.

 

Intel Q9400

ASUS P5Q3 (with Juzzi's modded BIOS)

2x2GB DDR3 1333

iPC 10.5.6 with PPF5, booted through Chameleon RC1 (Partition 2)

Running Vanilla kernel (Darwin 9.6.0 according to System Profiler)

 

KExts installed IIRC:

PS/2 Keyboard fix

Sync Time fix

ALC1200 (AppleHDA mod)

nVidia 9400GT fix (from a thread somewhere, iPC-supplied nvinject gave blackscreen)

Official Netgear WG111v2 WiFi (WPN111 will not work)

IO80211Family (dunno if still need)

ICH10 fix (SATA-related?)

OSX86Tools installed

 

Think it's safe to install based on these specs?

Thanks in advance.

[mkoo]

I have installed 10.5.7 over my iPC version. I also installed all upgrades that came out from apple.. except airport and wireless related stuff (i am on Acer Travelmate with intel 3945ABG and no wifi support yet).

No problem at all. Since i have 10.5.7 "about this mac" reports correctly my CPU (before was 1,03 mhz and correct is 1,66)

 

I don't know if this upgrade did something good to my pc except what i said before.. but surely nothing bad

 

Cheers.

[Melancholique]

I personally updated a few days ago, directly from the Updater, with minimal issues. I'm running a Gigabyte (G31M-ES2L) mobo with a retail 10.5.6 install, courtesy of Darwin/Chameleon. The only thing I had to adjust was the audio (ALC883). Otherwise, I couldn't ask for a more hassle-free update. Sweet.

[cogombo]

I have updated my iPC 10.5.6 to 10.5.7, all well, but now the sleep mode acts as "deep sleep" mode. Anyone is in my situation? How can I turn to "Normal Sleep"?

[Master Chief]

I have updated my iPC 10.5.6 to 10.5.7, all well, but now the sleep mode acts as "deep sleep" mode. Anyone is in my situation? How can I turn to "Normal Sleep"?

 

What do you get when you enter: pmset -g | grep hibernatemode in a terminal window?

 

You can change this setting with: sudo pmset -a hibernatemode X where x = 0, 1, 3, 5 or 7 (you probably want 0 here / you probably have 1 instead).

[cogombo]

pmset -g | grep hibernatemode gives me "MODE 3", but If I put "sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0" (terminal shows nothing), and then "pmset -g | grep hibernatemode" I get always "MODE 3"!!! I can't change to mode 0.