Upcoming Leopard update, 10.5.2, marked as a “significant update” by many Apple analysts has been seeded to developers with build 9C7. Rumours suggest this update will enhance performance in Macs greatly. Listed details about the update include fixes to 76 separate issues and include printing issue fixes, SMB support and general bug fixes. The final version is expected to appear at the MacWorld Expo in January.

Also a preview of Java 6 has been seeded to devlopers in a 64-bit only form.

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Uphuck has released his latest OS X installation DVD which now combines Leopard with many community hacks and drivers in iATKOS v1.0i. Uphuck DVDs have a reputation of being beginner friendly and as such this will be welcomed by many members of the community. The DVD includes Leopard 10.5.1 and also Netkas’ famed PC_EFI solution. Currently this is only for Intel SSE3 users however a universal version shall follow soon. Details and a download link can be found on IRC irc.atlantis-irc.net #uphuck.dvd.

Uphuck forums.

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This latest security update effects both 10.4.11 and 10.5.1 users and addresses a number of flaws within the OS. Apple states that it includes updates for the following:

Mac OS X 10.5.1: Core Foundation, CUPS, Flash Player Plug-in, Launch Services, perl, python, Quick Look, ruby, Safari, Samba, Shockwave Plug-in, Spin Tracer

Mac OS X 10.4.11: Address Book, CUPS, ColorSync, Core Foundation, Desktop Services, Flash Player Plug-in, gnutar, iChat, IO Storage Family, Launch Services, Mail, perl, python, ruby, Samba, Safari, Shockwave Plug-in, SMB, Spotlight, tcpdump, XQuery

Vanilla kernel/PC EFI users can update immediately, users with modified kernels wait.

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Taruga has been putting a lot of work into his AppleHDA Patcher and I feel it’s time for an update. If you haven’t heard of this then it is used on OSx86 to patch AppleHDA.kext for use with Intel High Definition Audio soundcards, particularly built-in ones found on laptops. All you need is a linux dump of your audio codec.

Firstly, the latest version, v1.20, is optimized for Leopard and can be found here. All you need is to dump your appropriate codec as demonstrated in the FAQ or download a dump from this repository.

Secondly version 2.0 is expected to be released soon and Taruga states that this comprises of a complete engine rewrite and will no longer require dumps instead opting for an ‘all-in-one’ solution that contains the appropriate patches for the majority of sound cards. Stay tuned on the new XLabs forum for AppleHDA here.

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Version 8.0 of Netkas’ PC_EFI bootloader is now available with significant enhancements and added features. Features now include:

• Support for MBR and GPT (GUID) partition tables
• Plugable graphics card support
• Multiboot OS X and Windows support using Linux gptsync
• Support for LILO/GRUB from GUID tables
• EFI support as always

Download here.

Graphics card EFI support is done by editing /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist and adding the following lines:

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>73120….32000000</string>

String is dependant on Graphics card. For more help visit Netkas.org.

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