Apple today released the Mac OS X 10.5.5 update which is recommended for all users of Mac OS X 10.5.x. The update includes over a hundred bug fixes and more than two dozen security enhancements.

At the time of writing, the update, which weighs in at 321MB, was only available via Software Update.

In addition to general stability improvements and over two dozen security enhancements, the update addresses issues with Address Book, Disk Utility, iCal, Mail, MobileMe, and Time Machine. A detailed list of those fixes follows:

General

• Includes recent Apple security updates.
• Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
• Addresses an issue in which some Macs could unexpectedly power on at the same time each day.
• Resolves a stability issue in TextEdit that could be found when accessing the color palette.
• Improves Spotlight indexing performance.
• Fixes an issue in which contacts might not sync properly with PalmOS-based devices.
• Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
• Includes improvements to Active Directory (see this article for more information).
• Improves Speech Dictionary.
• Fixes Kerberos authentication issues for Mac OS X 10.5 clients that connect to certain Samba servers, such as Mac OS X Server version 10.4.
• Includes extensive graphics enhancements.

Address Book

• Addresses stability issues that may occur when creating a Smart Group.
• Resolves a printing issue with address cards containing information that spans more than one page.

Disk Utility and Directory Utility

• Improves reliability when rebuilding a software mirror RAID volume in Disk Utility.
• Improves reliability of server status displayed in Directory Utility.

iCal

• Updates iCal to more accurately handle repeating events.
• Improves performance when choosing meeting attendees.
• Resolves an issue in which the "Refresh All" option may be dimmed ("grayed out") in the contextual menu for certain calendars.
• Fixes issues with read-only calendars.
• Addresses an issue that prevents an invitee from moving an event to a different calendar.
• Resolves an issue with syncing published calendars.

Mail

• Addresses performance issues related to displaying IMAP messages.
• Resolves an issue with SMTP settings for AIM, Compuserve, Hanmail, Yahoo!, and Time Warner Road Runner email accounts.
• Addresses stability issues that may occur when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.
• Addresses an issue with the "Organized by Thread" view in which the date does not appear when the thread is collapsed.
• Resolves an issue in which RSS feeds could temporarily disappear from the sidebar.
• Improves Mail robustness when sending messages.
• Improves reliability when saving drafts that have attachments.

MobileMe

• Improves overall sync reliability.
• Improves Back to My Mac reliability.

Time Machine

• Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
• Addresses performance issues that may affect initial and in-progress backups.
• Fixes an issue in which an incorrect alert message could appear stating that a backup volume does not have enough free space.
• Time Machine can now back up iPhone backups that are on your Mac, as well as other items in (~/Library/Application Support).

Yes, it works on Hackintosh (at least for me). :-)

1. Installed using Zephyroth ASU (previous version: Leo4All v3 + 10.5.4 Update)
2. Re-enabled QE on my NVIDIA 8800GT using EFI Studio

Be noted that injectors do not work currently with 10.5.5 drivers so delete them if you use one. EFI strings work.

Everything worked fine here

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i assume its safe to d/load for AMD via the online updates then? without having to use the Software Update from Zephyroth?
i have looked for it on the leo4all forum site but the link seems to be broken for the Zephyroth ASU updater
:-( did the usual google searches with no result any idea where one can obtain this form?

let me know thanks as i can't destroy my install
ta
:-)

Here you go: http://rapidshare.com/files/14223731...-Beta.zip.html

your my hero for the day thanks

i am getting this cant connect check settings error when i use the application
here is the error

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4946/picture1ws6.png

its weird as i am online and getting a connection and can see the update in the apple updates. any ideas on how to resolve this one

AAAAHHHH!!! I just updated to 10.5.5 with ASU and I can only boot up in safe mode. I get an mDNSResponder Warning

DNSResponder[41] WARNING: sandbox_init error Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.bsd.dirhelper err=1100Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.distributed_notifications.2 err=1100Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.ocspd err=1100Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.mDNSResponderHelper err=1100Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.SecurityServer err=1100Could not set Mach lookup policy for service com.apple.SystemConfiguration.configd er

Updating to 10.5.5 works fine here using ASU.

@Nateman06:

Sorry to hear it, does it panic with that error?

It stalls at that error and won't advance. I can boot in safe mode. Also, when I ran ASU the first time to install the update, it gave me the grey sreen telling me to restart my computer? So, I used OSx86tools to revert back to 10.5.4 and it boots fine now but just gave me the grey restart screen. puzzled