OS X 10.5.3 update success
I wasn't the only one who reported an initial problem with the latest update to OS X 10.5.3 but I'm happy to report a success the second time around. Last night I decided to give the update a second try since I had rebuilt my MacBook Pro after the first failed attempt and it went without a hitch. Interestingly there was a big difference in the Software Update procedure the second time around which I believe is why it worked that time and not the first. The first failed attempt was also performed via the Software Update route in Leopard and the download was only 16x MB. We know that didn't work so this second time around I was paying close attention to the process to spot any differences and this time the download was the full 465 MB. That apparently did the trick and the update went fine, installed, booted twice and came right back up. Now to see if I notice any improvements due to the update.
Its good news that its working now. I\m hoping you have no more problems (hardware or software).
Posted by: Nik | May 30, 2008 at 09:02 AM
James, I had the same issue as you, probably wasn't as drastic as my update hung at the "configuring installation" stage - ended up being an incomplete download via the software update. So I grabbed the combo update and did it that way - which is what I'll do in the future too, seems safer!
Glad it's all finally working :-)
Posted by: Chris Kan | May 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM