Comments on: Tiger install update

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:17:49 +0000

There is no ripple effect because there is no support for core image in the mac mini and i guessing this is the case for the Ti Book as well

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 05 May 2005 08:40:13 +0000

gdog,

I haven’t noticed any increased lag in opening time for System Preferences or Software Update on my PowerBook (1ghz and 1gb).

Tom

By: gdog

gdog — Thu, 05 May 2005 00:56:53 +0000

anyone notice that software update and opening system prefs is slow. i am using mac mini with 1 gig memory. also getting no ripple effect.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 01 May 2005 07:21:28 +0000

It is possible that there is a graphics card requirement or restriction in place

I think you are right James, it is probably something like that. Shame really - I mean my PowerBook is a 1ghz Ti PowerBook - it is not that old! A lot of people are going to miss out on that effect, if that is the case.

I will update my PowerBook on Monday and let you know if I see anything different

Great, thanks James. I appreciate it.

Tom

By: MacManX

MacManX — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:47:05 +0000

I’m having no problems seeing the Dashboard ripple effect. But, i also have a 20″ iMac G5. It is possible that there is a graphics card requirement or restriction in place. I will update my PowerBook on Monday and let you know if I see anything different.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:41:02 +0000

Good,

glad to hear I’m not the only one experiencing that with Spotlight. My Mail is atarting to settle down now, I hope. I was having a crazy situation where I’d have to re-start Mail anytime I wanted to send or receive emails!

It seems better now. If it recurs, though, I’m going for a clean install and migrate in the mails etc.

Tom

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:08:26 +0000

Nothing wrong with mail.app, besides screwing up the figures in the number column, (The last mail received before the upgrade is now listed as “1″, with the first mail received after the upgrade being the increment of the total number of mails in the inbox.), but I just tried Spotlight again and you’re right. It hammers on the index the moment it gets the second character. Looking at it in the Terminal there’s a noticeable CPU spike, 25% of my Dual 2.5GHz CPUs and Disk I/O gets thrown around the place too.

Yes it’s snazzy to see it find something before you’re done typing, but obviously if you don’t have the grunt of a PPC 970 behind you’d rather it would search upon hitting return.

I’d consider it’s current behaviour to be a bug.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:55:01 +0000

It actually starts to lock up after the 2nd letter is typed - now that I look again. Possibly the fact that you are on a G5 is helping you?

Also having all sorts of freaky problems with mail - you noticing anything odd with Mail on your install?

Tom

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:05:03 +0000

Hmmmm,
I haven’t had the three letter Spotlight lockup myself, I’m thinking that might be something addressed in the first Software Update. And yes Dashboard is a load of nonsense, the default widget set is so boring it’s almost criminal.