So, what will I do? In the meantime, I'm holding this update a bit, while keeping an eye on Tonymacx86's Forum - Official 10.6.8 Update Thread.I have tried unsuccessfully to upgrade my MacBook Pro OS from 10.6.8 to 10.11. It seems that due to changes in the current AppleHDA driver, MacMan's ALC8xx driver stopped functioning. I tried upgrading the test partition on my Perfect Hackintosh, and found everything works, except for Audio. Many Hackintosh users were reporting issues upgrading to 10.6.8
I keep a Time Machine live backup of my system and data, and about monthly I clone an Image of my system to a networked drive.
If I encounter trouble, I can try to overcome it here, without damaging my “production” Volumes.Īs an added benefit, I can always boot from this Volume and access the other Volumes, should I need to fix anything. So my procedure consists of applying any updates to this Volume first. Somewhere between 15GB to 50GB should be more than enough. This doesn't have to be a full-blown installation, with all your software. Two days before an important deadline is not the right time to do it!Ī Friday afternoon is a good time for this (if you are mentally willing to potentially “sacrifice” a week-end)Ī valuable addition to my systems is a small Volume (partition) used for “testing”. Remember that you want to have enough slack to fix or restore your system in case of trouble. It's not unusual for me to have to delay some days (and sometimes even weeks) before I can apply a Software Update. Make sure you have plenty of it before starting a software upgrade! You'll just be losing precious time, not your invaluable and irrecoverable data. Having to reinstall your machine isn't an exciting adventure, but it's something you'll recover from easily. What I always recommend, before taking the plunge is to make sure you have backups of your system and data. So, should you take a chance? And, more important, what can you do to avoid getting into trouble? This is as true for this upgrade, as for any other. As usual, “this update is recommended for all Mac OS X Snow Leopard users.” Is it? Really? And what about Hackintosh users?īesides the several system and security fixes, the most exciting news about this update are enhancements to the Mac App Store to ready it for Mac OS X Lion.īut before you rush to get the 10.6.8 Combo or Point update, you might want to know that many iMac and MacBook users are reporting issues with this upgrade, including display streaks, printing problems, and kernel panics on boot.Ĭonsider that one user's experience doesn't mean you'll encounter the same problem (you might find other issues, or none at all).
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