Safari 3.2 a disaster in progress?
I use a few Internet plugins, like Glims and AcidSearch, and didn’t realize that Safari 3.2 would be so unfriendly to them. Previously, plugins would simply not load (with an error message) if they weren’t compatible. With the new Safari release, the app crashed instead. (the latest Pithhelmet release absolutely breaks Safari 3.2)
I tried the standard solutions…
I deleted the plugins, and thought I got all the files involved, but 3.2 still crashed. I reinstalled Safari. I restarted my Mac.
Safari crashed on launch every time.
Oh, and it appears that some permissions are corrupted, and Disk Utility and Cocktail can’t fix ‘em. Oh joy. My system seemed stable, but I did a restart yesterday and got a blank grey screen. DiskWarrior eventually sorted it, but basically Saturday was lost for work.
Saved by Time Machine
I replaced 3.2 with the previous release (thank you Time Machine) and it worked. I reinstalled Glims and AcidSearch, and it all worked.
Another fine mess
After the MobileMe rollout calamity, I expected Apple would be pretty careful about new releases. Apparently the Safari team didn’t get the memo. The various forums and sites like MacFixit and Macintouch list a variety of problems. The plugin incompatibilities I had are talked about as well as some people’s installation difficulties. Some users got an error indicating “You cannot install Safari on this volume. This volume already has a newer version of Safari installed.” Safari 4 Preview installation cause this, but even after removing the preview some files were left over preventing the 3.2 installer from working.
For those with too much time on their hands?
Except that the solution most often suggested doesn’t always work, and the only thing left to do is to an Archive and Install of the OS!
Or, go back to your backup like I did.
Safari 3.2 Success Stories
Some were able to install without difficulties. If you aren’t using any plugins, you should have no great difficulty, if these experiences are indicative. Some seem to have a great experience, but many are complaining of problems with everything from firewall settings to lost cookies.
Those with no problems say that it is absolutely stable, so far. Most seem to be running Intel machines on 10.5.5.
One user reports that the Google Safe Browsing Service is unavailable.
Some reported issues
Tiger problems
One user had big problems on Tiger on a PPC G5… it broke the OS prebinding, and the system won’t prebind at all. Maybe Apple isn’t testing on PPC machines?
Other problems
from MacInTouch
“With no 3rd party stuff installed, Sarari quits when I try to open a new tab in an existing window. This is whether or not the new anti-phishing feature is checked”
“The new Safari quit spontaneously 3 times this morning. Two times happened when trying to load and play an mp3. Firefox had no trouble.”
“I had just submitted my previous post and clicked on MacInTouch Home. Within a couple of seconds of loading the page, Safari quit.”
from other sources
“I just updated to Safari 3.2 today via auto update, and have had the program crash on me repeatedly, jusst about every time I click a link to another page, or a URL received in e-mail.”
more to come…
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