Leopard Upgrades Plagued By “Blue Screen Of Death”
Apple’s OS X 10.5 Leopard has now been out for a full weekend now and the OS upgrade, while for the most part smooth, is not without issues for some users. Shortly after its official release Friday, a number of users reported the upgrade gave them an Apple version of the dreaded blue screen of death.
Apple has posted a support document claiming that Unsanity’s APE (Application Enhancer) software is to blame, but Unsanity says that’s bunk. A solution posted in the Apple forums suggests removing certain APE files will solve the problem, but Unsanity claims that every version of APE for the last two years contains code that checks for 10.5 and exists if found.
What’s more, many users reporting the blue screen problems claim they don’t, and never have, run APE.
It’s common knowledge that Apple doesn’t like APE, and because it injects low-level code into running applications, APE has been known to cause a problem here and there, but in this case it doesn’t seem to be the culprit. As for what is, Apple hasn’t released any further information.
For those that aren’t afraid of APE, keep in mind that even if it isn’t responsible for the upgrade issues, APE is not yet compatible with Leopard. The company is planning to release a new version with Leopard support in the near future.
Apple haters will no doubt get a chuckle out of the blue screen issues, especially given Apple’s decision to keep the “blue screen of death” icon for connected PCs, a rather poor attempt at humor that doesn’t seem to be going over very well even among the Apple faithful.
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