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Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by geekles »

barkingcat wrote: post #111
Reason077 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Swollen batteries were a result of design/manufacturing defects. It was certainly a common issue 5-10 years ago but should hopefully be a thing of the past by now. Modern batteries should never swell, but will still wear out over time. Smarter battery management should be able to extend their lifespan.

I don't think you can conclusively say "Modern batteries should never swell" since there's always the possibility of manufacturing and design defects in new batteries too. It's the battery equivalent of the halting problem in software. No manufacturing and design process is perfect, there will always be errors. If you do find a perfect design and manufacturing process, I think you wouldn't be posting here on hackers…

The word "should" implies non-conclusivity.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by hn_check »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #108
MperorM wrote: post #93

Since Catalina I have been getting daily freezes, where the entire operating system locks up. I can still move the cursor around and audio keeps playing as well, but everything else is completely frozen. Once in a while the freeze lasts so long the computer crashes resulting in a crash report: Termination Reason: WATCHDOG, [0x1] monitoring timed out for service Termination Details: WATCHDOG, checkin with service: Win…

Why do you guys put up with this? Do you like pain? Edit: I'm not trying to troll, I genuinely want to know why people put up with this. I bounce between Linux and Windows and have no loyalty to either of them. I've settled on Windows with WSL2 on my desktop but I'm tempted again to install the new Fedora on my Thinkpad. Is it the lock in? With my hardware I can run anything I want except for macOS. Once you buy Appl…

You understand that it's a self-selecting bunch of anecdotes, right?

I run Catalina on my 2018 MBP. I cannot remember a single crash or bizarre/unexplained behavior. I know there are bugs and serious issues people are facing, but a lot of people aren't but there really isn't a reason for them to speak up.

Do you think any other platform doesn't have the same subset of people with issues?

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by orf »

tempodox wrote: post #112
darkteflon wrote: post #5

> Major new releases of macOS are no longer hidden when using the softwareupdate(8) command with the --ignore flag. This change also affects macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra after installing Security Update 2020-003. As a Mojave user, not happy about this.

I was just about to let the 2020-003 Security Update run on Mojave, but after this warning I will leave that well alone. Apple had a great OS once, but now they are losing me more with each update. Can't buy new Mac HW either any more, since it will be systematically unable to run the 32-bit SW I need. Apple forcing decades-long users off their platform to Windoze and Linux is just bizarre.

Not installing security updates with large numbers of pretty critical fixes[1] doesn't sound too smart to me.

1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

albertzeyer wrote: post #37

I'm still on High Sierra... I wonder if there are really good reasons to upgrade to Mojave? (I only know about disadvantages about upgrading to Catalina.)

I have found High Sierra to be subtly faster on older hardware, and subtly less crash-prone (although neither crash often). So I would suggest staying put absent a reason not too.

High Sierra was a very good release.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by towndrunk »

AlexandrB wrote: post #120
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you guys put up with this? Do you like pain? Edit: I'm not trying to troll, I genuinely want to know why people put up with this. I bounce between Linux and Windows and have no loyalty to either of them. I've settled on Windows with WSL2 on my desktop but I'm tempted again to install the new Fedora on my Thinkpad. Is it the lock in? With my hardware I can run anything I want except for macOS. Once you buy Appl…

Personally I'm staying the hell away from Catalina, but it's not like Windows is the land of milk & honey. I've lost overnight testing data multiple times thanks to Windows' hostile "we're rebooting right now, whether you want to or not" upgrade strategy, and their mandatory telemetry bullshit is well-known at this point. Basically: Catalina sucks, but there's nowhere to go that's unequivocally better.

I know I post this often because I find it very useful.

https://github.com/Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script

You can disable the rebooting if you look in Default.preset file.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by hn_check »

AshamedCaptain wrote: post #132

Anybody knows what has happened that multiple manufacturers (at least Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, and now Apple) have released _all within this year_ updates to "enhance battery health management"? Even on devices which were otherwise out of support already. I ponder what has happened. I didn't hear any recent stories of battery explosions, huge battery recalls, or new regulations, yet all manufacturers are reacting to s…

Why did everyone suddenly add dark mode, or push-notifications, or...

It became something journalists started saying "Finally" about, so everyone had to do it. Batteries degrade if they're constantly being recharged, so they've all gotten smarter about it.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by everdrive »

SamuelAdams wrote: post #118
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you guys put up with this? Do you like pain? Edit: I'm not trying to troll, I genuinely want to know why people put up with this. I bounce between Linux and Windows and have no loyalty to either of them. I've settled on Windows with WSL2 on my desktop but I'm tempted again to install the new Fedora on my Thinkpad. Is it the lock in? With my hardware I can run anything I want except for macOS. Once you buy Appl…

OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is no longer supported, unfortunately.

The last good MacOS

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by bnt »

m1h4 wrote: post #31

Still having a (at least one of the multiple different) kernel panic during sleep: panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e29169c): Sleep transition timed out after 180 seconds while calling power state change callbacks. Suspected bundle: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily. Thread 0x2754. Ever since moving to a brand new 16" MBP there isn't a day that passes wihout me being welcomed by the crash report dialog…

Are you using an external TB3 dock? That's what's causing KPs for me. If the MBP goes to sleep, it goes into endless reboot cycles. Currently keeping it running 24/7.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by woutr_be »

azangru wrote: post #73

Anyone using Node.js for work who has updated to Catalina here? How did it go? I heard there were problems with node-gyp, but didn't investigate further. Everything running smoothly now? Any gotchas?

I haven’t experienced any issues at both of my machines. I have a couple of different version through nvm, all running smooth from the start.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by rayiner »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #138
rayiner wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've got a brand-new 2019 16" and am dealing with the widespread crashes on wake from sleep. Honestly, it's a harder decision to send it back than you might think, for several reasons: 1) The hardware quality of other OEMs is bad too. Lenovo has really gone downhill. I sold my maxed-out X1 Carbon 7th Gen, which in less than a year: a) came with an LTE card that never worked for more than an hour at a time; b) had the…

Have you considered keeping the Macbook and running Bootcamp full time? (Or Linux, but I know Linux was in a bad state on new Macbooks as of fairly recently, don’t know if it has gotten better.)

I’m often away from a power outlet, so battery life is paramount. The battery life in Bootcamp is unacceptably short (3 hours) because the DGPU is always on.
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