[X-Unix] System upgrade dilemma

[lj Palmer]

Question: Was the upgrade directly to 10.3.8 or did you upgrade to say 
10.3.4 and then use software update from there.  If you used software 
update then you might try a full upgrade from the Apple site then the 
limited one normally used by software update.
..lj

On Mar 9, 2005, at 15:17, Ethan Rips wrote:

> Disclaimer: I'm a UNIX igno, so please be patient with me...
>
> I upgraded from OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.8 a few days ago, & I've been 
> experiencing continual crashes from Safari, iTunes & occasionally 
> Mail. (I'm running a B&W G3/350MHz with an 80GB hard drive & a 40GB 
> external drive on which I've got a backup of 10.2.8.)
>
> It's occurred to me that my installation must've been faulty in some 
> way (I did an archive & install). A look at the crash logs shows 
> invalid address for the apps in question. This raises the question, 
> should I restore the old OS from the external drive or perhaps do a 
> clean install of 10.3.8, then copy my backed up preferences from the 
> external drive to my Mac?
>
> Has anyone got any thoughts on the best approach I should take & how 
> to go about it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ethan
>