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As of late last night (Friday nite), 10.3.6 was released via OS X Software Update. It includes lots of minor bug fixes mostly, including the floating point calculation problem in calculator, as well as updates to Safari and ATi and Nvidia video card drivers.

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Following 's announcement and 's browser comment, the following concise checklist focuses on diagnosing and recovering from graphics- or system-level oddities that sometimes follow a Panther update. The aim is to collect the right facts, isolate kernel‑extension (kext) problems, and get back to a working system without unnecessary reinstalls.

Quick checks to capture the system state:

sw_vers -productVersion
system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType
sudo kextstat | egrep -i "display|graphics|gpu|kext"

Safe Boot (hold Shift at startup) prevents third‑party kexts from loading and forces some cache rebuilds. A PRAM reset (Command+Option+P+R at boot until the chime repeats) can clear display parameters. Single‑user mode permits a filesystem check before continuing:

fsck -fy

When a non‑Apple kext is suspected, it is safer to move it out of /Library/Extensions (do not delete) and force a kext cache refresh before rebooting. An example sequence:

sudo mv /Library/Extensions/Problematic.kext ~/Desktop/
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions
sudo reboot

Cautions: back up first; moving/removing kexts can disable hardware. If instability remains after the above, reapplying the full (combo) installer or using an Archive-and-Install from the Panther DVD is a pragmatic next step. Useful diagnostics for responders include the outputs from the commands above plus the last 200 lines of the system log:

sudo tail -n 200 /var/log/system.log

Collecting those items makes it far easier to spot kext load failures, kernel messages, or repeated errors that point to a specific extension or hardware issue.

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Hello,

People are telling me that Safari is running faster. As I am an avid Firefox fan (and that just got upgraded) I have not had a chance to notice.

Quicktime also had an update and another security one too.

Christian

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