Apple has very recently seeded Build 9A377a to developers via the ADC website.

The new build comes with the following notes;

Known Issues:

Setup Assistant

  • Upgrades from previously Leopard releases are broken in this seed. Please migrate your user or do a clean install
  • Setup Assistant sometimes says “No versions of Mac OS X were found” if you try to migrate your user from another volume. A Restart will resolve this issue
  • Some users may not be able to backup their system during installation
  • Migration installs aren’t transferring data from iCal
  • Users are sometimes unable to migrate their user from previous installs
  • Taking pictures during Setup Assistant may not work correctly

Time Machine

  • User may not be able to enable Time Machine using the dialog that appears when connecting a drive
  • Snapshot browser may show graphics corruption for some users

Safari

  • Loading a webpage sometimes hangs Safari. Delete “~/Library/Caches/com.apple.safari/__CFURLCacheDefault.db” will resolve this issue
  • Frequent crashes when playing QuickTime movies

iChat

  • Audio / Video chats will not work with machines running previous Leopard seeds. A/V Chats with Tiger are OK.

Spotlight

  • Changes made to files after the initial Spotlight index will not be reindexed
  • Privacy option in the Spotlight Preference Pane currently does not work

Finder

  • Dragging files from network volumes and disk images to their local machine may fail under certain situations
  • Screen Sharing currently can’t be initiated from the Shared browser in the Finder Sidebar
  • Volumes may not show up in the Finder Sidebar in certain situations

Sharing Preference Pane

  • When adding a Shared Folder, a Shared Folder may not be created. Restarting will resolve this
  • Can’t disable Bluetooth Sharing

QuickTime

  • Graphics corruption in the ‘Export’ window
  • HD movie trailers may not play audio in certain situations

Input Methods

  • When selecting a new Input Method in the International Preference Pane, system may hang for several seconds and the IM menu may not appear until after restarting.
  • Candidate window does not appear with the Japanese Input Method

Miscellaneous

  • Software update preferences automatically reset resulting in extra update notifications
  • When adding a printer you may need to select ‘Add Printer’ twice before the printer window appears
  • Applications running under Rosetta may not launch on restored Leopard systems (using ASR and TimeMachine, for example). Opening Terminal and running ‘sudo update_dyld_shared_cache’ will fix this issue
  • Some PowerBook G4′s may panic when in Sleep mode or when waking from Sleep
  • User may be unable to write to a USB drive connected via Airport Extreme. Workaround is to click the ‘Remember password in my keychain’ option when connecting to the drive.
  • Videos purchased through the iTunes Store do not play in iTunes
  • Photobooth’s window is empty when launched
  • Users may not be able enable FileVault in certain situations

Changes in Leopard Since 9A343

Spotlight

  • Performance optimizations
  • More powerful search queries

iSync Plug-in Maker

  • Fixed Package format : Installer packages created with a prior version must be regenerated with this new version of iSync Plug-in Maker.
  • Added support for Modem Script bundles : A new pane has been added to edit the Modem Script settings of a phone. The export options now allow to export a Modem Script bundle along with an iSync Phone Plugin. (Limitation: exported Modem Script bundles are not yet supported by Leopard)

Miscellaneous

  • Address Book enhancements for taking pictures
  • Safari compatibility for rich text editing
  • Updated Sharing Preference Pane with additional options for sharepoints and access controls. Shares are acessible through the Shared icon in the Finder Sidebar