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- Frequently Asked Questions about the Mac OS 8.5.x Memory Bug Patch
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- Q: I can no longer connect to my ISP and/or use TCP/IP and/or use AppleTalk after
- applying the patch.
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- A: To date, two people owning blue & white G3s have reported this problem. I am not
- sure what causes this and suggest that you use the patch with extra caution (or not
- at all) if you have a blue & white G3.
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- Q: TechTool and/or TechTool Pro report my System file as "damaged" after applying the
- patch.
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- A: This is normal. It's is because TechTool Pro doesn't actually check the System file,
- it merely compares it with an internal database, and my patch isn't in that database.
-
- The workaround for this problem is to press and hold the Option key while clicking on
- "Run" in TechTool Pro. TechTool will then list all "damaged" resources. If you are using
- an up-to-date version of the TechTool DNA file, then the only item on this list should
- be the "nlib" resource ID=11, which is the only thing that is modified by the patcher
- (thanks to Paul Schilling for pointing this out to me).
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- Q: Does the patch work with my Spanish/French/Ukrainian system?
-
- A: I have only tested it with US-English and German versions of Mac OS 8.5 and 8.5.1,
- and it worked with both. This probably means that it should also work with other
- OS versions that use Western language encodings and character sets. You should not use
- it with versions that use other encodings or character sets, such as Cyrillic, Arabic,
- Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, or Korean.
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- Q: I don't want to modify my System file. Can't you release the patch as an Extension/
- Init file?
-
- A: No, I can't. Somebody else might, but I'm not familiar enough with the Mac OS system
- architecture. Making a patcher is fairly easy thanks to Michael Hecht's ResCompare, but
- writing an INIT file that doesn't mess up your system requires more expertise than I have.
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- If you follow the instructions closely, the patcher should not inflict any damage, though.
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- Q: The patcher refuses to work and displays an error instead.
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- A: This means that your System file is most likely damaged. Install a clean system and
- try again.
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- Q: Can/Should I use this patch on OS 8 or 8.1?
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- A: No. The bug is only in OS 8.5 and 8.5.1. You should not use it on any other versions
- of the MacOS.
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- Q: What weird file format is .cpt? How can I open it?
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- A: It's a Compact Pro file. This was a common compression format many years ago, when
- StuffIt was not yet a standard. I used it because the only version of StuffIt that I
- have handy is 5.1, and many people can't decompress that yet.
-
- Compact Pro files can be decompressed with any version of StuffIt Expander from 3.0
- through 5.1. If you have one of those, but still cannot expand it, rebuilding your
- Desktop file should help.
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- Q: Can I patch my active System file?
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- A: Don't! You will most likely damage it. NEVER modify an active System file.
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- Q: Is this patch official?
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- A: No. It is not sanctioned by Apple. You use it at your own risk. Neither myself nor
- Apple can be made responsible if you lose any data because of it.
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- Q: Is this patch legal?
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- A: Sort of. The license agreement states that modifying the software is not allowed. Now
- I am not doing that, but, erm, _you_ are, if you are applying the patch.
- However, if Apple asks me to remove the patch from distribution, I will of course comply.
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- Contact:
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- mailto:h.prill@magnet.at
- http://aardvark.magnet.at/software/
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- 25 February 1999
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