Upgrading OSX86 Leopard 10.5.1 to 10.5.2

This tutorial is a simple guide for showing someone how to upgrade their install of 10.5.1 Leopard OSX86 to 10.5.2. For those of you who have suffered through an Apple update and have had a bricked machine, this is a good alternative.

If you have not installed 10.5.1 Leopard, my tutorial can be found here:

http://tgrounds.blogspot.com/2008/03/osx-leopard-1051-on-pc.html

Let me first explain that this update is not perfect. By that I mean that it may, in fact, do exactly what the Apple update will do to your system - brick it. It all depends on your system configuration.

For example, I encountered a serious problem during my experience of upgrading. The install went perfectly fine, but when it rebooted and the white apple loading screen came up for a few seconds, the monitor turned black and said it lost signal. I waited for about 2 min because the computer seemed to be still loading and eventually the Leopard desktop came up like nothing had happened. I later traced the problem to a graphics card issue. This is just one example of what may happen if your upgrade goes wrong.

With that in mind,

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WHEN YOU INSTALL THIS UPDATE.

Materials Needed:

• Blank CD, DVD or thumbdrive*
  
• A Bittorent client
• High Speed Internet
• A computer with 10.5.1 Leopard OSX already installed
• CD

*These could be optional if you download the update files using Leopard and just run the installation from there.
Step 1.)

BACK ALL DATA UP.
BACK ALL DATA UP.
BACK ALL DATA UP.
BACK ALL DATA UP.
BACK ALL DATA UP.

I cannot stress enough the importance of backing data up. If the upgrade goes badly and you need to re-install Leopard 10.5.1, then at least you have all your data.


Step 2.)
Go to the torrent hosting website of your choice and theoretically, if you input something like "Kalyway 10.5.2 update" you should find what you are looking for. It might come in the form of a zipped file containing the package file which automatically installs the needed updates. Download this and either burn it to a CD or DVD, or copy it to a thumbdrive. If you are using your Leopard machine to download the torrent you can just run the installer from there without the need for a storage device.

Step 3.)

Open up the storage medium you used to save the files, or just click the folder you downloaded, and double click on "KalywayUpdCombo10.5.2.pkg" to open up the automatic installer.

As seen above, the installer will guide you through the steps. However, I'm a fan of pictures, so here is what to expect:






The installer asks you for your admin password for security reasons.



The actual installation, cross your fingers!



Yay, you now have 10.5.2!

Like the installer says, you need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. After the restart is the telling time on whether or not your upgrade was successful. If you get a blank monitor after the white apple loading screen, just be patient for up to five minutes to see if Leopard will show up. Sometimes there are graphics issues that make for a slow boot.

If you have any problems, post them and see if other viewers can assist you. If you need a place to search for solutions, i suggest the two following websites:

http://www.insanelymac.com/

and

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

If your installation went completely sour and you need to re-install Leopard, please check out my guide on how to install OSX86 Leopard 10.5.1:

http://tgrounds.blogspot.com/2008/03/osx-leopard-1051-on-pc.html

Enjoy!