[voyageur]

While everyone else is reporting how much they like Safari 1.2, I haven't been able to launch it successfully even once since installing it on a brand new G5 running 10.3.2.

I've tried downloading and installing it 3 times (deleting Safari and its cache and preferences between each reinstall).

I've repaired permissions, run fsck, deleted preferences, but it still crashes on loading its default home page ( http://apple.netscape.com/apple.adp )

The crash log says "Thread 0 crashed":

Command: Safari
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Version: 1.2 (125)
PID: 445
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0xbbadbeef

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.WebKit 0x95309584 -[WebTextRenderer initWithFont:usingPrinterFont:] + 0x138
1 com.apple.WebKit 0x9530522c -[WebTextRendererFactory rendererWithFont:usingPrinterFont:] + 0x70
2 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b9cf3c _ZNK12QFontMetrics11lineSpacingEv + 0x70
3 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b959ec _ZNK5khtml12RenderObject10lineHeightEbb + 0x48
4 com.apple.WebCore 0x97ba87b0 _ZN5khtml10RenderText8setStyleEPNS_11RenderStyleE + 0x70
5 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b81aa8 _ZN3DOM8NodeImpl22createRendererIfNeededEv + 0xd8
6 com.apple.WebCore 0x97ba1d88 _ZN3DOM11ElementImpl6attachEv + 0x18
7 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b82340 _ZN11KHTMLParser10insertNodeEPN3DOM8NodeImplEb + 0xdc
8 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b8043c _ZN11KHTMLParser10parseTokenEPN5khtml5TokenE + 0x210
9 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b81d10 _ZN13HTMLTokenizer12processTokenEv + 0x1f0
10 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b7b008 _ZN13HTMLTokenizer8parseTagERN5khtml11DOMStringItE + 0x16cc
11 com.apple.WebCore 0x97b7f054 _ZN13HTMLTokenizer5writeERK7QStringb + 0x3f0
12 com.apple.WebCore 0x97bcf26c _ZN9KHTMLPart5writeEPKci + 0x2c8
13 com.apple.WebKit 0x9530ec2c -[WebDataSource(WebPrivate) _receivedData:] + 0xb8
14 com.apple.WebKit 0x95310990 -[WebMainResourceClient connection:didReceiveData:lengthReceived:] + 0x48

What's the next step? Reinstall the whole operating system?

[ghporter]

It sounds like there's something broken besides Safari. Like maybe there IS something wrong with an OS file. Unfortunately, I don't know of a tool that will diagnose that sort of thing. We updated both Panther and Safari at the same time, and though it took a while, everything went beautifully.

I have heard that some people have had problems with upgrade installations of Panther (in general, not necessarily related to Safari), and that leads me to believe that there are some files or components that are "fragile."

One thing you don't mention is whether you restarted your computer between removing a previous install try and the next attempt. If you hadn't tried this so far, I would methodically remove everything about Safari, shut down the computer and let it sit a few minutes, then restart and try again. If it still fails, the next step is the OS.

[cal6n]

Yup, got the same thing on my 17" powerbook. I used software update to install java 1.4.2 & safari 1.2 at the same time & while safari seemed to install OK, java had prmissions issues. Then software update quit unexpectedly every time it was launched so I downloaded (on my G4 1.25 DP) & installed java manually. This seems to have fixed software update but now safari is hosed! My 1.25 DP & 800 Titanium updated without a problem.

I've tried rebuilding permissions, repairing the hard drive booted from the panther CD, running diskwarrior & deleting caches & prefs, all to no avail. Crash message is very similar to yours so I won't bother posting it unless requested.

Any suggestions gratefully received!

[voyageur]

Yes, exactly like me! My software update no longer works right after installing Safari either; it crashes when I try to reset ignored updates. It thinks Safari is installed so won't download it, yet it doesn't list it in the list of installed updates.
GHPorter, yes, I did restart between reinstalls. I also logged in as a different user and still couldn't get Safari to launch without quitting.

Guess I have to reinstall the OS. I wish I knew what went wrong.

[gorickey]

Have you guys tried dragging the "Safari" folder out of...

Macintosh HD/Users/User_Name/Library

...to the desktop and relaunching Safari? Maybe something happened and corrupted your bookmarks or something.

Any luck?

[sovereign]

This version of Safari will not work with 10.3.2. 10.3.3 is required.

[gorickey]

Originally posted by voyageur:
I also logged in as a different user and still couldn't get Safari to launch without quitting.

Yikes, that is definitely something mucked up in the system then...

[gorickey]

Originally posted by sovereign:
This version of Safari will not work with 10.3.2. 10.3.3 is required.

What????????????? Dead wrong.

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

[voyageur]

Originally posted by gorickey:
Yikes, that is definitely something mucked up in the system then...

Yes, that makes sense. I guess I have to reinstall the system, and forego upgrading to Safari 1.2. I wonder if I also shouldn't bother to upgrade to 10.3.2.
This is a new G5, hardly used. Apple's software should work on it.

[nobitacu]

I'm using the 17inch Powerbook, but it's working fine with me.

Ming

[CatOne]

Originally posted by sovereign:
This version of Safari will not work with 10.3.2. 10.3.3 is required.

Ummmm....

NO.

[cal6n]

Originally posted by sovereign:
This version of Safari will not work with 10.3.2. 10.3.3 is required.

Re-read my post:

My 1.25 DP & 800 Titanium updated without a problem.

[Back up 15 and punt]

I'm experiencing a slightly different problem. Safari seems to slow down over time for what ever reason. I have to quit Safari and restart to achieve normal operation. But even a restart doesn't seem to allow it to operate normally. When I try to type in a website that I try to visit, it seems a bit sluggish in the way it will fill in the remainder of the website. Has anybody else experienced this problem?

[cal6n]

A wise man by the name of Chris Habiq over on the Apple discussions (safari) suggested rerunning the 10.3.2 update. I deleted the safari App, prefs & caches then reinstalled the update & safari 1.2 & it all works fine now.

Just save your bookmarks if you don't use isync!

The thread is "safari 1.2 won't atart up" (my link won't work as I'm logged in)

[voyageur]

cal6n,
I got my Safari 1.2 to work also, but by reinstalling 10.3 (archive and install, preserve user settings), deleting every trace of Safari, restarting, and reinstalling Safari 1.2

I also removed Norton Anti-Virus 9.01, just on a hunch that its Autoprotect feature may have screwed up Software Update (which stopped working after using it to download the Safari update).

Software Update is working again and I've updated back to 10.3.2.

[gorickey]

Originally posted by voyageur:
Software Update is working again and I've updated back to 10.3.2.

Great!

[voyageur]

Okay, just a follow-up to this problem that might help others. I'm pretty sure the problem is caused by a conflict between Safari 1.2 and Norton Anti-Virus 9.01. After reinstalling 10.3.2 and Safari 1.2, Safari was working fine. I tried a number of web pages restarted the computer a few times, still Safari continued to work just fine.

Then for kicks I reinstalled NAV 9, and right away upgraded to the Panther compatible v9.01. Restarted, tried to launch Safari, and the quit-on-launch problem was back.

Just removing NAV and Safari, then reinstalling Safari and restarting is not enough to fix the problem. I have to also reinstall 10.3!

[gorickey]

Originally posted by voyageur:
Okay, just a follow-up to this problem that might help others. I'm pretty sure the problem is caused by a conflict between Safari 1.2 and Norton Anti-Virus 9.01. After reinstalling 10.3.2 and Safari 1.2, Safari was working fine. I tried a number of web pages restarted the computer a few times, still Safari continued to work just fine.

Then for kicks I reinstalled NAV 9, and right away upgraded to the Panther compatible v9.01. Restarted, tried to launch Safari, and the quit-on-launch problem was back.

Just removing NAV and Safari, then reinstalling Safari and restarting is not enough to fix the problem. I have to also reinstall 10.3!

NOTE TO SELF: Do not install NAV 9.0.1...are you worried of viruses anyway? Just wondering.

[voyageur]

Originally posted by gorickey:
NOTE TO SELF: Do not install NAV 9.0.1...are you worried of viruses anyway? Just wondering.

Gorickey, my boss wants anti-virus software on our Macs. I know there are next to no viruses for OS X, so I guess I'll just forego the protection on our Macs running Panther till Norton provides an update that plays nice.

[cal6n]

Voyageur

I got my Safari 1.2 to work also, but by reinstalling 10.3

Glad you're sorted now. An archive & install was my next port of call. I'm releived I didn't need it!

I also removed Norton Anti-Virus

Norton's been banished from macs since 10.2.2 as far as I'm concerned. Diskwarrior rox!

[kdogg73]

Try closing some unused fonts. It worked for me.

[voyageur]

Originally posted by kdogg73:
Try closing some unused fonts. It worked for me.

Are you running NAV 9.01?

[kdogg73]

Originally posted by voyageur:
Are you running NAV 9.01?

I am not. I guess I just threw that out there, just incase someone starts having problems. I should have been more elaborate.

[ghporter]

Not to muddy the waters on this issue, but we're running NAV 9.0, updated at least weekly, and our Safari (and OS X.3.2) upgrade went perfectly. I don't know if this is significant, but we've only had the computer for about three weeks, so maybe we haven't touched enough configurations, added enough apps (we've only added Office X), or something, to get to some critical point that hoses things up.

[voyageur]

That's very interesting, and now I'm inclined to agree that it's not NAV.

I initially thought it might be NAV 9.01, because removing it, and reinstalling the system fixed the problem, and the problem returned immediately when I reinstalled NAV.

Now here I am setting up another identical brand new G5 dual 2GHz, and I am having the SAME problem with Software Update and Safari 1.2 quitting on launch after downloading Safari, and this time I don't have NAV on the machine at all!

This time the problem cropped up after I installed new RAM. WTF? I am baffled!

Here is all that has been installed in this new machine:

Updated to 10.3.2, Safari 1.2, Java 1.4 whatever
MS Office and its updates
EndNote 7
AppleWorks 6.2.9
Adobe Acrobat 5
Printer driver for GCC laser printer

1 GB RAM

And that's it!