@Shinji3rd did you do a fresh install of 10.8.3 or did you do the combo update? im really interested in your method! thanks in advance!
Previously I tried 4 times to do the upgrade, 3 of which by using the combo update and the other one by using Appstore's method. In all 4 times the installation of the update appeared to be fine, but it ended with an error, and when the system reboots it cannot go past the spinner, except if I boot it in safe mode. The weird thing was that if I booted it in safe mode and looked for the system properties, it says 10.8.3. That four times I ended formatting the disk and reinstalling 10.8.2 by using a TimeMachine backup.
So, this is what I did to install 10.8.3 and to have the same good functionality as 10.8.2 but with a better overall performance:
1 - In 10.8.2, open the Terminal and paste this command:
Code:
sudo kextcache -system-caches
2 - Then paste this command:
Code:
sudo kextcache -update-volume
3 - If you didn't receive any errors, you can skip this step and the next one, so you can continue from step 5. But if you receive some errors concerning one or more kext files, go to ~system/library/extensions and delete the offending kexts.
4 - Paste again in the Terminal the two commands listed above. Now you should not receive any errors.
5 - Update the system to 10.8.3 using combo update. The installation should now finish ok without errors. Don't restart the system yet.
6 - Go to ~system/library/extensions and delete the following kext: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext
7 - If you were using a custom AppleACPIPlatform.kext for the system to boot faster, then you should replace the file again. For 10.8.3 you can use the file attached on this post. You can install the kext using Kext Utility.
8 - Use Kext Utility to update cache and repair permissions. You can use Disk Utility too if you prefer.
9 - Reboot the system. Now it should boot without problems, and you are in 10.8.3
10 - If you want to activate OpenCL support you need to paste this code in the terminal:
Code:
sudo perl -pi -e '$c+=s/\x8b\x81\x1c\x0c\x00\x00\xeb\x06\x8b\x81\x20\x0c\x00\x00/\xb8\x02\x00\x00\x00\x90\xeb\x06\xb8\x00\x00\x00\x00\x90/; END { printf "%s: %d substitution%s made.\n",($c==1 ? "Success" : "Error"),$c,(!$c || $c>1 ? "s" : ""); $?=($c!=1); }' /System/Library/Extensions/GeForceGLDriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/libclh.dylib
Done.
If you want to get rid of the random freezes, you can use the AddMovieWallpaper that lisapower recommended before, or you can try the patch located here:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-...ermi-freeze-back-latest-drivers-10-8-3-a.html
UPDATE: with the AddMovieWallpaper app, or the fixfreeze app, the random freezes still exist, but there are less frequent.
