About the 10.0.4 Update (http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n106360)
This update delivers enhancements included with the 10.0.1 and 10.0.3 Updates, as well as the following:
USB-Related Enhancements
* PrintCenter compatibility with certain third-party USB inkjet printers has been improved. * Improves compatibility with many third-party USB devices including: "KVM" switchboxes, certain self-powered USB hubs, certain handheld devices that connect to a USB port, certain ADB-to-USB adapter devices, and third-party USB mouse and keyboard input devices. * Improves iTunes audio CD burning performance by offering only the most reliable burn speed choice(s). * Resolves a rare issue in which a USB device may not respond after the computer wakes from sleep. * Enriches the reliability of USB input devices that connect to a display's USB port. * USB modem reliability is improved. * Addresses issues that may have led to a USB mouse or keyboard input device becoming unresponsive unless it was disconnected and reconnected. * Resolves an isolated issue in which a Roland/Edirol UA-3 audio device may have not properly enumerated on the USB bus. * Addresses a potential kernel panic that may have occurred when disconnecting or hot swapping certain third-party USB devices. * Brings iTunes compatibility to additional third-party USB CD-RW drives, including: Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-R1101 Combo Drive, Que Plextor PX-W1610A, MKE CD-RW CW8571B, Que Lite-On LTR-12101B, Iomega ZipCD 650, and Iomega Predator ZipCD 650. * Resolves an issue in which simultaneous use of two Shift keys while typing with a USB keyboard may have unexpectedly resulted in lowercase characters.
Classic-Related Enhancements
* Enhances reliability when remotely accessing a shared FileMaker Pro 5.0 document through TCP/IP in the Classic environment. * Addresses a rare issue in which no response was received when pinging a remote host in the Classic environment. * Enhances the reliability of the Classic environment after the computer wakes from sleep. * Addresses an isolated issue in which a key press may have repeated unexpectedly in a Classic application. * Addresses a potential issue in the Classic environment in which the mouse pointer cursor may have become temporarily transparent. * Enriches reliability of certain Classic mail applications when used with certain types of mail servers. * Addresses a potential issue in the Classic environment with products that provide firewall services. * General improvements allow third-party hardware device drivers to perform better in the Classic environment; future OS X hardware device drivers can be developed to co-exist with Classic device drivers for the same USB device.
Internet- and Networking-Related Enhancements
* Addresses certain issues that may have occurred when copying files using Apple File Protocol (AFP), including: potential kernel panic when copying files, reliability on a VPN connection, and copying a file that has a long Japanese file name. * The advanced PPPoE option "Send PPP echo packets" now behaves as expected when disabled. * Addresses a potential issue where Internet Explorer 5.1 may have become temporarily unresponsive when viewing a QuickTime movie. * A later version of SSH is included.
Other Enhancements
* Improves reliability when a large number of FireWire devices are disconnected and reconnected. * Enhances reliability when viewing certain types of PICT files. * Addresses a potential issue in which a copied file's modification date may be inaccurate. * Resolves an issue in which the restart button does not appear after the installation of software that requires a restart. * A Brightness slider bar is now available when used with the Apple Studio Display 17. * Improves reliability for applications that interact with SCSI devices and SCSI busses. * Optical media is made available more reliably from certain third-party FireWire and USB devices. * Enriches the reliability of some display resolution choices provided by certain ATI video cards. * Resolves a headphone volume and potential sound quality issue involving Power Macintosh G3 computers that use certain A/V personality cards. * Addresses a potential issue with certain PowerBook computers in which an undesirable sound may be heard while the computer is in sleep mode. * Enhances PowerBook battery power conservation when in sleep mode. * Improves responsiveness of application menus that are drawn with OpenGL. * Addresses a potential issue in which the startup hard disk volume could not be renamed after updating the version of Mac OS X. * Resolves an isolated issue when using paint frames in an AppleWorks 6.1 presentation document. * Addresses a rare issue in which an incomplete login window or graphics abnormality appears after waking from a period of sleep that began while a screen saver had been in use. * Resolves a potential issue when printing from applications localized for German. * A later version of sudo is included.
