Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Update

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Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard is an upgrade to the previous version of OS X Leopard. This update does not have stacks of new features, rather overall improvements and efficiency upgrades. This version of Apple's OS also has a reduced footprint. I tried using it in a 2007 7.1 iMac to upgrade from Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard to 10.6 Snow Leopard, but it isn't working. The computer prompts that I should read the requisites for installation, but this iMac meets them all. It appears in the compatibility lists for Snow Leopard. It arrived on the expected date.

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Snow_Leopard_Drop_In.dmg (6.20 GB)
MD5: 9e094c9a78a1430d43906ce665da3ac6
For Mac OS X

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Snow_Leopard_10_6_3.dmg (5.69 GB)
MD5: ea7fe76fbd3918f57ad66a46ecad22fa
For Mac OS X

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MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg_.zip (1.01 GB)
MD5: 59202d234862e8f130ca0e06a925d77f
For Mac OS X

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Mac_OS_X_10.6_Internal_Edition.zip (6.11 GB)
MD5: 66dd247e771e1ecfc1310159fa217e05
For Mac OS X

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SnowLeopardFontUpdate.dmg (3.77 MB)
MD5: 012bced3583b668bcd0fae12f19f232d
For Mac OS X

Emulation
Guides on emulating older applications

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

1st Download: Drop in DVD upgrade disk for Intel machines with Leopard 10.5.8 installed.
2nd Download: Full DVD install for Snow Leopard 10.6.3
3rd Download: 10.6.8 combo update (v1.1 = Build 10K549)
4th Download: Snow Leopard 10.6 Internal Edition
5th Download: Apple update fixes OS X 10.6.7-only re how fonts will display

To create a bootable USB stick from the DVD image see:
https://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-dri...

Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Dmg

Otherwise download, unzip, right click and burn to a dual layer DVD.

When installing Snow Leopard, Don't forget to tick its optional installs for Rosetta (PPC compatibility) and QuickTime 7.

See also:PowerPC beta build 10A190.

Compatibility
Architecture: x86 (Intel:Mac)

Intel

I started writing this post within minutes of 10.6.8 being released to the public (before actually installing it). I was going to start by explaining how 10.6.8 was a simple update, as had been the case with all previous Snow Leopard updates. Unfortunately, had I continued with that post, I would have mislead everyone.

Once I completed a backup- always necessary before any update or system change- I removed SleepEnabler.kext, installed the update, and rebooted. Though this process worked countless times before, this was not the case with 10.6.8; it wouldn’t boot past Chameleon. After hours of testing and a ton of help from Nathan in the comments, I was able to boot 10.6.8.

Update Safari Snow Leopard 10.6.8

Had everything gone according to plan, you’d be reading an update guide right now. Unfortunately, 10.6.8 was- and still is- proving to be quite troublesome. 10.6.8 is running very slowly and my WLAN card (for Wi-Fi) is no longer recognized. If you recall, I upgraded my WLAN card to the Broadcom 94321 for native OS X kext support. Both this card and my original Dell 1395 aren’t recognized in 10.6.8, even with the correct IO80211Family.kext installed.

Update Snow Leopard To Lion

Given these reasons, I currently do not recommend updating to 10.6.8. Nevertheless, should you choose to update anyway, you can follow either Nathan’s guide in the comments.