Latest won't work on OSX 10.3.5
 

Sinec I installed the latest security upgrade from Apple I can't get Limewire to work. I start Limewire but before I get anything it simply says:
"The application quit unexpectedly..do you want to send a report to Apple".

I downloaded the latest Limewire and still no joy. I enabled and disabled port 3689 with no luck on my firewall. Any help appreciated. Aloha
greg

Try the things suggested in the following threads starting with the 1st one: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...6094#post96094 (permissions)

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...3462#post93462

nope
 

Sorry I should have said that I tried all the previous remedies suggested:

permissions

fsck

downloaded the latest Java version

and I still get to the "Loading user interface" and then it disappears. This is on a Mac G4 with 256MB mem running OSX 10.3.5 with the latest security patches from Apple.

Thanx for any help!!!!
greg

Additionally....
 

installed BSD package and my console generates no errors. I checked most of the previous notes but I still can't get LW to run past "Loading user interface.."

Thanx for any help...
greg

What the hell is fsck? A clean install? If it isn't, have you tried that (a clean install I mean)?
Also, try deleting the LW preferences: it's a folder located in the Library of the Home directory in the Finder. Just open a new Finder window by pressing Cmd-N on your keyboard and enter the Library, then the Preferences folder and find and delete the Limewire folder in there.

fsck=file system check and repair. It's one of the routines that happen when you start in "Safe Boot" mode.

tried all that
 

As I said I tried all the patches fixes to such a point that I had to re-install 10.3 and start upgrading back to 10.3.5. I deleted all the LW I could find but have not downloaded and reinstalled it yet. I got tired of running stuff on my PC that required constant nursing - wasn't expecting this from the Mac....painful

greg

Well it's certainly not normal! Considering the no. of mac users out there who use LW, there's relatively not many probs concerned. Certainly not of this nature! Did yo try the beta?

Was't meant as a rage....
 

was just venting ...

Yes I tried the latest. But since I had to reset my entire system back and just got it to where it was I haven't downloaded it again. Will try again and post results. Thanx,
greg

Problem sorted. Siberian snow to the sun.

The Lord of the Rings is THE MAN! Long may he rule

Aloha
greg

Hey everytone with Macs using OS 10.3.5 go to the Apple Australia site and go to Support then Downloads and then download the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Combo Update then run Disk Utility (repair permissions)before and after the installation and this fixes everything. I've had LimeWire 4.1.8 running 18 hours now and I still haven't gone over 280mb of ram with my continuous usage. I had my eMac 1.25mhz sticky and slow for 3 weeks now with no way of repairing the problem. Now after the update everything is running great again. Although ram usage is considerable if LimeWire is left on for prolonged periods(i've had ram usage go up to 480mb of real memory and 1.6gb of virtual memory after prolonged usage .

This update goes a long way towards solving the problems Mac users have been having since vs 4.0.4.

You must follow my instructions though and get the full 92mb combo update and not the small 14mb update. Remember to repair permissions in Disk Utility before and after installation.


Happy Days Again

michaelsplace

for the VM problem, just turn off all the options in the View Menu when leaving LW unattended. This seems to stop the VM growth.

btw--the combo updater is also available from http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...te_10_3_6.html

cheers

Mac problems
 

I am going to try what michaelspace suggests. I sure hope it works. I have not been able to run LW for 6-8 months ever since versions updated past 4.04 and who-knows-what in Panther.

Oddly, though, it began working for a few hours the other day and then crapped out again. I don't know if it was before or after I ran the 10.3.6 update but I know I did not run a special australian combo updater. So I will try that and see what happens.

How does it afffect permissions, anyway?

Stief would probably be able to put a bettr answer to that. But you should repair permissions after (& even before) installing any app. I guess in some ways it's a little like repairing desktop in OS9 but more. More often than not, when an app doesn't open properly after installing it's due to permissions needing repair.