Crashes on start up-Mac

yodathedrunk · 01-07-2009, 01:07 AM

I can download, and install with no problems. Try to load the game and get an error message that reads, "OOTP found that the crashed_on_startup flag is set. This is the FIRST time I have ever loaded the game, so I don't understand why I am getting this message. My iMac exceeds all of the system requirements..

I have looked at the original thread from 9-30-08, and have tried to fix it according to the instructions on the thread, but it will not work.

yodathedrunk · 01-07-2009, 05:28 PM

Does anyone have any ideas? I need to play this game ASAP!! I haven't played in over a year!

Nutlaw · 01-07-2009, 05:43 PM

Have you tried redownloading the install files? Maybe something was damaged during the original file transfer.

yodathedrunk · 01-07-2009, 06:31 PM

I have tried redownloading the files several times. I even tried downloading from different pages.

Nutlaw · 01-08-2009, 06:00 PM

You're downloading version 9.2.13? Have you tried these instructions:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...esnt-work.html

yodathedrunk · 01-08-2009, 08:31 PM

I'm assuming that I'm downloading the latest version? If I click anywhere on the site to download it, isnt it already patched to that version? Either way, I always download the file ootp9macinstall.zip.download.

I tried following the instructions using terminal several times. Perhaps I am typing it in wrong? When I insert my user name, which has two names in it, should there be a space, a dash, or another character? Just wondering, because I've tried both but with no luck...

Nutlaw · 01-09-2009, 05:59 PM

You referenced this BZ #, but did you ever get to the point where you changed screen resolution? If not, then it's probably a different issue.

Are you using an Intel Mac?

yodathedrunk · 01-10-2009, 10:38 AM

Yeah, it is a separate issue, but it is the closest problem I could find that was most related to mine. I get the same exact error message but have never had the opportunity to change the resolution because the game doesn't start and I immediately get the error message.

I'm running the 2 GHz core duo processor. 1 gig of ram, and the Radeon x1600 video card.

yodathedrunk · 01-12-2009, 10:17 AM

I decided to download OOTP 8 and see if that works. It works flawlessly.

It just sucks because I've already paid for a license for OOTP 9..

Nutlaw · 01-12-2009, 05:53 PM

I'm not terribly familiar with Macs, so I'm kinda groping around in the dark here.

When you tried reinstalling the game, did you delete everything that OOTP 9 installed on your computer? I don't know if the Mac has an equivalent to the Application Data folder, but the OOTP 9 files in the Windows version can cause problems.

yodathedrunk · 01-13-2009, 04:24 AM

Every time I reinstalled I deleted all of the folders from both applications, and documents folders, before doing the reinstall.

yodathedrunk · 01-20-2009, 02:52 PM

Well, looks like I'm going to get a refund for 9, and just stick with 8 for the time being. Thanks for the help!

01-07-2009, 01:07 AM	#1
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Crashes on start up-Mac I can download, and install with no problems. Try to load the game and get an error message that reads, "OOTP found that the crashed_on_startup flag is set. This is the FIRST time I have ever loaded the game, so I don't understand why I am getting this message. My iMac exceeds all of the system requirements.. I have looked at the original thread from 9-30-08, and have tried to fix it according to the instructions on the thread, but it will not work.

01-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#2
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Does anyone have any ideas? I need to play this game ASAP!! I haven't played in over a year!

01-07-2009, 05:43 PM	#3
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Have you tried redownloading the install files? Maybe something was damaged during the original file transfer.

01-07-2009, 06:31 PM	#4
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	I have tried redownloading the files several times. I even tried downloading from different pages.

01-08-2009, 06:00 PM	#5
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	You're downloading version 9.2.13? Have you tried these instructions: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...esnt-work.html

01-08-2009, 08:31 PM	#6
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	I'm assuming that I'm downloading the latest version? If I click anywhere on the site to download it, isnt it already patched to that version? Either way, I always download the file ootp9macinstall.zip.download. I tried following the instructions using terminal several times. Perhaps I am typing it in wrong? When I insert my user name, which has two names in it, should there be a space, a dash, or another character? Just wondering, because I've tried both but with no luck...

01-09-2009, 05:59 PM	#7
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	You referenced this BZ #, but did you ever get to the point where you changed screen resolution? If not, then it's probably a different issue. Are you using an Intel Mac?

01-10-2009, 10:38 AM	#8
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Yeah, it is a separate issue, but it is the closest problem I could find that was most related to mine. I get the same exact error message but have never had the opportunity to change the resolution because the game doesn't start and I immediately get the error message. I'm running the 2 GHz core duo processor. 1 gig of ram, and the Radeon x1600 video card.

01-12-2009, 10:17 AM	#9
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	I decided to download OOTP 8 and see if that works. It works flawlessly. It just sucks because I've already paid for a license for OOTP 9..

01-12-2009, 05:53 PM	#10
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	I'm not terribly familiar with Macs, so I'm kinda groping around in the dark here. When you tried reinstalling the game, did you delete everything that OOTP 9 installed on your computer? I don't know if the Mac has an equivalent to the Application Data folder, but the OOTP 9 files in the Windows version can cause problems.

01-13-2009, 04:24 AM	#11
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Every time I reinstalled I deleted all of the folders from both applications, and documents folders, before doing the reinstall.

01-20-2009, 02:52 PM	#12
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Well, looks like I'm going to get a refund for 9, and just stick with 8 for the time being. Thanks for the help!