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 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	Have you tried redownloading the install files? Maybe something was damaged during the original file transfer. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

01-08-2009, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	You're downloading version 9.2.13? Have you tried these instructions: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...esnt-work.html __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

01-09-2009, 05:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	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? __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

01-12-2009, 05:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	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. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

01-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Does anyone have any ideas? I need to play this game ASAP!! I haven't played in over a year!

01-07-2009, 06:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I have tried redownloading the files several times. I even tried downloading from different pages.

01-08-2009, 08:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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...

01-10-2009, 10:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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..

01-13-2009, 04:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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 (permalink)
yodathedrunk Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	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!

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