Mac OS X: Installer woes
 

Hello all Mac OS X users out there: I am running LimeWire 1.4 under Classic mode quite happily (though, it seems that under Classic or OS 9.0.4 LimeWire 1.4 freezes for no apparent reason after some time).

I cannot get the OS X installer downloaded from www.limewire.com to work. It downloads successfully. Then, I move it into its own folder, open the terminal app and type ./LimeWireMacOSX.sh (permission denied) or sh LimeWireMacOSX.sh. Certain commands tell me I don't have the power (why people would ever enjoy a CLUI is beyond me (I've been a Mac USER since 1984... no typing for me :) :) :) to run them. And, when I run sh Lime... it tells me directories not found plus a few other errors.


[localhost:~]
[localhost:~] erdunbar% ls
Desktop Documents Library Movies Music Pictures Public Sites
[localhost:~] erdunbar% cd desktop
[localhost:~/desktop] erdunbar% cd lw
[localhost:~/desktop/lw] erdunbar% ls
LimeWireMacOSX.sh
[localhost:~/desktop/lw] erdunbar% ./limewiremacosx.sh
./limewiremacosx.sh: Permission denied.
[localhost:~/desktop/lw] erdunbar% sh limewiremacosx.sh
Preparing to install...
resolveLink: command not found: dirname [4]
resolveLink: command not found: dirname [4]
limewiremacosx.sh: command not found: dirname [895]
limewiremacosx.sh: cd: no such file or directory: [895]
limewiremacosx.sh: command not found: grep [930]
[localhost:~/desktop/lw] erdunbar%


I also downloaded the installer image but didn't find that a satisfactory solution as the program crashed and the settings were all funny.

What to do? A request from the LimeWire programmers: please make an installer for OS X users that doesn't require UNIX knowledge. Granted, there are *nix geeks that came over from the darkside who love this typing stuff, but, the bulk of Mac users are command-line illiterate (we're not Windoze users afterall... well, ok, so they're OS illiterate too ;) ), including the early adopters coming from previous version of Mac OS.

Once upon a blue moon I loved goofing off with UNIX commands when I had a mach UNIX account for e-mail and stuff. Now that there's a CLUI associated with my OS that's an entirely different story. Apple better do a better job of hiding the CLUI and making the permissions access problem disappear.

have the same problem
 

have the same problem, downloading mp3 rage, but hey i wanted to use limewire, didn«t they tested it before?

have the same problem
 

have the same problem, downloading mp3 rage, but hey i wanted to use limewire, didn«t they tested it before?

as the guest "lux" said:

1. d/l the file
2. open terminal window, and go to path of where file was d/l'ed
3. type "sh LimeWire.sh" (remember...unix is case sensitive)
4. message appears saying "Preparing to install..." (this will take a few minutes ...be patient and let it run...
5. window will appear...choose install folder/path
6. once completed...navigate from command line to LimeWire directory....
7. once in LimeWire directory...type "./LimeWire"
8. again, wait a few minutes...and the nice graphical interface of LimeWire will appear...the application is simply "java" as far as the finder is concerned...

yup... those are the steps that i took... and it worked the first time too!

i basically have root priviliges with my login...eric, maybe you are using a login that doesn't have full priviliges??

also, remember that Unix is case sensitive....

type "sh LimeWireMacOSX.sh" and see if it makes a difference. you seemed to have typed all lower case letters.

Here are my instructions again...just for reference:

1. d/l the file
2. open terminal window, and go to path of where file was d/l'ed
3. type "sh LimeWireMacOSX.sh" (remember...unix is case sensitive)
4. message appears saying "Preparing to install..." (this will take a few minutes ...be patient and let it run...
5. window will appear...choose install folder/path
6. once completed...navigate from command line to LimeWire directory....
7. once in LimeWire directory...type "./LimeWire"
8. again, wait a few minutes...and the nice graphical interface of LimeWire will appear...the application is simply "java" as far as the finder is concerned...

Hopefully that helps,
Cheers

Hmmm... I get the suspicious feeling you guys are *nix rather than Mac OS X. OS X isn't case sensitive as far as I can tell. I ran it both with correct capitalisation and without. What you see in my first post, is what I get!!!! (and, as far as I can tell, I'm following your instructions to the letter). I'm running in a so-called admin account (accounts and permissions have made OS X so complicated unless you become a programming expert).

Is there an account greater than admin, and, if so, how do I change my OS to such a level?

PS to Mac users out there: OS X 10.0.3 is still distinctly a beta OS... if you want a responsive computer, don't bother upgrading until OS X 10.1 or 10.5 is out... right now it's a *nix lover's paradise since it marries a sort-of-Ok interface (better than any of the Linux GUI's I've seen) with the innards of a UNIX).

Simpler Way!!!!!
 

Hello fellas! Just cut the complicated stuff!!!! There is a special OSX installer!!! Find it at:
http://homepage.mac.com/joar/.cv/joa...img-binhex.hqx
Now, now, that should help, shouldn't it?
(All these people doing it the hard way...............)

:rolleyes: Kirby

Re: Simpler Way!!!!!
 

I already tried that image (not an installer). It crashed instantly, and when I did get it to open I found it had strange settings and couldn't achieve connections (while LimeWire 1.4 under Classic could).

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Eric: yes there is a higher account level than "admin"...root

you can temporarily become the "root" user....OS X automically makes the root's password the same password that YOU chose when installing OS X the first time...

at the command prompt, just before attempting for the nth time the limewire install....type "su root". you'll be prompted for a password....you will now have temporary root access...until you close the terminal window in which you used "su root"

i have no idea if that will help but it's worth a try...

btw, are you sure OS X isn't case sensitive?? have you tried with the proper capitals?? just wondering because your error message seems to indicate that OS X isn't recognizing the file or directory ("no such file or directory"). maybe since it's looking for the proper capitals in the proper spots....come to think of it....even if OS X isn't case sensitive....maybe the installer program is...since it seems to be a Unix port....ahhh the beauty of OS X's unix kernel.....a LOT of software will be easily recompiled to run on our superior (at least to Windoze) OS!!!!

Good Luck and Cheers!
Luc

Aloha Luc (Belgian?):

Merci buckets for the info re: root user. That su root (su=superuser?) clears up a bit of confusion. Yes, I have tried correct capitalisation (mentioned in one of the first posts). It gave exactly the same errors. The errors seemed to be installer-related. As for the UNIX kernel... I want it so bad now (OS 9 crashed 3 x this morning whilst I was fiddling with a disk image)... if only they'd made the GUI Mac OS 9-like I'd've been ecstatic (and made the GUI responsive rather than as thick as molasses on a cold January morning)!!!

PS if you can do a remote login to "root" with telnet/ftp services that's a beautiful security hole that could be exploited. Probably most people will, by default select no password on their main account (I certainly did and I will be livid if I ever have to use a password on my computer (I'm pissed off enough that Key-Chain under OS 9 doesn't work seemlessly but actually pops-up a password request the first time I try to access a network drive (and, of course, my keychain is not protected by password)). Thus, many a root login will not have a password on it :cool: :) :cool:... hehehehe... if so, Apple, you screwed up!!!

Will try "su root" next time I feel like playing with OS X.

Eric.

Belgian?? no....French-Canadian... (but NOT from Quebec ;-)

live in Windsor....

Cheers,
Luc

Oops, should've looked at your info thingy at the side of your post.

Well, I tried installing under the default admin user: no luck. I re-installed OSX, reinstalled my OS 9.1 partition (only use OS 9.1 for OS X... OS 9.04 is more functional since I lose the ability to use my monitor's 1152x870 resolution under OS 9.1), and re-ran sh LimeWireMacOSX.sh SUCCESSFULLY!!! Now I have to fire up the Terminal and type sh limewire to launch it.

How do I write some sort of "program" to launch Limewire without having to fire up the Terminal (I've seen the instructions on how to create a Java app but I'd rather be familiar with writing something to launch Limewire)?

Eric.

We are currently working on a new installer for OSX that will be released with LimeWire 1.4c or LimeWire 1.5. The new installer is much easier to use, and is similar to other traditional Mac installers.

I posted on other threads that the new version would be released last week, but we have delayed it for several reasons (including putting the finishing touches on the OSX installer). It should be out sometime in the next several weeks, however (I want to avoid sticking to an exact date in case anything comes up).

The new version of LimeWire for OSX will also be a much smaller download, probably under 1 MB.