LimeWire won't install under Mac OS 10.1.2

I've downloaded Limewire for Mac OS X twice, and each time the installer hangs about 3/4 through the installation process. The installer then crashes.

G3/266
Mac OS 10.1.2
400+Mb RAM

I've had the exact same problem. I also experienced it under Mac OS 10.1 and 10.1.1, even after a clean install.

I'm running on a PowerBook G3/500 (Firewire), with 512 MB RAM.

I have a 233 mhz. iMac with 160 mb. ram OS 9.2.2 / 10.1.2 partitioned hard drive and I have been using Limewire v.1.8 for months with-out a problem and to-day I downloaded v.2.1 and it works just fine, so therefore I must conclude that you are doing something wrong. All I can sugest is you try again and follow the instalation instructions as they are presented to you.

[afisk]

LimeWire may also have generated some install log files that it either placed on the desktop or in the trash. If you e-mail me those files at afisk@limepeer.com, we may be able to identify the problem.

I'm surprised to hear any form of Limewire ever worked on a Mac- I'm coming to the conclusion ther's some sort of conspiracy going on- how come all my friends with PCs can just download morpheus and start downloading, whereas I supposedly have to mess about with programming- what happened to the mac being user-friendly?

I seem to have managed to download Limewire 2.1.1 Pro o.k. When I run it on my iBook (OS X 10.1.2) it opens up o.k. but does nothing. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get it to connect- clicking on "connect" from the menu makes no difference. I don't understand it- I'm getting all the ads which should mean that I am connected, but nothing ever happens. What am I dong wrong?

By the way, I tried the whole terminal affair and I can't get it to work for me either. I'm desperate to get this damn thing working- the only other programme I could ever get to work (aimster) no longer seems to exist and, anyway, Limewire graphics seem so much nicer...

[afisk]

There might be an issue with user permissions. Did you install it to a clean directory where no other users were the owners of the files in that directory?

You could try just creating a new directory and installing to it before running LimeWire, as I have seen issues like this with multiple users on an OSX machine.

[simX]

I posted this in a similar thread, but I thought it might be best if I posted it in both places:

This is what I get when I open the package contents and run the installer script (Contents/MacOS/install) using the Terminal. I hope this helps in rectifying the problem.

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InstallAnywhere 4.5.1 Enterprise
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Sat Feb 02 15:44:38 PST 2002

Free memory = 1309 kB
Total memory = 1984 kB

No arguments.

java.class.path:
Contents/Resources/Java
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/Installer.zip
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/IAClasses.zip
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/installscript.zip

ZGUtil.CLASS_PATH:
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/Installer.zip
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/IAClasses.zip
/Users/simmy/Desktop/install.app/Contents/Resources/Java/installscript.zip

sun.boot.class.path:
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Classes/classes.jar
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Classes/ui.jar
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Classes/i18n.jar
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Classes/sunrsasign.jar

java.ext.dirs:
/Users/simmy/Library/Java/Extensions
/Library/Java/Extensions
/Network/Library/Java/Extensions
/System/Library/Java/Extensions
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Home/lib/ext

java.version == 1.3.1 (Java 2+)
mrj.version == 3.1
java.vendor == Apple Computer, Inc.
java.vendor.url == http://apple.com/
java.home == /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.3.1/Home
java.class.version == 47.0
java.compiler == null
os.name == Mac OS X
os.arch == ppc
os.version == 10.1.2
path.separator == :
file.separator == /
file.encoding == MacRoman
user.name == simmy
user.home == /Users/simmy
user.dir == /Users/simmy/Desktop
user.language == en
user.region == US
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InstallerModeController: No lock file present.
Extractor Directory Not Found, using 'user.dir'
Default properties location = /Users/simmy/Desktop/
UI Mode set to Default - SWING.
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Installer: InstallAnywhere 4.5.1 Enterprise Build 1350
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Installer: no 'sea_loc' in working dir, couldn't define $EXTRACTOR_EXECUTABLE$

Any suggestions?