okay, so i know this has been posted about before, but i haven't got any Alcohol software installed, and i can't download any Java things because they don't support Mac platform, apparantly, so now i don't know what to do.

i've tried to download limewire multiple times, but now it just opens and closes. i am using a MacBook with Mac OS X version 10.4.6.

can anybody please help me? thanks in advance.

You need 10.4.11

Run Apple Menu->Software Update again and again until all the updates are installed.

I have 10.4.11 and it does the same thing

I'm running OSX 10.5.5, latest update, downloaded latest version of LW, I have a macbook, 2 gigs ram, with all available updates,
LW opens, then asks if I want the pro version, I hit later, then LW crashes. I've tried trashing preference files, restarting, and it still crashes.

OK.

Have you tried a Safe Boot, then a regular restart to see if the problem persists? Installing into a brand new User Account (available in System Preferences)?

If so, run Applications->Utilities->Console and see what error messages you get when LW crashes. Post the relevant details, or PM me with the details and I'll see if I can help figure out the problem.

This is the report after the crash. Kern Protection failure. My QT is version 7.5.5 pro. I tried to cut and paste the entire text, but it was too long. I chopped most of the bottom of the text.

Process: LimeWire [185]
Path: /Applications/LimeWire/LimeWire.app/Contents/MacOS/LimeWire
Identifier: com.limegroup.gnutella
Version: 4.18.8 (LimeWire 4.18.8)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [76]

Date/Time: 2008-10-19 14:49:41.956 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F33)
Report Version: 6

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0

Application Specific Information:

Java information:
Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_16-133 mixed mode, sharing)
Virtual Machine version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_16-133) for macosx-x86, built on Aug 27 2008 11:00:20 by root with gcc 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Exception type: Bus Error (0xa) at pc=0x005b6ac8

Current thread (0x0100c0e0): JavaThread "AWT-AppKit" daemon [_thread_in_vm, id=-1609838688]
Stack: [0xbf800000,0xc0000000)
Java Threads: ( => current thread )
0x01095840 JavaThread "SettingsHandlerEventDispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9887232]
0x010016b0 JavaThread "DestroyJavaVM" [_thread_blocked, id=-1333784576]
0x01087dd0 JavaThread "JmDNS.RecordReaper" [_thread_blocked, id=9452032]
0x01087900 JavaThread "JmDNS.SocketListener" [_thread_in_native, id=9324032]
0x010873c0 JavaThread "Thread-7" [_thread_blocked, id=9320448]
0x01086cd0 JavaThread "device search response" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=9316864]
0x010868a0 JavaThread "ManualGC" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10104832]
0x01085df0 JavaThread "HSQLDB Timer @a1a195" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10101248]
0x010849c0 JavaThread "RefQueueWorker@org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm.Co nnPoolByRoute@97b646" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10108416]
0x01084000 JavaThread "SavedFileLoader" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9775104]
0x01083aa0 JavaThread "CreationTimeCacheDeserializer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9771520]
0x010834d0 JavaThread "QueryUnicaster" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10273792]
0x01082220 JavaThread "Hasher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9767936]
0x01081d40 JavaThread "Message-Executor" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10465280]
0x010814f0 JavaThread "FileManagerLoader" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=10459648]
0x01080da0 JavaThread "DHT-Executor" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8594944]
0x010809d0 JavaThread "UDPHostRanker" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8591360]
0x0107ff30 JavaThread "MulticastService" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=9891840]
0x0107e710 JavaThread "QRPPropagator" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8587776]
0x0107e530 JavaThread "ContentProcessor" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9883648]
0x01035470 JavaThread "IconLoader" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9339392]
0x01032270 JavaThread "DelayedGUI" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9118208]
0x01030ae0 JavaThread "Image Fetcher 2" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9114624]
0x0102d5a0 JavaThread "IdleThread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9313280]
0x0102b910 JavaThread "TimerQueue" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9309696]
0x01025db0 JavaThread "Deadlock Detection Thread" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9233408]
0x010257a0 JavaThread "NIODispatcher" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=9229824]
0x010234f0 JavaThread "Timer-0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9241600]
0x0100ef90 JavaThread "AWT-EventQueue-0" [_thread_blocked, id=9208320]
0x0100e060 JavaThread "Image Fetcher 3" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9082368]
0x0100d9a0 JavaThread "Java2D Disposer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=9048064]
0x0100c4f0 JavaThread "AWT-Shutdown" [_thread_blocked, id=8910848]
=>0x0100c0e0 JavaThread "AWT-AppKit" daemon [_thread_in_vm, id=-1609838688]
0x01009290 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8480256]
0x01008880 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8476672]
0x010083a0 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8473088]
0x01007bf0 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8465408]
0x01007830 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=8456192]
Other Threads:
0x01006f80 VMThread [id=8452608]
0x0100aa20 WatcherThread [id=8483840]

VM state:not at safepoint (normal execution)
VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: None

Heap
def new generation total 1472K, used 1162K [0x22380000, 0x22510000, 0x22c40000)
eden space 1344K, 76% used [0x22380000, 0x224828c0, 0x224d0000)
from space 128K, 100% used [0x224f0000, 0x22510000, 0x22510000)
to space 128K, 0% used [0x224d0000, 0x224d0000, 0x224f0000)
tenured generation total 18592K, used 15286K [0x22c40000, 0x23e68000, 0x29580000)
the space 18592K, 82% used [0x22c40000, 0x23b2d9b0, 0x23b2da00, 0x23e68000)
compacting perm gen total 20224K, used 20110K [0x29580000, 0x2a940000, 0x2d580000)
the space 20224K, 99% used [0x29580000, 0x2a923b08, 0x2a923c00, 0x2a940000)
ro space 8192K, 63% used [0x2d580000, 0x2da97d70, 0x2da97e00, 0x2dd80000)
rw space 12288K, 43% used [0x2dd80000, 0x2e2afe28, 0x2e2b0000, 0x2e980000)

Virtual Machine arguments:
JVM args: -Xbootclasspath/a:/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/JavaApplicationLauncher.framework/Resources/LauncherSupport.jar -ea -Xms19M -Xmx114M -Djava.nio.preferSelect=true -Djava.library.path=/Applications/LimeWire/LimeWire.app/Contents/Resources/Java:/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/JavaApplicationLauncher.framework/Resources -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Djava.endorsed.dirs= -Dorg.apache.commons.logging.Log=org.apache.commons .logging.impl.NoOpLog
Java command: <unknown>
launcher type: generic


Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libjvm.dylib 0x005b6ac8 JNI_CreateJavaVM_Impl + 30712
1 JavaNativeFoundation 0x00061a93 JNFGetObjectField + 71
2 libawt.jnilib 0x0813658a -[TabGroupAccessibility tabControlsWithEnv:withTabGroupAxContext:withTabCo de:allowIgnored:] + 209
3 libawt.jnilib 0x0813641b -[TabGroupAccessibility currentTabWithEnv:withAxContext:] + 66
4 libawt.jnilib 0x081368dd -[TabGroupAccessibility accessibilityValueAttribute] + 98
5 libawt.jnilib 0x08133a02 -[JavaComponentAccessibility description] + 51
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x9291b7c2 _NSDescriptionWithLocaleFunc + 146
7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933ecd8a _CFStringAppendFormatAndArgumentsAux + 2874
8 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933ee508 _CFStringCreateWithFormatAndArgumentsAux + 120
9 com.apple.Foundation 0x9291b6a6 -[NSPlaceholderString initWithFormat:locale:arguments:] + 86
10 com.apple.Foundation 0x9291b638 +[NSString stringWithFormat:] + 88
11 com.apple.AppKit 0x954e3fbe NSAccessibilityRaiseNonArrayAttributeException + 61
12 com.apple.AppKit 0x954df56a -[NSObject(NSObjectAccessibilityAttributeAccessAddit ions) accessibilityArrayAttributeCount:] + 136
13 com.apple.AppKit 0x954e2318 GetAttributeValueCount + 332
14 com.apple.HIServices 0x92d9641a _AXXMIGGetAttributeValueCount + 264
15 com.apple.HIServices 0x92d9d24a _XGetAttributeValueCount + 433
16 com.apple.HIServices 0x92d66a28 mshMIGPerform + 517
17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933c7908 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 3896
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933c7cf8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91e8f480 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 283
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91e8f299 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 374
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91e8f10d BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 106
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x951553ed _DPSNextEvent + 657
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x95154ca0 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x9514dcdb -[NSApplication run] + 795
25 libawt.jnilib 0x080e1f09 +[AWTStarter startAWT:] + 1941
26 libawt.jnilib 0x080e1726 -[CPerformer perform] + 281
27 com.apple.Foundation 0x929177a3 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 547
28 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933c7615 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 3141
29 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x933c7cf8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
30 ...ple.JavaApplicationLauncher 0x00017562 startupJava(LauncherArgsStruct*) + 308
31 ...ple.JavaApplicationLauncher 0x00017c9c launchJavaApplication + 1396
32 com.limegroup.gnutella 0x00002c11 0x1000 + 7185
33 com.limegroup.gnutella 0x000028d6 0x1000 + 6358
34 com.limegroup.gnutella 0x000027f1 0x1000 + 6129

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libjvm.dylib 0x004d126a 0x3b9000 + 1147498
3 libjvm.dylib 0x004d0f09 0x3b9000 + 1146633
4 libjvm.dylib 0x0049124a 0x3b9000 + 885322
5 libjvm.dylib 0x005af581 JNI_CreateJavaVM_Impl + 689
6 ...ple.JavaApplicationLauncher 0x0001f473 startJavaApplication + 3637
7 ...ple.JavaApplicationLauncher 0x0001740c runJava(LauncherArgsStruct*) + 78
8 ...ple.JavaApplicationLauncher 0x0001741f java_main_stub(void*) + 17
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c946f5 _pthread_start + 321
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c945b2 thread_start + 34

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cd8f67 mach_msg_server + 491
3 libjvm.dylib 0x003c7b85 0x3b9000 + 60293
4 libjvm.dylib 0x003c7945 0x3b9000 + 59717
5 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libjvm.dylib 0x004d11b3 0x3b9000 + 1147315
3 libjvm.dylib 0x004d104c 0x3b9000 + 1146956
4 libjvm.dylib 0x00415dcd 0x3b9000 + 380365
5 libjvm.dylib 0x00415937 0x3b9000 + 379191
6 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libjvm.dylib 0x004d126a 0x3b9000 + 1147498
3 libjvm.dylib 0x00416e6a 0x3b9000 + 384618
4 libjvm.dylib 0x00416455 0x3b9000 + 382037
5 libjvm.dylib 0x005f7ee1 JVM_MonitorWait + 465
6 ??? 0x035859b1 0 + 56121777
7 ??? 0x0357f9d3 0 + 56097235
8 ??? 0x0357f9d3 0 + 56097235
9 ??? 0x0357d227 0 + 56087079
10 libjvm.dylib 0x004d228a 0x3b9000 + 1151626
11 libjvm.dylib 0x00416343 0x3b9000 + 381763
12 libjvm.dylib 0x00416235 0x3b9000 + 381493
13 libjvm.dylib 0x00416175 0x3b9000 + 381301
14 libjvm.dylib 0x00416098 0x3b9000 + 381080
15 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
16 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libjvm.dylib 0x004d126a 0x3b9000 + 1147498
3 libjvm.dylib 0x00416e6a 0x3b9000 + 384618
4 libjvm.dylib 0x00416455 0x3b9000 + 382037
5 libjvm.dylib 0x005f7ee1 JVM_MonitorWait + 465
6 ??? 0x037ea799 0 + 58632089
7 ??? 0x0372f7c4 0 + 57866180
8 ??? 0x0372f58c 0 + 57865612
9 ??? 0x035f1dc0 0 + 56565184
10 ??? 0x0357faaa 0 + 56097450
11 ??? 0x0357d227 0 + 56087079
12 libjvm.dylib 0x004d228a 0x3b9000 + 1151626
13 libjvm.dylib 0x00416343 0x3b9000 + 381763
14 libjvm.dylib 0x00416235 0x3b9000 + 381493
15 libjvm.dylib 0x00416175 0x3b9000 + 381301
16 libjvm.dylib 0x00416098 0x3b9000 + 381080
17 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
18 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634e2 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 libjvm.dylib 0x0041764e 0x3b9000 + 386638
2 libjvm.dylib 0x00417245 0x3b9000 + 385605
3 libjvm.dylib 0x00416098 0x3b9000 + 381080
4 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c634a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90c6ac9c mach_msg + 72
2 libjvm.dylib 0x004d126a 0x3b9000 + 1147498
3 libjvm.dylib 0x004d0f09 0x3b9000 + 1146633
4 libjvm.dylib 0x00417c7b 0x3b9000 + 388219
5 libjvm.dylib 0x00417958 0x3b9000 + 387416
6 libjvm.dylib 0x00416098 0x3b9000 + 381080
7 libjvm.dylib 0x0067d935 JVM_RaiseSignal + 441077
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90cdffef _pthread_body + 27

intel mac? Bus error is interesting. I wonder if you should change the version of Java you have it set for in Java preferences. Setting up Java for Leopard

OK ciclown--I'll see if someone in the know can take a look. Googling for the error shows a number of others.

In the meantime, reinstalling java might help.
Apple - Downloads - Application Updates - Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2

Another long shot is using an alternate method of opening: i.e, clicking the icon directly from the Application/LimeWire folder,

or opening from the terminal (skip if you aren't comfortable with this)
control click the LimeWire.app icon, choose Show Package Content, then open Contents, MacOS until you find the file called LimeWire

open a new Terminal window, and then drag the Limewire file onto the terminal window.

Hit return and the Terminal will try to start LimeWire. If it works, great; if not you should get the errors printed out in terminal.

I have the latest version of Java and it still won't open. I go to applications, Limewire and open it. Then the little lime appears in the dock bounces three times and shuts down. I'm not to tech savvy and I had this problem with my old macbook and can't remember how I got it fixed. I still have my old macbook do y'all think if I copy it via a firewire, it will work? I just bought a firewire but don't know how to work it.
Any input? Thanks!

Well, no luck finding an easy fix. Since thread 0 crashed, that's pretty deep in apple's territory.

Do any other java apps work? Like Phex, or Frostwire, or even Jens-Uwe's old build LimeWire cvs builds (4.13.4jum490)