Max wont Start
Max wont Start
Wow, was I excited to find such a program that can convert so many formats. My son sent me some .flac files, and I found Max to convert them, so I can listen to them.
I d/l-ed 0.6.1 today put Max in the Application folder of my PB G3 500 / 10.3.7 / 768 RAM, double-clicked on it... and nothing happened.
I hurried to fix the permission, restarted, but Max won't boot. I see a little action on my processor menu meter, but then it flattens. Frankly, I am at a loss.
Anyone has had the experience and found a way to solve it?
Many thanks,
asana
I d/l-ed 0.6.1 today put Max in the Application folder of my PB G3 500 / 10.3.7 / 768 RAM, double-clicked on it... and nothing happened.
I hurried to fix the permission, restarted, but Max won't boot. I see a little action on my processor menu meter, but then it flattens. Frankly, I am at a loss.
Anyone has had the experience and found a way to solve it?
Many thanks,
asana
Re: Max wont Start
The current version of Max requires OS X 10.4 or later. I use several of the features that are new in 10.4 so a 10.3 port is unlikely. Sorry!asana wrote:I d/l-ed 0.6.1 today put Max in the Application folder of my PB G3 500 / 10.3.7 / 768 RAM, double-clicked on it... and nothing happened.
I hurried to fix the permission, restarted, but Max won't boot. I see a little action on my processor menu meter, but then it flattens. Frankly, I am at a loss.
Re: Max wont Start
That's progress! How could I overlook that fact. I did not see the system requirements.sbooth wrote:The current version of Max requires OS X 10.4 or later. I use several of the features that are new in 10.4 so a 10.3 port is unlikely. Sorry!asana wrote:I d/l-ed 0.6.1 today put Max in the Application folder of my PB G3 500 / 10.3.7 / 768 RAM, double-clicked on it... and nothing happened.
I hurried to fix the permission, restarted, but Max won't boot. I see a little action on my processor menu meter, but then it flattens. Frankly, I am at a loss.
Anyhow, would you kindly tell me which version plays on 10.3.9 and if it is on your site?
Thank you kindly,
asana
Re: Max wont Start
To be honest, I'm not sure if any version of Max will run on 10.3.9! It was never designed to do so, but I imagine that some of the earliest versions might work. All of the released versions can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=158413. I would probably start with 0.5.6 and work backwards if that one doesn't work.asana wrote:That's progress! How could I overlook that fact. I did not see the system requirements.
Anyhow, would you kindly tell me which version plays on 10.3.9 and if it is on your site?
Re: Max wont Start
Thanks, Stephen!sbooth wrote:To be honest, I'm not sure if any version of Max will run on 10.3.9! It was never designed to do so, but I imagine that some of the earliest versions might work. All of the released versions can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=158413. I would probably start with 0.5.6 and work backwards if that one doesn't work.asana wrote:That's progress! How could I overlook that fact. I did not see the system requirements.
Anyhow, would you kindly tell me which version plays on 10.3.9 and if it is on your site?
I just wanted to report that I went back and checked each version until 0.5 and none would start.
Would you have any recommendation on how to convert .flac to mp3 or ogg using OS10.3.9. (I should not install Tiger on my G3 500.)
I am impressed about your service motive. This board is a reflection of who you are. Keep up the good work.
asana
You might give xACT a try (It seems to require Mac OS X 10.3 or higher).
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21952
I have never used it though.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21952
I have never used it though.

Re: Max wont Start
Are you comfortable using command-line applications? If so, you could download and compile/install flac and either lame or vorbis tools (or use fink or darwinports) and then use flac to manually decode to .wav and then encode to mp3 with lame or to ogg with vorbis.asana wrote:Would you have any recommendation on how to convert .flac to mp3 or ogg using OS10.3.9. (I should not install Tiger on my G3 500.)
I am impressed about your service motive. This board is a reflection of who you are. Keep up the good work.
asana
Check your console.log, and see if you find any error code related to Max.
Or try to launch Max from Terminal, and post the output here:
Or try to launch Max from Terminal, and post the output here:
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/Applications/Max.app/Contents/MacOS/Max
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Hellokrmathis wrote:Check your console.log, and see if you find any error code related to Max.
Or try to launch Max from Terminal, and post the output here:Code: Select all
/Applications/Max.app/Contents/MacOS/Max
I'm having the same problem: Max won't start either.
when launching from the terminal, this is what i see:
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-bash: /Applications/Max.app/Contents/MacOS/Max: Permission denied
Thanks a lot for an help.
Re: Max wont Start
It almost sounds like you don't have the executable bit set on the package or its contents. I would try downloading a fresh version, and if you still have problems with that one, you can likely use chmod to fix things:
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chmod 755 Max.app
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Re: Max wont Start
The same 'permission denied' message pops up when I try to open Max with Terminal (naturally it doesn't open by itself). I've tried downloading it again several times and the chmod command but it still doesn't work. Any help would be very much appreciated!