Rotghroth Rhapsody Uberdhizon Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I got a new computer for Christmas and I did the migration thing from my old one so all the files were copied over. I tried opening Geneforge 5, and it wouldn't work! Geneforge 3, which I also transfered over worked just fine. Can someone help me? It says something about putting the file in a "non case-sensitive hard drive" and I have no idea what the crap that means! I tried re-downloading Geneforge, but whenever I loaded 'spiderwebsoftware.com' safari quit unexpectedly (at least for the first two times). I tried downloading the beta from the forum, but it was gone. What do I do? To clear up some questions: Yes, I use a mac, how else would I have GF5? I tried going to spiderwebsoftware.com again and nothing happened. I don't know what was wrong, but it fixed. Last time I downloaded it again it carried registration and files. Hopefully it will this time. I'm checking. Yippedeezoodah: It copied over files and registration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toby-Linn Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm not sure about Mac computers as I don't use one, but maybe some essential files (do Macs have hidden or system files like Windows does?) weren't transferred over. You might have to reinstall it just to make sure you've installed everything properly. You could try using a different internet browser to download the demo again and see if that works. The demo you download will need a different registration key so you'll have to email Jeff with the new code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Windows doesn't use case-sensitive filesystems. He uses a Mac. Other people have reported similar problems with Geneforge 5 and case-sensitive hard drives. Basically what it means is you can have a file named "pigs.app" and another file named "PiGs.app" in the same directory. However, if a program needs a file called, for instance, HamHocks.cfg, but looks for hamhocks.cfg (lowercase) instead, it will not find the file on a case-sensitive hard drive, and will result in errors. At least that's my understanding of it. I don't have a Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice ex post slarto Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 ADOS got the basics. The other point is that hard drives used with Macs can be formatted either as case-sensitive, or not case-sensitive. Older macs (before OS X I think, but not sure about the cutoff point) weren't designed to handle case-sensitive stuff at all, just like PCs. So generally, you get better compatibility from a case-insensitive format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Dahak Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: Uberdhizon I got a new computer for Christmas and I did the migration thing from my old one so all the files were copied over. I tried opening Geneforge 5, and it wouldn't work! Geneforge 3, which I also transfered over worked just fine. Can someone help me? It says something about putting the file in a "non case-sensitive hard drive" and I have no idea what the crap that means! I tried re-downloading Geneforge, but whenever I loaded 'spiderwebsoftware.com' safari quit unexpectedly (at least for the first two times). I tried downloading the beta from the forum, but it was gone. What do I do? To clear up some questions: Yes, I use a mac, how else would I have GF5? I tried going to spiderwebsoftware.com again and nothing happened. I don't know what was wrong, but it fixed. Last time I downloaded it again it carried registration and files. Hopefully it will this time. I'm checking. Yippedeezoodah: It copied over files and registration. Have the checked this thread for case-sensitive HD?http://www.ironycentral.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147874#Post147874 If that doesn't work then let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Originally Posted By: Slarty Older macs (before OS X I think, but not sure about the cutoff point) weren't designed to handle case-sensitive stuff at all, just like PCs. Yeah, OS X is the cutoff point. My G3 iMac on OS 9.2.2 is not case sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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