Frets on Fire not opening

Alright, so I've got Mac OS 10.4.9 and Frets on Fire 1.2.438. Every time I go to open FoF, it'll be a black screen for about three minutes until it just unexpectedly quits. Anyone know how to fix it?

I know 0 on anything mac. but have you tried uninstalling and re-installing?

is the program totally compatible with what you have?

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Yeah, try installing and re-installing. And if that doesn't work, download it from somewhere else. It could be a bad download.

I've installed from two or three places, actually.

First off, uninstall the one you downloaded, and get this instead:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/fretsonfire/FretsOnFire-1.2.451-macosx.zip?use_mirror=osdn

If you still got the issue, know this is a big thing with FoF. I had a friend go through the same thing. Here's what you essentially have to do.

1. Download version 1.2.451 of FoF, uncompress it, and stick it in your Applications folder.

2. Right click the Frets on Fire.app that you put in your Applications folder and choose "Show Package Contents".

3. Now download version 1.1.324 of Frets on Fire, and uncompress it to your Desktop. The link to download is below:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/fretsonfire/FretsOnFire-1.1.324-macosx.zip?modtime=1166696687&big_mirror=0

4. Right click the Frets On Fire.app that you just uncompressed on your Desktop, and again choose "Show Package Contents".

5. In this 1.1.324 package contents folder on your Desktop, open "Contents/Resources/lib", copy the Python 2.4 folder, and paste it in the exact same location in the 1.2.451 package you first downloaded. (Again, it's "Contents/Resources/lib"). If it asks to replace, do so.

6. Open up your Macintosh HD. Browse to Library/Fonts.

7. Copy the "Chalkboard.ttf" file. Bring up your 1.2.451 package folder again. Browse to "Contents/Resources". Open up the Data folder.

8. You should see a "defualt.ttf" file. Rename it to "default.ttf.bak". If prompted, select "Use .bak".

9. Paste that "Chalkboard.ttf" file you copied earlier.

10. All done. Start the game normally.

http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/documentation/faq/#macosx

Q: The Mac OS X version only shows a blank screen or crashes.

A: The Mac OS X version is known to be buggy, especially on PPC machines. Unfortunately, as none of us inthe development team have Macs, we can't really improve the situation. This thread in the forums may be helpful. If you're a Mac developer willing to help out with this, please get in touch.

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That one did fail. And I'd prefer using my guitar, not my keyboard.

Reposted with minitut. Found it on my comp from before... can't remember where I saw it originally or I'd give credit.

Ahh, you have an Xplorer? Makes sense.