Chrashing after load

[Lars Jaeger]

Hey guys. I haven't played Myth 2 for about two years now. I just installed it from an old disc image and updated it to 1.5.1c 261. I am experiencing a problem with myth chrashing a lot when I load. When it happens in multi player games I get kicked to post game or desktop just as it finnishes loading. In single player games I get kicked to the Myth main menu. I have tried reinstalling myth several times and updating everything, even on different hard drives.

I am running Mac OS X 10.3.9.

This is an example of what the myth log says:

2006-05-30 18:26:53
Myth II Build 261 running under Mac OS 1039 ----------------------------------------------
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch 1.3
PlayMyth v1.2.1
PMI_PlayMythBlue
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Loading Patch Files Succeeded
Running OpenGL at 1024 x 768, 16 bit
Starting mesh "Walls of Muirthemne"...
Error: File system Create in tag_files.c, line #2765: couldn't delete local tag file ':preferences:progress'
Error: File system Create in tag_files.c, line #2733: couldn't create local tag file ':preferences:progress'
Error: File system Create in preferences.c, line #173: couldn't write progress preferences
Closing Myth.

Sometimes it says error in the file preferences:sound also.

Could someone please help advise me on how to get rid of these chrases all the time?

[Pyro]

Maybe the 1.5.2 beta will help?

http://thetain.net

[CIK]

Sounds like the security settings got out of wack on your prefs folder. Delete the folder and try again.

[Lars Jaeger]

Ok, I've tried updating to 1.5.2 and deleting the preferences folder. Myth II still chrases about every third time I load a map, which is the same as it did before I tried these things.

Thanks for the help though. Any other suggestions? I also tried making a new user on my OS and install Myth on that, but it didnt solve the problem.

[Pyro]

Perhaps a certain rendering option that is giving you these problems. Do you have 3D sound on? I forget if on PCers get a problem with that one.

[Lars Jaeger]

I tried installing the small install instead of large, and now for some reason I don't crash on the standard Bungie maps anymore. I still chrash the same way for plugins though.

[Myrd]

How much free hard drive space do you have?

[Lars Jaeger]

More than 15 gigabyte on both harddrives.


I tried playing some plugins today. This is what the log looks like when I crash:

Running OpenGL at 1024 x 768, 16 bit
Starting mesh "Calm Before the Storm" with 1 plugin...
thaw
Error: File system Create in tag_files.c, line #2762: couldn't delete local tag file ':preferences:progress'
Error: File system Create in tag_files.c, line #2730: couldn't create local tag file ':preferences:progress'
Error: File system Create in preferences.c, line #177: couldn't write progress preferences
Quitting networked game...
Error: File system Create in tag_files.c, line #2762: couldn't delete local tag file ':preferences:networking'

[TarousZars]

Like CIK said it looks like a security issue. As if you don't have permission to edit the preferences folder.

Click on it and Command-I.

Down towards the bottom it says ownership and permissions. What does it say you can do?

[Lars Jaeger]

Read & Write

[CIK]

Ok now try clicking "apply to enclosed items...". Also did you try deleting the preferences folder?

[Lars Jaeger]

I tried clicking "apply to enclosed items". It didn't solve the problems Thanks for the help though. I also tried to delete the preferences folder earlier, but that didnt help.

Why does standard Bungie maps work, but not plugins?? I just don't get it...
:-/