Otis1975 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hello. I cannot get this to open on OS X. I'm using a 2012 Macbook pro with the latest updates and using BGT Weidu. I follow the instructions, but when I click on the command file, it tells me I do not have access to the file, even though I should. The message reads: "The file setup-bg1npc.command could not be executed because you do not have appropriate access privileges. To view or change access privileges, select the file in the Finder and chose File>Get Info." I do so, changing "read only" to "read & write" wherever I can and making the computer completely accessible, but I still get the same error. Any and all help would be most appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment
CrevsDaak Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and type in chmod 755go to Finder, select the file the is giving you that message and drag-and-drop it into Terminal's window and press enter. Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Nope. Still says "Permission Denied" and logs out. Link to comment
CrevsDaak Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hmphrf. Then type in cd and put the folder in which you have the chitin.key file, press enter and type in ./setup-bg1npc. Link to comment
AstroBryGuy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Nope. Still says "Permission Denied" and logs out.That's probably because the permissions needed to be set on the setup-bg1npc binary too. Repeat CrevsDaak's instruction on the setup-bg1npc binary. Otis, are you using v20 or the v21 beta? Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Nope. Still says "Permission Denied" and logs out.That's probably because the permissions needed to be set on the setup-bg1npc binary too. Repeat CrevsDaak's instruction on the setup-bg1npc binary. Otis, are you using v20 or the v21 beta? v20. Link to comment
AstroBryGuy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I checked the v20 for OSX download. Neither file, setup-bg1npc or setup-bg1npc.command has the execute bit set. So, both files need the execute bit set, as per CrevsDaak's instructions. It's a common issue when an "OSX version" is built on a Windows machine. The execute bits don't get set properly. Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Still no good with that particular mod. However, it does work on several others (and doesn't on others). The most common thing I'm seeing in the terminal window is "Bad CPU type in executable", which I'm assuming means a flaw in the file. Ah, well. Perhaps the new version will address the problem. Thanks for the help. Link to comment
AstroBryGuy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Otis, sorry it didn't even occur to me that bg1npc v20 had a PowerPC version of WeiDU.When you see that error it's due to the weidu shipped being so old it's from when Macs were PowerPC based (or at least when Rosetta still worked for PowerPC binaries on Intel). Download a copy of the latest weidu herehttp://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?topic=29284.0Make a copy of the 'weidu' binary file and rename it setup-bg1npc. Then install the mod. Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Otis, sorry it didn't even occur to me that bg1npc v20 had a PowerPC version of WeiDU. When you see that error it's due to the weidu shipped being so old it's from when Macs were PowerPC based. Download a copy of the latest weidu here http://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?topic=29284.0 Make a copy of the 'weidu' binary file and rename it setup-bg1npc. Then install the mod. Just to make sure I'm clear, is the file I'm looking for called "weidu"? I did as you said, but it's still not working. The terminal screen says I need to install it in an Infinity Games folder, which I don't have (my games are via GOG.com). I'll try it with some other mods and see what shakes loose. Link to comment
AstroBryGuy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes, it is the file called 'weidu'. By "Infinity Games folder" it means the game folder of an Infinity Engine game (e.g., BG1, BG2, PST, IWD, etc..). It is the folder that contains the CHITIN.KEY file. OSX likes to create a folder to put the files from an extracted archive, e.g., it puts the files from OSX-BG1NPC-v20.rar into a folder called "OSX-bg1npc-v20". If you're trying to run the mod installation from that folder, it won't work. You'll need to move the files from that folder into the game folder. You should have a "bg1npc" folder, bg1npc.tp2, setup-bg1npc, and setup-bg1npc.command in your game folder. Of course, also you'll need to replace the file 'setup-bg1npc' that came with the download with your renamed weidu binary. Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes, it is the file called 'weidu'. By "Infinity Games folder" it means the game folder of an Infinity Engine game (e.g., BG1, BG2, PST, IWD, etc..). It is the folder that contains the CHITIN.KEY file. OSX likes to create a folder to put the files from an extracted archive, e.g., it puts the files from OSX-BG1NPC-v20.rar into a folder called "OSX-bg1npc-v20". If you're trying to run the mod installation from that folder, it won't work. You'll need to move the files from that folder into the game folder. You should have a "bg1npc" folder, bg1npc.tp2, setup-bg1npc, and setup-bg1npc.command in your game folder. Of course, also you'll need to replace the file 'setup-bg1npc' that came with the download with your renamed weidu binary. I think that's got it. I appreciate all y'all's help with this, you have been most patient. This should basically work for most of the mods I've been so far unable to install, I assume? Once again, much obliged. Link to comment
AstroBryGuy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I think that's got it. I appreciate all y'all's help with this, you have been most patient. This should basically work for most of the mods I've been so far unable to install, I assume? Once again, much obliged. For the most part, yes. However, if you have older mods that install sound files (e.g., voiced dialog lines) or new areas, they may have bundled versions of SoX (used to convert .ogg files packaged with mods to .wavs for the BG engine) or tisunpack (used to unpack area tilesets) that are for PowerPC Macs instead of Intel Macs. You'll need to replace those binaries too. They are usually stored inside the mod's folder (bg1npc v20 doesn't use either). An intel-compatible version of tisunpack should be in that WeiDU v237 download. You can get SoX at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sox/ Link to comment
Otis1975 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks for all the help. There's a few mods that's not working on, but I'm good for now. Appreciate it. Link to comment
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