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| Problems with my Mac 12/05/2010 at 17:17 #1247 | |
sparplu
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Having downloaded crossover on my mac i then downloaded the system files and edinburgh. When i run edinburgh all i get is letters as the track and signals aren't showing properly either. What have i done wrong any help much appreciated. Thanks
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| Problems with my Mac 12/05/2010 at 17:17 #9117 | |
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sparplu
18 posts |
Having downloaded crossover on my mac i then downloaded the system files and edinburgh. When i run edinburgh all i get is letters as the track and signals aren't showing properly either. What have i done wrong any help much appreciated. Thanks
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| Problems with my Mac 13/05/2010 at 10:16 #9127 | |
andyb0607
260 posts |
This suggests that the SIMSIG font is missing. The fonts are installed by the system files (I believe!) Not having used crossover I am not sure what to suggest to correct this issue. Other than install the system files again! Andy Log in to reply |
| Problems with my Mac 13/05/2010 at 17:03 #9129 | |
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sparplu
18 posts |
which software conversion do you recommend for SimSig to work correctly?
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| Problems with my Mac 17/05/2010 at 13:40 #9222 | |
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trolleybus
150 posts |
As Andy has said it sounds as if you do not have the fonts, so you should try to install the system files again. I run SimSig on my iMac (10.6) under Parallels 5 very successfully. However, that's a paid-for full virtualisation way of doing it. I haven't tried yet but I'd be surprised if the free Sun Virtualbox and the paid-for WMware Fusion didn't work just as well. Others find that Wine works, too. It's free but requires a small amount of tinkering to make it work, but it gives very good performance once all set up. Log in to reply |
| Problems with my Mac 19/06/2010 at 18:45 #9717 | |
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Zaune
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The "linuxstarter" file that can be found in the Downloads section in User-contributed/Other may also help if you're using wine.
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| Problems with my Mac 22/06/2010 at 17:03 #9769 | |
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Lardybiker
771 posts |
When using SimSig with a MAC or Linux, some sims install a registry setting that means the sims work correctly while others do not. It's not a question of the system files not being installed, a registry entry relating the the SimSig font is missing. As Zuane suggested, using the linuxstarter file installs the missing registry entries and you should be good to go.
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| Problems with my Mac 30/06/2010 at 22:44 #9855 | |
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welshdragon
315 posts |
The font that is missing can be found on the original Swindon Simsig (not SwinDid!) If you install that Simsig should work fine, but be warned that 4 way scrolling isn't implemented.
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| Problems with my Mac 03/07/2010 at 20:29 #9891 | |
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Lardybiker
771 posts |
WelshDragon... the linuxstarter file contains the registry entries that the original Swindon install had. I had my IT guy at the office who's got more Linux experience then me, look into it and he came up with the same result completely independantly just after someone posted the linuxstaterfile. So using it should mean any sim works even on a MAC which uses a Unix based OS
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| Problems with my Mac 10/07/2010 at 12:08 #10018 | |
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Firefly
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Sparplu Get parallels. It works perfectly and even works for multiplayer sessions. I've not yet tried hosting but I'm sure that will also work. K Log in to reply |