Can´t open iChat

Question

Hello,
i´m having problems when i trie to open iChat.
Yesterday it works fine but today i can´t open it.
Yesterday i installed ethereal using Darwinports.
I have been reading other posts with the same problem but i can´t solve it.
I have uninstalled iChat,have installed the las MacOSX Update and now i am using iChat version 3.1
In console i have this message:
Gptok:~ gptok$ /Applications/iChat.app/Contents/MacOS/iChat -errorLogLevel 7
005524.066066 Loading hardware rules from hardwarerulesH264-G4.plist
005524.066880 Checking H264 hardware rules
005524.067222 Satisfied rule #4 (30:160x120)
005524.067915 setLocalUserName: Jon [email protected]
005524.114650 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_INIT, from: VC_INVALID
005524.117001 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_IDLE, from: VC_INIT
005524.117516 ++++++++ confStatusMapRemoveAll
005524.117786 ( ) -- mapUserIDToSecurityInfo cleared --
005524.118409 UPnP init passed
005524.119078 NATTraversal created
005524.119693 Bandwidth based on QT prefs = 768
005524.130108 BWD: No existing BWD cache
005524.130633 BWD: Launching thread to determine focus capability based on bandwidth.
005524.132912 BWD: Using QuickTime value: 768000
005524.133738 BWD bandwidth: 768 kbits up, 768 kbits down.
005524.134104 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
005524.134324 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
005524.134610 vcCapabilities returns: 0x0000001f
005524.134869 VCCapAudio
005524.135054 VCCapVideo
005524.135229 VCCapMultiAudio
005524.135390 VCCapMultiVideo
005524.135553 VCCapMultiAudioHost
Broken pipe
Gptok:~ gptok$
Gptok:~ gptok$
Gptok:~ gptok$
Gptok:~ gptok$ /Applications/iChat.app/Contents/MacOS/iChat -errorLogLevel 7
005532.448189 Loading hardware rules from hardwarerulesH264-G4.plist
005532.449090 Checking H264 hardware rules
005532.449443 Satisfied rule #4 (30:160x120)
005532.450168 setLocalUserName: Jon [email protected]
005532.476468 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_INIT, from: VC_INVALID
005532.478506 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_IDLE, from: VC_INIT
005532.478991 ++++++++ confStatusMapRemoveAll
005532.479268 ( ) -- mapUserIDToSecurityInfo cleared --
005532.479917 UPnP init passed
005532.480448 NATTraversal created
005532.481058 Bandwidth based on QT prefs = 768
005532.487097 BWD: No existing BWD cache
005532.500125 BWD: Launching thread to determine focus capability based on bandwidth.
005532.502501 BWD: Using QuickTime value: 768000
005532.503036 BWD bandwidth: 768 kbits up, 768 kbits down.
005532.503340 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
005532.503554 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
005532.503831 vcCapabilities returns: 0x0000001f
005532.504094 VCCapAudio
005532.504284 VCCapVideo
005532.504792 VCCapMultiAudio
005532.505016 VCCapMultiVideo
005532.505212 VCCapMultiAudioHost
005533.385592 BWD Configuration Data: bwdstart://snatmap.mac.com:16384
bwdcount:20
(16384/20)
005533.388014 Connect to bwd server:16393/20 from configuration file.
005533.389839 BWD_GetBandwidth: SendRequest (from :16385)
Broken pipe
Could someone help me?
Thanks

Answer 1

Ok.
It looks like you woll have to reinstall.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121719
Ryan's FAQ list an Easy Way for just the App. The Hard Way Has to be used for the Possible Problems and reinstalling the Support folders.
Please note you will have to download and run the Combo installer that matches your current OS from
This list afterwards.
Ralph