Halo - Universal binary crashing on execution

I recently purchased and installed Macsoft Halo 2.0.3 universal binary.
Unfortunately I've never got it to work. It crashes immediately on execution (nothing but a modal crash window).
I contacted MacSoft (Destineer) and they believe it's a problem with my OS -- based on the fact that 16 of the first 18 items in the log are from com.apple.HIToolbox
Anyone have any advice?
Here's the log:
Date/Time: 2009-02-03 20:15:08.833 -0600
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
Report Version: 4
Command: Halo
Path: /Applications/Halo.app/Contents/MacOS/Halo
Parent: WindowServer [55]
Version: 2.0.3 (2.0.3)
PID: 409
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000001
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90c9b43b CSMemDisposeHandle + 21
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90c9b41a DisposeHandle + 17
2 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f65a0a DefaultTEDoText + 3300
3 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f64c6b CallTEDoText + 81
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f64bf8 CallTEDoDraw + 44
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f64a29 DoUpdateRect + 204
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92f6493c TEUpdate + 49
7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92fcd768 ScrollTextBoxCDEF + 530
8 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ee3a2b DispatchMessage(ClassicCDEFAdapter*, short, long, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 197
9 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ee29dc ClassicCDEFAdapter::EventHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 1504
10 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df14d7 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1093
11 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df0b7c SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 304
12 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92df0a41 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 55
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e1df98 HIView::SendDraw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 466
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92eda417 HIView::RecursiveDrawNonComposited(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, OpaqueRgnHandle*, unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 547
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ed9bde HIView::DrawNonComposited(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, OpaqueRgnHandle*, unsigned long) + 298
16 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e1da20 HIView::Draw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, unsigned long) + 106
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e191e8 HIView::Show(unsigned char) + 300
18 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92e614d7 ShowControl + 37
19 com.macsoft.halo 0x002a88b2 0x1000 + 2783410
20 com.macsoft.halo 0x002aca3f 0x1000 + 2800191
21 com.macsoft.halo 0x0000304c 0x1000 + 8268
22 com.macsoft.halo 0x00002926 0x1000 + 6438
23 com.macsoft.halo 0x0000284d 0x1000 + 6221
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009cd7 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082c227 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082ba42 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468356 HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468171 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024227 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000001 ebx: 0x92fcd567 ecx: 0xbffff326 edx: 0x00000001
edi: 0x011d5044 esi: 0x00000001 ebp: 0xbffff188 esp: 0xbffff170
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010202 eip: 0x90c9b43b cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
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Model: MacBookPro2,1, BootROM MBP21.00A5.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: AirPort Extreme, 1.4.4
Bluetooth: Version 1.9.5f4, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00, 149.05 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J
USB Device: Built-in iSight, Micron, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple Computer, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA

Halo is a old game, ported from the Windows side.
Microsoft bought the developer to place the game on the X-Box, so don't expect anything to work right or see any new versions.
Doom3 and Unreal Tournament 2004 run excellent on Mac's.
In fact one can add hundreds of maps to UT2004 and get a zillion times more game time than Halo or even Doom3.
First one has to update UT2004.
http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/unrealtourn2k4/ut2004-macpatch3369-2.dmg. bz2.html
Next visit this site and register to download free maps
http://www.unrealplayground.com/maps.php?game=ut2k4&type=as&sortby=chron&search=
To place the files in UT2004
1: Locate the original UT2004 app in your applications folder
2: Control click on it and select "open package" which will revel a window of folders.
3: Place like files in their respective folders.
That's it, select the game type and map in the game itself.

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I think, anyway, that everyone will pay these 5 dollars for the update of best 1st-person-shooter ever.
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Yes, Time Machine will nag you every time you connect a disk and Time Machine isn't configured. You might be able to stop that by selecting the "none" disk.
This is where I hit a problem - I don't remember getting any Install discs when I got my computer and can't find any.
You bought it new, right? 2 discs with gray labels should have been in the box (they're easy to miss, unfortunately). They might be with the small DVD-size booklet.
You will need them, sooner or later. You need the originals (or copies) to run the +Apple Hardware Test+ that's tailored to your Mac, or to reinstall the original version of OSX and Apple apps. And the 2nd disc has your iLife apps on it.
If your Mac didn't come with Snow Leopard, you'll need a retail Snow Leopard disc, too, to repair the file system on your disk, reinstall the Snow Leopard version of OSX, or do a full restore from Time Machine backups.
What do I do?
If you can't find them call AppleCare. Give them your serial number, and they'll send a replacement set for a nominal fee.
The retail Snow Leopard disc is $29.
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In the meantime, how old is the WD disk? It may be failing or have failed.
It's a very long shot, but try different ports, cables, and combinations of the two (sometimes a plug that works fine in one port won't make good contact in another one).
Disk Erase failed with the error:
POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory
It sounds more like the disk has failed.

List of Universal Binary Games

Anyone know where there is a list of games that have a universal binary?
Thanks

This isn't about Universal Games, but about PowerPC games in Rosetta. I've read reviews and heard that Halo comes in around 20 or 25 FPS. What does the FPS have to be at to actually make it playable? What are games like this supposed to run at? I'm getting a fully upgraded Intel iMac (256 VRAM 2 GB RAM) and I've heard Halo is at about 20 or 25 FPS. Can it still be played at this speed?
Thanks

Flash for Mac: How Long Before Universal Binary?

I have an iMac G4 1 GHz PPC and am contemplating purchasing
Flash 8 (or some software containing Flash) for my son. I recently
found a good educational source with a decent price. To my
understanding the current version of Flash is PPC only, but it may
be able to run under Rosetta on the new Intel Macs. I have heard
that Adobe will not release a universal binary update to Flash 8
and that Flash will likely not run natively on Intel Macs until the
next major release of Flash (I guess that will be 9). I plan to
keep my G4 for quite a while but I can see some handwriting on the
wall that indicates we'll probably get another Mac (Intel) within
the year.
A few questions. Has anyone run Flash under Rosetta on an
Intel Mac? How does it run? Do you think I should just go ahead and
buy Flash 8 now and start getting some good use out of it (the edu
discount makes it a pretty good deal anyway)? When is the next
version of Flash expected in an ordinary development cycle?
Thanks very much.

Well, from a switchers point of view, I have never run Adobe
products under PPC as I was always a Unix and Windows user,
however, as of recently I have switched all my systems to Intel
based Macs, and I have to say, that although I can not run my
business without Flash 8, its performance under Rosetta is dismal
at best.
On an average day of 4-5 hours of developement, Flash 8 will
crash for no reason every 15 to 20 minutes. I have to save my
changes every few minutes or I am bound to lose my work. The speed
is reduced more than 50%, so unless you can deal with the feeling
that you are developing underwater with the speed issues and the
constant crashes, I would highly suggest waiting for Flash Pro 9.
An as a final note, this going to Adobe, who refuses to even
give a tentative release date, I am appauld at your lack of concern
for your customers. Every other major company has already released
updates to their products as Universal Binaries, yet you talk like
your products are so more advanced then any other products on the
planet, that it requires you to do strick beta testing to ensure it
runs properly. My answer to that is this... ANYTHING that is native
to Intel Mac has got to run better than your products under
Rosetta. Crashing every 15-20 minutes and running like a snail is
NOT an alternative to possibly bugs that may have occured by
releasing a universal upgrade for Flash 8. So that is simply an
excuse on your part for not supporting your customers.

AMPLITUBE 2 (Universal Binary)

Hi There Folks,
Is anyone using the new Universal Binary Release of IKMultimedia's Amplitube 2?
I have just installed version 2.1 on my Macbook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33, running Logic 7.2.3. It seems to work fine in StandAlone Mode (running on its own seperate from Logic). When used as an insert, it crashes as soon as I change a setting or a preset! Not very good.........
Would be intereting to find out if anyone is having the same problems?
Thanks

I know this doesn't help but I have a Mac Pro 2.66GHz and I downloaded the Universal version of Amplitube2 a few days ago. I'm not having any problems with it working in Logic Pro 7.2.3. Hope you find a solution soon.
Mac Pro 2.66GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 3GB RAM

Mac Universal Binary

Hello,
I have an application that runs fine on my Mac where I developed it, it is an application package (.app) with Universal Binary files. I also ran it on a friend’s Mac and it ran just fine. This second Mac has never had Valentina or Valentina Studio or anything used to develop a Valentina application on it. Both these Macs are Mac OSX 10.5.6
Now, one of my client cannot even launch the application let alone run it. It crashes right before the screen even shows up. All you get is a message about "application quit unexpectedly" and when I look at the crash log, I see that there are errors related to the dylib files etc. He tried it on another Mac of his and same problem. I am puzzled, what could be going on? Has anyone come across this situation?
Vansh

I think your question would best be asked in the software developer section of the forum.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=728

How to tell if an app is "Universal Binary" i.e. Intel-compatible?

I have various freeware and shareware apps on my new MacBook Pro which I "migrated" over from an old PowerBook G4 which I had been using until getting my new MBP last week. To whatever extent possible, I want to avoid using old PowerPC-chip designed apps, since they'd have to go through Rosetta translation in order to work, but using Rosetta extensively slows down Snow Leopard's snappy response time.
So, I want to make sure that each app is designed to be Intel-compatible. And if it isn't, I will try to track down a newer version, or if there aren't any, then find a replacement app that will do the same function.
However, I don't have documentation or "read me" files for most of these older share/freeware applications, so it's not easy to tell just from "looking at them" whether or not they were written in Universal Binary (or in some other Intel-compatible way). One could always look at the date the application was made, and if it's really really old, then one could assume that it's not Intel compatible; and if it's really really new, then one could assume that it is compatible. Unfortunately, most of the apps are from that exact transitional period when some apps were made for PowerPC, some for Intel, and some Universal Binary, etc. -- mostly they're from the 2006-2009 era.
So: Is there some method for "peering inside" applications to see if they're written in Universal Binary?
As an example:
I have a program called flvThing 1.0.1. If I control-click its icon, choose "Show package contents," then go flvThing>Contents>MacOS>flvThing, and do "Get Info" on the excutable file therein, it says "Unix Executable File (Universal)." Does that mean that it was written in Universal Binary?
If that's true, can I use this same method to peer inside most/any apps and see if they are a "Unix Executable File (Universal)"? Or is there some other method for finding this out?
Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks.

Yow! That was easy! Thanks. Worked like a charm. "Solved."
Two follow-up questions:
1. I see five ancient apps listed as being "Classic." I presume that I might as well Trash those right now, since no Classic apps will ever run in the Post-Snow-Leopard world? None of these five Classic apps are important or necessary, so trashing them is not a problem.
2. Some of my Intel apps are listed as being 64-bit, and some as not 64-bit. Should this concern me? Does it matter? I presume that both 64-bit Intel apps and non-64-bit Intel apps will both work perfectly fine on my i5 MacBook Pro 15" -- right?

Universal Binary..Once and For All

I know this topic has been discussed, but I'm still a little confused. I want to put this issue to rest, at least from my perspective.
If you install a Universal Application via download or CD/DVD does it install an application that would be able to run of BOTH an Intel or PPC Mac. I know that the file size isn't exactly doubled, but does it still add extra unneeded code.
I'm on a PPC Mac and I want to know if I download a Universal App am I getting the Intel version too. I really don't want this because I want my drive to be a slim as possible.
If the Universal App does install both version (which I think was clearly evident in the huge increase in size of iLife '06 and iWork) is the only way to get the Intel version off to use "Trim the Fat".
I don't really want to get into the nitty gritty...I just want to know if unneeded code is being installed and taking up space on my iBook because of this new Universal App thing.
Thank you so much.

I don't really want to get into the nitty gritty...I just want
to know if unneeded code is being installed and taking up
space on my iBook because of this new Universal App thing.
The answer is yes.
Universal binaries typically include both PowerPC and x86 versions of a compiled application.
Universal binaries are usually substantially larger than single-platform binaries, because two copies of the compiled code must be stored. The size of the resulting universal binary is usually not double (roughly a 30% increase in size) as a significant portion will be resources which are shared between the two architectures.

Deleting Universal Binary Files

I have just downloaded OS X Lion and I am trying to delete some file on my Macbook to speed things up. I have downloaded cleanmymac and it had found universal binary files. Can i delete theses. I am using a mac with 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo.

I have some spareparts from my first car, 2th and 3th car, 5th and 6th car... from the 70s and 80s and 90s and we can never know - perhaps one day we need it.... I never dit use one single part yet, because the new cars use more smart devices and parts - the old will never fit... but still I keep all this stuff. My new car have to stay outside, there is no space left in my garage or the carport, because all the spareparts.
I have also spareparts from my first 8086 PC, Apple II Apple III Lisa 1 + 2, the Commodore 64, Amiga 2000 and all PC and PPC and Mac sience. The parts will not fit in any of the new iPad Post PC Devices anyway. But never know, perhaps one day.... I have to find soon another house - there is no space for me in my bedroom anymore - more spareparts from the first iMac and the MacBooks I do not use anymore because of the iPad...
So better keep all the Universal Binaries - never know - perhaps one day we need it... ;-)

Old school, has anyone here been able to install and run Logic Pro 9.1 on a dual 1.8 G5 PPC? I know LP9 is not officialy supported on non Intel CPUs, But 9.0.0 and 9. 02 are ok on the G5 PPC as it is universal Binary, while I hear 9.1 wont work

has anyone here been able to install and run Logic Pro 9.1 on a dual 1.8 G5 PPC? I know LP9 is not officialy supported on non Intel CPUs, But 9.0.0 and
9. 02 are ok on the G5 PPC as it is universal Binary, while I hear 9.1 wont work.

ok thanks, that's what I tought,looks like apple machines are only good for two - three years, the software developers are ahead of the hardware to a certain point, love macs but this is forcing us to buy new macs just to keep up with development. There was a time it was the opposite.
By the time we get up on new stuff it's time to change again. Gotta be rich to deal with macs ...LOL

Laser GUN effects FCE HD ((Universal Binary)

About to shoot the big laser (gun) battle.
Is there a good/popular way or effect to allow me to add the "shooting lasers" with FCE HD (Universal) ??
Sorry for the n00b questions.
Randy
MAcBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Thanks for the help/info!
Actually I'm just trying to add simple beams from laser pistols (not a full light sabor fight). Let me ask this rephrased question:
So is there an FCE HD effect plug-in (currentley universal binary avaliable)to do this?
Randy
just another, happy FCE junkie
MAcBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)
MAcBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

HELP!!!--- Canon Pixma MG5420 Mac OS X 10.5.8 PowerPC Universal Binary Print Driver...... ---

Greetings Everyone!
I am a bit miffed at the moment.
I purchased a Canon Pixma MG5420 Print-Copy-Scan machine with the intention of using it with my Power Mac G5, PowerPC, Mac OS X 10.5.8.
But alas. Apparently it is not to be. The box in which the printer came cleary displays the Mac Logo and the Universal Logo, the Universal Logo looking like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_binary
The Mac OS X system requirements also notate the OS X to be a minimum of 10.5.8!
The driver CD only contains drivers for Mac OS X Intel.
So Someone....ANYONE!....please tell me why Canon has stooped to this low level of "False Advertising"???
Let's FLAG this issue and find out WHY!
NEED HELP!
....and could use working drivers!

IT"S OFFICIAL!---> Canon has stopped porting any of their drivers to the Universal Binary format for MAC OS X which is a combo installer for PowerPC and Intel machines.
The MG5420 MFP that I have was released in December 2012 and they *said* that I was the first person to "complain" of this issue!....REALLY!?!?....wow...so there is no one else out there using the PowerPC platform??? I find the G5 (model M9592LL/A) to be quite adequate and useable for what I do! I guess the engineers couldn't be bothered to "port" it to the PowerPC platform! Listen Canon, if you don't think the PowerPC is still useable, go visit http://www.macofalltrades.com/ and watch the "trend" of what sells and what doesn't.....or maybe you should call another authority of Apple products http://www.macsales.com/ and ask what volume of PowerPC compatible parts they sell?!
And Canon, I know you offered to buy back this "mistake", but for the $99 I bought it at, (extra set of ink not included) I may just hold on to it and do the "workaround" of scanning to and printing from a Windows XP PC shared folder...No, Canon, I'm not completely stupid!....I set-up MFP's for my job, so I know a little bit about networking! ...enough to be dangerous, at least! ;-) Any way, I just got this G5 a year or so ago and it is new to me...I probably wait a little longer and then get an Intel Mac, and THEN it will work natively with this INTEL CANON!....LOL!
What do you think?!.....Thoughts?.....Ideas?
Oh, and Canon.....get your "engineering" team and your marketing "box makers/printers" in Thailand to get their "info" to correspond and be accurate....that way there will be no false advertising and misrepresentation of Apple's "Intellectual Property" and "breach of contract!.....You darn well know they have an "Image" to uphold!
https://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/maclogo.html
CHEERS!
PS--you better watch your back Canon on this little faux pas!....Epson might use this to their advertising advantage!....they still support Universal Binary!

Will non-universal-binary Logic+plugins run on an Intel Mac?

Hi,
this may sound like a dumb question, but I haven't found a straightforward answer on this question yet: will my Logic 7.1 (not Universal Binary) install on an Intel-Mac?? Our local Mac store expected that Rosatta will take care of everything, and that only performance will suffer a bit.
That would mean that all non-universal-binary plugins would run, too??!!
Just curious...
Thanks!
Regards,
Jaap
eMac Mac OS X (10.3.9) Logic Express

Hi Jaap,
In a word, nope!
It seems you're more informed than your local dealer, :o)
Rosetta will not handle the plug-ins & third party (AU) need the (U B) upgrades. You need the 7.2 (U. Binary) to run logic on the new Intel machines.
Best regards,
Jorge

Office 2007 Universal Binary?

Hey everyone, I am going to buy an iMac soon, and will have to purchase Office soon. Does anyone know if it is planned(if at all) to have an Office 2004 UB or just release it as UB in Office 2007. If anyone on the intel core duo iMac with 1GB of memory or less uses the non universal binary version of Office, can you give me a report on how well it runs with Rosetta? Thanks
Max

As far as we know, Office should be a UB on the next release.
It runs, albeit slowly on the stock 512MB that I had in my BlackBook. The added RAM really does make a big difference. If you are running any apps through Rosetta a realistic minimum is 1GB for the RAM. Anything less and you will be choking the system.

Halo - Universal binary crashing on execution

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