[PD] Macbook Air Errors with 0.48 Test 1

me.grimm megrimm at gmail.com
Tue Jul 25 00:44:28 CEST 2017


>> Can you try a desperate workaround?

tried today... no go. pd just bounces a little and disappears.  might be
able to try some more things tomorrow but at this point i might have to
give up...

i think there is just too much installed crack stuff going on to fully know
whats going on.

thanks for help!

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu> wrote:

> Can you try a desperate workaround?  in tcl/pd_connect.tcl, replace the
> funciton ::pd_connect::to_pd this way:
>
> # if pd opens first, it starts pd-gui, then pd-gui connects to the port pd
> sent
> proc ::pd_connect::to_pd {port {host localhost}} {
>     variable pd_socket
>     ::pdwindow::debug "'pd-gui' connecting to 'pd' on localhost $port
> ...\n"
>     if {[catch {set pd_socket [socket $host $port]}]} {
>         if {$filename ne "localhost" || [catch {set pd_socket [socket
> 127.0.0.1 $port]}]} {
>             puts stderr "WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port
> $host:$port."
>             after 1000 ::pd_connect::to_pd $port $host
>             return
>         }
>     }
>     ::pd_connect::configure_socket $pd_socket
> }
>
> If 'localhost" falist that retries with 127.0.0.1 :)
>
> Miller
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:41:12AM -0400, me.grimm wrote:
> > >> Is the firewall on ...?
> > firewall is off
> >
> > >> ping localhost
> > ping: cannot resolve localhost: Unknown host
> >
> > >> with -nogui in Terminal ala
> > n$ /Volumes/U/Pd-0.48-0test3.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd -nogui
> -verbose
> > input channels = 2, output channels = 2
> > Pd-0.48.0 ("test3") compiled 22:16:32 Jul 19 2017
> > error: Ignoring invalid font-metrics from GUI!
> > Pt_Start() called
> >
> > >> is that the classic messed up /private/etc/hosts file?
> > yeah this is what I found there:
> > https://github.com/lennylxx/ipv6-hosts
> >
> > >> Desperately installing the Adobe crack on OS X and in the process of
> > hindering it of calling home deleting the localhost line?
> > not sure what this means... so delete this file?
> >
> > so, the /private/etc/hosts file "Hosts file which is used for improving
> > IPv6 access speed to Google, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, etc. in
> Mainland
> > China."
> >
> > ... and yes the student is from china so that explains this at least.
> >
> > so what do I do now? :)
> >
> > this gets us into privacy laws, china gov laws?, no idea, etc. which
> turns
> > this to a much deeper discussion since I assume we are here to support as
> > many students as possible but without fully understanding what a systems
> > level change could potentially do once students return to native country
> I
> > really have no experience or clue here....
> >
> > max, you have some experience here no?
> >
> > well anyway, might there be a work around for now? or could pd issue a
> > warning like "is your firewall on?" OR "sup with your /private/etc/hosts
> > file?
> >
> > thanks!
> > m
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Max <abonnements at revolwear.com> wrote:
> >
> > > is that the classic messed up /private/etc/hosts file? Desperately
> > > installing the Adobe crack on OS X and in the process of hindering it
> of
> > > calling home deleting the localhost line?
> > >
> > > ping localhost
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2017년 07월 21일 16:01, me.grimm wrote:
> > >
> > >> same stuff going on here... what to be done?
> > >>
> > >> test3
> > >> $ /Volumes/U/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd -verbose
> > >> input channels = 2, output channels = 2
> > >> Pd-0.48.0 ("test3") compiled 07:55:09 Jul 21 2017
> > >> port 5400
> > >> "/Volumes/U/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/../MacOS/Pd" 5400
> > >> Waiting for connection request...
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> ^CPd: signal 2
> > >> gui socket 0 - closing audio...
> > >> closing MIDI...
> > >> ... done.
> > >>
> > >> from this morn git pull
> > >> $ /Volumes/U/Pd-0.48-0test3.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd -verbose
> > >> input channels = 2, output channels = 2
> > >> Pd-0.48.0 ("test3") compiled 22:16:32 Jul 19 2017
> > >> port 5400
> > >> "/Volumes/U/Pd-0.48-0test3.app/Contents/Resources/../MacOS/Pd" 5400
> > >> Waiting for connection request...
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >> ^CPd: signal 2
> > >> gui socket 0 - closing audio...
> > >> closing MIDI...
> > >> ... done.
> > >> $
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu
> <mailto:
> > >> msp at ucsd.edu>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>     Thanks.. and how does "test3" behave?  It's compiled with 8.5-gen
> > >>     Tcl/TK - should behave like "test1" ded, except with better
> > >>     text spacing.
> > >>
> > >>     M
> > >>
> > >>     On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:08:30AM -0400, me.grimm wrote:
> > >>      > ok... got a chance to test this morn.
> > >>      >
> > >>      > miller test02 (pd icon just bounces in the dock)
> > >>      >
> > >>      > $ /Volumes/U/Pd-0.48-0test2.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd
> -verbose
> > >>      > input channels = 2, output channels = 2
> > >>      > Pd-0.48.0 ("test2") compiled 08:40:39 Jul 19 2017
> > >>      > port 5400
> > >>      > "/Volumes/U/Pd-0.48-0test2.app/Contents/Resources/../MacOS/Pd"
> > >> 5400
> > >>      > Waiting for connection request...
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > ^CPd: signal 2
> > >>      > gui socket 0 - closing audio...
> > >>      > closing MIDI...
> > >>      > ... done.
> > >>      > $
> > >>      >
> > >>      >
> > >>      > my compile with tk 8.6.6 (tk "feather" icon just bounces in the
> > >> dock
> > >>      >
> > >>      > $ /Volumes/U/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd -verbose
> > >>      > input channels = 2, output channels = 2
> > >>      > Pd-0.48.0 ("test1") compiled 16:38:24 Jul 19 2017
> > >>      > port 5400
> > >>      > "/Volumes/U/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/../MacOS/Pd" 5400
> > >>      > Waiting for connection request...
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > WARNING: connect to pd failed, retrying port localhost:5400.
> > >>      > ^CPd: signal 2
> > >>      > gui socket 0 - closing audio...
> > >>      > closing MIDI...
> > >>      > ... done.
> > >>      > $
> > >>      >
> > >>      >
> > >>      > tell me what to try and i will since i have access to student
> > >>     computer next
> > >>      > couple weeks....
> > >>      >
> > >>      > cheers
> > >>      > m
> > >>      >
> > >>      >
> > >>      > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu
> > >>     <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu>> wrote:
> > >>      >
> > >>      > > Can you try with "test2"? (on my site, just now uploaded it).
> > >>      > >
> > >>      > > thanks
> > >>      > > Miller
> > >>      > >
> > >>      > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 06:00:36PM +0200, Dan Wilcox wrote:
> > >>      > > > The error indicates the pd core has crashed or is not
> > >>     running. Sometimes
> > >>      > > this also happens if the pd proves has hung in the
> background.
> > >> Open
> > >>      > > Activity Monitor and make sure there is no "pd" processing
> > >>     running, if so
> > >>      > > then kill it.
> > >>      > > >
> > >>      > > > As a test, try running the pd core from the command line in
> > >>     Terminal:
> > >>      > > >
> > >>      > > >     /Applications/Pd-VERSION.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd
> > >>      > > >
> > >>      > > > You can at least see some info. You can also run it with
> the
> > >>     -verbose
> > >>      > > flag to see even more info.
> > >>      > > >
> > >>      > > > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 11:21 PM,
> pd-list-request at lists.iem.at
> > >>     <mailto:pd-list-request at lists.iem.at> wrote:
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > > Subject: Re: [PD] Macbook Air Errors with 0.48 Test 1
> > >>      > > > > Date: July 18, 2017 at 10:16:13 PM GMT+2
> > >>      > > > > To: Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu>
> > >>     <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu>>>
> > >>      > > > > Cc: "pd-list at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at>
> > >>     <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at>>" <
> > >>      > > pd-list at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at>
> > >>     <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list at lists.iem.at>>>
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > > sierra indicates
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > > 10.12
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra
> > >>     <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra> <
> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/
> > >>      > > wiki/MacOS_Sierra>
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > >
> > >>      > > > >> On 18 Jul 2017, at 21:55, Miller Puckette <msp at ucsd.edu
> > >>     <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu> <mailto:
> > >>
> > >>      > > msp at ucsd.edu <mailto:msp at ucsd.edu>>> wrote:
> > >>      > > > >>
> > >>      > > > >> Really 10.2.5?  Not 10.5?
> > >>      > > > >>
> > >>      > > > >> I've tested on 10.6.  I ues I'd better try an earlier
> one :)
> > >>      > > > >>
> > >>      > > > >> M
> > >>      > > > >>
> > >>      > > > >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 02:39:06PM -0400, me.grimm
> wrote:
> > >>      > > > >>> Hello,
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> So I have a student with a Macbook Air. Pd 0.47.1 that
> she
> > >>      > > downloaded hangs
> > >>      > > > >>> and quits as detailed here:
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>     https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/117154.html
> > >>     <https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/
> 117154.html> <
> > >>      > >
> > >>     https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/117154.html
> > >>     <https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/
> 117154.html>>
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> then miller said he maybe fixed?
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>     https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/117157.html
> > >>     <https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/
> 117157.html> <
> > >>      > >
> > >>     https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/117157.html
> > >>     <https://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2016-12/
> 117157.html>>
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> So I just tried the version (recent test) i recently
> > >>     compiled and
> > >>      > > that
> > >>      > > > >>> opens (sort of) but I get now Pd window. I did get
> error:
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> Not connected to 'pd' process
> > >>      > > > >>> Not connected to 'pd' process
> > >>      > > > >>>    while executing
> > >>      > > > >>> "error "Not connected to 'pd' process""
> > >>      > > > >>>    (procedure "pdsend" line 6)
> > >>      > > > >>>    invoked from within
> > >>      > > > >>> "pdsend "pd audio-properties""
> > >>      > > > >>>    (procedure "::tk::mac::ShowPreferences" line 3)
> > >>      > > > >>>    invoked from within
> > >>      > > > >>> "::tk::mac::ShowPreferences"
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> shes on macbook air 10.2.5 (sierra) 13" early 2015
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> I know there has been trouble running Pd on Macbook
> Airs
> > >>     in the past
> > >>      > > and
> > >>      > > > >>> would like to nail whats wrong. let me know what to do
> to
> > >>     test while
> > >>      > > I have
> > >>      > > > >>> access to this machine for the next couple weeks.
> > >>      > > > >>>
> > >>      > > > >>> thanks!
> > >>
> > >
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