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paulobrien
Post the apps you've found with SL compatability issues here!

Apps i've found not to work on SL

iStat Menus - can't insert menu items - 10.6 compatible version coming in a month or so
Windows Live Sync - unable to sign in
Palringo - crashes on startup - quicklook problem, fix in progress
Stoplight - just doesn't do anything

Apps that didn't work after upgrade but now do

Crashplan - had to reinstall after update

Sadly, some of the broken apps are real killers for me...

P
Korich
Not Work:

Glims for Safari
fletch33
just wanted to mention that iStat Menu Pro Widget does work if you are missing your iStat like me



not working (or at least for me)

Chax - does not load and has now caused me to use adium
hiryu
QuickSilver does not seem to be working for me.
Transmission does execute, but does not connect to any sources.
Little Snitch doesn't work.
CheetahWatch doesn't work.

Minor annoyances:
iTerm window disappears in Spaces view, but you can see the shadow outline.
Lee
Transmission works fine for me on a late 2007 Macbook with 10A380.

I can't get the Wacom Tablet drivers to work properly. The preference pane doesn't show up in the System preferences, and when you double click a copy of the pane file (to install it by itself) it claims that it is already installed. Not such a big deal on a single monitor, but using dual monitors is sort of a pain.

edit: Interesting. Somewhat of a fix (in case anyone else runs in to it):
Go to /Library/PreferencePanes and make a copy of the Pen Tablet's preference pane on the desktop.
Double click the pane that is still in the PreferencePanes folder. It will install, but likely won't show up.
Next, drag your copy back into that folder (as the other one would have disappeared).
Double click that one, and it should say that System Prefs needs to restart.
Voila.

System Prefs will restart every time you need to run this or any other older pane. The new System Prefs is 64bit, and will not run 32bit panes. It restarts into 32bit mode.
fletch33
i didnt know we were going to post working stuff so here ya go:

Unibody Macbook 2.4

Working Perfectly:

1 Password 2.9.19 except in Safari
Growl 1.1.4
Transmission 1.71
Adium 1.3.4
Adobe Acrobat 09
Adobe CS4 full suite
Little Snitch 2.1.4
MacPar Deluxe
Pandora Desktop
Skype
Split & Concat
Stuffit Expander
Unison
VLC 0.9.9a
your mother
Flip 4 Mac plugin doesn't work in Firefox or Safari. Firefox just goes into a crazy refresh loop and attempts to open the divx converter which I have to force quit, Safari just doesn't play an embedded wmv files, right clicking and choosing open in new window results in just sound with no video. It's not that bad with Firefox since you can just have VLC open wmv files but I haven't found a way to get around the issue with Safari. Hopefully this gets addressed before the RTM release other then that I've upgraded my MPB 2.4ghz and now use it as my main OS. The new finder is awesome so much more responsive and opening mail no longer results in the beachball, it pops right up.
Sherry Haibara
Crossover Office still not working in 10A380.

Sherry Haibara
Movi
No Menucrackers (iStat included) or Safari plugins will load, since both need to be 64bit. I actually recompiled Clicktoflash, so now we don't have to load safari in 32bit mode smile.gif I bet loading safari in 32bit mode (RightClick -> Get Info on Safari.app) will cause the web plugin of flip4mac to load, but i haven't tried.

I also tried compiling Growl in 64bit. Almost got it, but some plugins don't work as expected :/
If anyone has the time/skill please recompile Scrobblepod - i can't get it to work at all :/

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/196370/Click...h.webplugin.zip
Embio
What Size quits on disk scan, but the free OmniDiskSweeper works fine and does a better job
fletch33
has anyone been able to get Apple Remote Desktop working?

thanks
alanlcarlos
Speed download Plug-in
drbee
Pacifist not working for me..
MacVertigo
Is anyone having problems with MS office? I'm so close to downloading and installing Snow Leopard.. but I need that one working!

How buggy is this one?
Korich
yeap, with transmition 1.71 I have problems too
can downlodd, but can't upload %)
Sherry Haibara
Pacifist actually works if you copy update_prebinding from a working copy of Leopard.

Sherry Haibara
complex
Cyberduck 3.2 won't launch.
nigroandres
Geekbench Not work for me!!


Saludos
Embio
I think you guys should start pointing out if you are running 32 or 64bit...
Dnizzle
Not Working:
Flip4Mac
Safari plug-ins
MediaInfo Mac
Embio
Flip4Mac works here, 32bit Core Duo
stellarola
The latest Flip4Mac is compatible with Quicktime X. Runs in 32bit mode though.
needz
Flip4mac browser plug-in, Blue Harvest (preference panel), Quicktime X through web proxy doesn't work (Quicktime 7 and others did).
Glittering Lynx
As far as I can tell, no application that adds plugins to iSync will work, however I found a workaround. I'm not sure if it'll work for any application, as I've only tested it with the Sony Ericsson plugin application.

What you have to do is open the application package (option click and show contents), and locate the physical plugins. They will typically be archived. In the Sony Ericsson application it was right inside the Application, in an archive called Archive.pax.gz (this might be a standard, what do I know?). Anyways, double click the archive, and it'll extract itself outside the application to a directory called "Archive." There will be a bunch of files (or only one) with extensions like .[something]plugin inside that directory. These are the pluginfiles/directories that you will need to use.

Next step is to open the iSync application package (same procedure as with before, option click and show contents), and copy the pluginfiles to "[App]/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice/Contents/PlugIns".

Voila, your device is now supported by iSync, both 32bit and 64bit.
Habib1
QUOTE (complex @ Jun 17 2009, 01:46 AM) *
Cyberduck 3.2 won't launch.


Hi,

Cyberduck is available as an Alpha (Version 3.3a1 (4834)), so it`s starts again in 10A380

In my case, Teamviewer didn't start anymore in Snow leopard sad.gif
Meowy
SteerMouse and USB Overdrive don't work in 64-bit. Unfortunately, these apps seem to be dead in development so I don't know if we'll ever see 64-bit versions sad.gif
vczilla
Glims and Stand work fine in 32-bit Safari (except Glims doesn't display its preferences page).
Transmission seems to work.
Perian works too and that's great because : VLC,Movist in ffmpeg mode and mplayer all have a purple and green video output so the only way for me to watch movies is by using Quicktime+Perian or Movist in quicktime mode.
I should add that all the above was tested on a hackintosh (q6600/msi 965mb/geforce 7600).
I also tried VLC on a imac with an amd 2600 and there it works fine.
skweets
App Zapper
ClamX AV
fab
QUOTE (vczilla @ Jun 28 2009, 04:56 PM) *
Glims and Stand work fine in 32-bit Safari (except Glims doesn't display its preferences page).
Transmission seems to work.
Perian works too and that's great because : VLC,Movist in ffmpeg mode and mplayer all have a purple and green video output so the only way for me to watch movies is by using Quicktime+Perian or Movist in quicktime mode.
I should add that all the above was tested on a hackintosh (q6600/msi 965mb/geforce 7600).
I also tried VLC on a imac with an amd 2600 and there it works fine.


well glims works but without the prefernces page is useless

how can you set it?
StormPCs
All my downloaded screen savers do not work. Only the ones that came with SL work for me.
v7kF4U2HTd
forklift 1.7.1 doesn't work with 10a384
StormPCs
How about drivers that don't work? Mac Mini 9400M driver is not working. Performance has been destroyed by Snow.
moridinbg
InsomniaX works, sort of. It stops my Macbook from sleeping when closed, but it can't be disabled, neither does it stop when quit. The only way to stop it once started is a reboot sad.gif
v7kF4U2HTd
QUOTE (StormPCs @ Jul 1 2009, 11:59 PM) *
How about drivers that don't work? Mac Mini 9400M driver is not working.



that's stange since exactly this 9400m is supposed to get a h264 boost from 10.6
vczilla
QUOTE (fab @ Jun 30 2009, 07:13 PM) *
well glims works but without the prefernces page is useless

how can you set it?

Sorry I'm a little slow to answer.Well you can always set them in Leopard and move the content of
CODE
~/Library/Application Support/Glims
to your new Snow Leopard installation.
StormPCs
QUOTE (v7kF4U2HTd @ Jul 2 2009, 10:45 PM) *
that's stange since exactly this 9400m is supposed to get a h264 boost from 10.6


It probably will when it's released. Right now it is broken I'm sure. The 9400M driver is just one of many issues they have yet to iron out.

I have been singing this song for awhile now and I have yet to see any info to contradict the bad 9400M performance so others must have the same issues (or they just don't want to test it for fear of what they may find.)

My benchmarks have been uploaded to the Xbench site for all to see.
CE260
Hi all,
Running the latest build on a Macbook Pro model A1260.

Working in 64bit but I haven't had a chance to really test them out. Just started them to make sure they run.

AppZapper
Avast
Capture One
Toast 9
MS Office word, excel, powerpoint and entourage
Spyder pro 2
vlc
split & concat
Secondlife
Retrospect client
Realplayer
Picturesque
Pixelmator
OnyX
Macpar
Firefox
Episode
DVD studio Pro
Data Rescue II
Lightroom
Lightroom 2
Remote Desktop Connection
Stuffit 12
Nikon Transfer
Nikon ViewNX
Nikon Capture NX
Photoshop CS3
Adobe Reader 8
Adobe Extension Manager
Bridge CS3


not working
When trying to run:
Apple Quadministrator nothing happens
Apple Qmaster nothing happens
Aperture crashes
Paragon NTFS nothing happens
Parallels 3 nothing happens
Motion crashes
Final Cut Pro crashes
DivX Player crashes
Compressor crashes
Color Crashes
Clamxav nothing happens

I love the new trackpad settings.
Can't wait til sept.
Cheers
Chris
Davirus
I know this is for applications that dont run, but its just that everything works here.
Fully working at 100%:

Adium (Version: 1.3.5)
Acrobat Distiller (Version: 8.1.3)
Acrobat Uninstaller (Version: Acrobat Uninstaller version 8.1.6)
Adobe Acrobat Professional (Version: 8.1.6)
Bridge CS3 (Version: 2.1.1.9)
Device Central (Version: 1.1.0)
Dreamweaver (Version: 9.0.0.3481)
Extension Manager (Version: 1.8.169)
Adobe Flash CS3 (Version: 9.0.0.494)
Flash Player (Version: 9.0.115.0)
Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder (Version: Flash Video Encoder 2.0.0.494)
Illustrator (Version: 13.0.2)
Adobe InDesign CS3 (Version: 5.0.4.682)
Lightroom (Version: 572242)
Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Version: 10.0.1)
All2MP3 (Version: 1.04.1)
Apimac Timer (Version: Apimac Timer 6.3.0 (build 060))
Burn (Version: 2.3u)
CandyBar (Version: 3.1.2)
CocoaWget (Version: 2.7.0)
Colloquy (Version: 2.2.1)
CoverSutra (Version: 2.1.7)
Cyberduck (Version: 3.2 (4648))
Doom 3 (Version: 2818)
DVD Player (Version: 5.0.3)
ExpressBurn (Version: 4.11)
Folx (Version: 0.8.235.329)
FS2_Open (Version: 3.6.10-trunk)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (Version: 3369.2)
ZDoom OS X (Version: 0.6a (ZDoom 2.2.0 r1263))
GarageBand (Version: 5.0.2)
gridwars
iBench (Version: 1.0.4)
Logic Pro (Version: 8.0.2)
CINEMA 4D (Version: 11.0)
modo (Version: 302(24870))
Nocturne (Version: 1.0.4)
Nokia Multimedia Transfer ( Version: 7534)
OnyX (Version: 2.0.4)
Quıcĸsıɩⅴεʀ (Version: 3815)
resonance
Safari (Version: 4.0.1)
StuffIt Expander (Version: 13.0)
The Unarchiver (Version: 1.6.1)
Toast Titanium (Version: 10.0.1 (538))
UnRarX (Version: Version 2.2)
Adobe Updater (Version: Adobe Updater 5.1.1.1113)
VLC (Version: 0.9.9a)
Sherry Haibara
Last version of Crossover Office for Mac (8.0) is finally working in Snow Leopard 10A394 smile.gif

Sherry Haibara
iconz113
Linkinus, clamxav, growl mail plugin, and all of my screen savers I have found not to work in snow leopard, guess ill be using colloquy for a couple of months
bizkut
Im on SL 10A421

Growl works but can't open the setting on System Preferences
Macfuse doesn't work
cyberb0b
I have found that my Address Book has stopped syncing with Exchange. Also, what't with the big Question Mark at the top of the program windows that when clicked say Item not found?
a1exus
cyberduck
apple remote desktop
HackerName
Final Cut Pro 7 sad.gif

Seriously. Every other app in FCS3 works, except for that. If this is GM this seems like a big oversight.

(And yes, I did try removing all plugins).

QUOTE (bizkut @ Aug 10 2009, 10:21 PM) *
Im on SL 10A421

Growl works but can't open the setting on System Preferences
Macfuse doesn't work
Growl system preference works fine.

Glims RC1b20 works with 32-bit Safari/Webkit:
http://www.machangout.com/RC1b20
getyourcarwash
Did anybody get Quicklook plugins to work?
HackerName
Final Cut Pro 7 now decided to work without any intervention. Odd, but a pleasant surprise.

Sound Menu 1.5.1 doesn't load. Another Menu Cracker item that hasn't been updated since 2007. I sent an e-mail to the developer, but I don't have much hope of seeing it updated.
mikecwest
Printer drivers for Kodak ESP_7


Driver package 3.5.....printer will not be deteted, many many cosole errors.
fletch33
QUOTE (a1exus @ Aug 13 2009, 01:26 PM) *
cyberduck
apple remote desktop



apple remote desktop works perfectly (version 3.3)

mikecwest
QUOTE (cyberb0b @ Aug 13 2009, 02:46 PM) *
I have found that my Address Book has stopped syncing with Exchange. Also, what't with the big Question Mark at the top of the program windows that when clicked say Item not found?



Normally this means you used xslimmer or simillar and deleted the needed binaries. If you delete the PPC binary, from a non-universal app, then it leaves no binaries. You are basically clicking on an empty shell.
vultu
Paragon NTFS 7.02
NTFS-3g
Parallels
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