hahler2 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I've gotten OS X on my PC working perfectly now except for one small problem. I can't get Blackberry Desktop for Mac to work. The software installs fine and loads fine, but when I plug in my Blackberry Tour it doesn't recognize it. It just sits there with a message that I need to plug in a Blackberry device to begin and when I do, nothing happens. Thought maybe it was an issue with my Blackberry but I tried it on my Macbook Pro and it worked fine. I'm running 10.6.2 with a Gigabyte EP43-DS3L MB. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 If I recall correctly BBDM does not work in 64 bit mode. If you want to run it in Snow, you need to boot in 32 bit mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1389429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahler2 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 If I recall correctly BBDM does not work in 64 bit mode. If you want to run it in Snow, you need to boot in 32 bit mode. Thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1389534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahler2 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ok how in the world do you boot into 32 bit mode? I looked and sure enough my laptop is booting in 32 bit mode so that's why BBDM is working there. I changed the line <string>arch=x86_64</string> to <string>arch=i386</string> in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist and then restarted, but it is still booting up in 64 bit mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1389840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahler2 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1392028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Anyone? Open your "com.apple.Boot.plist" file with a text editor and add the following under the Kernel Flags: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1392328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahler2 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Ok here is my current Boot.plist <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>3</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>Default</string> <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>device-properties</key> <string>GraphicsEnabler=Yes</string> <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1440x900x32</string> </dict> </plist> It still won't load up in 32 bit mode. What's going on here? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/207976-blackberry-desktop-for-mac-not-working/#findComment-1392988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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