SinoDave Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Hello, all. I've got Mac OSx86 running beautifully on my machine except for one thing: when I try to open iTunes (latest update) it sends me to the license screen and when I accept the license I get the error "The iTunes application could not be opened. There is not enough memory available" Has anyone else had this problem? Other programs including Toast, Quicktime, the DivX Player, and others work just fine. The system has 1gb of RAM and all of it is recognized by the hardware profiler. Any tips? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Try updating to the latest (8.8.1) kernel from semthex. You can find a download link in #kernel on the IRC. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinoDave Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Try updating to the latest (8.8.1) kernel from semthex. You can find a download link in #kernel on the IRC. That sounds great and all, but does someone have a more newbie-friendly idea? I have combined experience with Linux/Unix and Mac OS X of about 2 months (the latter being about 1 week). I'm also a bit IRC-retarded. Sorry. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Im not being funny here, but have you considered just buying a real mac? Everything will 'just work' as its supposed to. OSx86 is not for the faint of heart - its always going to require some serious tinkering and investment of time and learning. Apple Store UK have refurb MacBooks for £599... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinoDave Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Im not being funny here, but have you considered just buying a real mac? Everything will 'just work' as its supposed to. OSx86 is not for the faint of heart - its always going to require some serious tinkering and investment of time and learning. Apple Store UK have refurb MacBooks for £599... Being unfamiliar with something doesn't make someone incapable of learning, and the tinkering and time investment is what interests me in the challenge. I spent eight hours tinkering with a 'Real Mac' that I bought for my wife and got a printer working over my home network when HP said it couldn't be done. I just thought that someone might have some advice that would actually help me to solve my problem without spending seven hours in fruitless labors as I did before I discovered that Apple uses CUPS and that Linux drivers often work in Darwin. This experience taught me two things: don't quit just because it's difficult and Macs don't always 'just work' Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Make iTunes into a PPC app: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=198464 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacRetail Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Macs don't always 'just work' Hackintosh-PC's don't. But Macs do. Do you really believe your PC is a 'Mac' and Apple will support your computer? This is NOT Apples fault!!! Here's some advice: 1. install iTunes 6 (not 7) or 2. convert iTunes 7 to a PPC-application (will work, but it's slow!) or 3. install the newest kernel (the best solution) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinoDave Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Hackintosh-PC's don't. But Macs do. Do you really believe your PC is a 'Mac' and Apple will support your computer? This is NOT Apples fault!!! Here's some advice: 1. install iTunes 6 (not 7) or 2. convert iTunes 7 to a PPC-application (will work, but it's slow!) or 3. install the newest kernel (the best solution) Thanks for the advice, but is the smarminess really necessary? I thought it was abundantly clear from the wording of my post that I was referring the the MacBook manufactured by Apple and running OS X Tiger created by Apple in an Apple-y way that took me 8 eight hours to configure just to print over the network. The very first day I brought it home it froze 5 times while installing software and necessitated a hard reboot as Force Quit didn't work. This was all using Apple certified installer packages. This completely destroyed my faith that computers manufactured by Apple 'just work.' I've also had problems with iSight, Photo Booth, and iMail crashing (on the MacBook). I wouldn't be blaming anyone for the fact that OSx86 doesn't work; I'm not that stupid. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nylock10 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Why don't you just delete iTunes, delete the iTunes installer pack (I think it is in Library/Reciepts) and reinstall? Worked for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacRetail Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) I wouldn't be blaming anyone for the fact that OSx86 doesn't work; I'm not that stupid. Ow, sorry, i hadn't read that The easiest solution is to install iTunes 6 on your hackintosh. Today, it's not really easy to install the newest (unstable) kernel. When Semthex makes the kernel for SSE2 stable, JaS will release an easy to install Combo Update. Just wait a few weeks, while you use iTunes 6 for now. You need the newest kernel to run iTunes 7 on your SSE2-machine. Edited December 21, 2006 by MacRetail Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-259512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Being unfamiliar with something doesn't make someone incapable of learning, and the tinkering and time investment is what interests me in the challenge. I spent eight hours tinkering with a 'Real Mac' that I bought for my wife and got a printer working over my home network when HP said it couldn't be done. I just thought that someone might have some advice that would actually help me to solve my problem without spending seven hours in fruitless labors as I did before I discovered that Apple uses CUPS and that Linux drivers often work in Darwin. This experience taught me two things: don't quit just because it's difficult and Macs don't always 'just work' whoa.. ok, i thought i made myself clear when i said 'im not being funny'. you seemed to be saying that learning how to connect to IRC and download a new kernel was too much technical wizardry for you, hence I suggested you look into buying a real mac. And using linux drivers to get an unsupported printer to work doesnt mean macs dont 'just work'. Buy a supported peripheral. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36447-cannot-open-itunes-memory-problem/#findComment-273558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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