Age of Empires 2 HELP PLEASE!!!

Hi there,

Could be many things, we should start with this...

"Try Disk Utility

1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Then Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.

Tough without the Tiger Disk problems, but try fsck...

To use fsck, you must run it from the command line. Unlike using your mouse to open an application to do something, you'll need to type a text command at the prompt (#) to tell fsck what to do. The Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities) and single-user mode are two examples of command-line interfaces in which you can type such commands. To use fsck:

1. Start up your computer in single-user mode to reach the command line. Hold CMD+s keys down at bootup.
Note: If necessary, perform a forced restart as described in the Emergency Troubleshooting Handbook that came with your computer. On desktop computers, you can do this by pressing the reset/interrupt button (if there is one) or holding down the power button for several seconds. On portable computers, simultaneously press the Command-Control-power keys. If your portable computer doesn't restart with this method, you may need to reset the Power Manager.

2. At the command-line prompt, type /sbin/fsck -fy

3. Press Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found:

The volume (name ofvolume) appears to be OK 
If fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message:
 *** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *** 

Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command you typed in step 2 until fsck tells you that your volume appears to be OK (first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues, so this is a normal thing to do).

4. When fsck reports that your volume is OK, type reboot at the prompt and then press Return.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Then Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), off the HD & use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, reboot once more.

Or, get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596

After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...

applejack AUTO

Then let it do all 5 of it's things.

At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.

The 5 things it does are...

Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.

First reboot will be slower, sometimes 2 or 3 restarts will be required for full benefit... my guess is files relying upon other files relying upon other files! 🙂

Disconnect the USB cable from any UPS so the system doesn't shut down in the middle of the process.

Do you remember if there where any Disk Repairs made... or tons of Permissions fixed?

Trying to find my CD now to see if it even plays on an IntelMac.

I played it about 5 minutes after I bought it then kicked myself for buying an MS game, but will try to see anyway. 🙂

I've lived alone for 40+ years... still looking... it was in pile 42aSouthLeftMiddleShelfLivingRoomNorthWall last I knew... but piles are built backwards I tell ya, besides, I think some drunk stumbled into that pile & completely disorganized it! 😉

Still looking though, but the hints I get from my searches, may indicate that IntelMacs might be out of the loop. though I was thinking that maybe, just maybe, there was a way around that.

OK still looking believe it or not... I think I need a Women in my life... oh wait, my GF of 31 years wouldn't like that! 😉


PS. Did find a couple of Atari CDs I was looking for a couple of years ago!

Geesh, If I had half the money all this SW costs... I could easily fix my leaking Roof!

Software, roof, Hardware, roof ????

I did uncover a couple of Atari SLM-804 Laser Printer Boxes in case you need to ship one back to Atari for repair, 'cause mine still work! 🙂

What a mess my place is, still looking... what a crazy deal that people who buy these games have more trouble running them than the people who don't buy them! 😟

What I'd try, is do a Get Info on that AoE2 APP, see if you see an option in that Get Info window to Use Rosetta to open/run it.

Now I rember, I gave it away with a Mac to a young person! :-O

Surely somebody else must have that to try on Intel?

Help someone, please.