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cod4 punkbuster issue

Hello
Can anyone help me please,ive just downloaded cod4 from the mac app store.I can play the single player game ok but when i join a multiplayer game online i get kicked by punkbuster.It wants me to update punkbuster using pbupdater.The problem is when i run the software it tells me that the The game path does not exist.Ive tried to manually browse for the cod4 app but it is grayed out so i cant select it.
Thanks

Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 15, 2011 6:07 AM

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appleyu

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Jan 27, 2011 7:24 AM in response to appleyu

I just can't find the servers. I don't know if the issue you guys are addressing is supposed to help my problem...

appleyu

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Jan 27, 2011 12:44 PM in response to appleyu

FINALLY! I've figured out how to find servers when they aren't appearing!

It's a simple fix too... Just keep clicking refresh list until a list pops up. I did it like 20 times.

Jan 27, 2011 1:03 PM in response to clickit67

Man am I glad I found this thread. Was playing COD4 for years on my PC..before it died...just waiting to upgrade to a P67 mobo and i5-2500K....really missed playing this game. Just loaded it up on my girlfriends iMac and having this punkbuster issue. Haven't used a MAC for a few years so kinda glad I had this problem...gets me digging in and a little forced learning. Elegant thing this OS.

dfkt

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Feb 9, 2011 6:47 AM in response to clickit67

For anyone still confused or not able to get it to work online:

1. Download pbsetup for mac from here: http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php
2. Install it in Applications.
3. Open it and click add game, select Call of Duty 4, then copy and past the path below into the path box.

/Applications/Call of Duty 4.app/Contents/Call of Duty 4 Data

4. Then click "file > check for updates".

To edit the permissions if they are grayed out, click the lock in the bottom right hand corner of the get info window. Change them to Read and Write on the contents folder and app, then on the multiplayer app and it's contents folder.

Just to be sure I added more paths on PunkBuster by adding the game again, here are the additional ones I added:

/Applications/Call of Duty 4.app/Contents/Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer.app/Contents

/Applications/Call of Duty 4.app/Contents

If It doesn't work now, then I guess you have to contact Aspyr, but since they made the port and apparently didn't test it (or bother to fix it), I'm not sure there's anything more you can do unless it's an unrelated problem you're experiencing.

Oh and to find servers make sure that the source is: Internet, not Favourites or LAN, then just hit Refresh and wait. If no servers come up it might be because of your internet connection or something else.

Nov 19, 2011 9:04 AM in response to clickit67

Unfortunately the pb udpater doesn't work on Lion. Is there a manual solution? This is ridiculous, I must say. Might as well download pirated copies next time if retail versions off the lame *** App Store don't work.

May 15, 2012 11:20 AM in response to clickit67

I have tried also to to run the pbsetup.run app;ication but this come on " You can't open the application because PowerPc applications are no longer supported"

How I will go on if I can't run this??

Is ther any solution?

magic890

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May 15, 2012 2:37 PM in response to clickit67

Hi,

for manually fix you can use this files and guide:
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=dl-cod4.php

You have to put this file inside

/Applications/Call of Duty 4.app/Contents/Call of Duty 4 Data/pb/

But unfortunately now it's seems that after pb 14/05/2012 update all the servers kick Mac client for not updated pb version. Maybe it's a bug in pb update.

My COD 4 multiplayer version is 1.7.549.
Untile yesterday all was good, and I play very well on every server.

colintri

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May 15, 2012 6:14 PM in response to magic890

Same here. I was able to play COD4 with my iMac running OSX Lion for past year but I got kicked today? Tried to download PBsetup to refresh the files but got this message "PowerPC applications are no longer supported". I really think this is PunkBuster's doing and they need to fix this.

MrNeoo

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May 15, 2012 6:32 PM in response to colintri

I have an Intel machine, and downloading PBsetup solves nothing. Manually updating the files ditto. The problem is from their new update at evenbalance. No Mac can play cod 4 until they solved it. Already submitted a ticket. Waiting for a reply.

Dan-o

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May 15, 2012 8:22 PM in response to magic890

Evenbalance needs to "yank their head out". They haven't updated Pbsetup in YEARS for the Mac. There is NO excuse for still having a PPC only executable. That's just lazy, pure and simple. They could easily recompile it for Intel but they don't.

Now I cannot get into any server (this happened tonight), even after updating my Pb files 2 or 3x. Also my pbsec file continuously disappears every time I download it and then run the game.

This is BS.

Just read something at Aspyr.com that said "Pb is no longer supported by Evenbalance for Quake 4 (Mac)." My guess is Evenbalance is discontinuing support for older Mac games. Total crap.

MrNeoo

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May 16, 2012 3:52 AM in response to Dan-o

No Dan-o. Like I said, I have an Intel machine and the PBsetup works fine, so I guess that they don't have a PPC compatible app. The problem is with their updates, they probably did what most companies do: test their files for windows, maybe test the files for linux, and for mac, well, if it worked for linux they "guess" it should work for mac. And then it does not. Had the same BS with HoN.

May 16, 2012 4:31 AM in response to MrNeoo

I tried again today to go on a server and It worked fine. I don't know if they solve the problem but definately works. ????

colintri

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May 16, 2012 4:57 AM in response to MrNeoo

I forgot to mention that I have an Intel chip in my iMac and I kept getting kicked out yesterday. However, when I saw tuareggs1200's comment and decided to try again this morning (7:55AM EST). It's working for me now! I guess PB did something about the updates for servers. 😕

Dan-o

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May 16, 2012 12:39 PM in response to MrNeoo

Mr Neoo,

Pbsetup 1.3 IS (without any doubt - go look at the file info) a PPC compiled app.

Let me say that again in case anyone else missed it:

PBSETUP 1.3 IS A PPC ONLY APP. 🙂

Just because it runs on your current Intel Mac doesn't mean it's not PPC only; it means your version of OS X has a compatibility "bridge" called Rosetta installed, that allows PPC software to run on Intel hardware.

That is why it will not run on Snow Leopard (default install) or on Lion (any type of install), but will run on older versions of OS X running Intel hardware. Or, if you install Rosetta manually with Snow Leopard it will run. Lion users don't have that option. Apple is no longer supporting any type of PPC software via its most recent operating system and all future operating systems, including in the installer (Rosetta is gone).

All Evenbalance has to do (as they do Windows and Linux) is recompile their app to run on Intel (probably with very minor changes only), and redistribute it as 1.4. Would take one of their volunteers or whoever runs that system maybe one day, two days tops to get it done.

Also: I tried tried the servers again. One of them let me play for about 3 minutes, then kicked me. After that the kick is immediate on all other servers I tried.

If aspyr would just release the new COD for Mac and new PBsetup we wouldn't have this problem. 🙂

MrNeoo

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May 16, 2012 12:41 PM in response to Dan-o

Dan-o, I am no Mac guru like yourself, I just report what I see. I have Snow Leopard and the PBsetup 1.3 works fine. It updates the files, but I keep getting kicked from every game I try to join.

Hope they solve this soon.

cod4 punkbuster issue