My iChat is not connecting.

same problem here.

Says unable to communicate with mac.com account.

switched to icloud on my macbook. no connection since then.

on my imac (still on snow leopard) ichat works with the same account.

on my mac pro (lion + icloud) no ichat connection as well

any suggestions??

thanx

günther

likewise, exactly same situation...

G1967

What account are you using ie:AIM, Google.....

i´m using an .mac accoount

hope this helps to solve the problem

cheers

Günther

Hi All,

Go to the iChat Preferences > Accounts > Server Settings and disable SSL

10:34 PM Friday; October 14, 2011

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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
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 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

YESSSSS you did it man!!

after disabling the SSL everything got back to normal.

Thank a bunch!!

omer

Hi Ralph,

I have the same problem as everyone else but when I go to the server settings to disable the SSL it is all greyed out. Now what do I do?

I am running Lion but my husband's machine is running Leopard and he has the exact same problem.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as we use ichat a great deal with out business.

Thanks

Hi,

If it is greyed out you are either actually Logged in (Only Logged Out Accounts can display dark and Editable text in the server name and port fields) or you are using an Mac User account with Parental Controls On it and don't have sufficient "Permissions" to change things.

10:21 PM Sunday; October 16, 2011

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Ah, I see what you mean.

That did the trick and I seem to be operational again.

Thank you so much.

Monya

No Problem.

8:32 PM Monday; October 17, 2011

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"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

What if you can't even get iChat to load? Therefore can't change preferences etc as it doesn't appear. I just get a box telling me that iChat is unable to load and to check for updates (I just updated to Lion).

No problems before the update.

It also doesn't let me close the box without sending automatic notification to Apple - they must be sick of them by now!!

Hi,

Does that Log tell you which version of iChat it tried to Open ?

It should be iChat 6

I have seen some Upgrades to Lion leave iChat 5 as the "main" app which will not run in Lion.

Check the Applications folder and do a Get Info on iChat (Highlight then CMD + i Keys together)

Does this tell you it is iChat 6 ?

(iChat 5 before the Upgrade needs to be in the Application folder and not in any sub folder (I have seen people move all IM apps into an IM App folder) as this "hides" it from the Updater).

6:34 PM Friday; November 11, 2011

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 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

Bingo! I have iChat 5.0.3.

I haven't moved anything though. I'm pretty new to macs, and am not even sure I have any other IM other than iChat. It is sitting in Applications and on my Desktop.

Next question, how do I update it?!

Hi,

Use Spotlight (the Magnifying glass top right) and search for iChat.

You are looking to see if two versions of the App show up.

If you seem to have two versions use the Search to "Show In Finder" then do a Get Info on them.

If one is iChat 6 then drag the current icon Off the Dock and let go.

Then drag the iChat 6 icon to the DOCK to recreate the links and icon.

If you do not appear to have iChat 6 did you create an Install Disk for Lion ?

(I have not worked out a way to get iChat if your did not create an Install Disk)

9:06 PM Friday; November 11, 2011

Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

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 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously