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When the 64-bit version fails: - Version: 1.0.5, 12/10/2009 12:24AM PST
zunipus
... Use the universal binary version. Both are provided in the FairMount folder with DVDRemaster (which I toss).
My guess is that the 64-bit version was written to work with Snow Leopard booted in 64-bit mode. I haven't run into this sort of oddity before. 64-bit apps just run in Snow Leopard as long as you have a 64-bit capable CPU, such as the Core 2 Duo. Possibly this is an actual bug in FairMount.
The 'bug': You boot "Fairmount (64_bits-10.6).app" but it complains that it cannot communicate with required data from VLC, despite having the latest Intel native version of VLC installed. Killing off all related .plist files does not help. Reinstalling VLC and FairMount does not help. Boot the UB version instead and all is well.
Background: Only Macs sold by Apple from early 2008 onward are capable of booting into 64-bit mode. Earlier Macs must boot into 32-bit mode. Core solo CPUs cannot run anything 64-bit.
My guess is that the 64-bit version was written to work with Snow Leopard booted in 64-bit mode. I haven't run into this sort of oddity before. 64-bit apps just run in Snow Leopard as long as you have a 64-bit capable CPU, such as the Core 2 Duo. Possibly this is an actual bug in FairMount.
The 'bug': You boot "Fairmount (64_bits-10.6).app" but it complains that it cannot communicate with required data from VLC, despite having the latest Intel native version of VLC installed. Killing off all related .plist files does not help. Reinstalling VLC and FairMount does not help. Boot the UB version instead and all is well.
Background: Only Macs sold by Apple from early 2008 onward are capable of booting into 64-bit mode. Earlier Macs must boot into 32-bit mode. Core solo CPUs cannot run anything 64-bit.
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- When the 64-bit version fails:
Bait & Switch eh? - Version: 1.0.5, 10/26/2009 10:53PM PST
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Gennx30
How Microsoft
as someone elsewhere noted discussing ripping:
"FAIRMOUNT is a great tool when used with VLC;
For some reason it come packed with some piece of junk DVD ripper-just download and toss that part-and pair up Fairmount with VLC for a cracking good time...."
as someone elsewhere noted discussing ripping:
"FAIRMOUNT is a great tool when used with VLC;
For some reason it come packed with some piece of junk DVD ripper-just download and toss that part-and pair up Fairmount with VLC for a cracking good time...."
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.0.2/macosx/vlc-1.0.2-intel64.dmg
What's going on: Currently the VLC project has stopped further development of 64-bit VLC for Mac until they get some further volunteer developers. Therefore, expect v1.0.2 to be the last, and only, 64-bit version of VLC for the time being. Meanwhile, the latest 32-bit version of VLC is 1.0.3. Personally, I'd keep both on hand as v1.0.3 includes security patches.
Also of interest: The 64-bit version of HandBrake requires the 64-bit version of VLC in order to work. There may be other similar apps.
If you have trouble getting Fairmount or HandBrake to recognize the 64-bit version of VLC, here is a trick:
(1) Compress your 32-bit version.
2) Trash the non-compressed version of VLC and empty the trash.
3) Put your VLC folder in the Applications folder, if it is not already there. Why? This is the default location that Fairmount and Handbrake check. They are too UNIX (versus Mac) to bother checking elsewhere.
4) Be sure your 64-bit VLC is in the root of your VLC directory. Again, this is a UNIX path thing, very annoying. Toss your 32-bit version into a sub-folder. My folder is simply named "32-bit version".
5) Run Fairmount and HandBrake to be sure they now recognize 64-bit VLC and are all happy.
6) Uncompress your 32-bit VLC, ready for use. Toss the compression archive in the trash.
I'd personally use the latest 32-bit version for just about everything. But keep the older 64-bit version in place for when you use the 64-bit apps that require it.