App Compatibility with OS X Lion 10.7

schweb · schweb #1 (**permalink**)

07-23-2011, 11:50 AM

A great site for checking on LIon app compatibility can be found here:

Mac OS X Lion Application Compatibility - RoaringApps

Also feel free to use this thread to list your own experiences.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

07-23-2011, 03:23 PM

My only issue so far has been with BBC iPlayer - so this might effect UK users only.

BBC iPLayer opens but displays no main window - I had to delete the iPlayer prefs file and then all worked fine.

McYukon · McYukon #3 (**permalink**)

07-23-2011, 06:51 PM

My Dad is gonna have a huge problem once all his Appleworks Databases refuse to open… he has been warned

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #4 (**permalink**)

07-24-2011, 02:57 PM

So it's here..

Installing Office 2008 IS possible in Lion, despite Rosetta's absence. How? Simple, don't use the GUI. Use installer (the CLI program) instead.

sudo installer -package /Volumes/Office\ 2008/Office\ Installer.mpkg -target /

Tested and works. Office update works as well. All applications launch, I have not tested anything beyond this at this point.

chas_m · chas_m #5 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 03:41 AM

Nice tip, Dysfunction!

OberVA1 · OberVA1 #6 (**permalink**)

07-27-2011, 02:49 AM

I am having issues with audio controls. Blog said till fix comes to plug in headphone and remove .. this restores audio control in Macbook Pro ..needs to be done each time you restart ... BUT with cinema display .. sound reverts to computer and only briefly comes from display after you set it through settings .. any resolutions?

macfool · macfool #7 (**permalink**)

08-15-2011, 12:36 AM

I am such an idiot. I foolishly just downloaded Lion and installed it without doing a back-up first. I know, crazy right? Now 1 of my apps doesn't work. This app is called barfly and it is basically for transcribing music on a Mac. It is the best app of its kind for the mac, although pretty basic and now I can't use it. I can't even go back in time to go back to Leopard. What are my options now? Can I back everything up that I need and then do a clean install of OS X 10.6? Or can I partition my hard drive to run both OS X 10.6 and 10.7? If so, can I partition from Lion without losing everything, or would I have to wipe everything clean to do a partition? I am a complete idiot. I know.

OberVA1 · OberVA1 #8 (**permalink**)

08-22-2011, 12:36 AM

I have downloaded the update 10.7.1 but the issue of no sound through the Display continues. When the Display is selected it plays briefly then resets to the Laptop speakers. I have no longer have a music system.

YuriW · YuriW #9 (**permalink**)

09-05-2011, 02:22 PM

I wrote a script that checks if your installed apps are compatible with lion. Get it at http://www.0project.com

sleibhine · sleibhine #10 (**permalink**)

10-06-2011, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OberVA1

I have downloaded the update 10.7.1 but the issue of no sound through the Display continues. When the Display is selected it plays briefly then resets to the Laptop speakers. I have no longer have a music system.

I have recently acquired an iMac with Mac OSX Lion 10.7 installed. Often, when I switch on, the sound system does not install. If I restart it will then install. I am new to Macs. What's the fix?

rogerinlondon · rogerinlondon #11 (**permalink**)

12-29-2011, 02:15 PM

What happened to to the Mac App compatibility table at Roaringapps.com? It seems to be empty now....

Mitcherooney · Mitcherooney #12 (**permalink**)

07-27-2012, 11:51 AM

Greetings

A relative bought me a new, shiny, iMac operating on Lion, of course, a couple of weeks ago. Migrated from my previous machine (running SL). All went swimmingly. (for American readers, it means that it went well).

Excitement for me is an occasional battle over the BB chess board, I have played quite often on this shiny bit of gear.

Last night, I though I'd try the email option - sending the game to a pal, and Big Bang Chess crashed on me. A number of times....

Today, a message comes up saying that the program 'gnu chess' is a PowerPC one and is not supported.

Investigation on the web suggests that BB Chess actually won't work on Lion. Yet it did. How weird is that?

It seems that Freeverse have lost interest in it. Does anyone have a recommendation as a replacement for it, please?

Cheers Mitcherooney

PS And if anyone can shed light on why it did work before and not now, I'd be interested.

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Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,588 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	07-24-2011, 02:57 PM So it's here.. Installing Office 2008 IS possible in Lion, despite Rosetta's absence. How? Simple, don't use the GUI. Use installer (the CLI program) instead. sudo installer -package /Volumes/Office\ 2008/Office\ Installer.mpkg -target / Tested and works. Office update works as well. All applications launch, I have not tested anything beyond this at this point. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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OberVA1 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 2	07-27-2011, 02:49 AM I am having issues with audio controls. Blog said till fix comes to plug in headphone and remove .. this restores audio control in Macbook Pro ..needs to be done each time you restart ... BUT with cinema display .. sound reverts to computer and only briefly comes from display after you set it through settings .. any resolutions?
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macfool #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 15, 2011 Posts: 1	08-15-2011, 12:36 AM I am such an idiot. I foolishly just downloaded Lion and installed it without doing a back-up first. I know, crazy right? Now 1 of my apps doesn't work. This app is called barfly and it is basically for transcribing music on a Mac. It is the best app of its kind for the mac, although pretty basic and now I can't use it. I can't even go back in time to go back to Leopard. What are my options now? Can I back everything up that I need and then do a clean install of OS X 10.6? Or can I partition my hard drive to run both OS X 10.6 and 10.7? If so, can I partition from Lion without losing everything, or would I have to wipe everything clean to do a partition? I am a complete idiot. I know.
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OberVA1 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 2	08-22-2011, 12:36 AM I have downloaded the update 10.7.1 but the issue of no sound through the Display continues. When the Display is selected it plays briefly then resets to the Laptop speakers. I have no longer have a music system.
	QUOTE Thanks

YuriW #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 05, 2011 Posts: 1	09-05-2011, 02:22 PM I wrote a script that checks if your installed apps are compatible with lion. Get it at http://www.0project.com
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rogerinlondon #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 02, 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 397 Mac Specs: MacPro 2,66GHz 10GB RAM NV 8800GT Cinema 30" * MBP 15" Glossy 2.33 GHz 2 Duo 3GB RAM 160GB HD	12-29-2011, 02:15 PM What happened to to the Mac App compatibility table at Roaringapps.com? It seems to be empty now....
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Mitcherooney #12 (permalink)
Member Since: May 21, 2006 Posts: 250	07-27-2012, 11:51 AM Greetings A relative bought me a new, shiny, iMac operating on Lion, of course, a couple of weeks ago. Migrated from my previous machine (running SL). All went swimmingly. (for American readers, it means that it went well). Excitement for me is an occasional battle over the BB chess board, I have played quite often on this shiny bit of gear. Last night, I though I'd try the email option - sending the game to a pal, and Big Bang Chess crashed on me. A number of times.... Today, a message comes up saying that the program 'gnu chess' is a PowerPC one and is not supported. Investigation on the web suggests that BB Chess actually won't work on Lion. Yet it did. How weird is that? It seems that Freeverse have lost interest in it. Does anyone have a recommendation as a replacement for it, please? Cheers Mitcherooney PS And if anyone can shed light on why it did work before and not now, I'd be interested.
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