Help - Opening NXT 2.0 on Apple Mac OSX v10.6.5

[sandydonovan]

Merry Christmas everybody. I have just given my son Mindstorms NXT 2.0 for Christmas. We have an Apple Mini Mac running OSX v10.6.5. Have installed the software but cannot seem to get the software to open and operate. Any suggestions? Help ....
Thank you in anticipation.
Sandy

[jhavna]

Hi,

This is a known issue with a bad installer for snow leopard. You will need to remove the Mindstorms folder that has already been installed then download the snow leopard fix from the official site:
http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/suppor ... px#Patches

This will copy the contents of the install CD to your desktop and then patch some files. You can then run the installer from the copy on your desktop.

For instructions without having to download the patch:
To install LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
1. Copy all files from the MINDSTORMS CD to a folder on your desktop.
2. Open that folder and look under "Parts".
3. Locate MindstormsUnivEdu.pkg or MindstormsUnivRet.pkg.
4. Right-click (control-click) and choose "Show Package Contents".
5. Navigate into the Contents/Resources directory and delete the "preflight" file.
6. Close this package and run the meta-package from the desktop to install MINDSTORMS NXT

From:
http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/que ... F2HXC9D77A

Worked for me. I had to reinstall the driver (on the CD in the extras folder IIRC) but you may not have to do that.

Good luck