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[mr_spider3]

i've been trying to install folding on some ibooks, but everytime i try to i get a message saying what do you want to open it with. the only thing that i can open it with is excel, i believe, is there another program or anything i need to download to get it to work?

[ZeratulsAvenger]

I always ran my Dad's from from the Terminal,a s I had the console/text client. Which client did you Download? The Text, Screensaver, or Graphical?

[Kov-Ice]

You didn't accidentally download the Windows version instead of the Mac one, possibly?

[mr_spider3]

i downloaded all of them the graphical the screensaver and the text. and on this tutorial it says to double click it on the desktop and the only program i can open it with is excel. no i do know what the windows and mac one are.

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Ok, In the download section they have a Mac OS X Sign above the download links to the Mac files, which download as .dmg files. You have to deside which one you want... the text brings up a terminal and that's all, will run as long as you have the terminal up, very easy. The Graphical shows a picture of the protien and more info, not necessary if it's just going to be in the background in my opinion. The Screensaver, is, well a screen saver.

Which function do you want? I always use just the text/console. After you have downloaded the file you want(from the 5.0 section, not 4.0), you can go Here and follow the instructions for whichever it is you are installing. Team number is 13761 I think, should be in the Folding@Home thread, I would check. Your username is anything you want that isnt in use(you can check for availability Here at the top of the page.

[mr_spider3]

ok that the tutorial i used in #2 it says open the file called "FAH4-GUI.dmg" well i do open it from the desktop and all i get is a window that says open with and the only thing i can pick is excel. and yes the team # is 13761 and im using enhanced08dotcom, i have been using his ever since he got me into this and ive been using windows and now i have a couple ibooks just dont know how to use them very effectivly yet.

[Mac Medic]

what version of the Mac OS are you using?

[ZeratulsAvenger]

... A Dmg file is like an image file... it should create a little white drive "symbol" named FAH4-GUI and, after double clicking on that, a window should open with the whatever the file is inside. That file being what you would move to the Applications folder or something. Is the .dmg file not automatically mounting and creating that white drive symbol on the desktop? You could try to open it with Disk Utility, maybe. I don't have a Mac at hand so I can't quite say.

EDIT: Oh ya, Guess the OS would be good too... Oops Mines assuming OS X of some version past 10.2 at least. I don't remember 10.1, but I assume it's the same deal.

[Mac Medic]

Pick the dmg file and press apple+i, this will open the info window.

open the "Open with:" twisty if necessary. Set it to Open with DiskImageMounter. (The path to that is /System/Library/CoreServices/DiskImageMounter.) Now, and this is the most important step, click the Change All... button.