OS X: Launcher Crashes When Offline
Launcher 1.2.8 crashes when offline.
I expected the launcher to open without internet so I can save some battery.
I opened the launcher, and there was nothing except for a blank window called 'Minecraft Launcher 1.2.8', and I need to force quit it to close.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Turn off any internet connection.
2. Open Minecraft Launcher.
3. You now see that blank window staring at you.
Environment
OSX 10.8.5
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MCL-1769Can't play offline with launcher 1.3.1 and MC 1.7.2DuplicateMCL-1869Launcher Failing to Reach Title ScreenDuplicateMCL-1886The Minecraft Launcher will display a white screen when launched without internet.DuplicateMCL-2001Offline Mode BrokenDuplicateMCL-2171Launcher doesn't load without Internet connectionDuplicateMCL-2190Minecraft Launcher not working in offlineDuplicate
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Launcher Crashes When Offline
Launcher 1.2.8 crashes when offline.
I expected the launcher to open without internet so I can save some battery.
I opened the launcher, and there was nothing except for a blank window called 'Minecraft Launcher 1.2.8', and I need to force quit it to close.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Turn off any internet connection.
2. Open Minecraft Launcher.
3. You now see that blank window staring at you.Environment
OSX 10.8.5
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Tails, it is still happening to my computer. Look at the picture?
Reopened, log from
MCL-1769:For me, this only happens on one of my Macs, my MacBook Pro. It's fine on my iMac.
I have got it to work once. I was force quitting and restarting it over and over again and one time it started. But then the next time it went back to the white screen.
I've tried reinstalling the launcher and removing the ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/ directory, but it still happens.
What else do I need to remove if I want to do a completely clean install?
The problem seems to be specific to my user. If I login to OS X as a different user I can start Minecraft in Offline Mode. But what is it about my user that's causing the problem?
I seem to have fixed this on my system by performing a permissions repair;
1. Open Disk Utility
2. Select main HDD partition (usually Macintosh HD)
3. Select the First Aid tab.
4. Click Repair Disk Permissions (or perform a verify first to see what's wrong)
Mine reported problems with /Library/ and I suspect this is what was causing it.
After a week of using 1.3.1 this is fixed on my computer. (During that period of time it still happened.) Try updating?
This is occurring on my device. I've submitted a crash report through Apple.
I can attach a log if someone could let me know where to find it for the new launcher on OSX.
@Allan Wright Have you tried repairing permissions as per my comment above?
I'm not satisfied with that solution. Most users won't even get to this page to learn that that is what they need to do. It should just work.
Of course, it might be a hint. It could also be a red herring. The bug needs to be investigated.
But if everyone else is experiencing what I'm experiencing, then it's an issue with the filesystem local to an OS X user account, nothing that Mojang can fix. I proved that I had a problem with permissions in my filesystem, there was nothing wrong with Minecraft. I must admit, it would be nice if the launcher kicked out an error message, e.g. "Failed to open file blah.blah," which would help you resolve this issue.
To anyone experiencing this issue I would suggest trying the following;
1. Login as a different OS X user and try running Minecraft. If it works, try repairing permissions via Disk Utility and try again with your original OS X user.
2. If it doesn't work under a different user, try re installing Minecraft (first backup ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/)
3. If you get no joy with 1 or 2, try repairing permissions.
If nothing above fixes the issue, then there's a real chance that it's a bug in Minecraft.
I am having this issue too, but Minecraft doesn't work on any accounts on my macbook, but for me, repairing permissions doesn't help. I get the launcher white screen crash if my wifi is off. If it's on, the launcher loads quickly without problems.
I should add that I'm using Launcher 1.3.7
Happens to me, too.
Is this still happening with 1.5.1? I just opened the launcher with Wi-Fi turned off, but it opened fine (after throwing lots of network exceptions of course), and I was able to play the game offline without issues from there.
Resolving as fixed, will reopen if anyone confirms that they're still experiencing this.