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11-21-2014 , 11:54 AM

T-Dubs82

grinder

Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 449

perhaps this thread could be used for any and all issues relating to running Bovada on a Mac rather than using the Unofficial Bovada or even the Bovada payout thread

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11-21-2014 , 12:00 PM

mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

Works for me. Anything that helps get the issue escalated and fixed. It has been several days now.

Has anyone tried to run the client on a version of OS X earlier than Yosemite?

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11-21-2014 , 12:23 PM

gofish091990

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 170

Most issues can be resolved by tweaking your firewall and unchecking the "show hand animations" settings in table options.

If that doesn't work, in this order, complete these steps

uninstall poker client

boot mac recovery mode

repair disk permissions

restart

re-install poker client. [INSTALL ON A USER ACCOUNT THAT HAS ADMIN PRIVILEGES, THIS IS A MUST]

repair disk permissions

restart

enjoy the bad beats

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11-21-2014 , 12:43 PM

Aries77

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 211

Good idea starting this thread. Now we don't have to read "why don't you just buy a PC..."

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11-21-2014 , 12:59 PM

OGslikrick

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 206

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Originally Posted by Aries77

Good idea starting this thread. Now we don't have to read "why don't you just buy a PC..."

+1

There was a bunch of haters in the other thread. People that obviously have never used a mac.

Has anyone tried using a time machine backup? My last backup was from over 70 days past and I don't want to do that unless I have too.

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11-21-2014 , 01:04 PM

mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

Gofish, do you have the client running? I have tried all the steps you outline, but no luck. I have even run the client as root.

I am almost sure that there was some change with Yosemite. If I had access to a Mac with an older OS, I would confirm that the client still works.

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11-21-2014 , 03:39 PM

doublebluff

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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 341

I get "disconnected" 1-2 times an hour. The rest of my internet works during this time but I get a "you've been disconnected" screen on my tables. Most of the time it comes back after 30 or so seconds but sometimes it completely kicks me off all my tables. Really annoying. Anyone have suggestions for this?

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11-21-2014 , 05:40 PM

OGslikrick

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 206

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Originally Posted by doublebluff

What version of OS X are you on?

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11-21-2014 , 06:08 PM

rocketragz

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,297

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Originally Posted by doublebluff

i had this issue for a very long time. Somehow it magically fixed itself and the past couple of weeks i've not disconnected once.

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11-21-2014 , 06:18 PM

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gofish091990

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 170

if this doesn't work for you

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Originally Posted by gofish091990

Use VirtualBox [free] and Windows 8.1 Enterprise [also free].

If you're on OS X, [MAC], don't pay for any of this. learn how to use VirtualBox [takes less than 5 mins] and download the trial Windows 8.1 Evaluation ISO, which is valid for 90 days, and spread the word. It's all free.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalc...8-1-enterprise

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11-21-2014 , 06:38 PM

#11

lovelyasis

stranger

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1

Do anyone have any suggestions to play online besides bovada while they fix this issue?

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11-21-2014 , 07:23 PM

#12

tercol58

journeyman

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 336

Most issues can be resolved by tweaking your firewall and unchecking the "show hand animations" settings in table options. I can't seem to find table options to uncheck this

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11-21-2014 , 07:36 PM

#13

slickmuck

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 111

Kind of hard to uncheck stuff in table settings when we can't open the software...

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11-21-2014 , 08:48 PM

#14

NeverSummer

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 42

Same issue here. I don't think it's specific to Yosemite. I was playing on Yosemite previously. I think it's probably a problem on Bovada's end with their server configuration.

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11-22-2014 , 01:29 AM

#15

filespiles

stranger

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1

Try looking at the console bovada:
11/21/14 9:23:09.015 PM BovadaPoker[52424]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.1 instead of 10.10.1. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.
Call location:

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11-22-2014 , 09:07 AM

#16

JITxpert

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,941

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Originally Posted by gofish091990

If that doesn't work, in this order, complete these steps

uninstall poker client

boot mac recovery mode

repair disk permissions

restart

re-install poker client. [INSTALL ON A USER ACCOUNT THAT HAS ADMIN PRIVILEGES, THIS IS A MUST]

repair disk permissions

restart

enjoy the bad beats

Followed this to the letter and it did not work

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11-22-2014 , 10:24 AM

#17

mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

I looked at the console as well. I think that is just a warning, but it could be an indicator of the issue. At any rate, I am still dead in the water.

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11-22-2014 , 10:41 AM

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mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

I shut down everything I could that might have a network connection open. I ran the client a few times and I never saw any sort of network connection (you can run netstat, grep for 192 to ignore all the internal stuff). It feels like something is blocking the connection. Does Yosemite have some sort of security/firewall that is coming in? is someone in the network doing this - gasp!

I downloaded the client on a PC and could not connect either. Can anyone in Texas connect with any client?

I tried the mobile app and it works, but is a different type of network connection.

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11-22-2014 , 11:06 AM

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mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

I am starting to believe this is an OS X Yosemite issue. There was an update to Yosemite - 10.10.1 that I think created this issue. Note that Yosemite now has a built in firewall (it is OFF by default). I have seen a bunch of complaints about network and SSH issues. I am now thinking they changed something that broke the client. I wish I had a box that did not have the latest update.

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11-22-2014 , 11:24 AM

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mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

Well I ran Lock, Carbon, and Pokerstars.net. They all work fine. The issue may have been introduced by Yosemite, but it is unique to Bovada.

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11-22-2014 , 12:50 PM

#21

NeverSummer

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 42

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Originally Posted by FajitaNachos

Same issue here. I don't think it's specific to Yosemite. I was playing on Yosemite previously. I think it's probably a problem on Bovada's end with their server configuration.

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Originally Posted by mdcslcmdc

Now that I think about it, I did install 10.10.1 on Tuesday and I haven't played since then. I think you're on to it mdcslcmdc. Does anyone with 10.10.1 have a time machine back up that wouldn't mind trying to revert?

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11-22-2014 , 12:53 PM

#22

mixotic

stranger

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1

I don't think this is a Yosemite issue. I have been running 10.10 for weeks and Bovada client was working fine, then stopped working on Monday this week when attempting to update the client. I haven't installed 10.10.1 yet, but am about to just to see if anything changes.

I agree this is probably an issue on the Bovada side.

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11-22-2014 , 01:21 PM

#23

jthrasherphoto

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 240

this is definitely a Bovada issue. I updated to Yosemite a while ago and opened Bovada for the first time in months on Tuesday and it worked fine. Then on Wed. when I tried opening it, thats when I got the handshake issue that everyone seems to be having.

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11-22-2014 , 01:43 PM

#24

toddw8

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,472

I was running the 10.10.1 dev preview for like 2 weeks and Bovada was working fine with it until Wednesday.

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11-22-2014 , 05:13 PM

#25

mdcslcmdc

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 42

I tried it on my daughters Mac, 10.10, without the update and it did NOT work.

Could someone try it on Mavericks (10.9) and see if it works?

I think it is a combination of things - again, there is a new firewall function in OS X (it is disabled by default)

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