# Can't Run Vassal on Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support & Bugs\ **Created:** [August 6, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/cant-run-vassal-on-mac/9015 "2017-08-06T16:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![botulismnator](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@botulismnator](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/botulismnator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/cant-run-vassal-on-mac/9015/1 "2017-08-06T16:31:31Z")
Hello, I am newly using Vassal on this laptop, and I have downloaded Vassal 3.2.17 for Mac OS X. Download seems to be successful, and it is moved to my applications. But, when I try to open the program I get the following error: “VASSAL quit unexpectedly. Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.” I should have the right Java version, since I just went to their site to download the latest version. My java -version is: java version “1.6.0\_65” Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0\_65-b14-468-11M4609) Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-468, mixed mode) I tried uninstalling and installing Vassal 3.2.16 with the same error. The laptop has some firewalls since my university moderates it, which sometimes gives me some problems, but never been unable to open a program like this. I appreciate any help, thank you! Model: MacBookPro12,1, BootROM MBP121.0167.B18, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.9 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.28f7 Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Built-In Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1867 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E424C54414C41522D4E5544 Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1867 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E424C54414C41522D4E5544 ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/cant-run-vassal-on-mac/9015/2 "2017-08-06T21:43:21Z")
Thus spake botulismnator: > Hello, I am newly using Vassal on this laptop, and I have downloaded > Vassal 3.2.17 for Mac OS X. Download seems to be successful, and it is > moved to my applications. But, when I try to open the program I get the > following error: > > “VASSAL quit unexpectedly. > Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to > Apple.” What was the “more detailed information” this showed you? – J. ---
**Author:** ![botulismnator](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@botulismnator](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/botulismnator)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/cant-run-vassal-on-mac/9015/3 "2017-08-06T22:11:30Z")
Process: java [19178] Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Commands/java Identifier: org.vassalengine.VASSAL Version: 1.0 (1.0) Code Type: X86-64 (Native) Parent Process: ??? [1] Responsible: java [19178] User ID: 501 Date/Time: 2017-08-06 18:09:55.379 -0400 OS Version: Mac OS X 10.10.5 (14F2315) Report Version: 11 Anonymous UUID: C6C27EBE-B3DB-9F0D-66EC-E11228D4CACE Sleep/Wake UUID: 8BF49B0A-6C6A-4E6D-A489-9205E3EFBB42 Time Awake Since Boot: 31000 seconds Time Since Wake: 530 seconds Crashed Thread: 25 Java: AWT-EventQueue-0 Exception Type: EXC\_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000 Dyld Error Message: Symbol not found: \_CGContextSetAllowsAcceleration Referenced from: /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries/libawt.jnilib Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread 0 libsystem\_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff938af4de mach\_msg\_trap + 10 1 libsystem\_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff938ae64f mach\_msg + 55 Etc. etc. ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/cant-run-vassal-on-mac/9015/4 "2017-08-30T20:34:30Z")
Thus spake botulismnator: > Process: java [19178] > Path: > /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Commands/java > Identifier: org.vassalengine.VASSAL > Version: 1.0 (1.0) > Code Type: X86-64 (Native) > Parent Process: ??? [1] > Responsible: java [19178] > User ID: 501 > > Date/Time: 2017-08-06 18:09:55.379 -0400 > OS Version: Mac OS X 10.10.5 (14F2315) > Report Version: 11 > Anonymous UUID: C6C27EBE-B3DB-9F0D-66EC-E11228D4CACE > > Sleep/Wake UUID: 8BF49B0A-6C6A-4E6D-A489-9205E3EFBB42 > > Time Awake Since Boot: 31000 seconds > Time Since Wake: 530 seconds > > Crashed Thread: 25 Java: AWT-EventQueue-0 > > Exception Type: EXC\_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP) > Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000 > > Dyld Error Message: > Symbol not found: \_CGContextSetAllowsAcceleration > Referenced from: > /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries/libawt.jnilib > Expected in: > /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices > > Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread > 0 libsystem\_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff938af4de mach\_msg\_trap + 10 > 1 libsystem\_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff938ae64f mach\_msg + 55 > > Etc. etc. VASSAL has no native code on Macs, and this is a crash in native code. Therefore, it’s either a bug in your version of Java or in OS X itself. – J.