topic Re: AC 13 updated hardware key in Installation & update

AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:53:58 GMT

I am one of the unfortunate ones with a Power PC G5 desktop. If I upgrade the hardware key to use AC13 on my macbook pro, can I still use the key in my G5 to run the existing AC 12?

TIA

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Gorazd — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:33:29 GMT

Yes you can. All the way down to AC7.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:01 GMT

No you can't - at least I can't anyway.

I'm on an iMac with Snow Leopard (latest hotfix) AC 13 latest hotfix installed this morning.

Trying to start AC7, AC8 and AC 8.1 gets "No WIBU-KEY driver found. (501)" which might men something to the initiated but absolutely nothing to me. I am assuming that the key is not that far backwards compatible.

AC11, 12 and 13 work fine, I don't know if 10 works as my install disk is faulty and won't install.

Can't try 9 as the install disk keeps looking for a directory and won't let you select one - any clues anybody.

I doubt if 6.5 will work but I can't try it as I was on Windows at the time and only have a Windows disk, similarly my 4.55 disks are 3.5" windows floppies.

I need to resurrect a project which I think I started in 4.55 and finished in 6.5 so 7 seems to be the best option.

Any ideas really appreciated.

Chris Dennehy

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:29:07 GMT

Yes you can. The WIBU key doesn't care what machine it is plugged into - PPC Mac, Intel Mac, Windows. A license for one version works with all prior versions.

But, the WIBU driver and which OS you are running is another story.

See:
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/WIBU.html

I'm running AC 9 through 13 on my Snow Leopard machine.

HTH,
Karl

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:33:17 GMT

Also, Chris, if you are on an Intel Mac, you cannot install the earlier versions as the installer requires a PPC machine. If you have a PPC Mac available, install there, and then copy the Applications folder entry over to your Intel machine. The Intel version of AC 10 is a download - it was the first version of AC native to Intel Macs.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:56 GMT

Thanks Karl,

Long time no hear but then I haven't been visiting the forum much.

Unfortunately it's not working - I downloaded and installed v5.30 for Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard and am still getting the same error reading.

Being suspicious I took the key from the usb port on my keyboard and inserted it directly into the computer - made no difference.

V7 , 8 and 8.1 installed quite happily.

I also downloaded WkMac.lib file for luck and tried inserting it into the CFMSupport folder which refused it entry on the grounds that the CFMSupport folder cannot be modified.

Plan B anybody

CD

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:45:51 GMT

Well still no luck starting 7, 8, 8.1 and 9 under Snow Leopard with the new Key code loaded, just wondering there when Karl said about those releases being for the PPC might prevent them from seeing the key on an Intel but they all installed with no problem, so on to plan B.

Plan B

Moved all jobs unlikely to see the light of day again onto 2 external drives ie made 2 copies - I believe in Murphy's law, it also made sufficient room on the HDD.

Downloaded and updated vmware fusion - update worked no problem but a bit slow, XP still worked after the upgrade.

Updated it with all windows fixes for XP.

Installed all ArchiCAD releases v6 to v10 on the virtual machine.

Downloaded and installed WIBU 5.20 for windows made sure that the key was connected to the virtual machine, crossed fingers and hit the go button for v7 - worked.

and so does 8, 8.1, 9 and 10.

Not a glug out of 6 and 6.5 but I suppose that was hoping for too much and anyway I think they used the old serial key.

Big surprise after downloading and installing the windows WIBU software in the virtual machine the key still works on the Mac, I fully expected the key drivers to be scrambled, so now still have 11, 12 and 13 working on the Mac.

Not ideal splitting the action but if it gets the job done what harm.

Well it helps to pass the time.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Ralph Wessel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:02:56 GMT

Chris wrote:
Well still no luck starting 7, 8, 8.1 and 9 under Snow Leopard

Odd - I'm have everything from 7 to 13 running under Snow Leopard. No apparent problems at all.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Rod Jurich — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:59 GMT

Chris, like Ralph I have no problem either.
Long shot when you installed Snow Leo did you also install Rosetta?

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:46:30 GMT

Ralph wrote:
Chris wrote:
Well still no luck starting 7, 8, 8.1 and 9 under Snow Leopard
Odd - I'm have everything from 7 to 13 running under Snow Leopard. No apparent problems at all.

Never said it wasn't odd but stranger things have happened.

Now if somebody actually knew what:

"No WIBU KEY Driver found (501)"

Actually meant when the said driver can be found by 11, 12 and 13, I might get somewhere.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:49:52 GMT

Rod wrote:
Chris, like Ralph I have no problem either.
Long shot when you installed Snow Leo did you also install Rosetta?

To be honest I don't recall - but I usually install everything - will check it out.

Thank you.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:23:58 GMT

Rod wrote:
Chris, like Ralph I have no problem either.
Long shot when you installed Snow Leo did you also install Rosetta?

Seems I had not installed Rosetta seemed like it could be the answer so:

Reinstalled Snow Leopard including Rosetta and all 500 odd MB of updates

Reinstalled 7, 8 and 8.1

Reinstalled 5.30 WIBU-Key Driver

And low and behold

WIBU-KEY driver not found (501)

I did notice that the key driver was being placed on the Mackintosh HD and wonder if ArchiCAD is looking for it someplace else - anybody know.

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:47:06 GMT

Hi Chris,

Sorry this is still confounding you... and that you went to the trouble of re-installing OS X.

It is never necessary to install or re-install in order to get Rosetta. Yes, when you install SL, there is a custom button to have Rosetta installed at that time. But, OS X is smart enough to see a PPC program and dynamically download Rosetta from the Apple web site (it is tiny) if it has not been installed.

I'm pretty sure that your problem, Chris, is the WkMac.lib. It is essential for earlier versions, as noted on the page that I linked to before. There should not be any permissions issues, as you had found. If you are logged on as an administrator, and you get that message, then you may need to repair permissions (from Disk Utility), but basically you should have just been asked for an admin password in order to copy the file.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Karl,

You were dead on.

Permissions differ on "private/etc/postfix/main.cf.default", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -r--r--r-- .

Repaired "private/etc/postfix/main.cf.default".

Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Don't know what the last line means but it seems to be working.

Once I gave the password I added in the Library fix and I have lift off on 7, 8 and 8.1.

9 is still giving me a problem but my reseller is sending me a fix for that.

10 won't install, it locks up when it gets to the first install screen, it did load initially on my laptop so I think the disk is faulty and I've requested a new one.

Thank you all for the help and especially Karl, beats me how you get the time to read up on all these things.

After I have sorted out "Legacy" issues I think I will call it a day - 51 years at this game is long enough for anybody.

Kind regards.

CD

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:28:42 GMT

Karl wrote:
The Intel version of AC 10 is a download - it was the first version of AC native to Intel Macs.

Hi Chris,

It sounds from another thread as if you missed the sentence above. Here is a link to the downloadable version. No need to get a disk from your reseller. Once installed, Check for Updates/etc..

http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac10/mactel.html

Best wishes,
Karl

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:16:15 GMT

Karl,

I did indeed miss it, I now have it downloaded and installed and will search for updates in the next few minutes.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

CD

Re: AC 13 updated hardware key

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:26:36 GMT

I also had the problem with AC9 not finding the WIBU Key driver. I'm still on OS 10.5 Leopard. The instructions for the download for the WkMAC.LIB file refer only to Snow Leopard, but I downloaded and installed it regardless, (in the Library:CFMSupport folder per the instructions,) and that solved my problem. When installing it in the folder, I needed to use my administrator password.