Problem: Launching Arduino fails after 2 bounces of the icon on my Dock
Environment: Mac Powerbook G3; Mac OS 10.4.11; Java release 8; Arduino UNO R3 plugged in to the USB Port with Green LED lit and Yellow LED Blinking slowly
I downloaded the v1.0.5 ZIP archive and unpacked it. When I double-click the Arduino icon, the icon appears on the dock, bounces twice and then quits with no error or any other visible indication of why.
What is wrong?
Gary
Launch Terminal (Applications> Utilities, maybe), then type arduino. Look at error messages.
Result from terminal:
Arduino: command not found.
Well, that's not how you launch Application bundles from the command line on OSX.
It would probably be better to run the Console application and watch the logs when you try launching the Arduino app.
You might also try launching 1.0.1 or even 0023. There could be an issue with your machine being a PPC.
Console reports the following (abbreviated):
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:java/swing/filechooser/FileNameExtensionFilter
What does that suggest?
Gary
This thread may help:
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=169590.msg1261923#msg1261923
The thread you referenced offers:
I've never edited an application before. What tool should I use?
Gary
I would post your question to that thread I referenced.
Hopefully one of the posters on that thread will respond with an answer.