Hi Phil, Thanks for your message. I’m afraid I don’t have a perfect solution at the moment, but I can share what I’ve observed:
- The latest PharoLauncher 3.4.1 seems to have an issue: it hangs immediately on startup, both on Sequoia (your environment) and Tahoe (my environment). - PharoLauncher 3.2-2024.05.24 starts up, but trying to launch a Pharo 12.0 image produces a PhLTranslatedModeWarning and fails to open (tested on Tahoe). - Selecting a Pharo 13.0 image with 3.2-2024.05.24 works (tested on Tahoe). So unfortunately, the “general solutions” I mentioned earlier don’t really help in the current situation. I wish I could offer a clearer fix, but for now this is all I’ve observed. Sorry I can’t be more helpful at the moment! Best, Masaya > On Oct 16, 2025, at 19:44, Phil Gray via Pharo-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Masaya, > > Many thanks for your message. I’ve gone through the steps you suggest, but I > still have problems. > Here’s what happened with each of your numbered steps: > (1) Curl returned ‘HTTP/1.1 200 OK’. I assume version 1.1 is ok. I was able > to access files.pharo.org <http://files.pharo.org/> ok. > (2) When I looked for the PharoLauncher file in /Library/Application > Support, no file was there. I tried launching PharoLauncher again, but still > no file. > (3) This wasn’t relevant as PharoLauncher never reached a state where I > could select an image file. > (4) I set the firewall to allow PharoLauncher to accept connections. > (5) I was able to execute using the ‘arch -arm64’ command. Same result as > before. > (6) Launching from a command line generated no errors. The application just > hangs. I’ve attached a screen dump of the PharoLauncher window. > > I hope you can help! > Thanks, Phil > > > On 15 Oct 2025 at 17:05:20, IDEGUTI Masaya via Pharo-users > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi Phil, >> >> I understand you’re having trouble with PharoLauncher on your M3 MacBook >> Air, hanging when trying to connect to files.pharo.org >> <http://files.pharo.org/>. Here are several steps that usually help resolve >> this issue: >> >> 1. Check your network connection >> Open Terminal and run: >> curl -I https://files.pharo.org <https://files.pharo.org/> >> >> • If it returns HTTP/2 200, the connection is fine. >> • If it fails, try switching Wi-Fi networks or disconnecting from VPN. >> • Also check that you can open https://files.pharo.org >> <https://files.pharo.org/> in your browser. >> >> 2. Clear PharoLauncher cache >> Old settings or caches can cause the launcher to hang: >> mv ~/Library/Application\ Support/PharoLauncher ~/Library/Application\ >> Support/PharoLauncher.bak >> >> Then restart PharoLauncher. It will create fresh settings. >> >> 3. Manually download a Pharo image >> • Go to https://files.pharo.org <https://files.pharo.org/> and download >> the image you need (e.g., Pharo 10 latest stable). >> • Unzip the .zip file, which will contain a .image and .changes file. >> • In PharoLauncher, use Add Local Image to select the .image file and >> start it. >> >> 4. Check macOS security & firewall >> • Go to System Settings → Network → Firewall. >> • Make sure PharoLauncher is allowed to connect. >> • If using Intel (x86) binaries on Apple Silicon, consider using the >> native ARM64 version. >> >> 5. Apple Silicon specific note >> • Make sure you downloaded the ARM64 version of PharoLauncher for your M3 >> Mac. >> • You can test by launching from Terminal: >> arch -arm64 /Applications/PharoLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/PharoLauncher >> >> 6. Debugging >> Launch PharoLauncher from Terminal to see logs and connection errors: >> /Applications/PharoLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/PharoLauncher >> >> If network issues persist, manually downloading the image and using the >> local image option is a reliable workaround. >> I hope this helps! Let me know if you run into any further issues. >> >> Best regards, >> Masaya >> >> >>> On Oct 15, 2025, at 21:49, Phil Gray via Pharo-users >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I’m having trouble reinstalling PharoLauncher on an M3 MacBook Air running >>> Sequoia 15.6.1. >>> >>> I uninstalled a working version of PharoLauncher (long story) and then >>> downloaded and installed a new version. On launch, a Pharo window opens and >>> then it hangs trying to connect to ‘files.pharo.org >>> <http://files.pharo.org/>’. >>> >>> I’d be grateful for any help. >>> >>> Phil >> > <PharoLauncherScreenDump.jpg>
