MacBook & Rave cd??

[TeZZaP]

Doh, just downloaded a copy of the 'Rave CD' only to discover its PC only... anyone know if there's a Mac version of it? Or if not where I can get something that will give me workshop style info on my D90? As I said in my opening post; I haven't done any work on newer Defenders and have no resources yet...

[clintox]

I just purchased a copy of the rave cd, and upon delivery I find i can't use it on my iMac. I previously had a downloaded copy for the disco which worked fine but thought I would support the forum and now can't get it to work.

need help

[Rok_Dr]

X 2. I've just spent a few hours trying to open the PDF's on an iPad. It appears that the pdf's are encrypted to only open using acrobat 4 on the cd. Printing the PDF using a PDF printer doesn't work either.

Cheers Steve

[incisor]

X 2. I've just spent a few hours trying to open the PDF's on an iPad. It appears that the pdf's are encrypted to only open using acrobat 4 on the cd. Printing the PDF using a PDF printer doesn't work either.

Cheers Steve

how long ago did you get the rave cd?

the ones in the shop have been freeraved and work fine on my mac and have done so for several months.

you cant use the rave.exe unless you have crossover or similar installed, but you can open the pdfs if it is a freeraved disc.

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

how long ago did you get the rave cd?

the ones in the shop have been freeraved and work fine on my mac and have done so for several months.

you cant use the rave.exe unless you have crossover or similar installed, but you can open the pdfs if it is a freeraved disc.


Also work on Linux for those other geeks

[Rok_Dr]

Hmm looks like a trip to the shop may be in order. There are a couple of other things there as well that have grabbed my eye.

My Cds are many years old circa 2005-6. Seem to remember getting them as a freeby with some parts I bought back then, So I am not surprised that they don't work.

A couple of questions tho:
1. Can I open the pdf's on the shop Cd's using the latest Adobe reader X?
2. Which disc should I get for the 2003 D2a and is it the full manual, including the TD5 engine. (ie not the NAS manual which only has the V8)

Cheers

Steve

[adonuff]

Hi all
Im sure this has been asked before but I need to know will the Rave cd work with a MacBook laptop?? If not is there a version that will. Need to know before I sell the Hp pc type laptop.

[John W]

No, our house is fully mac after my dell (not so old) died and I can not use rave on a mac. Have to take the disc to work to read on the one PC there (work is otherwise fully mac) so suggest that you keep your old HP PC.

[MacMan]

I've had to buy an old notebook specifically to do odd jobs and RAVE is one of them. Unless you need to sell the HP you're best off keeping it.

[adonuff]

HI
I thought that might be the case, Thanks for the replies, Will keep the PC, its not that old but I would get nothing for it second hand. It can sit on the bench while doing repairs and I wont have to worry about oil on the keyboard

[rosco114]

I run VMware fusion and win7 on my mac just for rave - means no pc required. Works well - purists may criticise but ...

[MacMan]

HI
I thought that might be the case, Thanks for the replies, Will keep the PC, its not that old but I would get nothing for it second hand. It can sit on the bench while doing repairs and I wont have to worry about oil on the keyboard

As much as I despise working in a Windows environment these days, I have to say that the little Lenovo XP machine that I purchased is proving to be handy for that very reason. Also finding it useful for admin at my sporting club.

[OffTrack]

I use a freeraved version of D2 RAVE which I've compiled into a PDF Portfolio. The main draw back is that you must use Adobe Acrobat to view, but it corrals all the bits into a single bundle.

It's still a bit of a work in progress, and needs a few files added, but it is far easier to use than RAVE or a bunch of loose pdfs.

48430

48431

Having all the Tech Bulletins etc in a portfolio makes it very easy to search for information:

48432

cheers
Paul

[simonmelb]

Having just 1 laptop was a breeze when traveling around oz, so I use Parallels with Winows XP on my MacBook to run Rave as well as Microcat, which proved invaluable when ordering parts in Broome from a local auto repairer.

But the old laptop in the workshop sounds like a good idea too.

Cheers

Simon

[Pepi]

Hi all,
have searched the threads in regards to the latest rave cd and mac compatibility, i didn't find anything recent. i was wondering if the latest cd in store is fully compatible. i realize it says so in store description but was wondering if anyone can personally vouch for it. I'm looking at rebuilding my td5 disco head and only have a mac.
thanks
pepi

[GregTD5]

Some say Rave will not work on Mac, but I have downloaded it and have it working on my Mac with out any issues.
From the Mac,I was able to put it on to the iPad via DropBox.

Greg

[Pepi]

Thanks for the reply Greg, will purchase from store and see how i go.
Pete

[incisor]

Thanks for the reply Greg, will purchase from store and see how i go.
Pete

the ones in the store work fine on my mac

[Judo]

the ones in the store work fine on my mac
I disagree. I've bought 2 CD's from the store and neither of them work on my 2 Macbook's. Both work on my windows laptop. It appears as a blank CD on all Macbooks.

Edit: I don't disagree they work on your laptop... you know what I mean! :p

[incisor]

I disagree. I've bought 2 CD's from the store and neither of them work on my 2 Macbook's. Both work on my windows laptop. It appears as a blank CD on all Macbooks.

Edit: I don't disagree they work on your laptop... you know what I mean! :p



what cd's have you bought and how long ago?

[Nicky]

Hi all,
have searched the threads in regards to the latest rave cd and mac compatibility, i didn't find anything recent. i was wondering if the latest cd in store is fully compatible. i realize it says so in store description but was wondering if anyone can personally vouch for it. I'm looking at rebuilding my td5 disco head and only have a mac.
thanks
pepi

Works on my Mac OS 10.8.3

[Judo]

what cd's have you bought and how long ago?
I searched my email and I have a little more info.

"Rave 1" (D1) May 2012. My Mac doesn't recognise it at all and Windows says it's a blank CD.
I now remember that I never got this working. I just downloaded it from another site on the internet.

"LANDY4BD1CD" March 2013. 2 Macbooks couldn't read it. Windows could.

[incisor]

I searched my email and I have a little more info.

"Rave 1" (D1) May 2012. My Mac doesn't recognise it at all and Windows says it's a blank CD.
I now remember that I never got this working. I just downloaded it from another site on the internet.

"LANDY4BD1CD" March 2013. 2 Macbooks couldn't read it. Windows could.

no idea on the first as they are all verified before sending out and should be able to be read on all machines at that purchase date.

the 4bd1 cd is a stock standard iso disc i built myself and it wont autorun on a mac but you open / doubleclick menu.html and away you go..

[Judo]

Definitely wasn't a lack of windows autorun that got me. I can check again tonight, but I'm pretty sure my Mac thinks it's a blank CD... TBC.

[Pepi]

i have just ordered rave2 from store will see how it goes.
Pete

[twr7cx]

The PDF file works on Macs, iPads etc. but the included Adobe program is a Windows one. I have it running via Parallels app.

[Pepi]

will have to look into the Parallels app.....thanks

[stallie]

Copy the CD's files to a folder on your mac. Find the "top" pdf that's the menu and highlight this file. I can't remember what it was called now.

Then delete all the windows .dll and exe files and then all you do is click on the head pdf to get all the other linked pdf's - circuit diagrams, manuals, handbooks etc.

[Pepi]

Hi
got my rave disk the other day, did as Stallie suggested....opened contents of cd, went to pdf main folder, then LT folder then copied file WMLT990E.PDF to desktop then deleted all exe, ini and inf files, works perfectly.
Pete

[OffTrack]

There is a significant amount of information, some which supersedes the workshop manual, on the cd. Have a look for the technical bulletins, electrical library and circuit diagrams.

Cheers
Paul

[Pepi]

Thanks Paul,
i saw all the other info, electric diagrams and such. It is certainly a great resource to have. The only thing that's missing is a folder of home made versions and alternatives to all the land rover special tools often required.
I can now get to work on my disco.
cheers
Pete

[clubagreenie]

The version I have I copied the disk contents across (running Linux mind you) and there's an exe for windows and a folder for each of Mac and Linux versions, which are as pdf's full of links (very well built) across every reference in the thing. Haven't had an issue running on Mac, Linux, Android (via pdf) even a sun box.

[DiscoMick]

Is it worth paying for the CDs as opposed to simply downloading it for free off the Internet?

[clubagreenie]

Well paying for it (from Dave) means funding a fellow user and roverite. It may even put a little back to the forum.

[OffTrack]

The downloads are usually not FreeRaved so are locked to the PC version of Acrobat 4.