No, I'm not kidding, I'm trying to help you.
It can be complicated but that fix does work. What Mac do you have? Can you go to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, open DeviceConfig.log (either by double clicking so it opens with Console or by opening with TextEdit) and scroll down a little bit. You will see Graphics Device info:
Can you either take a screenshot of the info, like the one above, and upload and provide the link here ( www.tinypic.com is good for this) or copy and paste the graphics details here. Don't worry, there isn't any personal info in there.
You may have to use Activity Monitor to quit the game process after you try and load the game each time, basically whenever you get the "Cannot start the process when the game is running..." error message. Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor select The Sims 3 in the list of processes under the CPU tab then click on the X in the top left corner (the X under the red, yellow and green buttons) and Quit/Force Quit the process.
I tried to go to documents - electronic arts - the sims 3, and the I didn't have the next step.. Nothing ''deviceconfig.log'' !!! What to do then :o
@Bluebellflora wrote:No, I'm not kidding, I'm trying to help you.
It can be complicated but that fix does work. What Mac do you have? Can you go to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, open DeviceConfig.log (either by double clicking so it opens with Console or by opening with TextEdit) and scroll down a little bit. You will see Graphics Device info:
Can you either take a screenshot of the info, like the one above, and upload and provide the link here ( www.tinypic.com is good for this) or copy and paste the graphics details here. Don't worry, there isn't any personal info in there.
You may have to use Activity Monitor to quit the game process after you try and load the game each time, basically whenever you get the "Cannot start the process when the game is running..." error message. Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor select The Sims 3 in the list of processes under the CPU tab then click on the X in the top left corner (the X under the red, yellow and green buttons) and Quit/Force Quit the process.
No Sims 3 folder or just no DeviceConfig.log?
Did you check Activity Monitor like I suggested? You may have to do that after every time you try to start the game.
Which exact Mac do you have? Are you happy that you followed the instructions completely and edited the GraphicsCards.sgr and GraphicsRules.sgr files correctly?
