Joomla 3.9.19 VM stack for Mac doesn't start anymore on macOS Big Sur

Georgeq 2020-11-19 15:58:45 UTC #1

Keywords: Joomla - OS X - Technical issue - Other
Description:
I did build my website successfully with the Joomla 3.9.19 VM stack on macOS 10 working fine until macOS 10.15. But since I updated to macOS Big Sur (11.0.1) the Joomla.app doesn't start anymore. Nothing appears on the screen when I try to start the VM

Ibone 2020-11-20 10:33:43 UTC #2

Hi @Georgeq,

Could you check this thread of the community?
Remember change WordPress for Joomla

I hope that helps you,
Ibone.

Georgeq 2020-11-21 13:43:38 UTC #3

Hi @Ibone,

thank you for your response. I'll try to solve my problem with QEMU but then I'll first have to download it to my machine. I encounter a problem already there. According to the QEMU-website I have tot use the 'brew' or the 'port' command in the terminal-window. But in the case of macOS Big Sur the response to both is: command not found. Do I have tot use another command?

Georgeq 2020-11-21 20:08:49 UTC #4

Hi @Ibone,
Sorry for my inexperience, but I discovered later that I first had to install Xcode, then MacPorts, and that I after that could install QEMU. Today I fixed all that preparations and tomorrow I'll try to fix my VM. Thanks so far George

Georgeq 2020-11-22 14:43:13 UTC #5

Hi @Ibone,
Today I succeeded in using qemu for repairing the qcow2-file just as was done in the case of Worpress.
Qemu discovered an enormous amount of errors, and after that the repair function of QEMU reported that it had fixed all the errors. And, when I tried the check of QEMU a second time it confirmed that no errors could be found. But the Joomla.app still refuses to start the vm.

So, my problem is still remaining. Regards, George

Ibone 2020-11-23 08:55:42 UTC #6

Hi @Georgeq,

Could you add the error that appears went you try to start the VM?

Regards,
Ibone.

Georgeq 2020-11-23 16:48:52 UTC #7

Hi @Ibone,

There appears no error message at all. It simply doesn't start.

Regards,
George

Ibone 2020-11-24 09:54:35 UTC #8

Hi @Georgeq,

Could you download the last version of https://bitnami.com/redirect/to/1176198/bitnami-joomla-3.9.22-1-linux-debian-10-x86_64-nami.zip and try to start this?

This last version it already supports macOS Big Sur

Regards,
Ibone.

Georgeq 2020-11-24 20:13:26 UTC #9

hi @Ibone,
What will it do with my earlier developed Joomla website? Can I leave the machine.qcow2 file where it is (after correction by Qemu)? Or, have I to restore the machine.qcow2 file as it was before correction by Qemu? Or, will it overwrite the complete Joomla-directory so that I have to restore (with Akeeba) a former backup that I made of my website? I need to know the consequences of installing a new stack and restarting.

Regards,
George

Ibone 2020-11-25 11:03:46 UTC #10

Hi @Georgeq,

I'm sorry I messed up the link, you need to download this https://downloads.bitnami.com/files/stacks/joomla/3.9.22-8/bitnami-joomla-3.9.22-8-osx-x86_64-vm.dmg and replace the folder applications in your Joomla and try to execute with that change.

I hope that helps,
Ibone.

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