help with MT on mac

Hi, I just got my mac and I'm not too proficient with it. I'd like to install MT4 on it. I know it's possible. I treid darwine and I tried crossover. Using crossover I managed to install it but when I launch it nothing happens. Darwine I just couldn't install. Could someone please tell me how to install it? What additional packages do I need. I have xcode and x11 installed.

thank you

I don't have a mac but I've heard that the two options for running windows and windows software in macs is Bootcamp and Parallels. Bootcamp works by partitioning off a part of your hard drive and letting you install on windows on your mac hardrive, and Parallels works with virtualization. With Parallel's you can have windows and your Mac Os running at the same time.

I know about this solution. But it seems silly to install windows just so I could run mt4. I'd rather just be able to run simple programs when I choose to. Unfortunatly I can't seem to install wine properly so I was hoping someone could help

How exactly do you know it's possible? Wouldn't that have come with instructions?

Myself, I run Macs too - I run MT4 two different ways: 1. Run Windows 2000 via Parallels on my Imac. 2. Run it on my separate Windows XP pc - which runs without a monitor - I use the free Remote Desktop Connection software provided by Microsoft to connect from the Mac to the PC.

You can install windown on any of the new macs that Have the intel processors.....

The reason I say its possible is because I remember seeing a post here mentioning someone is running metatrader on a mac but his icons do not work. I don't mind the icons. I just don't want to install windows on here. I was hoping someone has successfuly used wine on a mac

last post on this thread
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=13051

Good Luck.

Another option a la Parallels is VMWare's upcoming Fusion. Free beta available and supports Direct X 8.1

w w w.vmware.com/products/beta/fusion

This issue is very important to me at the moment too. I have just bought a 24" iMac Intel core 2 duo and after using the MT4 charts I do not wish to go to anything else.

The link to the crossover site should offer a solution, but I don't know my way around my Mac, so would probably not get it right just yet.

I have heard of one trader using a "mule" PC without monitor, but by using a network link, he is getting the charts on to his Mac monitor.

Not sure how this happens - I am certainly not tech-smart.

Just a suggestion that may help.

With best wishes

Ingot

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I found the VMWare site offering the released version of of their product now.

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusio...es.html#c25447

If the advertising is to be believed it would appear the previous complaints have been dealt with: ie the slowness of virtual PC and poorer quality, things like icons not appearing or not working, and for me ... the biggie - having both Mac and PC programmes operating from the one screen simultaneously.

Parallels and Virtual PC did the job previously I believe. Now if you are running Boot Camp, VMWare can put the required applications Icons in the dock and they operate with just a click - and are useable across both platforms as a drag-and-drop or cut-paste/copy-paste etc.

This is available as a 30-day free trial.

Could be a breakthrough ... if they are able to preserve quality and speed.

As I mentioned before I am interested in running MT4 charting and my own personal broker's Java trading interface on my iMac. I can not believe that somehow MT4 is not available to Mac users as a standard Mac format download!

I'll bet it is this time next year - they will want the revenue one would think.

Question: Is anyone following this? How have you fared ie with speed, quality? (That's 2 questions).

I will be back ... after I try it.

Snippet from VMware site:

"Bring Unity to Windows and Mac OS X"

"Say goodbye to the Start menu and Taskbar and run Windows applications directly from the Dock. Minimize Windows applications to the Dock, switch between Windows or Mac applications with Exposé, find and instantly launch any Windows application, drag and drop files between Windows and the Mac, and use familiar Mac keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste between Windows and Mac applications."

"Already running Windows XP on your Mac using Apple Boot Camp?"

"No problem. VMware Fusion automatically detects your Boot Camp partition and lets you access it as a virtual machine, giving you the flexibility to run Windows XP alone or side-by-side with Mac OS X."

I run MT4 & XP perfectly on my macbook with VMware Fusion. Not notice any decreased in speed.

I trade using MT4 in a MacBook Pro and a mini and there's no problem with Parrallels. I use it for long time (since the first MBP series) and never experimented a crash or delay in orders.

Hello,

i use Metatrader on MAC, and i programm my EA´s on MAC.

The ONLY way i found interesting is to use crossover.

Then Metatrader runs like on PC.

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

Try it and you will be happy.

Mobsie

I'm running MT4 without any problems on my MacBook Intel and Crossover. Parallels was slowing my Mac down too much.
There are to dll files to copy from a working Wndows xp computer... thats all.
I don't remember which ones they are... but if you google for it you will find.

Good luck...

Hello,

yes DXTrade is perfect.

If anybody need help with the installation is really easy.

On the Crosover Homepage you found an article about the install the 2 dll.

Mobsie

I am running mt4 in my MBP with only 1 problem: right-click doesn´t work inside mt4. Do you have the same problem?