Quote from Pietro on March 26, 2023, 5:50 pm

Hi Bernd

Good afternoon, we did recompile the latest version 7.0 for Mac and should be fine with all versions.

Can you please download from here https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Online_7.0_Mac.zip

and check just unzip the folder open a terminal and type ./main

If you already have the chromedriver or geckodriver in the path is ok.

Let us know

Pietro

 

Quote from Benjac on March 28, 2023, 1:02 pm

Hello Pietro, I wish you a good day. Thanks for the test files. Unfortunately, more tests are needed. Connection to the servers works, unfortunately the moves are not transmitted. I have already sent you the log-protocol and available for further tests. Many thanks in advance for your excellent support!

Best regards, Bernd

Quote from holyxiaoxin on April 8, 2023, 6:32 pm

Hi Pietro, I'm facing these issues too on my M1 mac. Any support?

Quote from Benjac on April 27, 2023, 2:53 pm

Hi Pietro and I wish  a good day,

Since two months I check every day the download section on Certabo & Tabutronic but for MacOS (Certabo software - MAC OSx 4.5 & Certabo ONLINE software - MAC OSx 6.0) I see the notice 'COMING SOON !!' ... What does it mean ...?

The old versions (4.0 & 3.7) doesn't work. How is the developement progress?

My decision for sale this board was a) optic and b) application for MacOS (Intel).

Best regards and be not angry, but the current situation is not so good,

Bernd

Quote from Pietro on April 27, 2023, 11:02 pm

Hi Benjac

Thank you for your note, you are right yes that section must be updated since quite a while and we also should have better, more rational organisation of download area. As we have some here and there download  link in the forum to download but definitively better we reorganise the download page with just the most recent one.

Anyhow specifically for MAC as anticipated this afternoon i put here for convenience of everybody the latest release for Mac the 4,52 which is integrating the all features voice announcements, Avatar Maia, Lichess etc.

MAC

https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Release/Mac/Certabo_4.52_Mac.zip

we wanted to make a proper installation package but still not ready with all authorisation required so you can run directly from the terminal i'm attaching an additional file with instruction for MAc.

We are still bit struggling in debugging the online  for the latest release of Mac as it is showing some errors  which looks depending  on Mac:-((  as on windows and Ubuntu works without any problem.

By the way @GokuK  and  @Michiel we also prepared the release for Unix of the last principal version and also for the online you can find below

UNIX 

Principal SW  https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Release/Ubuntu/Certabo_Tabutronic_Cerno_Ubuntu_4.52.zip

Online https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Release/Ubuntu/Certabo_Online_7.0_Ubuntu.zip

@klaus

we also managed to recompile the Lc0 on a Intel Mac and you can find it here https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Release/Mac/lc0Intel.zip unzip sudo chmod +x lc0intel and then ./lc0intel should see it running this is latest version 0.30

please let me know if it works we actually did couple of weeks ago I apologise for bit delay.

All the best

Pietro

 

Quote from Klaus on May 1, 2023, 5:21 pm

Hi Pietro,

I was now able to get it to work. There were still a few adjustments to the permissions needed, but then it ran. In your instructions you should add the line from Reint, otherwise it should not work for many:

xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine path/to/Certabo

This is also such a workaround that you don't really want to have.

Maia and Avatar also worked now.
I was also able to play a game online on Lichess.

It's fine for me now, but for average (Mac) users I'm sure it's too much tinkering. It really seems to be more of a tinkering solution than a mature product.

I'm very happy to participate in further development as a tester, but you should really be careful selling it as a finished product. There are no boards on the market for Mac that are natively supported and then the expectations are all the higher when you hear from Certabo that it works with Mac.

Greetings

Klaus

Quote from holyxiaoxin on May 1, 2023, 5:30 pm

It's not online Mac that there's issue. The android app doesn't work for online too.

Quote from Michiel on May 3, 2023, 11:12 am

I tested my Certabo eboard with the CertaboDroid Android app this morning. I was able to connect to the board and, after entering the board API token after two attempts to connect to lichess.org and play a casual rapid game. So I do not know whether you meant this app or an other Certabo Android app but it does seem to function, this one. However features for online play are limited (you can not opt for a practice game against the computer on lichess and you cannot connect to other chess platforms with the CertaboDroid app). And apparently the moves came through quite slow, afterwards I was flagged / lost on time and noticed in the chat on the lichess website that my opponent had asked me if I could play a bit faster during the game. So it works, but not ideal for the purpose of playing online at the moment, IMO.

I have another app on my phone (do not know where I once found it), that is called Ceratbo, but that one only connects via bluetooth/wifi I feel, so perhaps that goes with a Raspberry / DaVinci or whatever device and the boards with the BT module, which I do not yet have).

Quote from Pietro on May 3, 2023, 10:04 pm

Hello

@Michiel yes that app was an old app used with early version of raspberry now not anymore needed  as you can you any vnc viewer app.

Yes on lichess shall work not sure why you get bit slow can you also check with whitepawn  app as it does support lichess too for a comparison.

Anyhow as we mentioned we are now developing a native app for our board as the Certabodroid being a modified version of Droidfish is not best option for online, i will keep you posted separately as we have some version for beta testing. @Klaus thanks for the testing and suggestions and good it work. I agree for average user it may be a bit tricky anyhow will release a proper installation package and will share with you for a double check appreciate your support!.

Also here you can have trial with the new oline release for Mac https://www.certabo.com/wp-content/uploads/SOFTWARE/Release/Mac/Mac_online_7.0_Certabo.zip

we managed to compile to one one file there is single file just unzip open a terminal and type ./main that shall be straingth forward to make an installation App.

All the best

Pietro