Help! I just can't get PT3 to work on OS X Lion

[DebtsNBooze]

Hi, I'm having trouble installing PT3 on my new MacBook Pro.
Here's what I did so far:

- Backed everything up with Time Machine
- Installed OS X Lion
- Restored everything with the Migration Tool in OS X (including the postgres user).
- Entered the commands "sudo dscl . -append /Users/_postgres RecordName postgres" and "sudo dscl . -append /Groups/_postgres RecordName postgres". After entering the first one it said "<main> attribute status: eDSRecordAlreadyExists
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14135 (eDSRecordAlreadyExists)". Entering the second one didn't cause any error message.
- Downloaded and installed 3.11.5 beta
- PostgreSQL couldn't start.
- I decided that I would just try a complete fresh install of PT3 + PostgreSQL and create a new DB, since I still have all my hand histories. So I removed PT3 completely, including the settings in the "Library/Application Support" folder.
- I entered the commands in the terminal again, causing the same error message as before.
- I installed PT3 and now I get a window that lets me enter Server, Port, User + PW for the PostgreSQL DB. This is where I'm stuck now. The default settings are Server "localhost", Port "5432", User "postgres", PW "dbpass". I also tried "postgrespass" but that didn't work either.

Any suggestions on what to do now? I don't care about the old database anymore, it's fine for me if I have to re-import all my hand histories, but how do I get PT3 to work in Lion? :?:

Thank you!

[kraada]

Is PostgreSQL installed on the machine at this point? Do you see it in Applications?

[DebtsNBooze]

No, but I figured the PT3 installer would install PostgreSQL as well?

[kraada]

It tries but it may not always succeed - try installing it manually from here and then install it and that may solve all of your problems.

[WhiteRider]

Please follow these directions in order to be able to install PostgreSQL on Lion.

[adeski]

I've been having problems with installation too. Following the instructions at the link you refer to, isn't working for me. After deleting the PokerTracker directory in ~/Library/ApplicationSupport, when I run PT3 it doesn't attempt to install PostgreSQL. Instead it tries to connect to the non existent server.

Any suggestions?

[kraada]

Please try installing it manually then per my link - PT3 runs the same installer when it installs PostgreSQL for you so there will be no difference in the end.

[adeski]

Thanks. Have tried that a couple of times but got an error message at the end that mentioned clusters.

[kraada]

Then please create a support request and we'll make sure we get everything sorted out for you.