I'd love to run more than one copy of Second Life on my computer, but I can't for the life of me figure out how. I am using a MaccBook Pro with plenty of RAM, so I'm sure it can handle it. I just need to figure out how. Anyone know?
Also, if this is better suited to the mac forum, please let me know. Thanks!
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Julia Margulis
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10-05-2006 21:56
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Winter Ventura
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10-06-2006 00:10
on the PC, if you double click REALLY fast, you can get 2 copies running at once.. really kills performance tho, and increases the chance of redmapping.
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Eloise Pasteur
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10-06-2006 00:14
It's quite easy really.
Open terminal (in Applications>Utilities>Terminal). Type in your path to the SL app followed by some goobledegook ending with -multiple e.g. /Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -multiple Which works for me. The backslashes before the spaces (Second\ Life) escape the spaces so they get read as part of the address rather than as new instructions. That path is the one I use, and should work for you if SL is in the top layer of your applications folder btw. If you're going to be using it a lot, you can save that into your prefered text editor, or save the terminal window with it in. _____________________
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Francesca Alva
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10-06-2006 01:21
I'd love to be able to run one copy without glitches. LOL
Presumably you don't have any problems running SL - what are your specs? I'm on a two-year-old iMac G5 with 512 Mb, GeForce FX 5200 with 64Mb. Works like a dream with everything else. I'm thinking (make that wishful thinking, LOL) of upgrading and it sounds as if you have a hassle-free SL experience. Sorry - this should probably be in the Mac forum, but since the thread started here ... |
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Fade Languish
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10-06-2006 02:13
There's another way to do it on a mac too. Make a file called arguments.txt, which contains "-multiples", right click on the application icon, select 'show package contents', go contents/resources, place the .txt file in the resources folder. Then duplicate the application and you're set. Duplicate it after adding the file, it needs to be in both copies.
I can run two copies when I have to on a two year old G4 powerbook, sometimes it's slow (well unmanageably slow I mean), but in a quiet sim it's ok. _____________________
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Ceera Murakami
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10-06-2006 07:14
There's another way to do it on a mac too. Make a file called arguments.txt, which contains "-multiples", right click on the application icon, select 'show package contents', go contents/resources, place the .txt file in the resources folder. Then duplicate the application and you're set. Duplicate it after adding the file, it needs to be in both copies. I can run two copies when I have to on a two year old G4 powerbook, sometimes it's slow (well unmanageably slow I mean), but in a quiet sim it's ok. It needs to be "-multiple", not "-multiples". Here is what I put in my own "arguments.txt" file. -multiple -purge -noprobe -port 13000 -login Ceera Murakami xxxxyyyy The first line lets you run more than one session. The next line purges cache The third and 4th were recommended in another forum thread, for better performance. The last line signs you in - replace my name with yours, and replace xxxxyyyy with your password. Right click on 'Second Life', and select "Show Package Contents". (Option click for a 1-button mouse). Open the contents folder, and the resources folder inside that, and add the "arguments.txt" file. Close the Resources and Contents and secondlife windows, and then duplicate the modified "Second Life" app. Right click on 'Second Life copy', and select "Show Package Contents". (Option click for a 1-button mouse). Open the contents folder, and the resources folder inside that, and modify the "arguments.txt" file for the name and password of the second user. Close all open windows, and name the Second Life apps so you know which is which. I use "Second Life - " and the avatar's initials. I have gotten three sessions running at once this way on a Mac Mini, in a low-lag sim. Don't try multiple sessions in a high lag area. _____________________
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Eloise Pasteur
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10-06-2006 10:54
Depending on what you're doing with your multiples macs cope with running hidden copies of SL quiet well. You do see a slow down with multiples, but if you hide them it's not as bad as if you have them both running at once.
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Sundog Sakai
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Anybody running two copies of 1.12.3.4 for more than one launch?
10-26-2006 12:43
Seems like lot's of folks are crashing after the second launch. Anybody here having the same problem. Linden is mum so far.
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Sundog Sakai
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And here
10-26-2006 12:45
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MungoJerry Eggplant
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yes but
02-10-2007 07:38
How do you actually get a second client RUNNING? Do I need to make a copy?
It's quite easy really. Open terminal (in Applications>Utilities>Terminal). Type in your path to the SL app followed by some goobledegook ending with -multiple e.g. /Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -multiple Which works for me. The backslashes before the spaces (Second\ Life) escape the spaces so they get read as part of the address rather than as new instructions. That path is the one I use, and should work for you if SL is in the top layer of your applications folder btw. If you're going to be using it a lot, you can save that into your prefered text editor, or save the terminal window with it in. |
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Kathy Vox
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02-10-2007 08:15
Right click on the shortcut to the application and get properties. At the end of the stuff in the "target" box add one space and -multiple (" -multiple"
 and that works for me.I use first look and the regular client and have the regular's settings turned way down so it will run smoothly multiple. |
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Ceera Murakami
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02-10-2007 08:55
How do you actually get a second client RUNNING? Do I need to make a copy? So, for example, you might have "Second Life - MyGuy", which has the info for your male main avatar in it, and "Second Life - MyGal", which has the info for your female alt avatar in it. _____________________
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Kathy Vox
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02-10-2007 10:44
If you just add the -multiple to the target, it will just plain work.
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Something Something
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02-10-2007 11:30
Be careful when using -multiple. Your graphics card may run twice as hot when it has two SL windows to display, which could be a problem if you have a computer with a thin case and a less than industrial-strength fan, in which case you might fry your graphics card.
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Mira Lemuria
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02-10-2007 11:58
OR..
if you have windows XP.. create another user.. right click on it and select, run as.... in the new screen type, Choose The Following User: fill in the username *and the password IF you entered one..* press ok, SL is now running as THAT user, openSL as yourself, and voila, SL is opened 2x... |
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Peggy Paperdoll
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02-10-2007 12:24
OR.. if you have windows XP.. create another user.. right click on it and select, run as.... in the new screen type, Choose The Following User: fill in the username *and the password IF you entered one..* press ok, SL is now running as THAT user, openSL as yourself, and voila, SL is opened 2x... I just want to see if it will work  I sort of got lost with your instructions........i'm sure it's a simple thing though. You say create another user. Where do you do that? By another user are you saying create another account for your windows machine or another user in SL for an alternate character? The reason I got lost is that you say "*and the password IF you entered one..*". You have no choice on the password if it's creating an alt..but you do if you are creating another account for your XP machine. |
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Tid Kidd
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11-08-2007 10:02
I cannot believe how complicated some people are making this sound! On a Mac its quite simple:
In your admin account, System Preferences>Accounts, click + to create a new account, (don't make it admin, don't give it a password), then repeat + for a second new account. In Login Options, check 'Enable fast user switching'. From now on... In the first new account, go to Applications folder and launch Second Life. Login as one of your SL accounts. At top right of your screen, use Fast User Switching to go to the second new user account. Same again - Applications folder, launch SL, login as another SL account. Watch your SL worlds grind s-l-o-w-l-y to a halt lol. Easier still if you drag SL to the Finder window toolbar to create alias, in each account. Works for me every time. |
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Void Singer
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11-08-2007 11:00
dunno about a mac, but on a pc all you do is copy the shortcut, make sure they both have the -multiple tag at the end and poof you're off... I'd also suggest having -port set different for each one... here's a page of things you can add and what they do...
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Client_parameters the most useful of which are -noprobe turns off the hardware check before starting, save load time -login FirstName LastName Password skips the login screen and logs you in automatically -url secondlife://region/x/y/z logs you on the the specifc region coodinates, good for having a fallback place -multiple allows more than 1 running copy of SL, minimize one to save preformance -noutc good for getting local timestamps if you use logging if you add a hotkey (like ctr+alt+s) to your shortcut, you can log back in faster than the server can log you out most times also good is -purge, but it adds to load time if you're having issues like the autocrash a sim on login problem you might try -purge -noinvlib -safe -nosound -noaudio -nofmod -ignorepixeldepth then if you manage to get in, take off all attachments, and relog normally _____________________
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TEMPLAR Dawes
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Multiple Copies of SL
04-20-2008 09:20
This was all fine and dandy until the recent upgrade to Version 1.19.1 (4) Now I cant find a SIM dull enough to run my mulpiple client in.
Anyone else notice teh same problem? Any solution? |
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Ricky Yates
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04-20-2008 09:39
Since 1.19.1 (4) my first client tends to crash when I start the second one. It used to work before.
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Wulfric Chevalier
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04-20-2008 10:17
My nothing special pc can run 3 clients simultaneously in 1.19.1.4, need the draw distance right down and all graphics settings to low to do much, but it runs fairly well.
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Phoenix Psaltery
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04-20-2008 12:24
I'd love to be able to run one copy without glitches. LOL Presumably you don't have any problems running SL - what are your specs? I'm on a two-year-old iMac G5 with 512 Mb, GeForce FX 5200 with 64Mb. I'm not an authority on Mac system requirements, but I do know that if this was a Windows PC, that's not nearly be enough power for a decent SL experience. I'd upgrade your RAM to a minimum of 1GB, 2GB if possible, and that video card... <shakes his head sadly> P2 _____________________
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TEMPLAR Dawes
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04-20-2008 15:55
Since 1.19.1 (4) my first client tends to crash when I start the second one. It used to work before. Thats exactly my problem and Im running a 2 Gig iMac. The upgrade has completely killed the activity. I might play around with teh graphics options but aren't really interested in SL if teh graphical experience becomes a joke. |
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TEMPLAR Dawes
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Multiple Instances a thing of the past
04-23-2008 12:54
As an update I have had some success by following the suggestion of turning everything down in terms of graphics etc in 'preferences' but the quality is unacceptably poor.
Come on this is 2008 - Have you been onto X-Box Live lately??? This just looks crap. As soon as I turn the quality up, for eg to use Snapshot the whole lot freezes. One other thing. A number of people have talked about SIM impact on running multiple instances. I think this is a red herring. I can't even run 2 instances in totally separate SIMs. The last update of SL just won't run parallel sets on my Mac (which is under 12 months old btw ) That's me out of here. Give Lindens 12 months to catch up maybe and try again. Unless of course anyone knows how to back - fill to the previous version |