Messages app not loading in latest preview

[peripatetic]

Anyone else experience this?

The app either loads -- without showing my messages or anything else -- and then crashes when I try to load my message by going to Window -> Show Messages.

If it doesn't do that, I get a login screen for iMessage but it never goes past that screen. I've restarted, etc. Any ideas.

Screenshot attached.

 

[stisdal]

Same issue for me :-(

 

[mwhities]

Running fine here.

I assume you tried restarting.. How about removing then adding the accounts back?

 

[spiezer]

Same issue!

 

[peripatetic]

Running fine here.

I assume you tried restarting.. How about removing then adding the accounts back?

When that login screen pops up for iMessage, I cannot access Preferences. It's grayed out.

 

[mwhities]

When that login screen pops up for iMessage, I cannot access Preferences. It's grayed out.

Doh! Sorry then. Maybe in Systems Preferences?

 

[Sky Blue]

Never had any luck with Messages in Mavericks so far.

 

[Humex]

Unable to connect to iMessage in Mavericks DP4 and DP5.

 

[kftrainer]

Problem with Facebook contacts

Unable to connect to iMessage in Mavericks DP4 and DP5.

Is there anyone having problem with connecting with Facebook contacts I am not sure if it is a password problem or a beta problem ?

 

[JaxISF]

Found this in the Apple Developer forum. Hope it helps.

"Found a fix! This was a tough one to figure out. What happened is there is a nib missing from the bundle: SignInViewController.nib.

What you should do is copy the nib from another locale into yours. I took the ukranian version (Messages.app/Contents/Resources/uk.lproj/SignInViewController.nib) and copied it into English.lproj and everything works fine!"

 

[jdmoore81]

can u upload that file. i use mackeeper and i think it deleted all my language files but english

 

[peripatetic]

can u upload that file.

Here: http://cl.ly/QtsI

This does fix it. When you reload Message, make sure it hit "Go Back" before signing in again.

 

[jdmoore81]

Thanks so much worked like a charm

 

[michelg1970]

Am having exactly the same problem however I do not understand how a Ukranian file can help me (safely)...

(edit) Thanks! I just took the Dutch one from the package and copied it. Now it is working without having to download a Ukranian file from unknown origin

Michel

 

[michelg1970]

My problem came back in another form: now I had all the appropriate screens however it didn't log in.

Kust did a complete clean reinstall of OS X (copied everything with CC Cloner to USB disk - restarted from that disk and then did clean install on my SSD) and now everything is working properly.

It took a while because OS X wanted to install newest DP's every time (starting at 0) but at least now I have Mavericks DP 5 working at full extends.

At least this worked! Your solution also worked but only once.

Thanks again!

BR,
Michel