OS X Launcher Freeze

Lord Lacimus·Mar 25, 2015·11 votes·2,156 views

Every time i run the Launcher is freezes after a couple seconds, this was not an issue up until now as all i needed to do was close the client, re-open and quickly click the space where the "Start" button will be before it freezes, however now i need to update and i can't if it freezes immediately. I've tried downloading a fresh client but it doesn't seem to start up, the 'LoLPatcherUx' shows up in the dock but no window opens. I don't have much of a technical knowledge so i don't really know what the issue might be.

I don't know if it makes a difference but the system i'm running is a late 2009 model iMac 21.5 inch with Mac OS X Yosemite version 10.10.2.

17 Comments

20SevenMar 25, 20155 votes

I had the same issue on my Mac.

What I did to fix it:

Start the client
Client freezes
Let the client sit there "frozen" for 10-15 minutes
Terminate the client
Start the client again

This should start the actual patching process and your client should function normally again.

Lord LacimusMar 25, 20151 votes

I've tried this but mine generally takes longer so i'll need to try it when i have something else on the computer to do so that it can run the update without it being interrupted by sleep mode to see if it actually works for me.

20SevenMar 25, 20151 votes

I have edited my original post to further explain.

Obe Win KenobiMar 26, 20151 votes

Anyone having the 33% error still? I am gaining 20,000+ files scanned and it won't break the scanning files issue item 3157

KojkV6KkvLMar 25, 20152 votes

had the same problem, tried screwing around with the game files a bit and eventually ended up deleting League of Legends/Contets/LOL/RADS/projects/lol_air_client/releases (the folder that's in releases) now my client is updating but it's going horribly slow right now, hope this might've helped you in any way

EDIT: it just finished step one, which was updating something something game files, now it's scanning files again but it's going really fast, might update when it's done

cheflA1Mar 25, 20151 votes

nothing seems to work for me.. deleted files, restarted everything.. changed to US server and back.. repaired my harddrive access..renewd this tcpip stuff..

and still no download..

Thunder DreamssMar 25, 20152 votes

I've been suffering this problem. It seems it's only a UI freeze tho. I left it and watched disk and network activity. When those dropped I killed the patcher and then reopened LoL and it was updated altho had to click through the EULA's fast or it would freeze again.

Right now this bug isn't crippling but it is annoying. Hopefully Rito will find it in their code to fix it.

Lord LacimusMar 25, 20151 votes

Yes, someone else suggested a similar solve so it does appear to be a UI issue, glad to know i'm not the only one ^^

Astrox3Mar 25, 20151 votes

same here, OSX too, can only start if I insta-click the launch button

KojkV6KkvLMar 25, 20151 votes

if your patcher freezes after starting up immediately i tried clicking a link immediately after it started up and then for some reason it didn't freeze

Lord LacimusMar 25, 20151 votes

Yeah i tried something similar, clicking the Patch overview to read over while it updated as i usually do but i still froze moments after, as someone else commented this appears to be a UI bug.

DarkSilver72Mar 25, 20151 votes

Wow, that actually worked, every other comment did not work so I doubted this but it actually works lol.

Acidic PuddleMar 25, 20151 votes

Maybe it is time for an upgrade...

Lord LacimusMar 25, 20151 votes

No, the computer itself runs fine, all of the hardware is still in good condition. and like i said, it runs the latest version of Yosemite so the software isn't outdated.

Acidic PuddleMar 26, 20151 votes

Well I have a 2011 air and it can run the client fine on the newest Yosemite... so idk

PaxtusMar 25, 20151 votes

My launcher also freezes about 2 seconds after startup.

looking for girIMar 26, 2015

Hey guys, had same problem and downloaded, so what worked for me -> after some tries I was able to click and change region to EU West (am East). Surprised, it didnt freeze anymore and downloaded. Good luck to you all with this. (Seriously this needs update fast and immediately summoner 4 )