GTA Trilogy crashes at boot on Mac with "Unexpected Error"
Last Updated: April 23, 2024
Question: When I try to launch GTA III on Mac the game crashes right when the screen is changing resolutions at boot and then says "Unexpected Error." How do I fix this?
Answer: This issue may occur when Quicktime is not updated to the latest version or re-installed after upgrading an operating system. In the error log you may find:
Dyld Error Message: Symbol not found: _ValidateAudioChannelLayout Referenced from: /Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeComponents.component/Contents/MacOS/QuickTimeComponents Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/QuickTime
If you are seeing this error, please download the latest version of Quicktime: