MuseScore 3.6.2 crashes on startup

• Apr 26, 2022 - 19:28

MuseScore 3.6.2 constantly crashes upon startup.
The crash report (attached) indicates segmentation fault in Proxy Resolver thread.

I can start MuseScore successfully by double-clicking on an existing .mscz file, though, so this is not a total blocker. I suspect the problem started after upgrading to OS X Monterey, but can't be 100% sure.

I have tried reverting to factory settings as instructed at https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/revert-factory-settings, but to no avail: the app still crashes immediately after completing the settings wizard.

OS: macOS 12.3.1
HW: MacBook pro 16" 2019
MuseScore version (64-bit): 3.6.2.548020600, revision: 3224f34

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When starting MuseScore via command line, I can see the following in the terminal output:

$ /Applications/MuseScore\ 3.app/Contents/MacOS/mscore -F
dlopen error : dlopen(libjack.0.dylib, 0x0001): tried: '/Applications/MuseScore 3.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/libjack.0.dylib' (no such file), '/Applications/MuseScore 3.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/libjack.0.dylib' (no such file), 'libjack.0.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libjack.0.dylib' (no such file), '/Users/zpq0730/libjack.0.dylib' (no such file)
dlopen error : dlopen(/usr/local/lib/libjack.0.dylib, 0x0001): tried: '/usr/local/lib/libjack.0.dylib' (no such file)
No device selected. PortAudio detected 6 devices. Will use the default device (index 5).
Pt_Start() called
ZoomBox::setLogicalZoom(): Formatting logical zoom level as 100% (rounded from 1.000000)
JIT is disabled for QML. Property bindings and animations will be very slow. Visit https://wiki.qt.io/V4 to learn about possible solutions for your platform.
qrc:/qml/TelemetryPermissionDialog.qml:37: ReferenceError: globalStyle is not defined
qrc:/qml/DialogButton.qml:74: ReferenceError: globalStyle is not defined
qrc:/qml/DialogButton.qml:74: ReferenceError: globalStyle is not defined
ZoomBox::setLogicalZoom(): Formatting logical zoom level as 100% (rounded from 1.000000)
ZoomBox::setLogicalZoom(): Formatting logical zoom level as 100% (rounded from 1.000000)
zero glyph, id 923
ScoreFont::draw: invalid sym 0
zero glyph, id 2582
zero glyph, id 2588
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
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zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 335
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
zero glyph, id 422
ScoreFont::draw: invalid sym 0
acceptNavigationRequest( QUrl("https://connect2.musescore.com/?version=3.6.2.548020600") , QWebEnginePage::NavigationType(NavigationTypeTyped) , true )
Segmentation fault: 11

Try using the -w command line option. Or start MuseScore by double clicking a score file.
And then disable the Start Center in preferences.
Culprit most likely is the web part of the start center, and somehow macOS' firewall/security system

Disabling the start center fixes the issue, thanks!

I was on VPN when I started MuseScore now, could be related to that (and not Monterey update).

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