Hello everyone! This is my first post here, so I salute you all! I hope this is in the right place and rightly posted, if not, my apologies!

 

Here are the details:

 

i - Clean install of MC 1.5.2.

ii - Downloaded: minecraftforge-universal-1.5.2-7.8.1.737.zip

iii - Opened minecraft.jar (WinRar)

iv - Opened minecraftforge-universal-1.5.2-7.8.1.737.zip (WinRar)

v - Dragged all files from minecraftforge-universal-1.5.2-7.8.1.737.rar into minecraft.jar

vi - Opened META-INF inside of minecraft.jar and deleted all files starting with "MOJANG" as per instruction.

vii - Closed all archive files and opened Minecraft    ---|>  launcher opens

viii - Clicked on "launch"

ix - Text-box appears: "FML is setting up your minecraft environment". The moment the window changes to "Library file scala-library.jar was downloaded and verified successfully" (at 0% on the progress bar for this "task") , the following text-box appears:

 

"There was a fatal error setting up minecraft and FML

Minecraft cannot launch in its current configuration

Please consult the file C:\Users\***\Roaming\.minecraft\ForgeModLoader-client-0.log for further information"

 

 

Minecraft crashes and cannot be launched anymore, therefore clean install (back to step i). Repeat steps iii, iv, v and the DELETED the folder META-INF. Continue with steps and same result is obtained. Read some posts and tried this:

 

-Repeated steps i throughout vi

-Downloaded fml_libs.zip which includes the files which the launcher attempts to download.

-Disconnected from internet, just in case.

- Placed these files in the folder "lib" (C:\Users\***\Roaming\.minecraft\lib)

-Launched MC

 

Same error.

 

Repeated this last one but WITH internet-connection - same result.

 

 

So now I spent a few hours (literally) googling around to find a solution. If it really is something something silly I DO apoligize!

Anyone have an idea?

 

 

Thank you for your time folks, hope to be able to fix this soon!!!

 

 

System:

 

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)

CPU: Intel® Core ™ i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz

GPU: GeForce GTX 660Ti (Driver version 314.07)

Memory: 8 Gb RAM

 

 

013-06-24 19:30:32 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Forge Mod Loader version 5.2.23.737 for Minecraft 1.5.2 loading

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Java is Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM, version 1.7.0_15, running on Windows 7:amd64:6.1, installed at C:\Program Files\Java\jre7

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Java classpath at launch is /C:/Users/MistaX32/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/minecraft launcher/Minecraft Launcher.exe

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Java library path at launch is C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin;.

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINE] [ForgeModLoader] Enabling runtime deobfuscation

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] All core mods are successfully located

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Discovering coremods

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...o-small-3.2.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:32 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...o-small-3.2.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:37 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:37 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:37 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file argo-small-3.2.jar was downloaded and verified successfully

2013-06-24 19:30:37 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...va-14.0-rc3.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:37 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...va-14.0-rc3.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:42 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:42 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:42 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file guava-14.0-rc3.jar was downloaded and verified successfully

2013-06-24 19:30:42 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...asm-all-4.1.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:42 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...asm-all-4.1.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:48 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:48 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:48 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file asm-all-4.1.jar was downloaded and verified successfully

2013-06-24 19:30:48 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...jdk15on-148.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:48 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...jdk15on-148.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:53 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:53 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:53 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file bcprov-jdk15on-148.jar was downloaded and verified successfully

2013-06-24 19:30:53 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra..._data_1.5.2.zip

2013-06-24 19:30:53 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra..._data_1.5.2.zip

2013-06-24 19:30:59 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:59 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:30:59 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file deobfuscation_data_1.5.2.zip was downloaded and verified successfully

2013-06-24 19:30:59 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...ala-library.jar

2013-06-24 19:30:59 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecra...ala-library.jar

2013-06-24 19:31:05 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:31:05 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 19:31:05 [FINEST] [ForgeModLoader] Library file scala-library.jar was downloaded and verified successfully

 

 

Everything seems to download correctly...? I don't understand.

Is that the entity of your current log?

It should at least have the error if it's displaying that message on screen.

It is (ForgeModLoader-client-0). But like I mentioned it didn't really get a chance to install correctly (fatal error), assuming this is what it finishes doing after connecting.

I also don't understand why no errors show up here, but then again I was surprised to find the forge logs there at all.

Just tried magic launcher:

 

 

*** MagicMinecraftLauncher 1.1.5 ***

  LCP: C:\Users\***\minecraftforge-universal-1.5.2-7.8.1.737.zip;C:\Users\MistaX32\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\bin\minecraft.jar;bin/jinput.jar;bin/lwjgl.jar;bin/lwjgl_util.jar

  InactiveExtMods: Timber! (1.5.2).zip

  MainClass: net.minecraft.client.Minecraft

Restoring disabled mods: mods

Disable inactive mods: mods

  Disabled: Timber! (1.5.2).zip

Restoring disabled mods: coremods

Disable inactive mods: coremods

2013-06-24 23:01:57 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Forge Mod Loader version 5.2.23.737 for Minecraft 1.5.2 loading

2013-06-24 23:01:57 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Java is Java HotSpot 64-Bit Server VM, version 1.7.0_15, running on Windows 7:amd64:6.1, installed at C:\Program Files\Java\jre7

2013-06-24 23:01:57 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/argo-small-3.2.jar

2013-06-24 23:02:02 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:02:02 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/guava-14.0-rc3.jar

2013-06-24 23:02:07 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:02:07 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/asm-all-4.1.jar

2013-06-24 23:02:12 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:02:12 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/bcprov-jdk15on-148.jar

2013-06-24 23:02:17 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:02:17 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/deobfuscation_data_1.5.2.zip

2013-06-24 23:02:27 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:02:27 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Downloading file http://files.minecraftforge.net/fmllibs/scala-library.jar

2013-06-24 23:02:32 [iNFO] [ForgeModLoader] Download complete

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR] java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at magic.launcher.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/google/common/collect/Multimap

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.FMLRelauncher.setupHome(FMLRelauncher.java:192)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.FMLRelauncher.relaunchClient(FMLRelauncher.java:104)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.FMLRelauncher.handleClientRelaunch(FMLRelauncher.java:38)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.main(Minecraft.java:2237)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    ... 5 more

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR] Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/google/common/collect/Multimap

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.RelaunchClassLoader.registerTransformer(RelaunchClassLoader.java:122)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.RelaunchLibraryManager.handleLaunch(RelaunchLibraryManager.java:271)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.FMLRelauncher.setupHome(FMLRelauncher.java:172)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    ... 8 more

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR] Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.google.common.collect.Multimap

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.RelaunchClassLoader.findClass(RelaunchClassLoader.java:160)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

2013-06-24 23:17:19 [iNFO] [sTDERR]    ... 16 more

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