ollama - 💡(How to fix) Fix MacOS app 500's on latest version of Ollama [1 comments, 1 participants]

% ollama run x/z-image-turbo:latest 'foo' Error: 500 Internal Server Error: mlx runner failed: Error: failed to initialize MLX: MLX: Failed to load /Applications/Ollama.app/Contents/Resources/libmlxc.dylib: dlopen(/Applications/Ollama.app/Contents/Resources/libmlxc.dylib, 0x0009): tried: '/Applications/Ollama.app/Contents/Resources/libmlxc.dylib' (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have 'x86_64', need 'arm64e' or 'arm64e.v1' or 'arm64' or 'arm64')), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/Applications/Ollama.app/Contents/Resources/libmlxc.dylib' (no such file), '/Applications/Ollama.app/Contents/Resources/libmlxc.dylib (exit: exit status 1)

TL;DR

The issue can likely be resolved by downgrading Ollama to version 0.20.3, as the latest version appears to have compatibility issues with macOS.

Guidance

• The error message indicates an architecture mismatch between the libmlxc.dylib file and the system architecture, suggesting a compatibility issue with the latest version of Ollama on macOS.
• Verify that downgrading to version 0.20.3 resolves the issue, as reported by the user.
• If downgrading is not feasible, consider waiting for an update to Ollama that addresses the compatibility issue with macOS.
• Check the Ollama documentation or issue tracker for any known issues or workarounds related to macOS compatibility.

Notes

The issue appears to be specific to the latest version of Ollama (0.20.4) on macOS, and downgrading to a previous version (0.20.3) is a known workaround.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Downgrade to version 0.20.3, as it is a known stable version that resolves the issue.