Re: NOT Solved: TS-2.0.1rc1: Trouble with Firefox

I have been working a bit more on this without luck. I simply can't 
understand why I can successfully tftp vmlinuz and initrd *every time* 
during boot, but have a <5% success rate to tftp pkgs... Makes no sense to 
me.

Is it the same tftp program used in both situations?

Mike

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Mike Eriksen wrote:

> Grrr. I was to fast to declare my problem solved. It worked nicely for a 
> while after the upgrade, but now the trouble is back. Tftpd32 reports:
> 
> Read request for file <./pkg/firefox.pkg> Mode octet [07/06 21:49:33.218]
> rcvd package too short [[07/06 21:49:42.953]
> (a lot more lines like these)
> MAX RETRIES while waiting for Ack block 20348. file <.\pkg\firefox.pkg> 
> [07/06 41:49:43.093].
> 
> The failing block varies.
> 
> Funny thing is it only happens with pkgs, never with a normal boot 
> (vmlinuz or initrd).
> 
> Anyway, probably not a TS problem (wouldn't mind a hint, though :-)
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Mike Eriksen wrote:
> 
> > The problem continued with 2.0.1rc2, which indicated a local problem in my 
> > environment. Debugging the tftpd trafic showed a problem with tftpd32 ver. 
> > 2.72. An upgrade to ver. 2.73 solved the problem.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Miles Roper wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > i just released rc2.0.1rc2, all it contains is a fix for the pkg deletes
> > > bug.
> > > 
> > > yep, I tested mikes problem as well, can't find it myself.
> > > 
> > > ok, let me know if you need a hand with the screen parameters :o)
> > > 
> > > ok, i'm off, its a holiday here :o)
> > > 
> > > if things are ok, let me know if I can release 2.0.1 as final :o)
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Trevor B [mailto:trevor-BjDgExXnU3gXC2x5gXVKYQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Monday, 7 June 2004 12:21 p.m.
> > > To: Mike Eriksen
> > > Cc: Miles Roper; 
> > > thinstation-developer-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Thinstation-developer] TS-2.0.1rc1: Trouble with Firefox
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Mike,
> > > 
> > > my rc1 build and test using firefox and flash as pkgs work OK (although 
> > > not entirely sure that flash got loaded down...). I am having other 
> > > problems with picking up my screen parameters from the 
> > > thinstation.conf.network file - but haven't worked out the real problem 
> > > yet....
> > > 
> > > I certainly have a firefox-bin in the lib/mozilla-1.6 directory (both 
> > > 2.0 & 2.1beta versions).
> > > 
> > > Trevor B
> > > Mike Eriksen wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Oh, I know. I forget to tell that I already did comment-out line 244-246 
> > > >in build. Isn't that enough?
> > > >
> > > >Actually the download of the Firefox and Flash packages seems to work 
> > > >ok, 
> > > >and also the error message does come from the run-mozilla script?
> > > >
> > > >Mike
> > > >
> > > >On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Miles Roper wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>see previous posts about pkg files, with 2.0.1rc1 it deletes the pkg 
> > > >>file
> > > on
> > > >>creation.  dolt!!  thats the only bug (abet big one) that I'm aware 
> > > >>off, I
> > > >>posted a fix previously.
> > > >>
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: Mike Eriksen [mailto:kme3-8UHrgLCZyDLQdZ0z9s/7vA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > >>Sent: Monday, 7 June 2004 07:31 a.m.
> > > >>To: 
> > > >>thinstation-developer-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>Subject: [Thinstation-developer] TS-2.0.1rc1: Trouble with Firefox
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Hi
> > > >>
> > > >>I seem to have trouble with Firefox as a PKG. Runnung BB and TFTPD, 
> > > >>when I
> > > 
> > > >>activate the menu point, nothing happens. In boot.log I get:
> > > >>
> > > >>Running firefox
> > > >>firefox 
> > > >>
> > > >>run-mozilla.sh: Cannot execute /usr//lib/mozilla-1.6/firefox-bin.
> > > >>
> > > >>Indeed, I can't find firefox-bin manually either.
> > > >>
> > > >>Mike
> > > >>
> > > >>    
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >  
> > > >
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