Firefox
Forum: HD Install
Topic: Firefox
started by: ke4nt1
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 19 2004,17:35
DSL 0.6.3Enhanced install gives me error running firebird install script.
Standard install works fine - no prob.
getting RPTR errors from ibiblio.org
then tries to get file from damnsmall.org - no luck.
My laptop is working fine with std. install now, but
busybox is only ok, not great, and many other
programs need the gnu utils..
Anyone else with this issue?
Could 4/17/2004 dsl server change be a reason?
Posted by roberts on April 22 2004,06:50
I just tried this and it worked fine with enhanced install. I know that ibiblio.org has been very slow lately. Sometimes it times out. You just have to keep trying. Maybe try a different time. Once you get it then add it to your backup.
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 22 2004,17:25
Yep, worked fine just now.... Some strangeness last Saturday...
I don't need to add to my "backup", if this
is a permanent hd install, right?
tnx 4 reply..
ke4nt
Posted by roberts on April 22 2004,18:31
Right.
Posted by raysr on April 23 2004,18:28
I can only get the standard install . When I try Enhanced it gets to "files being loaded" but never moves any futher than that. I also can't download "Firefox". I click on "download" and nothing happens.
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 29 2004,13:19
Something is not right here..Again, I have installed a fresh copy of 0.6.3 to a computer
dsl-hdinstall to hda2, with hda3 as swap. Enhanced install.
Run the "Apps>Net>Got the bandwidth?>Firefox" script.
Repeatedly get this........
--08:07:54-- ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/firefox-i586-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
=> 'firefox-i586-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz'
Resolving ibiblio.org... 152.2.210.81
connecting to ibiblio.org[152.2.210.81]:21... connected
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR firefox-i586-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Retrying..
This repeats many times before it just quits.
I tried to run this both before dpkg-restore and after.
Strangely enough, I just installed this on a different system
earlier this morning, and had no problems, but with the standard install, not the enhanced install..
This is a vp6, 2cpu's at 1.0gb w/ 1 gig ram.
The earlier one was a 233mmx w/96 megs ram.
(which was successful).... Any Ideas?
73
ke4nt
Posted by ke4nt1 on April 29 2004,20:38
OK Folks, this is FRUSTRATING !!I am now at the office, and on another dual cpu box.
Similar to mine at home, VP6 Dual 933, 512meg ram.
HD install - enhanced mode WILL NOT LET ME
download firefox thru script.
HD install - standard mode - Simple easy install !?? (wHAT GIVES?)
Back to back installs - same partition - hda2
So, either I can d/l the firefox tar file and install thru usual means,
or I can find a way to upgrade out of the busybox
utils after the hdinstall. Maybe d/l thru apt-get after
dpkg-restore.
Either way, there is still a bug or problem with the enhanced
version vs the standard install.
I don't even see the "getting firefox" message.
just the garbage I posted before this one.
[EDIT] The message is there, but it scrolls up after several retries.
Even tried running the raw .fbird_grab.pl - no luck.
Earlier in this thread, I had a similar problem with a
233mmx laptop.. I thought I fixed it, and I do have
firefox and icons installed to that one. I will check to
see if I really did a successful enhanced install on that one.
Could the prob have to do with dual cpus??
That would not explain the laptop challenges.
Has anyone else seen similar output like in my last
post when running install script.
73
ke4nt
Posted by Tacklebury on April 30 2004,02:39
I just did a HD enhanced install on a PII-233 w/ 64mb ram but lots of diskspace. I have no problems. It did time out once, but second went perfect. I did notice it wouldn't let me install it when running off the live CD. Probably insufficient memory. Sorry no other info here.
Posted by ke4nt on April 30 2004,18:08
Am I the only one having this problem? 
24 hrs later and not even one other user here
experiencing similar output?
Has anyone sucessfully used the firefox download script
after an Enhanced HD Install ?
73
ke4nt
Posted by cbagger01 on April 30 2004,21:31
I have not used the Firefox install script with an Enhanced HD install.However, this suggestion MIGHT fix your problem:
Open an Xterm (rxvt) and type:
sudo su
cd /bin
mv tar tar.old
ln -s /bin/busybox tar
exit
Then run the Firefox install script. After the installation is finished and you have closed down the Firefox program, open up another Xterm (rxvt) and type:
sudo su
cd /bin
rm tar
mv tar.old tar
exit
Hope this works.
Posted by roberts on April 30 2004,23:46
From your posts, it doesn't appear to be a tar issue. Sounds like network issue, time outs, from ibiblio.org. I have had alot of time outs when trying to connect there. I also don't think this is an enhanced versus standard install issue. If it is, then, what you are saying, is that busbox's version of wget is more reliable than the full GNU wget. In your particular situation, you might want to test this. Use cat /opt/.fbird_grab.pl to see the script. Then try the wget command manually. Does it fail because of timeouts? Then try again by adding busybox in front of the command like this: busybox wget http:... Does that one work better?
Posted by ke4nt on May 01 2004,00:28
ignore - wrong user
Posted by ke4nt1 on May 01 2004,00:37
Tnx for the replies.....I have installed DSL HDInstall 6 times today.
..My results..
Every standard install - instantly ran script/dl'ed firefox/flash/ and opened firefox.
Every enhanced install instantly started script/failed dl / endless RETR.....
I alternated the installs between std and enh. version.
same partition, same computer.
Here in my last enhanced install , I cd to /opt dir and
ran .fbird_grab.sh from damnsmall@box bash shell
Same thing, but the script didn't wait forever to RETR each fail.
It quickly failed logging in anonymously 20 times, and then went to www.damnsmall.org, and d/l'ed the firefox...gnu.tar.gz just fine.
Then d/led Flash from some other url, installed,and opened up firefox beautifully... Go Figure.??
I will try it again from the menu , and let it time out again,
perhaps if I wait long enough, it will die after 20 attempts,
and just go to damnsmall.org to get the file.
I'll get back to you all on this.. and I will try the wget substitution suggested... the tar substitution was not successful at solving the problem.
[EDIT] I was successful with the "busybox wget
ft_p://ibiblio.org/pub.......tar.gz" command - no problem.
I was unsuccessful with the "wget ft_p://ibiblio.org/pub....tar.gz" command.. RETR and finally
just kill -9 the ps.
You found it, roberts...
Now, I mv /opt/firefox to /opt/phirefox.
Changed the .fbird_grab.pl
all "wget" lines edited changed to "busybox wget"
run menu >apps>net>got the bandwidth>firefox.
SO sweet !! d/l just fine.. installs just fine..
This just MADE my friday !
Now to go home and dup this on the other 3 boxes...
Yahoo!!! YeeeHaw!!!
73
ke4nt