[Ifolder-dev] Re: Mono version on Mac and Win 7 compat.
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[Ifolder-dev] Re: Mono version on Mac and Win 7 compat.
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From: Andrés G. A. <kn...@gm...> - 2009-08-21 07:31:22
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Matt Weisberg wrote: > > Ahh, I'm using Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit), not sure if that makes any > difference. It works fine as far as I can tell, other than on startup, > it crashes every time. This was a completely clean install of Windows 7 > as well. > > I see that now, actually 1.2.6 looks supported. But isn't 1.2.5 and > 1.2.6 pretty old? Why are such old versions of Mono used out of > curiosity? Can I have multiple versions installed or is that not a good > idea? > > I'll try and remove 1.9.1 and go to 1.2.6 and see if that stabilizes > things. Both 1.2.x and 1.9.x are *very* old. I recommend to upgrade to Mono 2.4.2.3 which is currently the most stable version. Regards, Andres > > > > > On Aug 20, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Vince D. Kimball wrote: > >> I'm not sure about the Mac, but I have the 3.7.2 client running on >> Windows >> 7 Ultimate (32-bit) without any issues that I can see. >> >> (I believe the Mac 3.7.2 client install recommends Mono 1.2.5.) >> >> I'm testing with sshaw's iFolder appliance, in case that is an issue. >> >> -- Vince >> >>> >>> Hello, >>> I've been using iFolder on my Mac for quite a while. I suffered >>> though the hacks to make the old 3.4 code work. But ever since Novell >>> OES SP1 came out, I've been running the 3.7.2.0 code. It was a bit of >>> a messy upgrade, but it's worked ok for me, but it is not completely >>> reliable or stable. I've wanted to promote the use of iFolder with my >>> customers for years, but have none would put up with this. I'm >>> wondering if part of my problem is the Mono version. This is what I >>> am running on my Mac: >>> >>> Mono JIT compiler version 1.9.1 (tarball) >>> Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Novell, Inc and Contributors. >>> www.mono-project.com >>> TLS: normal >>> GC: Included Boehm (with typed GC) >>> SIGSEGV: normal >>> Notification: Thread + polling >>> Architecture: x86 >>> Disabled: none >>> >>> Is that the proper version to run iFolder with? Or is there a >>> different/newer version I should be using? >>> >>> I have a host of iFolder problems, including: >>> >>> 1. Freezes on launch saying it is preparing to sync one of my >>> folders. I have to kill all Simias processes (even after quitting >>> iFolder) before I restart. I use this script: >>> >>> #!/bin/sh >>> >>> pids=`ps wwax | egrep -i "[S]imias.exe" | awk '{ print $1 }'` >>> >>> for x in $pids >>> do >>> kill $x >>> done >>> >>> This happens about 25% of the time on start-up >>> >>> 2. Crash on exit. This happens about 75% of the time >>> >>> 3. Upon start-up, it prompts me to setup my first ifolder, as if there >>> is no existing iFolder config on the box. I have to kill iFolder >>> (again with my script) and restart and then it is fine. This happens >>> pretty rarely, I'd say less than 10% of the time on start-up. >>> >>> 4. Display does not refersh right, shows last sync times far in the >>> past. Sometimes a refresh will fix it. >>> >>> I obviously can work around this, but I could never use this for >>> production users. I'm hoping it is something simple, like I'm using >>> the wrong version of Mono maybe? My back-end is the open-source 3.7 >>> code: >>> >>> ifolder3-enterprise-3.7.2.9089.1-0.2 >>> ifolder-enterprise-plugins-3.7.2.9089.1-2 >>> >>> And my client is Mac OSX 10.5.8. >>> >>> Also, on a somewhat related note, I've been testing on Windows 7 too. >>> The client crashes when I first login (I have it in my startup) every >>> time. But I can manually run iFolder after finishing the login and it >>> seems to work fine. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Matt >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- >>> Matt Weisberg >>> Weisberg Consulting, Inc. >>> ma...@we... >>> www.weisberg.net >>> ofc. 248.685.1970 >>> cell 248.705.1950 >>> fax 248.769.5963 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ifolder-dev mailing list >>> ifo...@fo... >>> http://forge.novell.com/mailman/listinfo/ifolder-dev >>> >> >> > > -------- > Matt Weisberg > Weisberg Consulting, Inc. > ma...@we... > www.weisberg.net > ofc. 248.685.1970 > cell 248.705.1950 > fax 248.769.5963 |