hi friends, I am facing the same problem when i try to start the cocoon 2. I have build and install the cocoon 2 beta version to my system ( windows 98, tomcat 3.2.2 , jdk 1.3.1 ), and i have follow all the step at the install page. But the Cocoon 2 Internal Server Error still occur. I checked the log file, and i found some error happened, but i don't know how to solve it. SO hoping your help..... Note : sitemap's error code is at the bottom of this email, (Error number 3). Here is a part of the log file : 1) here i think is the Database connection error, right ? *********************************************************************************************** 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15320 [cocoon ] (Thread-24): org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnection: could not be instantiated. java.sql.SQLException: File input/output error: ${install.war}/cocoon/WEB-INF/db/cocoondb.properties at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:180) at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:144) at org.hsqldb.Trace.error(Trace.java:205) at org.hsqldb.Log.saveProperties(Log.java:621) at org.hsqldb.Log.create(Log.java:512) at org.hsqldb.Log.open(Log.java:159) at org.hsqldb.Database.<init>(Database.java:96) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.openStandalone(jdbcConnection.java:926) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.<init>(jdbcConnection.java:682) at org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver.connect(jdbcDriver.java:116) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:177) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionFactory.newInstance(JdbcConnectionFactory.ja va:52) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.AbstractPool.newPoolable(AbstractPool.java:70) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.HardResourceLimitingPool.newPoolable(HardResourceLimitingPool.ja va:85) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.newPoolable(JdbcConnectionPool.java:50) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.SoftResourceLimitingPool.grow(SoftResourceLimitingPool.java:82) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.run(JdbcConnectionPool.java:109) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15380 [cocoon ] (Thread-10): getRealPath for /: D:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2\webapps\cocoon\ *********************************************************************************************** 2) Again a Database connection error, right ? *********************************************************************************************** 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15380 [cocoon ] (Thread-10): URL for Root: file:/D:/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2/webapps/cocoon/ 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15380 [cocoon ] (Thread-24): org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnection: could not be instantiated. java.sql.SQLException: File input/output error: ${install.war}/cocoon/WEB-INF/db/cocoondb.properties at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:180) at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:144) at org.hsqldb.Trace.error(Trace.java:205) at org.hsqldb.Log.saveProperties(Log.java:621) at org.hsqldb.Log.create(Log.java:512) at org.hsqldb.Log.open(Log.java:159) at org.hsqldb.Database.<init>(Database.java:96) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.openStandalone(jdbcConnection.java:926) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.<init>(jdbcConnection.java:682) at org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver.connect(jdbcDriver.java:116) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:177) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionFactory.newInstance(JdbcConnectionFactory.ja va:52) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.AbstractPool.newPoolable(AbstractPool.java:70) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.HardResourceLimitingPool.newPoolable(HardResourceLimitingPool.ja va:85) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.newPoolable(JdbcConnectionPool.java:50) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.SoftResourceLimitingPool.grow(SoftResourceLimitingPool.java:82) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.run(JdbcConnectionPool.java:109) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15380 [cocoon ] (Thread-24): org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnection: could not be instantiated. java.sql.SQLException: File input/output error: ${install.war}/cocoon/WEB-INF/db/cocoondb.properties at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:180) at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:144) at org.hsqldb.Trace.error(Trace.java:205) at org.hsqldb.Log.saveProperties(Log.java:621) at org.hsqldb.Log.create(Log.java:512) at org.hsqldb.Log.open(Log.java:159) at org.hsqldb.Database.<init>(Database.java:96) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.openStandalone(jdbcConnection.java:926) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.<init>(jdbcConnection.java:682) at org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver.connect(jdbcDriver.java:116) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:177) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionFactory.newInstance(JdbcConnectionFactory.ja va:52) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.AbstractPool.newPoolable(AbstractPool.java:70) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.HardResourceLimitingPool.newPoolable(HardResourceLimitingPool.ja va:85) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.newPoolable(JdbcConnectionPool.java:50) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.SoftResourceLimitingPool.grow(SoftResourceLimitingPool.java:82) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.run(JdbcConnectionPool.java:109) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15430 [cocoon ] (Thread-24): org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnection: could not be instantiated. java.sql.SQLException: File input/output error: ${install.war}/cocoon/WEB-INF/db/cocoondb.properties at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:180) at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:144) at org.hsqldb.Trace.error(Trace.java:205) at org.hsqldb.Log.saveProperties(Log.java:621) at org.hsqldb.Log.create(Log.java:512) at org.hsqldb.Log.open(Log.java:159) at org.hsqldb.Database.<init>(Database.java:96) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.openStandalone(jdbcConnection.java:926) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.<init>(jdbcConnection.java:682) at org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver.connect(jdbcDriver.java:116) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:177) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionFactory.newInstance(JdbcConnectionFactory.ja va:52) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.AbstractPool.newPoolable(AbstractPool.java:70) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.HardResourceLimitingPool.newPoolable(HardResourceLimitingPool.ja va:85) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.newPoolable(JdbcConnectionPool.java:50) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.SoftResourceLimitingPool.grow(SoftResourceLimitingPool.java:82) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.run(JdbcConnectionPool.java:109) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15430 [cocoon ] (Thread-24): org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnection: could not be instantiated. java.sql.SQLException: File input/output error: ${install.war}/cocoon/WEB-INF/db/cocoondb.properties at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:180) at org.hsqldb.Trace.getError(Trace.java:144) at org.hsqldb.Trace.error(Trace.java:205) at org.hsqldb.Log.saveProperties(Log.java:621) at org.hsqldb.Log.create(Log.java:512) at org.hsqldb.Log.open(Log.java:159) at org.hsqldb.Database.<init>(Database.java:96) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.openStandalone(jdbcConnection.java:926) at org.hsqldb.jdbcConnection.<init>(jdbcConnection.java:682) at org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver.connect(jdbcDriver.java:116) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:177) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionFactory.newInstance(JdbcConnectionFactory.ja va:52) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.AbstractPool.newPoolable(AbstractPool.java:70) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.HardResourceLimitingPool.newPoolable(HardResourceLimitingPool.ja va:85) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.newPoolable(JdbcConnectionPool.java:50) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool.SoftResourceLimitingPool.grow(SoftResourceLimitingPool.java:82) at org.apache.avalon.excalibur.datasource.JdbcConnectionPool.run(JdbcConnectionPool.java:109) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15540 [cocoon ] (Thread-10): Beginning sitemap regeneration *********************************************************************************************** 3) Here is the sitemap error : *********************************************************************************************** 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15540 [cocoon ] (Thread-10): Making URL from file:/D:/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2/webapps/cocoon/sitemap.xmap 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15540 [cocoon ] (Thread-30): Making URL from file:/D:/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2/webapps/cocoon/sitemap.xmap 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15590 [cocoon ] (Thread-30): UnnamedSelector: ComponentSelector could not find the component for hint: org\apache\cocoon\www\sitemap_xmap 2001-06-21 02:19:08 - path="/cocoon" :DEBUG 15590 [cocoon ] (Thread-30): Could not access component for hint: org\apache\cocoon\www\sitemap_xmap java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.cocoon.components.language.generator.GeneratorSelector.select(GeneratorSelector.java:8 2) at org.apache.cocoon.components.language.generator.ProgramGeneratorImpl.select(ProgramGeneratorImpl. java:269) at org.apache.cocoon.components.language.generator.ProgramGeneratorImpl.load(ProgramGeneratorImpl.ja va:146) at org.apache.cocoon.sitemap.Handler.run(Handler.java:214) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) *********************************************************************************************** Thank you. >From ^^ -----00''00----- Kok Choon. -------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ling Kok Choon E-mail: Ling Kok Choon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 06/21/01 Time: 02:28:37 This message was sent by Z-Mail Pro - 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