NoOp wrote:
On 09/12/2012 07:50 AM, Daniel wrote:
Daniel wrote:
Build identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686 on x86_64; rv:14.0)
Gecko/20120715 Firefox/14.0.1 SeaMonkey/2.11
Last night, I clicked Help->Check for updates and updated my Win7
SeaMonkey installation, but tonight, when I've tried to update my Linux
version (see above), I getting told the Update Failed and that it Failed
(unknown reason). Then the screen says I can download SM manually from
the web site.
Anybody else getting this, or know how I can fix whatever problem I've
got!!
After two days of trying, and failing to get an update, I've now
downloaded the 64bit update. Not sure if it is the straight x86_64 or
the i685 on x64_86 version (suspect the later) and it should be
installed when I boot up again later today!!
If the update fails, I've also downloaded the full version tonight, as well!
Daniel,
This has been explained you you previously, but I'll try to explain one
more time. Apologies as I should have noticed earlier.
You are running the 32bit version of SeaMonkey on a 64bit linux. Just to
show you I'm posting this from the same:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686 on x86_64; rv:15.0)
Gecko/20120826 Firefox/15.0 SeaMonkey/2.12
about:buildconfig
Build Machine
sea-vm-linux32-1
Source
Built from http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/a347058c607a
Build platform
target
i686-pc-linux-gnu
Now I'll save this as a 'draft', enable the 64bit version and finish the
post.
OK, now back on SeaMonkey 2.12 from a 64bit build:
User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120826
Firefox/15.0 SeaMonkey/2.12
about:buildconfig
Build Machine
cb-seamonkey-linux64-01
Source
Built from http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/rev/450143d2d810
Build platform
target
x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
See the difference?
Now, you can stay on the 32bit version - it won't hurt & will work - or
you can use the 64bit version. To be honest, I've not tested the 32bit
on a 64bit machine to compare the differences. So I can't tell you which
is better. However you *need* to understand the version that you are
running is 32bit, it is *not* the 64bit version.
If you want to run the 64bit version you will need to use the
contributed build, and you will not, repeat *not* get any updates
(notifications or otherwise).
HTH
Gary
OT: previously Barry Edwin Gilmour (the same Fairfax photographer that
recorded Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin moon landings on film) used to
build 64bit linux directly. Unfortunately I've not seen a post by Barry
in seamonkey dev since around Sept 2011... I hope he's OK.
NoOp, sometimes I am a bit thick, so thanks for sticking with me!
Last night, as well as doing the update for what would seem to be my
32bit Linux SM, as I said above I've also downloaded the
seamonkey-2.12.1,en-us.linux-x86_64-tar-bz2 file, so if I get time (and
knowledge) over the week-end, I'll delete the 32bit version and install
the 64bit version. Make that "install the 64bit version *then* delete
the 32bit version".
NoOp, is the Linux "i686 on x64_86" version the equivalent of the
Windows "WOW64" version, i.e. 32bit version made to work on 64bit systems??
On Moon Landings, during Science Week, in mid-August, the local
Astronomy Society (of which I'm a member) joined with one of the local
Universities for some activities, one of which was a presentation from
one of the staff at Parkes Radio Telescope about the search for the
original tapes of Neil and Buzz on the moon.
Due to the alignment of the Earth and Moon at the time of first
footfall, Parkes was the primary relay site for data from the Moon.
After a search over several years, including searches at NASA and JPL,
some tapes have been found and put onto DVD, which I've yet to watch.
(Just by-the-by, I just experienced what I think was my first ever
system lock-up under linux. Had to power off and re-boot...thankfully SM
had saved most of this message in the Local Folders Drafts folder!!)
--
Daniel
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