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Different Spartacus Problem
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:25 am
by Wesley B
When I try to install a new plugin, I've always received this message:
Trying to open URL package_sidebar_en.xml...
The URL
http://netmirror.org/mirror/serendipity ... bar_en.xml could not be opened. Maybe the Serendipity or SourceForge.net Server is down - we are sorry, you need to try again later.
So spartacus hasn't worked for me yet...
I'm uploading the bulk-file of all plugins now, so I won't have issues in the short term.
However I'd like to see this work well in the future.
Wesley B
http://www.mindbuzz.net
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:18 am
by judebert
Well, this
can happen when the SourceForge or NetMirror servers are down. In this case, they seem to be working properly.
This can also happen when your ISP blocks port 80.
I've been working on this with DragonFly, too. Could you do me a favor and get
a debugging version of SPARTACUS from my server? It has a newer version of the 1.0 beta SPARTACUS, with some extra debugging thrown in. Unzip it, overwrite your serendipity_event_spartacus directory, go to youe "Configure Plugins" screen, choose "Install new event plugin", and upgrade SPARTACUS. Then try to "Install new plugin" again, and tell me what it says.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:41 am
by Wesley B
I was happy to give it a try. I still get this message though:
The message wouldn't worry me, except that it appears that the server is always down. I figure that can't be true, or there'd be a lot more complaints here in the forums!
I don't need this problem solved immediately. I've uploaded all the plugins in the bundled file. As Serendipity 1.0 comes along, I'm going to upgrade.
For now, I am traveling a lot and frequently don't have high-speed internet access, so I don't want to experiment with a beta version just yet.
If the problem still isn't fixed after I upgrade, it'll become a larger issue.
Wesley B
http://www.mindbuzz.net
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:54 pm
by judebert
Thanks!
Weird results. I was expecting the same problem, but it was supposed to try a different, socket-only method and report the exact error.
Could you verify that the version of Spartacus is now 2.5.01?
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:35 pm
by Wesley B
Yep. Version 2.5.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:09 pm
by garvinhicking
Wesley, your problem really looks as if HTTP request are blocked.
Does your blog perform trackbacks (outgoing, not incmoming) properly? If not, this is an indicator that your server's firewall blocks outgoing HTTP connections.
Regards,
Garvin
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:52 am
by judebert
Yeah, that's my guess too. That "debug" version I cooked up just prints the actual error code, then tries to connect with a direct socket and prints that error, if any.
Jeremy, the version I'm looking for is 2.5.01. Version 2.5 is the original 1.0 version. Could you copy the debug code on top again?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:12 pm
by Wesley B
Yes, I'm sure that's the problem.
Does anyone know which other plugins won't work until I can get my server to fix this problem?
Might save me some frustration.
http://www.mindbuzz.net
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:37 pm
by garvinhicking
Basically all plugins that require external input: Remote RSS Feeds, Sending Trackbacks, Amazon Webservice API, Flickr Webservice API, delicious API, LiveJournal synchronization, ...
Apart from Spartacus, all other plugins should not be really critical for usual blogs.
REegards,
Garvin