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Posted to users@flex.apache.org by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com> on 2013/07/26 23:49:53 UTC
problems installing
I'm having problems installing flex (the SDK 4.9.1) on my Windows 7 laptop.
I downloaded the Apache Flex SDK installer and ran it with administrative
privileges. It hangs at
Uncompressing: c:\Users\Mike\flex-skd\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
I ran it twice and make sure I was using administrative privileges. It hung
each time for several hours before I killed it.
Dennis
Re: problems installing
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Jul 27, 2013 9:43 AM, "Dennis Raddle" <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Progress! I cleared the Firefox cache in addition to the IE cache, and
> maybe did a couple other things too (lost track of it because I was
> multitasking on a few other jobs), and the Flex installation just
completed.
Good to know. Glad it worked out :-)
Thanks,
Om
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Dennis Raddle <dennis.raddle@gmail.com
>wrote:
>
> > I cleared the internet explorer cache. No go. Still hangs in the same
> > place.
> >
> > I would REALLY REALLY like to use Flex on this computer. Please continue
> > to think about this, guys. I am screwed if I can't install Flex.
> >
> > Alternatively, is there some way to install Flex manually? Before trying
> > the Flex Installer, I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it, but ran
into
> > errors actually running the compiler. Apparently I need to set up my
> > environment in some way, like paths and program associations (and Java).
> > Maybe you have a guide to installing it manually?
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
Progress! I cleared the Firefox cache in addition to the IE cache, and
maybe did a couple other things too (lost track of it because I was
multitasking on a few other jobs), and the Flex installation just completed.
Dennis
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I cleared the internet explorer cache. No go. Still hangs in the same
> place.
>
> I would REALLY REALLY like to use Flex on this computer. Please continue
> to think about this, guys. I am screwed if I can't install Flex.
>
> Alternatively, is there some way to install Flex manually? Before trying
> the Flex Installer, I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it, but ran into
> errors actually running the compiler. Apparently I need to set up my
> environment in some way, like paths and program associations (and Java).
> Maybe you have a guide to installing it manually?
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
I cleared the internet explorer cache. No go. Still hangs in the same place.
I would REALLY REALLY like to use Flex on this computer. Please continue to
think about this, guys. I am screwed if I can't install Flex.
Alternatively, is there some way to install Flex manually? Before trying
the Flex Installer, I downloaded the zip file and unzipped it, but ran into
errors actually running the compiler. Apparently I need to set up my
environment in some way, like paths and program associations (and Java).
Maybe you have a guide to installing it manually?
Dennis
Re: problems installing
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
See:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/441090/downloading-files-using-adobe-air
On 7/26/13 8:36 PM, "Dennis Raddle" <de...@gmail.com> wrote:
>in case the issue was the disk cache I restarted the OS but nothing
>improved. I'll tried uninstalling the Flex installer and clearing the
>browser cache.
>
>
>
>On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Dennis Raddle
><de...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Is the OS cache you are referring to the same as the browser cache?
>> (Internet Explorer?) If you are talking about something else, I don't
>>have
>> any idea how to go about locating it.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:35 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala
>><bigosmallm@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Dennis Raddle <dennis.raddle@gmail.com
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was
>>> corrupted.
>>> > > I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a
>>> browser
>>> > > or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> > It might be related, but I also tried downloading the SDK binaries
>>> rather
>>> > than running the installer, but I couldn't get the environment set up
>>> > properly, so that's when I went to the SDK installer. But when
>>> downloading
>>> > the binaries I ran into a problem--if I used Firefox, I got a
>>>corrupted
>>> zip
>>> > file that was too small. This also happened when downloading the
>>> ASDocs. If
>>> > I used Internet Explorer I was fine. I've never run into this except
>>>on
>>> the
>>> > Apache Flex website.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> Yes, this seems to indicate that there is a corrupted cached version of
>>> the
>>> AIR SDK somewhere in the OS Cache. The trick would be to find that and
>>> delete it. AIR uses the OS cache the location of it depends on your
>>>OS,
>>> version, etc.
>>>
>>> As an aside, you can try the same with the new version of the Installer
>>> available here [1]
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Om
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/2.6/rc2/binaries/
>>>
>>
>>
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
in case the issue was the disk cache I restarted the OS but nothing
improved. I'll tried uninstalling the Flex installer and clearing the
browser cache.
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Is the OS cache you are referring to the same as the browser cache?
> (Internet Explorer?) If you are talking about something else, I don't have
> any idea how to go about locating it.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:35 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Dennis Raddle <dennis.raddle@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was
>> corrupted.
>> > > I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a
>> browser
>> > > or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > It might be related, but I also tried downloading the SDK binaries
>> rather
>> > than running the installer, but I couldn't get the environment set up
>> > properly, so that's when I went to the SDK installer. But when
>> downloading
>> > the binaries I ran into a problem--if I used Firefox, I got a corrupted
>> zip
>> > file that was too small. This also happened when downloading the
>> ASDocs. If
>> > I used Internet Explorer I was fine. I've never run into this except on
>> the
>> > Apache Flex website.
>> >
>> >
>> Yes, this seems to indicate that there is a corrupted cached version of
>> the
>> AIR SDK somewhere in the OS Cache. The trick would be to find that and
>> delete it. AIR uses the OS cache the location of it depends on your OS,
>> version, etc.
>>
>> As an aside, you can try the same with the new version of the Installer
>> available here [1]
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Om
>>
>> [1]
>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/2.6/rc2/binaries/
>>
>
>
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
Is the OS cache you are referring to the same as the browser cache?
(Internet Explorer?) If you are talking about something else, I don't have
any idea how to go about locating it.
Mike
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:35 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala
<bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Dennis Raddle <dennis.raddle@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was
> corrupted.
> > > I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a
> browser
> > > or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > It might be related, but I also tried downloading the SDK binaries rather
> > than running the installer, but I couldn't get the environment set up
> > properly, so that's when I went to the SDK installer. But when
> downloading
> > the binaries I ran into a problem--if I used Firefox, I got a corrupted
> zip
> > file that was too small. This also happened when downloading the ASDocs.
> If
> > I used Internet Explorer I was fine. I've never run into this except on
> the
> > Apache Flex website.
> >
> >
> Yes, this seems to indicate that there is a corrupted cached version of the
> AIR SDK somewhere in the OS Cache. The trick would be to find that and
> delete it. AIR uses the OS cache the location of it depends on your OS,
> version, etc.
>
> As an aside, you can try the same with the new version of the Installer
> available here [1]
>
> Thanks,
> Om
>
> [1]
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/2.6/rc2/binaries/
>
Re: problems installing
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
>
> > I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was corrupted.
> > I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a browser
> > or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
> >
> >
>
> It might be related, but I also tried downloading the SDK binaries rather
> than running the installer, but I couldn't get the environment set up
> properly, so that's when I went to the SDK installer. But when downloading
> the binaries I ran into a problem--if I used Firefox, I got a corrupted zip
> file that was too small. This also happened when downloading the ASDocs. If
> I used Internet Explorer I was fine. I've never run into this except on the
> Apache Flex website.
>
>
Yes, this seems to indicate that there is a corrupted cached version of the
AIR SDK somewhere in the OS Cache. The trick would be to find that and
delete it. AIR uses the OS cache the location of it depends on your OS,
version, etc.
As an aside, you can try the same with the new version of the Installer
available here [1]
Thanks,
Om
[1] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/2.6/rc2/binaries/
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
> I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was corrupted.
> I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a browser
> or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
>
>
It might be related, but I also tried downloading the SDK binaries rather
than running the installer, but I couldn't get the environment set up
properly, so that's when I went to the SDK installer. But when downloading
the binaries I ran into a problem--if I used Firefox, I got a corrupted zip
file that was too small. This also happened when downloading the ASDocs. If
I used Internet Explorer I was fine. I've never run into this except on the
Apache Flex website.
Dennis
Re: problems installing
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
I had a scenario like this once. Somehow the AIR zip file was corrupted. I wish I remembered the details because I think I had to clear a browser or maybe an AIR download cache or something like that.
From: Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>>
Reply-To: "users@flex.apache.org<ma...@flex.apache.org>" <us...@flex.apache.org>>
Date: Friday, July 26, 2013 3:35 PM
To: "users@flex.apache.org<ma...@flex.apache.org>" <us...@flex.apache.org>>
Subject: Re: problems installing
Here's the install log and screenshot. The screenshot shows a spinner--it was still going, but nothing else changed for hours.
Version 2.5.4 (windows)
Fetched the SDK download mirror URL from the CGI.
Creating Apache Flex home
Creating temporary directory
Downloading Apache Flex SDK from: http://apache.mirrors.lucidnetworks.net/flex/4.9.1/binaries/apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Verifying Apache Flex SDK MD5 Signature
The Apache Flex SDK MD5 Signature of the downloaded files matches the reference. The file is valid.
Uncompressing: C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Finished uncompressing: C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Downloading Adobe AIR Runtime Kit for Windows from: http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/win/download/3.4/AdobeAIRSDK.zip
Uncompressing: C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
[cid:ii_1401d1d50f6fe07f]
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:52 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>>wrote:
> I'm having problems installing flex (the SDK 4.9.1) on my Windows 7 laptop.
> I downloaded the Apache Flex SDK installer and ran it with administrative
> privileges. It hangs at
>
> Uncompressing: c:\Users\Mike\flex-skd\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
>
> I ran it twice and make sure I was using administrative privileges. It hung
> each time for several hours before I killed it.
>
> Dennis
>
Is it possible to grab the log? Or is it completely frozen? Perhaps you
could open the log window and keep it open and observe it? You could
perhaps take a screenshot after it has frozen.
Thanks,
Om
Re: problems installing
Posted by Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>.
Here's the install log and screenshot. The screenshot shows a spinner--it
was still going, but nothing else changed for hours.
Version 2.5.4 (windows)
Fetched the SDK download mirror URL from the CGI.
Creating Apache Flex home
Creating temporary directory
Downloading Apache Flex SDK from:
http://apache.mirrors.lucidnetworks.net/flex/4.9.1/binaries/apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Verifying Apache Flex SDK MD5 Signature
The Apache Flex SDK MD5 Signature of the downloaded files matches the
reference. The file is valid.
Uncompressing: C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Finished uncompressing:
C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\apache-flex-sdk-4.9.1-bin.zip
Downloading Adobe AIR Runtime Kit for Windows from:
http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/win/download/3.4/AdobeAIRSDK.zip
Uncompressing: C:\Users\Mike\flex-sdk\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
[image: Inline image 1]
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:52 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala
<bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Dennis Raddle <dennis.raddle@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I'm having problems installing flex (the SDK 4.9.1) on my Windows 7
> laptop.
> > I downloaded the Apache Flex SDK installer and ran it with administrative
> > privileges. It hangs at
> >
> > Uncompressing: c:\Users\Mike\flex-skd\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
> >
> > I ran it twice and make sure I was using administrative privileges. It
> hung
> > each time for several hours before I killed it.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
>
> Is it possible to grab the log? Or is it completely frozen? Perhaps you
> could open the log window and keep it open and observe it? You could
> perhaps take a screenshot after it has frozen.
>
> Thanks,
> Om
>
Re: problems installing
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Dennis Raddle <de...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I'm having problems installing flex (the SDK 4.9.1) on my Windows 7 laptop.
> I downloaded the Apache Flex SDK installer and ran it with administrative
> privileges. It hangs at
>
> Uncompressing: c:\Users\Mike\flex-skd\temp\AdobeAIRSDK.zip
>
> I ran it twice and make sure I was using administrative privileges. It hung
> each time for several hours before I killed it.
>
> Dennis
>
Is it possible to grab the log? Or is it completely frozen? Perhaps you
could open the log window and keep it open and observe it? You could
perhaps take a screenshot after it has frozen.
Thanks,
Om