Re: lots of probs with SF Azureus

[John Chronakis <linux@vmpsoft.com>]

Rupert Heesom wrote:

> I've noticed 1 or 2 historical threads here on Azureus.
>
> I'm trying to run the latest SF version 2.3.0.2, but it can't do much
> without crashing, then refusing to load!
>
> I'm using java jre1.5.0_03.
>  
I am running letest version after succesuly performing an update with 
azureus update system with jre1.5.0_03 without any paroblems for almost 
a week know. May be the problem is not with the jre you are using

> Azureus when first installed loads fine, gives startup wizard etc.
> However when it first is asked to download something, even an update, it
> crashes!  I've found that renaming/deleting the
> ~/.Azureus/downloads.config helps.  At least then Azureus loads!
>
> I have noticed that in the "corrupt" download.config files, that there
> seems to be some unprintable/foreign characters near the end: (I don't
> know if foreign characters are normal)
>
> A few of my downloads.config files contents:
>
> d9:downloadsld9:allocatedi1e9:completedi1000e12:creationTimei1118599928674e9:discardedi0e10:downloadedi72127e15:file_prioritiesli-1ee10:forceStarti1e9:hashfailsi0e5:maxdli0e5:maxuli0e4:path22:/tmp/azupdater_1.7.zip10:persistenti1e8:positioni1e8:save_dir4:/tmp9:save_file17:azupdater_1.7.zip18:secondsDownloadingi0e18:secondsOnlySeedingi0e5:statei0e7:torrent45:/home/raheesom/.Azureus/torrents/AZU44308.tmp12:torrent_hash20:^X<90><9C><97>üz-ì3­¯áû^Vѹ,^P<9F>¹8:uploadedi0e7:uploadsi4eeee
>
> d9:downloadsld9:allocatedi1e9:completedi0e12:creationTimei1118599689168e9:discardedi0e10:downloadedi0e15:file_prioritiesli-1ee10:forceStarti0e9:hashfailsi0e5:maxdli0e5:maxuli0e4:path64:/home/raheesom/Downloads/Torrents/Downloads/SYMANTECRECO2.00.rar10:persistenti1e8:positioni1e8:save_dir43:/home/raheesom/Downloads/Torrents/Downloads9:save_file20:SYMANTECRECO2.00.rar18:secondsDownloadingi0e18:secondsOnlySeedingi0e5:statei0e7:torrent78:/home/raheesom/.Azureus/torrents/Symantecrecoverydisk.www.Demonoid.com.torrent12:torrent_hash20:7<9E>òT v/^DN2<8A><82>ħð>IÌmä8:uploadedi0e7:uploadsi4eeee
>
> d9:downloadsld9:allocatedi1e9:completedi0e12:creationTimei1118600068487e9:discardedi0e10:downloadedi0e15:file_prioritiesli-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ei-1ee10:forceStarti0e9:hashfailsi0e5:maxdli0e5:maxuli0e4:path88:/home/raheesom/Downloads/Torrents/Downloads/Symantec.LiveState.Recovery.Desktop.v3.0-iSO10:persistenti1e8:positioni1e8:save_dir43:/home/raheesom/Downloads/Torrents/Downloads9:save_file44:Symantec.LiveState.Recovery.Desktop.v3.0-iSO18:secondsDownloadingi0e18:secondsOnlySeedingi0e5:statei0e7:torrent85:/home/raheesom/.Azureus/torrents/Symantec.LiveState.Recovery.Desktop.v3.0-iSO.torrent12:torrent_hash20:f80;^MEF ÿ&Ì"DýtÃk[%^Q8:uploadedi0e7:uploadsi4eeee
>
>  
My downloads.config also has many unreadable charachters in varius 
places without causing trouble

> I haven't seen any other thread about this sort of behaviour in AZ,
> normally for others, it either runs or doesn't run!
>
> I've noticed others saying that AZ uses java for networking, so it could
> be a java problem.  Maybe I should downgrade my java VM, although there
> doesn't seem to be another version for amd64....
>
>  
I think Azureus should print a lot of errors on the console before 
crashing. Aren't there any useful messages?

Regards

John Chronakis