openSUSE 12.1 iFolder client fails to run

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#1

I have installed openSUSE 12.1 Gnome 64 bit - very nice!!

Installed the iFolder packages from software.opensuse.org for openSUSE 12.1 using 1-Click Install.

When I click on the iFolder3 icon the Novell iFolder banner/panel appears and then goes. There are other iFolder panels.

As a newbie I am unsure where to go to see the error generated.

Rgds.

Stan Chelchowski

#2

I am facing the same problem.
Starting ifolder from a console windows give the following messages:

user@linux86_x64:~> ifolder
Error: Cannot start the local web services.
Error: The Simias process failed to initialize.
Use the command line switch --showconsole to view the error.

Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
at Novell.iFolder.iFolderApplication.StartiFolder () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.Threading.Thread.StartUnsafe () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
at Novell.iFolder.iFolderApplication.StartiFolder () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.Threading.Thread.StartUnsafe () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

Starting ifolder with the option --showconsole does not give any additional information.

Regards

Dieter

#3

Hi,

after some debugging with strace I found that you need to install the package mono-wcf (version mono-wcf-2.10.6-2.1.3.x86_64 on my machine).
I needed to reboot then ifolder worked fine on my system.

Hope that helps

Dieter

#4

Dieter,

Thank you !!! … it works for me too!!!

I guess the powers that be need to adjust the dependecies on the iFolder installation so mono-wcf is also installed.

I am now going to play around with strace… a new “feature” to explore for this newbie…

Thanks

Stan Chelchowski

#5

Hi Stan,

thanks for your feedback.
Now that the problem is fixed on your machine too, I created bug 731589 in bugzilla for this issues.

Dieter