Vuze Crashing on Start

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#1

I’m running OS 11.1x64, KDE 4.3.1.

Vuze worked fine before updating it to version 4.2.0.8 last week. Then it started crashing on start (no screen) saying there is a missing library. The bouncing cursor would show, but the screen never came up. Now the library got fixed during an update of KDE. Now Vuze flashes the screen before it crashes (just long enough for you to see what it is.) – something it didn’t do before.

Here’s what shows when running it from a terminal:

bruces@linux-lsfs:~> vuze
using MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib64/xulrunner-1.9.1.4 and MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib64/browser-plugins
java virtual machine used: /usr/lib64/jvm/java/bin/java                                            
classpath used: /usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.2.0.8.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt.jar                          
main class used: org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main                                                         
flags used:                                                                                            
options used: -Xms16m -Xmx128m -Djava.library.path=/usr/lib64/Azureus:/usr/lib/Azureus -Dazureus.install.path=/var/lib/Azureus -Dazureus.script.version=2 -Dazureus.script=/usr/bin/vuze                      
arguments used:                                                                                        
file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.2.0.8.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar ; file:/home/bruces/                                                                             
changeLocale: *Default Language* != English (United States). Searching without country..               
changeLocale: Searching for language English in *any* country..                                        
changeLocale: no message properties for Locale 'English (United States)' (en_US), using 'English (default)'                                                                                                   
UIFunctions/ImageLoad took 0ms                                                                         
new shell took 300ms                                                                                   
new shell setup took 91ms                                                                              
skinlisteners init took 0ms                                                                            
skin init took 226ms                                                                                   
MainMenu init took 225ms
createWindow init took 0ms
skin layout took 25ms
pre skin widgets init took 50ms
hooks init took 0ms
WARNING: already added UIUpdatable com.aelitis.azureus.ui.swt.views.skin.sidebar.SideBar@61578aab
skin widgets (1/2) init took 276ms
skin widgets init took 126ms
pre SWTInstance init took 0ms
Init Core Columns took 100ms
SWTInstance init took 0ms
shell.layout took 100ms
---------SHOWN AT 1257109164743;1764ms

And here’s what I get from “rpm -qi Vuze”:

bruces@linux-lsfs:~> rpm -qi Vuze
Name        : Vuze                         Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 4.2.0.8                           Vendor: http://packman.links2linux.de
Release     : 1.1                           Build Date: Wed 21 Oct 2009 05:43:27 AM MST
Install Date: Sun 25 Oct 2009 04:38:02 PM MST      Build Host: hauseck
Group       : Productivity/Networking/Other   Source RPM: Vuze-4.2.0.8-1.1.src.rpm
Size        : 14203525                         License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Wed 21 Oct 2009 05:44:04 AM MST, Key ID f899f20d9a795806
Packager    : tongra@links2linux.de
URL         : http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
Summary     : Java BitTorrent Client
Description :
Vuze (formerly) Azureus provides a bittorrent protocol implementation
using java language.
It offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on
torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access
to numerous pieces of information about your torrents.

Azureus now features an embedded tracker easily set up and ready to
use.
Distribution: main / openSUSE_11.1_Update

Thanks in advance for any help. :slight_smile:

#2

Did you try renaming .azureus to .azureus_old

Probably not this but worth a try.

#3

Yes, I found that in another thread and gave it a try but no good. Vuze still flashes its screen just long enough to see what it is, then vanishes. Messages in the terminal screen were the same as before.

Don’t know if this means anything, but the torrent client Transmission works just fine and so does Ktorrent.

#4

Those other clients are totally different and either will do until Vuze is working again.

I can’t really see any errors in that output can you? I can offer some options. Report it to Packman… there are email links under the Package name on the main Packman site.

In the mean time try this. Go to this page: Browse Azureus / Vuze Files on SourceForge.net
Expand the 4.2.0.4 and 4.2.0.8
Download this: Download Azureus / Vuze from SourceForge.net
And this: Download Azureus / Vuze from SourceForge.net

The 4.2.0.8 is the version you already have but it’s worth trying this file first. You now need to do this:

According to the output you gave the file in your system is at:
/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.2.0.8.jar
Delete it and copy the one over you just downloaded, the same version.

If it still does the same - delete it and put the older 4.2.04 version in there.

FYI; you copy these .jar files as they are, don’t extract them.

#5

Transmission works fine for what I need to do at present. :slight_smile: Just updating some USB stick *.iso’s that have new versions.

I tried rolling back to Vuze 4.2.0.4 as you suggested, and no joy the same symtoms occurred as with 4.2.0.8 so I suppose its time to send some email to the Packman folks. This thing is truly broken. >:(

For the record, I’m using the latest Java from Packman, and all my other Java stuff works with no problem. Firefox 3.5.4 works fine also. Here’s the terminal output of the last try with 4.2.0.4:

bruces@linux-lsfs:~> vuze               
using MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib64/xulrunner-1.9.1.4 and MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib64/browser-plugins
java virtual machine used: /usr/lib64/jvm/java/bin/java
classpath used: /usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4_old.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.2.0.4.jar:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt.jar
main class used: org.gudy.azureus2.ui.swt.Main
flags used:
options used: -Xms16m -Xmx128m -Djava.library.path=/usr/lib64/Azureus:/usr/lib/Azureus -Dazureus.install.path=/var/lib/Azureus -Dazureus.script.version=2 -Dazureus.script=/usr/bin/vuze
arguments used:
file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4_old.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/Azureus4.2.0.4.jar ; file:/usr/share/java/Azureus/swt-3.5.1-I20080702-0939.jar ; file:/home/bruces/
changeLocale: *Default Language* != English (United States). Searching without country..
changeLocale: Searching for language English in *any* country..
changeLocale: no message properties for Locale 'English (United States)' (en_US), using 'English (default)'
UIFunctions/ImageLoad took 25ms
new shell took 427ms
new shell setup took 100ms
skinlisteners init took 0ms
skin init took 229ms
MainMenu init took 279ms
createWindow init took 0ms
skin layout took 25ms
pre skin widgets init took 50ms
hooks init took 0ms
WARNING: already added UIUpdatable com.aelitis.azureus.ui.swt.views.skin.sidebar.SideBar@60cf710e
skin widgets (1/2) init took 329ms
skin widgets init took 176ms
pre SWTInstance init took 0ms
Init Core Columns took 176ms
SWTInstance init took 0ms
shell.layout took 100ms
---------SHOWN AT 1257177489034;2360ms
bruces@linux-lsfs:~>

It seems to be virtually identical to the output from 4.2.0.8, save for the version change.

#6

I have the exactly same issue. There is a logfile “/tmp/Vuze.log” saying:

/usr/lib64/jvm/jre/bin/java: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib64/Azureus/libswt-xulrunner-gtk-3555.so: undefined symbol: XPCOMGlueStartup

It looks like package Vuze-libswt3-gtk2-3.5.1-0.pm.4.1 is badly broken. I’ll try to find a better one…

#7

Fix: Vuze (Packman x86_64) broken for openSUSE 11.2. - openSUSE Forums

#8

It works with 11.1 too. Great!lol!

I’m wondering why those libs are there, if they aren’t needed, except to cause probs.

#9

Have a look here: Fix: Vuze (Packman x86_64) broken for openSUSE 11.2. - openSUSE Forums

The “temporary fix” seems to be following the directions on that thread. It allows Vuze to start and run, anyway.

:slight_smile: