[freenet-support] Mac OSX help!

[Matthew Toseland]

Your specific problem is that you are typing two commands on the same
line:

cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./run.sh start

Where did you see this? These are two separate lines.

First you do cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7
Then you do ./run.sh start

Does that work? Please tell us if it doesn't.

As for the general point, we don't have any active developers using
OS/X. In fact, we have very few willing to work on Windows installers
let alone OS/X, which is about as popular as Linux on the desktop but
far less so amongst programmers and privacy geeks.

On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 06:20:29AM +0000, Joseph Prestiano wrote:
> 
>   I have tried about a half-dozen times to use Freenet 0.7 by reinstalling 
> and setting up a new darknet eash time. It installs fine. It runs fine. But 
> I can't restart the node once it has closed. This is necessary as I have to 
> restart my computer from time to time. I read somewhere online that Freenet 
> should restart automatically with your computer, but mine doesn't. The 
> problem is probably me. I know nothing about Unix or programming. I don't 
> think I'm entering in the right command-line code. I have been desperately 
> searching the internet for the proper procedure, but as little Freenet info 
> is out there, there is virtually none for OSX. I have managed to find a few 
> hits, tried them and variations on them to no avail. I find that allot of 
> Unix explanations on the net are very incomplete. They say to type 
> such-and-such, leaving out a piece because they believe it to be understood 
> and you will fill in the gaps on your own. As, I've said, I know nothing 
> about Unix or programming. (All of those files and applications bundled w/ 
> the installer and we can't have a simple executable file in the OSX GUI? - 
> If there is, by the way, it isn't working on mine as I have tried every 
> file that looked like it could work before figuring I would have to use the 
> Terminal.) I state this because when I describe what I'm doing I will be 
> very exact - even knowing that my file hierarchy will be different than 
> yours. I hope if I am lucky enough to receive a response, whoever replies 
> will do the same. This is what I have so far:
> In terminal type
> 
>   cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./run.sh
> 
> Terminal responds
> 
> [Process completed]
> 
> But the Node never starts running again. Browser returns
> 
> Safari can?t open the page ?http://localhost:8888/? because it could not 
> connect to the server ?localhost?.
> 
> I get the same response for
> 
> cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./run.sh start
> cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./run.sh
> cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./Freenet start
> and
> cd /Volumes/LACIE/Freenet/0.7 ./Freenet
> 
> Until the last time I tried I would always get "file not found" messages 
> from Terminal. Now it seems to be doing something different out of nowhere. 
> Yet, even after several attempts and a long time waiting (as I've heard it 
> takes awhile to start up) -  nothing.
>   Please, please, please someone help! I'm sure I can't be the only one 
> having this problem. If it runs fine but won't restart then it deffinately 
> works on my computer. Its just some little  Very basic problems like this 
> are what will keep allot of people away from Freenet and stunt its future 
> growth. Many of the future features sound interesting, but until easier 
> setup and usage can be made available, Freenet will never strive. Most 
> people don't want to deal with this kind of a pain.
> Thanks in advance,
> Joe
> 
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