Problem with runing SAB on OSX

[invisiblekid]

Granted this may be a OSX problem, but hoping someone here can help

Had problems with changing my ISP so Mac was off or not connected to net for a few days. Now back on line, but cant get SAB to run. Not as in can't connect, but cant the the program to run at all. Keep getting the 'spinning wheel of death' when I hover the mouse pointer over the arrow on the menu bar at the top of the screen.

When I look in the Activity Monitor it just says SAB ( not responding ).

Have un-installed and downloaded 5.0.3 but still get the same problem inc after rebooting.

Running 10.5.8 but this hasn't changed recently

Many thanks in advance if anyone can help.

[shypike]

Do you connect your Mac directl to Internet, without a router?
If so, your IP address might have changed and if you set that as SABnzbd's
host address, you have a problem.
Open this file with TextEdit:
/home/user/Library/Application Support/SABnzbd/sabnzbd.ini

Find the host field and check the IP address.

[invisiblekid]

Got it sorted.

Done nothing different to removing SAB and all the files like before, but did it again this morning and it's sorted.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

On a side note, despite deleting SAB from the application folder and the library/support........folder, and re-installed, although I lost my queue, all my setting were still there eg provider and save locations. Is there another location for these files.

Anyways, could just be me being thick. All running fine now.

[shypike]

You are not using CleanMyMac, I hope?
See: http://forums.sabnzbd.org/index.php?topic=4562

[rAf]

If you've installed sabnzbd 0.4.x, you may have a setting folder in ~/.sabnzbd ...
Try to remove this folder if you have it.

[invisiblekid]

You are not using CleanMyMac, I hope?
See: http://forums.sabnzbd.org/index.php?topic=4562

NO

If you've installed sabnzbd 0.4.x, you may have a setting folder in ~/.sabnzbd ...
Try to remove this folder if you have it.

Yes I did, but no I cant find any folder for that version


Now FFS, it's still playing up with the same symptoms. Was working, then later on just wouldn't open again.

Started all over again x a few times ( though still having all my usenet settings etc magically still saved when it did work ) and its running OK again as described below for now. But  definitely my Mac and I are getting very confused.



First off got this message using Safari

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SABnzbd needs a free tcp/ip port for its internal web server.
Port 8080 on http://192.XXX.X.X:8080 was tried , but it is not available.
Some other software uses the port or SABnzbd is already running.

Please restart SABnzbd with a different port number.

Open a Terminal window and type the line (example):
    /Applications/SABnzbd.app/Contents/MacOS/SABnzbd --server http://192.XXX.X.X:8080:8081

If you get this error message again, please try a different number.

Program did not start!

Tried as described but still no good. Just got the same error message with whatever ports I tried. Just got SAB ( not responding ) in Activity Monitor.


By chance got it to run on Chrome ( God knows how ) but NOT using "local host......" But whenever I tried clicking on an option on the menu tab eg QUEUE, Safari opens up saying it cannot find "http://localhost:8080/sabnzbd/". I un-ticked the "open with default browser" tried again but Safari still opens with the same message.

I've checked the sabnzbd.ini folder and in the Host line it's just got the two red speech quotes. Now am I right in thinking this means its the default localhost address? If so, then why does SAB then run on Chrome with 192.blah blah? This happened before, so I changed the HOST " " for the 192.xxx.x.x in the .ini and back to it not opening at all.

So I'm guessing there are two conflicting versions or something? The only other thing I see is this. I'm using Show and Hide app to show all the hidden files. There is same folder found in /App/Support inc. the .ini file but it's located in my "home" page and the .ini file appears to be exactly the same as the one in /App/Support with HOST being " "

Really, REALLY sorry for be thick. Trying to make sense of this while being relatively new to "behind the scenes" work on a Mac and trying to write this so that it makes sense for you guys is not easy. For proof of this, I don't think I even need to use X in place of the numbers for the SAB url do I?

[shypike]

Which address did you use with Chrome?

[invisiblekid]

http://192.168.1.3:8080/sabnzbd/


This works with both Chrome and Safari.

But try any option via the menu bar opens trys to open Safari using the Local host url and fails.

[shypike]

If you don't need external access to SABnzbd,
tell it to use 127.0.0.1 as host address.
(Not localhost, because Chrome chokes on that).

[rAf]

I agree with shypike.

If you've installed sabnzbd 0.4.x, you may have a setting folder in ~/.sabnzbd ...
Try to remove this folder if you have it.

Yes I did, but no I cant find any folder for that version

It's a hidden folder to access it via finder :

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Shift-Command-G and type : ~/.sabnzbd

or with terminal

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open ~./sabnzbd

[invisiblekid]

I agree with shypike.

If you've installed sabnzbd 0.4.x, you may have a setting folder in ~/.sabnzbd ...
Try to remove this folder if you have it.

Yes I did, but no I cant find any folder for that version

It's a hidden folder to access it via finder :

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Shift-Command-G and type : ~/.sabnzbd

or with terminal

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open ~./sabnzbd

No file found.

So having found and deleted all the hidden files, I'm right back at the beginning and now had to enter usenet details with the wizard. Yay!

Just to be clear if I use 127.0.0.1, I enter this in the .INI file yeah? Then point SABConnect to this in Chrome? And /or do I add this in the General Folder in SAB itself?

Thanks for the help guys. Feel such a noob lol

[rAf]

yes !