Gnutella Forums  

Go Back   Gnutella Forums > Current Gnutella Client Forums > LimeWire+WireShare (Cross-platform) > Getting Started Using LimeWire + WireShare
Register FAQ The Twelve Commandments Members List Calendar Arcade Find the Best VPN Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Getting Started Using LimeWire + WireShare Tips on getting started with LimeWire or WireShare. Also a place to seek help getting started. Includes the original LimeWire Pirate Edition thread, with the most up to date LPE installer packages on the internet including File_Girl's LPE version, and WireShare the most upgraded version of them all.


Welcome To Gnutella Forums

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content, fun aspects such as the image caption contest and play in the arcade, and access many other special features after your registration and email confirmation. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! (click here) (Note: we use Yandex mail server so make sure yandex is not on your email filter or blocklist.)

If you have any problems with the Gnutella Forum registration process or your Gnutella Forum account login, please contact us (this is not for program use questions.) Your email address must be legitimate and verified before becoming a full member of the forums. Please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that email messages can reach you.
Note: Any other issue with registration, etc., send a Personal Message (PM) to one of the active Administrators: Lord of the Rings or Birdy.

Once registered but before posting, members MUST READ the FORUM RULES (click here) and members should include System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in their posts if their problem relates to using the program. Whilst forum helpers are happy to help where they can, without these system details your post might be ignored. And wise to read How to create a New Thread

Thank you

If you are a Spammer click here.
This is not a business advertising forum, all member profiles with business advertising will be banned, all their posts removed. Spamming is illegal in many countries of the world. Guests and search engines cannot view member profiles.



           Deutsch?              Español?                  Français?                   Nederlands?
   Hilfe in Deutsch,   Ayuda en español,   Aide en français et LimeWire en françaisHulp in het Nederlands

Forum Rules

Support Forums

Before you post to one of the specific Client Help and Support Conferences in Gnutella Client Forums please look through other threads and Stickies that may answer your questions. Most problems are not new. The Search function is most useful. Also the red Stickies have answers to the most commonly asked questions. (over 90 percent).
If your problem is not resolved by a search of the forums, please take the next step and post in the appropriate forum. There are many members who will be glad to help.
If you are new to the world of file sharing please do not be shy! Everyone was ‘new’ when they first started.

When posting, please include details for:
Your Operating System ....... Your version of your Gnutella Client (* this is important for helping solve problems) ....... Your Internet connection (56K, Cable, DSL) ....... The exact error message, if one pops up
Any other relevant information that you think may help ....... Try to make your post descriptive, specific, and clear so members can quickly and efficiently help you. To aid helpers in solving download/upload problems, LimeWire and Frostwire users must specify whether they are downloading a torrent file or a file from the Gnutella network.
Members need to supply these details >>> System details - help us to help you (click on blue link)


Moderators

There are senior members on the forums who serve as Moderators. These volunteers keep the board organized and moving.
Moderators are authorized to: (in order of increasing severity)
Move posts to the correct forums. Many times, members post in the wrong forum. These off-topic posts may impede the normal operation of the forum.
Edit posts. Moderators will edit posts that are offensive or break any of the House Rules.
Delete posts. Posts that cannot be edited to comply with the House Rules will be deleted.
Restrict members. This is one of the last punishments before a member is banned. Restrictions may include placing all new posts in a moderation queue or temporarily banning the offender.
Ban members. The most severe punishment. Three or more moderators or administrators must agree to the ban for this action to occur. Banning is reserved for very severe offenses and members who, after many warnings, fail to comply with the House Rules. Banning is permanent. Bans cannot be removed by the moderators and probably won't be removed by the administration.


The Rules

1. Warez, copyright violation, or any other illegal activity may NOT be linked or expressed in any form. Topics discussing techniques for violating these laws and messages containing locations of web sites or other servers hosting illegal content will be silently removed. Multiple offenses will result in consequences. File names are not required to discuss your issues. If filenames are copyright then do not belong on these forums & will be edited out or post removed. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

2. Spamming and excessive advertising will not be tolerated. Commercial advertising is not allowed in any form, including using in signatures.

3. There will be no excessive use of profanity in any forum.

4. There will be no racial, ethnic, or gender based insults, or any other personal attacks.

5. Pictures may be attached to posts and signatures if they are not sexually explicit or offensive. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

6. Remember to post in the correct forum. Take your time to look at other threads and see where your post will go. If your post is placed in the wrong forum it will be moved by a moderator. There are specific Gnutella Client sections for LimeWire, Phex, FrostWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Morpheus, and many more. Please choose the correct section for your problem.

7. If you see a post in the wrong forum or in violation of the House Rules, please contact a moderator via Private Message or the "Report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of every post. Please do not respond directly to the member - a moderator will do what is required.

8. Any impersonation of a forum member in any mode of communication is strictly prohibited and will result in banning.

9. Multiple copies of the same post will not be tolerated. Post your question, comment, or complaint only once. There is no need to express yourself more than once. Duplicate posts will be deleted with little or no warning. Keep in mind a forum censor may temporarily automatically hold up your post, if you do not see your post, do not post again, it will be dealt with by a moderator within a reasonable time. Authors of multiple copies of same post may be dealt with by moderators within their discrete judgment at the time which may result in warning or infraction points, depending on severity as adjudged by the moderators online.

10. Posts should have descriptive topics. Vague titles such as "Help!", "Why?", and the like may not get enough attention to the contents.

11. Do not divulge anyone's personal information in the forum, not even your own. This includes e-mail addresses, IP addresses, age, house address, and any other distinguishing information. Don´t use eMail addresses in your nick. Reiterating, do not post your email address in posts. This is for your own protection.

12. Signatures may be used as long as they are not offensive or sexually explicit or used for commercial advertising. Commercial weblinks cannot be used under any circumstances and will result in an immediate ban.

13. Dual accounts are not allowed. Cannot explain this more simply. Attempts to set up dual accounts will most likely result in a banning of all forum accounts.

14. Video links may only be posted after you have a tally of two forum posts. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam.

15. Failure to show that you have read the forum rules may result in forum rules breach infraction points or warnings awarded against you which may later total up to an automatic temporary or permanent ban. Supplying system details is a prerequisite in most cases, particularly with connection or installation issues.

Violation of any of these rules will bring consequences, determined on a case-by-case basis.


Thank You! Thanks for taking the time to read these forum guidelines. We hope your visit is helpful and mutually beneficial to the entire community.


Like Tree87Likes

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11 (permalink)  
Old July 6th, 2014
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 619
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

Either only one person is sharing the file or else, others sharing it have all their upload slots busy. Or perhaps other persons who share the file are offline at the time. People not sharing what they download is a user population issue. Nobody can force anybody to share files. It's a user choice & starts at one.
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old July 6th, 2014
Novicius
 
Join Date: July 5th, 2014
Posts: 4
onnz423 is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings View Post
Either only one person is sharing the file or else, others sharing it have all their upload slots busy. Or perhaps other persons who share the file are offline at the time. People not sharing what they download is a user population issue. Nobody can force anybody to share files.
This is much slower than torrents. I remember when i saw many hundreds of sharers for one file in the network
Reply With Quote
  #13 (permalink)  
Old July 7th, 2014
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 619
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

Re-searching & get more results tool can often help to get more sources for a particular file. But again, it depends on how many persons are sharing the same file. Also, some files are shared by ShareAza users who have a history of only allocating very low bandwidth toward gnutella network. Always exceptions.

So try the re-search option & also use the 'Get More Results' or 'Find More Sources' option by right-clicking the search tab a couple minutes after the search finishes. Repeat once or twice, then leave it for an hour or two before trying again. Don't do this too often for the same search criteria. Another thing to try is using a different search criteria which is similar to the one you used to find the file in the first place. That can take some imagination. For example, if it's music, try searching just the title of a song instead of the artist or vice-versa, perhaps not the same song you're after. This will help bring in more host results sharing similar files & help to extend your search across the network.

Torrents do have a lot of advantages over the gnutella network or similar networks. People are more likely to allow partial file sharing with torrents which speeds up the downloads for everyone & means much less work needed by the seeders (sharers) of the complete file.
I've had situations like uploading same video file to a few hosts at same time & was obvious at least a couple of them had partial file sharing disabled. So I was expected to upload the file individually to each one by myself. Those who disable partial file sharing make it somewhat harder & unfair on everyone else. If all 3 or 4 of the downloaders had partial file-sharing enabled, they would have downloaded the large file in 10-25% of the time.
Reply With Quote
  #14 (permalink)  
Old August 20th, 2014
GeX GeX is offline
Devotee
 
Join Date: August 14th, 2014
Posts: 29
GeX is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default WireShare has encountered an internal error

I get the error:

"WireShare has encountered an internal error. It is possible for WireShare to recover and continue running normally. To continue using WireShare, close this window. If desired, you can click 'Show Bug' to look at the information about the error."

It keeps on showing for ever.

As described on page 38 of this thread (LimeWire Pirate Edition):
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/gettin...dition-38.html

I have the latest versions installed: WireShare 5.6.4.1, Java 7 update 67, Mac with OS X 10.9.4 (Mavericks).

How to fix it?
Thanks.
Reply With Quote
  #15 (permalink)  
Old August 20th, 2014
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 619
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

If it happens again, can you click the Show Bug information button & copy about the first 50-80 lines, that's the most important part. Then post that part in a reply to this post thread. You can post it inside a code bracket. Each report can be a little different due to a different cause & that's what we need we need to find what the cause is.

When you open WireShare, under the WireShare menu > About WireShare, does it say Java 7 or Java 6?

How many incomplete downloads do you have?
How many files are you sharing?
How many files are listed in your library?

When you said the problem was similar to the problem on the page you pointed to, does the program create a folder called .wireshare or .limewire anywhere?

For MacOSX it might be a memory issue. This is something BigJx & I need to sort out. MacOSX's memory use-age is larger than the Windows version uses. If you were using LPE it would probably be worse.
Reply With Quote
  #16 (permalink)  
Old August 20th, 2014
GeX GeX is offline
Devotee
 
Join Date: August 14th, 2014
Posts: 29
GeX is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default

Thanks for the quick reply.

Such error window shows every single time that I open WireShare. In fact, it keeps on showing all the time (up to four stacked error windows). And if I close them all manually, they show again.

WireShare - About WireShare says:
WireShare 5.6.4.1
Java 1.6.0_65

That is amazing to me, since Apple - System Preferences - Java - Update says Java 7 update 67.

Do I have them both Java 6 & 7 installed? How to remove the oldest one?

I do not have incomplete downloads inside
/Users/~/WireShare/Incomplete
or
/Users/~/WireShare/Saved

I have no files in
My Files - Public Shared (top left of WireShare main window)

I have no files in my Library (top left of WireShare main window)

The folder
/Users/~/WireShare
does not contain
.wireshare
or
.limewire
browsing it with Macintosh Explorer which shows invisible items. It contains only two visible folders:
Incomplete
and
Saved

My Mac mini has 16 GB RAM with plenty of free memory. 1TB Fusion drive with 600 GB free space.

I tried Limewire Pirate Edition time ago, yet could not get it connected after months, so I gave up. I previously used it without problema and Limewire before that without problem either. But that was years ago with other Macs and older operating systems...

The Show Bug says as indicated below:

Code:
WireShare version 5.6.4.1
Java version 1.6.0_65 from Apple Inc.
Mac OS X v. 10.9.4 on i386
Free/total memory: 88973544/132579328

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.commons.logging.Log.info(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Throwable;)V
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.HostCatcher.read(HostCatcher.java:580)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.HostCatcher.read(HostCatcher.java:523)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.HostCatcher.connect(HostCatcher.java:407)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.ConnectionManagerImpl.connect(ConnectionManagerImpl.java:1573)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.ConnectionServicesImpl.connect(ConnectionServicesImpl.java:158)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.CoreRandomGlue$2.start(CoreRandomGlue.java:100)
	at org.limewire.lifecycle.ServiceRegistryImpl$ServiceHolder$AnnotatedService.start(ServiceRegistryImpl.java:219)
	at org.limewire.lifecycle.ServiceRegistryImpl$ServiceHolder.start(ServiceRegistryImpl.java:172)
	at org.limewire.lifecycle.ServiceRegistryImpl.startStage(ServiceRegistryImpl.java:92)
	at org.limewire.lifecycle.ServiceRegistryImpl.start(ServiceRegistryImpl.java:80)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.LifecycleManagerImpl.doStart(LifecycleManagerImpl.java:153)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.LifecycleManagerImpl.start(LifecycleManagerImpl.java:127)
	at org.limewire.ui.swing.Initializer.startCore(Initializer.java:533)
	at org.limewire.ui.swing.Initializer.initialize(Initializer.java:170)
	at org.limewire.ui.swing.GuiLoader.load(GuiLoader.java:44)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
	at org.limewire.ui.swing.Main.main(Main.java:87)


Detail: Uncaught thread error: main

-- listing session information --
Current thread: main
Active Threads: 31
Uptime: 0:02
Is Connected: false
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: false
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 0
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 0
Number of Waiting Downloads: 0
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Managed Files: 0
Number of Mounted Friend Files: 0
Number of Shared Files: 0
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: false
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: false
Last Reported Port: 17487
External Port: 17487
IP Pongs Received: 0
Number of Content Response URNs: 
Number of CreationTimeCache URNs: 0
VF Byte Cache Size: 0
VF Verify Cache Size: 0
VF Queue Size: 0
ByteBuffer Cache Size: 31
Number of Waiting Sockets: 0
Number of Pending Timeouts: 0
Peak Number of Thread: 36
Number of SP2 Workarounds: 0
System Load Avg: 1.4736328125
Objects Pending GC: 0
Free Space In Settings: 586367594496
Free Space In Incomplete: 586367594496
Free Space In Downloads: 586367594496
Heap Memory Usage: init = 134217728(131072K) used = 36542256(35685K) committed = 132579328(129472K) max = 530186240(517760K)
Non-Heap Memory Usage: init = 268603392(262308K) used = 45924112(44847K) committed = 271323136(264964K) max = 301989888(294912K)
SlotManager dump:: active:0:0 1:0 2:0 queued:0:0 1:0 2:0 resumable:0:0 1:0 2:0 bw now:0.0 session avg:0.0
Number of select calls: 8
Number of immediate selects: 0
Average time in select: 325009873

-- listing threads --
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
AWT-AppKit: 1
CreationTimeCacheDeserializer: 1
ServiceRegistry-start-id db store: 1
IconLoader: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
Thread-6: 1
FirewallEventThread: 1
DAAPQUEUE: 1
DHT-Executor: 1
process reaper: 1
UDPSocketChannelConnectionEvent: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
Message-Executor: 1
ServiceRegistry-start-DAAP: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1
SwingWorker-pool-1122818-thread-1: 1
device search response: 1
Deadlock Detection Thread: 1
backgroundExecutor: 1
NetworkManagerImpl.testTLS: 1
main: 1
HttpClient pool: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
Library Disk I/O Thread: 1
MulticastService: 1
IdleThread: 2
Image Fetcher 3: 1


-- listing properties --
AVERAGE_CONNECTION_TIME=165314
NEXT_URN_BLACKLIST_UPDATE=1409552048953
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0012078815
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1407955436342
SESSIONS=6
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=826570
CLIENT_ID=287637DA5682F4C15E1A737EC4FE6D00
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1408560336369
DHT_NODE_ID=A07820B51234035743222DE594887162A7066B13
DHT_MODE=PASSIVE_LEAF
CURRENTLY_RUNNING=true
UPTIME_HISTORY=309;278;175;46;27
HANDLE_TORRENTS=false
LIBRARY_VERSION=FIVE_0_0
LAST_URN_BLACKLIST_UPDATE=1408569682403
HANDLE_MAGNETS=false
POSITIONS_SET=true
WINDOW_X_V5=288
TOTAL_UPTIME=835
PORT=17487
AVERAGE_UPTIME=167
WINDOW_Y_V5=137
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=5
DOWNTIME_HISTORY=86400;90;3611;55167;545190;9345
LAST_FWT_STATE=true
TLS_WORKED_LAST_TIME=true
Should you need further information, just let me know.

Many thanks again for your kind help!

Last edited by GeX; August 21st, 2014 at 02:17 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #17 (permalink)  
Old August 21st, 2014
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 619
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

Thanks for posting your bug report, much appreciated.

Not sure if this will help but you can at least try it for now:
Go to Applications & find WireShare, Control (or Right) click & choose Get Info. Change the option from Run in 32-bit. If it's enabled then disable it or vice versa. See if this fixes the launching problem. (Here is a sample image using LW as an example.)

Another thing you could try is setting up a test account. This only takes a few minutes & can be easily deleted after use. See if WS opens ok in that account.

WireShare will default to using Java 6 if it exists, even if you have Java 7 installed. If Java 7 is the only java installed then it will use Java 7 or later.
Reply With Quote
  #18 (permalink)  
Old August 21st, 2014
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 619
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

Just had a crazy thought. If the above does not work then try this:
1. Delete the WireShare folder from your user preferences folder, try launching WS.
If that again fails then:
2. Delete the WireShare folder from your user preferences folder, try launching WS & set the language to English if the program does not crash before the setup stage, see if that makes any difference.
Reply With Quote
  #19 (permalink)  
Old August 21st, 2014
GeX GeX is offline
Devotee
 
Join Date: August 14th, 2014
Posts: 29
GeX is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default

Thanks for the replies.

I have tried the above to no avail. The problem is even more intense in 64-bit mode.

I have not tried a new account (I will try that later), but I have installed WireShare 5.6.4.1 on another Mac (iMac instead of Mac mini) with the same version of Mac OS X and Java and it works with both 32- and 64-bit mode. No problem there. Such iMac had on older LimeWire Pro 4.9.8 (that is of year 2007) installed, whereas in the Mac mini with the problem newer versions of LimeWire were installed through the years, and eventually the LimeWire Pirate Edition 5.6.2 (yet it did not open since many months ago), as indicated above.

There are probably remains on the Mac mini of LimeWire and LimeWire Pirate Edition. How to remove all files associated with them? Maybe that fixes the issue.

Thanks again.
Reply With Quote
  #20 (permalink)  
Old August 21st, 2014
GeX GeX is offline
Devotee
 
Join Date: August 14th, 2014
Posts: 29
GeX is a great assister to others; your light through the dark tunnel
Default

Just in case it is useful, I had installed over the years the following Gnutella clients in such Mac mini:

Acqlite
Acquisition
Cabos
FrostWire
LimeWire Pro
MactellaX_PPC
WireShare

Additionally, maybe removing Java 6 and leaving Java 7 could fix the problem. I wonder how to remove Java 6.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://www.gnutellaforums.com/getting-started-using-limewire-wireshare/102701-wireshare-formerly-entitled-limewire-pirate-edition.html
Posted By For Type Date
LimeWire-WikiOmni This thread Refback June 15th, 2018 06:47 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback April 10th, 2017 02:01 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback March 7th, 2017 08:37 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition This thread Refback December 24th, 2016 01:06 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback July 12th, 2016 10:48 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition explained This thread Refback April 30th, 2016 02:51 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback September 11th, 2015 12:52 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback May 4th, 2015 01:23 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback March 12th, 2015 12:14 PM
wireshare - GMX - Web-Suche This thread Refback November 20th, 2014 01:04 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback October 23rd, 2014 02:53 PM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback October 13th, 2014 04:19 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - TPB This thread Refback September 26th, 2014 09:32 AM
LimeWire Pirate Edition (download torrent) - The Pirate Bay Proxy This thread Refback September 12th, 2014 01:55 PM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:43 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.

Copyright © 2020 Gnutella Forums.
All Rights Reserved.