The LimeWire 4.9.13 beta has been released. You can download the free version from the LimeWire download page. PRO users can download the beta from their personal download page.

This beta includes changes that should address the network disconnects and general reliability of LimeWire:

* several memory leaks were fixed, so LimeWire should not crash if left running for a long period of time
* some experimental changes to address the network disconnects
* various small optimisations here and there.

Keep in mind that while this aims to increase the reliability of LimeWire, a lot of new code was added; using this version may be a rocky ride. If you were happy if 4.9.11 you should stick to that, if you choose to update to 4.9.13 be prepared for oddities and frequent upgrades as we hammer down any bugs that we find. It is very likely we'll have one or two updates as soon as tomorrow.

If you do choose to run this beta, be sure that we appreciate your efforts. Give it hell, try to break it in any way you can, and have fun !!!

The LimeWire dev team

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Memory usage is down 20 percent using 4.9.13 verses 4.9.11 in Leaf mode with one download and 2 uploads going so far so good

I appreciate the new efforts toward reduced memory consumption - shows that you care

For those who are on os x 10.4 and have an ADC account, the new java update DP2 reduces by a large amount the number of java crashes so far, so if you are a betatester, you might want to use that version of Apple java. I have yet to find if it fixes the VMemory problem on os x though.

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i havent really noticed much of an improvement.. maybe im not testing it in a much controlled fasion, but anyways, limewire still loves to notify me that files are corrupted if i start heavy downloading. ~10+ at a time.

i also noticed that limewire starts off great with bandwidth usage to near maxed out, but slowly deteriorates the connections and slows down.

before starting downloads limewire was stable at around ~75K of ram, then it went up to ~110K during downloads, then went to ~95K after downloads completed.

im sharing 88 files exactly now with LW as an UP.

Are the disconnects still occurring?

Thanks
-greg

i have not noticed any network disconnections, i dont think i have had that problem. i havent been looking for them either. but i did notice sources seem to be dropping from 14 to 4 throughout the process of downloading. then dropping down to only one at the end of the download (but i think i have always seen it drop to one at the end of the download.) the rest of the dropping of sources were during the whole span of the download process. other than that i can say that i have not noticed any network disconnections, but i will be looking for them now.

General Observations.

Bandwith usage much much better. The only time I've noticed peaks or spikes in bandwith usage is on starting as a UP, or switiching from Leaf to UP. This only last 1 to 2 minutes, which I consider very reasonable.

Search results also seem to be about the same now in Leaf and UP, although it does take longer as a UP to reach the same results.

Memory usage seems about the same on startup, and slowly increases during d/l and u/l, but stabilizes, and decreases when they have finished. Much improved.

Download speeds have returned to there normal of what I expect from multiple and single host, as well as u/l speeds.

Just a side note: Raza and BearShare newer version clients also provided reasonable d/l speeds.

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I am running 4.9.11. VersionTracker reports a newer, 4.9.12. This forum reports 4.9.13 (though doesn't specify for which platform). The download beta link on my download page has disappeared. An email to LimeWire Pro support remains unanswered for 24 hours.

What's the latest version, please, and how do I get it?

The beta link is now back on pro pages.

Thanks for the speedy service! i'm up with the latest version now.

When I tried to disable ultrapeer capabilities it immediately tried to connect me as a leaf but even though my files are still UL and DL. Limewire tell me it cant connect here is the bug report:

LimeWire version 4.9.13 Pro
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 5020376/34893824

java.lang.Exception: Example Bug
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.panes.BugsPaneI tem*****actionPerformed(BugsPaneItem.java:91)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unkno wn Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog*****run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsConstruc tor.setOptionsVisible(OptionsConstructor.java:292)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsMediator .setOptionsVisible(OptionsMediator.java:98)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsMediator .setOptionsVisible(OptionsMediator.java:80)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.setOptionsV isible(GUIMediator.java:601)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.menu.ToolsMenu*****action Performed(ToolsMenu.java:27)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mou seReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unkno wn Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


Detail: Example

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 63
Uptime: 21:15:29
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: 10
Number of Queued Uploads: 10
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 4
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 4
Number of Waiting Downloads: 9
Received incoming this session: true
Number of Shared Files: 222
Guess Capable: true
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 10
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 6346
External Port: 6346
IP Pongs Received: 177

-- listing threads --
HttpClient-ReferenceQueueThread: 1
SavedFileLoader: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
UDPScheduler: 1
Thread-8: 1
DownloadWorker: 4
Acceptor: 1
MulticastService: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
Timer-0: 1
DestroyJavaVM: 1
Image Fetcher 0: 1
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
ConnectionDispatchRunner: 20
MessageDispatch: 1
ConnectionFetcher: 10
UDPUpdateThread: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
ManagedDownload: 4
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
BlockingVF: 1
HttpClient-IdleConnectionThread: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
DaapServerThread: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1


-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=-4
BANNED_WORDS=.wmv;.asf;.mov
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
WINDOW_X=-4
FILTER_HTML=true
UPDATE_DELAY=25200002
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
SEARCH_MAGNETMIX_BUTTON=true
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=130
HARD_MAX_UPLOADS=10
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
AVERAGE_UPTIME=49291
TOTAL_UPTIME=4288317
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=56
COUNTRY=
FREELOADER_FILES=20
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1123035388927
APP_WIDTH=1024
SESSIONS=87
UPLOAD_SPEED=32
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.9.8
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.6730322
CONNECTION_SPEED=1000
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1122181379387
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=1226
RUN_ONCE=true
APP_HEIGHT=728
USE_BUG_SERVLET=true
FREELOADER_ALLOWED=45
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=30
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1122951209034
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
CLIENT_ID=C3C5EE0DA78DE591FF1A2C4633EF0B00
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=60
CHAT_ENABLED=false
CONNECTION_VIEW_ENABLED=true


Sorry did not do a stack trace

Windows XP2 SP2
Roadrunner 5Mbs connection
P4-M 1.8Ghz computer
1024 Mb of ram

Shawn

So, this happened exactly when you disabled ultrapeer mode? Did Limewire eventually connect, and did the downloads and uploads continue just fine while it was disconnected?

Yes it happened when I disconnected utrapeer mode and yes the uploads and downloads did continue while disconnected and eventually I got a no internet connection notice and I was forced to shutdown and restart where it did re connect

Shawn

got this error while i was hashing large numbers of files to share, i was disconnected at the time so that i could have more cpu power to hash the files. it has been sent in.:

LimeWire version 4.9.13 Pro
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 305400/66650112

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space


Detail: Uncaught thread error.

-- listing session information --
Current thread: Hasher
Active Threads: 22
Uptime: 47:52
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: 1
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: true
Number of Shared Files: 2187
Guess Capable: true
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 10
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 6346
External Port: 6346
IP Pongs Received: 0

-- listing threads --
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
Image Fetcher 3: 1
Hasher: 1
ConnectionDispatchRunner: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
Timer-6: 1
DelayedGUI: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
Timer-7: 1
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
Thread-8: 1
MulticastService: 1
Acceptor: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
DestroyJavaVM: 1
DaapServerThread: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1


-- listing properties --
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
APP_HEIGHT=684
FILTER_WHATS_NEW_ADULT=false
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.19802193
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1122949803140
SESSIONS=7
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.9.8
RUN_ONCE=true
COUNTRY=
SHOW_TOTD=false
CLIENT_ID=99988D02DBE1B618B5F016336DCAB300
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1123116003484
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=74
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
TOTAL_UPTIME=143833
AVERAGE_UPTIME=20547
CONNECTION_VIEW_ENABLED=true
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
APP_WIDTH=1142
INSTALLED=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=14
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1122950970859
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=130
CONNECTION_SPEED=3000
WINDOW_Y=163
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=30
UPDATE_DELAY=25200002
WINDOW_X=52

when it happens again (which i know it will) ill take a stack trace of it, since i have LOTS of files to hash still.