LimeWire freezes on me, what do I do?
 

I'm running the latest LimeWire (4.0.5) on my iMac, I've had 4.0.5 since it came out and now it freezes on me when I start it. It also freezes a LOT in the middle of verifying completed downloads.

I'm using 56K dialup, PowerPC G3 processor, 160 MB physical RAM, Mac OS 9.2.2 with a 6GB hard drive about 60% filled now.

Finally, when I do manage to get LW to work, it spends 90+% of the time awaiting sources. It can spend 4 hours awaiting sources and still be at 0% for a 16MB file that should take an hour or so to download even with my POS internet connection.

What should I do about this? And don't tell me to upgrade to Mac OS X, I also have OSX 10.0.4 running on the same comp, I don't get as much freezing/crashing there but LW claims to be offline after 20-40 minutes even if the internet connection is still active. And it does nothing about the annoying as Hades awaiting sources crap I get.

HELP!

i have the same problem..limewire sucks

Limewire is a piece of sh*@

Limewire can suck my batootoo

After it chokes on mine.
 

But I really need assistance with this conundrum.

Should work great on 10.3.4 (not 10.0.4???) . . . but Apple's java for classic is really old and buggy, and looks like many developers have given up on supporting it.

Anyway, most of us are pretty rusty on classic, but there are some tricks:

Play with the memory allocations (get info)--LW needs 60,000KB.

Check that you have the right java (MRJ 2.2.5) http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75097

Download only a few files at a time, and keep the incomplete folder cleaned out between sessions.

Repeat search to find many sources for files, because if a host is busy or goes offline, you can wait weeks for that one host to come back online.

Read the other posts about OS 9. . . especially those by bootylicious

Since there aren't any other gnutella filesharing apps for OS9, Google for Carracho or maybe you can find an old Hotline client.

It is indeed 10.0.4.
 

But when I run on 9.2.2 (and by the way I already had the MRJ 2.2.5 and just now increased memory to 60MB for LW), I still get the awaiting sources messages even after repeating the search several times. What to do now?

BTW, Carracho sucks, and I don't know jack about Hotline.

Re: It is indeed 10.0.4.
 

First off your Virtual Memory is set way too high. Bring it down to 161mb.

Strongly suggest that you purchase some more real RAM so that you can turn Virtual Memory off. In the meantime, increase LW preferred memory 300% & rebuild your desktop using Techtool Lite.

You may have some fragmentation. If you have a utility CD, strongly suggest that you run it to optimize & defrag your HD.

Regarding your 60% full HD. Time for you to do some housecleaning before things get really bad. When the HD is 90% or more full, strange things happen; and so good practice is to not let a drive get more than 85% full. You're getting there. :eek:
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18278 Mac OS: Assigning More Memory to an Application Program.
The same directions are also in the OS Mac Help Menu.

Techtool Lite

OK, rebuilt my desktop and reduced VM to 161M.
 

LW freezes on me now. Minimum memory for LW is 60,000 KB, preferred 61,440 KB (60 MB.) If I increase it by 300% I'd use my entire physical RAM and a good chunk of the remaining virtual. There's no serious fragmentation, I run Norton Disk Doctor every few weeks. I cleaned a few old files out, I have about 2.5 GB free space on my HD now.