Strange "Fatal Error"
 

I've had LimeWire installed properly on my system several times. But since yesterday when trying to install it I always get these two error messages:

"Unable to launch Java Application

The property files is missing an essential property: lax.main.class. Please make sure it exists in the properties file: /"

After I okayed this message, another one would come up:

"Unable to launch Java Application

Unable to locate the application's 'main' class. The class 'null' must be public and have a 'public state void null (String[])' method. (LAX)"

After I okay this message, the installer quits. I can't make ANY sense of what the messages say, but maybe someone of you can help me. I've already tried downloading a fresh installer and also reinstalling MRJ, but none of it helps.

This worked for me
 

The Problem:

Unable to Launch Java Application

Unable to locate the application’s ‘main’ class. The class ‘com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main’ must be public and have a ‘public static void main(String[])’ method. (LAX)

Details:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Compiled Code)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)
at com.apple.mrj.JManager.JMStaticMethodDispatcher.ru n(JMAWTContextImpl.java)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java)


THE SOLUTION: from the Trash retrieve the IAClasses.zip folder (if it's not there reinstall Limewire. Failure of this folder to unzip and install is the problem!). Unzip it with Stuffit Expander (ver.7 doesn’t do it for me but the older 6.5.1 did). Drop the UNSTUFFED folder into your System Folder [or Limewire folder, whichever works]. Reboot. Launch Limewire.

Well I tried that - it seemed logical - but putting the unstuffed .zip folder in the LimeWire folder or in the System Folder didn't work - still got the same message. I even tried putting the unstuffed folder in the MRJ folder in Extensions - no soap. I'll go back to v. 2.4.4 - it works. Any other ideas, let me know - <stuh@localnet.com>

Thanks.

Same problem here with Mac 9.1. This is really bad stuff.

I also dragged the IAClasses folder out of the trash, tried first the System Folder, then the LimeWire folder, and neither worked. I am still getting that same bizarre fatal error message. Very frustrating, because I had already uninstalled the old version. Won't make that mistake again.

Installation problem -Fatal error
 

I run Mac 9.1 and have had the same problem. I've tried the fixes but still no good - is the Pro version any better for the $9?

fatal error
 

Same problems i tried to upgade cause old version wasnt woking very well now i cant use it all. Thanks LimeWire! Check this stuff out before you release it. Maybe its a ploy to make us pay.

java failure
 

lameness.
Installers need to be tested before software is released!

I've had about 5 versions of Limewire & they always fail to boost the memory partition required by the installer & now with this version, it destroys a functioning install.

I tried the small install (non-MRJ) since I already had it running & then the large - neither seems to work & the workarounds posted don't seem to get it for me.

Maybe it should be called LAMEwire.

Same problem here, Same bad feelings.

Java error
 

I too tried the above listed fixed with no fix to the problem. I was going along fine with Pro 2.7 and just started having freezing probelms today. Decided to de-install/re-install and developed the same issues.

java class not found
 

I get the following error when I installed the Pro version.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main

It worked fine when I installed the basic edition. I uninstalled the basic edition and installed Pro. Now nothing works. Just a guess but perhaps uninstalling/reinstalling causes some sor t of corruption.

Not good I am trying to be a good netizen and pay for shareware and it doesn't work.

I see a number of posts but no resolution anbody from LimeWire going to respond?

Thanks

oh yes, I get these error messages, too. I was not suprised to see all these other messages in the board and I was not suprised either to see that the proposed solutions didn't work. however, what did suprise me was that there was absolutely no response from the developers. one should assume that this bug was easy to fix if they didn't even consider dealing with it so far.

so let me join the chants: test your friggin' apps before you send them out there. I'd pay for limewire if it only was stable, fast and reliable. sadly, it's neither of those three.

Fatal Error
 

Same here. I've used it for well over a year with no major problems, now an abaolute stone wall!!! Are we alone out here??

just one more request for some help from limewire
 

I basically have the same thing to say as about 90% of these posts. Same error message. Unfortunately I stupidly did not save my pre-2.7 installer, so I am out of luck and can no longer use Limewire, until they fix the bug.

Good thing I paid $9.50 for all those new features.

I have the same problem an I wonder why to pay for this?

There is a new version of LimeWire available. You can try this new version and see if it works for you. Info on version 2.7.7. Download version 2.7.7.

I think the latest release 2.7.7 fixes that problem.

2.77 with Fatal Error
 

Did the full install of 2.77 with the very same results. I am burning over this!

Re: Installation problem -Fatal error
 

I have paid for LW Pro and the last few have had bugs, including LWPro 2.7.7. I'm still having to use and older version with a work around to make it work. :mad:

Version 2.7.7 fixes an OS X problem and nothing with us OS 9 users... I don't think they are in any rush to help us but they are in all the rush to solve all OS X problems

Java Error
 

Same Java Error as the other posts.
Unstuffing IAClasses folder & putting in either Limewire or system folders does not work.
Lamewire

G3 Blue & White OS 9.2. 896mb Ram 3 drives total 150Gb

I am haveing the same problem as every body else om my mac o/s 9.2 "unable to lunch Java application" whats going on?:confused:

a humble solution
 

Use Hotline to download someone else's older vers.
Worked for me!
I was downloading Ludacris' "move, bitch" within 10 minutes of my humble solution. I got the same ****:

Fatal application error:

unable to launch java application

unable to locate the application's main class. The class 'com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.main' must be public and have 'public static void main(String[])' method. (LAX)

good luck to all.

Fatal Error. access to older version?
 

Hotline?? I backup every other day, so older version was dumped, before I realized the new didn't work. Thanks for any help.

After I installed LimeWire 2.7.7 I tried to open the LimeWire application and I got the same "Fatal Error." Could someone look in to this? Thanks

Fatal error
 

I'm in the same boat with this fatal error thing- and of course I had trashed my old copy. Can anyone tell me where to get an older version.

What a bunch of crap. Obviously LAMEWIRE is just in it for the money these days.

Download Here...
 

I put the last usable version(2.73) for Classic on my idisk for download. Hope the link works.

http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/F...cty=US&lang=en

Nothing works
 

I installed the nice new version of Limewire... I'm running Pro on an OS 9.2.2... and am getting the error message:

Unable to locate the application's 'main' class. The class 'com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main' must be public and have a 'public static void main(String[])' method. (LAX)


I uninstalled. I reinstalled. I manually deleted everything. I rebooted. Am now pissed off and on every mac forum there's been no response from anyone from Limewire

see Blikum's post
 

We just fixed the "fatal error" problem in LimeWire 2.7.8. Sorry for the confusion!

well that didn't work
 

You said you fixed the fatal error?

I just downloaded LimeWire from the Pro page and yet again the error occurs:

Unable to locate the application's 'main' class. The class 'com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main' must be public and have a 'public static void main(String[])' method. (LAX)


So.. nothing is fixed. It's the same error message I've been getting since I tried to upgrade. I no longer have a working version of LimeWire. I was running LimeWire Pro on Mac OS 9.2.2... The same problem that's been happening all weekend. I've installed, uninstalled, rebooted and redownloaded the program several times, and on each and every occasion since killing my old version with the upgrade the error occurs. I have been unable to use my nice LimeWire Pro version I got to support this fine service...

Adam,

If the version on LW's site is the new 2.7.8, not only is the Java error present, but the old Non Fatal Translater Settings error is back.

You're correct. I made a really silly mistake when building that version -- my apologies. 2.7.9 will be up in about half an hour with the fix.

Thanks, Adam.

We posted at the same time, did you see my note about the Non Fatal Translator Settings error coming back?

non fatal error
 

Actually that was my next post... I checked the error log and received the following on the log...

Custom Action: com.limegroup.install.SettingsTranslator
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR - class com.limegroup.install.SettingsTranslator


everything else was a sucessful install... Except for the fact it still doesn't work

Re: non fatal error
 

Quote:

everything else was a sucessful install... Except for the fact it still doesn't work

That's a very important fact! ;)

non fatal error
 

Here's what the entire log said:

Install Begin: Mon Nov 18 11:09:32 PST 2002
Install End: Mon Nov 18 11:09:54 PST 2002

Created with Zero G's InstallAnywhere 5.0.5 Enterprise Build 1626


Summary
-------

Installation: Successful with errors.

0 SUCCESSES
0 WARNINGS
1 NONFATAL ERRORS
0 FATAL ERRORS

Action Notes:

None.

Install Log Detail:

Custom Action: com.limegroup.install.SettingsTranslator
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR - class com.limegroup.install.SettingsTranslator unavailable.

Check Disk Space: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire
Status: SUCCESSFUL
Additional Notes: NOTE - Required Disk Space: 8,796,177; Free Disk Space: 2,147,385,344

Install Directory: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install Directory: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/UninstallerData/
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install Uninstaller: LimeWire (Install All Uninstaller Components)
Status: SUCCESSFUL


Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/UninstallerData/Uninstall LimeWire.lax
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install Uninstaller: LimeWire (Install All Uninstaller Components)
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Create LaunchAnywhere: LimeWire (Install All LaunchAnywhere Java Executable Components)
Status: SUCCESSFUL


Create Icon: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire//LimeWire
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/LimeWire.lax
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Create LaunchAnywhere: LimeWire (Install All LaunchAnywhere Java Executable Components)
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/LimeWire.jar
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/collections.jar
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/swing.jar
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/xerces.jar
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/MessagesBundles.jar
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/MessagesBundle.properties
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/ads.war
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/MessagesBundle.properties
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install File: /dib's 'puter/Applications (Mac OS 9)/LimeWire/xml.war
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install Directory: /dib's 'puter/Desktop Folder/
Status: SUCCESSFUL
Additional Notes: NOTE - Directory already existed

Create Alias: /dib's 'puter/Desktop Folder/LimeWire
Status: SUCCESSFUL

Install Directory: /dib's 'puter/Desktop Folder/
Status: SUCCESSFUL
Additional Notes: NOTE - Directory already existed

did all the above and nothing works! what's wrong with this thing?? does anyone test before releasing???! ughhh.

Still having the same problem
 

Please see every other post I've made about this subject. It still doesn't work. I am still getting the same error message, my install log still looks like the one posted above. AND yes, after visiting my PRO upload page and download what it says is version 2.7.9 I still have no access to LimeWire...

I have been getting the same error massage since being told to upgrade. Nothing has worked for days.

Same Problem
 

Same Problem as everyone else...unfortunately I deleted my older version of Limewire, and couldn't retrieve it using Norton utilities. Does anyone have the installer for the older version?

I emailed Limewire about this last week and...surprise....no response...

Re: Same Problem
 

This link will take you to all the older versions of LimeWire.

2.7.9 dwnld from 11/19 @5PM EST
 

I was able to install (with the errors described above from the install.log) and was able to launch the app, and connect. However, every time the app is lauched I am forced to go through the set-up wizard. None of the options are saved. In addition, I get the following error on launch and whenever I click on any kind of button in any dialog box.

LimeWire version 2.7.9
Java version 1.1.8 from Apple Computer, Inc.
Mac OS v. 9.1 on PowerPC
Free/total memory: 15339330/22488192

java.io.FileNotFoundException: /MB2002/System Folder/Preferences/.limewire/limewire.props
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.j ava)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.j ava)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.SettingsManager.writeProper ties(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsMediator .applyOptions(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsButtonPa nel$OKListener.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Abs tractButton.java:1066)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.act ionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1101)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:378)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultB uttonModel.java:250)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased(BasicButtonListener.java:204)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEven tMulticaster.java)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Compiled Code)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ompiled Code)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Compi led Code)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Compiled Code)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java)

Thanks for the link to the old versions. Hopefully one of them will be functional.

Same problem, just reinstalled tonight and it still gives me the unable to launch java error messege.

Is it possible that one of the older installers has altered the system in some way (outside of LimeWire)? Forgive me if I get the versions mixed up, but I've been through quite a few. I was using a version right after 2.7.3 with no major problems. I installed the version AFTER that one... when I did, I encountered the "missing class" error. SO, I tried going back to the version I was using (with no major problems, as stated), BUT, it gave me the same "missing class" error. I then went back to an even older version; 2.7.3. It installed and functioned normally, but the next time (and everytime after, I got the "reoccuring install wizard" - something I had never experienced. I then dutifully tried installed every version released, including 2.7.9; all install normally, but give the "missing class" dialog upon startup. My only choice is to reinstall 2.7.3 and suffer "the wizard". I am not a programmer, or a poweruser for that matter, but... all this seems to point to a system change that occured with an install right after 2.7.4 or 2.7.5. No matter what change is made... same problem. What's different about 2.7.3? Why does it work? Why the wizard? My gut is telling me that a clean system install would allow me to use 2.7.9, but that's more of a hassle than the wizard. Am I nuts here?

pesky wizard
 

I went all the way back to version 2.6.5 and I get the wiazrd every time I launch.