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#1 2011-03-21 09:58:51
- matthewbpt
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dropbox problem
I have a problem with both the dropbox and dropbox-experimental packages from AUR. When I run it from the command line I get the message bash: /usr/bin/dropboxd: cannot execute binary file . I can't get it to work :S
Any suggestions?
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#2 2011-03-21 10:15:57
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Re: dropbox problem
/usr/bin/dropbox is a symlink to /opt/dropbox/dropboxd, which is a script which calls /opt/dropbox/dropbox. Check if that last file can be executed, and if not, why not. There's too many possible reasons why it may not work, wrong architecture etc.
It works here.
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#3 2011-03-21 10:20:45
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Re: dropbox problem
Running /opt/dropbox/dropboxd has exactly the same result :S I don't know where to start to fix it. I have all the dependencies listed.
Edit: Architecture is i686, kernel 2.6.37-ARCH
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#4 2011-03-21 10:23:01
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Re: dropbox problem
Of course it would have the same result, its a symlink to a script, both would run exactly the same.
Check if the BINARY is executable (or even if its the right architecture). If you don't know how to do that, search and find out.
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#5 2011-03-21 10:41:01
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Re: dropbox problem
I already tried chmodding it with no difference, first thing I did... The PKGBUILD file downloaded dropbox-lnx.x86-1.1.3.tar.gz to build, which indicates it's the right architecture. Hmm ... I really am stumped
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#6 2011-03-21 10:51:55
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Re: dropbox problem
How do you initiate it?
sh dropbox
or
./dropbox
Often one works while the other doesn't (anybody know why?).
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#7 2011-03-21 10:59:49
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Re: dropbox problem
How do you initiate it?
sh dropbox
or
./dropbox
Often one works while the other doesn't (anybody know why?).
Because the first does not require the file to be executable.
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#8 2011-03-21 11:11:06
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Re: dropbox problem
That, as expected, doesn't work for me either.
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#9 2011-03-21 11:44:40
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Re: dropbox problem
I managed to install dropbox by downloading the source tarball from https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx and compiling it, it just wouldn't work for me the AUR way, but this way works just as well. Thanks for the help.
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