Tim -- Jeremy will know more about the specific problem, but it sounds like you have a bad install. You can try to reinstall Gears or alternatively, as a quick check, you can create another OS X user account, install Gears and try again.
-Ben On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Tim Molendijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > I'm just downloaded and installed Gears for Safari on OS X and I am > experiencing the exact same problem as dhougal: > * gears.google.com says Gears is installed > * no Gears option in the Safari menu > * example apps (I tested Desktop shortcut app) do not work > * there is a green down-arrow icon in Google Reader, but clicking on > it fails (synchronizing failed) > > My report: > > * iMac: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB SDRAM, OS X 10.5.5 > * My console does not print any output upon starting Safari (from / > Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari) > * ls -al /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/ > total 64 > drwxrwxr-x 15 root admin 714 Oct 8 14:49 . > drwxrwxr-t+ 54 root admin 1904 Oct 8 14:49 .. > drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Jan 7 2008 > ContentUploaderPlugin.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jan 7 2008 DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jul 19 2007 Flash Player.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Aug 15 21:46 Flip4Mac WMV > Plugin.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Aug 15 21:46 Flip4Mac WMV > Plugin.webplugin > drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 10 22:14 Gears.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 29 2007 JavaPluginCocoa.bundle > -rwxrwxr-x@ 1 root admin 4752 Feb 8 2006 NP-PPC-Dir-Shockwave > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 24 2007 Quartz > Composer.webplugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 17 20:22 QuickTime Plugin.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 24 2007 QuickTime > Plugin.webplugin > lrwxr-xr-x 1 tim admin 68 Jan 23 2008 RealPlayer Plugin.plugin > -> /Applications/RealPlayer.app/Contents/MacOS/RealPlayer > Plugin.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jul 16 11:17 Silverlight.plugin > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Sep 24 2007 > VerifiedDownloadPlugin.plugin > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root admin 856 Jun 11 2007 flashplayer.xpt > drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Aug 1 2007 iPhotoPhotocast.plugin > -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 535 Jan 7 2008 npUpload.xpt > -rwxrwxr-x 1 root admin 1607 Jan 7 2008 npdivx.xpt > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root admin 2394 Aug 31 07:58 > nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt > * ls -la /Library/InputManagers/ > total 0 > drwxr-xr-x 4 root admin 136 Oct 8 14:49 . > drwxrwxr-t+ 54 root admin 1904 Oct 8 14:49 .. > drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 136 Oct 8 14:56 GearsEnabler > drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 136 Dec 1 2007 PicLens > * ls -la ~/Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/ > total 0 > drwx------+ 2 tim staff 68 Jan 10 2008 . > drwx------+ 48 tim staff 1734 Oct 8 14:49 .. > * ls -la ~/Library/InputManagers/ > ls: /Users/tim/Library/InputManagers/: No such file or directory > > > > > On Oct 2, 6:44 pm, Jeremy Moskovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As mentioned in my previous reply I need the following information to be > > able to diagnose the problem: > > > > * What type of Mac do you have? > > * The full contents of your console right after you've loaded Safari. > > * The full output of 'ls -al' for each of the following directories: > > * /Library/Internet Plugins/ > > * /Library/InputManagers/ > > * ~/Library/Internet Plugins/ > > * ~/Library/InputManagers/ > > > > Best regards, > > Jeremy > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:57 AM, dhoughal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I created a new account an tried to activate the Gears (for example > > > starting the Turbo mode of WordPress) but Gears doesn't work. On the > > > console I get the following messages: > > > > > 02.10.08 12:51:21 Safari[233] Gears InputManager failed to load Gears, > > > exiting... > > > > > D. > > > > > On 27 Sep., 11:16, Jan Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Jeremy > > > > > > although things work with a new profile, I have to use the old one. > > > > Can you please help me to find out why gears is not working with the > > > > old profile? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > On Sep 26, 4:32 am, Jeremy Moskovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Jan, > > > > > > > Glad things are working now, and thanks again for bringing the bugs > in > > > the > > > > > settings dialog to our attention. > > > > > > > I don't think there's much benefit in investigating the issues with > > > your old > > > > > profile. > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Jan Michael < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Jeremy, > > > > > > > > On Sep 25, 9:51 pm, Jeremy Moskovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > I have no idea about Adobe Air, but could you try creating a > new > > > account > > > > > > on > > > > > > > your system and using Gears from there? Maybe there's > something > > > about > > > > > > your > > > > > > > account that's causing this. > > > > > > > > it's already after midnight, but I did that and boom ... > everything > > > > > > worked (withSafari). The google gears plugin was already > installed. > > > > > > The web page showed the correct version and even the Google Gears > > > > > > Setting window showed the correct stuff. > > > > > > > > Now, I at least know that my current profile is kinda crappy and > half > > > > > > dead or so. Do we have the possibility to investigate what's the > > > > > > difference between the two profiles and why it is working with > the > > > new > > > > > > one but not with the old one? What about randomly deleting some > > > > > > *.plist files? Could this help? Just kiddin' > > > > > > > > My current profile is approx. 2 years old and from my first mac > > > > > > installation. Since then it survived several reinstallation and > > > > > > account movings. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > On Sep 25, 9:51 pm, Jeremy Moskovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Jan, > > > > > > > > > Your right about the language being set from the Format and not > the > > > UI > > > > > > > language menu, I've filed a bug for that too. > > > > > > > > > But apart from the interface language issues, I can't seem to > > > replicate > > > > > > > your problem with docs or the homepage locally, we will keep > trying > > > > > > > though... > > > > > > > > > I have no idea about Adobe Air, but could you try creating a > new > > > account > > > > > > on > > > > > > > your system and using Gears from there? Maybe there's > something > > > about > > > > > > your > > > > > > > account that's causing this. > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Jan Michael < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jeremy > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 25, 6:59 pm, Jeremy Moskovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > The Gears settings dialog is supposed to be localized to > the > > > language > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > your OS, I've filedhttp:// > > > > > > > > code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=738for > > > > > > > > > the PRODUKT_VERSION string. > > > > > > > > > > But this is exactly what makes me wondering about the dialog. > > > It's > > > > > > > > completely in German although my systems language settings > are > > > > > > > > English. I just set the formats to German. > > > > > > > > > > > Regarding the problem your having with enabling Google Docs > and > > > the > > > > > > > > download > > > > > > > > > page, I'll look into that and get back to you. > > > > > > > > > > Many Thanks. I already reinstalled (uninstall + install) > Google > > > Gears > > > > > > > > on my system with no success. I could use Firefox, but my > browser > > > for > > > > > > > > daily use isSafariso it would be very nice to get this > working. > > > If > > > > > > > > you need logs or something else from me to assist the bug > > > tracking, > > > > > > > > just drop a line. > > > > > > > > > > Btw. I'm not sure if this is somehow connected, but I have > also > > > > > > > > problems with Adobe Air, which I can't get installed. >
