On Nov 4, 7:38 am, Kirk M <[email protected]> wrote: > Rather strange. I installed 'Gears.xpi' from the Google Gears > website into Firefox 3.5.5Pre (next bug fix version coming > out) and checked out the link you posted and it loads up fine, > pops up the Gears dialog box that asks if I want to allow the > site and I added a few words to the sample database, no > problem. Seems like it should run on 3.5.4 if it runs on a dev > build of the next release. > > You're not running the 64 bit versions of Ubuntu 9.10 and > Firefox 3.5.4 are you? If so, Google does not make a 64 bit > version of Gears. You have to install the 32 bit version of > Firefox in order to have Gears support.
I'm seeing exactly the same problem here on an eeepc, no gears settings. The sample didn't work, but I first noticed trying to get gmail offline to work ... I've installed gears both ways - through the firefox add-ons interface (0.5.32.0) and apt-get install gears (0.5.32.0~svn3391+dfsg-0ubuntu1) Am running an up to date Ubuntu 9.10 > > This is the only reason I can think of for Gears not to be > working. > > On 11/02/2009 01:54 PM, Brian Kassouf wrote: > > > > > hello all, > > > after installing google gears on my firefox 3.5.4 in ubuntu linux 9.10 > > i tried to do a test gears demo (http://code.google.com/apis/gears/ > > samples/hello_world_database.html) and it gives me this message: > > > Could not create database: Page does not have permission to use Google > > Gears. > > > when i try to go to gears settings in the Tools menu nothing happens. > > > anyone know why this would be? > > > thanks, > > > bk
