7 won't start on Ubuntu

[broth420]

Repost from Linux/Unix forum


I don't know if this is the correct place for this, as I am not sure if it is Ubuntu or 7.0a1 that I am having trouble with, but each time I try to get the beta to install, it seems to install correctly, then says "Starting slimserver audio server" repeatedly (maybe 7-9 times)at the end of the install process. And when I attempt to open up the browser to http://ipaddress:9000, it is a dead link. I can stop and start the server using /etc/init.d/slimserver stop (or start), but still nothing works. What am I missing (again, since most of these problems I have are my own stupid fault)
Thanks in advance.
Bill

[bklaas]

I had a load of trouble getting it to work on Ubuntu, and in my case I fixed by removing every component I could find from SS6.5 first*. Then I ditched the init.d script altogether, checked SS7 out via subversion and I run it from the command-line with `./slimserver.pl --daemon`. Now it works great.

cheers,
#!/ben

* - off the top of my head, look in /etc, /usr/bin, /usr/share, /var/log/slimserver, /var/cache/slimserver for slimserver files. Note that if you fully excise everything from SS6.5, you will lose your settings. In my case, this was not a big deal, but YMMV.

[jaysung]

Hi,
I would be very curious to see the slimserver.log file located somewhere on your systems.
code:
find / -iname slimserver.log
cat slimserver.log | grep (replace with current date) >anyfile.txt
If you post that file we could perhaps better diagnose what problems are occuring I have tried myself on my nas box and ran into trouble but that could have been due to the incomplete setting found on embeded devices.
Good luck
Jeronimo

[broth420]

Well, here is the thing.
This is happening on clean builds, nothing changed from a default install at all. Only updates. I basically build the system, do the updates, and then follow the wiki to install slimserver.
On several different physical systems as well.
Just to make sure, I am building a system from scratch right now, and will follow up. I am also going to install slimserver before I even do the updates.

[broth420]

I installed Ubuntu, then followed the wiki for installing on Ubuntu , and then got this at the end of the install.....

Setting up slimserver (7.0a1) ...
Adding system user `slimserver' (UID 111) ...
Adding new user `slimserver' (UID 111) with group `nogroup' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/slimserver'.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.
Starting SlimServer Audio Server.

broth@WIRESHARK:~$

I figured I would show you the terminal after install.
I am following the commands above to post the log file, and it says it doesn't exist.

[bklaas]

I would agree with you that installing SS7 via this method doesn't work right now, and needs to be fixed. I came upon a very similar issue when I tried via this method.

However, if you are just looking to have a working SS7 on Ubuntu, I suggest downloading the tar.gz source code and running from that.
http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads...ly/latest/7.0/

good luck,
#!/ben

[broth420]

any instructions in how to install via .tar.gz?

[Mark Lanctot]

any instructions in how to install via .tar.gz?

http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/#source

[bklaas]

I don't think that applies here, Mark. Slimserver doesn't need to be compiled, so the `./configure, make, make install` convention isn't applicable.

I'm going to give you some rough directions. Give this a shot and see if you have success (and let me know).

download tar.gz file to a directory where you have write permissions
tar xvfz slimserver.tar.gz (or whatever the name of the archive is)
cd slimserver (or whatever the name of the directory created is)
cd Bin
sudo ./build-perl-modules.pl (follow instructions given by script to install necessary CPAN modules)
cd ..
then
./slimserver.pl
or
./slimserver.pl --daemon

#!/ben

[broth420]

will slimserver run as a service using this method?