I can't imagine it's trying to contact any gnucash website. We certainly have not told it to. It's possible that it's trying to ask the network for other gconf instances via a broadcast address to the local network.
-derek Wm Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The bug occurred again. Two data points: > > a. It appears to have gone away permanently after I allowed GnuCash to > contact an external IP (the GnuCash site?) on start-up. It has not asked > to contact that site again, and I have not seen the error again. > > b. I searched on the text of the bug and found it seems to also occur > with a variety of other applications: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22An+error+occurred+while+loading+or+saving+configuration+information%22&btnG=Google+Search > > Nathan Buchanan wrote: >> Thanks for the report. Has the workaround you metioned fixed the problem >> permanently? (shutting down gconftool-2 and having it start again when >> needed) >> >> Thanks, >> Nathan >> >> PS: please cc: gnucash-devel >> >> >> On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> >> Found a workaround which I documented at the bottom of >> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407458 >> >> Wm Stewart wrote: >> > Got it going, but it can't save/load preferences - I'll add a bug >> report: >> > >> > An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information >> > for gnucash. Some of your configuration settings may not work >> properly. >> > Details: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: >> > IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0 >> <http://omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0> >> > >> > Nathan Buchanan wrote: >> >> Good point - Currently we only have the installer on sourceforge. >> >> >> >> I think we probably need to put a note in that directory to tell >> people >> >> that the installers are on sourceforge.... >> >> >> >> Nathan >> >> >> >> On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks much, from the home page I went here and could not >> find the file: >> >> http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/sources/unstable/2.1.x/ >> >> >> >> Nathan Buchanan wrote: >> >> > Hi Wm! >> >> > >> >> > Are you sure you downloaded the windows installer, eg >> >> > "gnucash-2.1.2-setup.exe"? If not, >> >> > >> >> > 1.download it from >> >> > >> >> >> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >> >> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582> >> >> < >> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >> >> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582>> >> >> > >> >> < >> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >> >> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582> >> >> >> >> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >> >> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582>>> >> >> > 2. double click on the "gnucash-2.1.2-setup.exe" file to >> lanuch the >> >> > installer. >> >> > 3. Follow the prompts. >> >> > >> >> > Nathan >> >> > >> >> > PS: we also release source packages (eg tar.gz and tar.bz2) - >> >> these can >> >> > be used on most any platform, but require you to build the >> program >> >> > yourself. >> >> > >> >> > On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> >> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hi, I downloaded 2.1.2 but can't find any docs on how to >> >> install on >> >> > Windows >> >> > - are there any steps or directions I could follow? >> >> > Thanks much, >> >> > Bill >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> >> > Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> >> Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. >> > >> >> >> >> >> -- >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
