K-Meleon UNOFFICIAL update to Gecko 1.8.1.19. (From Seamonkey 1.1.14)
Tested in K-Meleon 1.5.x but I think this patch work in all K-Meleon versions 1.1.x, and possibly 1.x, Gecko is Gecko, yes it's?

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make a K-Meleon folder backup before to test this update.
This patch had some problems to download files (K-Meleon crash).
I fixed the problem now patch work fine.

How to fix this problem in futures updates?

File source of the problem is Seamonkey's xpcom_core.dll.
This file isn't longer compatible with K-Meleon.

I replaced xpcom*.dll files (xpcom_core.dll, xpcom_compat.dll, xpcom.dll) in main K-Meleon folder for same files from Dorian's build 1.5.2RC2 (Gecko 1.8.1.18)

I replaced all xpcom*.dll files because this will prevent future problems by incompatible versions between xpcom files. (In my tests worked only replaced xpcom_core.dll by Dorian's last version build file)

(I think this problem is caused by different VC++ versions used for build, Seamonkey used VC++ 6, but Dorian used VC++ 7.1)

Especially for impatient people:
Download K-Meleon update to Gecko 1.8.1.19 (4.1 MB)

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/23/2008 03:06AM by desga2.

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desga2
K-Meleon 1.5.x but I think this patch work in all K-Meleon versions 1.1.x, and possibly 1.x, Gecko is Gecko, yes it's?

AFAIK Yes: 1.x, 1.1.X and 1.5.x use the same engine type = 1.8.x.
1.x used other chrome.dll & xpt - that is the main difference when updating GREs.

p.s. I used Fred's files to update versions ranging from 1.x - 1.5.x.
Fred also has GRE fom Mozilla.org which is compiled with VC 6..

I find Dorian's (compiled with Visual C 7.1) GRE more stable.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 06:53AM by guenter.

@desga2

>K-Meleon UNOFFICIAL update to Gecko 1.8.1.19. (From Seamonkey 1.1.14)
>Tested in K-Meleon 1.5.x but I think this patch work in all K-Meleon versions >1.1.x, and possibly 1.x, Gecko is Gecko, yes it's?
>Especially for impatient people

Desga2, thanks a lot. Used 7zip to decompress the .exe and copied the files by hand)
Works like a charm. No bugs so far. Thank you!

Perhaps I spoke too soon. Downloads seem to hang. Browser has to be restarted.

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jmillar
Perhaps I spoke too soon. Downloads seem to hang. Browser has to be restarted.

Similar problems here.

Guess this GRE version is for banking only ;)

What K-Meleon version updated with my patch?

I tried to download some files with K-Meleon 1.5.2RC updated with my patch and download fine (files downloaded OK).

Can post you some download links you have problems?

Thanks for testing my update patch.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

It is not specific to Your patch - I used Fred's update files.
I do not think it is needed that I check with Your files.
The K-Meleons I have updated are mainly for banking.

Sorry I did not bookmarks any URLs - just started another k-m.
Several other versions are installed and in their original condition.

It can be a setting causes it if it is combined with SeaMonkey files.
It is possibly depending on the values in mimeTypes.rdf.

I updated a 1.1.4 with newest GRE and a 1.5.1 -> 1.5.2 -> then newest GRE



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 03:49PM by guenter.

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guenter
It can be a setting causes it if it is combined with SeaMonkey files.
It is possibly depending on the values in mimeTypes.rdf.

Yes, it's possible that the problem is mimeTypes definition.
I tested in default config (without any old mimeTypes "Edit -> MIME Types" defined) but with plugins files mimeTypes in Preferences (F2) -> Browsing -> File Handling (new mimeTypes).
Files i tested to download were .exe files.

What file type have problems for download to you?

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 04:27PM by desga2.

exe & pdf for me. But not always. So I fear I can not show a way to reproduce.
My link to reproduce: I could not download a replacement if I had had only this K-Meleon.

Another case that seems possibly related - but is not identical.

"ancientuser" has had reproducable errors with K-Meleon 1.5.1 and pdf.
But on an Estionian banking page. So I do not see a way to reproduce the problem.

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ancientuser's mail
"The solution was to remove the PDF file type totally from preferences. I had set for PDF \"Save to disk\". When I removed the setting altogether, the print button opened the dialog."]

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 05:54PM by guenter.

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guenter
exe & pdf for me. But not always. So I fear I can not show a way to reproduce.
My link to reproduce: I could not download a replacement if I had had only this K-Meleon.

I tried again with your test link and download work fine. (It takes a little time to start, usual in SourceForge downloads, this depends of download mirror server)

Only I noted that the first time that I downloaded this file download dialog was usual (with progress bar and download speed and size values), but seconds downloads download dialog is showed as this image:



I guess this is for file are in cache and really isn't downloaded from website because no time to download, this is an instantly.

@ kko: Do you remmember that I noted this K-Meleon icon was over "Downloading..." title text in download dialog and I added some spaces in front of title text string in spanish (es-ES) K-Meleon version?
This also happend in en-US version, in all 1.5.x versions in all languages I think.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 06:42PM by desga2.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 06:53PM by guenter.

Thanks guenter, can you post a capture when you click in dialog's blue link for more info?

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

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desga2
Thanks guenter, can you post a capture when you click in dialog's blue link for more info?

Can try. Some info from there:

http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/file.php?1,file=21,filename=733f_appcompat.txt

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 07:15PM by guenter.

I think we are wasting time.
I will next install a new 1.5.1de-DE for normal use and keep this for banking only.

A stopping download - it will stop all browser windows & it will crash when I close it.


p.s. A totally ruined K-Meleon install or OS.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 07:26PM by guenter.

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desga2
Thanks guenter, can you post a capture when you click in dialog's blue link for more info?

guenter, can you post a capture when you click in dialog's blue link for more info?

The info showed in dialog link is diferent to file attached in before post and can help me to know what dll file is the problem.

I don't have problems to download your attachement file in before post.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

K-Meleon.exe and nt.dll (Offset: 00018fea)

The next Step is to big to capure and I cannot select all to copy and paste.
I will later try with my other PC. I now have to write a letter.

Guess i post near 1800 hours CET.

Ok, thanks guenter, but I only need the part of text showed in dialog, not all text. The dll is indicated at begining of the text.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2008 08:35PM by desga2.

I had the same problem and I updated by myself (no third party custom updates).

Solution: I restored my backup

visual c 6 debugger points at: 7C92B1FA inc dword ptr [eax+10h]

screenshot says: K-Meleon hidden window:K-Meleon.exe fault in program

the coomand in 0x7C92B1FA points to 0x00000010

... written could no be done.


This has nothing to do with K-Meleon. I checked with 3 PC,
2xXP, 1xWin2000. I used used 1.1.4, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2.

It is my systems or the GRE.

For all the last tests I used desgas2 fine exe, it is so elegant to use thanx!
Before, I also tested with Fred's files.

I used desga's unofficial package and had the same problem. After about 10 sec. the download starts but mostly K-Meleon crashes.
So I copied the needed files from 1.5.2 RC2 and everything works fine. Than I updated my K-Meleon once again with desga's exe and now the download problem doesn't happen. I tried many times - every download succeeds. Weird .

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Matt
I used desga's unofficial package and had the same problem. After about 10 sec. the download starts but mostly K-Meleon crashes.
So I copied the needed files from 1.5.2 RC2 and everything works fine. Than I updated my K-Meleon once again with desga's exe and now the download problem doesn't happen. I tried many times - every download succeeds. Weird .

I'm doing a lot of test of my patch with different K-Meleon version and languages.
I can reproduce this problem with next steps:
1) Install my patch update.
2) Open K-Meleon and download guenter's before links to test downloads.
3) All downloads tried ended fine.
4) Close K-Meleon. (K-Meleon closed is right)
5) Open K-Meleon and download files again.
6) K-Meleon crash or not download in a lot of time or show same guenter's download dialog but download not progress. Some times I can cancel download in download dialog but any url is loaded after it (showed blanks pages and loading throbber).
In this last case K-Meleon crash when is closed.

I think that something is changed in K-Meleon prefs when first K-Meleon closed and this produces the error.

I'll continued test to detect the wrong file in this update.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

Problem fixed!
Read first post for solution description and new download link.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/23/2008 03:50AM by desga2.

I've installed the new patch over the spanish 1.5.1 five minutes ago and everything seems to be working fine (downloads works well too).

Thanks Desga2!

Congratulations Desga2! That was quick! Good work!

In the about K-Meleon keeps saying it's:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; es-ES; rv:1.8.1.16)

I suposse this is nothing to worry about, isn't it?

Are you sure?
Can you paste all about user agent string line?
I think you are using Firefox 2.0.x or Seamonkey 1.1.x override instead default K-Meleon user agent string. Tools -> User Agent -> Default.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

Yes you are right, I was using FF2 user agent, if I set it on default it shows the GRE version properly.

Updated Tutorial: How to make an UNOFFICIAL GRE update

+ Added note about xpcom*.dll files to NOT update this files.

K-Meleon in Spanish
The worst day of my life.
I feel like a GIF archive.

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desga2
Updated Tutorial: How to make an UNOFFICIAL GRE update

+ Added note about xpcom*.dll files to NOT update this files.

Thx.

It would be a waste of Your time to update xpcom*.dll.
The file is identical for long periods.