can't terminate download entry

[James Luscher]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I started a download that won't fit on my disk drive. The download program notifies me of this ... every time I boot (!)... since the "kill" (red circle) on the "download" window (shown attached) does NOT remove the download... it keeps coming back, again and ...

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 13 22:24:29 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 03:39:29AM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> I started a download that won't fit on my disk drive. The download
> program notifies me of this ... every time I boot (!)... since the
> "kill" (red circle) on the "download" window (shown attached) does NOT
> remove the download... it keeps coming back, again and ...

maybe a permission thing? where do you download to? try to disable
your extensions as well in tools -> addons

 status incomplete

 - Alexander

[James Luscher (jluscher)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:29 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 03:39:29AM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > Public bug reported:
> >
> > Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
> >
> > I started a download that won't fit on my disk drive. The download
> > program notifies me of this ... every time I boot (!)... since the
> > "kill" (red circle) on the "download" window (shown attached) does NOT
> > remove the download... it keeps coming back, again and ...
>
> maybe a permission thing? where do you download to? try to disable
> your extensions as well in tools -> addons

Nope. Downloading to the Desktop.

My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the 'cancel'
function while the download is being initialized - and - the initialize
isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download, hence it
cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download into
the list, effectively.

I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download started
and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully cancel
the download - once it was in progress.

So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who can free
up enough space for the selected download(!).

The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(

James

>
> status incomplete
>
> - Alexander
>
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> can't terminate download entry
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230171
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Oxygen: - An intensely habit-forming, accumulative, toxic substance.
As little as one breath is known to produce a life-long addiction
to the gas, which addiction invariably ends in death.
--Isaac Asimov

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 01:58:57PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
>
> My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the 'cancel'
> function while the download is being initialized - and - the initialize
> isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download, hence it
> cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download into
> the list, effectively.
>
> I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download started
> and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully cancel
> the download - once it was in progress.
>
> So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who can free
> up enough space for the selected download(!).
>
> The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(
>

So your disc was 100% full when you started the download?

 - Alexander

[James Luscher (jluscher)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 01:58:57PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> >
> > My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the
> 'cancel'
> > function while the download is being initialized - and - the initialize
> > isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download,
> hence it
> > cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download
> into
> > the list, effectively.
> >
> > I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download
> started
> > and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully
> cancel
> > the download - once it was in progress.
> >
> > So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who can
> free
> > up enough space for the selected download(!).
> >
> > The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(
> >
>
> So your disc was 100% full when you started the download?

A disk status display showed 100% full. There was still room, a little, but
certainly not enough for this file to have space allocated for it.

James

>
> - Alexander
>
> --
> can't terminate download entry
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230171
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Oxygen: - An intensely habit-forming, accumulative, toxic substance.
As little as one breath is known to produce a life-long addiction
to the gas, which addiction invariably ends in death.
--Isaac Asimov

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 02:31:36PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 01:58:57PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > >
> > > My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the
> > 'cancel'
> > > function while the download is being initialized - and - the initialize
> > > isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download,
> > hence it
> > > cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download
> > into
> > > the list, effectively.
> > >
> > > I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download
> > started
> > > and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully
> > cancel
> > > the download - once it was in progress.
> > >
> > > So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who can
> > free
> > > up enough space for the selected download(!).
> > >
> > > The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(
> > >
> >
> > So your disc was 100% full when you started the download?
>
>
> A disk status display showed 100% full. There was still room, a little, but
> certainly not enough for this file to have space allocated for it.
>

Could you try to reproduce it and look what you see in tools -> error
console when the cancel button gets broken?

 status incomplete

 - Alexander

[James Luscher (jluscher)]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 02:31:36PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 01:58:57PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the
> > > 'cancel'
> > > > function while the download is being initialized - and - the
> initialize
> > > > isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download,
> > > hence it
> > > > cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download
> > > into
> > > > the list, effectively.
> > > >
> > > > I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download
> > > started
> > > > and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully
> > > cancel
> > > > the download - once it was in progress.
> > > >
> > > > So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who
> can
> > > free
> > > > up enough space for the selected download(!).
> > > >
> > > > The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(
> > > >
> > >
> > > So your disc was 100% full when you started the download?
> >
> >
> > A disk status display showed 100% full. There was still room, a little,
> but
> > certainly not enough for this file to have space allocated for it.
> >
>
> Could you try to reproduce it and look what you see in tools -> error
> console when the cancel button gets broken?

'reproduce it' -> Not easily. My backup is at a different house (security)
so I can't restore the deleted stuff easily, and guests coming this week and
my travelling next week make it unlikely I'll have the opportunity to spend
time on re-creating the problem until early June.

I'll get back to you then.

James

>
> status incomplete
>
> - Alexander
>
> --
> can't terminate download entry
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230171
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Oxygen: - An intensely habit-forming, accumulative, toxic substance.
As little as one breath is known to produce a life-long addiction
to the gas, which addiction invariably ends in death.
--Isaac Asimov

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

thats working now.