Internet explorer in fedora

[anantharajesh]

fixme:actctx:CreateActCtxW 0x33faf0 00000008
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33f8b8
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
fixme:actctx:CreateActCtxW 0x33f754 00000008
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33f51c
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
err:shell:ReadCabinetState Initializing shell cabinet settings
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx (nil) 0x33ed9c
fixme:actctx:CreateActCtxW 0x33d320 00000008
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33d0e8
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33dce8
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
err:rebar:REBAR_WindowProc unknown msg 200b wp=00000000 lp=71180f00
fixme:actctx:CreateActCtxW 0x33d1c4 00000008
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33cf8c
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
fixme:actctx:ActivateActCtx 0xf00baa 0x33dc40
fixme:toolbar:TOOLBAR_CheckStyle [0x10048] TBSTYLE_REGISTERDROP not implemented
fixme:toolbar:TOOLBAR_CheckStyle [0x10048] TBSTYLE_REGISTERDROP not implemented
fixme:actctx:DeactivateActCtx 00000000 00f00bad
fixme:shell:NTSHChangeNotifyRegister (0x10048,0x00008003,0x00008000,0x0000c072,0x000000 01,0x33dc50):semi stub.
fixme:toolbar:TOOLBAR_Unkwn45D hwnd=0x10048, wParam=0x00000000, size.cx=1024, size.cy=32000 stub!
fixme:toolbar:TOOLBAR_CheckStyle [0x10048] TBSTYLE_REGISTERDROP not implemented
fixme:toolbar:TOOLBAR_CheckStyle [0x10048] TBSTYLE_REGISTERDROP not implemented

hi
i am new to fedora 6.when i am trying to install ie's for linux i am getting above problem.I installed wine and cabextract.
can any one suggest me how to fix this problem.
thanks in advance.

[lazlow]

Unless there is a really good reason (like web developement) stay as far away from ie as possible. IE has so many holes it is begging for trouble. Firefox should have been installed with FC6. There is also seamonkey(used to be mozilla), opera and probably a dozen others I am forgetting.

Good Luck
Lazlow

[arbours]

I am agreeing with lazlow, Internet Explorer under linux shouldn't be used. At least, less as possible. The reason lazlow evocated are the mains ones but also because it have lot of problems with it's flash plugin by example. Loading a page with a test flash movie we made, under windows i.e 6 work well, under linux i.e 6 do not work properly and I.E simply crashed. It could also be flash pluggin problem but however you get the point. I beleive that if your developping a website compatible with I.E, the best options would be to consider a Virtual Machine or simply a dual boot machine with windows? I beleive VM Server is free to use also.

Good luck,

[overule]

I have no idea why someone want to use Internet Explorer in Linux when clearly there are better alternatives.

[npelov]

Hey, the man asks for help with installing IE, not for your opinion. I prefer Firefox too, but everyone can choose for himself.

Firefox consumes times more RAM and it's quite slow. A page with javascript and flash animation takes 80% of my CPU in Firefox. The same page takes 20% of the CPU in IE.

BTW I'm web developer and I'm interested in IE for linux. Can you tell me where to download it. I tried netscape (the one with IE engine), but it crashes when certain pages are opened and it closes automatically if you surf too long.

[Dies]

I have no idea why someone want to use Internet Explorer in Linux when clearly there are better alternatives.

To test website designs or access certain sites without rebooting or dealing with VM's.
I have never had a problem getting IEs 4 Linux (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page) to install and run, but I still agree that VM is the way to go.

[thelevellers]

For my tuppence worth, I want IE for compatability reasons, I get an error when trying to install eFax messenger thru wine that I need IE 5 or higher, and apparently once i have it eFax should work, making me pop a happy man!

Other than that I stay WELL away... Though its interesting to hear that Firefox uses more ram/CPU... Is mozilla so bad? Is it worth changing? I wonders...

Cheers, Rohan :)

[thelevellers]

Damn, I tried that IE for linux link, but it failed... I got this in the terminal:
All right! Let's start the installations...

Downloading everything we need
DCOM98.EXE
--19:40:27-- http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/1/3/d13cd456-f0cf-4fb2-a17f-20afc79f8a51/DCOM98.EXE
Resolving download.microsoft.com... 1.0.0.0
Connecting to download.microsoft.com|1.0.0.0|:80... failed: Network is unreachable.
mfc40.cab
--19:40:30-- http://activex.microsoft.com/controls/vc/mfc40.cab
Resolving activex.microsoft.com... 1.0.0.0
Connecting to activex.microsoft.com|1.0.0.0|:80... failed: Network is unreachable.
and so it continued through all the packages, I am online, and completed an installation only a min or so ago, so its not that... Help please! :)

Thanks, Rohan

[lazlow]

I would guess that this is a network issue and not the software. I just installed it in about 5 minutes and it worked fine.

Do you have wine and cabextract installed?

Try pinging the addresses that it declared unreachable.

Try it again. Maybe the servers were down.

[thelevellers]

I have wine and cabextract installed, erm I've forgotten how to ping?! Lol, I've done, but it's got lost in the mist of remembering other commands...

Thanks, Rohan :)

[lazlow]

Open terminal, type ping address

[thelevellers]

thanks for the help, but I got 'unknown host' errors for everything I tried...

[chadwick@localhost ~]$ ping http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/1/3/d13cd456-f0cf-4fb2-a17f-20afc79f8a51/DCOM98.EXE
ping: unknown host http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/1/3/d13cd456-f0cf-4fb2-a17f-20afc79f8a51/DCOM98.EXE
[chadwick@localhost ~]$ ping http://www.google.com
ping: unknown host http://www.google.com


Am I being a timym and missing something with the 'ping' command? or is my terminal being crap?!

Cheers, Rohan :)

[William Haller]

Quick and easy way via

http://www.tatanka.com.br/

ies4linux

assuming you have a Microsoft license for some valid Windows O/S for your box anyway.

[lazlow]

Rohan

Just drop the http:// and life should get better.

[fred@127 ~]$ ping www.google.com
PING www.l.google.com (72.14.203.104) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ro-in-f104.google.com (72.14.203.104): icmp_seq=1 ttl=244 time=106 ms

--- www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 106.519/106.519/106.519/0.000 ms

William

You apparently missed Dies post.

[thelevellers]

Aha! Thankyou, much better, now I know the internets not broken - Google works!

However, Download.micrsoft.com is still 'unknown host'...

Why is it that every time someone points me in the direction of a '5 min to install, nothing easier' style fix, it doesn't bloody work for me?! GRR! If I wasn't enjoying 'geeking out' with linux I woulda run back to windows/macos with my tail betwixt my legs... :S

Thanks again, Rohan :)

[lazlow]

Rohan

Still an internet problem:

[fred@127 ~]$ ping download.microsoft.com
PING a767.ms.akamai.net (213.200.97.175) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=218 ms
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=268 ms
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=3 ttl=55 time=272 ms

--- a767.ms.akamai.net ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 7489ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 218.896/253.015/272.076/24.181 ms

You may have a bad DNS server. Lets find out.

ping 213.200.97.175


213.200.97.175 is the numeric addreess for download.microsoft.com

[thelevellers]

YAY! Response!

[chadwick@localhost ~]$ ping 213.200.97.175
PING 213.200.97.175 (213.200.97.175) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=44.6 ms
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=43.3 ms
64 bytes from 213.200.97.175: icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=42.3 ms

--- 213.200.97.175 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 3000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 42.350/43.459/44.648/0.939 ms

So, where do I go from here?!

Thnkyou :) Rohan :)

[lazlow]

Rohan

system->admin->network (will ask for root password)

DNS tab

Write down the values that are there (just in case).

Use 4.2.2.1 for primary DNS and 4.2.2.2 for secondary.

On device tab highlight wahtever device connects you to the internet, hit deactivate, wait till it is happy, hit activate (this should restart the network).

Try the software again and report what happens.

Good Luck
Lazlow

[thelevellers]

Damn, first thing I realise when I reach the admin -> network -> DNS is that, oops, I'm running through a router, and a quick look at the router setup reveals no obvious way to change the DNS... I would remove said router, but I never did get my Speedtouch modem to like Linux... :s

cheers, Rohan :)

[lazlow]

Rohan

If there were ips in the DNS tab (other than your routers IP) all the stuff in post 18 still applies. I run throught a router too.

Lazlow

[thelevellers]

YAY!
:D
I love you man!

lol, this is the feeling I love with Linux... When it finally all starts working again... *sigh*

Now time to install some games for a bit of R&R :D

thanks Lazlow :D

Rohan

[thelevellers]

ARSE!

I knew I spoke too soon...
The download went FINE, but then this came up, and considering I made a special point of installing cabextract, as per ALL the instructions to get IE6 working in linux, I dont get why there's a problem!

Installing IE 6
Initializing
Creating Wine Prefix
Extracting CAB files
lib/functions.sh: line 69: /home/chadwick/ies4linux-2.0.5/cabextract.log: Permission denied
cat: /home/chadwick/ies4linux-2.0.5/cabextract.log: No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/home/chadwick/ies4linux-2.0.5/cabextract.log': No such file or directory
An error occured when trying to cabextract some files.

Well, I've had enough of wrestling with linux for tonight, Iand work starts nice and early tomorrow, so I'm off to bed, in the hope that this wonderful cache of Linux knowledge will have come up with the goods by the time I get back tomorrow evening :)
Cheers, Rohan :)

[jelyfish]

lol it worked for me. I had to uninstall ghoto2 to get wine installed. I think this is a known bug. To donate to http://www.tatanka.com.br you have to use firefox (lmao). Anyway good to have for development, but didn't help me with music.yahoo.com music player. So, it sux that I can't use their player to keep listening to music. I was hoping -still it is nice to have.

The best part was the ease of flash9 install !!

-Thanks again

[jelyfish]

oh forgot I had to


wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz


to get it to work... hope it helps someone -otherwise install failed

[npelov]

you should try:
ping download.microsoft.com
(without http:// and /downl...8a51/DCOM98.EXE

Aha! Thankyou, much better, now I know the internets not broken - Google works!

However, Download.micrsoft.com is still 'unknown host'...

Why is it that every time someone points me in the direction of a '5 min to install, nothing easier' style fix, it doesn't bloody work for me?! GRR! If I wasn't enjoying 'geeking out' with linux I woulda run back to windows/macos with my tail betwixt my legs... :S

Thanks again, Rohan :)