Howdy,

I'm writing this having gone through the troubleshooting steps so many times that I feel I could work for LimeWire on a professional basis.

I'm trying to get to the bottom of my problem, which is that LimeWire18-c will not start, quoting the following error:

STARTUP ERROR
Java version 1.3.1_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Linux v. 2.4.8-26mdk on i386
Free/total memory: 18816328/19922944

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.<clinit>(C ommonUtils.java:116)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.SettingsManager.<clinit>(Se ttingsManager.java:181)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.ResourceManager.<clinit >(ResourceManager.java:68)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:71)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:17)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at RunLime.main(RunLime.java:77)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)

Now, I've installed/uninstalled both the vanilla jre and sdk packages of java1.3.1-01, I've installed/uninstalled LimeWire, I've checked my PATH's...everything.

Now, one thing I've noticed is that, when installed LimeWire, I get the following error at the end of the install log:

Install Action: RPMSpecFile
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR - java.lang.NullPointerException

What exactly is this referring to, because it's also mentioned in the LAX crash?

I actually had LimeWire up and running only last week, but since this problem arose, I'm just stumped. Any help would be appreciated.

Jet lettin you know I have the same problem. Someone please post if you find a fix or anything.

Well, I've since switched to Qtella...I'll switch back when LimeWire puts out some sort of fix. Spending hours to get a Java-based gnutella client going simply isn't worth the hassle.

I'd love to support the guys at LimeWire, but I just don't think the current app is solid enough.

I too was checkin out Qtella. I haven't tried it out though. I hear that they have multisource downloading scheduled for an unstable release soon.

Qtella 0.3.0 is very nice, and is a marked improvement over what came with my distro. The only think that needs work is the search tool (needs a visual indicator of it's activity/timeout).

If Qtella keeps developing in this direction, I won't have any need for Limewire.

Just adding my two cents. I get exactly the same stack trace as the original poster and see exactly the same error in the install log. The only difference is that I have IBM's JDK installed rather than Sun's. I am running Mandrake 8.1 with the KDE shell.

Ditto, I got the same error. Bummer.

I too am getting the same error as the orginal poster.....
Weird how it worked when I orginally installed then started coming up with that same trace, a while latter

RH 7.2
Sun 1.3.1_01 Jre

Also same error, RH7.2 jre1.3.1_01... Too bad, I loved LW under Windows...

Try Java 1.3.1, Not 1.3.1_01. I have it working on perfectly on RH 7.1, Java 1.3.1, Limewire1.8-c w/ installer.