I've been using LimeWire (4.12) for a lot of time without any problem...until, on a mysterious day, I tried to start it and it was freezing on the splash screen, and didn't go ahead. Then I've just tried FrostWire (4.10), but I have the same problem...

This is what I get (both with FrostWire and LimeWire) when I try to start them from console:

Starting LimeWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
Suitable java version found [java = 1.5.0_06]
Configuring environment...
Loading LimeWire:

and nothing but the splash screen, frozen.

I'm using Slackware Linux with kernel v.2.4.29, and of course I have Java installed on my machine (JDK v.1.5.0_06), as I am a Java developer. I've also tried defining in the PATH environment variable other Java versions installed on my machine (JRE v.1.5.0_06 first and JRE v.1.4.2 then), and I've tried with the latest version of JRE (1.5.0_08) too, but nothing changed...

I've also tried to start it manually, bypassing the controls made in the file runLime.sh, by typing

$JAVA_DIR/bin/java -Dorg.apache.commons.logging.Log=org.apache.commons .logging.impl.NoOpLog -D java.library.path=. -jar LimeWire.jar

where, instead of $JAVA_DIR, I've put all the directories where Java is installed on my machine, but nothing changed anyway.
And, of course, I deleted the directories .frostwire and .limewire in my home directory, even if they were empty, but nothing changed...

Please help me if you can!

Salut Blacklight, both LW and FW work for me in Ubuntu Linux. I would try to contact LW team as some devs are using Linux and might help more than I. On IRC, they are on Freenode irc.freenode.net#limewire

That's what I'd try. And if you get to fix your problem, please post it here as it might be good for other users and our community knowledge, thanks!

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could you please get us a stacktrace when it freezes? kill -QUIT proc#

This is what I get when I try to kill LimeWire's frozen process from a terminal (with CTRL+C):

************************************************** ****************
Something went wrong with LimeWire.
Maybe you're using the wrong version of Java?
(LimeWire is tested against and works best with with Sun's JRE, Java 1.4+)
The version of Java in your PATH is:
java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

Ctrl+C emits the TERM signal, we need the QUIT signal. Open another terminal, find the proc # of the java process :

ps ax | grep -i limewire

and then issue kill -QUIT to that process. The stack trace will be printed in the other terminal, the one you've started LimeWire from.

Ok, this is what I get on the terminal when I kill LW...

"NIODispatcher" prio=1 tid=0x082a5288 nid=0x111c runnable [0xbdfff000..0xbdfff4d4]
at sun.nio.ch.PollArrayWrapper.poll0(Native Method)
at sun.nio.ch.PollArrayWrapper.poll(PollArrayWrapper. java:100)
at sun.nio.ch.PollSelectorImpl.doSelect(PollSelectorI mpl.java:56)
at sun.nio.ch.SelectorImpl.lockAndDoSelect(SelectorIm pl.java:69)
- locked <0x65a000d0> (a sun.nio.ch.Util$1)
- locked <0x65a000e0> (a java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableSet)
- locked <0x65a00080> (a sun.nio.ch.PollSelectorImpl)
at sun.nio.ch.SelectorImpl.select(SelectorImpl.java:8 0)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.io.NIODispatcher.process(NI ODispatcher.java:575)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.io.NIODispatcher.run(NIODis patcher.java:769)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ManagedThread.managedR un(ManagedThread.java:64)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ManagedThread.run(Mana gedThread.java:53)

"AWT-EventQueue-0" prio=1 tid=0x0827fe78 nid=0x1116 in Object.wait() [0xbe1ff000..0xbe1ff754]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x65eb2ad8> (a java.awt.EventQueue)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at java.awt.EventQueue.getNextEvent(EventQueue.java:3 45)
- locked <0x65eb2ad8> (a java.awt.EventQueue)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(EventDispatchThread.java:189)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:163)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:157)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:149)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:110)

"AWT-Shutdown" prio=1 tid=0x0827ea88 nid=0x1115 in Object.wait() [0xbe3ff000..0xbe3ff6d4]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x65e9c110> (a java.lang.Object)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at sun.awt.AWTAutoShutdown.run(AWTAutoShutdown.java:2 59)
- locked <0x65e9c110> (a java.lang.Object)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

"AWT-XAWT" daemon prio=1 tid=0x081ded28 nid=0x1113 runnable [0xbe7ff000..0xbe7ff7d4]
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.waitForEvents(Native Method)
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.run(XToolkit.java:463)
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.run(XToolkit.java:438)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

"Java2D Disposer" daemon prio=1 tid=0x081d44c8 nid=0x1112 in Object.wait() [0xbe9ff000..0xbe9ff554]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x65ebdd40> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:116)
- locked <0x65ebdd40> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:132)
at sun.java2d.Disposer.run(Disposer.java:107)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

"Low Memory Detector" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a5140 nid=0x1110 runnable [0x00000000..0x00000000]

"CompilerThread0" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a3cb0 nid=0x110f waiting on condition [0x00000000..0xbeffefbc]

"Signal Dispatcher" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a2c20 nid=0x110e waiting on condition [0x00000000..0x00000000]

"Finalizer" daemon prio=1 tid=0x0809be90 nid=0x110d in Object.wait() [0xbf3ff000..0xbf3ff6d4]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x65e815e0> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:116)
- locked <0x65e815e0> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:132)
at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Finali zer.java:159)

"Reference Handler" daemon prio=1 tid=0x0809b188 nid=0x110c in Object.wait() [0xbf5ff000..0xbf5ff854]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x65e81458> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run(Refer ence.java:116)
- locked <0x65e81458> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)

"main" prio=1 tid=0x0805bff8 nid=0x1109 runnable [0xbfffc000..0xbfffd148]
at java.net.Inet4AddressImpl.getLocalHostName(Native Method)
at java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java :1295)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.HTTPUSocket.open(HTTPUSo cket.java:116)
- locked <0x659dded8> (a org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.SSDPSearchResponseSocket )
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.HTTPUSocket.<init>(HTTPU Socket.java:57)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.SSDPSearchResponseSocket .<init>(SSDPSearchResponseSocket.java:37)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.SSDPSearchResponseSocket List.open(SSDPSearchResponseSocketList.java:71)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ControlPoint.start(ControlPoi nt.java:805)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ControlPoint.start(ControlPoi nt.java:849)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.UPnPManager.start(UPnPManag er.java:131)
- locked <0x659d6cc8> (a java.lang.Object)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:193)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:49)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

"VM Thread" prio=1 tid=0x080966e0 nid=0x110b runnable

"VM Periodic Task Thread" prio=1 tid=0x080a6688 nid=0x1111 waiting on condition

Ok, everything fixed...
I think it was a problem related to my host name, because just typing

hostname localhost

everything works again...!

I'm having this same problem. Typically FrostWire and LimeWire start out fine, but then I get a frozen gray splash screen.

BTW: here's my stack trace:

Exception in thread "AWT-XAWT" java.lang.Error: can't load com.birosoft.liquid.LiquidLookAndFeel
at javax.swing.UIManager.initializeDefaultLAF(UIManag er.java:1176)
at javax.swing.UIManager.initialize(UIManager.java:12 57)
at javax.swing.UIManager.maybeInitialize(UIManager.ja va:1245)
at javax.swing.UIManager.getDefaults(UIManager.java:5 56)
at javax.swing.UIManager.getColor(UIManager.java:590)
at com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifBorders$BevelBo rder.<init>(MotifBorders.java:43)
at com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel.ini tComponentDefaults(MotifLookAndFeel.java:197)
at sun.awt.X11.XAWTLookAndFeel.initComponentDefaults( XAWTLookAndFeel.java:81)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel.getDefault s(BasicLookAndFeel.java:97)
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.initUIDefaults(XToolkit.java: 232)
at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.run(XToolkit.java:437)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_07-b03 mixed mode, sharing):

"AWT-Shutdown" prio=1 tid=0x08475030 nid=0x7a60 in Object.wait() [0xb0796000..0xb0796e50]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x88ece190> (a java.lang.Object)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at sun.awt.AWTAutoShutdown.run(AWTAutoShutdown.java:2 59)
- locked <0x88ece190> (a java.lang.Object)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

"Java2D Disposer" daemon prio=1 tid=0x083d7dd8 nid=0x7a5d in Object.wait() [0xb0853000..0xb08540d0]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x88ec3768> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:116)
- locked <0x88ec3768> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:132)
at sun.java2d.Disposer.run(Disposer.java:107)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

"Low Memory Detector" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a39e0 nid=0x7a5b runnable [0x00000000..0x00000000]

"CompilerThread0" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a2438 nid=0x7a5a waiting on condition [0x00000000..0xb233cb38]

"Signal Dispatcher" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080a1498 nid=0x7a59 runnable [0x00000000..0x00000000]

"Finalizer" daemon prio=1 tid=0x08099f38 nid=0x7a58 in Object.wait() [0xb2478000..0xb2478e50]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x88e9fdc0> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:116)
- locked <0x88e9fdc0> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue .java:132)
at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Finali zer.java:159)

"Reference Handler" daemon prio=1 tid=0x080991f0 nid=0x7a57 in Object.wait() [0xb24f9000..0xb24f9fd0]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x88e9fe40> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run(Refer ence.java:116)
- locked <0x88e9fe40> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)

"main" prio=1 tid=0x0805cb70 nid=0x7a55 in Object.wait() [0xbfce7000..0xbfce77d8]
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x893fbb40> (a com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.AWTSplashWindow)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:474)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.AWTSplashWindow.splash( AWTSplashWindow.java:145)
- locked <0x893fbb40> (a com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.AWTSplashWindow)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.showInitialSplash( Main.java:70)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:38)

"VM Thread" prio=1 tid=0x08096648 nid=0x7a56 runnable

"VM Periodic Task Thread" prio=1 tid=0x080a4ec8 nid=0x7a5c waiting on condition

im trying to install llw....and it say's something about not having enough athorization