I just downloaded and installed the latest LimeWire (I thought it would be 3.5.7 but the error-log says 3.5.8). But when starting it, it crashes when 'Basic components' are loaded. I trued to send it as feedback but it refused, so I just post the message I get here. Can anyone help me with this or is it a bug in the latest version?
Here's the error report:

LimeWire version 3.5.8
Java version 1.4.2 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Linux v. 2.4.20-4GB on i386
Free/total memory: 13866840/19988480

java.lang.VerifyError: (class: com/limegroup/gnutella/xml/LimeXMLDocument, method: initialize signature: (Lorg/xml/sax/InputSourceV) Incompatible object argument for function call
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredFields(Class.jav a:1514)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredField(Class.java:1206)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.getDeclaredSUID(ObjectSt reamClass.java:1474)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.access$400(ObjectStreamC lass.java:47)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass$3.run(ObjectStreamClass. java:335)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.<init>(ObjectStreamClass .java:333)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.lookup(ObjectStreamClass .java:253)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.initNonProxy(ObjectStrea mClass.java:453)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readNonProxyDesc(ObjectI nputStream.java:1521)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readClassDesc(ObjectInpu tStream.java:1435)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Objec tInputStream.java:1626)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputS tream.java:1274)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputSt ream.java:324)
at com.sun.java.util.collections.HashMap.readObject(H ashMap.java:795)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeReadObject(ObjectS treamClass.java:838)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(ObjectInp utStream.java:1746)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(Objec tInputStream.java:1646)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputS tream.java:1274)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputSt ream.java:324)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.xml.LimeXMLReplyCollection$ MapSerializer.deserializeFromFile(LimeXMLReplyColl ection.java:706)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.xml.LimeXMLReplyCollection$ MapSerializer.<init>(LimeXMLReplyCollection.java:6 84)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.xml.LimeXMLReplyCollection. initializeMapSerializer(LimeXMLReplyCollection.jav a:273)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.xml.LimeXMLReplyCollection. <init>(LimeXMLReplyCollection.java:95)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.xml.MetaFileManager.loadSet tingsBlocking(MetaFileManager.java:232)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.FileManager$1.run(FileManag er.java:556)

STARTUP ERROR!

-- listing properties --
APP_HEIGHT=718
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=/home/dick/Shared;
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.002361045
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1063877732452
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=/home/dick/Shared
BASIC_QUERY_INFO=1000
RUN_ONCE=true
CLIENT_ID=0F1791A629B22DC9FF2BAA5954BB5100
SHUTDOWN_AFTER_TRANSFERS=false
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1063879182103
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
ADVANCED_QUERY_INFO=50
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
TOTAL_UPTIME=107776
AVERAGE_UPTIME=107776
APP_WIDTH=1024
INSTALLED=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=20
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=13
WINDOW_Y=0
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
WINDOW_X=0



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
/opt/LimeWire/xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882066000
SIZE: 1812019

/opt/LimeWire/xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 4202

/opt/LimeWire/collections.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882065000
SIZE: 259265

/opt/LimeWire/update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 1628

/opt/LimeWire/COPYING~
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 0

/opt/LimeWire/lax.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882063000
SIZE: 39074

/opt/LimeWire/SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882068000
SIZE: 268

/opt/LimeWire/MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882066000
SIZE: 476494

/opt/LimeWire/themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 231853

/opt/LimeWire/GURL.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 2463

/opt/LimeWire/logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 130255

/opt/LimeWire/err.txt
LAST MODIFIED: 1063884316000
SIZE: 0

/opt/LimeWire/runLime.sh~
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 477

/opt/LimeWire/jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882065000
SIZE: 132309

/opt/LimeWire/MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 105010

/opt/LimeWire/LimeWire_Installer_InstallLog.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882074000
SIZE: 4146

/opt/LimeWire/README.txt
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 1167

/opt/LimeWire/LimeWire
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882063000
SIZE: 44235

/opt/LimeWire/UninstallerData
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882070000
SIZE: 200

/opt/LimeWire/out.txt
LAST MODIFIED: 1063884341000
SIZE: 16335

/opt/LimeWire/COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882068000
SIZE: 18349

/opt/LimeWire/LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882065000
SIZE: 2176027

/opt/LimeWire/LimeWire.lax
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882064000
SIZE: 3555

/opt/LimeWire/runLime.sh
LAST MODIFIED: 1063882067000
SIZE: 477

i had similar problem with win98SE and it was a mater of reinstalling the jave machine,the latest version...maybe it will heklp you too....

Dick,
I've got 3.5.8 working fine on Solaris 8 X86, but I am using the recommeded 1.3.1.19 JVM from Sun. I had 1.4.2 installed, but reverted because of another problem caused by a bad patch. Since I didn't know the cause at that time, I installed the recommended JVM, to be sure that wasn't the problem. But I don't think it should matter. Pure Java mostly works across all versions, as long as the features you use are supported in your version.

If you need to, the 1.3.1 jre or J2sdk are available at java.sun.com, but if you need both versions at the same time, you have to be really careful of paths, $JAVA_HOME, and the classpaths. You'll probably need to edit the startup script to make sure you have everything pointed to the right version.

My problem was caused by a security patch for the Motif Libs, which has been recalled, but I had already installed it before the problem became known. I had to 'patchrm' it, then install a replacement patch from SUN, which solved the problem. But my crash shows up as a Signal 11 from inside libXm.so.4, so it doesn't seem to be your problem.

It's possible that you really need the 1.3.1 JVM - only the limewire team will know for sure. It might be possible that they changed the parameter list for a function between versions, which is causing the problem.

You could look up this line from your error dump in the Java bug database, and see if anthing matches:

>(Lorg/xml/sax/InputSourceV) Incompatible object argument for function call

Goto Java.sun.com, find the bug database link in the left menu column, and do a search to see what turns up. That may give you the clue you need to solve this.

Good luck,
--R

At least you got farther than I did in my installation.