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Hi,

I'm using POL 4.0.4 under Ubuntu 11.04. When I start POL I get a message saying that the website is unavailable. Obviously, clicking on "Install" only gives me empty lists of scripts. Clicking "Update" does nothing at all. When clicking a category, for instance "Games", I get the following in my console:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/install.py", line 258, in search
self.apps = codecs.open(Variables.playonlinux_rep+"/configurations/listes/search",'r',"utf-8")
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/codecs.py", line 881, in open
file = __builtin__.open(filename, mode, buffering)
IOError: [Errno 2] File or directory does not exist: '/home/jonas/.PlayOnLinux//configurations/listes/search'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/install.py", line 366, in AddApps
self.apps = codecs.open(Variables.playonlinux_rep+"/configurations/listes/1",'r',"utf-8")
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/codecs.py", line 881, in open
file = __builtin__.open(filename, mode, buffering)
IOError: [Errno 2] File or directory does not exist: '/home/jonas/.PlayOnLinux//configurations/listes/1'

There is nothing in console to indicate that POL is actually trying to access a website, perhaps that shouldn't be shown either?

Anyone have any ideas what the problem might be and how it can be fixed? I appreciate any help.

Edited by rh

Fix for ubuntu and debian

playonlinux://www.playonlinux.com/fix/force_update.signed

For other distros, download http://www.playonmac.com/fix/force_update.signed, and run it with "Run a local script"

I'm having this same exact error. I created and ran the script as shown but I still cannot connect to the site. I'm running 10.04 Ubuntu.

Running the script didn't change anything for me either, still get the "website is unavailable" message and no install scripts available.

Also tried enabling Offline POL plugin which seems to download install scripts fine but lists are still empty and I get the same error messages as in original post when clicking on a category.

I'm now using POL 4.0.7 BTW.

Edited by rh

Try to rename .PlayOnLinux

Doesn't seem to do anything for me at least. Fonts download and then everything looks the same as before (i.e. "website unavailable" message, no install scripts, and error messages when clicking categories). Tried running the force update script as well, no change.

Is http://repository.playonlinux.com/version2.php available ?

Any proxy ?

http://repository.playonlinux.com/version2.php gives me a "4.0.7" response when accessed from Firefox. I'm not using a proxy.

Is the window "Manage wineversion" available? (Tool menu)

Yes, it is available and shows a number of Wine versions available for installation.

Run, in a terminal

wget -q "http://repository.playonlinux.com/version2.php?v=4.0.7" -T 10 -O-

OK, done (a couple of times). What now?

Does it work ?

Damn, that quiet flag prevented me from seeing that it didn't work. Got an "unable to resolve host" error, however both nslookup and ping could resolve the hostname. Added my ISPs name servers to /etc/resolv.conf (before I had just my router added) and POL works as expected! Lists contain install scripts, and so far installation of a game is looking good.

Thanks so much for the help! :)

I have the same problem, console shows the same as rh's, but I have some different situations:
1. I use proxy, but is already set in playonlinux.
2. "Manage wineversion" is not available, says "wine packages website is unavailable".
3. when I run in a terminal
wget "http://repository.playonlinux.com/version2.php?v=4.0.14" -T 10 -O-
I get http 407 error, when I add --proxy-user and --proxy-password options, it works fine.

Is that a proxy problem? Can someone help?

I found reason. you must edit your resolv.conf file in /etc. There are DNS servers and my file was:

nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 127.0.0.1

and I changed two last lines and put other DNS server. After reboot playonlinux worked.