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mextel · 08-22-2005, 10:04 PM

Whats a good Irc? I tried to dl, jmirc, virca, and wlirc and none would dl ota it gave me an error every time. All my configurations are correct on my bb.

I have a 7290 tmo

headtailgrep · 08-23-2005, 08:56 AM

try uploading the softwaer manually using your desktop manager. JMIRC is the best and is under active development.

mextel · 08-24-2005, 11:05 AM

I wont load the jad file through desktop manager, and thats the only file i can find

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 12:40 PM

mextel,

I agree with headtailgrep that jmIrc is the best program for the BlackBerry. Unfortunately, the last two versions (0.93 and 0.94 beta) are incompatible with the BlackBerry because the developer's new Java environment broke compatibility. You would need to download the 0.92 version of the jmIrc.jad file. It runs fine on my T-Mobile 7290.

The developer no longer has the 0.92 JAD file on his site, but I have it. According to the developer's website (http://jmirc.sourceforge.net/index.html), this is a GPL (General Public License) project so we should be able to put it on another site for an over-the-air BlackBerry installation. I would put it up, but the server I use doesn't support JAD downloads.

Does anyone have a server that supports JAD downloads that we can use to host the 0.92 file?

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

mextel · 08-24-2005, 01:10 PM

cool thanks, so i just have to find a host for it.

would megaupload or yousendit.com work?

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mextel

cool thanks, so i just have to find a host for it. Would megaupload or yousendit.com work?

A generic host won't work. I tried a bunch of them. It's not a question of just downloading the file. The host has to be configured correctly for .JAD and .JAR files. If it isn't, your BlackBerry won't be able do an over-the-air installation.

Another option, that headtailgrep mentioned, is to manually upload the file using your desktop manager. That's also a bit complicated, and I have no experience there. Maybe someone could take the 0.92 JAD and JAR files (I have both) and create the .ALX and .COD files necessary for an easy installation from the desktop.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

mextel · 08-24-2005, 02:02 PM

That was another question I had which was if someone would be able to create an .alx and .cod files out of the jad and jar files you have.

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 02:06 PM

Yet another option is to ask the developer to host the 0.92 jmIrc.jad file again on his website, so Blackberry owners can continue to use his fine program.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mextel

That was another question I had which was if someone would be able to create an .alx and .cod files out of the jad and jar files you have.

I think the step-by-step instructions are on this forum somewhere. Again, I haven't tried it, though I assume it can be done.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

panaph0bic · 08-24-2005, 03:17 PM

this should work....tell me if it doesnt (OTA)

www.iiox.com/bb/

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by panaph0bic

this should work....tell me if it doesnt (OTA)
www.iiox.com/bb/

Thanks, panaph0bic. When I try it, the installation screen comes up, so it looks like it should work. I didn't want to take that last step and overwrite my current installation.

Just to make it simple for anyone who wants to install this, go to http://www.iiox.com/bb/jmirc/jmIrc-0.92.jad with your BlackBerry browser, and you should be able to install it directly from there.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

mextel · 08-24-2005, 04:14 PM

i tried it and it says 907 invalid JAR HTTP error 500: Internal Server Error

I am running BWC not on BES if that helps

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mextel

i tried it and it says 907 invalid JAR HTTP error 500: Internal Server Error. I am running BWC not on BES if that helps

I'm also running BWC. Do you get the error right away, or do you get it after you select "Download" from the installation screen?

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mextel

i tried it and it says 907 invalid JAR HTTP error 500: Internal Server Error. I am running BWC not on BES if that helps

Here's another thing you could try:

(1) Change the Content Mode in your BlackBerry browser to "WML only"
(2) Point the browser to http://www.iiox.com/bb/jmirc/jmIrc-0.92.jad
(3) If that doesn't work, point the browser to http://www.iiox.com/bb/jmirc/jmIrc-0.92.jar
(4) Don't forget to put the browser's Content Mode back to "WML & HTML"

That strategy worked for me when I was trying to download Gmaps. You can sometimes install from a JAR file if both the JAD and JAR files are there.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

mextel · 08-24-2005, 06:04 PM

its after I click download, i tried what you said dave and it still didnt work, the jar gave hope and started dowloading but than gave me the same error.

DavidE · 08-24-2005, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mextel

its after I click download, i tried what you said dave and it still didnt work, the jar gave hope and started downloading but than gave me the same error.

Bummer. I'm out of fresh ideas at this point. If anyone is able to install 0.92 from panaph0bic's site, that might indicate it's a configuration issue with your BlackBerry rather than a configuration issue with the site.

Maybe someone else could try to host it from a JAD friendly site. Or, as I mentioned before, you might contact the developer and ask him to include the .092 JAD file as a download option. You could tell him this issue comes up regularly in the forum and that we would be happy to point BlackBerry users to his website.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

Milkman · 08-24-2005, 06:42 PM

I had the same problem. I tried to download the JAD, and it gave me a 907 error. I tried the JAR file and got an error. I tried to download a second time, and it worked and installed.

BGCapt10 · 08-25-2005, 06:26 AM

ALX/COD for jMirc v0.91

-David

mextel · 08-25-2005, 10:35 AM

Awww man thanks everyone finally, now i just gotta get this thing to connect.

I hope this isnt too much to ask but I went through the instructions one the jmirc website and I still get "error trying to connect to IRC server. Bad DNS address"

I tried one of the known irc sites and still no go

DavidE · 08-25-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mextel

I still get "error trying to connect to IRC server. Bad DNS address" I tried one of the known irc sites and still no go

It may be a finicky IRC server. They're up and down all the time. It sometimes takes multiple tries to get through.

You might start with the "beginner" channel on UnderNet.org. You could try any of the following servers with a 6667 port: Amsterdam.NL.Eu.UnderNet.org, fairfax.va.us.undernet.org, Miami.FL.US.Undernet.org, or Sterling.VA.US.UnderNet.org. You should be able to get through on one of them. Keep in mind that at anytime one or more of these servers could be down.

Here's the website for the beginner's channel on UnderNet.org: www.ircbeginner.com. The site is a good introduction to the highs and lows of IRC.

DavidE
www.davidenglish.com

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