Troubleshooting

[Artificer]

I'm using pandora jar 7.4.0:

My settings are last.fm off, iTunes off, CDDB on, Cruise off

Pandora runs and plays fine - but it won't save mp3s. The message that it gives me is specifically, "localhost connected to server.

localhost connected to server.

unable to rip MP3 unable to find file make sure you have Pandora running in a FIRFOX browser"

and it is DEFINITELY running in a firefox browser.

lastly, the dialogue in command line keeps nattering about FlashGot... which is strange and probably unrelated, but hopefully helpful to tell about just in case.

[cooper]

Smells like a flash version later than 8.

[Artificer]

Smells like a flash version later than 8.

this is dumb, but I don't know how to check the version, uninstall it, and install version eight.

[Zoltan]

Perhaps read here? http://hak5.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=983

*yawning*

[Artificer]

Perhaps read here? http://hak5.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=983

*yawning*

pfft don't yawn at me

I figured it out actually, like just before you replied.

Tho now this also leads me to ask why it won't work with flash nine

[cooper]

Flash 9 doesn't save the MP3 file on the harddisk anymore, leaving us with precious little to grab.

[Artificer]

Flash 9 doesn't save the MP3 file on the harddisk anymore, leaving us with precious little to grab.

sounds like an aspiring programmer could also modify flash 9... I'm not that person, but is there someone working on it?

[cooper]

Yeah, right. Just recreate Flash. I'll get right on it. Lemme just finish up the work on Windows Vista. I started this morning, so I should be about done by now.

[Artificer]

Yeah, right. Just recreate Flash. I'll get right on it. Lemme just finish up the work on Windows Vista. I started this morning, so I should be about done by now.

maybe you could finish up Spore during your lunchbreak? I know you've got a busy schedule, but the screenies look fuckin' awesome

[sue_marie]

I've looked on all threads but can find an answer so I hope this is the right place to post. I love Pandora and eventually downloaded Pandora's Jar but when I key in the java -jar pandora.jar 8085 I get "unable to access jarfile pandora jar".

In C:Pandora the only pandora jar file is a log file. It ends with 'let's grab some mp3s' but there's no link or anything for me to grab from. I'm sure it's dead easy and the answer's probably staring me in the face but I'm a complete newbe at this and don't understand. I'd really appreciate someone's simple advice. Thanks

[Pichet]

This should help you be patient:

MicroSoft .NET Framework v2.0.50727.42, 23510720 Bytes, 2006-Mar-22

+

Pandora Unleashed v1.4, 64914 Bytes, 2006-Oct-29

[cooper]

Inside the pandora directory there should be a file named Pandora.jar

If it's not there, redownload the zip and unpack it like you did before.

My guess is someone either messed with the log4j logger settings to use that jar file as destination (which would be wrong) or you've got that 'hide filename extensions' folder option thing on (it's on by default... fucking Microsoft) and thus can't find a pandora.jar file.

[sue_marie]

Hey, great! Have now progressed to the next stage... Is there a way of using Pandora's jar without using Last FM? Where, on my c drive, are the songs stored - they're not in Pandora? Thanks very much for your patience.

[cooper]

I think there's a checkbox in the browser screen that allows you to fill out the Last.FM info which you can either leave blank, or possibly uncheck that checkbox to make it not go there. No idea. Look around, it's on there.

The storage location is described in a properties file that's in the same directory where you installed Pandora's jar. default.properties or something.

Edit it with a regular test editor (notepad or whatever) and set the MP3 destination directory to something that works for you. Make sure that where windows displays a backslash (the character) you should use a forward slash (the / character) or you'll get some unexpected results. :)

[grimwall]

hello, another noob question. how do you enable band bio and and song stats in the Track info part?

[cooper]

Damned if I know. Never seen that work, and I'm not yet planning to add it in the rewrite.

Do people even care about song stats? I mean, the Bio I can understand, but stats...?

[Artificer]

I have an idea...

not to be presumptuous, but maybe someone could sticky this topic as like, the official troubleshooting thread?

[kickarse]

Inside the pandora directory there should be a file named Pandora.jar

If it's not there, redownload the zip and unpack it like you did before.

My guess is someone either messed with the log4j logger settings to use that jar file as destination (which would be wrong) or you've got that 'hide filename extensions' folder option thing on (it's on by default... fucking Microsoft) and thus can't find a pandora.jar file.

System/Programs see the distinction of filename extension whether or not it's shown to us.

[Artificer]

Hey, now the last.fm hookup stopped working

there's a huge, klugey error message that shows up as well

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localhost connected to server.

^gives me a headache just looking at it

lastly, pandora will now only d/l one song at the beginning of the session, then refuses to tag anything else.

can anyone puzzle this out?

[rancracker]

I am running the pandora.jar file through the terminal in ubuntu linux. when I open firefox (which seems to have flash running fine) - I cannot save any mp3 files. The track window states no information retrieved. I've been trying to get this to work for over 2 days without any luck. Any ideas? If someone is successfully using pandora's jar through linux -please try to give me some assistance. I'm stuck!