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Can't install Subsonic due to no C drive
Posted:
Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:38 pmby isawdrones
My Windows install does not have a C drive. The installer tries to put files in c:\subsonic which obviously fails.
I tried the war installation, but subsonic won't start in Tomcat. After looking back at the troubleshooting steps, they mention looking in c:\subsonic, which obviously doesn't exist.
Am I missing something or is this a bug?
Posted:
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:49 pmby Webdoc
Hello
What drive letter does your windows install use, as it must be using a letter of some discription.
Regards
Webdoc
Posted:
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:55 pmby isawdrones
Windows is installed on drive D. To be clear, I don't have a C drive at all.
Posted:
Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:18 pmby Webdoc
Hello
When you run the installer, you get the option to choose install location with the following line in a text box.
C:\Program Files\Subsonic
If like you say you don't have a c drive, and that your windows install is on d drive, change the above line to look like the following.
D:\Program Files\Subsonic
This will then install subsonic onto your d drive.
Regards
Webdoc
Posted:
Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:39 amby sindre_mehus
After you install Subsonic in d:/program files/subsonic you have to add the following line to d:/program files/subsonic/subsonic-service.exe.vmoptions:
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-Dsubsonic.home=d:/subsonic
then restart Subsonic.
Posted:
Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:07 pmby isawdrones
Does it matter that the installer tries to create files in c:\subsonic regardless of where you tell it to install? Do I need those files or can I ignore the file creation errors and just modify the vmoptions file as specified?
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Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:12 pmby sindre_mehus
Yes, that will work.
The installer tries to install the (optional) transcoding pack to c:/subsonic/transcode, but if you like you can install it in d: manually later. It's available here:
http://subsonic.sourceforge.net/transcoding.php
Good luck,
Sindre
Posted:
Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:25 amby isawdrones
Thanks for the help. I did the install ignoring the transcode file errors; modified the options file above; and restarted subsonic. Everything worked as expected. I then downloaded the transcoding files, put them in d:\subsonic and that works.
Would a similar change need done to the WAR install? I wasn't having luck with Tomcat either...
I'd also recommend either allowing for other drives in the installer or adding that info to the install guide/troubleshooting.