Can't install

[nobueno]

So my hdd is D:\ instead of C:\ because i have a dual boot setup and it refuses to let me install subsonic. it has the error message 'error opening file for writing C:\....' i don't know why it is trying to open anything from the C:\ drive because i specified the destination as D:\program files.... Suggestions?

[jasonk]

I'm having the same EXACT problem. If you ever figured it out, please, PLEASE tell me. I'm going insane.

Thanks,
J

[delcypher]

I don't have a Windows machine on hand to try this on so it maybe a bug in the installer.

Why don't you just download the stand-alone version of subsonic?

Install that where you want edit subsonic.bat and change

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set SUBSONIC_HOME=c:\subsonic
set SUBSONIC_PORT=4040

to what you want and then run subsonic.bat to start the server.

Please report this as a bug on the bug tracker. https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=126265&atid=705132

[Buzzz]

Also having this same problem. I've tried installing the stand-alone but I'm kind of lost there - the instructions aren't very clear about what files need to go where and any scripts that need to be changed.

Any chance there's just an easily configurable install file? The Windows install asks what drive you want to program installed on but seemingly all of the install code does not point to that assignment.

Thanks. I'm looking for something to replace Simplify now that it has gone away and I've heard good things about Subsonic.

[delcypher]

It is very simple to install the stand alone version.

1. Download the subsonic standalone install (subsonic-x.x-standalone.tar.gz where x.x is the version number) and extract the file (winrar will do this for you) to your desired location. For example c:\subsonic.

2. Open the subsonic.bat file using notepad and change the line

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set SUBSONIC_HOME=c:\subsonic


e.g. so that SUBSONIC_HOME is set to the directory you extracted the stand-alone install to. e.g. If I extracted to d:\program files\subsonic then my line in subsonic.bar should read

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set SUBSONIC_HOME=d:\program files\subsonic

3. Set the desired port, by default this is set to 4040 by changing the line

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set SUBSONIC_PORT=4040

. Port 80 is a common choice as this is the default web port.

4. Make sure you have the Java SDK installed.

5. Create a directory called

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transcode

in the directory you installed subsonic and install the transcoders from the transcoder package available on the subsonic site into the transcode directory

6. Start subsonic.bat by double clicking on it. Alternatively run cmd.exd from windows and type

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c:\subsonic\subsonic.bat

where c:\subsonic\ is the path to where you installed subsonic.

Subsonic should now be accessible via http://localhost:[port] e.g. http://localhost:4040

And that's it. Simple!