TDS STILL not updating on Auto

Hi all,
Today, Monday, 24 January 2005, my TDS loads at startup, connected to server 1 then said database already up to date transfer aborted. The database number was 44350, the same as yesterday, so I went to the Database update page and right clicked on the download link, using the "save target as" option. Reloaded TDS3 and my database number is now 45193, What is wrong with the Auto update?

 

I'm not aware of any problem with auto-update. I usually perform manual updates, as I do with most of my softwares, but just configured TDS to do an auto-update, reloaded and auto-updated without a hitch.

 

Hi Tut, Your update.cfg file may be old, please see http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=update
Also most days TDS3 updates are not normally posted until around 9 - 10am GMT and Gavin posts in the update forum here giving the database numbers etc.
The updater will abort saying that the database is current if you have already got the latest version.
BTW autoupdates are set for Mondays & Fridays, other days you need to use the TDS Menu item "Update TDS database now"

Here is my Autoupdated console info' for today.

09:47:08 [Radius] • Systems Initialised [45047 references - 21116 primaries/11792 traces/12139 variants/other]
09:47:08 [Radius] Radius Systems loaded. <Databases updated 24-01-2005>
09:47:08 [Radius Update] Update complete.

HTH Pilli

 

Hi Pilli,
I think I will revert to the manual download. At least then I know it is ok. Thanks for the reply.

 

Hi Pilli

There IS still a problem somewhere with updates. If I select "Update TDS Databases Now!" I still get back to the "44350" references stage. If I quit TDS-3 and manually download the up to date "radius.td3" file and restart TDS-3 I get the up to date "45193" references shown. If I quit TDS-3 and then manually download the up to date "update.cfg" file and restart TDS-3 and again select "Update TDS Databases Now!" it takes me back to "44350" references again.

Now I'm a fairly new and inexperienced user of TDS-3 - but this seems like a pretty basic problem which needs sorting.

Steve

 

Hi steve, Please ensure that the update,cfg found in your main TDS3 folder looks exactlylike this:
>
;Radius.TD3 Database Update Sites
;See http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=update for latest server list
http://www.toonbox.de/tds/radius.td3
http://radius.turvamies.com/radius.td3
http://tds.morgud.com/radius.td3
http://fractus.mat.uson.mx/~tds/radius.td3
ftp://ftp.pc-techie.info/tds/radius.td3
http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/radius.td3
http://diamondcs.fileburst.com/radius.td3
<

If it does not dlete the the current entries and copy / paste the text between the > & < above into the file then save and exit. Now try the update now from the TDS menu.

HTH Pilli

 

Hi Pilli

No - the file was slightly different, so I did as you said, tried again, and I'm back to 44350 references again!!

Thanks for trying to help.

Steve

P.S. Hang on - I think it's me - back in a minute.
P.P.S. Oh blimey!! When downloading the update.cfg file it was saving as update.cfg.txt and obviously not overwriting the old cfg file. I've now downloaded it correctly and it seems to be working. Thanks again for your help Pilli and apologies for my stupidity!!

 

Hi, Don't give up yet. In the above example move http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/radius.td3 to the top of the list, ensure you do not add any extra spaces.

I am thinking that maybe your ISP's so called "transparent" cache servers are not refreshing properly, this can occasionally occur and that is why a manual download direct from DCS does work.

Pilli

 

Pilli - it was me - sorry!

Please see my PPS on my previous post - and thanks again.

Steve

 

smbruce, No need for sorry, we got you there in the end,
Please ask any further questions that you may have, the stupid questions are usually the unasked ones

 

Aw crikey.

For someone as computer illiterate as me, could you explain how to do all this jazz to the update.cfg file a little more clearly? When I try to open the cfg file it says it can't find the app to open it with. In fact I don't know how to do any of the things you've suggested so far.

Btw, I'm using the full licensed version of TDS-3.

thanks,
Spray-on Dust

 

I have exactly the same problem with automatic update. My reference goes back to 44350. No problems with manual.
And yet all my other software make their automatic update without any trouble, so I don't think it's a cache problem

 

1. Use Windows Explorer, found at Start->All Programs->Accessories->Windows Explorer and run it.

2. Navigate to TDS default installation directiory: C:\Program Files\Diamond Computer Systems\TDS-3 or where you have it installed on your machine.

3. Locate the update.cfg file, right-click and select-> Open With. An Open With dialog box will appear in which you make your selection of the program you want to use to open the file with.

4. Select->Notepad as it is very safe to edit with. Make necessary edits to the file.

In detail, use the left mouse button to click on, beginning with the first character and ending at the last, and hold down the button until all of the following text is selected and highlighted. Upon selection of all text, release the left mouse button. Then right-click the highlighted text and select->Copy. Selected text is copied to the 'Clipboard':

;Radius.TD3 Database Update Sites
;See http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=update for latest server list
http://www.toonbox.de/tds/radius.td3
http://radius.turvamies.com/radius.td3
http://tds.morgud.com/radius.td3
http://fractus.mat.uson.mx/~tds/radius.td3
ftp://ftp.pc-techie.info/tds/radius.td3
http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/radius.td3
http://diamondcs.fileburst.com/radius.td3

Upon copying selected text to the Clipboard, switch back to Notepad and the open update.cfg file. Select all text within the update.cfg file, right-click and select->Paste. What that does is replace all highlighted text selected within the update.cfg file with the text you copied to the Clipboard. When done editing, can use shortcut Ctrl+S to save the file then exit Notepad.

Hope this helps...

 

Since you mentioned it Antartica, I checked my McAfee and now IT won't update. It's update is stuck on the 12th and I know there was an update on the 20th at least. Wtf? Is this that transparent cache you were talking about, Pilli?

Should I contact my ISP?

Edit: I moved the .au up to the top of the list and it seems to have worked. But is 45193 the correct number of detections?

And what about my McAfee?! ARRRGGGGHh

Thanks for the help everyone.

 

Could be but there may be other reasons, firewall settings or router settings if you use one. I am not familiar with McAfee's updater.

Pilli

 

Hi Pilli,
Thank you for you advice. By moving http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/radius.td3
on top of the list, did solve my problem.
You made my day.

 

You're welcome Antarctica

 

Hi all,
I have followed all the posts and the advice given. I have moved the link to diamondcs to the top, and would you believe it, when I went to auto update , then reloaded my references went from 45277, BACK to 44350, something is very wrong with the auto update. So I went to the update page and manualy downloaded the update using the "save target as" option. reloaded TDS and I am now on 45277 references! It is the manual download from now on for me!

 

Hi Tut, It sounds like there is a problem between you and the DCS servers. Maybe Gavin can make other suggestions as I have run out of steam on this one
Cheers. Pilli

 

I had the same problem with the autoupdater not working.Your advice fixed it for me.
Thanks
ellison

 

I've now got it all fixed.

What happened was none of my programs were updating and I knew there were updates available so I decided to open up IE for the first time in a long while and when I did I got this error where no web page would work in IE (Firefox worked fine, btw) which I forget the name of now because I stupidly never wrote it down. But after googling I came upon a microsoft webpage telling me how to fix the error. It turns out the box in internet connection settings under connections, then lan settings then proxy server was checked. It said to uncheck it, which I did then all of my products updated regularly. I think it was due to having a new modem installed just a day or two before.

Anyway, not sure if that's what caused the problem with TDS not updating but the advice you gave about moving the .au url up to the top spot worked out fine.

Thanks again.

Spray-on Dust

 

Your welcome

 

just downloaded the posted update radius file to tds-s dir, the last update is dated jan, 15 05 is there any more recent? tds-3 says i have the most recent, and update disconnects after it get to server 2. is there place to download the way you would any other type file?

 

this is the date of the last update release you can go and manually download it here on the bottom of the page.

 

Hi Jargonize, Here is the link for the manual download: http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=update Please follow the instructions on that page.

Pilli