Link to my site: http://vongnation.co.uk
SMF version: 1.1.11
TP version: 1.0 beta 4
Theme name and version: SlickPro Graphite v2
Browser Name and Version: Firefox 3
Mods installed: Spoiler Show & Hide (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1082) / CBI 1.0a (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=511) / Users Online Today (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=217)
Related Error messages: "Unable to find package file."
I'm looking to upgrade from TP1.0 beta 4 to TP1.0 beta 5-1, but when trying to un-install beta 4 prior to upgrading, I get the error message "Unable to find package file."
What's the best way to proceed from here?
Download the package file again, and put it in your packages folder. Then try the uninstall again.
Okay, well that worked, so thanks. But...
I think I may need to go back to beta 4 unless anyone can tell me what's causing the problems shown in this image (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c123/paranoimia/TP-layout.jpg). In order of importance...
1. My main menu has disappeared, despite settings remaining as they were previously.
2. User avatars now appear in the Shoutbox, and are MASSIVE - I can see no obvious way of removing these. There's certainly no option for it in the TPshout module.
3. There are no longer gaps between the top menu and the uppermost panels/blocks. Thought this may be down to my theme, but it's the same in the default.
4. Edit buttons on blocks/panels when logged in as Admin are mis-aligned. (I guess this could also be down to my theme.)
Any input/ideas?
EDIT: Also, if I decide to revert to beta 4, was the database changed at all? Would I be able to revert by restoring files only, or would I need to restore the old database as well?
Can't help you with the above problems,
but if you are using SMF 1.1.9 then it's a couple of versions out of date, and not secure. 1.1.9 / 1.1.10 are both vulnerable.
Current version is SMF 1.1.11
Sorry, my mistake... I am in fact running 1.1.11. I copied the info from a previous post, and forgot to amend it. :embarrassed:
I'm betting it's a theme problem. Did you take a look at it in the default theme to see if the problems still exist?
The avatar issue seems to have somehow resolved itself - though I'd still like the option not to display avatars in the Shoutbox, as they take up too much room.
The lack of space between the upper blocks and the menu stripe does seem to be theme related/specific.
However, the edit buttons are still mis-aligned (not a major issue) and - most importantly - the menu does not appear in any of the default themes which came with SMF (Core, Classic YaBB and Babylon).
Not to worry... I've gone back to beta 4.
Paranoimia,
I can't tell you how pleased I am that you have chosen to go back to TP 1.0 beta 4. If everyone gave up as quickly as you did (less than 24 hours), it would make the task of helping TP users solve their issues so much easier for the support people here. :P
I'm not going to get into why things weren't working right for you. My first guess on the menu problem is that it is not a TinyPortal Menu block but a custom code block of your own creation. When a block doesn't have the right code in it, it can easily cause other things to stop working correctly. In any case, you have found an elegant way to solve your own issues and I commend you for that. I will now mark this topic solved. O0
ZarPrime
Apologies if I seemed a little abrupt.
It's not a question of 'giving up', it's just that I'm not a PHP master (I barely even qualify as a beginner) and I don't currently have the time to poke around trying to figure out what's wrong, and/or post on forums and spend hours/days waiting for replies.
I mean no disrespect by that, and it should in no way be considered a complaint; people here have been extremely helpful with problems in the past, and I truly appreciate people taking time out of their day to assist. It's purely that I myself don't have time for anything other than 'quick fixes' at the moment.
Mine is only a clan forum for a small number of users, so we're not exactly busting a gut for new features etc. Reverting to beta 4 was the quickest and simplest way of getting the forum back online before the weekend is over. I'll try upgrading again in the future, either to beta 5-1, or whatever is the latest version when I have more time to spend on it.
Thanks and apologies once again.
This is why you'll see us time and time again posting that people should use a test install that is a copy of their live site. It's really easy to do, and saves you a lot of heart ache when using beta software.