Dropbox not working in LL2.2

[newvista]

When I install Dropbox on my 64bit laptop, the icon appears in the notification area as it should. For a short time it has a 'connecting' tooltip appear, then it is completely unresponsive thereafter. No tooltip. Nothing upon left or right click. Nothing upon launching from the menu. Just nuttin'.

Any ideas?
Lorne.

[Valtam]

Moved to Software Support Section.

[Scott(0)]

Hi Newvista,

Did you install Dropbox via

menu > all > install-additional-software?

I'm using my Dropbox account successfully on LL2/64 & LL2.2/64 both installed via the method above.

~Scott

[rokytnji]

Code:

harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ apt-cache policy dropbox
dropbox:
  Installed: 2.10.0
  Candidate: 2.10.0
  Version table:
*** 2.10.0 0
        500 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ dropbox
Dropbox command-line interface

commands:

Note: use dropbox help <command> to view usage for a specific command.

status       get current status of the dropboxd
help         provide help
puburl       get public url of a file in your dropbox
stop         stop dropboxd
running      return whether dropbox is running
start        start dropboxd
filestatus   get current sync status of one or more files
ls           list directory contents with current sync status
autostart    automatically start dropbox at login
exclude      ignores/excludes a directory from syncing
lansync      enables or disables LAN sync

so to see if it is already running

Code:

$ dropbox start
Dropbox is already running!

then

Code:

~$ dropbox status
Up to date

[newvista]

Yes, I installed it using the Install Additional Software tool. Twice.

Here's what I did at the command line:

Code:

lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox start
Dropbox is already running!
lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox status
Connecting...
lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox stop
Dropbox daemon stopped.
lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox start
Starting Dropbox...
(dropbox:3712): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "clearlooks",
Dropbox isn't running!
Done!
lorne@bl212:~$
(dropbox:3712): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme file for ColoredPlastic has no name

And then I wrote... after changing my theme back to MediterraneanWhite and icons to Faenza.

Code:

lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox stop
Dropbox daemon stopped.
lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox start
Starting Dropbox...Dropbox isn't running!
Done!

Now the icon is visible in the panel, but in a greyed out state.

Code:

lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox status
Connecting...

Lorne.

[rokytnji]

I'd go to dropbox's site and login 1st on line. The connection hangup might be because you are not logged in.

[newvista]

I have been logged in at Dropbox for the last couple of days. Last night I set up an app there and I've been messing around in my account more than ever. Logged in, I am!

Just for shits and giggles, I installed dropbox on my AspireOne 32 bit netbook today, running LL2.2. It worked perfectly the first time. Required me to log in, as part of the install procedure.

I uninstalled from the menu, Remove Additional Software, thus:

Code:

lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox status
The program 'dropbox' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

To arrive back at the same place:

Code:

lorne@bl212:~$ dropbox status
Connecting...

Where I'm sitting right now, I have a wired and a wireless connection. At home, where I have a reliable ADSL connection, or here, dropbox doesn't work.

Any other ideas? ( and thanks for the help too! )
Lorne.

[altman]

Did you cleaned your cache , it might help you . You might have , just a reminder .

[Scott(0)]

If you go to dropbox.com and unlink/delete the problem account and then click on the dropbox icon (menu > all > dropbox), does the initial dropbox sign-in wizard start?

[newvista]

altman, if you are talking about 'clean your cache' with Lite Cleaner, it shows I can remove 0KB from my package cache. Is there some other cache to clean?

Scott(0), I wasn't aware that I had a problem account. Dropbox works fine. It's linked to my netbook computer now. Did you mean logout and back in again? Not clear about what you are looking for here.

Lorne.