Thread 'Unable to open Web Browser'

Author	Message
DistroMan Send message Joined: 23 Dec 06 Posts: 4	Message 7094 - Posted: 23 Dec 2006, 11:26:23 UTC I'm getting the following error when I click any of the buttons that are supposed to open a web browser. I do not have epiphany installed, and can't find where I should fix this: execvp(epiphany, http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/) failed with error 13! execvp(epiphany, http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/stat/viewGlobal.do) failed with error 13! execvp(epiphany, http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/device/viewProfiles.do) failed with error 13! execvp(epiphany, http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/viewMyMemberPage.do) failed with error 13! execvp(epiphany, http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/stat/viewGlobal.do) failed with error 13! ID: 7094 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15561	Message 7095 - Posted: 23 Dec 2006, 11:51:12 UTC Go into your GNOME control center and tell there what browser is your default browser. You apparently installed GNOME without its standard browser. It's in standard applications, first tab will ask you what browser you want to use. Fill in the custom web browser you want it to use. ID: 7095 ·

DistroMan Send message Joined: 23 Dec 06 Posts: 4	Message 7096 - Posted: 23 Dec 2006, 13:31:36 UTC There are some gnome libraries installed for a program I use, but I use KDE. ID: 7096 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15561	Message 7102 - Posted: 23 Dec 2006, 16:57:05 UTC KDE Control Center, KDE Components Section, Components Chooser. Here you can set your default browser etc. ID: 7102 ·

DistroMan Send message Joined: 23 Dec 06 Posts: 4	Message 7108 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 1:26:01 UTC - in response to Message 7102. KDE Control Center, KDE Components Section, Components Chooser. Here you can set your default browser etc. Done that and still get: execvp(epiphany, http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=112338) failed with error 13! ID: 7108 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15561	Message 7109 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 1:27:24 UTC What is your default browser set to? ID: 7109 ·

DistroMan Send message Joined: 23 Dec 06 Posts: 4	Message 7110 - Posted: 24 Dec 2006, 1:38:30 UTC - in response to Message 7109. What is your default browser set to? mozilla-firefox ID: 7110 ·

tekwyzrd Send message Joined: 5 Jan 06 Posts: 23	Message 7166 - Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 3:21:52 UTC If you have a file named .profile in your user directory you could try adding the entry: export BROWSER="/usr/bin/firefox" Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001) ID: 7166 ·

danw Send message Joined: 6 Jan 07 Posts: 1	Message 7285 - Posted: 6 Jan 2007, 13:51:13 UTC - in response to Message 7094. Also using KDE and none of the hints above work for me. This little workaround works for my installation (Mandriva 2007): open a new file epiphany in a directory what is listed in your PATH variable. I did it in /usr/bin : vi epiphany enter the following line (maybe the path to firefox needs to become adapted for your installation. Check with "which firefox"): /usr/bin/firefox $* save and leave vi (or the editor you use). Make this file executable: chmod u+x epiphany Start up the boinc manager and be happy about some more working buttons :-) dan ID: 7285 ·

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