Second_Life_3_7_20_296094_i686_Setup, is anyone else having an issue with this like me?

[Lindal Kidd 12,721]

I never let the system install updates.  Something can get corrupted.  It's much better to do a clean install, and here are the instructions on how to do it:http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-Second-Life/ta-p/1375231

 

EDIT:  @Wycked Vella:  The failure to initialize VFS is generally due to a corrupt download of the installer file.  Delete that file from your downloads and re-download a fresh copy.  Then do a clean install.

SECOND EDIT:  A number of people are reporting this problem.  You should do two things:

1.  File a JIRA bug report.  Include as much detail as you can about your system and the error messages you are getting.

2.  Delete your installation and either re-install a previous version (you did save your prior downloads, right?  They should be in your Downloads folder) or install one of the many fine third party viewers.

The viewer will not insist you install the update if you select "download and install updates manually" in your Preferences.

[Lindal Kidd 12,721]

I never let the system install updates.  Something can get corrupted.  It's much better to do a clean install, and here are the instructions on how to do it:http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-Second-Life/ta-p/1375231

 

EDIT:  @Wycked Vella:  The failure to initialize VFS is generally due to a corrupt download of the installer file.  Delete that file from your downloads and re-download a fresh copy.  Then do a clean install.

SECOND EDIT:  A number of people are reporting this problem.  You should do two things:

1.  File a JIRA bug report.  Include as much detail as you can about your system and the error messages you are getting.

2.  Delete your installation and either re-install a previous version (you did save your prior downloads, right?  They should be in your Downloads folder) or install one of the many fine third party viewers.

The viewer will not insist you install the update if you select "download and install updates manually" in your Preferences.

[Wycked Vella 5]

I am having the same issue been trying to fix this for hours, ive run updates on windows 7, uninstalled and installed multiple times, even done the clean install removing the app data and cache every way possible. Still acts like its loading gets to vfs and then nothing. Ive several that have had this problem on different posts but nothing seems to be working. Hope something is done to fix this problem soon i need my fix as well.

 

 

 

I tried that fresh install, fresh download, still same thing it doesnt error juts doesnt open.

[AlucardsSisterCrystal 7]

that is just it. I have already done a clean installation. My current SL viewer said that I needed to update and only gave me two options - update or quite sl. So I had no choice but to update or I could not log on, and now It wont load at all because of the update.

[AlucardsSisterCrystal 7]

yeah I hope they fix it soon, like really soon. All this restarting, re-installing is driving me crazy because its not getting me anywhere fast!

[Lindal Kidd 12,721]

I feel your pain, but a clean install worked here, I just completed it as a test. If you are getting too frustrated, try one of the third party viewers instead!

[AlucardsSisterCrystal 7]

I think I am going to do that, hopefully they get it fixed. Thank you for the advice.

[Nalates Urriah 3,495]

A basic troubleshooting step is to try another viewer before you start ripping things apart and doing clean installs. Most third party viewers now install using their own cache and settings file, so you do not have to uninstall other viewers. If another viewer works, then it for sure is a viewer problem.

If a second viewer fails, then it is not a viewer issue... probably a driver issue.

Remote disks, like cloud storage can cause problems. You may have to uninstall it to see if it is the problem. You can Google to see if your cloud drive can be disabled without installing.

[Wycked Vella 5]

Im not trying to be difficult but has anyone had any luck with any of these suggestions? just curious besides the using another viewer one that is.

[Atenea401488315514 1]

Hey there! i was trying for 2 hours to fix this problem. I delete the older information in the appdata and installed 5 times from the beginning the new version sl viewer. Im feel now tired, i dont have cloud storage in my pc either. Can anyone give me other idea?

Thanks so much

 

[AlucardsSisterCrystal 7]

I found a away that worked for me. i am using this (Second_Life_3_7_20_296355_i686_Setup) instead of {Second_Life_3_7_20_296094_i686_Setup}

 

here is the link to the webpage for LL Official Alternitive vewiers : http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers

[Wycked Vella 5]

Yeah i exhausted everything i could to get this viewer to work, no luck. I finally gave in and dled firstorm which btw is a total difference than regular viewer, but either way it worked fine. So something is up with this new one and i wish sombody would really look into it a bit more.

[Wycked Vella 5]

is this an official sl client? because i uinstalled this new one that was supposed to be the 296094 and put that in but it looks totally different.

[Seeker143 0]

Yes, having same problem here since updating today,

when trying to load the game now it just gets stuck on initializing VFS then shuts down.

I hope they can fix this soon!!

 

[Wycked Vella 5]

and is this 64 bit? it looks so odd

[8Viatrix8 0]

Having the same problem here too. After VFS...... nothing!. I hope this will be resolve soon.

 Edit:

Yayyyyyyy!!!! I am now signed in. I went to my Downlaod, and saw all my Second LIfe set up 3.7.18 - 3.7.20

I clicked and installed my latest 3.7.19 and it worked!!!!!!!!  yayyyyy

 

[Theresa Tennyson 3,764]

See if you can use either of the beta viewers or the Snowstorm project viewer from this page:

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers

The release viewer has new code in it that changes the way graphics cards are detected but those beta viewers don't have it yet (as of this morning.) The new code may be causing problems with your setup.

Please add your comments to this JIRA:

https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/BUG-7776

[Franki Diesel 3]

I have the same problem. Something seems to be corrupted.

I'm not sure whether the viewer is corrupted. Could also be the installer widget, as it normally asked me whether I want to run SL after installing and such.

It didn't do that this time. It just started until VFS, then quit.

Clean reinstalls, new downloads etc. all don't help. Only chances are to forget SL completely until the viewer update is fixed, or to run it on a thrid party viewer at least for the time being.

[Inara Pey 287]

For what it's worth, I'm on a Win 7 system, and:

I accepted the update from 3.7.19.295700 (HTTP pipelining release viewer) to 3.7.20.295094 (Benchmarking viewer, current release viewer).

Following install, viewer stalled on initiating VFS. I deleted my cache (default: C:\Users\[user name]AppData\Local\SecondLife)

On restarting 3.7.20.295094, it fired-up correctly & I have successfully logged-in numerous times.

FWIW, I've actually encountered Firestorm falling over when initialising VFS on a "dirty" install and have always found that deleting cache solves the problem for me with that viewer as well. It can also sometimes be resolved by clearing-out settings in C:\Users\[user name]AppData\Roaming\SecondLife - see here.

I appreciate some people are reporting "clean" installs are failing to resolve the issue, but - and without wihing to teach anyone how to suck eggs - are those trying a clean install also manually deleting cache in addition to running the deinstaller?

 

[Linden Lab 3,587]

If someone who is experiencing this specific issue is able to try the viewer, and attach their log file to the jira: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/BUG-7776, this would be helpful information.

 

Thanks!

 

[Dingle Doigts 0]

Seriously?  Release a version that doesn't work and then not fix it?  Sat here for 2 hours before I realized that so many others were having the same problem and had tried what I wasted time trying.  SMH.

[AlucardsSisterCrystal 7]

yes it is an official sl client. its an add on. an older version that still works. altho its old it works for me right now. its only temp. I am highly considering going to firestorm.

[Genisis Dayafter 0]

yes!  two of us in my household - two different laptops - also are having trouble.  the program crashes at VFS.  

[Silvertrod 0]

Ran into the same problem with latest viewer.  Had to go back to an old Second Life_3_7_16_294015_i686_Setup that I had. That version seems to be running just fine outside of a self made gitch with the water settings that happened due to me adjusting Debug settings in my viewer at the time. I no longer get reflections in SL water the way I used to with basic shaders enabled. 

Stats for my old laptop computer to help the search.

Dell Model Inspiron INSP1440

Processors are Pentium ® Dual-Core CPU T4400 @ 2.20GHz 

64- bit Operating System.

Display adapters is a  Mobile Intel® 4 sSeries Express Chipset Family

[Albe Crazyboi 0]

Hello,

I am having the same problem, It started when they did a rolling maintenance of the servers,

i  sent a report to support and still working to resolve it

[npdireng 0]

YOU CAN GHANGE THIS SECOND LIFE  TO THE NEW SO THAT IT CAN PLAY