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Bug #594: Broken Download Link

Kind bug
Product Synergy
When
Status open
Reporter bugzilla user 466
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Description

I'm having trouble installing the recent 3.1.4 release of Synergy. I can download a disk image and load the disk briefly, but the disk disappears almost instantly after expanding. I checked to see if it auto-updated or something, but it didn't. Is the linked download file broken?

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  1. Greg Hurrell

    I don't think it's broken (have tested it a couple of times).

    If you go to the downloads page:

    https://wincent.dev/a/products/synergy-classic/download/

    You'll see that there is an SHA-1 checksum. For the 3.1.4 release it is:

    cb7c6dd6185018989d78712d71a8cbeac257be5c

    There is a link to instructions on how to use the checksum to verify the download, in case you don't know how.

    https://wincent.dev/a/knowledge-base/archives/2004/11/using_md5_to_ve.php

    The short version is that you type:

     openssl sha1

    In the Terminal, followed by a space, then drag-and-drop the disk image onto the Terminal window, then hit the Return key. The checksum will be computed and you should see a match (something like the following):

    SHA1(Synergy3.1.4.dmg)= cb7c6dd6185018989d78712d71a8cbeac257be5c

    So your first step should be to verify the checksum, so that you know that you didn't get a corrupt download.

    The next thing I would do, if you are running Tiger, is use "show all windows" Exposé key, (F9 by default) to see if the Finder window which displays the contents of the disk image is open but somehow buried underneath other windows.

    You could also go into the Terminal and do:

    ls /Volumes

    And see if the disk image appears in the list of mounted volumes; it should appear as "Synergy 3.1.4". If it does show up in the list then you should be able to bring it to the front with:

    open "/Volumes/Synergy 3.1.4"

    Or by simply navigating to it in the Finder (starting at the topmost level, "Computer", which I think you can get to by pressing Shift-Command-C).

    If the volume isn't mounted then I would try again. You need to double-click to mount it; a single-click is not enough.

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