FF 3.0.15 said to be incompatible with Gears 0.5.33.0

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start with FF 4.0.15 without Gears.
2. Install by clicking the install link on gears.google.com.   It installs
0.5.32.0.
3. After the Firefox restart, check for extension updates and allow it to
try to install 0.5.33.0

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
You expect the offered update to install.   Instead it pops up a box that
says   "Google Gears" could not be installed because it is not
        compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86-gcc3). Please
        contact the author of this item about the problem."

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
I'm using Ubuntu 9.4 (Jaunty Jackalope).

Please provide any additional information below.
See
http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/dd48ced4bc35c2ff
- Gears won't update.

See
http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/4855fd8df82b11e4
- Januty [sic], Firefox 3.0 and gcc3 issue

See
http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/317d178b1cb5c055
- Google Gears is not compatible (Linux_x86-gcc3)  

There are disturbingly many other open issues that are awfully close to
this one, but that involve different versions of Firefox.   Seems like
Gears is having a lot of trouble keeping up with new revs of Firefox.  That
is worrisome.

Drew

Original issue reported on code.google.com by r.drew.d...@gmail.com on 12 Nov 2009 at 10:25

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I use google chrome and firefox... since i have updated the firefox, i am 
unable to 
send attachments through google chrome or firefox on gmail, which is super 
annoying... 
my browser just crashes... i have gone through the solutions here, but i can't 
understand them... help please!

Original comment by shrinkh...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2010 at 8:10

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OMG, is GOOGLE seriously not able to fix this small version name issue?

Original comment by openttdc...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2010 at 8:29

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I don't know about using Gears to send email, but I did have a problem where 
Gmail 
made Firefox crash repeatedly (100% repeatable when I tried to delete 
everything from 
my Spam folder). It was NOT related to Gears. It was related to Flash. I'll 
tell you 
the solution anyhow:

1) create a file called /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
2) insert the following lines into it:
WindowlessDisable=true
OverrideGPUValidation=true

If that doesn't work, other ideas here: http://macromedia.mplug.org/

Original comment by johnf...@gmail.com on 6 Jan 2010 at 8:35

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Same problem here with FF 3.0.16 in Ubuntu 9.04

Original comment by david.horat on 7 Jan 2010 at 9:19

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Same problem here with FF 3.0.16 in Ubuntu 9.04

Original comment by david.horat on 7 Jan 2010 at 9:21

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I am using the XPI file provided here (
http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=975#c50 ) for over a week now 
and
everything seems to be OK.

Thanks, Jure!

Original comment by caio...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2010 at 11:08

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Yes, same here, works fine.
Thanks Jure

Original comment by PeterHor...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2010 at 11:23

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Interesting.  Ditto on the thanks Jure, and everyone else that helped figure 
this
out.  Now I guess I need to learn HTML5...

Original comment by jesdisci...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2010 at 1:04

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I've used the xpi file suggested in comment 21 and it worked pretty fine here. 
In
time, I'm useing ubuntu 9.04.

Original comment by fernando...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2010 at 1:12

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I still have this problem. 
Ubuntu: 9.10
Firefox: 3.5.9

Original comment by matti...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2010 at 3:54

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I also have this problem. 
Ubuntu: 9.10
Firefox: 3.5.9

Original comment by vjcamar...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2010 at 7:02

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I have the problem too.
I have heard that Google is no longer working on Gears. So I removed it.

Original comment by caio...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2010 at 9:05

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I would recommend removing it too - it isn't coming back. HTML5 is the new black

Original comment by data...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2010 at 9:07

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Unfortunately, dead or not, some sites and services still use Gears. It would 
be nice
to get this resolved.

Does Gears install work for 64-bit Ubuntu?

Original comment by jeffrey....@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2010 at 1:47

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FWIW, for 32-bit FF 3.0.X on Ubuntu 9.04, the link to "gears-linux-new.xpi" in
comment 21 does, indeed, work.

Just don't update it!

Validated on 22-APR-2010

Original comment by jeffrey....@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2010 at 1:56

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I have the same problem. Add my vote.
Firefox 3.5.9
Ubuntu 9.10
Gnome 2.28.1

Original comment by hobsonlane@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2010 at 6:49

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"gears-linux-new.xpi" does NOT work in Firefox 3.5.9 Ubuntu 9.10

Original comment by omegat...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 8:27

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The gears-linux-opt.xpi mentioned in comment 21 is already spoilt (64 bit). The
gears-linix-new.xpi from that post does not work in firefox 3.6. I've been 
playing
around a bit, added the fix from comment 48, then decided to download firefox 
3.5
using this:
http://www.dannybuntu.com/2009/06/day-1044b-howto-install-firefox-35rc3.html 
(but not
by using wget, just using the browser). Then I installed it, checked the version
using Help -> about and... now I'm happily using Firefox 3.5 and 
gears.google.com
tells me:

Gears is installed
Current version:
0.5.32.0;official;opt;linux;firefox

Probably I'll be having some safety leaks (anyone knowing some serious ones?) 
and
probably I'm missing out some functions... but I'll live with that.

Original comment by ronaldte...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 8:35

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This is now just ridiculous.

I've been using off-line Gmail for about half a year now, and I simply love it. 
 I've
been wondering why I sporadically receive a message from Firefox stating that 
"Google
Gears could not be installed", even though it works fine.  This report explains 
it: 
FF has been trying to install an update that is of the wrong architecure (64-bit
instead of 32).  Ironically, the download page explicitly states that 64-bit 
Linux is
not supported, but 64-bit is the only version available.

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu Lucid, which contains FF 3.6 and the plugin 
stopped
working because it was defined for FF 3.5 max.  I tried pretty much every hint
suggested in this thread and then some with no avail.  I finally downloaded the
source code from SVN and hey-presto, with a "make" and "make installers" I 
finally
had a 32-bit Linux build that works without a hitch in FF 3.6 (great compile 
scripts,
btw!).  I had to add a few #includes to about half a dozen files to get it to 
compile
but nothing else.  The resulting package is attached - use at your own risk.

Later I noticed that Debian/Ubuntu has the add-on pre-packaged in the 
"xul-ext-gears"
package, a simple install and that's it.  I'm hoping that doesn't check the 
Google
site for updates, I trust the Debian volunteers will maintain it better.

Gears is a fantastic tool for browsers while we're waiting for proper HTML5 
support,
but as far as I can tell, for half a year no 32-bit Linux user has been able to
install Gears!  I'm really astounded that Google hasn't been able to fix such a
trivial and critical issue in all this time.  I hope they could find enough 
resources
to maintain it functional until HTML5 is a reality.

Original comment by sampo.ni...@gmail.com on 26 Apr 2010 at 8:14

Attachments:

• gears-20100426-0.5.36.0-linux-opt-32bit.xpi

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Hi sampo,

I tried yours, but it didn't work for me, neither in 3.5 nor in 3.6 (eeebuntu 4 
beta, which is practically Debian Lenny). By didn't work, I mean that 
gears.google.com says it's not installed.

Original comment by ronaldte...@gmail.com on 26 Apr 2010 at 8:31

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I didn't test gears.google.com, but in Gmail is synced correctly and functioned
offline.  I've now uninstalled it and installed the "xul-ext-gears" Debian 
package
instead.  According to gears.google.com it's version
0.5.36.0;developer;opt;linux;firefox, so it's the newest available as well.

Original comment by sampo.ni...@gmail.com on 26 Apr 2010 at 8:46

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Hello sampo,

thank you so much. I finally get gears to work under Firefox 3.6.3 in Ubuntu 
10.04
with your xpi file

Original comment by Mensc...@gmail.com on 30 Apr 2010 at 9:17

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I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and I confirm that installing the package xul-ext-gears
solves the issue. Thanks to that package, I have Google Gears working with 
Firefox 3.6.

Original comment by ngri...@gmail.com on 30 Apr 2010 at 9:31

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Ubuntu 10.04, Firefox 3.6.3
I can confirm that the xul-ext-gears package installs and works fine with 
firefox
now.  Glad to have a solution!

Original comment by JustPlainCharpie on 9 May 2010 at 7:43

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Yep. Here's the person to thank: http://twitter.com/stefanlsd/status/11520352260

Original comment by stephen.ewen on 9 May 2010 at 5:47

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Problem faced in Fedora 13
FF 3.6.3

Original comment by as.nv....@gmail.com on 27 May 2010 at 7:37

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Thanks JustPlainCharpie, i try it.
y have the same problem with ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Firefox 3.6.3

Original comment by gatoapi...@gmail.com on 27 May 2010 at 9:22

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I posted this fix to the Help Forums.  You can see it here:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Calendar/thread?tid=0a2aba02dfbeb1b4&hl=en
&fid=0a2aba02dfbeb1b4000487f0673e718b

Original comment by craigst...@gmail.com on 1 Jun 2010 at 4:30

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Komment no.69 is fine, but my policy not enable this, because not an official 
package, i dont know what do this. Please an official Google worker check this, 
and if this is correct commit to official release.
Thx the works, bye!

Original comment by lazlyk...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2010 at 3:13

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i have "xul-ext-gears" installed, but the add-on doesn't appear on firefox.
how can i make it work?

dilasso

Original comment by roland.d...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 1:10

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@ Comment 80:

Exit Firefox, go into the profile folder, delete extensions.cache, 
extensions.ini, and extensions.rdf and restart Firefox. It should re-detect all 
installed extensions and rebuild their paths.

Original comment by stephen.ewen on 18 Jun 2010 at 6:30

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The attached file on comment 69 by sampo.niskanen worked for me. At last, after 
a 4-day struggle, I got Gears on my 3.6.7 FF. Thanks, man! :)

Original comment by waldir.l...@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2010 at 9:08

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Hi,
I'm having same problem using openSuse 11.3, kernel 2.6.34-7.0.3-desktop and 
Gnome 2.30.0

Please solve it
Thanks in advance,
S.

Original comment by sergio.e...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2010 at 12:17

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Hi,
I'm having same problem using openSuse 11.3, kernel 2.6.34-7.0.3-desktop and 
Gnome 2.30.0

Please solve it
Thanks in advance,
S.

Original comment by sergio.e...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2010 at 12:18

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I ditto comments 83 and 84. I'm having problems installing gears at all (I get 
the typical output mentioned above saying it isn't compatible).

I'm running firefox 3.6.13 on 32 bit OpenSuse 11.2, and if it matters, KDE 4.4 
(as well as WindowMaker). 

Most of the fixes I've found seem to be for Debian-based systems. Anything for 
us?

Original comment by cozzy...@gmail.com on 28 Dec 2010 at 4:58

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I've heard reports that gmail offline using HTML 5 will be coming out
somewhere in januari, hopefully for all 3 platforms. so sit tight and wait
it out :)

Bart

Original comment by ronin....@gmail.com on 28 Dec 2010 at 12:26

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OMG, thank you, sampo! XPI attatched to comment 69 seems to work for me 
(32-bit, Fedora 14, firefox 3.6.13). The gears site now tells me I have gears 
installed and I can see the little spinning synch icon working in Gmail.

--jay

Original comment by jay.lu...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2011 at 6:57

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Mind boggled again that Google allows this kind of dereliction ..

I found this issue via the Gmail settings and gears.google.com, both of which 
have no mention of fact that gears is dead in the water. 

Original comment by jean.jor...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2011 at 8:59

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19 months, Google.

How long until you fix this?

Original comment by sirald66@gmail.com on 24 Jul 2011 at 9:38

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Oh I still had this starred?

sirald66. Google gears is dead. Long live html5.

Original comment by axk...@gmail.com on 24 Jul 2011 at 10:12

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Same as above comment.  sirald66 - there is a reason that this is undeveloped. 
I can't believe I still had it starred either, and I'd imagine no google 
engineers do - maybe a google historian does? Unstarred. (although I am also 
still patiently waiting for gmail offline to be resurrected)

Original comment by data...@gmail.com on 24 Jul 2011 at 10:33

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So is there a ticket for the HTML5 offline gmail feature, that all of us 
"patiently waiting" could star instead?

Original comment by zzanz...@gmail.com on 24 Jul 2011 at 11:30

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Google Calendar Offline feature is pointing to Gears, hence the time wasted 
trying to figure out its broken.

If HTML5 is their answer, then why does it offer Gears?

I run Firefox 3.6 which doesn't fully support HTML5; I run it because 4+ 
doesn't support a large number of my extensions.

Original comment by sirald66@gmail.com on 25 Jul 2011 at 12:46