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Tid Kidd
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09-19-2007 15:06
Ok, will someone from LL please tell me what the hell you guys are doing?

1. Your front page tells me there is an OPTIONAL download of SL available

2. Logging in to SL tells me I must download a MANDATORY new version 1.18.2.1

3. I go to download it and it's giving me 1.18.2.0 ----- which I already have ?

Jeez guys, sort yourselves out for chri**ake.
Brenda Connolly
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09-19-2007 15:08
Hmmm I'm using 18.0 still with Nicholaz 18i and got in without the madatory update prompt. I saw the blog and was dreading it.
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Raynor Hammerer
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09-19-2007 15:09
This is the correct link for 1.18.2.1:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/download-secondlife-com/Second%20Life%201-18-2-1%20Setup.exe
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Tid Kidd
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09-19-2007 15:11
Ok, NOW the Download page is giving me 1.18.2.1, but my point is, why the hell couldn't they make sure it was up and ready BEFORE telling us we had an optional mandatory version to download?

Or is it just another case of LL crapping on Mac users?
Jig Chippewa
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09-19-2007 15:13
My system (which is up and running tells me the download site canno tbe found and really doesnt exist. I even tried from the secondlife.com site, Help someone please. I am so tired of download this and download that!!!
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Alicia Sautereau
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09-19-2007 15:22
it didn`t even tell me there was an update? :confused:
Brenda Connolly
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09-19-2007 15:39
From: Alicia Sautereau
it didn`t even tell me there was an update? :confused:

Maybe if we ignore it it will go away...
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Alicia Sautereau
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09-19-2007 15:58
From: Brenda Connolly
Maybe if we ignore it it will go away...

if we do that it becomes mandatory :rolleyes:
Brenda Connolly
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09-19-2007 16:01
From: Alicia Sautereau
if we do that it becomes mandatory :rolleyes:

They are saying that already
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Alicia Sautereau
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09-19-2007 16:04
From: Brenda Connolly
They are saying that already

then we`re screwed either way lol
Ciaran Laval
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09-19-2007 16:06
Marvellous I downloaded the update, installed it, started Second Life and got a message that I need to download the update. Which I'm doing now.

Someone got a little excited about this new update and didn't roll out it properly didn't they!
Nika Talaj
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Join date: 2 Jan 2007
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09-19-2007 16:08
From: Tid Kidd
Ok, will someone from LL please tell me what the hell you guys are doing?

1. Your front page tells me there is an OPTIONAL download of SL available

2. Logging in to SL tells me I must download a MANDATORY new version 1.18.2.1....
LL rarely reads the forum, you're stuck with us :(

There are 3 versions of interest:

1. The new mandatory version, 1.18.2.1. This replaces the previous released voice client. [For Nicholaz users, there is not yet a Nicholaz viewer for this version, as of 4pm SLT]

2. The "optional" release candidate, 1.18.3.4 (or 1.18.3.3-RC). This has not changed, however the download link to it from the main login page has, oddly, been changed to point to 1.18.2.1 . Nevertheless, I believe 1.18.3.3/4 still works and is not subject to the security exploit that they're fixing with 1.18.2.1 (because these exploit links always launch the actually released client). It is entirely likely that if you are using the release candidate version, you will not be prompted to change to the "mandatory" new version ... this would in fact be a downgrade for you. [The Nicholaz viewer to use with this version is currently 18xm]. If anyone can verify/correct this info about the optional release candidate, please do. It is available at: http://s3.amazonaws.com/release-candidate-secondlife-com/Second%20Life%201-18-3-3%

3. The old non-voice viewer. It's dead, Jim. If you try to log in with it, you will be prompted to upgrade to the version released today. Of course, you could alternatively opt to upgrade to the release candidate version. [NOTE: Nicholaz released an "oldschool" version today that will permit you to keep using the oldschool version. yay!]

Interestingly, I snuck in with an old non-voice viewer after the maintenance this morning but before the new viewer was posted, and seem to be running fine. As long as I never log out again, I'm all set.
Menellinde Bailey
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Join date: 10 Jun 2007
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Cannot Connect
09-19-2007 16:09
I'm getting an error stating that DNS cannot resolve the host name. Does anyone know what this is or how to fix it please? SL was working fine for me before this update :(
Ciaran Laval
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Join date: 11 Mar 2007
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09-19-2007 16:13
From: Menellinde Bailey
I'm getting an error stating that DNS cannot resolve the host name. Does anyone know what this is or how to fix it please? SL was working fine for me before this update :(


If you've got the login box available try logging in anyway.
Menellinde Bailey
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Join date: 10 Jun 2007
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09-19-2007 16:27
It actually appears after click the connect button to login, and when I start up SL instead of showing a picture of my last location ( since that is how I set my login preference ), and all the SL stats and such its just the default SL screen
Adele Larsson
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Vista?
09-19-2007 16:30
Anyone Else On Vista...sl Worked Fine Till I Got The New Update And Now Getting Despite Our Best Efforts Stuff....help!!!!!!
SuezanneC Baskerville
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09-19-2007 16:32
I believe the correct url for the latest release candidate is

http://s3.amazonaws.com/release-candidate-secondlife-com/Second%20Life%201-18-3-4%20Release%20Candidate%20Setup.exe

That's the latest test version, the "Release Candidate", not the new mandatory version with the security fix.
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09-19-2007 16:32
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Ceka Cianci
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09-19-2007 17:09
real brilliant putting everything in one window..so now while in IM hell general chat can't be monitored and everything else i have to do..is there a way to seperate the windows back to normal?
clumping everything together in one window just killed off multi tasking by like 100%
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Jannae Karas
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09-19-2007 18:54
From: Ceka Cianci
real brilliant putting everything in one window..so now while in IM hell general chat can't be monitored and everything else i have to do..is there a way to seperate the windows back to normal?
clumping everything together in one window just killed off multi tasking by like 100%
Oo


Check out the Nicholaz viewer. He is a saint.

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