Minion keep "downloading" addons (forever)

[Titigabe]

Hi,

I tried to reinstall minion because it was everlasting scanning for some WoW installations ...

I mainly use Minion for ESO.

I found a trick in the .xml file (set true to false) and manage to bring back the window that prompts when you first run the program. I decided to uncheck the box for WoW.

Minion finally launch and detected that 2 of my ESO AddOns needed an update.

But when I clicked on "update" button, it kept "downloading" the file but nothing happens. I've waited like 5 mins, and still nothing.

Then, I decided to uninstall the addon, and to reinstall it. But the same happens.

In fact, anything I try to download keeps "downloading" and it never ends.

I can still manually dld them from other sites and install them manually in the AddOn folder (Minion detects them) but I can't download directly from Minion.

Any hint?

[Dolby]

I'll need to see your minion0.log & minion.xml to see if that has any hints as to why.

Could be a network issue, permission issue, issue with the minion.xml or wrong addon folder location.

[Titigabe]

Here are the files required.

I'm running the 64bit version.

Thanks in advance ...

Gabriel

[Dolby]

Thanks for the logs, I don't see any errors though.

I see your running an old version of the minion.xml config. Could you try the following?

• Temporarily clear out your AddOn folder (move them to another location if you wish)
• Rename or delete your minion.xml so Minion will create a new one
• Restart Minion (it will act like it was just installed).
• Once Minion is up and running try to install an AddOn from the Frind more tab. Does it work?

[Titigabe]

Hello, thanks for the answer!

So far, so good!

I was afraid because it stuck on the loading screen again, but after a very few minutes, I got a message saying that Minion detected that I already had add-ons installed. I ask for not installing them.

Then I searched for the ones I needed, reinstalled them via "Install" button, and now it works fine.

Thank you for your help, I'll try to remember this workaround if I got the same problem again.

Thanks also for your incredible job! GG ^^

[Beege]

I wasn't sure if there was a way to submit a ticket or if I just post to the forums but I'm having the exact issue as above. Unfortunately the steps mentioned previously didn't resolve it. My error log does have an error about a mismatch on the MD5 compare. I've tried installing both SkyShard and Lorebook addons and neither finish 'downloading'.
I will note the zip file appears to be created once (in the ..\AddOns\ folder)I tell it to install the addon but it never finishes downloading (can't open the zip if I try to open it manually).

I also tried running minion as administrator just in case with no luck as well.

My setup:
Win10 Pro 64bit
i7 4790k
32gb Ram
512 SSD drive with over 300gb available
Kaspersky anti-virus (although I told it to disable while trying this with no change)


error from error log (attached):
Feb 26, 2016 8:26:55 AM com.zam.minion.util.DownloadManager lambda$null$272
SEVERE: DownloadService (update) failed: {0}
java.lang.IllegalStateException: File verification failed - MD5 mismatch: Feed md5: a17e823f76e71f6671e2098d77662ed9 calculated: de628bd3096bd3028a492b175c09f546
at com.zam.minion.service.DownloadService$1.call(DownloadService.java:130)
at com.zam.minion.service.DownloadService$1.call(DownloadService.java:71)
at javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.call(Task.java:1409)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at javafx.concurrent.Service.lambda$null$436(Service.java:718)
at javafx.concurrent.Service$$Lambda$375/1724192859.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javafx.concurrent.Service.lambda$executeTask$437(Service.java:717)
at javafx.concurrent.Service$$Lambda$372/2081613060.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

I also attached the xml file but I edited out the auth and refresh tokens within the xml.

[Beege]

as an update, I have been able to install some addon's but many just get stuck on the infinite downloading status. Each time the error log shows that md5 message. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Foonchie]

I'm having this issue as well. Some addons are installing fine, others downloading "corrupt" 24 kb zip files. Logs are giving me MD5 mismatch errors. Permissions are all set correctly, and Minion is running as admin.

Thanks!

[Dolby]

Can you attach one of the corrupt zip files?

[Foonchie]

Originally Posted by Dolby Can you attach one of the corrupt zip files?

Sure. Thanks for looking into it!

[Dolby]

Thanks Foonchie that helped alot. The zipfile is actually a html page showing our maintenance page (rename it to .txt).

We recently moved servers (about a week ago) and during that move we put up a page that said our site is currently under maintenance. It looks like the CDN has cached that message for some of the file downloads in certain areas of the country/world.

I just sent a request to purge all cache related to downloads so hopefully in about an hour everything will be fine.

Sorry for the trouble.

[Foonchie]

Download Works now. Thanks a lot for your quick responses and help!

[ijustsavedu]

Mine keeping download the same add on forever. Have done everything to try to fix it but nothing had worked. Everything was fine had all my arson’s working and I got on one day and they were all gone and nothing had worked since please help me.

[Baertram]

1st :Provide your minion.log file here so one can check WHICH addon and WHAT problem there might exist.
No log file -> no way to help.

Check which addon is downloading forever.
Manually install the addon that causes problems and exclude it's Minion update via right click within Minion. You need to manually check for addon updates then for this adon.

Or:

Make a backup of your addons folder manually (not via Minion!) and try to delete the Minion.xml file so it
get's reset.
Then try to setupü Minion new, let it scan your addons and try if the update works now.
Always run Minion as admin, 32bit mode of the application even on a 64bit Operating System, and allow Minion and the c:\users\your user name\documents\elder scrolls online fodler + subfolders in antivirus/Windows defender (whitelist).

[ijustsavedu]

here are my log and xml files.

[Baertram]

INFO  2020-01-06 09:27:35,351 [Download Service Thread] gg.minion.util.DownloadManager:lambda$startUpdater$0(127): Download request for Master Merchant
DEBUG 2020-01-06 09:27:35,888 [Thread-26] gg.minion.service.DownloadService:call(90): Install File Mimetype: application/zip
ERROR 2020-01-06 09:27:36,140 [Thread-26] gg.minion.service.DownloadService:call(119): Catching java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\AddOns\Master Merchant 2.2.0.zip (The system cannot find the file specified)

Seems it is Master Merchant for you.
The zip file cannot be found after download.

Did you run Minion as administrator/with priviledged rights?
As there is another error message above telling you "no rights" to open the minion files:

DEBUG 2020-01-06 09:16:37,378 [Minion Update Thread] gg.minion.controller.ClientUpdateConfirmPane:extract(260): Extracting: C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Minion\app\Minion-jfx.jar
ERROR 2020-01-06 09:16:37,379 [Minion Update Thread] gg.minion.controller.ClientUpdateConfirmPane:extract(273): Catching java.io.IOException: Access is denied

Add the following folders to your Antivirus (Windows defender e.g.) and Firewall exception/whitelists:

C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Minion\
C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\

[ijustsavedu]

my addons will download now but in game they still dont show up for some reason

[Baertram]

Please use the forums earch for this issue, there are plenty of reasons and many ways to solve this.

Short list:
-Disable / MOve documents folder away from Microsoft OneDrive
-Search for AddonSettings.txt / UserSettings.txt and check if your addons are in the subfolder "AddOns" of the folder where you find the most up2date file of the searched ones
-Whitelist ESO.exe and eso64.exe in your Antivirus/Windows Defnder
-Whiteiust documents/Elder Scrolls Online in your Antivirus/Windows Defender

etc.

[ijustsavedu]

minion doesnt want to download any addons once again i dont know what i am doing wrong. My files are attached to this please help me i just want my addons to work

[Baertram]

gg.minion.service.DownloadService:call(119): Catching java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\live\Addons\SkyShards-10.17.zip (

The same for other addons.
It also tells you teh MD5 hash is not correct.
So either your harddive is corrupt/damage or your RAM is damage or your antivirus blocks access to the elder scrolls online/live/Addons folder as described above.

I hope it is the latest of the possibilities and I already described above what you need to do to whitelist the folder. Search online for your AntiVirus tool -> Whitelist/allow/exclusion and add the folder + subfolders here to the list. Add it to Windows Defender whitelist as well!

C:\Users\Dylan\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online

For everything else I cannot really help you. You can search online for "How to Check Your PC RAM With Windows 10 Memory" e.g. to do a RAM check.
Or use the windows drive check or the drivecreators website for tools to check the SMART status of your harddrive and how to check for errors.