Extension Installation Error Codes

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Latest revision as of 00:57, 3 April 2010

NOTE: The majority of these codes relate to the old install.js mechanism for installing extensions. They should not appear in practice.

1 BAD_PACKAGE_NAME -200
2 UNEXPECTED_ERROR -201
3 ACCESS_DENIED -202
4 EXECUTION_ERROR -203
5 NO_INSTALL_SCRIPT -204
6 NO_CERTIFICATE -205
7 NO_MATCHING_CERTIFICATE -206
8 CANT_READ_ARCHIVE -207
9 INVALID_ARGUMENTS -208
10 ILLEGAL_RELATIVE_PATH -209
11 USER_CANCELLED -210
12 INSTALL_NOT_STARTED -211
13 SILENT_MODE_DENIED -212
14 NO_SUCH_COMPONENT -213
15 DOES_NOT_EXIST -214
16 READ_ONLY -215
17 IS_DIRECTORY -216
18 NETWORK_FILE_IS_IN_USE -217
19 APPLE_SINGLE_ERR -218
20 INVALID_PATH_ERR -219
21 PATCH_BAD_DIFF -220
22 PATCH_BAD_CHECKSUM_TARGET -221
23 PATCH_BAD_CHECKSUM_RESULT -222
24 UNINSTALL_FAILED -223
25 PACKAGE_FOLDER_NOT_SET -224
26 EXTRACTION_FAILED -225
27 FILENAME_ALREADY_USED -226
28 INSTALL_CANCELLED -227
29 DOWNLOAD_ERROR -228
30 SCRIPT_ERROR -229
31 ALREADY_EXISTS -230
32 IS_FILE -231
33 SOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST -232
34 SOURCE_IS_DIRECTORY -233
35 SOURCE_IS_FILE -234
36 INSUFFICIENT_DISK_SPACE -235
37 FILENAME_TOO_LONG -236
38 UNABLE_TO_LOCATE_LIB_FUNCTION -237
39 UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY -238
40 CHROME_REGISTRY_ERROR -239
41 MALFORMED_INSTALL -240
42 KEY_ACCESS_DENIED -241
43 KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST -242
44 VALUE_DOES_NOT_EXIST -243
45 UNSUPPORTED_TYPE -244
46 INVALID_SIGNATURE -260
47 INVALID_HASH -261
48 INVALID_HASH_TYPE -262
49 OUT_OF_MEMORY -299
50 GESTALT_UNKNOWN_ERR -5550
51 GESTALT_INVALID_ARGUMENT -5551
52 SUCCESS 0
53 REBOOT_NEEDED 999

[edit] DOWNLOAD_ERROR -228

Download error occurs if there is no valid reply for the URL.
- Try once more and if the error repeats, try pasting the URL in to the browser location bar and shortening it a directory at at time so see what part of the path may be wrong.

Mozilla Source uses of DOWNLOAD_ERROR, error code -228

[edit] SCRIPT_ERROR -229

Mozilla Source uses of SCRIPT_ERROR, error code -229

[edit] ALREADY_EXISTS -230

Mozilla Source uses of ALREADY_EXISTS, error code -230

[edit] IS_FILE -231

Mozilla Source uses of IS_FILE, error code -231

[edit] SOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST -232

Mozilla Source uses of SOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST, error code -232

[edit] SOURCE_IS_DIRECTORY -233

Mozilla Source uses of SOURCE_IS_DIRECTORY, error code -233

[edit] SOURCE_IS_FILE -234

Mozilla Source uses of SOURCE_IS_FILE, error code -234

[edit] INSUFFICIENT_DISK_SPACE -235

Mozilla Source uses of INSUFFICIENT_DISK_SPACE, error code -235

[edit] FILENAME_TOO_LONG -236

Mozilla Source uses of FILENAME_TOO_LONG, error code -236

[edit] UNABLE_TO_LOCATE_LIB_FUNCTION -237

Mozilla Source uses of UNABLE_TO_LOCATE_LIB_FUNCTION, error code -237

[edit] UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY -238

Mozilla Source uses of UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY, error code -238

[edit] CHROME_REGISTRY_ERROR -239

Mozilla Source uses of CHROME_REGISTRY_ERROR, error code -239

[edit] MALFORMED_INSTALL -240

Mozilla Source uses of MALFORMED_INSTALL, error code -240

[edit] KEY_ACCESS_DENIED -241

Mozilla Source uses of KEY_ACCESS_DENIED, error code -241

[edit] KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST -242

Mozilla Source uses of KEY_DOES_NOT_EXIST, error code -242

[edit] VALUE_DOES_NOT_EXIST -243

Mozilla Source uses of VALUE_DOES_NOT_EXIST, error code -243

[edit] UNSUPPORTED_TYPE -244

Mozilla Source uses of UNSUPPORTED_TYPE, error code -244

[edit] INVALID_SIGNATURE -260

Mozilla Source uses of INVALID_SIGNATURE, error code -260

[edit] INVALID_HASH -261

A numeric code called a 'hash' for downloaded extension file did not match the expected value.

This can mean:

The hash value was incorrectly given to the downloading code.
- Contact the person who specified the hash value.
The download file have been modified since the hash was computed.
- Contact the download site maintainer.
- The linked file got updated but the hash did not. (likely)
- A malicious person has inserted bad code in the file. (unlikely but very bad)
The downloaded has bad bits in it.
- Just try again.
- Networks and disk drives are very reliable, but sometimes...

Mozilla source comment says:

Don't install if we can't verify the hash (if specified)

Mozilla Source uses of INVALID_HASH, error code -261

[edit] INVALID_HASH_TYPE -262

Mozilla Source uses of INVALID_HASH_TYPE, error code -262

[edit] OUT_OF_MEMORY -299

Mozilla Source uses of OUT_OF_MEMORY, error code -299

[edit] GESTALT_UNKNOWN_ERR -5550

Mozilla Source uses of GESTALT_UNKNOWN_ERR, error code -5550

[edit] GESTALT_INVALID_ARGUMENT -5551

Mozilla Source uses of GESTALT_INVALID_ARGUMENT, error code -5551

[edit] SUCCESS 0

Mozilla Source uses of SUCCESS, error code 0

[edit] REBOOT_NEEDED 999

Mozilla Source uses of REBOOT_NEEDED, error code 999

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.9.2/source/xpinstall/src/nsInstall.h Source for Error Codes]
+NOTE: The majority of these codes relate to the old install.js mechanism for installing extensions. They should not appear in practice.
 === BAD_PACKAGE_NAME -200 ===
@@ Line 58: / Line 60: @@
 [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.9.2/ident?i=INSTALL_CANCELLED Mozilla Source uses of INSTALL_CANCELLED, error code -227]
 === DOWNLOAD_ERROR -228 ===
+*Download error occurs if there is no valid reply for the URL.
+** Try once more and if the error repeats, try pasting the URL in to the browser location bar and shortening it a directory at at time so see what part of the path may be wrong.
 [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.9.2/ident?i=DOWNLOAD_ERROR Mozilla Source uses of DOWNLOAD_ERROR, error code -228]
 === SCRIPT_ERROR -229 ===
 [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.9.2/ident?i=SCRIPT_ERROR Mozilla Source uses of SCRIPT_ERROR, error code -229]
@@ Line 95: / Line 102: @@
 === INVALID_HASH -261 ===
-Comment says:
+A numeric code called a 'hash' for downloaded extension file did not match the expected value.
+This can mean:
+*The hash value was incorrectly given to the downloading code.
+**Contact the person who specified the hash value.
+*The download file have been modified since the hash was computed.
+**Contact the download site maintainer.
+**The linked file got updated but the hash did not. (likely)
+**A malicious person has inserted bad code in the file. (unlikely but very bad)
+*The downloaded has bad bits in it.
+**Just try again.
+**Networks and disk drives are very reliable, but sometimes...
+Mozilla source comment says:
   Don't install if we can't verify the hash (if specified)

Extension Installation Error Codes

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Latest revision as of 00:57, 3 April 2010

Contents

[edit] BAD_PACKAGE_NAME -200

[edit] UNEXPECTED_ERROR -201

[edit] ACCESS_DENIED -202

[edit] EXECUTION_ERROR -203

[edit] NO_INSTALL_SCRIPT -204

[edit] NO_CERTIFICATE -205

[edit] NO_MATCHING_CERTIFICATE -206

[edit] CANT_READ_ARCHIVE -207

[edit] INVALID_ARGUMENTS -208

[edit] ILLEGAL_RELATIVE_PATH -209

[edit] USER_CANCELLED -210

[edit] INSTALL_NOT_STARTED -211

[edit] SILENT_MODE_DENIED -212

[edit] NO_SUCH_COMPONENT -213

[edit] DOES_NOT_EXIST -214

[edit] READ_ONLY -215

[edit] IS_DIRECTORY -216

[edit] NETWORK_FILE_IS_IN_USE -217

[edit] APPLE_SINGLE_ERR -218

[edit] INVALID_PATH_ERR -219

[edit] PATCH_BAD_DIFF -220

[edit] PATCH_BAD_CHECKSUM_TARGET -221

[edit] PATCH_BAD_CHECKSUM_RESULT -222

[edit] UNINSTALL_FAILED -223

[edit] PACKAGE_FOLDER_NOT_SET -224

[edit] EXTRACTION_FAILED -225

[edit] FILENAME_ALREADY_USED -226

[edit] INSTALL_CANCELLED -227