Can't get Secure Shell to load at all (Loading NaCL plugin)

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AJ Klein

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Aug 14, 2013, 9:07:30 PM8/14/13
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I'm using 0.8.22, both chrome canary (31) and chrome beta (29), and I can't seem to get Secure shell to get past the "Loading NaCL plugin" output. The Javascript console won't even load for that tab and it just sits there till I close out the tab. I'm on Windows 8.1 Preview, and I've tried rebooting already (read in another topic). GDB-based debugging is disabled (also read in another topic).

Thanks for the help.

Robert Ginda

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Aug 14, 2013, 9:36:07 PM8/14/13
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I bet this is a nacl on windows 8.1 issue.  I'll ping the nacl people.


On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 6:07 PM, AJ Klein <zoomzoo...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm using 0.8.22, both chrome canary (31) and chrome beta (29), and I can't seem to get Secure shell to get past the "Loading NaCL plugin" output. The Javascript console won't even load for that tab and it just sits there till I close out the tab. I'm on Windows 8.1 Preview, and I've tried rebooting already (read in another topic). GDB-based debugging is disabled (also read in another topic).

Thanks for the help.

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Jim Barr

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Aug 15, 2013, 8:22:09 AM8/15/13
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I guess you can add me to the list. Secure Shell works flawlessly on my Windows 7 box, but when I upgraded my laptop to windows 8.1, ncal fails to load.

Robert Ginda

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Aug 15, 2013, 4:48:28 PM8/15/13
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The NaCl folks are looking into this.


bobwi...@gmail.com

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Aug 19, 2013, 9:07:12 AM8/19/13
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I am having the same problem, however, I am using Windows 8, not 8.1 preview.  I tried uninstalling chrome beta and installing chrome stable.  No luck.  NaCL is enabled in chrome://flags and chrome://plugins.  GDB-based debugging is disabled.

yar...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2013, 2:52:41 PM9/6/13
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I'm having this problem, and I'm using Chromium on Ubuntu 13.04.

Works fine on my Chromebook.

Robert Ginda

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Sep 6, 2013, 4:58:47 PM9/6/13
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Chromium on Ubuntu is built without NaCl.  Your can switch the official Google Chrome or make your own Chromium built with NaCl included.


Rob.


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yar...@gmail.com

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Sep 6, 2013, 5:22:50 PM9/6/13
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Ah, thanks for the info. I'll probably try to compile it myself.
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tUi Barragan

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Sep 11, 2013, 2:22:35 AM9/11/13
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Same problem here, i am using WIndows 8.1 RTM that was released yesterday to MSDN TechNet subscribers 

Robert Ginda

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Sep 11, 2013, 12:58:20 PM9/11/13
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On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 11:22 PM, tUi Barragan <art...@oxidovip.com.mx> wrote:

Same problem here, i am using WIndows 8.1 RTM that was released yesterday to MSDN TechNet subscribers 

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macton

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Sep 23, 2013, 11:11:08 PM9/23/13
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After an overdue reboot, I'm hitting the same issue. Can no longer use hterm. Added my specific versions to the bug.

AJ Klein

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Oct 5, 2013, 3:41:05 PM10/5/13
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I can confirm that this is now working in canary (v32).


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tUi Barragan

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Oct 6, 2013, 12:48:45 PM10/6/13
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Another "Strange" thing about this is that when i try to run hterm in my notebook with windows 8.1 and the NaCL plugin fails, my computer turn on the the fan at maximum and and starts to heat up, like running a game...

Any Update on this?


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Alexandru Tudorica

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Oct 6, 2013, 12:52:21 PM10/6/13
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On 06.10.2013, 19:48, tUi Barragan wrote:
> Another "Strange" thing about this is that when i try to run hterm in my
> notebook with windows 8.1 and the NaCL plugin fails, my computer turn on
> the the fan at maximum and and starts to heat up, like running a game...
>

Can you look at Task Manager and see if any Chrome process is having
something like 100% cpu usage?


ibrahi...@gmail.com

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Oct 23, 2013, 4:02:38 AM10/23/13
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Seems to also be fixed in beta (v31) for those who don't want to use Canary or dev at the moment.

tUi Barragan

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Nov 1, 2013, 6:05:34 PM11/1/13
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Hello, i already check the Task Manager, and i found that the Chrome Process of Nacl64 use between 20% and 30% cpu usage when i try open hterm and the Nacl plugin fails to load, even if i close the hterm tab the process still active...here is my screenshot.

I have to restart the browser or kill the process to get my laptop to stop heating

Thanks
nacl.jpg

Shawn McMahon

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Nov 3, 2013, 8:54:00 AM11/3/13
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Any chance of getting this backpatched to 30? 32 isn't very stable for me.

andrewr...@gmail.com

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Dec 2, 2013, 2:24:26 PM12/2/13
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I'm using Windows 8.1 and I was able to get past loading NaCL plugin by starting Chrome as an administrator. 

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Dec 30, 2013, 7:49:03 AM12/30/13
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I have same problem - but on a Samsung Series 3 Chromebook (ARM processor).

ga...@drgp.net

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Jan 3, 2014, 11:21:47 AM1/3/14
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I'm using 0.8.23. I can get this to work under Win7, but since the Mavericks update on Mac OSX it will not get past "Loading NaCL plugin ... done.". It just hangs on the MAC. Obviously something to do with Mavericks because it worked fine on Mountain Lion. My Java version on the Mac is 1.6.0_65. I've tried rebooting. Uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin, and I've also done a fresh install of Mavericks (for another reason, not this) and nothing has resolved this on the Mac. 
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
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Robert Ginda

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Jan 3, 2014, 8:19:01 PM1/3/14
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Can you press Ctrl-Shift-J from the Secure Shell window and see if there's anything funky in the JS Console?

Also you might have luck re-installing Secure Shell, but this will delete all your sync'd preferences :/


There could also be some regression in NaCl.  There were reports of a busted build last week, but the bustage passed.  What version of Chrome are you on?


Rob.


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Danny Fritz

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Feb 12, 2014, 10:08:43 AM2/12/14
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Windows 8 with stable Chrome 32.0.1700.107 m. Restarting Chrome is not fixing the issue like it used to.

I'm getting stuck on:
  Loading NaCl plugin...

My JS console reports an error in initializing NaCl:
  NativeClient: NaCl module load failed: could not load nexe url.

Robert Ginda

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Feb 12, 2014, 11:56:12 AM2/12/14
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Can you try re-installing Secure Shell?  Or if you'd rather not lose your sync'd settings in the reinstall, then try Secure Shell (dev) instead.

If you can get dev to work, it's likely that a reinstall of the non-dev version would fix it.


Rob.


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Feb 12, 2014, 12:10:58 PM2/12/14
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Reinstalling Secure Shell did prevent it from giving the same error in the JS console. But it is still stuck at "Loading NaCl plugin..." without the error.

Danny

Robert Ginda

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Feb 12, 2014, 12:14:38 PM2/12/14
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Are you sure you retyped the the hostname is correctly, and it is reachable via your current network connection, and is listening for ssh?


danny...@gmail.com

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Feb 12, 2014, 12:18:39 PM2/12/14
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Yes, I am currently connected to my ssh server with putty. Hostname is correct as well.

Danny

Robert Ginda

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Feb 12, 2014, 12:32:59 PM2/12/14
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Sorry, I'm running out of options.  Can you try a dev version of Chrome?  If that doesn't help I'll poke at some NaCl people for ideas.


danny...@gmail.com

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Feb 12, 2014, 12:51:28 PM2/12/14
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Updating to beta brought back the error in the JS console:
  NativeClient: NaCl module load failed: could not load nexe url. 

Danny

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Mar 27, 2014, 10:52:19 AM3/27/14
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Running Chrome 33 stable on Windows 7 32-bit (meh) I started having this problem also.  Stopped at "Loading NaCl plugin..." and the console showed "NativeClient: NaCl module load failed: could not load nexe url."

First tried to install "Secure Shell (dev)" but couldn't find it.  Removed and reinstalled Secure Shell instead, but same problem.

Noticed earlier in this thread someone suggested running Chrome as an administrator.  After I did that it's fixed.  I am also now able to run Chrome normally (not as administrator) and it works.

Hope this helps.

ender...@gmail.com

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May 21, 2014, 11:23:45 PM5/21/14
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On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:07:30 PM UTC-7, AJ Klein wrote:
I can't seem to get Secure shell to get past the "Loading NaCL plugin" output.

I get this as an intermittent hang - running it as a standalone app, on an Acer C720 chromebook.  

I just close the window and try again, so far it's connected/quit hanging on the second go-around - but the first couple of weeks I had it, it was connecting the first time, with no hangs. 

Robert Ginda

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May 21, 2014, 11:29:25 PM5/21/14
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Could be a connectivity issue.  Slow DNS might make it look like it's hanging loading the plugin.  Does it hand after adding "Done." to the "Loading NaCl plugin" message?

Can you hit Ctrl-Shift-J and check the JS Console for errors the next time it happens?


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ender...@gmail.com

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May 22, 2014, 4:08:45 AM5/22/14
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Can you hit Ctrl-Shift-J and check the JS Console for errors the next time it happens?

Doesn't show any errors:


Hmm, just tried to cut-n-paste from ssh, and boy chrome didn't like *that*.  Wouldn't put it in either of my two messages, just putting it randomly on the top of the screen somewhere.

Got loading plugin and done


Robert Ginda

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May 22, 2014, 11:41:01 AM5/22/14
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This ancient thread is about nacl failing to load.  If you get the "Done." message than the NaCl actually loaded, and your problem is elsewhere.  My guess would be connectivity.


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ale...@gmail.com

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Sep 13, 2014, 12:44:12 PM9/13/14
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I'm also experiencing same issue, I don't think it's connectivity as I'm able to ssh from a Terminal without issue.

I'm using "Version 37.0.2062.120 (64-bit)" on "Scientific Linux release 6.5 (Carbon)" and "Secure Shell 0.8.29".

Robert Ginda

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Sep 16, 2014, 1:40:02 PM9/16/14
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This year-old thread was originally diagnosed and resolved as a Windows 8 specific problem.  Whatever you're seeing now is most definitely a different issue.  For anyone who might see this thread in the future, please don't add another "me too" to the pile.  Start a new thread and include any error messages from your JS console.

Are you running an official Google Chrome build, or some Chromium based browser shipped with "Scientific Linux"?  If it's a Chromium build, it probably doesn't have nacl enabled.

If that's not the issue, please start a new thread and include any error messages from your JS console.


Rob.

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I'm also experiencing same issue, I don't think it's connectivity as I'm able to ssh from a Terminal without issue.

I'm using "Version 37.0.2062.120 (64-bit)" on "Scientific Linux release 6.5 (Carbon)" and "Secure Shell 0.8.29".

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ale...@gmail.com

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Sep 16, 2014, 3:46:18 PM9/16/14
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Rob,

I'm using official Google Chrome build (not Chromium based browser that shipped with "Scientific Linux"), I don't believe such thing exists as as far as I know Scientific Linux ships with Mozilla Firefox.

$ rpm -q google-chrome-stable
google-chrome-stable-37.0.2062.120-1.x86_64

last line I see is:

"Loading NaCl plugin..."

and that's where it just siting there...

Robert Ginda

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Sep 16, 2014, 4:23:56 PM9/16/14
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...please start a new thread and include any error messages from your JS console.

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