Default Web Browser problems. Wont select Chimera anymore

zozo
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
In the Prefs I selected Navigator (chimera) but since I updated it, it doent launch it anymore. It defaulted to Internet Explorer. I kept reselecting Navigator, but no dice.



I even deleted Internet Explorer and then selected Navigator. But, instead it launches Mozilla. Its just DOESNT want to launch the damn thing as default web browser!!!



How the hell can I reset it??

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    ZO, you really should have been able to find an answer to this on your own.



    [This is a cross-post from the Software forum.]



    See <a href="http://www.eternaltedium.com/cgi-bin/chimeraboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=3dbe94fc1860ffff;act=ST;f=1;t=150"; target="_blank">this thread</a> on the Chimera Board for instructions on how to set Chimera (or another browser) as your default. Basically, you need to remove the two files below and restart. Then your browser of choice should stick.



    ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.UserCache.csstore



    and



    /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.LocalCache.csstore



    To remove the latter, you will need admin privileges. The easiest way to get rid of it is in the Terminal. Type:



    sudo rm /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.LocalCache.csstore

    (it will ask for your password)



    Hope this works just as well for you as it did for me.



    Escher



    [ 10-29-2002: Message edited by: Escher ]</p>
  • Reply 2 of 11
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    odd, i can select chimera no problem, although my build is a night or two old now. oh well, i'm loving this new version. makes browsing on a Mac fun again!
  • Reply 3 of 11
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    [quote]Originally posted by alcimedes:

    <strong>odd, i can select chimera no problem, although my build is a night or two old now.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I don't think it has anything to do with the version of Chimera you're running, but with how often you download new versions of your browsers. For some reason, if you change browsers often, the browser preference has a tendency to become corrupted. The mysteries of OS X's UNIX core... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    Escher
  • Reply 4 of 11
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    here's a semi dumb question... how do I get to root directory with terminal? typing "cd" only lets me get to root in my own user directory
  • Reply 5 of 11
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    cd /
  • Reply 6 of 11
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    ok, works now.



    Bummer you actually have to restart the computer to get it to work. Grr.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    jbljbl Posts: 555member
    What are those files for besides screwing up you browser preferences?
  • Reply 8 of 11
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    [quote]Originally posted by ZO:

    <strong>ok, works now.



    Bummer you actually have to restart the computer to get it to work. Grr.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Glad to hear that it works now. Isn't it funny how we still need to restart OS X despite its stability?



    ZO: Congratulations on your impending move to Paris. Should be more happening than Bruxelles, both socially and business-wise.



    Escher
  • Reply 9 of 11
    daveleedavelee Posts: 245member
    Do you download manually, or use ChimeraKnight?



    (Which is available on Versiontracker, and which is a fantastic script for anyone wanting to test the nightly builds btw.)
  • Reply 10 of 11
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    [quote]Originally posted by DaveLee:

    <strong>Do you download manually, or use ChimeraKnight?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I like the concept of CK, but prefer manual control. I download manually and immediately rename Chimera by adding the date/build, e.g. "Navigator 20021031". This allows me to distinguish between builds without using Get Info. I don't download every build. Which build I download depends on feedback on the Chimera Board and how much time I want to kill.



    Escher



    [ 10-31-2002: Message edited by: Escher ]</p>
  • Reply 11 of 11
    der kopfder kopf Posts: 2,275member
    [quote]Originally posted by Escher:

    <strong>



    ZO: Congratulations on your impending move to Paris. Should be more happening than Bruxelles, both socially and business-wise.



    Escher</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I would like to stress my disagreement with this premise, and this as a person who has extensively visited both these cities (although my being Belgian might cause some bias).

    Paris is posh, sterile and horribly overpriced.

    Brussels is happening very radically. The only thing which you could arguably claim is that Paris is bigger (and I might even grant you that it is a bit more beautiful).
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