I've just done a fresh install of DNN 3.1.0 (several times, in fact), and while everything appears to have gone OK, once I log in, the only modules that are available to me are:

• Account Login
• Banners
• Feedback
• IFrame
• News Feeds (RSS)
• Search Input
• Search Results
• User Account
• UsersOnline
• XML/XSL

By my count, that means the following modules are missing (based on the list of core modules published on the www.dotnetnuke.com site):

• Announcements
• Contacts
• Discussion
• Documents
• Events List/Calendar
• FAQs
• Image
• Links
• Service Directory
• Survey
• Text/HTML
• User Defined Table
• Who Is
  

What the heck am I doing wrong?  I've followed the directions to the letter as far as I can tell, and there's no error message displayed during the install.  The portal comes up OK, but it's pretty well useless without some of these modules (notably Text/HTML). 

Thanks in advance...

Eric Longman

Well, a bit more on this:  I made some progress (?) by uploading a fresh copy of the Install/Modules directory to the server and re-running http://mydomain.com/Install/Install.aspx?mode=InstallResources"

This had the effect (apparently) of re-installing the modules.  Suddenly, they showed up in the drop-down list of available modules.  Weird thing is that it took two attempts at this before all of them were visible...it's like it would only install a certain number of modules, and although it reported success, it had really taken the day off after 5 or 6 were installed. 

HOWEVER, when I try to insert a Text/HTML module onto the home page, I get the following error:

Error: Text/HTML is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Invalid object name 'HtmlText'. ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Invalid object name 'HtmlText'. at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior) at Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Data.SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(SqlConnection connection, SqlTransaction transaction, CommandType commandType, String commandText, SqlParameter[] commandParameters, SqlConnectionOwnership connectionOwnership) at Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Data.SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(String connectionString, CommandType commandType, String commandText, SqlParameter[] commandParameters) at Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Data.SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(String connectionString, String spName, Object[] parameterValues) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Html.SqlDataProvider.GetHtmlText(Int32 moduleId) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Html.HtmlTextController.GetHtmlText(Int32 moduleId) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Html.HtmlModule.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Dunno if that helps, but that's what's going on.

Well, I was able to successfully install on my laptop (Windows XP Pro and the crippleware IIS5 that comes with it), so this must be something about my server.

If it helps, here are some details about the server:

- Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
- IIS6
- SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
- The server is largely controlled by H-Sphere (which provisioned the basic website and the database), BUT I control the server and can sidestep H-Sphere if necssary
- Installing to a subdirectory under f:\hshome\someuser\somedomain.com

Hope that helps.  Thanks in advance for any advice.

Eric

Bump. 

No ideas from anybody?  I've even tried creating the website manually (outside of H-Sphere), but no joy.  This is excruciating!

Eric

After wrestling with 3.1.0 for days and making no progress, and with no responses here, I backed off to 3.0.13 and gave it a shot.  Interestingly, 3.0.13 installed flawlessly.  I can only surmise that there's something in 3.1.0 that's incompatible with my server (which is somewhat surprising, since the server is new, mostly updated (with the exception of Windows 2003 Server SP1), and pretty much plain vanilla). 

If I learn more about this, I'll post here, but at least I'm up and running now.

I'm having the same problem, and I can not find answers in the forum, I've notice a lot of people are having the same problem.  I've been trying to fix this for more than a week, some people fix this by going back to the previes version, but that din't work for me.  If you find information on how to fix this please put in the forum,

thanks,

I had the same experience with 3.1. Try recopying the modules zip files to the \Install\Module folder and then running the following command:
www.mydomain.com/Install/Install.aspx?mode=InstallResources

This forced the modules to be installed for me. Why they didn't install properly the first time, I don't know.

Hi Dave,

Good advice.  I tried that earlier, and it "sort of" worked.  Some of the modules installed on each attempt, and after a couple of attempts, I finally wound up with a full complement of modules.  But after that, the Text/HTML wouldn't render properly, and just came up with an exception.

I'm feeling a little better (in a way) knowing it probably wasn't a case of me doing something completely stoopid, since others are having similar issues.

Still no clear answer on what's going on, though.  I'm satisfied for now to be running 3.0.13, and I'll move up to 3.1.1 perhaps when it comes out. 

Something I haven't tried is taking my working 3.0.13 install and doing an upgrade to 3.1.0 (as opposed to a clean install of 3.1.0).  I wonder if that would work.  Hmm...

Eric

Eric, I've experienced the same problems. Even installing non-core modules with similar features didn't fix the text Html issues.  I've also wondered of 3.1.0 was was not meant to be used for a new install...and what it would do if I upgraded to it from 3.0.13.  Have not had time to try that yet though.  Is this a known issue, probably documented somewhere?  Are the other missing "core-modules" not compatible with version 3.1.0 yet?  Is 3.1.0 a beta release?  If yes, can we request that beta releases be noted as such?  Please advise...
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3.1.0 is not a beta release, however there were some problems with the module install scripts that show up if the databaseowner is not dbo .
This has been fixed for the next release.

You can fix this by changing all lines in the module scripts that have

if exists (select * from {databaseOwner}sysobjects .....

to

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects

I am having the exact same problem.  I can install a copy on our Application/Development server just fine (all modules, no errors), and on a client's web server.  But on our Web Server (which has H-Sphere as well {may be irrelevant}), it appears to have installed everything correctly.  The page loads and there is nothing on the home page and every module that runs a SQLdataprovider script does not install.  I get the following error in the log viewer for each one of these modules.

DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
InnerException: Access is denied: 'DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey'.
Message: System.IO.FileLoadException: Access is denied: 'DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey'. File name: "DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey" at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError) at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String TypeName, String CacheKey) === Pre-bind state information === LOG: DisplayName = DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey (Partial) LOG: Appbase = file:///D:/HSphere/hshome/wfkids/wfkids.com/portal LOG: Initial PrivatePath = bin Calling assembly : DotNetNuke, Version=3.1.0.40589, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null. === LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Post-policy reference: DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/portal/73953767/87b5889c/DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/portal/73953767/87b5889c/DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey/DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/HSphere/hshome/wfkids/wfkids.com/portal/bin/DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey.DLL. LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Post-policy reference: DotNetNuke.Modules.Survey, Version=1.0.0.39609, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

I can manually install these modules, but I have noticed that other modules down the road are buggy as well.  I also just tried using the default dbo user on our SQL server, and it didn't work either.

I set Full permissions on the folder (and push them through to all children) for ASPNET and NetworkService.

The really strange thing is I can use the same SQL server from our Application server instead of the Web Server, with the same dB User (dbo rights, but not the default dbo user), and everything still works fine.  I only have the install issues on the web server (using any SQL server... I've tried 3 so far.).

I have the same setup:
Win 2003 Server
IIS6
SQL Server 2000
Hsphere Control Panel... (but it doesnt matter if the folder is in Hspheres root or not)

Any ideas?


Thank you,
Robert Zordel

By the way, thank you for the assistance trying to get this figured out.  Is there any chance of getting a time frame for 3.1.1 ? Or is that still disclosed information?  I've been keeping a close eye on Gemini.

Bob;D4T4)

 

I also faced this problem when I installed DNN 3.1.1 for one of my customer. After fighting for nealry 3 days, I installed the previous version which works like a breeze. DNN team should release products after strict quality control measures. This will help us to avoid problems which are sometimes hard to fix.

I have experienced the same problem with missing modules in 3.1.1, but all I do is go in as host and then go to the module section and add the missing modules.  They install and I am good to go.

Our experience has shown that everytime this has happend to us, under DNN3.1.1 at least, even after we have reinstalled the core modules that were missing and after reinstalling other modules that showed errors the first time they were installed (but seemed OK the second time) once more and more content and modules and security groups have been added the portal starts to behave 'strangly' and inconsistantly. 

Be careful!