584538 - File corrupted which caused installation failure

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 583122

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Dictionaries, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6 NET_mmhpset GTB7.1
Build Identifier: 

Our new version of add-on (1.30) was just approved. But, seems the installation button caused the installation failure. We see the following error message:

"
Firefox could not install the file at

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/13805/addon-13805-latest.xpi?src=addondetail

because: Invalid file hash (possible download corruption)
-261
"


To reproduce the problem, go to :
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/13805/

And, click "Add to FireFox" button.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/13805/
2. click "Add to FireFox" button.
3. click install
Actual Results:  
Firefox could not install the file at

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/13805/addon-13805-latest.xpi?src=addondetail

because: Invalid file hash (possible download corruption)
-261

Expected Results:  
Addon should be installed without any error message.

Comment 1

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

This can happen when the page is live before the file is sync'd out.  It' s a long standing problem and one which we're curing "soon"