File type unknown when trying to view finalgear.com???

philrab · October 2nd, 2008, 3:37 AM

I've never seen an error like this, and it showed up yesterday for the first time. When I try to access finalgear.com, I get a browser window saying that it doesn't recognize the file type?! Anyone have any ideas?

Viper007Bond · October 2nd, 2008, 5:29 AM

What stone age era browser are you using?

The site is probably trying to serve you a .html.gz file, i.e. a compressed HTML file. It's like 1/10th the size. Any browser made since like 1995 should have no problem with it.

Jacobfox · October 3rd, 2008, 4:28 PM

Maybe netscape 1.0

hypnotoad8128 · October 3rd, 2008, 4:52 PM

Mosaic most likely!

Handonam · October 5th, 2008, 3:41 AM

I'm on a school computer using IE7, and it's also happening to me

Name Finalgear_com
Unknown File Type, 11.1kb

Viper007Bond · October 5th, 2008, 5:02 AM

Weird. I'll ask the guy who made the static caching plugin we use.

VR6 · October 5th, 2008, 7:16 AM

ya i'm getting the same thing on IE7 at home.

Viper007Bond · October 5th, 2008, 8:18 AM

I tried loading the site in IE7 via two different computers in my house. Works fine. Hmm.

eddysdaman · October 5th, 2008, 1:04 PM

Go figure. I usually use FF3 but I'm getting the same thing in IE8B.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/10/05/ggfhfgh.jpg

Viper007Bond · October 5th, 2008, 1:16 PM

Does refreshing or anything fix it? Hmm.

And is it working now that I disabled compression?

eddysdaman · October 5th, 2008, 1:24 PM

I'm on my laptop now and with IE7 its working fine. CBF checking PC - its off now images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper007Bond · October 6th, 2008, 10:21 AM

Okay, changed some stuff to account for IE being a piece of shit. Let me know if you get this issue again.

acid_nightmare · October 12th, 2008, 2:31 PM

im still getting this problem, it happens on and off but it has been doing this as of the last couple of months. im using IE7 and i have also tryed using a proxy (just trying anything images/smilies/tongue.gif

)

streamz · October 13th, 2008, 1:45 AM

Hi,

I have a problem accessing this site from my home computer running Vista. When entering any url associated with finalgear.com, instead of loading the website I get a download box requesting me to download a tar.gz file.

I can access from my work computer fine.

Any ideas what us happening here?

Thanks.

Viper007Bond · October 13th, 2008, 2:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_nightmare

im still getting this problem, it happens on and off but it has been doing this as of the last couple of months. im using IE7 and i have also tryed using a proxy (just trying anything images/smilies/tongue.gif

)

Still as in within the last 5 days? images/smilies/sad.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by streamz

Any ideas what us happening here?

Are you using an old ass browser at home or something?

I've disabled compression on the main site for the time being. It'll result in slower page downloads, but it should fix these problems. *sigh*

streamz · October 13th, 2008, 9:01 AM

Im using IE7 and it's working fine now without compression.

acid_nightmare · October 14th, 2008, 4:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Still as in within the last 5 days? images/smilies/sad.gif

it still wouldnt work for me yesterday but is working today, hopefully it keeps working images/smilies/smile.gif

i appreciate your efforts in fixing this!

Viper007Bond · October 14th, 2008, 5:11 AM

Well, it's not really fix, it's just band-aid'ed. images/smilies/sad.gif

Laxman · June 5th, 2009, 12:36 AM

I have been getting the same problem for the past two months using IE8.0.6001.18702 Version 0.

Any ideas? I haven't been able to get my TG fix!!!!!

IceBone · June 5th, 2009, 1:04 AM

Use Firefox. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper: why don't you just reroute everybody that uses IE to www.mozilla.com/firefox? images/smilies/tongue.gif

October 2nd, 2008, 3:37 AM	#1
philrab Joined: Oct 2nd, 2008 Last Online: October 2nd, 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	File type unknown when trying to view finalgear.com??? I've never seen an error like this, and it showed up yesterday for the first time. When I try to access finalgear.com, I get a browser window saying that it doesn't recognize the file type?! Anyone have any ideas?

October 2nd, 2008, 5:29 AM	#2
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	What stone age era browser are you using? The site is probably trying to serve you a .html.gz file, i.e. a compressed HTML file. It's like 1/10th the size. Any browser made since like 1995 should have no problem with it. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 3rd, 2008, 4:28 PM	#3
Jacobfox Joined: May 24th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sacramento, CA/Chicago, IL Age: 20 Posts: 3,174 Car: Audi S6, Armada, F430, BMW M3 Rep Power: 79	Maybe netscape 1.0 __________________ 2007 Ferrari F430 (Rosso Rubino Micalizzato, Cuoio Interior, Carbon Upper Dash & wheel, Stradale Rims) Jake- Priest of the Prancing Horse, Archbishop of the four rings. Blaro, No Boss and Jacobfox- RickRolling since 1989.

October 5th, 2008, 5:02 AM	#6
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Weird. I'll ask the guy who made the static caching plugin we use. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 5th, 2008, 8:18 AM	#8
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	I tried loading the site in IE7 via two different computers in my house. Works fine. Hmm. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 3rd, 2008, 4:52 PM	#4
hypnotoad8128 Joined: Oct 1st, 2007 Last Online: October 20th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 32 Posts: 21 Car: Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 Turbo FSI Rep Power: 0	Mosaic most likely!

October 5th, 2008, 3:41 AM	#5
Handonam Joined: Apr 26th, 2005 Last Online: 12:11 AM Posts: 183 LFS Status: Rep Power: 19	I'm on a school computer using IE7, and it's also happening to me Name Finalgear_com Unknown File Type, 11.1kb

October 5th, 2008, 7:16 AM	#7
VR6 Joined: Aug 8th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 535 Car: 04 Sentra Spec-V LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	ya i'm getting the same thing on IE7 at home.

October 5th, 2008, 1:04 PM	#9
eddysdaman Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: 3:04 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 887 Car: 01' Mitsubishi Lancer Rep Power: 31	Go figure. I usually use FF3 but I'm getting the same thing in IE8B. __________________ DTi Online - New and Used Car Reviews For Aussies BY Aussies If you click me - I can win stuff.... and my happiness is your happiness - especially if it ends with the destruction of a Hummer Limo.

October 5th, 2008, 1:16 PM	#10
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Does refreshing or anything fix it? Hmm. And is it working now that I disabled compression? __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 5th, 2008, 1:24 PM	#11
eddysdaman Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: 3:04 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 887 Car: 01' Mitsubishi Lancer Rep Power: 31	I'm on my laptop now and with IE7 its working fine. CBF checking PC - its off now __________________ DTi Online - New and Used Car Reviews For Aussies BY Aussies If you click me - I can win stuff.... and my happiness is your happiness - especially if it ends with the destruction of a Hummer Limo.

October 6th, 2008, 10:21 AM	#12
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Okay, changed some stuff to account for IE being a piece of shit. Let me know if you get this issue again. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 12th, 2008, 2:31 PM	#13
acid_nightmare Joined: Apr 23rd, 2006 Last Online: December 21st, 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	im still getting this problem, it happens on and off but it has been doing this as of the last couple of months. im using IE7 and i have also tryed using a proxy (just trying anything )

October 13th, 2008, 1:45 AM	#14
streamz Joined: Oct 13th, 2008 Last Online: October 13th, 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 2 Car: Altezza RS200 Rep Power: 0	Problem accessing site Hi, I have a problem accessing this site from my home computer running Vista. When entering any url associated with finalgear.com, instead of loading the website I get a download box requesting me to download a tar.gz file. I can access from my work computer fine. Any ideas what us happening here? Thanks.

October 13th, 2008, 9:01 AM	#16
streamz Joined: Oct 13th, 2008 Last Online: October 13th, 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 2 Car: Altezza RS200 Rep Power: 0	Im using IE7 and it's working fine now without compression.

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October 14th, 2008, 5:11 AM	#18
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Well, it's not really fix, it's just band-aid'ed. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

June 5th, 2009, 12:36 AM	#19
Laxman Joined: Nov 14th, 2008 Last Online: August 10th, 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I have been getting the same problem for the past two months using IE8.0.6001.18702 Version 0. Any ideas? I haven't been able to get my TG fix!!!!!

June 5th, 2009, 1:04 AM	#20
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:21 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,302 Rep Power: 186	Use Firefox. Viper: why don't you just reroute everybody that uses IE to www.mozilla.com/firefox? __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

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