Unable to download repository information

[djoubert]

HI,
I am using the last Pixinsight release I got : PI-windows-x86_64-01.08.02.1098-20140624-c
My PC is under Windows 7 pro.
I am unable to get the updates, with the following error msg : Unable to download repository information
and also : https://pixinsight.com/update/: Network error: schannel: next InitializeSecurityContext failed: Unknown error (0x80092013)
What to do ?
thank you
regards
Dominique

[georg.viehoever]

See http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=5333.msg40324#msg40324

[djoubert]

HI,
a few month ago I already submitted this issued, and I have been answered that this kinf=d of issue will be definitely corrected with the 1.8 release...
"We hope to implement a workaround to this problem in the next update to the PixInsight Core application for Windows, which we'll release in a couple of weeks. The final 1.8.0 release, due November ( 2013 ! ), definitely should not have this problem anymore.

Best,

Juan Conejero"
then I got some releases where it was OK for that,
with the last one it's not.
I am expecting a solution within PI
best regards
Dominique

[georg.viehoever]

Hi Dominique,
as far as I know the workaround in http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=5333.msg36698#msg36698 works well.
Georg

[djoubert]

Hi Georg,
I do apologize, Yes Applying this work around runs well.
actually, I understood that the core version was now able to avoid the issue without such a workaround
( I dont remeber exactly, but in some previous release, it was working without this workaround )
Nevertheless it's Ok right now
Sorry again, and thank you
best regards
Dominique

[jkmorse]

Thanks,

Having the same issue all of a sudden when it never cropped up previously.  No idea why since all settings and installs are the same.

Jim

[jkmorse]

Hey folks,

After reading Juan's earlier note about HTTP vs HTTPS (thanks Georg!!) I was able to fix this really easily, at least on my Windows 8 machine (ugh), by going into the Resources > Updates > Manage Repositories and then simply editing each line to remove the S in HTTPS.  I then hit Check for Updates and they loaded just fine.  I have gone back and checked after closing out of and reopening PI and the fix has stayed in place.

Hope that helps,

Jim