"Invalid index.org file provided" - can't sync via Dropbox

[spacevulture]

trying to set up MobileOrgNG, but to no avail.

• login/registry w/ Dropbox OK
• push on server side ok, MobileOrg works with what's generated
• when trying to sync, get subject error message

thanks for advice, -Juergen

[kvj]

Hi,

Please make sure you have checksums.dat in mobileorg stage directory. Original MobileOrg doesn't require this but MobileOrgNG it's mandatory

[spacevulture]

checksums.dat file is/was in staging directory -

although it is true, when hitting sync, a small progress window shows saying "Getting checksums...", but then ends with error "Invalid index.org file provided", although that file is in the same dir

what next?

[spacevulture]

friendly ping? I'm stuck.... would really love to try this app!

[tonicebrian]

Same problem here, perhaps a step by step procedure could help us

[sddelong]

I also have this problem. Both checksums.dat and index.org are present in my MobileOrg directory.

[ofaurax]

Same here.... But first, congrats for this app, that is much nicer that the original.

My index.org (my account is new):

#+READONLY
#+TODO: TODO DONE
#+TAGS: 
#+DRAWERS: 
#+ALLPRIORITIES: A B C
* [[file:agendas.org][Agenda Views]]

I don't have any agendas.org anywhere.

[kvj]

@ofaurax Looks like you have a problem with org-mobile configuration. index.org, agendas.org, checksums.dat among others are all generated by (org-mobile-push) call and are all located in same folder, (org-mobile-directory)

[epsilonhalbe]

at my setting agendas.org is not created either - i also get the error. (@matburt's version is working) can you state a minimal working example so i can put it in dropbox and see if this gets synced ?

[mashdot]

I have the same issue. All files are created but get "Invalid index.org file provided" when syncing and "db error" when trying to capture.

[tdavis]

Ensure you supplied the full path to index.org, such as /MobileOrg/index.org. This resolved "Invalid index.org file provided" for me.

[mashdot]

Genius! Thanks, I don't know why I never thought of that.

[epsilonhalbe]

Ahh, in my setup it was as well the missing index.org in /MobileOrg/index.org as it is not required in @matburt's setup I think.

[wedesoft]

Maybe you need to add a checksums file to the directory with the org files:

md5sum * >checksums.dat

The path in the settings is the full path to index.org. E.g. /mobileorg/index.org if /mobileorg is your Dropbox folder.