I just installed JOSM 8677 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. When I try to download OSM data to start editing, I get an error message:
I can make the same API request and download the data through a browser. Clicking help results in a further network error:
I am not behind a proxy. I have an excellent internet connection. Any ideas? asked 31 Aug '15, 14:59 alexandervlpl |
Your URL is working for me. Can you open it in a browser?
As mentioned in the question, I can open this URL (and download the osm file) in a browser.
Oh, I missed this part of your question. Maybe it helps to gather some more information. Can you try running JOSM via terminal ("java -jar /path/to/josm.jar") and show us the full output?
@escada: thanks, this was the problem! Got JOSM to connect to the outside world now. Care to make that an answer, so I can accept it? Also: should this issue be reported/documented somewhere?