[mkgmap-dev] Downloading pbf files

Tue Feb 21 13:39:41 GMT 2012

Thanks everyone for quick response and confirmation.

I tried Micha's patch to the mimeTypes.rdf, but it seemed to have no 
effect. Maybe it will once the system is restarted. In the meantime I'll 
use SaveAs.

Roger
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Roger Calvert
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On 21/02/2012 12:58, michael lohr wrote:
> response headers on geofabrik's pbf files deliver text/plain as 
> mime-type, which is wrong in my opinion. so ff tries to display it as 
> text. workaround for me (no guarantees): find mimeTypes.rdf in your 
> ff-profile, MAKE A BACKUP, and then add:
>
> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/octet-stream"
>                    NC:fileExtensions="pbf"
>                    NC:description="PBF-File"
>                    NC:value="application/octet-stream"
>                    NC:editable="false">
> <NC:handlerProp 
> RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/octet-stream"/>
> </RDF:Description>
>
> this overrides the header's mine type.
>
>
> Am 21.02.2012 13:32, schrieb Martin:
>> Hi,
>>
>> on Ubuntu  Firefox still ask what to do with the files. But you can try
>> following:
>> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Applications%20panel?s=settings+window&r=4&e=sph&as=s
>> and then choose "Always ask "
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> //Cheers, Martin
>>
>> Am 2012-02-21 13:22, schrieb GerdP:
>>> Hi Roger,
>>>
>>> yes, I can confirm this. I did not search for a solution.
>>>
>>> Gerd
>>>
>>>
>>> Roger Calvert wrote
>>>> I have found in the last couple of days that Firefox (which updated
>>>> itself recently) tries to open pbf files from the geofabrik depository
>>>> rather than downloading them. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, have
>>>> you found a solution? (A work round is to use Save As, but this should
>>>> not be, and never used to be, necessary.)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Roger
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