OK, I''m diving into new things - a .net programmer and windows user trying to develop in Rails on my Mac. Initial setup was easy, and I had things working and was thrilled with myself. Then I shut down. Next time I booted up, mysql was acting all kinds of funny. I finally got that working again (I *think* it mostly had to do with me not having the right path, I unfortunately didn''t figure that out until trying a million other things). After getting mysql working, I tried to run my tests, and I got a message about mysql not supporting my version of authentication. Strange because I did not have this problem after the initial install. But, I found info about using the OLD_PASSWORD command and stopped getting that error. NOW, any time I try to connect to mysql from ruby/rails (either running tests, or running a rails page that hits the DB) it just hangs forever and does nothing. If I stop the browser and refresh, I see this message: NoMethodError in Organize#index You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it! The error occured while evaluating nil.each_hash RAILS_ROOT: script/../config/.. Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:325:in `select'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:175:in `select_one'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:16:in `select_value'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in `count_by_sql'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in `count'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in `count_collection_for_pagination'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in `paginator_and_collection_for'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in `paginate'' ./script/../config/../app/controllers/organize_controller.rb:8:in `list'' ./script/../config/../app/controllers/organize_controller.rb:3:in `index'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:325:in `select'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:175:in `select_one'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:16:in `select_value'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in `count_by_sql'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in `count'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in `count_collection_for_pagination'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in `paginator_and_collection_for'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in `paginate'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in `send'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in `perform_action_without_filters'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in `perform_action_without_benchmark'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `measure'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in `perform_action'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in `send'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in `process_without_session_management_support'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in `process'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in `dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in `handle_dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in `service'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in `start_thread'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start_thread'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `each'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in `dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require__'' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/server.rb:28 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require__'' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in `require'' script/server:3 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:325:in `select'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:175:in `select_one'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:16:in `select_value'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in `count_by_sql'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in `count'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in `count_collection_for_pagination'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in `paginator_and_collection_for'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in `paginate'' ./script/../config/../app/controllers/organize_controller.rb:8:in `list'' ./script/../config/../app/controllers/organize_controller.rb:3:in `index'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in `send'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in `perform_action_without_filters'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in `perform_action_without_benchmark'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `measure'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in `perform_action'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in `send'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in `process_without_session_management_support'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in `process'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in `dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in `handle_dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in `service'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in `start_thread'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start_thread'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `each'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in `dispatch'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require__'' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/server.rb:28 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require__'' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in `require'' script/server:3 Request Parameters: None Show session dump --- flash: !ruby/hash:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {} Response Headers: {"cookie"=>[], "Cache-Control"=>"no-cache"} -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.