Okay. This isn't referring to a FRESH Install but rather a CLEAN install where you would need to wipe the slate (database) clean of your previous FB install and reinstall it. This is taken straight from the manual included in the FB download (with a little editing).

Uninstalling Fireboard

Important Note
By Uninstalling all your Fireboard files will be deleted! However, if you have a version greater than 1.0.2, your uploaded files, avatars and all the files that are under “Joomla_Root/images” directory will not be deleted. Also, your database tables will not be dropped.

1. Go to Administrator > Installers > Components
2. Select Fireboard and click Uninstall.
3. After this point, you can decide if you want to completely uninstall Fireboard or leave the database tables and uploaded files intact.
3.1. If you want to completely Uninstall fireboard:
Apply the following database queries:

Code: :


DROP TABLE `jos_fb_announcement` ,
`jos_fb_attachments` , `jos_fb_categories` , `jos_fb_favorites` , `jos_fb_groups` , `jos_fb_messages` , `jos_fb_messages_text` , `jos_fb_moderation` , `jos_fb_ranks` , `jos_fb_sessions` , `jos_fb_smileys` , `jos_fb_subscriptions` , `jos_fb_users` , `jos_fb_whoisonline`



(If you don’t know how to access/use phpmyadmin, please read: http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=4720)

FAILURE TO EXECUTE STEP 3.1 WILL RESULT IN foreach() (and possibly other) ERRORS!! You have been warned.

4. Delete “Joomla_Root/images/fbfiles/” directory.

Installation/Reinstallation

1. First, unpack the archive on your local computer.
2. Go to your Joomla! Administration > Installer > Components
3. Click Browse, Select the package (zip) and click on “Install”.
4. After a successful installation, go to Components > Fireboard Forum
5. Once you enter the control panel, at top of the page you will notice a dialog asking you whether you want to upgrade from “Joomlaboard” or a “Clean Install”. If you click on Clean Install you will have a fresh installation of Fireboard and necessary database tables are generated automatically.
6. [Optional] You can also try your new board by “loading sample data” which creates a dummy category and a post. We recommend this option to get familiar with creation of categories and post administration.

However while step 6 is recommended in the manual I do not. It seems to cause more problems than it solves. I personally have never installed the sample data and have had no problems whatsoever.

I followed all the uninstall to the letter. Now trying to reinstall I get:

Upload component - Failed
Another component is already using directory: "/home/kmta/public_html/components/com_fireboard/"

Any suggestions?

Read the error message closely. Your uninstall left behind this folder. com_fireboard Delete it and any other FireBoard folder from the server.

firstly, thanks for the quick reply. I do appreciate it

Already tried that (before posting) both through file manager (cpanel) and through ftp. No luck. Says "operation not permitted." Can't do anything to the folder. I've tried changing the permissions from 755 to 777 and won't let me do that (same problem).

Any other suggestions on how to delete the folder?

You didn't mention that. Install JoomlaXplorer and use it to change the permissions of the folder. Then use your FTP client to delete the folder.

my apologies. Will try

Done. Thank you

(though for some reason the FTP didn't allow me to delete it still (permission denied), but I could delete it through joomlaXplorer)

reinstall successful, except for some original error messages which I can manage (permissions not allowing installation of images file)

Many thanks