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Known Issues


This list covers some of the known problems with MyLO. Please read this before contacting IT Support (Staff) or IT Support (Students). The suggested resolutions are reliant upon your web browser being configured correctly to access the MyLO environment, web browser configuration guides can be found here. Alternatively, when you are logged into MyLO select the "Check Browser" link on your MyLO home page.

All users


Issue: Uploading file error.
Description: When uploading a file to MyLO an error message appears.
Workaround: Clear web browser cache AND Clear the JAVA plug-in cache AND Ensure you only have ONE version of JAVA Runtime Environment installed on your computer (Windows only)

Alternatively, close the JAVA applet window and use the "Click here to select files individually" link.


Issue: System Exception error.
Description: When accessing files in a MyLO unit a System Exception error appears.
Workaround: Clear web browser cache AND Clear the JAVA plug-in cache AND Ensure you only have ONE version of JAVA Runtime Environment installed on your computer (Windows only)

Issue: General Exception error.
Description: When accessing files in a MyLO unit a General Exception error appears.
Workaround: Clear web browser cache AND Clear JAVA control panel cache

Issue: New Discussion Messages.
Description: After viewing aggregated new discussion messages by selecting the "X New" link from the Discussions page e.g. (5 Messages / 5 New ) and/or responding to one message the user is returned to the Discussions page unable to access previously unresponded to 'new messges'.
Workaround: View discussion messages by selecting the Discussion topic link. Thereafter select the "Unread" link in the Display options. After responding and/or reviewing a new message the user will be returned to the top of the new message list.

Staff issues


Issue: Intermittent display problems.
Description: Grade Book or Group Manager pages are blank OR At times the teach tab may display the student view or Build tab the teach view.
Workaround:

Ensure web browser and JAVA plugin network and connection settings are configured to use the automatic proxy configuration script at http://proxy2.utas.edu.au/cgi-bin/proxy



Student issues


Nil


Clear Your Browser Cache

Internet Explorer (Windows)
  1. Click Tools > Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. Proceed to the next steps (applicable to your browser version).
Internet Explorer 5 and 6
  1. In the Temporary Internet files section, click Delete Files. A confirmation dialog box appears.
  2. Check Delete all offline content and click OK to confirm.
  3. In the Temporary Internet files section, click Settings.
  4. Ensure the Every visit to the page option is checked and click OK to confirm.
  5. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Internet Options dialog box.
Internet Explorer 7
  1. In the Browsing history section, click Delete. A new dialog box appears.
  2. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete files, and then click Yes to confirm.
  3. Once the files have been deleted, click Close to save your changes and return to the Internet Options dialog box.
  4. In the Browsing history section, click Settings.
  5. Ensure the Every time I visit the webpage option is selected, and then click OK to confirm.
  6. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Internet Options dialog box.
Mozilla Firefox (Windows)
  1. Logout of MyLO.
  2. Click on Tools and select Options.
  3. Click on the Privacy tab.
  4. Under Private Data, click the Clear Now button. The Clear Private Data window appears.
  5. Ensure that Cache and Cookies are ticked. (Don't tick any options that you do not want to clear.)
  6. Click the Clear Private Data Now button.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Quit Mozilla Firefox
  9. Restart Firefox. Thereafter try accessing MyLO.
Safari (MAC OS X)
  1. Logout of MyLO.
  2. Click on Safari and select Empty Cache.
  3. Click to select the Empty button.
  4. Click the Safari menu and select Preferences.
  5. On the Security tab click to select Show Cookies.
  6. Select Remove all.
  7. Select Done.
  8. Quit Safari
  9. Restart Safari. Thereafter try accessing MyLO.
Mozilla Firefox (MAC OS X)
  1. Logout of MyLO.
  2. Click on Firefox menu and select Preferences.
  3. Click on the Privacy tab.
  4. Under Private Data, click to select the "Clear Now..." button.
  5. Ensure that Cache and Cookies are ticked.
  6. Click to select the "Clear Private Data Now" button.
  7. Close the window.
  8. Quit Mozilla Firefox
  9. Restart Firefox. Thereafter try accessing MyLO.

Clear Your Java Plugin Cache

Windows
  1. Click Start > Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Java icon in the control panel.
  3. Click Settings under Temporary Internet Files
  4. The Temporary Files Settings dialog box appears.
  5. Click Delete Files.
  6. The Delete Temporary Files dialog box appears.
  7. There are three options on this window to clear the cache (Delete Files, View Applications, and View Applets), select ALL 3.
  8. Click OK on Delete Temporary Files window.
  9. Click OK on Temporary Files Settings window.
Mac OS X
  1. Navigate to the Java folder from your hard drive: HD > Applications > Utilities > Java.
  2. Open the Java Preferences application.
  3. Click on the General tab.
  4. Click the Delete Files button (under the Temporary Internet Files section).