I downloaded Bike 1.22.1 via the DMG file from the HogBay Software website. I’m using macOS 15.6.1. After starting the program, an update to 1.22.2 is immediately suggested, but after downloading and extracting the file, I keep getting this error message:
Any ideas?
Cheers, Nils
First, thanks, I’ve fixed the default download link to download 1.22.2. Also you can download any particular release from this site:
Regarding the update error, I’m not sure. I just tried 1.22.1 → 1.22.2 on both Tahoe and macOS 15 in a VM and it worked OK. I did get prompted on macOS 15 that updater wanted to update file on my desktop (that’s where app was). I said yes, but maybe if you said no (now or at a previous time) the might have caused problem? I’m not sure.
I guess you could retry a few times from a few locations and see if that makes a difference. Ie, download an earlier version from above versions link, and see if the updates works in different scenarios.
I’ve tried this with versions of Bike 2 Preview today for multiple locations (Desktop, /Applications, Downlaods folder) and I still get the error. How can I help you to debug this? Anything to search for in the system logfiles?
I’ve removed everything related to Bike under ~/Library, too, but after then after re-installing and trying out the update process I still get the same update error with no description what went wrong.
I’ve just added some logging for this for future 2.0 Bike releases. You might also be able to get some logging info for the error you are seeing in Console.app.
process: BikeThe Console logs will be many. You can Command-K to clear them right before you run Check For Updates to make finding any errors a little easier.
Note Also, do you have any network firewall setup? That might be problem. Generally Sparkle (the update system I use) is pretty well tested.
Here are the log statements:
standard 12:11:19.056583+0100 Bike Connection 8: ready C(N) E(N)
standard 12:11:19.056729+0100 Bike [C8] event: client:connection_reused @0.053s
standard 12:11:19.056791+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> now using Connection 8
standard 12:11:19.056824+0100 Bike Connection 8: received viability advisory(Y)
standard 12:11:19.056869+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> sent request, body N 0
standard 12:11:19.366242+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> received response, status 200 content K
standard 12:11:19.963823+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> done using Connection 8
standard 12:11:19.963902+0100 Bike [C8] event: client:connection_idle @0.960s
standard 12:11:19.963982+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> response ended
standard 12:11:19.965255+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> summary for task success {transaction_duration_ms=962, response_status=200, connection=8, protocol="h2", domain_lookup_duration_ms=3, connect_duration_ms=47, secure_connection_duration_ms=25, private_relay=false, request_start_ms=54, request_duration_ms=0, response_start_ms=363, response_duration_ms=597, request_bytes=105, request_throughput_kbps=3308, response_bytes=1417168, response_throughput_kbps=2314, cache_hit=false}
standard 12:11:19.969480+0100 Bike Task <8A8C49B1-9CA1-45A9-947B-01ABC38B5CB0>.<1> finished successfully
standard 12:11:19.970516+0100 Bike [0x121bd1840] activating connection: mach=false listener=false peer=false name=org.sparkle-project.InstallerLauncher
standard 12:11:19.972279+0100 Installer [0x1496065c0] activating connection: mach=false listener=false peer=true name=org.sparkle-project.InstallerLauncher.peer[78607].0x1496065c0
standard 12:11:20.026983+0100 Bike [0x121bd1840] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:20.027044+0100 Bike [0x1206ae6f0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.hogbaysoftware.Bike-spki
standard 12:11:20.027061+0100 Installer [0x1496065c0] invalidated because the client process (pid 78607) either cancelled the connection or exited
standard 12:11:20.061160+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c004200] activating connection: mach=true listener=true peer=false name=com.hogbaysoftware.Bike-spki
standard 12:11:20.061340+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c004310] activating connection: mach=true listener=true peer=false name=com.hogbaysoftware.Bike-spkp
standard 12:11:20.061424+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c104080] activating connection: mach=false listener=false peer=true name=com.hogbaysoftware.Bike-spki.peer[78607].0x14c104080
standard 12:11:20.073075+0100 Autoupdate OK: EdDSA signature is correct
standard 12:11:20.625824+0100 Autoupdate [0x60000064c3c0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.analyticsd
standard 12:11:20.626324+0100 Autoupdate Enabling System Keychain Always due to platform
standard 12:11:20.626441+0100 Autoupdate [0x600000668000] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.trustd.agent
standard 12:11:20.631148+0100 Autoupdate Received configuration update from daemon (initial)
standard 12:11:22.041142+0100 filecoordinationd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
standard 12:11:22.056231+0100 filecoordinationd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
standard 12:11:34.251915+0100 Bike -[NSPersistentUIManager flushAllChanges]
standard 12:11:34.256002+0100 Bike -[NSPersistentUIManager flushAllChanges] finishing enqueued operations
standard 12:11:34.256176+0100 Bike -[NSPersistentUIManager flushAllChanges]_block_invoke asyncing to main queue
standard 12:11:34.260798+0100 Bike -[NSPersistentUIManager flushAllChanges]_block_invoke writing records
fehler 12:11:39.257401+0100 Autoupdate Error: Timeout: agent connection was never initiated (null) (URL (null))
standard 12:11:39.258368+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c104080] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:39.258418+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c004200] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:39.258446+0100 Autoupdate [0x14c004310] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:39.261775+0100 Bike [0x1206ae6f0] Re-initialization successful; calling out to event handler with XPC_ERROR_CONNECTION_INTERRUPTED
standard 12:11:39.261957+0100 Bike [0x1206ae6f0] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:39.262563+0100 Bike window <NSWindow: 0x12180d200> windowNumber=6098a finishing close
standard 12:11:39.271725+0100 Bike order window: 608ec op: 1 relative: 6098a related: 0
standard 12:11:39.271775+0100 Bike order window: 6098a op: 0 relative: 0 related: 0
standard 12:11:39.310689+0100 Bike order window front conditionally: 6098d related: 0
standard 12:11:39.363198+0100 Autoupdate Entering exit handler.
standard 12:11:39.363224+0100 Autoupdate Queueing exit procedure onto XPC queue. Any further messages sent will be discarded. activeSendTransactions=0
standard 12:11:39.363266+0100 Autoupdate Cancelling XPC connection. Any further reply handler invocations will not retry messages
standard 12:11:39.363275+0100 Autoupdate [0x60000064c3c0] invalidated because the current process cancelled the connection by calling xpc_connection_cancel()
standard 12:11:39.363317+0100 Autoupdate XPC connection invalidated (daemon unloaded/disabled)
standard 12:11:39.363313+0100 Autoupdate Exiting exit handler.
standard 12:11:41.786588+0100 runningboardd Invalidating assertion 615-582-6906644 (target:[app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607]) from originator [osservice<com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd>:582]
standard 12:11:41.789366+0100 Bike order window front conditionally: 6098d related: 0
standard 12:11:41.790229+0100 Bike 0x113008b00 - [PID=0] WebProcessCache::setApplicationIsActive: (isActive=0)
standard 12:11:41.800870+0100 useractivityd -- Demoting self.advertisingProcess to nil (was UserActivityClient(pid=78607/com.hogbaysoftware.Bike uuids={0A30A173-5533-4D0C-9625-5C6D9846641B })) and trigger pickNewAdvertisement because the previous advertisingProcess had a current activity.
standard 12:11:41.847126+0100 runningboardd Invalidating assertion 615-978-6906643 (target:[app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607]) from originator [osservice<com.apple.WindowServer(88)>:978]
standard 12:11:41.896877+0100 runningboardd [app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed
standard 12:11:41.896893+0100 runningboardd [app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed
standard 12:11:41.896914+0100 runningboardd [app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607] Set darwin role to: UserInteractiveNonFocal
standard 12:11:41.896955+0100 runningboardd [app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed
standard 12:11:41.897030+0100 runningboardd [app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>:78607] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed
standard 12:11:41.907762+0100 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveNonFocal) (endowments: <private>)
standard 12:11:41.908494+0100 filecoordinationd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
standard 12:11:41.908714+0100 gamepolicyd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
standard 12:11:48.953741+0100 Bike Could not signal service com.apple.WebKit.WebContent: 113: Could not find specified service
standard 12:11:48.953840+0100 Bike [0x6000037b03c0] invalidated after the last release of the connection object
standard 12:11:48.953990+0100 Bike 0x113013f10 - ~ProcessAssertion: Releasing process assertion 'XPCConnectionTerminationWatchdog' for process with PID=78941
standard 12:11:49.875097+0100 Bike Connection 8: cleaning up
standard 12:11:49.875210+0100 Bike [C8 65547D1E-C2B9-452E-A16A-1BAA68B3DC85 Hostname#797ce496:443 quic-connection, url hash: 97793b6f, definite, attribution: developer] cancel
standard 12:11:49.877090+0100 Bike [C8 65547D1E-C2B9-452E-A16A-1BAA68B3DC85 Hostname#797ce496:443 quic-connection, url hash: 97793b6f, definite, attribution: developer] cancelled
[C8.1.1.1 319FCDC7-F6E4-4EC5-BEB8-2AFD129412A6 2003:f0:cf40:d800:cc65:2670:c97a:6420.49917<->IPv6#23684fd2.443]
Connected Path: satisfied (Path is satisfied), viable, interface: en0[802.11], ipv4, ipv6, dns, uses wifi
Privacy Stance: Not Eligible
Duration: 30.874s, DNS @0.002s took 0.003s, TCP @0.006s took 0.020s, TLS 1.3 took 0.025s
bytes in/out: 1423763/947, packets in/out: 170/134, rtt: 0.029s, retransmitted bytes: 0, out-of-order bytes: 0
ecn packets sent/acked/marked/lost: 0/0/0/0
standard 12:11:49.880127+0100 Bike nw_protocol_tcp_log_summary [C8.1.1.1:3]
[BE656C33-F0F0-42E8-80A1-C85403F84904 <private>:49917<-><private>:443]
Init: 1, Conn_Time: 19.504ms, SYNs: 1, WR_T: 0/0, RD_T: 0/0, TFO: 0/0/0, ECN: 0/0/0, Accurate ECN (client/server): Disabled/Disabled, TS: 1, TSO: 1
rtt_cache: none, rtt_upd: 7, rtt: 29.781ms, rtt_var: 20.625ms rtt_nc: 29.781ms, rtt_var_nc: 20.625ms base rtt: 15ms
ACKs-compressed: 6, ACKs delayed: 138 delayed ACKs sent: 0
standard 12:11:49.880217+0100 Bike nw_flow_disconnected [C8 IPv6#23684fd2.443 cancelled parent-flow ((null))] Output protocol disconnected
standard 12:11:49.881505+0100 Bike nw_connection_report_state_with_handler_on_nw_queue [C8] reporting state cancelled
standard 12:11:49.881637+0100 Bike Connection 8: done
standard 12:11:49.881769+0100 Bike tcp_output [C8.1.1.1:3] flags=[F.] seq=3955204351, ack=538412300, win=24151 state=FIN_WAIT_1 rcv_nxt=538412300, snd_una=3955204288
standard 12:11:49.891441+0100 Bike tcp_input [C8.1.1.1:3] flags=[F.] seq=538412324, ack=3955204351, win=127 state=FIN_WAIT_1 rcv_nxt=538412300, snd_una=3955204351
standard 12:11:49.891535+0100 Bike tcp_output [C8.1.1.1:3] flags=[F.] seq=3955204351, ack=538412300, win=24151 state=FIN_WAIT_1 rcv_nxt=538412300, snd_una=3955204351
standard 12:11:52.042113+0100 filecoordinationd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
standard 12:11:52.051265+0100 filecoordinationd Received state update for 78607 (app<application.com.hogbaysoftware.Bike.189315375.189315380(501)>, running-active-NotVisible
And here’s the summary of ChatGPT debugging this:
Summary of Bike auto-update failure (Apple Silicon, macOS)
Auto-update via Sparkle consistently fails with:
“An error occurred while running the updater. The remote port connection was invalidated from the updater.”
Download and signature verification succeed (EdDSA signature is correct).
The failure happens when Sparkle tries to start the installer via XPC.
What was tested / ruled out
Fresh reinstall (full removal of /Applications/Bike.app, reinstall from DMG)
App is located in /Applications (not translocated)
Gatekeeper assessment passes
No privileged helper present in /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools
No leftover helpers or launch daemons
Issue reproduces consistently on Apple Silicon
Relevant findings
Bike is sandboxed (com.apple.security.app-sandbox = true)
During update, Bike attempts to connect to XPC service:
org.sparkle-project.InstallerLauncher
Console log shows:
activating connection … name=org.sparkle-project.InstallerLauncher
followed by XPC connection invalidation
However, in the app bundle there is no InstallerLauncher.xpc.
Only these exist:
Sparkle.framework/.../XPCServices/Installer.xpc
Sparkle.framework/.../XPCServices/Downloader.xpc
Suspected root cause
Sparkle is configured to use an XPC service (InstallerLauncher) that is not present in the shipped bundle, or there is a mismatch between the Sparkle version/configuration and the packaged XPC services.
In a sandboxed app, this causes the updater XPC connection to be immediately invalidated, leading to the update failure.
Workaround
Thanks for digging into this.
I’m not sure about that AI diagnosis… issue being that update does work in vast majority (I think!) of cases, so I don’t think it can be a problem as large as files in wrong location…
After some churning my AI servant (overlord?) says:
The good news is I think I’ve found the issue. The logs show the update downloads and verifies successfully, but then the XPC service that handles installation times out before it can start.
I’ve just updated Sparkle (the update framework Bike uses) from 2.7.1 to 2.8.1. The 2.8.1 release specifically includes a fix for this — “Enforce RunAtLoad to reduce potential timeout issue when launching updater task.” That matches your error exactly.
Is it all true? I’m not sure, but it’s believable. (I’m terrible at debugging and understanding processes like this) I should update the latest Sparkle anyway. This will take a few versions to test, but the next 2.0 release will have the updated sparkle, then we can see if the release after that works correctly.