Installation error vmError: Could not find VirtueMart submenues, please install

[goraelec]

Hello. I'm trying to install VirtueMart 3.0.14 on joomla 3.5.1, but I'm getting error "vmError: Could not find VirtueMart submenues, please install VirtueMart again"
and "UPDATE SERVER NOT FOUND IN XML FILE:/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/virtuemart.xml"

[jenkinhill]

You should use VirtueMart 3.0.16 with Joomla 3.5.1  Get it from here:  http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/files

Install instructions (apply to VM2 and 3)  http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials/30-installation-migration-upgrade-vm-2/80-installation-of-virtuemart-2.html

You can ignore the update server message if you see it, as that is not required for installation.

[goraelec]

I had the same with 3.0.16

[GJC Web Design]

r u installing fresh or updating? Explain fully what your trying to do

This message only comes if VM is already installed (com_virtuemart menu entries exist) and there are some menu problems

also afaik it doesn't stop the installation

look at administrator\components\com_virtuemart\install\script.virtuemart.php to see what its doing

[mickey3k]

Hi,

I get the exact same error and cannot find any solution to it.
I tried installing VM 3.0.16 on Joomla 3.5.1 (PHP 5.6) with the Joomla installer and get the same messages "vmError: Could not find VirtueMart submenues" and Update Server not found. I am pretty sure that I uninstalled VM once, so it is not a fresh installation (but I installed and re-installed so many times now that I am not 100% sure any more ).

I had VM running on this host/Joomla version before but had to re-set up the site completely after it has been hacked. So it is rather no provider problem.
I tried with older VM versions, with version 3.0.17, set the PHP version down, checked the folder/file permissions with Akeeba Admin Tools, but nothing helped..

There must be more information to this error.. Please if anyone has any tips, I'd be glad to hear.

I would try installing manually, but I don't really know how. Can someone tell me how to manually install VM or post a tutorial? Simply uploading the folders is not everything, I guess...

It would be really great to get some hints on how to solve this problem because it makes using VM impossible..

Thanks!
Michael

[Milbo]

The problem is the reinstalling. I fear your vm menues are out of order. We advice not to reinstall, it creates a lot problems. Better is to update.

use phpmyadmin or similar and open your _menu table, delete all entries with "com-virtuemart" in the path and use the tableupdater to get the menues back.