Modules not installing, though permissions correct

I have several modules - desktop, files, avatar, etc - that fail when I install them, it fails and tell me I must make some folder (usually data/images) writable.   When I go to look at this folder, however, it is already writable with a chmod of 777.  I have changed a few of these to 666, but that doesn't help.  Any idea of what might be going on?

Strange thing about this is, some of my modules failed,

Groups

events

memberships

Store

I tried this several times yesterday but failed each time.So just installed the rest (all though the forum doesnt work just gives me a blank page)

Now, without altering anything at all, i tried to instal the ones that failed yesterday and they all installed perfectly.

so perhaps you need to install some mods first before the others will install

Regards

Tyke

yes thats correct Tyke. Like the avatar must be installed first. Also Photo, video and profile. After that I had no problems at all. Everything was installed.

This is frustrating, because I got every single module to install successfully on the first beta, and they are on the exact same server.   I just went to look at the permissions for the avatars (though several mods have this same problem) and I found the permissions were identical:

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/modules - 755

/modules/boonex - 777

/modules/boonex/avatar - 755

/modules/boonex/avatar/data - 777

/modules/boonex/avatar/data/images - 666

/modules/boonex/avatar/data/tmp - 666

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Still, when I try to install this on my D7B2 site, I get the following:

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Installation of: Avatar Failed

-- Checking permissions:
-- -- You need to change permissions for the following files and folders:
-- -- /var/www/vhosts/calstartup.com/httpdocs/modules/boonex/avatar/data/images/ - Writable
-- -- /var/www/vhosts/calstartup.com/httpdocs/modules/boonex/avatar/data/tmp/ - Writable

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Even though it worked perfectly on the same server with the same permissions.   Does anyone have a theory as to what might be going on?  I am clueless.

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Rob

Rob,

You need only the maps images and tmp writeble.. set them to 777
all other for avatar/data to 755

Then it must be going.

Thanks Killer - I changed /modules/boonex/avatar/data/images and /modules/boonex/avatar/data/temp to 777, and /modules/boonex/avatar/data to 755 but it had no effect - exact same error message.  I'm stumped.

very strange Rob. 
I have exact the same permissions you have and no problems.