[digiKam-users] can't open digikam

[Maik Qualmann]

You are using the internal MySQL database, according to the screenshot.
Ok, I have bad news, the database is probably broken. We had a bug in 
digiKam-7.1.0 and lower that we did not shut down the internal database server 
correctly when quitting digiKam. This could destroy the database. This problem 
has been fixed in the current release candidate of digiKam-7.2.0. Please 
download here: https://files.kde.org/digikam/
You have to delete the MySQL database in the specified folder and start with a 
new one. 

Maik

Am Dienstag, 16. März 2021, 14:15:39 CET schrieb tanja012:
> hi there!
> 
> since this morning I've used 3-4 hours trying to get Digikam to work again.
> googling away, I'm going crazy from reading heaps of technical stuff that I
> don't get.
> 
> It might be about half a year ago that I last used Digikam. I've updated my
> windows to the very last version a few days ago.
> 
> this morning I even uninstalled both Digikam and MariaDB SQL. restarted my
> laptop and reinstalled witch was quite a hurdle in it's self. I couldn't
> remember half of what I learned last time I installed it.
> 
> I used the .msi installer for both Digikam and MariaDB.
> 
> everything I know about technical stuff is self-learned so please use simple
> terms and instructions though I've coded a bit it's really not much.
> 
> Every time I try to open Digikam I end up getting different errors.. I'm
> afraid that I actually caused some of those not knowing what I am doing. So
> I hope that you can guide me through this so that I don't make bad things
> worse.
> 
> so from what I remember, I've:
> -uninstalled both
> -reinstalled both
> -configurated Digikam to know where MariaDB is located
> -repaired MariaDB
> -checked that MariaDB is running
> -tried to disable my antivirus(F-Secure)
> -restartet my laptop at least 5 times.
> 
> both are located on D: drive
> versions are:
> Digikam 7.1.0
> MariaDB 10.5
> 
> right now I got a new error again..
> it said that there's missing some kind of permission to some "table"
> could it be because I made a password for MariaDB when installing? how do I
> remove that password?
> and then I got this:
> <http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/file/t377280/billede_2021-03-16_135353
> .png> now nothing happens at all when trying to open digicam.
> all this is just while I'm typing.
> 
> and I'm quite convinced that new errors will come on the way to fixing this
> mess'*_*
> 
> 
> I really hope that you can help me. and sorry for this messy text.. my head
> hurts..
> Thank you in advance!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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