Crash on Startup in realease of amarok

Christian Ehrlicher Ch.Ehrlicher at gmx.de
Mon Feb 18 12:16:33 CET 2008


> Von: Matthias Pospiech
> Ralf Habacker schrieb:
> > Matthias Pospiech schrieb:
> >   
> >> Ralf Habacker schrieb:
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> I suggest to update to a recent installer 
> >>> (0.9.0-1)  to remove the complete installation directory (not the 
> >>> directory where you downloaded the files, you need mostly of them for 
> >>> further installations) and to chooce a specific compiler and install
> the 
> >>> packages again.
> >>>   
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >> The situation was exactly as you have described it.
> >> I now deleted the whole directory and installed it again. Now amarok 
> >> start, but stop with the message that no sound engines were found.
> >>   
> >>     
> > It may be that the kde database is outdated. Stop all kde application 
> > and processes (klauncher, kioslave, kded, dbus-daemon). Then delete the 
> > .kde directory in your profile directory (run  dir "%USERPROFILE%" in a 
> > command window).
> >
> > Then run kbuildsycoca4 and wait until it is finished. Then amarok should
> > run.
> >   
> Ok, now it starts. But it is not usable yet (as it states it  is 
> per-alpha). It crashes on the scanner, gives a warning after startup and 
> the files selection can not select any file outside of c: (my data and 
> music is on e:).
> 
> But from this experience I would propose to automate the rebuild of the 
> configuration, since this will happen to every user who is upgrading 
> their kde-windows installation.
> 
You just used an outdated installer and/or the pre-install script did not work.


Christian
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