[precise]: how to get kontact working?

Mon May 21 15:27:04 UTC 2012

kontact worked OK in oneiric.

Following an "upgrade" to precise, what happens is that on the GUI interface I
get a message:

Personal Information Management system is starting

and after about 30 seconds this changes to:

The Akonadi personal information management service is not operational

While this is happening, on the console I get this mess:

> [HN:~] kontact
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave.
> kontact(2598)/libakonadi Akonadi::AgentManagerPrivate::createDBusInterface: AgentManager failed to get a valid AgentManager DBus interface. Error is: 1 "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner" "Could not get owner of name 'org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Control': no such name" 
> Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
> kontact(2598)/libakonadi Akonadi::SessionPrivate::socketError: Socket error occurred: "QLocalSocket::connectToServer: Invalid name" 
> kontact(2598)/libakonadi Akonadi::SessionPrivate::socketError: Socket error occurred: "QLocalSocket::connectToServer: Invalid name" 
> search paths:  (".", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/games", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin") 
> Found mysql_install_db:  "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db" 
> Found mysqlcheck:  "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck" 
> kontact(2598)/kdeui (KAction) KActionCollection::setComponentData: this does not work on a KActionCollection containing actions! 
> [HN:~] Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
> executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
> arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/socket-homebrew/mysql.socket")
> stdout: ""
> stderr: "120521  9:17:43 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys'
> "
> exit code: 1
> process error: "Process operation timed out"
> "[
> 0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
> 1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
> 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364c0) [0x7f2eefc8a4c0]
> 3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f2eefc8a445]
> 4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f2eefc8dbab]
> 5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f2ef175650b]
> 6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
> 7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f2ef17f2caf]
> 8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f2ef17fe272]
> 9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f2ef1807109]
> 10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
> 11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
> 12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
> 13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
> 14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
> 15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
> 16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f2eefc7576d]
> 17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
> ]
> "
> ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
> search paths:  (".", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/games", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin") 
> Found mysql_install_db:  "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db" 
> Found mysqlcheck:  "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck" 
> Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
> executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
> arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/socket-homebrew/mysql.socket")
> stdout: ""
> stderr: "120521  9:17:46 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys'
> "
> exit code: 1
> process error: "Process operation timed out"
> "[
> 0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
> 1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
> 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364c0) [0x7f47c62ae4c0]
> 3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f47c62ae445]
> 4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f47c62b1bab]
> 5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f47c7d7a50b]
> 6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
> 7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f47c7e16caf]
> 8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f47c7e22272]
> 9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f47c7e2b109]
> 10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
> 11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
> 12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
> 13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
> 14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
> 15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
> 16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f47c629976d]
> 17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
> ]
> "
> ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
> search paths:  (".", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/games", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin") 
> Found mysql_install_db:  "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db" 
> Found mysqlcheck:  "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck" 
> Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
> executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
> arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/socket-homebrew/mysql.socket")
> stdout: ""
> stderr: "120521  9:17:48 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys'
> "
> exit code: 1
> process error: "Process operation timed out"
> "[
> 0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
> 1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
> 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364c0) [0x7f560db824c0]
> 3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f560db82445]
> 4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f560db85bab]
> 5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f560f64e50b]
> 6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
> 7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f560f6eacaf]
> 8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f560f6f6272]
> 9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f560f6ff109]
> 10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
> 11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
> 12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
> 13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
> 14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
> 15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
> 16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f560db6d76d]
> 17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
> ]
> "
> ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
> search paths:  (".", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/home/n7dr/bin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/games", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin") 
> Found mysql_install_db:  "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db" 
> Found mysqlcheck:  "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck" 
> Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
> executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
> arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/n7dr/.local/share/akonadi/socket-homebrew/mysql.socket")
> stdout: ""
> stderr: "120521  9:17:49 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile '/usr/share/mysql/errmsg.sys'
> "
> exit code: 1
> process error: "Process operation timed out"
> "[
> 0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
> 1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
> 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364c0) [0x7f22149514c0]
> 3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f2214951445]
> 4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f2214954bab]
> 5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f221641d50b]
> 6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
> 7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f22164b9caf]
> 8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f22164c5272]
> 9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f22164ce109]
> 10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
> 11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
> 12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
> 13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
> 14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
> 15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
> 16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f221493c76d]
> 17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
> ]
> "
> ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
> "akonadiserver" crashed too often and will not be restarted! 

Refraining with some difficulty from a rant, I simply ask...

How do I get kontact to work in precise?

I have many hundreds of contacts, as well as my calendar sitting inside
kontact somewhere, and I don't know how to get to them.

If someone has a non-KDE-specific suggestion for a PIM I'd be happy to
entertain suggestions so I don't find myself in this situation again.

  Doc

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Web:  http://www.sff.net/people/N7DR

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