Re: [gentoo-user] Akonadi crashes

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

On 15 July 2010 22:25, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> Deleting the akonadi.db causes sqlite to fail next time akonadi tries to
> start:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/kdepim-bugs@kde.org/msg27225.html
>
> This is the reason that I could not start kmail at all after I deleted
> akonadi.db
>
> I have now restored akonadi.db from a back up and akonadi starts without
> drama, however, my addressbook looks empty!  I also restored this from a back
> up, so I know it is not empty - also, when I start typing an address it
> autocompletes.
>
> I also tried to run:
>
>  INSERT INTO ResourceTable (name,isVirtual) VALUES
> ('akonadi_search_resource','true')
>
> as the above link recommends, but it complains:
>
> Error: no such table: ResourceTable

OK, I found why this was - I needed to attach the akonadi.db first!  Doh!

It now works and can launch kmail fine.  :-)

The only problem seems to be that my kaddressbook is empty.  This
could be because I am using the old kabc/std.vcf file instead of the
new .local/share/contacts directory format - although I tried the
latter and I got an address book listed, but no contacts in it are
shown in the GUI.

Will have to wait for the next version of KDE as advised on the KDE
akonadi pages.

> It may be time to give claws-mail a spin.

I did try it and can categorically say that it is not for me.
Managing messages with the keyboard, the way it integrates with Gmail,
its GbuPG and S/MIME plugins, are just not as convenient or smooth
flowing for me as is kmail.
-- 
Regards,
Mick