f-spot does not start

[kingmonkey]

Binary package hint: f-spot

Typed f-spot in terminal.

Nothing happens. No error message at all.

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for your bug report. Could you please launch it in a terminal and copy here the output ? Thanks.

[kingmonkey (leon-barker)]

$ f-spot
<blinking cursor>

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

Can you give us the version of f-sport and ubuntu you are running ?

[kingmonkey (leon-barker)]

Thanks for all your help.

ubuntu 7.04
f-spot Version: 0.3.5-0ubuntu2 (f-spot)

The version number of f-spot was obtained using the Add/Remove application, I don't know the command to obtain it from the terminal.

As a side note, the description in the Add/Remove Application states: "F-Spot is meant to be an easy-to-use photo management application." It is odd to use the term "meant to be" because it implies its not quite achieved its goal.

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

Ok thank you, I'm marking this as triaged.

[[e-mail] (phill-wall)]

Ok Not sure if this is the same problem or not and new to this... so hope this is correct

 Hardy Heron
 64 bit - Quad core Intel - 4 GB Ram - software raid

Starting f-spot from the menu - i see the message saying starting f-spot on the task bar. Then it disappears. No other message
Running it in a terminal gives the following

phillw@QUAD1:~$ f-spot
Starting new FSpot server
XXXXX
Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteSyntaxException: no such table: tags
  at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.GetNextStatement (IntPtr pzStart, System.IntPtr& pzTail, System.IntPtr& pStmt) [0x00000]
  at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.ExecuteReader (CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean want_results, System.Int32& rows_affected) [0x00000]
  at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.ExecuteReader (CommandBehavior behavior) [0x00000]
  at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.ExecuteReader () [0x00000]
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand:ExecuteReader ()
  at Banshee.Database.QueuedSqliteCommand.Execute () [0x00000]
XXXXX
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Starting new FSpot server
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Starting new FSpot server
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Starting new FSpot server
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Starting new FSpot server
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Starting new FSpot server
Can't get a connection to the dbus. Trying again...
Sorry, couldn't start F-Spot
phillw@QUAD1:~$

[Rui Boon (ruiboon)]

Could you check if https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/f-spot/+bug/81905/comments/13 solves your problem?

If "sqlite ~/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db" complains of some error, could you try to delete it("sudo ~/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db")? (All previous data on photos will be lost)

[Rui Boon (ruiboon)]

Correction: the command to delete the file should be "rm ~/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db"

Sorry for the typo

[Rainer (rainer-krugs)]

I have to confirm the initial problem also under Xubuntu 8.04 and F-Spot 0.4.3.1.

Started from console, I get:

rkrug@ecolmod:~$ f-spot
WARNING: The add-in 'FSpot.__DefaultExporters,1.6' is trying to extend '/FSpot/Menus/Exports', but there isn't any compatible add-in defining this extension point
Starting new FSpot server

and that is where it stays.

It created the f-spot directory as follow:

rkrug@ecolmod:~/.gnome2/f-spot$ ls -R
.:
addin-db-001 addins-setup.config photos.db repository-cache

./addin-db-001:
addin-data addin-dir-data fdb-lock fdb-update-lock host-index hosts

./addin-db-001/addin-data:
1

./addin-db-001/addin-data/1:
FSpot.__CDExport,0.4.3.0.maddin FSpot.__FolderExport,0.4.3.0.maddin
FSpot.Core,0.4.3.0.maddin FSpot.__GalleryExport,0.4.3.0.maddin
FSpot.__DefaultExporters,1.6.maddin FSpot.__PicasaWebExport,0.4.3.0.maddin
FSpot.__FlickrExport,0.4.3.1.maddin FSpot.__SmugMugExport,0.4.3.0.maddin

./addin-db-001/addin-dir-data:
usr_lib_f-spot_abddc21d.data usr_lib_f-spot_extensions_a097f746.data

./addin-db-001/hosts:
f-spot.addins

./repository-cache:
rkrug@ecolmod:~/.gnome2/f-spot$

Hope this helps. as I would like to try f-spot.

[Rainer (rainer-krugs)]

Forgot to mention - a window opens (see attachment) which I can only close via xkill or with CTRL-c when started from the console.

[Rainer (rainer-krugs)]

Addition:

when I start f-spot with --debug option, I get:

rkrug@ecolmod:~$ f-spot --debug
** Running f-spot in Debug Mode **
** Running Mono with --debug **
Starting new FSpot server

[Jeroen Doggen (jeroendoggen-gmail)]

I have exactly the same error. I had it several months ago, and after a reinstall, it still remains.
There are no error messages on the cli.

When I remove the complete '/$HOME/.gnome2/f-spot' folder, I get one (probably unrelated) error:
'WARNING: The add-in 'FSpot.__DefaultExporters,1.6' is trying to extend '/FSpot/Menus/Exports', but there isn't any compatible add-in defining this extension point'
When I close f-spot, the folder ' /$HOME/.gnome2/f-spot' is recreated.

[Rainer (rainer-krugs)]

In my case, the bug was not in f-spot - it was related to glx and the PROPRIETARY graphic card driver. When I connected a second monitor to the notebook with an ati graphic card, glx did not start - even the fgl_glxgears did not work. When I disconnected the second monitor, glx was working and f-spot as well (after restarting X). When using the non-proprietary card driver, it worked with both monitors, but I could not get the setup working which I needed (two separate X-Servers).
So the bug is caused by the PROPRIETARY ATI graphic card driver.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

does anybody still get the issue in hardy or intrepid use open source video drivers?

[BobSlaughter (rslau)]

$ f-spot --debug
** Running f-spot in Debug Mode **
** Running Mono with --debug **
Starting new FSpot server

Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: Unsupported SQLite database version
  at Banshee.Database.QueuedSqliteDatabase.ProcessQueue () [0x00000]
  at (wrapper delegate-invoke) System.MulticastDelegate:invoke_void ()

$ sqlite -version
2.8.17
$ sqlite3 -version
3.4.2

Using Hardy with presumed open driver for Matrox G400

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for. Thanks!.