No images shown after upgrading from previous version image database

[Ben Blout]

Binary package hint: digikam

If you open Digikam for the first time with a digikam3.db file in the root of the photos directory, it attempts to import the data into the new digikam4.db file format.

Unfortunately, there is a bug in the import. The end effect is that NONE of the existing photos are displayed.

This is a known issue, with a patch released.
See the upstream bug (and patch) here:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226853

I think this is a fairly serious bug. When a user starts this version of Digikam for the first time, it will appear that all of their photos have been lost!

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 10 17:52:41 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
Package: digikam 2:1.1.0-1ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.24-generic-pae
SourcePackage: digikam
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic-pae i686

[Ben Blout (bdb-new)]

This bug seems fairly serious - It affects anyone upgrading from a previous version of Digikam that uses the version 3 database. It makes it appear that all of your photos have been deleted - they are not visible, or useable, from within Digikam.

Could it be addressed before the release?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.