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kamagurka Veteran
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 1026 Location: /germany/munich
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject: upgaded thunderbird to 0.8, now my stuff is gone [solved] |
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meh.
i upgraded from 0.7 to 0.8 with the ebuild from here. now, when starting, i get this message:
Code: | mq$ thunderbird
No running windows found
Extension System Warning: Failed to set up default extensions files probably because you do not have write privileges to this location. While you can run Firefox like this, it is recommended that you run it at least once with privileges that allow it to generate these initial files to improve start performance. Running from a disk image on MacOS X is not recommended. |
this message does *not* disappear after having run TB as root, but it does not appear *when* i run TB as root.
my problem is that my mails (in inbox and various other folders) are all gone. my accounts are there and all. i can, apparently, even send mail (but not recieve any), but my stuff is gone. does this have anything to do with --enable-single-profile being in the ebuild? is it something else in the ebuild? am i forgetting something?
any help appreciated. _________________ If you loved me, you'd all kill yourselves today.
--Spider Jerusalem, the Word
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TommyB n00b
Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Nuremberg, Germany
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hm, I also had some problems with that ebuild initially (no emails were displayed and a segfault), but after having it run as root once it seems to work now.
And did you try the binary ebuild?
Like mentioned here, I don't think --enable-single-profile is the reason for the problem, as it seems to be one of the standard configuration options also used for the official builds.
[edit] Have you copied the thunderbird-init-... tarball from the files directory into your overlay files directory? (you can also manually extract the file into /usr/lib/MozillaThunderbird after installation) [/edit] |
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kamagurka Veteran
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 1026 Location: /germany/munich
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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TommyB wrote: | Have you copied the thunderbird-init-... tarball from the files directory into your overlay files directory? (you can also manually extract the file into /usr/lib/MozillaThunderbird after installation) |
why should i do that?
and, as i stated also on bugs.gentoo.org, running it as root (repeatedly) didn't fix it. _________________ If you loved me, you'd all kill yourselves today.
--Spider Jerusalem, the Word |
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Rainmaker Veteran
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 1650 Location: /home/NL/ehv/
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:21 am Post subject: |
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the build has hit portage, so it comes in while sysncing. You should not be required to copy any patches manually.
I can only find the 0.7 patch though...
*edit: manually extracting that init thingie to /usr/lib/ThunderBird makes my thunderbird carsh on startup... _________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. |
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parsim Guru
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Same problem here. Just did
and got an all-new Thunderbird 0.8 that doesn't display e-mails! Very unhelpful.
Tried running as root -- no difference.
When running as user I get:
Code: | $ thunderbird
fgrep: /usr/lib/MozillaThunderbird/defaults/pref/thunderbird.js: No such file or directory
No running windows found |
Then it runs without any further messages, but doesn't display any e-mail. |
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parsim Guru
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:27 am Post subject: |
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Actually, I'm noticing various other weirdness, too... sometimes it's impossible to click Close or Exit on a dialog box, and in Compose, the keyboard's arrow keys don't work! |
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paneb n00b
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:43 am Post subject: |
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i just had the same problem.
here is the way out:
1- backup you current .tbird to wherever you want(the one which actually should still contain you email data)..
2- delete the non-backup directory(~/.tbird), and start thunderbird.
3- follow the wizard for your account
4- once done, close tbird open up the backup, and the newly created ~/.tbird and go into the Mail folder and into the folder for your account.
5- copy whichver folder you want into the new ~/.tbird....then launch the prog and everything is back - or should
i hope this solves your problems
ohh and this is what i did for me; if something goes wrong when you do it, i am not responsible |
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parsim Guru
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:54 am Post subject: |
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That worked, thanks! |
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chance2105 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 112 Location: Norman, OK USA
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:36 am Post subject: |
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OUCH. This is gonna take awhile ... |
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Quantum Skyline n00b
Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Posts: 20
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:44 am Post subject: |
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If you follow paneb's instructions, here's some hints that you may find useful:
1) You have to recreate the email account in TB exactly as you did it the first time. If you get TB saying there's stuff in your inbox but the inbox looks empty, try again with the "Use global inbox" option turned off.
2) Your mail is probably in ~/.thunderbird/<default profile name>/Mail/<POP server name> and could probably import the files from that dir into another email program while you reconfigure TB. _________________ Everybody has their moments of insanity. Some just have more than others. |
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VortexMK n00b
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Macedonia
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:35 am Post subject: |
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The following has worked for me:
1. Move the .thunderbird directory to another place
2. Start Thunderbird (you don't have to make account just start it so it can create fresh new .thunderbird directory)
3. Go to the newly created .thunderbird directory and go to the new profile (it's the only one you won't miss it )
4. Copy the following stuff from your old backuped .thunderbird directory
- Mail
- prefs.js
- <somenumber>.s (the number is different for each and every new installment of Thunderbird)
Well, that does it for me, don't try to copy other stuff because it's the very cause of the problem. I think something went wrong with the introducing of the new feature of global mail folder (all your mail goes to just one folder). |
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parsim Guru
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Copying .thunderbird/<default>/abook.mab (address book) works too. |
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radonsg Apprentice
Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 257 Location: Singapore
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:06 am Post subject: |
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VortexMK wrote: | The following has worked for me:
1. Move the .thunderbird directory to another place
2. Start Thunderbird (you don't have to make account just start it so it can create fresh new .thunderbird directory)
3. Go to the newly created .thunderbird directory and go to the new profile (it's the only one you won't miss it )
4. Copy the following stuff from your old backuped .thunderbird directory
- Mail
- prefs.js
- <somenumber>.s (the number is different for each and every new installment of Thunderbird)
Well, that does it for me, don't try to copy other stuff because it's the very cause of the problem. I think something went wrong with the introducing of the new feature of global mail folder (all your mail goes to just one folder). |
I couldn't find the Quote: | - <somenumber>.s (the number is different for each and every new installment of Thunderbird) | . Is the file/folder important? What izzit for? _________________ Athlon64 3000+ on a MSI Neo2 Platinum (nVidia nForce3)
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PrakashP Veteran
Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 1249 Location: C.C.A.A., Germania
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:39 am Post subject: |
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For me deleting the compreg.dat in the profile dir was enough. |
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Toomuch n00b
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 49
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:22 am Post subject: |
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PrakashKC wrote: | For me deleting the compreg.dat in the profile dir was enough. |
Oh yeah, that was it! Now the 'About thunderbird' dialog not closing thing seems also gone.
Perhaps this may be marked as 'solved'?
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kamagurka Veteran
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 1026 Location: /germany/munich
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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PrakashKC wrote: | For me deleting the compreg.dat in the profile dir was enough. |
YESSS, you are my hero. _________________ If you loved me, you'd all kill yourselves today.
--Spider Jerusalem, the Word |
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tnt Veteran
Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 1222
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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PrakashKC wrote: | For me deleting the compreg.dat in the profile dir was enough. |
it works !
maybe there should be released Code: | mozilla-thunderbird-0.8-r1 |
that would delete compreg.dat automaticly for all users... |
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PrakashP Veteran
Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 1249 Location: C.C.A.A., Germania
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Actually yesterday evening I was thinking about adding this to the bug as note, but then I thought, maybe I am the only one having such a bad luck of disappearing emails... |
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Timbers2k Apprentice
Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 215
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Don't you just love these forums? I had the problem, did a quick search and here is the solution. All in five minutes!
Thanks! |
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MattSharp Apprentice
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 258
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Bump for anyone who might miss this....
Deleting that file also worked for me. I'm surprised. Because using Mozilla upgrades take forever to get new ebuilds. Perhaps this is why....... |
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malloc l33t
Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 762
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Here's another success story after deleting compreg.dat.
Everything went normal after that. _________________ --> Linux ### 2.6.11-ck2 #1 Sat Mar 12 20:21:30 WET 2005 i686 GNU/Linux <-- |
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lduperval Apprentice
Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 189
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe this should be sticky for a while.
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kc8tbe Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 135 Location: Cleveland, OH USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hooray! I had the same problems; deleting compreg.dat worked for me too! Thanks everybody! |
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krdp n00b
Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 41 Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah deleting compreg.dat worked for me too, Thanks!! Again the Gentoo Forums are helpful |
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manifest n00b
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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deleting comreg.dat worked for me aswell |
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