Re: [Evolution] evolution/config.xmldb does not exist or is corrupt

["Celsun ." <tarcell hotmail com>]

Not Zed,

Thanks!!! The upgrade was flawless and I learned something new.

Celsun

> From: Not Zed <notzed ximian com>
> To: "Celsun ." <tarcell hotmail com>
> CC: evolution lists ximian com
> Subject: Re: [Evolution] evolution/config.xmldb does not exist or is 
> corrupt
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:55:19 +0800
>
>
> No, "/apps/evolution/version" is not a file, it is a gconf key.
>
> gconftool-2 --set /apps/evolution/version --type string "1.4.6"
>
> from a terminal, should create it.
>
> Shouldn't need to delete .evolution, it shouldn't really have anything
> in it anyway if it is failing before importing anything anyway.
>
> On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 00:50 -0500, Celsun . wrote:
>
> >
> > >From: Not Zed <notzed ximian com>
> > >To: "Celsun ." <tarcell hotmail com>
> > >CC: evolution lists ximian com
> > >Subject: Re: [Evolution] evolution/config.xmldb does not exist or is
> > >corrupt
> > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:17:18 +0800
> > >
> > >
> > >oh oops, my last mailwas incorrect.
> > >
> > >You probably have an incomplete backup, missing the stuff from gconf.
> > >
> > >Try putting "1.4.6" in /apps/evolution/version in gconf.
> >
> > Not Zed,
> >
> > Thanks for your quick reply.  How is the "version" file created?  It's 
> not
> > in the above location.
> >
> > Should I delete the .evolution directory and the evolution directory in
> > gconf and start over?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Celsun
> >
> >
> >
> > >On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 22:58 -0500, Celsun . wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Upgrading from Evolution 1.4.6 on Mandrake 10.0 to the version 
> included
> > >in
> > > > Mandrake 10.1 failed because, "evolution/config.xmldb does not exist 
> or
> > >is
> > > > corrupt."  (I restored a backup of 1.4.6 from one computer to a 
> computer
> > > > with 2.03)
> > > >
> > > > On my system this file doesn't exist.
> > > >
> > > > In the mail archive there are references to this file not being used
> > >anymore
> > > > since previous versions, but nothing on recreating it.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to upgrade without this file?
> > > >
> > > > If changes need to be made in the gconf-editor, please provide
> > >step-by-step
> > > > instructions.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > Celsun
> > > >
> > > >
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