Re: [Evolution] Evolution crashes

["Kenneth P. Turvey" <kt-usenet squeakydolphin com>]

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:31:48 +0100, michael wrote:

> On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 01:45 +0000, Kenneth P. Turvey wrote:
> > On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:41:08 +0000, Kenneth P. Turvey wrote:
> >
> > > I just had to reinstall the operating system on my computer.. running
> > > Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.  So I backed everything up did the reinstall, then
> > > restored my home directory.  
> > >
> > > Now evolution won't start.  
> > >
> > > I tried moving the .evolution folder and that didn't work.  
> > >
> > > I tried moving the evolution folder under .gconf/apps and that didn't work.  
> > >
> > > Does anyone have advice for me on how to get evolution going again?  
> > >
> > > When I run it at the command line this is what I get:
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: instance of invalid non-instantiatable type `(null)'
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE 
> > > (instance)' failed
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): e-data-server-CRITICAL **: e_source_group_peek_base_uri: assertion 
> > > `E_IS_SOURCE_GROUP (group)' failed
> > > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: instance of invalid non-instantiatable type `(null)'
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE 
> > > (instance)' failed
> > >
> > > (evolution-2.10:9530): e-data-server-CRITICAL **: e_source_group_peek_base_uri: assertion 
> > > `E_IS_SOURCE_GROUP (group)' failed
> > > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
> > OK, I haven't heard anything back so I thought I'd frame the question a
> > bit differently.  
> >
> > Is there anywhere else that evolution stores configuration parameters that
> > I can make default values?  I'm just trying to get evolution to start so I
> > can begin moving my data back in until it breaks again.  Then I will know
> > where the problem is.  
>
> I'm not sure about all this moving (old?) evolution folders about. I'd
> start by ensuring have backup of previous evolution and then remove and
> install evolution from scratch. If that works then it's a matter of
> re-setting up accounts and moving data into it; if it doesn't then other
> remedies will need to be considered.

I tried this with no success.  Thanks though.  


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Kenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet squeakydolphin com>