25/02/2005
KDE k3b KSycoca error solving
I’ve emerged k3b in my gentoo to be able to write cds from X windows. When trying to fire up k3bsetup I got these strange messages:
root # k3bsetup
_IceTransOpen: Unable to Parse address
Session management error: Could not open network socket
kio (KSycoca): WARNING: Found version 75, expecting version 78 or higher.
kio (KSycoca): WARNING: Outdated database found
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!
kcmshell (kdelibs): WARNING: Could not find module ‘k3bsetup2’.
I don’t understand what this is. BUT I’ve found a solution to it.
Inside /var/tmp/kdecache-root/ there were 2 files named:
ksycoca ksycocastamp
as soon as you rm them and run k3bsetup again…everything is fine.
It just works…I don’t know what ksycoca is but I’m glad this “solution” works.
Filed by kargig at 02:42 under General,Linux
8 Comments | 6,132 views
Cheers for the tip, I had a very similar problem with kpdf and deleting those files fixed it.
And another thanks for the tip. Following the directions just fixed amaroK for me too.
Thank you. I’m so glad it works; it’s been driving me crazy. The worst part was getting the proper error message to search on. Put in the whole last line and only 49 results on Google.. this has to be the about the only place on the internets with a solution! Danke!
Sycoca stands for System Configuration Cache and is nominated to be the succesor of kregistry. It is a light weight database optimized for looking up static system configuration information fast and with minimal memory usage.
Thanks. Fixed my amarok.
Thanks allot fixed my amarok issues
Thank you my friend! This had been driving me nuts for a while!
Friends: This also fixed a problem that first show up as bus error on loading some KDE programs after a power outage had damaged the disk drive. After repairs, also noted the KSycoca errors when loading programs from the shell. Deleting these files restored the desktop and the KMenu and program loading.
Vielen Dank
Bill