[SOLVED] aMule 2.3.1: I keep getting "There is an instance of aMule already running".

stf92 · 12-18-2014, 07:10 PM

Hi: I run aMule, a peer to peer GUI application and all's fine. Then I reboot. If I now enter the GUI, I can see aMule nowhere. Then I call it again. However, nothing happens. Looking into text console 6, where I started X (startx), I see the following messages:

Code:

 2014-12-18 21:56:25: Initialising aMule 2.3.1 compiled with wxGTK2 v2.8.12
 2014-12-18 21:56:25: Checking if there is an instance already running...
!2014-12-18 21:56:25: There is an instance of aMule already running
 2014-12-18 21:56:25: (lock file: /home/bill/.aMule/muleLock)
 2014-12-18 21:56:25: Raising current running instance.

How can I make the aMule window visible?

Ser Olmy · 12-18-2014, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

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!2014-12-18 21:56:25: There is an instance of aMule already running
 2014-12-18 21:56:25: (lock file: /home/bill/.aMule/muleLock)

How can I make the aMule window visible?

If you can't see eMule in the process list, it's not running. Have you tried deleting the (presumably stale) lock file?

stf92 · 12-18-2014, 08:11 PM

I deleted it, invoked aMule, and the aMule window appeared! What a simple solution!