IMPORTANT: To anyone else having the problem described below, I have put a temporary workaround at the end of this post...
Late last night I updated my system by Swaret to current.
Everything seemed to go fine but this morning when trying to run kmail I just get a "Could not start process pop3" error whenever I try to download mail.
Any ideas what's wrong and (better) how to fix it?
A google for the error message gave no results and the kmail help hasn't.
[EDIT: To be exact, Google gave results, but only for the problem, not the solution to it! It seems I am not alone...]
A quick check of what was updated gives this:
Code:
iain@iains:/var/swaret$ ls -lt | grep "2005-04-28"
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6598462 2005-04-28 02:53 xscreensaver-4.21-i486-2.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 311630 2005-04-28 02:52 python-tools-2.4.1-noarch-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 232015 2005-04-28 02:52 python-demo-2.4.1-noarch-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11089581 2005-04-28 02:52 python-2.4.1-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16790738 2005-04-28 02:51 mozilla-1.7.7-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 599328 2005-04-28 02:48 libxslt-1.1.14-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1875827 2005-04-28 02:48 libxml2-2.6.19-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17072500 2005-04-28 02:48 kdepim-3.4.0-i486-2.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27673306 2005-04-28 02:45 kdebase-3.4.0-i486-2.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6967273 2005-04-28 02:41 gtk+2-2.6.7-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1243426 2005-04-28 02:40 glib2-2.6.4-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10497497 2005-04-28 02:40 gimp-2.2.6-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4431328 2005-04-28 02:39 gaim-1.2.1-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 887412 2005-04-28 02:38 cvs-1.11.20-i486-1.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3141764 2005-04-28 02:38 binutils-2.15.92.0.2-i486-3.tgz
So kdepim was one of the updated packages - should I just roll-back to kdepim-3.4.0-i486-1.tgz or will that also mean having to go back to kdebase-3.4.0-i486-1.tgz?
Checking /var/log/swaret seems to show no issues:
Code:
Thu Apr 28 02:36:11 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --update
Thu Apr 28 02:36:11 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:36:15 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ### Fetching CHECKSUMS List File... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:20 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ### Fetching FILELIST List File... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:23 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ### Fetching PACKAGES List File for Packages... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:23 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - Extra Packages Descriptions up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:24 BST 2005: [ --changelog ] - ### Fetching ChangeLog... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:24 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - => Generating List Files... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:36:25 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --upgrade -a
Thu Apr 28 02:37:26 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --update
Thu Apr 28 02:37:26 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ### Fetching CHECKSUMS List File... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - FILELIST List File is up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - Packages Descriptions up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - Extra Packages Descriptions up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ChangeLog up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 02:37:30 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --upgrade -a
Thu Apr 28 02:37:52 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:38:20 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching binutils-2.15.92.0.2-i486-3 (3068 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:38:20 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package binutils-2.15.92.0.2-i486-3 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:38:20 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:38:28 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching cvs-1.11.20-i486-1 (866 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:38:28 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package cvs-1.11.20-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:38:28 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:39:08 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching gaim-1.2.1-i486-1 (4327 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:39:08 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package gaim-1.2.1-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:39:08 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:40:38 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching gimp-2.2.6-i486-1 (10251 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:40:38 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package gimp-2.2.6-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:40:38 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:40:49 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching glib2-2.6.4-i486-1 (1214 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:40:49 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package glib2-2.6.4-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:40:49 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:41:49 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching gtk+2-2.6.7-i486-1 (6803 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:41:50 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package gtk+2-2.6.7-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:41:50 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:45:46 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching kdebase-3.4.0-i486-2 (27024 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:45:46 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package kdebase-3.4.0-i486-2 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:45:46 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:48:13 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching kdepim-3.4.0-i486-2 (16672 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:13 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package kdepim-3.4.0-i486-2 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:13 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:48:30 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching libxml2-2.6.19-i486-1 (1831 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:30 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package libxml2-2.6.19-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:30 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:48:37 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching libxslt-1.1.14-i486-1 (585 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:37 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package libxslt-1.1.14-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:48:37 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:51:00 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching mozilla-1.7.7-i486-1 (16397 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:51:00 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package mozilla-1.7.7-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:51:00 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:52:36 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching python-2.4.1-i486-1 (10829 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:36 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package python-2.4.1-i486-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:36 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:52:39 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching python-demo-2.4.1-noarch-1 (226 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:39 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package python-demo-2.4.1-noarch-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:39 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:52:42 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching python-tools-2.4.1-noarch-1 (304 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:42 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package python-tools-2.4.1-noarch-1 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:52:42 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 02:53:40 BST 2005: [ gfile() ] - ### Fetching xscreensaver-4.21-i486-2 (6443 kB)... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:53:40 BST 2005: [ checksum() ] - => <MD5CHECK> MD5 for Package xscreensaver-4.21-i486-2 OK!
Thu Apr 28 02:53:56 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading binutils-2.15.92.0.2-i486-2 to binutils-2.15.92.0.2-i486-3... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:53:58 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading cvs-1.11.18-i486-1 to cvs-1.11.20-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:54:04 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading gaim-1.2.0-i486-1 to gaim-1.2.1-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:54:15 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading gimp-2.2.4-i486-1 to gimp-2.2.6-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:54:20 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading glib2-2.6.3-i486-1 to glib2-2.6.4-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:54:28 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading gtk+2-2.6.4-i486-1 to gtk+2-2.6.7-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:54:47 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading kdebase-3.4.0-i486-1 to kdebase-3.4.0-i486-2... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:55:02 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading kdepim-3.4.0-i486-1 to kdepim-3.4.0-i486-2... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:55:08 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading libxml2-2.6.18-i486-1 to libxml2-2.6.19-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:55:11 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading libxslt-1.1.13-i486-1 to libxslt-1.1.14-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:55:41 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading mozilla-1.7.6-i486-1 to mozilla-1.7.7-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:55:58 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading python-2.4-i486-1 to python-2.4.1-i486-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:56:02 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading python-demo-2.4-noarch-1 to python-demo-2.4.1-noarch-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:56:06 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading python-tools-2.4-noarch-1 to python-tools-2.4.1-noarch-1... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:56:12 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - => Upgrading xscreensaver-4.21-i486-1 to xscreensaver-4.21-i486-2... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 02:56:13 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - INFORMATION: Set DEPENDENCY to 0 in /etc/swaret.conf
to disable Dependency Support.
Thu Apr 28 02:56:21 BST 2005: [ dependency_check() ] - %%% Verifying Dependencies... Libraries resolved successfully!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:09 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --update
Thu Apr 28 11:53:09 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - [ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist...ckware-current ]
Thu Apr 28 11:53:13 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ### Fetching CHECKSUMS List File... DONE!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:13 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - FILELIST List File is up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:13 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - Packages Descriptions up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:13 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - Extra Packages Descriptions up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:13 BST 2005: [ update_lists() ] - ChangeLog up-to-date!
Thu Apr 28 11:53:14 BST 2005: [ GLOBAL ] - swaret --upgrade -a
Thu Apr 28 11:53:34 BST 2005: [ function_upgrade() ] - Installed Packages are up-to-date!
Any help will be much appreciated!
The system has now been restarted twice (with 30s power off) just in case it was some kind of screwy one-off failure, but it's consistent!
EDIT:
Further info: Starting kmail from the command line yields the following:
Code:
iain@iains:~$ kmail
iain@iains:~$ kmail: ERROR: : couldn't create slave : Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Error loading 'kio_pop3'.
kmail:
kmail: ERROR: : couldn't create slave : Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Error loading 'kio_pop3'.
kmail:
Where each error message appeared as I tried to download mail from a different POP3 account.
FURTHER EDIT:
& Temporary Workaround
doing:
/var/swaret$ removepkg kdebase-3.4.0-i486-2.tgz
/var/swaret$ removepkg kdepim-3.4.0-i486-2.tgz
/var/swaret$ reboot
[boot sequence...]
/var/swaret$ installpkg kdebase-3.4.0-i486-1.tgz
/var/swaret$ installpkg kdepim-3.4.0-i486-1.tgz
/var/swaret$ reboot
[boot sequence...]
has got me back to the point where kmail functions as expected, however, removing the i486-1 packages and reinstalling the i486-2 packages gives the same symptoms again.
So for anyone having this problem I'd recommend (for now) to exclude kdepim and kdebase in swaret.conf and do the removal of the new packages and reinstall of the old ones as shown above.
This should keep you able to download mail at least while someone smarter than me works out a "proper" solution!
HTH