[Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I have an n800 running OS2008 that I've had for just a couple weeks. I installed Canola 2 when I first got it and it had been running great up until yesterday. Now when I try to open Canola is says "loading" in the corner and then fails. When I run it in xTerm i get the following message:

File "/usr/bin/canola", line 18, in ?
import ecore
ImportError: No module named ecore

I don't know why it did this but I've been trying to fix it all day, and after looking through forums and web pages for hours I'm at my wit's end. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing, using canola cleanup, but still the same error. I assume that something's gone missing but I'm not a master of Linux so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Do you have Youtube installed. I had a similar problem......canola wouldn't start up because memory had been max'd out. Just an idea. I discarded email and then it started fine.

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Hei,

did you run with the -vv (it gives better error handling)
It can be that you don't have enough memory free on the internal disk : / We are trying to create a way to provide this error message, but the whole canola actually doesn't start it breaks before : /

so : can you please try freeing some memory on the internal disk and trying again?

Marcel0

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I did have youtube installed, but I uninstalled it when I uninstalled and then reinstalled canola.

I have plenty of free space on both the internal flash and the internal SD card (75 megs and 115 megs free), so that isn't the problem.

I ran the command canola -vv and I got the exact same error message.

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Ok,

So no problem, the error is a old one : you have a corrupted installation.
This can happens if the server (repository) fails(or send a corrupted) to send you a file and it doesnt get installed properly.

What you should try (if didn't try) because it really solved everyone's with the same error problems is : run canola-cleanup, remove all other repositories but the basic ones, reboot, refresh the application list. Make sure your connection is working perfectly by installing some small application (like the camera or other) and after that install Canola.

If the ecore is not there is because of some dependencie problem and your first re-install / clean up must have been stopped by some odd / not expectable different repository.

What we can guarantee is : on a clean device, or device only with the apps from maemo and maemo extras repository we install canola just perfectly (several times tests in multiple versions etc)

Let me know if this helps

Marcelo

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I followed your directions exactly - unfortunately, after doing all of this Canola STILL gives me the exact same same error. Canola was my favorite application for my n800, and if I can't get it running I'm afraid I may just have to reformat the device and start all over again. Any other possible suggestions before I go back to a clean slate?

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Vaders, so you have a real "dependencie" mess on your device, that even the cleanup cannot fix : /

If all the threads (they are old) here cannot help you, then we really don't know... format is always the last resort, but for sure if it was CAnola's fault we would like to fix it.

Did you installed or tested some of this : the " iphone like keyboard ", the EDJE demos ? the EFL demos by barbieri or have any " devel " like repository?

Cheers

Marcelo

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I didn't have any of those applications, but I don't remember the names of all the repositories I had deleted. Fortunately I haven't had the tablet for very long so reformatting won't be too much trouble. I will definitely be more careful about installing applications from now on, and only install the ones I know I will need. Hopefully that will help me avoid this sort of thing in the future. Thanks for the help anyway, I appreciate it.

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Hi Vaders,

Don't worry I'm just throwing possibilities :) but this is a serious issue because the way the application manager is today is not 100% for end users, because it's really easy to mess things up.

Hope you solve your problem, and count on us if you need any other help / guidance etc.

Also : if you have the n810 try before doing that formating the internal memory disk as theres a problem on those devices when they were shipped.

Marcelo

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

hi,i've got the same problem,and read your thread.

i found that if you install both python2.4 and python2.5 rumtime

the linkfile "python" under /usr/bin points to the file "python2.4" in the same dir.

so, when i change the link-file to "python2.5" with command
#cd /usr/bin
#rm python
#ln -s python2.5 python

#canola
done,i can see the canola launching ,yeah

=================
maybe this can help
FYI

Re: Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I had this same problem almost a year after the original. Checking for a mis-linking of python was the key to solving it. It seems to have solved some other niggling, python related problems too. I just wish I had found this two days ago, before I started removing/installing/reinstalling things.

- John

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I just started having this problem too. Is there a downside to ln -s python2.5 python ? Will this break something else?

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

alright i've been fighting with canola for too long... i've been reading all sorts of post on it... and i believed i've followed all the steps... i changed the symlink, i've reinstalled several times, i've not installed any plugins, i've used the cleanup tool... what else could/should i be doing..

oh i get the exact error that op is having..

edit: fixed it! this whole time i forgot to disable the extra-devel repo...:rolleyes:

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

So exactly what was your fix? I have the same problem as the OP.

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

well step by step
1-install canola clean up and run it
2-disable extra devel repository(ies), i did all because i wasn't sure which was the problem
3-reinstall canola... worked for me

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Okay, thanks. So here is my problem:


# canola
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/canola", line 18, in <module>
import ecore
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ecore/__init__.py", line 20, in <module>
ImportError: libeina.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


Anyone have suggestions?

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Please follow the procedure described by 'qkall' (above).
This problems are happening, because someone uploaded a new version of EFL to the extras-devel repo, that is incompatible with canola.

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Thanks, is there a way to revert back to the prior version of EFL?

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Yes.

1- Remove canola;
2- Disable de extras-devel repo;
3- Install canola clean up and run it;
4- Install canola again.

HTH

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Found myself with the same problem, just tried the process above -- no luck!

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

After removing canola and disabling extras devel, I also had to apt-get remove python2.5-pyinotify libevas0-engine-software-x11 libevas0-engines-all libevas0-engine-software-generic libevas0-engine-software-x11-16 libevas0-engine-buffer and then run canola clean up, then apt-get install canola2. What a mess!

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Still didn't work ....

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

i'm assuming your still not disabling the catalog properly... that was my problem... didn't realize it till recently.. canola2 now works perfect for me... tho i'm still trying to debate which i like better... canola or mediabox :/

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Canola is better, Media Box should streamline like Canola - 1 click to play, not this (open) icon and stuff. Plus the playlist making is confusing.

That said I really like MBs layout and such... but eh.

So how do I properly disable the repo? I did it through app manager/tools...

Oh yeah too bad UKMP seems to get stuck scanning media, cause I really like the vertical layout, I'd like Canola to have that.

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

well you do infact seem to be doing it right... hmm perhaps use the clean up tool, reboot with repos disabled and reinstall?

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

All that has been done. I'm gonna have to start over, I've been meaning to clone my OS to the 2 GB card instead of 512 MB card anyway. /le sighhhhhhhh

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Remember to not enable the extras-brickyourdevice-devel repository this time :p

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

You know what got me to have to reinstall Canola at all? I put some MP3s on there but they had no ID3 tags, and instead of showing up as "Unknown Artist" like in any desktop media app, they didn't show at all, and I was confused as hell wondering why I couldn't get Canola to find them.

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Ouch... for three days. All what you wrote here... no luck
I have n800 with OS2008

the only way seems to be format all and new install.. everything from zero

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

is there a difference where that OS2008 is installed?
I have it installed on external memorycard mmc2
theres 2GB space.

i tried everything
rebooted after every step.

removed all repositories and added only maemo or maemo extras or extra devel

what is this??? should it be so hard?
im starting to loose any trust at Canola2

why it must be so connected to everything
why it is not like ... nstall it and it is independent of everything.. completely standalone.. and the same way uninstall... it does not tie some of its packages to some other programs...

why to be a software enginer or elite hacker to get something installed or uninstalled...

i'm so damn sick of this. :( :mad:

woosh.. now after all that said.. it feels a bit better...:confused: lol

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Hi there. I have the exact same problem. I only have the "maemo" and "maemo extra" repositories enabled, tried installing and uninstalling via the cleanup tool many times. I also tried the python symlink and manually uninstalling several apps like st5150 suggested, but nothing worked so far. I would really like to try canola, but am not willing to format my N810. This is what I get, when running canola:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/canola", line 18, in <module>
import ecore
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ecore/__init__.py", line 20, in <module>
ImportError: libeina.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Any idea which package is the reason for this problem, so I might try a different version of that package.

Greetz

Franky

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

I was having this same problem and solved it by creating a symbolic link to the file it was looking for:

# cd /usr/lib
# ln -s libeina-ver-svn-03.so.0.0.2 libeina.so.0

That seemed to solve the issue and it runs properly now.

Re: [Canola] Canola 2 no longer launches... ecore missing?
 

Thank you very much. That solved my problem as well!!!
It took some time, but now I can finally enjoy canola!