comix stopped working
 

hey there

i have a n810 with the latest os. comix used to be working but stopped some days ago. i didn't do anything, it just doesn't start anymore. when i click on the comix icon, i doesn't load - nothing happens. i've already deinstalled - restarted - installed it. but it didn't resolve the problem.

anybody an idea about how to fix that?

Re: comix stopped working
 

The last time I had this problem, it was because I had tried to start it up as root and the files in .comix became unwritable by the normal user.

So, I'd suggest you try the following:

1. open a terminal and try to start it from the command line (the command is "comix")

2. see what error messages show up

3.If you're comfortable doing it, try to fix the problem using chown or chmod.

4. If you're not, just post the errors here and I'll try to make sense of them :-)

Let me know.

Re: comix stopped working
 

hey, thank you for you help!

unfortunately, i am not very familiar with x terminal. how do i start the program in x terminal?

Re: comix stopped working
 

Type in

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strange. nothing happens...
when i open x terminal, the last line looks like this:
~ $
then i type comix --> a new line ~ $ appears, but nothing else happens.

Re: comix stopped working
 

Were there any errors when you re-installed comix?
You may have to try re-installing again, then (before quitting out of application manager) go to the application manager menu, Tools, Log...
And let us know if you see anything in there.

Re: comix stopped working
 

it still doesn't work.
here is the log (or at least part of it, the rest ist in the attachment):

Uninstalling comix 3.6.4.osso3.1
(Reading database ... 19118 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing comix ...
Removing libjpeg-progs ...

Installing comix 3.6.4.osso3.1
Selecting previously deselected package libjpeg-progs.
(Reading database ... 19019 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libjpeg-progs (from .../libjpeg-progs_6b-14.osso1_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package comix.
Unpacking comix (from .../comix_3.6.4.osso3.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up libjpeg-progs (6b-14.osso1) ...
Setting up comix (3.6.4.osso3.1) ...

any clues?

Re: comix stopped working
 

And still no errors when you run comix through terminal?

It may be worthwhile deleting your comix user-preferences.
In xterm type
And you should expect something like
If everything looks normal the following command will delete the .comix dir.
Any errors, let me know.
It should just execute and present you with the $

Then see if you can run comix again, which will recreate the preferences and hopefully you'll get some output.

Re: comix stopped working
 

if i type: "ls -ald .comix"
i get the following error "ls: .comix: no such file or directory"

and there is still no error if i try to start comix

Re: comix stopped working
 

Have you got any root packages installed yet? (e.g. easyroot, becomeroot, rootsh*)
* rootsh is the recommended one

They should be listed under application manager. Let me know which one you install, then we can check if there's any problems with your dependencies.

This is like playing chess by email :D

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hehe, i hope it's not checkmate yet ;)

i do have becomeroot installed.

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Try

for me please.

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that command runs smothely, no problems. but still, comix doesn't work. same errors as before.

there might be something wrong with the application manager. i uninstalled bomberman, but the icon is still there (but the game itself is gone).:(

is there a way to fix the program manager?

anyways, THANK YOU very much for your patience & help!

Re: comix stopped working
 

sounds like maybe the indexing is messed up.

you can try an "apt-get clean" (as root) from the xterm prompt... that would (among other cleanup activities) rebuild and re-index the cache.

Re: comix stopped working
 

There's some info here for removing the bomberman icon.

As for comix, if you want to carry on trying, my next suggestion is to:
and keep an eye out for any errors.

Woo, the cavalry. Thanks briand :)

Re: comix stopped working
 

thank you two!

well, "apt-get clean" didn't do anything.

furthermore, unistalling went fine, updating also. some new things were installed. everything without error. i could also install comix without a problem.
but still not working :confused:

Re: comix stopped working
 

Hmm...
Nothing wrong with the repo - I've just managed to download and install it successfully.
Then when I run comix in xterm I get:
and comix runs fine.
You get absolutely no output? :confused:

Re: comix stopped working
 

i don't get any output at all. strange. i think i will have to install everything new. damn, why haven't i got a backup! :(

still, thank you very much for your effort!:cool:

Re: comix stopped working
 

Hmm.

Perhaps there's an executable (shell script??) called 'comix' in your $PATH before the binary in /usr/bin...

Try this:

as root, type: which comix

...and see what it returns. It should say /usr/bin/comix

next, try running 'comix' from the prompt by typing out the full filespec, ie: /usr/bin/comix

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it says "/usr/bin/comix"

but wehn i type this later and press enter, nothing happens. :confused:

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python problem?
Try:

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sorry for my delay!

it looks more promising now - at least i get an error!
~ $ sudo gainroot
Root shell enabled
BusyBox v1.6.1 (2008-05-22 10:32:35 EEST) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
/home/user # python /usr/bin/comix
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/comix", line 91, in <module>
class Comix:
File "/usr/bin/comix", line 259, in Comix
pil_font = ImageFont.load_default()
File " -l/ImageFont.py", line 364, in load_default
File " -l/ImageFont.py", line 103, in _load_pilfont_data
File " -l/ImageFile.py", line 180, in load
File " -l/Image.py", line 375, in _getdecoder
IOError: decoder zip not available

Re: comix stopped working
 

Yep, that has given me something to work with :)

It's complaining that it can't load the images from the zip file, and from looking it up on the web, it may be because the python-imaging library hasn't been compiled with zip support.

Download and install this and see if that helps.

You can just save it wherever and open with application manager. Should hopefully do the trick.

P.S. You shouldn't need to sudo gainroot in order to run python /usr/bin/comix from terminal.

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hm, i can't install it. it says its not compatible. :confused:

Re: comix stopped working
 

We can do it the terminal way then.
I'll need to repackage it at some point to make it work easier with application manager.

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sorry for the stupid question: i have saved the file to the n810 main directory. so where is it now? i mean, what have i got to type?

Re: comix stopped working
 

If you mean the place that shows up as your tablet's name when you're looking in filemanager that's under MyDocs.

So in fact, you could just do:
It is case sensitive, but you can make it a bit easier on yourself by hitting tab.
E.g. type the capital M in MyDocs and then press tab, and py, then press tab and it will likely autocomplete.

Re: comix stopped working
 

:D:D:D:D:D

you are amazing! comix is working again! wow, i am really stunned. THANK YOU so much!

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:D

You're welcome.

Re: comix stopped working
 

extra bananas for codeMonkey tonight.


...and he can stay up late to watch whatever the equivalent of leno/letterman is on that side of the pond.

:D

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I had the same problem and followed codeMonkey's advice and Comix is now working well. Thanks for everybody's contribution. I'm surprise on the official maemo.org garage site there's no info on this issue. Really makes me scratch my head.

Re: comix stopped working
 

Give cbrPager a try too, it's much quicker loading files, and being actively maintained - I don't use comix any more since cbrPager came along.

Re: comix stopped working
 

I too have to thank Codemonkey. He/she helped me get comix up and running again. cbr is good to but comix has more options for displaying pics and manga.

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Yeah, cbrPager is still currently in need of some love with it's interface too - it originally won me over because it's so much speedier at loading to begin with.

Update for n900:
After you've done any please remember to do an - you don't want the comix installer file taking up valuable root filesystem space.

Re: comix stopped working
 

Hi CodeMonkey,

I want to know if comix is running well under maemo5 .

Thanks for your answers.

Bye :confused:

Re: comix stopped working
 

I'm afraid I haven't tried really tried it on this platform - I used to use it on diablo.

It looks like ny900 thinks it's fine, and it does seem to be under quite active development.
It looks like it was experiencing some problems in the previous version in testing, and so far no-one has given any new feedback on the new version. Link to package page.
The best way to find out is to install it from the testing repositories, and report any problems you find to the maintainer. Link to the current version in testing as of 22/01/10

Re: comix stopped working
 

I just finished installing the latest version. I'll let you guys know if anything new pops up.

Re: comix stopped working
 

In case anyone was wondering the new version of comix works ok. As of the last maemo update there are a few issues with the picture going from landscape to portrait or vice versa when u dont want it to. but it is still the best app on the 900 for comix and manga.

Re: comix stopped working
 

before a flashed my nn900 i had comix running, i was using it to read the walking dead.
anyway it was perfect, clear as mud. it did have a issue with auto rotate but i diabled that feature. i couldnt really tell if it was a comix issue OR the comic layout, once disabled it was perfect.

but as many already know the screen is just to0 small for comics, in some situations i had to use the zoom feature becuase of the layout of the comic itself when it did a double page spread.