Re: [Gramps-users] Need help opening database and with errors

[Gary B. <bur...@ya...>]

Hello Ralph
 
Regarding a blank view - I guess you mean that you don't see anything on the Graph View. Do you see any people in the People View? Have you set a default person in the People View. To do this you need to go Edit -> Set Home Person.
 
You said that you are running on a fresh install of your distribution but re-using your home directory. The recommended approach when moving to a new machine or upgrading your O/S is to export your Gramps database then re-import it into a new empty database in your new installation. In Gramps 3.3 you can use Family Trees -> Make backup to export your database. Opening an existing database with a different distribution version is risky because the database software it provides might not be the same version that was used to create the database.
 
Bye
 
Gary
 
 


>________________________________
>From: Ralph DeWitt <ral...@gm...>
>To: gra...@li... 
>Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 13:02
>Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] Need help opening database and with errors
>
>
>RalphOn Wednesday, February 01, 2012 07:32:44 AM DeWitt wrote:
>> Hello All:
>> 
>> I am having some problems with my gramps data base that I do not know how to
>> fix. When I go to open the data base I get this error (see error message
>> below).
>> After clearing this error The program loads and I have a blank view. I can
>> access the data through reports etc. Just no view. I am using version 3.3.0
>> on Chakra Linux. This is a new install with a reuse of my home directory.
>> 
>> (error message)
>> Failed Loading View
>> 
>> The view Graph View did not load. See Help Menu, Plugin Manager for more
>> info. Use http://bugs.gramps-project.org to submit bugs of official views,
>> contact the view author (gar...@ze...) otherwise.
>> 
>> My second problem is when I run the fix data base tool it complains that 154
>> photos are not in the proper location. I can open the file viewer and see
>> the photos in the proper location/path. I have check permissions and they
>> are all correct. I have added Gary Burton to this email also.
>> 
>> I hope some one can help with these problems.
>Hello All;
>I hate to answer my own email in part. As to the first problem, while doing futher reading I found both pygoocanvas and Graphviz missing from my install. This has been corrected. Gramps now loads with no error messages. However the faimly tree still does not display. The lower left hand conner of the screen states no active repository. The database repair tool is still insisting that 154 photos are still not in the path (they are there). So I still need so experts help to solve these problems.
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>Ralph
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