Akonadi won't start correctly

Everytime I start Kmail, Akonadi tries to start a server and it fails (I removed the first 5 tests that were correct because otherwise this post would be to long).

This is the report it gives:

Akonadi Server Self-Test Report
===============================


Test 6:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server custom configuration found.
Details: The custom configuration for the MySQL server was found and is readable at <a href='/home/ikkefc3/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf'>/home/ikkefc3/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf</a>

File content of '/home/ikkefc3/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <kris@mysql.com>
#
[mysqld]
skip_grant_tables
skip_networking

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb
# case-insensitive table names, avoids trouble on windows
lower_case_table_names=1
character_set_server=latin1
collation_server=latin1_general_ci
table_cache=200
thread_cache_size=3
log_bin=mysql-bin
expire_logs_days=3
#sync_bin_log=0
# error log file name, relative to datadir
log_error=mysql.err
log_warnings=2
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
#log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir
log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
# maximum blob size
max_allowed_packet=32M
max_connections=256
# makes sense when having the same query multiple times
# makes no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
query_cache_type=0
query_cache_size=0

innodb_file_per_table=1
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
# messure database size and adjust
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
# size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2



Test 7:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server configuration is usable.
Details: The MySQL server configuration was found at <a href='/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf'>/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf</a> and is readable.

File content of '/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <kris@mysql.com>
#
[mysqld]
skip_grant_tables
skip_networking

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb
# case-insensitive table names, avoids trouble on windows
lower_case_table_names=1
character_set_server=latin1
collation_server=latin1_general_ci
table_cache=200
thread_cache_size=3
log_bin=mysql-bin
expire_logs_days=3
#sync_bin_log=0
# error log file name, relative to datadir
log_error=mysql.err
log_warnings=2
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
#log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir
log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
# maximum blob size
max_allowed_packet=32M
max_connections=256
# makes sense when having the same query multiple times
# makes no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
query_cache_type=0
query_cache_size=0

innodb_file_per_table=1
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
# messure database size and adjust
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
# size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <kris@mysql.com>
#
[mysqld]
skip_grant_tables
skip_networking

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb
# case-insensitive table names, avoids trouble on windows
lower_case_table_names=1
character_set_server=latin1
collation_server=latin1_general_ci
table_cache=200
thread_cache_size=3
log_bin=mysql-bin
expire_logs_days=3
#sync_bin_log=0
# error log file name, relative to datadir
log_error=mysql.err
log_warnings=2
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
#log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir
log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
# maximum blob size
max_allowed_packet=32M
max_connections=256
# makes sense when having the same query multiple times
# makes no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
query_cache_type=0
query_cache_size=0

innodb_file_per_table=1
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
# messure database size and adjust
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
# size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2



Test 8:  SUCCESS
--------

akonadictl found and usable
Details: The program '/usr/bin/akonadictl' to control the Akonadi server was found and could be executed successfully.
Result:
Akonadi 1.2.61


Test 9:  ERROR
--------

Akonadi control process not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi control process is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 10:  ERROR
--------

Akonadi server process not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi server process is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 11:  SUCCESS
--------

Nepomuk search service registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Nepomuk search service is registered at D-Bus which typically indicates it is operational.

Test 12:  ERROR
--------

Nepomuk search service uses inappropriate backend.
Details: The Nepomuk search service uses the 'virtuosobackend' backend, which is not recommended for use with Akonadi.

Test 13:  SKIP
--------

Protocol version check not possible.
Details: Without a connection to the server it is not possible to check if the protocol version meets the requirements.

Test 14:  ERROR
--------

No resource agents found.
Details: No resource agents have been found, Akonadi is not usable without at least one. This usually means that no resource agents are installed or that there is a setup problem. The following paths have been searched: '/usr/share/akonadi/agents'. The XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable is set to '/usr/share', make sure this includes all paths where Akonadi agents are installed to.

Directory listing of '/usr/share/akonadi/agents':
nepomukemailfeeder.desktop

Environment variable XDG_DATA_DIRS is set to '/usr/share'

Test 15:  ERROR
--------

Current Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server did report error during startup into <a href='/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error'>/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error</a>.

File content of '/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error':
"
0: akonadiserver(_Z11akBacktracev+0x39) [0x40b869]
1: akonadiserver [0x40bdb2]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x7f1d441af560]
3: /lib64/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f1d441af4e5]
4: /lib64/libc.so.6(abort+0x180) [0x7f1d441b09b0]
5: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x74) [0x7f1d4535f404]
6: akonadiserver(_ZN15FileDebugStream9writeDataEPKcx+0xa8) [0x40cda8]
7: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0x78) [0x7f1d453eddb8]
8: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 [0x7f1d453ff0a9]
9: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x3b) [0x7f1d454001fb]
10: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN6QDebugD1Ev+0x4e) [0x7f1d457bbb5e]
11: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServer20startDatabaseProcessEv+0x178a) [0x7f1d457c323a]
12: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServerC1EP7QObject+0x69) [0x7f1d457c57f9]
13: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServer8instanceEv+0x4a) [0x7f1d457c6aea]
14: akonadiserver(main+0x3a4) [0x406424]
15: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7f1d4419ba7d]
16: akonadiserver [0x405f89]
]
" 


Test 16:  ERROR
--------

Previous Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server did report error during its previous startup into <a href='/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old'>/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old</a>.

File content of '/home/ikkefc3/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old':
"
0: akonadiserver(_Z11akBacktracev+0x39) [0x40b869]
1: akonadiserver [0x40bdb2]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x7fbd797b0560]
3: /lib64/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7fbd797b04e5]
4: /lib64/libc.so.6(abort+0x180) [0x7fbd797b19b0]
5: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x74) [0x7fbd7a960404]
6: akonadiserver(_ZN15FileDebugStream9writeDataEPKcx+0xa8) [0x40cda8]
7: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0x78) [0x7fbd7a9eedb8]
8: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4 [0x7fbd7aa000a9]
9: /usr/lib64/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x3b) [0x7fbd7aa011fb]
10: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN6QDebugD1Ev+0x4e) [0x7fbd7adbcb5e]
11: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServer20startDatabaseProcessEv+0x178a) [0x7fbd7adc423a]
12: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServerC1EP7QObject+0x69) [0x7fbd7adc67f9]
13: /usr/lib64/libakonadiprivate.so.1(_ZN7Akonadi13AkonadiServer8instanceEv+0x4a) [0x7fbd7adc7aea]
14: akonadiserver(main+0x3a4) [0x406424]
15: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7fbd7979ca7d]
16: akonadiserver [0x405f89]
]
" 


Test 17:  SUCCESS
--------

No current Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its current startup.

Test 18:  SUCCESS
--------

No previous Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its previous startup.


What can I do to let it start correctly, or is there a way to disable Akonadi? It’s very annoying that every time I start Kmail, Akonadi attempts to start.

I seem to be having the exact same issue,

The problem is that KDE wants to start a one-time resource migrator over to Akonadi resources. Akonadi appears to be completely broken in the KDE 4.4 RC1 packages. But I couldn’t find a way to disable Akonadi server from starting. They key was stopping that resource migrator script.

kwriteconfig –file kres-migratorrc –group Migration –key Enabled –type bool false

That is what finally did it for me.

I found the answer here:
Nepomuk doesn’t seem to be working • KDE Community Forums

i.e. you need to create directory home/.kde4/share/apps/nepomuk/repository/main/data/redland/

Not sure if your problem is exactly the same as mine but it can’t hurt to put that directory in if it doesn’t exist.

Cheers
Steve

Doesnt work for me… still server and control process are not registrated with DBUs…
I searched everwyhere but I couldnt find how to fix this.

Kde 4.4.4