Hey, here is how I got Akonadi up and running on Win7 64 bit:
> Steps to get Akonadi up and running on Windows 7 > > Step 1 MySQL: > Because the installer doesn't install the MySQL package and I can't figure > out where to put the my.cnf after manual installation of this package: > > * Download the MySQL MSI installer from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ > * Start the installer and follow its instructions. > * Start the MySQL Configuration Wizard: Select standard configuration and > install MySQL as service. Choose a password. Note: If you're running into > problems here: Make sure there is no running mysql service and your > firewall isn't blocking port 3306 for localhost. If the configuration of > the security settings fails: Restart the wizard and leave the current > password field empty. > > * Start the MySQL Commandline Client and log in with your password. > * Set up a new database, e.g. CREATE DATABASE akonadi CHARACTER SET utf8; > > Step 2: Setting up files and XDG_DATA_DIRS: > > * Create a new enviroment variable (somewhere in the deep of the Windows > system control center) called XDG_DATA_DIRS with following content: C: \Program Files (x86)\KDE;C:\Program Files (x86)\KDE\share > * Go to share\akonadi\agents of your KDE installation and add .exe to the Exec value in each .desktop file, e.g. Exec=akonadi_maildispatcher_agent.exe > > Step 3: Setting up Akonadi: > > * Start the Akonadi Tray Utility and open the configuration dialog, switch > to the Akonadi configuration tab. > * Unselect "Use internal MySQL server" > * Configure the external MySQL server with database name 'akonadi', host > 'localhost', username 'root' and his password. > * Hit the apply button and last but not least: Fire up Akonadi! Regards, Tobias Am Sonntag, 4. April 2010 02:43:09 schrieb George Ruinelli: > Dear all > > I am looking forward to replace Outlook through Kmail at my working place, > as I think kmail is much more efficient. > > I installed KDE 4.4.0 stable with the latest gui installer. > Kmail seems to start fine, how ever I did not get Akonadi to work, as it > did not find the MYSQL server. > After downloading it manually and extracting it into the right folder, this > seems now to be ok, but it misses a default configuration. > Despite of that, Akonadi is not able to register on the D-BUS. > Do I have to start D-BUS daemon manually? > > See below my error log. > It is a WIn XP PC with most recent updates. > > George > > --------------8<---------------------------------------- > Akonadi Server Self-Test Report > =============================== > > Test 1: SUCCESS > -------- > > Database driver found. > Details: The QtSQL driver 'QMYSQL' is required by your current Akonadi > server configuration and was found on your system. > > File content of 'C:/Documents and > Settings/*******/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc': > [%General] > Driver=QMYSQLg > SizeThreshold=4096 > ExternalPayload=false > > [QMYSQL] > Name=akonadi > User= > Password= > Options="UNIX_SOCKET=C:/Documents and > Settings/****/.local/share/akonadi/db_misc/mysql.socket" > ServerPath=C:/kde//bin/mysqld.exe > StartServer=true > Host= > > [Debug] > Tracer=null > > [QPSQL] > Name=akonadi > Host= > User= > Password= > Port=5432 > > > Test 2: SUCCESS > -------- > > MySQL server found. > Details: You currently have configured Akonadi to use the MySQL server > 'C:/kde//bin/mysqld.exe'. > Make sure you have the MySQL server installed, set the correct path and > ensure you have the necessary read and execution rights on the server > executable. The server executable is typically called 'mysqld', its > locations varies depending on the distribution. > > Test 3: SUCCESS > -------- > > MySQL server is executable. > Details: MySQL server found: C:\kde\\bin\mysqld.exe Ver 5.1.36-community > for Win32 on ia32 (MySQL Community Server (GPL)) > > > Test 4: SUCCESS > -------- > > No current MySQL error log found. > Details: The MySQL server did not report any errors during this startup > into 'C:/Documents and > Settings/********/.local/share/akonadi/db_data\mysql.err'. > > Test 5: ERROR > -------- > > MySQL server default configuration not found. > Details: The default configuration for the MySQL server was not found or > was not readable. Check your Akonadi installation is complete and you have > all required access rights. > > Test 6: SKIP > -------- > > MySQL server custom configuration not available. > Details: The custom configuration for the MySQL server was not found but is > optional. > > Test 7: ERROR > -------- > > MySQL server configuration not found or not readable. > Details: The MySQL server configuration was not found or is not readable. > > Test 8: SUCCESS > -------- > > akonadictl found and usable > Details: The program 'C:/KDE/bin/akonadictl.exe' to control the Akonadi > server was found and could be executed successfully. > Result: > Akonadi 1.2.0 (revision 1004479) > > > 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: ERROR > -------- > > Nepomuk search service not registered at D-Bus. > Details: The Nepomuk search service is not registered at D-Bus which > typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during > startup. > > Test 12: 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 13: 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: ''. > The XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable is set to '', make sure this > includes all paths where Akonadi agents are installed to. > > Directory list is empty. > > Environment variable XDG_DATA_DIRS is set to '' > > Test 14: SUCCESS > -------- > > No current Akonadi server error log found. > Details: The Akonadi server did not report any errors during its current > startup. > > Test 15: SUCCESS > -------- > > No previous Akonadi server error log found. > Details: The Akonadi server did not report any errors during its previous > startup. > > Test 16: SUCCESS > -------- > > No current Akonadi control error log found. > Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its > current startup. > > Test 17: SUCCESS > -------- > > No previous Akonadi control error log found. > Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its > previous startup. > > _______________________________________________ > Kde-windows mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-windows _______________________________________________ Kde-windows mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-windows
