I might have a clue what is happening there... Can you run "zeitgeist-daemon --replace" in a terminal then do a search in unity-place-files and tell me what the terminal says :)
2011/6/16 Lionel Trésaugues <777...@bugs.launchpad.net> > I also experience the same problem in Natty. > My installation used to work perfectly fine, but yesterday, this bug > suddenly appeared. > I am running Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to unity- > place-files. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777866 > > Title: > search doesn't find any files even though unity-place-files is running > > Status in Unity: > New > Status in Unity 2D: > New > Status in Unity Files Place: > New > Status in “unity-place-files” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: unity-place-files > > Having got past bug 662619 I have unity-place-files and zeitgeist- > daemon installed and running. In gnome-activity-journal, I can see my > recently changed files, and when I click the "files & folders" button, > I can see some downloads, recent files, and favourite folders. > > However, when I type into the search bar in the files lens, the > spinner turns briefly but the list of files does not change. If I > type a full filename or a substring it doesn't open or narrow down to > that file. Also, in the global search lens, whatever that's called, I > can't search for files at all. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: unity-place-files 0.5.46-0ubuntu5 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Thu May 5 15:57:03 2011 > EcryptfsInUse: Yes > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101007) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_AU:en > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/zsh > SourcePackage: unity-place-files > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-03 (31 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/777866/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777866 Title: search doesn't find any files even though unity-place-files is running To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/777866/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
