[opensuse] Gnome 11.0 - mime types messed up (all plain text) -- update-mime-database errors
Guys, Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors: [15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all' Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu' Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu' Unknown media type in type 'fonts/package' Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin' I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors:
[15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
<snip>
Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'
I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks.
Nobody? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/30/2010 09:26 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors:
[15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
<snip>
Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'
I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks.
Nobody?
did mine quit using it -- MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU LINUX -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 08:45 -0400, Hans Krueger wrote:
On 03/30/2010 09:26 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors: [15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all' <snip> Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin' I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks. Nobody?
I've use a GNOME desktop since the Ximian days and never seen this issue. If I run "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime" it completes without error. Did you install any packages, etc... before this broke? [Maybe KDE4 or vlc?] If you update with the "-v" option does it say anything interesting? A quick Bing search finds a couple posts relating this to KDE4 packages. Do you have KDE4 installed? If so try hacking /usr/share/mime/packages/kde.xml and just remove the related stanza from the XML file (or just try renaming the file to somewhere else). -- openSUSE w/GNOME <http://www.opensuse.org/en/> Linux for human beings who need to get work done. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
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A quick Bing search finds a couple posts relating this to KDE4 packages. Bing - what the hell - kowtowing to MS again - what happened to Google.
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On Wednesday 31 March 2010 15:31:40 Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 08:45 -0400, Hans Krueger wrote:
On 03/30/2010 09:26 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors: [15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
<snip>
Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'
I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime
database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks.
Nobody?
I've use a GNOME desktop since the Ximian days and never seen this issue. If I run "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime" it completes without error. Did you install any packages, etc... before this broke? [Maybe KDE4 or vlc?]
If you update with the "-v" option does it say anything interesting?
A quick Bing search finds a couple posts relating this to KDE4 packages. Do you have KDE4 installed? If so try hacking /usr/share/mime/packages/kde.xml and just remove the related stanza from the XML file (or just try renaming the file to somewhere else).
I checked with vuntz (the upstream maintainer of shared-mime-info) and these mime types are indeed invalid wrt. spec, but update-mime-database notices this, outputs the warning and continues, so they should not be responsible for your messed up file type identification. I'll push upstream KDE to put its mimetypes in order, anyway. Will -- Will Stephenson, KDE Developer, openSUSE Boosters Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/31/2010 09:07 AM, Will Stephenson wrote:
I checked with vuntz (the upstream maintainer of shared-mime-info) and these mime types are indeed invalid wrt. spec, but update-mime-database notices this, outputs the warning and continues, so they should not be responsible for your messed up file type identification.
I'll push upstream KDE to put its mimetypes in order, anyway.
Will
Thanks for the insight Will, I don't know if it completes successfully or not. Using the verbose option, it looks like it completes, but I don't think it completes successfully because something is totally FUBAR with the gnome mime database. Everything (I mean.. e v e r y t h i n g ) except folders are shown as "plain text document". Have a look at the following two nautilus screenshots: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/bugs/gnome/all-plain-text-document.jpg http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/bugs/gnome/all-plain-text-document1.jpg Needless to say, trying to launch or preview anything from a filemanager in gnome fails miserably. Right now, everything tries to open as a "Karbon 14" file.... Could you also pass this along to the upstream guys. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/31/2010 09:07 AM, Will Stephenson wrote:
I'll push upstream KDE to put its mimetypes in order, anyway.
Will, Just FYI, I went ahead an opened a bug report. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=592834 Hopefully the gnome devs will help us solve the problem. That might help the upstream kde guys decide on the best solution as well. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/31/2010 09:07 AM, Will Stephenson wrote:
On Wednesday 31 March 2010 15:31:40 Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 08:45 -0400, Hans Krueger wrote:
On 03/30/2010 09:26 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors: [15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
<snip>
Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin'
I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime
database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks.
Nobody?
I've use a GNOME desktop since the Ximian days and never seen this issue. If I run "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime" it completes without error. Did you install any packages, etc... before this broke? [Maybe KDE4 or vlc?]
If you update with the "-v" option does it say anything interesting?
A quick Bing search finds a couple posts relating this to KDE4 packages. Do you have KDE4 installed? If so try hacking /usr/share/mime/packages/kde.xml and just remove the related stanza from the XML file (or just try renaming the file to somewhere else).
I checked with vuntz (the upstream maintainer of shared-mime-info) and these mime types are indeed invalid wrt. spec, but update-mime-database notices this, outputs the warning and continues, so they should not be responsible for your messed up file type identification.
I'll push upstream KDE to put its mimetypes in order, anyway.
Will
-- Will Stephenson, KDE Developer, openSUSE Boosters Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex
Will, FYI, the KDE4:Factory share-mime-info package breaks the 11.0 gnome mime database. The problem isn't corrected with update-mime-database /usr/share/mime, but update-mime-database /opt/gnome/share/mime does. I have no idea what the interplay is between the kde4 share-mime-info and the mime db in /opt/gnome/share/mime, but something definitely gets broken. I finally found the solution in the forums: http://forums.opensuse.org/get-help-here/applications/415380-lost-all-gnome-... Maybe the kde4 mime wizards can take a look? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 03/31/2010 08:31 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 08:45 -0400, Hans Krueger wrote:
On 03/30/2010 09:26 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 03/29/2010 03:23 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Something has screwed up the mime database in gnome so that now gnome things all documents are "plain text document" mime types. I have tried 'update-mime-database /usr/share/mime' and it returned the following errors: [15:17 alchemy:/usr/share/mime] # update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Unknown media type in type 'all/all' <snip> Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin' I suspect that the above type don't exist and that is causing the whole mime database update to fail leaving everything set to 'plain text document'. What do I do to fix this? Thanks. Nobody?
I've use a GNOME desktop since the Ximian days and never seen this issue. If I run "update-mime-database /usr/share/mime" it completes without error. Did you install any packages, etc... before this broke? [Maybe KDE4 or vlc?]
If you update with the "-v" option does it say anything interesting?
A quick Bing search finds a couple posts relating this to KDE4 packages. Do you have KDE4 installed? If so try hacking /usr/share/mime/packages/kde.xml and just remove the related stanza from the XML file (or just try renaming the file to somewhere else).
Yes, I have kde4 factory installed. I don't recall when it broke (it's been a month of two). I haven't installed any specific packages that I can relate to breaking the mime database, but I do do regular kde4 updates.... Here is the interesting verbose output: [14:50 alchemy:/home/david/dt/gnome/themes/new] # update-mime-database -V /usr/share/mime Updating MIME database in /usr/share/mime... Unknown media type in type 'all/all' Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst' Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu' Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu' Unknown media type in type 'fonts/package' Unknown media type in type 'interface/x-winamp-skin' Wrote 1030 strings at 2c - 5a30 Wrote aliases at 5a30 - 5f7c Wrote parents at 5f7c - 74d4 Wrote literal globs at 74d4 - 75a4 Wrote suffix globs at 75a4 - 11128 Wrote full globs at 11128 - 11180 Wrote magic at 11180 - 1b7a0 Wrote namespace list at 1b7a0 - 1b804 Wrote icons list at 1b804 - 1b808 Wrote generic icons list at 1b808 - 1c2ac Wrote types list at 1c2ac - 1cfc4 -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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