evolution contact sync via ubuntu one

[dopo]

I recently upgraded to karmic and now there's this new option in evolution to sync contacts with couchdb/ubuntu one. has anyone tried this feature and could tell me how it works, if at all? currently i'm unable to create a contact in this adressbook, probably because ubuntu one is not ready yet?

any further info would be appreciated...

[Kobalt]

With this and the yet to come Tomboy syncing... Ubuntu One keeps getting more and more interesting :)

[joshuahoover]

I recently upgraded to karmic and now there's this new option in evolution to sync contacts with couchdb/ubuntu one. has anyone tried this feature and could tell me how it works, if at all? currently i'm unable to create a contact in this adressbook, probably because ubuntu one is not ready yet?

any further info would be appreciated...

We're currently working on getting the server component working to make the desktop<->cloud syncing work properly. Once this is done, we'll have instructions on how to set this up.

Thank you,

Joshua

[jatinps]

is this working yet? I just got onto karmic beta and wanted this function.

[dopo]

the ubuntu one web ui recently got updated. you can now see a link to your contacts which leads to 404...

edit: look what i found: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials

Tomboy syncing works for me, the rest doesn't so far. Still, this is going to be pretty useful...

[Gourgi]

Tomboy syncing works for me, the rest doesn't so far.
same applies here too.

nice finding dopo :popcorn:

[joshuahoover]

is this working yet? I just got onto karmic beta and wanted this function.

A quick update for everyone. We've added a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu One address book in Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts We're still working furiously (as I type this!) to get the syncing with the cloud in place. Along with that, we're finishing up on the initial contacts web UI. Once those features are done, we'll be sure to make an announcement (here and on Twitter/Identi.ca, mailing list, etc.) and have more tutorials that cover the enhanced functionality.

Thanks for everyone's interest in and support of Ubuntu One!

Joshua

[khtaam]

This will be great!
Will there be functionality to sync with gmail contacts? and what would make it perfect would be syncml to sync to cellphones.

[biggsjm]

This will be great!
Will there be functionality to sync with gmail contacts? and what would make it perfect would be syncml to sync to cellphones.
Google has "google sync" which are walkthroughs for Mac, PC, Phones (i.e. iPhone, Blackberry) on setting up cloud syncing for gmail, contacts, and calendar.

As far as I know this doesn't yet exist for linux. Not sure why, given how much google uses linux, specifically ubuntu.

What I would like to see is Ubuntu One bring together the following:

Cloud Storage - check
Notes Syncing - check
Bookmarks Syncing - firefox and opera do this, chrome's is coming
Contact Syncing - google does this with Mac and PC systems
User Login Settings - when you login, you specify a launchpad account and bring a roaming profile

It seems like Google is working on this and is where they are eventually heading, although for Mac and PC first. Perhaps Ubuntu One can fill that gap for linux users.

[biggsjm]

A quick update for everyone. We've added a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu One address book in Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts We're still working furiously (as I type this!) to get the syncing with the cloud in place. Along with that, we're finishing up on the initial contacts web UI. Once those features are done, we'll be sure to make an announcement (here and on Twitter/Identi.ca, mailing list, etc.) and have more tutorials that cover the enhanced functionality.

Thanks for everyone's interest in and support of Ubuntu One!

Joshua
What's the Twitter username to follow for this info?

[castrojo]

http://twitter.com/ubuntuone

[khtaam]

Google has "google sync" which are walkthroughs for Mac, PC, Phones (i.e. iPhone, Blackberry) on setting up cloud syncing for gmail, contacts, and calendar.

As far as I know this doesn't yet exist for linux. Not sure why, given how much google uses linux, specifically ubuntu.

What I would like to see is Ubuntu One bring together the following:

Cloud Storage - check
Notes Syncing - check
Bookmarks Syncing - firefox and opera do this, chrome's is coming
Contact Syncing - google does this with Mac and PC systems
User Login Settings - when you login, you specify a launchpad account and bring a roaming profile

It seems like Google is working on this and is where they are eventually heading, although for Mac and PC first. Perhaps Ubuntu One can fill that gap for linux users.

Google has SyncML for contacts only, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=22181, not just Active Sync, but it doesn't work on my phone. I saw after I posted that this was listed under https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne#Vapourware

I guess Conduit could be used to synchronise the Ubuntu One contacts with Google contacts in Evolution

[desperado666]

I get only a 404 page not found when trieing to access my evolution contacts via ubuntu one website.

Can someone acknowledge ?

[joshuahoover]

I get only a 404 page not found when trieing to access my evolution contacts via ubuntu one website.

Can someone acknowledge ?

My apologies for the error. We intend on having the contacts web UI out this week. Syncing contacts on your computer with the Ubuntu One service should come soon as well.

[Dragonbite]

This is GREAT news! I look forward to taking advantage of it.

Updates like this also make me look more into spending for the 50GB account and re-vamping my current storage structure. Maybe even give me added incentive to buy a netbook, even with a small SSD hard drive, and storing a lot in UbuntuOne.

[desperado666]

My apologies for the error. We intend on having the contacts web UI out this week. Syncing contacts on your computer with the Ubuntu One service should come soon as well.

great news :)

[biggsjm]

Thanks.

[biggsjm]

Google has SyncML for contacts only, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=22181, not just Active Sync, but it doesn't work on my phone. I saw after I posted that this was listed under https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne#Vapourware

I guess Conduit could be used to synchronise the Ubuntu One contacts with Google contacts in Evolution


I'll check out the link. Conduit is an idea, or a separately developed app that monitors Ubuntu One and Google and pushes changes in either direction. Spanning Sync for mac does this. There are some issues to resolve, though, like the mapping of attributes and how Google handles data, i.e. Address is un-fielded, not sure how evolution or Ubuntu One is handling this.

The dream of course is to have all of this essential data in the cloud and bring it with you on every machine, every phone. Dare I say, Ubuntu One apps for phones, and other OSes?

[desperado666]

OK contacts page is on and ready but... i cannot sync my evolution contacts to ubuntu one. i followed the corresponding tutorial but how to sync the contacts ? There are not in the cloud. Missed i something ?

[Merovius]

Still showing 404 for me..

[desperado666]

see here

Still my contacts are not accessible via ubuntu one

[Dragonbite]

see here

Still my contacts are not accessible via ubuntu one

Do hidden files show up in UbuntuOne like other files?

[desperado666]

i dont unterstand your question sorry

[joshuahoover]

OK contacts page is on and ready but... i cannot sync my evolution contacts to ubuntu one. i followed the corresponding tutorial but how to sync the contacts ? There are not in the cloud. Missed i something ?

We have the last pieces coming together this week. We're excited to release this to everyone and will be sure to send out announcements here, the mailing list, and our Twitter and Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone on both).

Thank you,

Joshua

[desperado666]

Nice to hear :) Dont forget the firefox syncing function ;)

Are there plans to sync mobile phone contacts, notes and calendar with ubuntu one ?

[hartl_vienna]

Ubuntu <-> Ubuntu One <-> Mobile Phones (Android, Palm, IPhone, Blackberry)

I think this could be the USP of Ubuntu. And if this come true I will never use Windows or OSX again. :)

[jatinps]

is it working yet? My contacts are still not syncng up :)

[manoriax]

Mine are, but it's not refreshing some details like birth date and city/country.

[jatinps]

nopes still no go for me - should evolution be running all the time for this to work, or will evolution-couchdb do this in the backend with the ubuntuone client.
Also I noticed when i copied contacts to couchdb address book, the middle names disappeared.
Any plans of having a photo field in address book? It used to be there in MS Outlook and in my case is already synced up with exchange, but the same photos are not visible in evolution (missing photo field I guess)

[joshuahoover]

Nice to hear :) Dont forget the firefox syncing function ;)

Are there plans to sync mobile phone contacts, notes and calendar with ubuntu one ?

Hi, We do have plans to support mobile sync in the not too distant future. We will start with contacts and then go from there. Right now, we're putting the finishing touches on the service as we prepare for the big launch of 9.10 this week!

[joshuahoover]

nopes still no go for me - should evolution be running all the time for this to work, or will evolution-couchdb do this in the backend with the ubuntuone client.
Also I noticed when i copied contacts to couchdb address book, the middle names disappeared.
Any plans of having a photo field in address book? It used to be there in MS Outlook and in my case is already synced up with exchange, but the same photos are not visible in evolution (missing photo field I guess)

Evolution shouldn't have to be running all the time, syncing is done behind the scenes. We're not quite ready to announce contacts sync as ready to go just yet.

[manoriax]

Evolution shouldn't have to be running all the time, syncing is done behind the scenes. We're not quite ready to announce contacts sync as ready to go just yet.

Will it be possible to sync every single information you can add to a contact in Evolution with Ubuntu One?

[dopo]

Will it be possible to sync every single information you can add to a contact in Evolution with Ubuntu One?

i don't think so. edit a contact in the ubuntu one adress book. you see some greyed out fields, those will probably not be synced with ubuntu one. since you cannot enter any information anyways.

[derrick81787]

I can't add any contacts to my Ubuntu One address book in Evolution. When I follow the tutorial to copy the contacts from my personal address book to Ubuntu One, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just not ready yet? Anyone else having the same problem?

[kevin2849]

Same, still no love, but I am sure it is being worked on. Once it is working it will be a cool feature for ubuntu users.


I can't add any contacts to my Ubuntu One address book in Evolution. When I follow the tutorial to copy the contacts from my personal address book to Ubuntu One, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just not ready yet? Anyone else having the same problem?

[joshuahoover]

Same, still no love, but I am sure it is being worked on. Once it is working it will be a cool feature for ubuntu users.

I'll be sure to have someone post a sticky post on this forum with details when this is ready for everyone to try out. :-)

You can also subscribe to our Twitter or Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone), where I'll be sure to announce this.

[desperado666]

I'll be sure to have someone post a sticky post on this forum with details when this is ready for everyone to try out. :-)

You can also subscribe to our Twitter or Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone), where I'll be sure to announce this.

When do you plan to make it possible ?

[hartl_vienna]

I like Ubuntu because of such guys like joshuahoover. I really appreciate your work. Thanks to all developers! :D

[Merovius]

#1 :)

[Nobby]

Is the contacts syncing function up and running yet? I've followed the tutorial for setting up in evolution but no contacts show on my Ubuntu One account yet. I did delete the ubuntu one address book from evolution a week ago, then re-added it, so maybe I broke something :(

[manoriax]

Any error message when you start Evolution from a terminal and try to connect to U1?

[Nobby]

This is output when opening evolution:

evolution
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution %s
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: Number of email accounts: 3
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: EI: SHELL STARTUP

I also did a force-shutdown of evolution then ran evolution-data-server-2.28 from terminal, then opened evolution normally. Output from terminal is attached.

[joshuahoover]

This is output when opening evolution:

evolution
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution %s
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: Number of email accounts: 3
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: EI: SHELL STARTUP

I also did a force-shutdown of evolution then ran evolution-data-server-2.28 from terminal, then opened evolution normally. Output from terminal is attached.

Hi Nobby,

Thank you for posting the debug info. Your best bet at this point is to file a bug and attach the debug info you've provided here. The place to file this bug is: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+filebug

We can then track progress on this bug and follow up with you there.

Thank you,

Joshua

[engineer]

When I copy my contacts to the CouchDB addressbook, I loose all birthday and cathegories information. I have evolution 2.28.1 (Karmic).

Is this a bug or a missing feature?

[manoriax]

I'd say a missing feature. Hopefully the developers will make it possible to enter a few more information per contact.

[suyog]

Its still now working for me with all latest updates in 9.10.

I can got to internet->ubuntu one then click cloud in panel->connect but nothing happens.

No data is synced to my web account of ubuntu one.

let me know if this ubuntu one is functional or not?

[Gourgi]

When I copy my contacts to the CouchDB addressbook, I loose all birthday and cathegories information. I have evolution 2.28.1 (Karmic).

Is this a bug or a missing feature?

birthday syncing works with the PPA version of U1
ppa:ubuntuone/beta

categories not yet :)

[david_]

birthday syncing works with the PPA version of U1

Are these birthdays visible in Evolution birthday calendar?

[manoriax]

Are these birthdays visible in Evolution birthday calendar?

They are.

[valiusmaximus]

I just imported my Outlook contacts into EVOLUTION. They went in to the CouchDB contacts by default. I was wondering why? So I saw the ubuntu one line under it and googled for it (at this point i didn't know anything about ubuntu one nor CouchDB). I read about it and find it useful, so OI created an account in ubuntu one, and access my account browse over the tabs and my recently imported contacts were there in the contacts tab. Can anyone explain the whole process? how did my contacts end up there? I'm not complaining, I just wanna know, because I found it very interesting and useful.

[suyog]

@valiusmaximus, This is new service by Ubuntu called Ubuntu One.
Basically it provides you 2GB of space for free in cloud(servers hosted by canonical). You can store you files, contacts, notes etc.

All these items get synced to your ubuntu one account in cloud so that you can access it from any computer anywhere. Also you can restore them to new computer just by downloading ubuntu one client on new machine which runs ubuntu.

If you need more space than 2GB you can always buy it.

Ubuntu one account uses same login/pwd as your launchpad account if you have any.

I hope this explaination has helped you little bit.

[jdos2]

I can see my contacts on my Ubuntu One page, as well as browse them with my web browser (xdg-open file:///home/USERNAME/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html), but Evolution simply fails to authenticate to the local couchDB instance.

Tried to rebuild the .ini file, but to no avail.

[jdos2]

I can see my contacts on my Ubuntu One page, as well as browse them with my web browser (xdg-open file:///home/USERNAME/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html), but Evolution simply fails to authenticate to the local couchDB instance.

Tried to rebuild the .ini file, but to no avail.

Hate posting to myself, but in addition to the above, I can't connect even by the xdg-open method after reboot, as the local Couch server is listening on a different port and the couchdb.html is NOT regenerated between reboots.

[stuartlangridge]

Hate posting to myself, but in addition to the above, I can't connect even by the xdg-open method after reboot, as the local Couch server is listening on a different port and the couchdb.html is NOT regenerated between reboots.

There's an outstanding bug about that (we're working on getting the fix released). http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktopcouch/Documentation/Troubleshooting has some instructions on how to resolve the problem in the interim.

[suyog]

@stuartlangridge , when fix is expected? I thought Ubuntu One was main features of 9.10 and to have it so much bug ridden is surprise

Overall I am not at all happy with 9.10.

[AmpersUK]

A quick update for everyone. We've added a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu One address book in Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts

I have read this link carefully, twice, as is my normal practice.

Then I carefully progressed my way through it.

But no synchronisation, and well over half an hour has gone by.

I can send files up easily by uploading them, but when I put them in the Ubuntu One folder on my PC, they don't seem to synchronise.

Tomboy Notes are synchronising both ways very well indeed.

From this, we can assume that I have my Ubuntu One account working well with 9.10.

At present, this is not too much of an issue with me as I back up my contacts carefully and they are also synchronised with Google GMail. And if I want to keep a file it is not too much trouble to go into Ubuntu One in the cloud and upload it.

But it would be nice for this all to work smoothly in the background before 10.04 is released :-)

Ampers

[thebear78]

I don't believe Tomboy uses desktopcouch. I think it talks directly with the Ubuntu One cloud (which stores the notes data in CouchDB on the servers).

Evolution Contacts stores contacts data on your local computer's desktopcouch... then that desktopcouch syncs with the Ubuntu One CouchDBs.

I recommend joining IRC (#ubuntuone on freenode) on Tuesday and having a chat with the developers. They should be able to get your contacts sync up and running in no time.

[AmpersUK]

I know the difference of the ways, I just added the bit to show I did have log on contact with Ubuntu One.

Not sure what I have done, but I now get the white icon in my system tray to show I am connected with Ubuntu One, so things seem to be working.

Ampers.

[heng]

Is anybody else finding the evolution real time address lookup significantly slower using UbuntuOne than using the regular old EDS contacts? (I mean when you start typing a name in the To: box).

[AmpersUK]

Would this not depend on your connection? By the time I finish a short email, the name is always there. But I do admit it is naturally not as fast as using "personal" on your own computer.

I would love to see, in Evolution, one button to click which would then make the address list on "Ubuntu One" a mirror image of the on-board personal folder.

At present I have to stay with it and decide to skip, merge, many times during a copy over. This can be useful sometimes, but it seems a backward step not to be able to make a mirror image.

Ampers.

[bastubis]

I'm having endless problems with this. I use Scheduleworld - to begin with, I installed the deb from repo on Karmic but wasn't able to sync due to 'status code 500) with this log:

addressbook: contact entry without REV: 0003bc138424a98c682b44fd6954b904

This is due to a bug with the deb: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/479110[/url

So I moved my contacts to local and reset local as the default addressbook - sync still didn't work properly but with a whole lot of new errors. Scheduleworld advised me the package is broken and to use the binary instead.

So I installed the binary and got the REV error again. Checked and looks like Evolution has decided to copy my contacts back to CouchDB and reset the default.

Any idea how to make UbuntuOne stop messing with Evolution?

[joshuahoover]

I'm having endless problems with this. I use Scheduleworld - to begin with, I installed the deb from repo on Karmic but wasn't able to sync due to 'status code 500) with this log:

addressbook: contact entry without REV: 0003bc138424a98c682b44fd6954b904

This is due to a bug with the deb: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/479110[/url

So I moved my contacts to local and reset local as the default addressbook - sync still didn't work properly but with a whole lot of new errors. Scheduleworld advised me the package is broken and to use the binary instead.

So I installed the binary and got the REV error again. Checked and looks like Evolution has decided to copy my contacts back to CouchDB and reset the default.

Any idea how to make UbuntuOne stop messing with Evolution?

Sorry to hear you're experiencing some problems with Ubuntu One contacts. It sounds like you may want to disable Ubuntu One contacts in Evolution. You can do this from a terminal session: sudo apt-get remove evolution-couchdb

Thank you,

Joshua

[dimeotane]

I can't add any contacts to my Ubuntu One address book in Evolution. When I follow the tutorial to copy the contacts from my personal address book to Ubuntu One, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just not ready yet? Anyone else having the same problem?

I also followed the tutorial and it didn't automatically upload after 10 minutes. So I chatted with someone (rye) on #ubuntuone IRC.

My contacts are now uploaded to Ubuntuone using Karmic. Rye on #ubuntuone walked me through steps to restart some settings so it would work.

I'll post the steps I used here for reference. (However, the same steps didn't work on lucid though.)


In terminal I ran:

killall beam.smp

rm ~/.config/desktop-couch/desktop-couchdb.ini

dbus-send --session --dest=org.desktopcouch.CouchDB --print-reply --type=method_call / org.desktopcouch.CouchDB.getPort


These steps are posted here, under killing and restarting desktopcouch.
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktopcouch/Documentation/Troubleshooting

[suyog]

hey hows your experience with Lucid Lynx? I tried Alpha 3 and had terrible time, it was unstable and most important thing " It was not able to connect to internet using my Huawei EC 1260 Data modem"
Same issue was with 9.10 which was eally bad experience.
i am not using 9.04 which doesnt have any ushc hassles.

[jdos2]

I don't like posting to threads a few months later, but this one seemed apropos.

So. I've since installed and removed several other versions of Linux on all the machines I've been working on - the current ones I'm using are usually Fedora and Debian- but only because they each have their advantages when it comes to bugs (Debian doesn't install Pulseaudio, Fedora doesn't break their graphics drivers midstream), but I find myself back on Ubuntu for a Netbook (regular installation).

I've started up Evolution, and... Well, okay, so it's still not syncing. And yesterday I couldn't get to my contacts online either (bug reported and now working- was a server side problem). The upside is that Tomboy Notes are working correctly.

So. I see the one bogus contact I made to test synchronization. Is there any way I can force evolution to sync? That's all I'd like to do, really. Recreated the local database, &c. Computer is authorized (a couple times, actually, with the same names but different (<key-like>) entries)

UPDATE 14 March 2010:
Actually, I can see in the logs where my computer is NOT authorized for the particular view, meaning that my couchdb doesn't have the correct key/authentication to talk with Ubuntu One. Since I've cleared out that database, I can only assume that I'm missing something somewhere that would allow me to re-request authorization to talk with Ubuntu One.

So I can synch files, as well as Tomboy notes. I just can't sync with Evolution.

J

[hartl_vienna]

Have exactly the same problem and I can't find a solution for that.

[bclintbe]

When I checked the properties for Ubuntu one, the boxes for selecting Evolution syncing are greyed out so I can't even try to enable syncing. Any ideas how to get this working in Lucid?

[shaviro]

I've read this thread and several others, as well as the tutorials etc linked here, and I have done all the steps recommended (stopping and restarting CouchDB, etc) -- and nothing helps. The result is the same. No sync occurs. Nothing gets uploaded to my Ubuntu One Contacts page.
The problem is just with contacts; notes works perfectly, synced between two computers that both run Karmic and have all the latest upgrades.

I checked the CouchDB log file, and all I get are endless iterations of the following:

2010-03-31 10:10:23,650 DEBUG started replicating
2010-03-31 10:10:23,684 DEBUG replication of discovered hosts finished
2010-03-31 10:10:23,710 DEBUG static pairings are []
2010-03-31 10:10:23,710 DEBUG finished replicating

I'd appreciate any help on getting this working...

[joshuahoover]

For those having problems with contacts sync, can you check your ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log for the following:

'{"error":"unknown_error","reason":"function_clause"}\n' is returned to the clients that try to access the server.

If so, you are affected by this bug which we are in the process of fixing: https://launchpad.net/bugs/542993

Thank you,

Joshua

[shaviro]

For those having problems with contacts sync, can you check your ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log for the following:

'{"error":"unknown_error","reason":"function_clause"}\n' is returned to the clients that try to access the server.

If so, you are affected by this bug which we are in the process of fixing: https://launchpad.net/bugs/542993

Thank you,

Joshua
I didn't find that line anywhere in my log file; there is nothing there but repetitions (with different times, of course) of the lines I quoted above.

[joshuahoover]

I didn't find that line anywhere in my log file; there is nothing there but repetitions (with different times, of course) of the lines I quoted above.

OK, we rolled out a fix last night. For those experience problems with syncing contacts, please do the following:


Open Applications->Accessories->Passwords and Encryption Keys
Right-click on both desktopcouch tokens and select "Delete"
Logout and login to Ubuntu (or just restart)
Open Applications->Internet->Evolution Mail
Click on the "Contacts" tab and then the "Ubuntu One" address book
You'll likely be prompted to give keyring access to desktopcouc, click "Allow Always"
Wait about 10 minutes for syncing to occur

If this does not solve the problem, please file a bug here: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+filebug Be sure to attach your ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log to the bug report.

Thank you,

Joshua

[shaviro]

I tried your suggestion, Joshua, and at first *still* nothing happened. But then, on the verge of filing a bug, I found a situation similar to mine, with the same sort of log file:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+bug/474884
It turns out that the solution is simple: run the CouchDB Pairing Tool and choose Ubuntu One to pair with. So I did this -- after installing the CouchDB Pairing Tool through Synaptic. And now everything seems to work -- my contacts have propogated to the server. (I still have to set up my other computer to sync with them).

I think that installing (if necessary) and running the CouchDB Pairing Tool is an important step, and one that should be listed in the initial setup instructions. I didn't know about it until I checked the bug report.

[z37a]

In my case it does not work, but in my case Lucid (i386 and AMD64), in Karmic works great.

[joshuahoover]

In my case it does not work, but in my case Lucid (i386 and AMD64), in Karmic works great.

I was testing contacts syncing on Lucid today and confirmed with one of our developers that there is a bug he hopes to have a fix in for yet today (which means it will likely be released Tuesday or Wednesday this week.) Can you let me know what the last few lines of your ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log file has in it?

Thank you,

Joshua

[z37a]

I was testing contacts syncing on Lucid today and confirmed with one of our developers that there is a bug he hopes to have a fix in for yet today (which means it will likely be released Tuesday or Wednesday this week.) Can you let me know what the last few lines of your ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log file has in it?

Thank you,

Joshua

If you can tell me what the bug in launchpad so I attach the file since the forum I have no way of attaching and is very large.

These are the last 20 lines:

2010-04-04 21:31:06,310 DEBUG static pairings are [('bf6a7f84-f2a3-4343-8d42-519c18166891', 'ubuntuone', True, True)]
2010-04-04 21:31:06,311 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'
2010-04-05 07:10:35,962 WARNING Starting up personal couchdb.
2010-04-05 07:10:35,972 INFO Desktop CouchDB is not running; starting it.
2010-04-05 07:10:39,196 DEBUG found 1 self_identity records
2010-04-05 07:10:39,255 INFO starting advertising _couchdb_location._tcp on port 51885
2010-04-05 07:10:39,312 DEBUG starting main loop
2010-04-05 07:10:39,318 DEBUG started replicating
2010-04-05 07:10:39,424 DEBUG replication of discovered hosts finished
2010-04-05 07:10:39,449 DEBUG static pairings are [('bf6a7f84-f2a3-4343-8d42-519c18166891', 'ubuntuone', True, True)]
2010-04-05 07:10:39,449 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'
2010-04-05 19:58:43,157 WARNING Starting up personal couchdb.
2010-04-05 19:58:43,164 INFO Desktop CouchDB is not running; starting it.
2010-04-05 19:58:45,041 DEBUG found 1 self_identity records
2010-04-05 19:58:45,070 INFO starting advertising _couchdb_location._tcp on port 58015
2010-04-05 19:58:45,109 DEBUG starting main loop
2010-04-05 19:58:45,111 DEBUG started replicating
2010-04-05 19:58:45,204 DEBUG replication of discovered hosts finished
2010-04-05 19:58:45,268 DEBUG static pairings are [('bf6a7f84-f2a3-4343-8d42-519c18166891', 'ubuntuone', True, True)]
2010-04-05 19:58:45,268 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'

[joshuahoover]

If you can tell me what the bug in launchpad so I attach the file since the forum I have no way of attaching and is very large.

These are the last 20 lines:


2010-04-05 19:58:45,268 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'


OK, based on where that log file is left hanging, I think your problem will be fixed with the latest fix. I'm testing the fix right now and it's looking good so far. A little more testing and review and we'll be able to release this fix. The bug is a bit complex and we're tracking the progress here: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/desktopcouch/+bug/530605

Thank you,

Joshua

[chicken159]

Just a quick note to say thanks for the updates - I have the same issue so look forward to the fix!

[z37a]

OK, based on where that log file is left hanging, I think your problem will be fixed with the latest fix. I'm testing the fix right now and it's looking good so far. A little more testing and review and we'll be able to release this fix. The bug is a bit complex and we're tracking the progress here: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/desktopcouch/+bug/530605

Thank you,

Joshua

Thanks, but after trying other things again and see other sides now my problem is a bug already reported, I am waiting for some solution to it.

Bug: https: / / bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu / + source / evolution-data-server / + bug/534451

[z37a]

I wanted to let you know that with the latest updates has worked well in Lucid Lynx

[joshuahoover]

I wanted to let you know that with the latest updates has worked well in Lucid Lynx

Great! Thank you for following up on this and letting everyone know that the latest update fixed the issue for you. It's very helpful for everyone! :)

Thank you,

Joshua

[marcadams]

Sorry - I'm not sure if this is still an issue for some people, but after freshly installing both Lucid Remix and Desktop - I've been trying to get my Evolution Contacts to synch.

File, notes work fine - I just cannot get the contacts to synch up.
I have contacts entered by the web interface, and have a number of different contacts in Evolution. I just don't see any synchronization of contact information in either direction.

I would be very helpful for any help, as this is getting very frustrating ;-(

Many thanks for any help
Marc

Last line of my desktop-couch-replication.log is :

2010-05-01 21:42:50,226 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'

[MaxTux]

Sorry - I'm not sure if this is still an issue for some people, but after freshly installing both Lucid Remix and Desktop - I've been trying to get my Evolution Contacts to synch.

File, notes work fine - I just cannot get the contacts to synch up.
I have contacts entered by the web interface, and have a number of different contacts in Evolution. I just don't see any synchronization of contact information in either direction.

I would be very helpful for any help, as this is getting very frustrating ;-(

Many thanks for any help
Marc

Last line of my desktop-couch-replication.log is :

2010-05-01 21:42:50,226 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'

same problem for me! i cannot get the contacts to synch up! :(

[spych102]

I'm suffering from the problem :(. My phone's contacts are on the Ubuntu One site but my Netbook doesn't seem to update.

Before I post anything to launchpad I want ta know how is it safe from a privacy standpoint to post our logs to launchpad?

[joshuahoover]

Sorry - I'm not sure if this is still an issue for some people, but after freshly installing both Lucid Remix and Desktop - I've been trying to get my Evolution Contacts to synch.

File, notes work fine - I just cannot get the contacts to synch up.
I have contacts entered by the web interface, and have a number of different contacts in Evolution. I just don't see any synchronization of contact information in either direction.

I would be very helpful for any help, as this is getting very frustrating ;-(

Many thanks for any help
Marc

Last line of my desktop-couch-replication.log is :

2010-05-01 21:42:50,226 DEBUG Looking up prefix for service 'ubuntuone'

Our service has been experiencing large spikes in new users and overall use with the release of Lucid and is making certain key parts of the system to not function properly. We're working on fixing these problems, but in the mean time we've turned off contacts and notes sync. We'll keep you updated in two ways on our progress:

1) http://identi.ca/ubuntuone
2) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status

My apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Joshua

[joshuahoover]

I'm suffering from the problem :(. My phone's contacts are on the Ubuntu One site but my Netbook doesn't seem to update.

Before I post anything to launchpad I want ta know how is it safe from a privacy standpoint to post our logs to launchpad?

If you're concerned about the privacy of your information, you can mark a bug as private. This will make it viewable to you and the Ubuntu One team. You do this in Launchpad by clicking on the icon in the upper right next to the text "This report is public" and then setting the report to private.

Thank you,

Joshua

[Dragonbite]

Our service has been experiencing large spikes in new users and overall use with the release of Lucid and is making certain key parts of the system to not function properly.

How much of that are new installations trying to sync with the UbuntuOne files people have put up in previous installations? I know it took my desktop a while to sync with UbuntuOne when I first set it up.

[joshuahoover]

How much of that are new installations trying to sync with the UbuntuOne files people have put up in previous installations? I know it took my desktop a while to sync with UbuntuOne when I first set it up.

It's mainly a spike in use overall. New users signing up and using the service. Existing users doing clean installs and downloading all their files. More people making use of contacts sync through our mobile sync service. It's a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless and one that we are in the process of fixing. File syncing is getting much better (faster) but we're still working on contacts and notes sync.

Thank you,

Joshua

[mbrett]

AARGH!

I followed your directions on the bug workaround from the last page. Now my Evolution can't find the CouchDB folder. Please let me know how to get my keyring back to the way it was before I did the workaround.

Michael

And how many characters do I need to write in this dang box...

[duanedesign]

If data isn't syncing to other CouchDBs properly, so (for example) your Evolution contacts are stored in desktopcouch but are not appearing in the Ubuntu One web interface, check the replication log. This is a logfile listing the output from replication, and is at ~/.cache/desktop-couch/log/desktop-couch-replication.log. This log may give you some clues as to what's going wrong.

Killing and restarting desktopcouch
To re-start desktopcouch from scratch, do the following, in a terminal window:

1. killall beam.smp - this will kill any existing desktopcouch processes. (Note: do not do this with sudo!) If this says beam.smp: no process found, then do killall beam instead.
2.This will remove the desktopcouch configuration file, which will then be re-generated. (This will not lose any data stored in desktopcouch, do not worry.)
rm ~/.config/desktop-couch/desktop-couchdb.ini -
3. This should restart desktopcouch. You can ignore messages printed by this command
dbus-send --session --dest=org.desktopcouch.CouchDB --print-reply --type=method_call / org.desktopcouch.CouchDB.getPort
4.Open the bookmark file, which should then correctly take you to your desktopcouch web interface. Replace YOURUSERNAME with your USERNAME. For this step opening Evolution and looking at your contacts might make more sense for some users. xdg-open file:///home/YOURUSERNAME/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html

Can't open CouchDB addressbook from Evolution contacts
This usually means that desktopcouch is not running, but if restarting desktopcouch(above) did not help it might be due to other causes. To troubleshoot it, please run, on a terminal:

evolution --force-shutdow
then run
/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-2.28

Then, start Evolution again and try to open again the CouchDB addressbook. If it fails, have a look at the output on the terminal, it should have some hints as to why it failed. If you do not understand the output copy all contents from the Terminal and file a bug here (https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+filebug).

[mbrett]

Thanks man! Worked like a charm. Not only did that fix the lost folder problem, but it my UbuntuOne contacts showed up for the first time.

Hurrah!

Now to find another Ubuntu app to totally befuddle me.

Mike

[Dan_77]

Hello,

I think I have a problem with my contacts. I can see them in Ubuntu One but not in Evolution.
This is what I did:

1-Created my address book in Ubuntu 9.10 and uploaded it to Ubuntu One without any problem
2-Made a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04 on the same machine

Now after adding my PC again, my contacts are still present on Ubuntu One but they are not present in Evolution CouchDB after syncronization.
If I try to create a new contact in CouchDB, it doesn't show up in Ubuntu One.
Any suggestion? Thanks.

Dan

[shamot]

It looks to me that sync works only in one way, from evolution to cloud. I have the same issue as Dan_77. I want to sync my contacts from cloud to evolution but I am unable to do that. Any idea?

[Dan_77]

Hello shamot,

I've found this page, look at "Contacts" status... :(

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status

[KC8DNQ]

Hi Dan_77,

I have the exact same problem than you.

At this time with the clean install of 10.04 the U1-interface tells me that syncronization is ready, but Evolution doesn't show up the contacts stored in U1. Hope this issue gets fixed soon, since my old PC broke down and an export from my former Evolution contact db is no longer an option.

[gexi]

i guess it's this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntuone-servers/+bug/585530

in my opinion, it is okay if something doesn't work. the software is very new and has to be developed yet. but actually i'm pretty frustrated that i wasn't informed right away.

i was installing lucid, connected to my u1-account and thought everything was ok. it wasn't before i needed them when i figured that my contacts were never synced. and it took me some time to find that bug-report, before that i thought it was my fault and searched for some options to activate contact-syncing.

wouldn't it be possible to just show me a warning message when i log in at the u1-webfrontend, or at least when i hook up a new machine to u1?

not that i'm not thankful for the free services (tomboy-syncing is the best thing that ever happened to me and my work!) provided by canonical, i'm actually thinking about buying the 50gb upgrade. but i'm really not satisfied with the way i was informed. my point is, that, from the information i got, i was expecting contacts-sync to work. and of course that expectation made me handle things in a certain way.

[Automat2]

Will we be ever able to sync our Evolution contacts to UbuntuOne?

I could bet $1000 that if I tried again tomorrow it won't work.

Sorry I lost my faith in UbuntuOne but I've been trying almost daily for the last month, and always, the Service Status (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Status) for "Contacts" is a bright red cross.

Unlike the "Music Store", always on a light green tick.

Has this anything to do with the Music Store being a pay-for service? :-k

[B Crowther]

I am increasingly convinced Ubuntu one is a complete waste of my time.
I can get files to sync, and Tomboy notes, although that is clunky.
Contacts and Bookmarks? Forget it. I have a netbook running Maverick, fully updated, all relevant software installed, nothing happens. Desktop runs Lucid, with the relevant software from proposed repo installed, nobody home either.
Seems the simplest and quickest way to sync is to come home with the netbook, plug it into my wired network and edit the contacts and bookmarks in a coupla file browser windows: creates much less stomach acid than waiting for Ubuntu One to become a workable option

[Dragonbite]

I am increasingly convinced Ubuntu one is a complete waste of my time.
I can get files to sync, and Tomboy notes, although that is clunky.
Contacts and Bookmarks? Forget it. I have a netbook running Maverick, fully updated, all relevant software installed, nothing happens. Desktop runs Lucid, with the relevant software from proposed repo installed, nobody home either.
Seems the simplest and quickest way to sync is to come home with the netbook, plug it into my wired network and edit the contacts and bookmarks in a coupla file browser windows: creates much less stomach acid than waiting for Ubuntu One to become a workable option

Was that a clean install, to make sure there isn't some setting getting "caught"?

If it doesn't work (with a sample set) via a LiveCD/LiveUSB then it's something other than your system.

I agree, though, if it doesn't work then its a pain.

[B Crowther]

Was that a clean install, to make sure there isn't some setting getting "caught"?

If it doesn't work (with a sample set) via a LiveCD/LiveUSB then it's something other than your system.

I agree, though, if it doesn't work then its a pain.

Good point, because I do carry over my /home partition from version to version.

With both machines I did do a complete uninstall, and removed manually anything in /home to do with Ubuntu One, CouchDB and so on, before reinstalling, but my file systems may be banjaxxed fatally: I don't have the skills to tell.

As I have reused my stick since installing Maverick I may have to make another bootable image and try as you suggest. Then again I may not. Could just put it on the too hard list.

A short while later............
It gets even better, this morning I can't connect my desktop to U1 at all, despite the status being all green ticks at the moment. This just isn't a set of tools I would recommend anyone to use, and I certainly wouldn't want to get my card out of my wallet and pay for it!

[B Crowther]

Completely FUBARed the files in Couch and my address books on the Lucid machine, so I took the easy way out, clean install of Maverick on it too.

Copied personal address book contacts to U1 book, ten minutes later they appeared on the web interface, and have since synced down to my netbook.

Very classy, and I will shut up now and enjoy Ubuntu One.

[Automat2]

Well, after I had upgraded to Maverick over 10 days ago, I have tried to sync my Evolution contacts with U1, and it worked!

It never did when I had Lucid, though. And their service status still says "Lucid users will have to wait a bit longer".

[sujith_s80]

Hi,

I am using ubuntu 10.10 and When I tried to sync up the contacts from Evolution mail client to ubuntu one, it is not working for me.If somebody success in this area can u please help me.

Thanks in advance

Sujith S

[Automat2]

Hi,

I am using ubuntu 10.10 and When I tried to sync up the contacts from Evolution mail client to ubuntu one, it is not working for me.If somebody success in this area can u please help me.

Thanks in advance

Sujith S
First, you have to copy all your contacts on from the "Personal" folder on Evolution to "Ubuntu One". To do so, open the "Contacts" tab on Evolution, click on "Actions" on the top bar, and select either "Copy all contacts to" or "Move all contacts to" and then select "Ubuntu One".

Once completed, open Ubuntu One by clicking on your user name on the top panel, and click "Ubuntu One" on the menu.

If you are logged on "Ubuntu One", after a few seconds your name and details will appear on your screen, if not, click on "Manage your account", and log on from there.

On "Ubuntu One Preferences", select the tab "Devices", and then, restart. The synchronization should start then. Wait for a few minutes, until the message "Synchronization completed" appears. Check that the contacts are on U1 via web, which they should be.

[bupahs]

Why is it that the LTS release (10.04.1) is still waiting for what the intermediate release 10.10 already has? This irritates me to no end, being its the long term release shouldn't it have the functionality first? I can understand 10.10 users being the 'testing field' but come on.. not having all the functionality in my LTS release is the reason I have not used Ubuntu One as my cloud of choice, I would happily invest in more storage space if the service was up and running and gladly jump into the music store and the Android app.. since its not I suppose DropBox gets my money instead. :icon_frown:

[garuda10]

On this note, I've just upgraded to ubuntu 10.10 yesterday... And now, I see my evolution contacts list is empty while my ubuntuone has all the contacts that I synced with my iPhone... Done anyone know how can I get them into evolution?? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

[lifeform23]

Has anyone actually been able to get UbuntuOne contact sync to work?
I have to say I've found it to be massively disapointing

[ploum]

I've a similar issue here. My contacts are stored in U1 (can see them with web ui).

I've installed a brand fresh 10.10, entered my U1 account : my files were immediatly downloaded but I'm still waiting for my contacts and I've no idea on what I*can do.

Cannot even add the contacts manually, that would cause a lot of issues…

[AmpersUK]

I have not used Ubuntu One as my cloud of choice, I would happily invest in more storage space if the service was up and running and gladly jump into the music store and the Android app.. since its not I suppose DropBox gets my money instead. :icon_frown:

Have to admit, I have gone for Dropbox, and I like the way one can share folders - it can share files as well, but the way it shares folders is really neat.

U1 will get there in the end, just a matter of time.

Ampers.

[Dragonbite]

I had put some contacts into my U1 account via the web and they showed up in my Evolution (10.10) automatically after I sync'd.

Unfortunately when I added more, they don't seem to be updating my Evolution, just the same group downloaded before are there.

[B Crowther]

I had this problem recently, and recalled that deleting all the Ubuntu One and Desktop Couch passwords from System>Preferences>Passwords and Encryption Keys had done the trick once before.
My Ubuntu One address book disappeared after I did this.
I then went to Ubuntu One Preferences, disconnected and then hit "connect", logged in to U1, and about twenty minutes and a couple of reboots later, my freshly synced U1 Address Book reappeared in Evolution.