[wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP

[Nils Thiele]

Hello,

I have just uploaded a new test release for the latest version of the 
client:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases/tag/v0.9.6.9

This version supports the new query function i integrated in my latest 
wpkg-gp update for update checking.

THIS is a prerelease and a console window is activated to show python 
exceptions, also the info texts and messages are not finalized yet.

Please check the updated project WIKI for the updated configuration 
information:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage#configuration


Best Regards,
Nils


Am 14.09.2016 um 11:34 schrieb Nils Thiele:
> Hello Falko,
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> That Error ussually only appears if the WPKG-GP service is not running
> in the background,
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> the client (or wpkgpipeclient) tries to write to the pipe (that the
> service should have created while its running) and it fails.
>
> What version of wpkg-gp are we talking about, official or mine 
> modification?
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> First check if the service is installed and running (services.msc), the
> display name of the service is "WPKG Control Service"
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> If it is installed but not started try to start it manually (right click
> -> Start) and check the wpkg-gp log to see what is reported in
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> "%PROGRAMFILES%\Wpkg-Gp\logs\", it it starts you could then try to run
> the pipeclient again.
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> If this is the problem (Service not starting) than its hard to determine
> what is causing the service from starting (if nothing appears in the
> log). I would first try to remove wpkg-gp completely (check also
> registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wpkg-Gp ), reboot the system and then try to
> install it again.
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> I had some problems with service not starting in the past that were
> caused by some official boot boost software by the hardware vendor of
> the machine (Lenovo and Rapid Boot in this case), the problem affected
> the vpn service not starting after every reboot, wpkg-gp was not
> installed on those system but i could imagine that it could have been
> affected by this as well
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> Hope this may help you.
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>
> Greetings,
>
> Nils
>
>
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> Am 13.09.2016 um 18:40 schrieb Falko Trojahn:
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>> Hello Nils,
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>> thanx for your quick answer.
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>>> BUT....
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>>> Implemeting the query function (for updates, installs, downgrades and
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>>> removes) into wpkg-gp was way easier than i thought.
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>>> Fixed a bug in wpkg-gp as well that i stumbled upon a few times
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>>> allready in the past that always bugged me.
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>>> I allready have a running version of the client to parse this new
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>>> information but not sure yet how to display it since the windows
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>>> notifications bubbles are quite limited. (formatting text) would have
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>>> loved to color them depending on the task but this is not possible
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>>> and
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>>> creating my own notifications in wxpython create all kinds of other
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>>> problems.
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>>> Anyway, expect a test release with the updated wpkg-gp and client
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>>> later this week!
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>> That's really great news!
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>> While you are working on the gp client ... today I've stumbled upon
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>> several clients which don't start the pipe client, neither
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>> from local nor from remote via winexe.
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>> The message is:
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>> Error when generating pipe handle: Das System kann die angegebene Datei
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>> nicht finden.
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>> We start it like this, on most client this works:
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>> /usr/bin/winexe --interactive=0 -A /etc/backuppc/winpw //PCNAME '\''cmd
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>> /c "c:\Program Files\Wpkg-GP\WpkgPipeClient.exe" Execute'\'' <&-
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>> Same message when starting locally from administrator cmd box, e.g.:
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>> "c:\Program Files\Wpkg-GP\WpkgPipeClient.exe" Execute
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>> Any idea, what's causing this and how we could go around that?
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>> Thanx and greetings
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>> Falko
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