[wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP

[Christian]

Hi,

I just tried out the recent modifications to wpkg-gp and the new client.
When I try "System update", it correctly installs all the updates.
However, when I click "Check for updates", it says "No updates
available" after running for a while. A correct wpkg log file is also
generated. I will send the output of

WpkgPipeClient.exe Query

via separate email, as I suppose that it is an issue with the ouput
parsing. Thanks for your work,

Christian

On 16.09.2016 12:53, Nils Thiele wrote:
> 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,
>>
>>
>>
>> That Error ussually only appears if the WPKG-GP service is not running
>> in the background,
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> First check if the service is installed and running (services.msc), the
>> display name of the service is "WPKG Control Service"
>>
>> 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
>>
>> "%PROGRAMFILES%\Wpkg-Gp\logs\", it it starts you could then try to run
>> the pipeclient again.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this may help you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Nils
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 13.09.2016 um 18:40 schrieb Falko Trojahn:
>>
>>> Hello Nils,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> thanx for your quick answer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> BUT....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Implemeting the query function (for updates, installs, downgrades and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> removes) into wpkg-gp was way easier than i thought.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fixed a bug in wpkg-gp as well that i stumbled upon a few times
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> allready in the past that always bugged me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I allready have a running version of the client to parse this new
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> information but not sure yet how to display it since the windows
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> notifications bubbles are quite limited. (formatting text) would have
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> loved to color them depending on the task but this is not possible
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> creating my own notifications in wxpython create all kinds of other
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> problems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, expect a test release with the updated wpkg-gp and client
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> later this week!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That's really great news!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> While you are working on the gp client ... today I've stumbled upon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> several clients which don't start the pipe client, neither
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> from local nor from remote via winexe.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The message is:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Error when generating pipe handle: Das System kann die angegebene Datei
>>>
>>> nicht finden.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We start it like this, on most client this works:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/winexe --interactive=0 -A /etc/backuppc/winpw //PCNAME '\''cmd
>>>
>>> /c "c:\Program Files\Wpkg-GP\WpkgPipeClient.exe" Execute'\'' <&-
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Same message when starting locally from administrator cmd box, e.g.:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "c:\Program Files\Wpkg-GP\WpkgPipeClient.exe" Execute
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any idea, what's causing this and how we could go around that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanx and greetings
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Falko
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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