After update to 6.14.62-4r6350 (Linux-Mint) fails to start

babr · Post by **babr** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:46 pm

After a recent update, Picoscope fails to startup on Linux Mint (40~20.04.1-Ubuntu)

tjozwiak · Post by **tjozwiak** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:00 pm

The same for Ubuntu 16.04. I understand that you supported Ubuntu 18.04 but it was working really fun under 16.04 till now

babr · Post by **babr** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:39 am

As an alternative I now use the Picoscope 7 Early Access version, it works great under Linux Mint 20.3 Una

den1 · Post by **den1** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:08 am

I have problems with Picoscope6 using Debian Bullseye.
Picoscope 7 Early Access version does not work with 2208BMSO.

I Appreciate any help.

wick1 · Post by **wick1** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:15 pm

Mine after upgrading to 6.14.62-4r6250 also fails to start on one PC but does start with no problems on another. Both PCs are running the same OS versions and are the same models. Both Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and both Acer Aspire E1-570. Re-installing Picoscope does no fix the problem. It makes no difference if my picoscope 2204A unit is plugged in or not. I see no problems with other software on the non starting PC.
Clicking on the Picoscope icon produces only the text "Picoscope 6" in the bar at the top of the screen.
After typing picoscope at the command line, the linux prompt immediately reappears with no messages.
I include the output below produced after typing the command:-
mono /opt/picoscope/lib/PicoScope.GTK.exe
The "Failed to load module" message seems irrelevant here as this also appears on the PC where pico does start with no problems. I imagine the "Exception" messages are a clue but I don't understand how to analyse these.
Following the above commands, no trace file or any other information appears in
/home/.local/share/Pico Technology

Any advice on how to diagnose would be greatly appreciated.
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$ mono /opt/picoscope/lib/PicoScope.GTK.exe
Gtk-Message: 17:56:15.315: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

Unhandled Exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
at Pico.Common.AppResources.GetResourceStream (System.String name, System.Boolean throwIfNull) [0x0000f] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...ctor () [0x0001d] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00000] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..GetDisplayName () [0x00086] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00062] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..Main () [0x00040] in <7095b4e4f6c449579a774296b81c2868>:0
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
at Pico.Common.AppResources.GetResourceStream (System.String name, System.Boolean throwIfNull) [0x0000f] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...ctor () [0x0001d] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00000] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..GetDisplayName () [0x00086] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00062] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..Main () [0x00040] in <7095b4e4f6c449579a774296b81c2868>:0

den1 · Post by **den1** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:37 pm

Hello,
meanwhile Picoscope7 Early Access runs on my Debian Bullseye with an 2208BMSO connected.
But trigger only works with analog channels.
Activating triggers with digital inputs crashes Picoscope7.

Hope for some support.

regards,
Dennis

ian123123 · Post by **ian123123** » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:35 pm

Same exception on OSX 10.11 with 6.14.62, so it seems to not be OS specific.

darko.veberic · Post by **darko.veberic** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:15 am

The same happens on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS:

> mono /opt/picoscope/lib/PicoScope.GTK.exe

Unhandled Exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
at Pico.Common.AppResources.GetResourceStream (System.String name, System.Boolean throwIfNull) [0x0000f] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...ctor () [0x0001d] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00000] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..GetDisplayName () [0x00086] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00062] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..Main () [0x00040] in <7095b4e4f6c449579a774296b81c2868>:0
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Pico.' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
at Pico.Common.AppResources.GetResourceStream (System.String name, System.Boolean throwIfNull) [0x0000f] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...ctor () [0x0001d] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00000] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..GetDisplayName () [0x00086] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
at Pico...cctor () [0x00062] in <691edf6ec022477fbd491cded845a01f>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Pico..Main () [0x00040] in <7095b4e4f6c449579a774296b81c2868>:0

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