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English => aMule Help => Topic started by: Mesh on August 31, 2008, 10:31:35 AM

Title: There is an instance of aMule already running
Post by: Mesh on August 31, 2008, 10:31:35 AM

Hi, I was a very happy aMule user - until a week ago :D

I'm using Ubuntu 8.10, which in alpha version, and about a week ago a mess happened with my gnome. I was finally able to fix it, but now amule doesn't work anymore.
It simply doesn't start. If I try to open it using terminal, here is what I get:

Initialising aMule
Checking if there is an instance already running...
There is an instance of aMule already running
Raising current running instance.

Since I can hardly live without aMule, and I don't want to use that stupid windows-only guy who starts by 'e', what can I do? T_T

Title: Re: There is an instance of aMule already running
Post by: wuischke on August 31, 2008, 11:00:42 AM

Hi mesh,

there's probably a file called muleLock in the aMule folder which you have to delete now. Execute rm ~/.aMule/muleLock (in a terminal) and try to start aMule afterwards.

Title: Re: There is an instance of aMule already running
Post by: Mesh on August 31, 2008, 05:06:45 PM

You were right!!

Yahoo,  aMule is back! ;)
Domo arigato :)