Version:           0.8.2 built with KDE 3.5.5 (using KDE 4.0.2)
Installed from:    Debian stable Packages
OS:                Linux

Not exactly a crash:  Just won't start...

This may be related to #144253, the message is the same.

If the path in the digikamrc points to an empty directory, you get the "can't change old database to new database format"
message, and the application quits.

Changing the path by hand to point to a real directory solves the issue.

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History:  The first time I tried digikam I had an ntfs file system mounted at /i (The same drive as it appears
on booting winsooze.)  In my search for the optimum photo app I uninstalled digikam.  This morning I reinstalled
it and started getting this message.

At this point I don't know if it was due to the directory being empty or something moving from /i to /photos when
I reformated the volume.

Messages from the startup window were of the form:
digikam: WARNING: [bool AlbumDB::execSql(const QString&, QStringList*, bool)] sq lite_compile error: unable to open database file on query: SELECT name FROM sqli te_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name;
digikam: WARNING: [bool AlbumDB::execSql(const QString&, QStringList*, bool)] sq lite_compile error: unable to open database file on query: SELECT value FROM Set tings WHERE keyword='Locale';
digikam: WARNING: [bool AlbumDB::execSql(const QString&, QStringList*, bool)] sq lite_compile error: unable to open database file on query: REPLACE into Settings  VALUES ('Locale','UTF-8');
digikam: WARNING: [bool AlbumDB::execSql(const QString&, QStringList*, bool)] sq lite_compile error: unable to open database file on query: SELECT name FROM sqli te_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name;
digikam: WARNING: Failed to open new Album Database
OggS-SEEK: at 704 want 47096 got 23104 (diff-requested 46392)
OggS-SEEK: at 47040 want 1032 got 0 (diff-requested -46008)
OggS-SEEK: at 704 want 47096 got 23104 (diff-requested 46392)
OggS-SEEK: at 47040 want 1032 got 0 (diff-requested -46008)
sgb@brightforest:~/.kde/share/apps/digikam$ khelpcenter: WARNING: Main template file name is empty.
OggS-SEEK: at 0 want 60408 got 51136 (diff-requested 60408)
OggS-SEEK: at 60352 want 520 got 0 (diff-requested -59832)


Desired behaviour:

"Digikam cannot find the database that should be at /i/{whatever}
Have you moved your photo collection?"