Davinci Resolve Lite 8.2.1 Database Problems

[Dan Moran]

Hi Krishan,

I believe you have an incomplete and/or corrupt Postgres database
installation. When you install Resolve, it installs the Postgres
database
app, and automatically creates a database with the admin and user
logins.

Since you have no user login icons, something failed with the Postgres
install. That’s why you can’t make a new database

The usual fix for this is to rename the /Library/PostgreSQL folder and
reinstall Resolve. Hopefully Postgres will then install properly. So,
in
Finder, rename /Library/PostgreSQL to /Library/PostgreSQL_bad, the
reinstall
the Resolve app, and login and hopefully you will have a guest and
admin user login icon.

If this does not work, let us know. There is a more extensive Postgres
removal process we may have to go through to get it working.

Thanks,

Dan

Dan Moran
DaVinci Application Specialist
Blackmagic Design EMEA

[Tom Keffer]

DaVinci Resolve did work in OS X 10.5 and 10.6, but it is not working in 10.7.

I have OS X 10.7.4, and I get the no database error when I start DaVinci Resolve. I have uninstalled both DaVinci and the PostgreSQL database, and reinstalled them, and that has not helped. I renamed the PostgreSQL database folder and reinstalled, still a no go on the database.

Originally, it would not even start the database manually, but after a permissions repair I can get it to start by going into the applications/PostgreSQL 8.4 folder and either the Restart Server, or the Start Server application will get the server running. Once the server is running, I do see the proper accounts most of the time, but not always.

Looking for the next steps.

Here is a brief on the hardware:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro4,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP41.0081.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.39f5
SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f5

[Zel Nonnenberg]

Im having the same problem with Davinci Resolve 10, and none of the tricks solved my issue, so Im open for the full unnistall process of postgre SQL its urgent because of a work, thank u very very much!