[Bug] CKAN "Not Responding" during/after loading.

[daantimmer]

Background

• Operating System: Windows 10
• CKAN Version: 1.30.2
• KSP Version: 1.10.1.2939

Have you made any manual changes to your GameData folder (i.e., not via CKAN)?
I have

Problem

When opening CKAN it loads, updates repositories, loads local goes to 'updating tray...' and stops.

Steps to reproduce
Open CKAN,
Select my normal (modded) instance

• See error

Expected behavior
To see the mod list and

Screenshots (if applicable)

CKAN error code (if applicable):
N/A

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[daantimmer]

Reverted back to 1.30.0, which works fine :-)

[DasSkelett]

Thanks for the report.
The bug is already known, and is caused by a threading issue. It only happens on some systems, and only if "Refresh on startup"/"Update repositories on launch" is enabled.

As a workaround, you can edit <KSP>\CKAN\GUIConfig.xml, where <KSP> is the path to your KSP installation, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kerbal Space Program if you are on Windows and got it via Steam.

In this file, replace

  <RefreshOnStartup>true</RefreshOnStartup>

with

  <RefreshOnStartup>false</RefreshOnStartup>

so change true to false for RefreshOnStartup. Don't touch RefreshOnStartupNoNag, that's a different setting.
If you have multiple KSP installations registered in CKAN, you need to change it for all of them.

Alternatively, while you're still back on v1.30.0, you can also go into the settings and disable "Update repositories on launch", then upgrade again.

This will disable the automatic repository refresh when CKAN launches (where it downloads the latest metadata to get information about new mod releases). You can still refresh it manually using the "Refresh" button, which should still work without problems.

Sorry for the inconvenience, we're working on a fix.

[HebaruSan]

The initial Discord report from @linuxgurugamer:

https://discord.com/channels/601452466017665040/601456737203126281/845428320710557727

The subsequent forum report from jimmymcgoochie:

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/197082-ckan-the-comprehensive-kerbal-archive-network-v1302-hawking/&do=findComment&comment=3976823

Thanks for giving us something we can track properly, it really does help. There's no way to mark a bug fixed on Discord or the forum, or bring up the list of open bugs.