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system-config-printer package

system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in get_hplip_uri_for_network_printer(): coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found

Bug #924553 reported by RobyRobot on 2012-01-31

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	system-config-printer (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

when updating to ubuntu 12.04

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.8+20120130-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.20-generic 3.2.2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Jan 31 23:31:29 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP 530 Notebook PC(KP479AA#ABZ)
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic root=UUID=0e5a7f07-b2fc-4c92-92d3-b15f42d9e4a2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in get_hplip_uri_for_network_printer(): coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-27 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 12/10/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68MVU Ver. F.06
dmi.board.name: 30D5
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 82.15
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68MVUVer.F.06:bd12/10/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHP530NotebookPC(KP479AA#ABZ):pvrF.06:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D5:rvrKBCVersion82.15:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP 530 Notebook PC(KP479AA#ABZ)
dmi.product.version: F.06
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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lp:ubuntu/precise/system-config-printer

lp:ubuntu/quantal/system-config-printer

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RobyRobot (roberto-iannone) wrote on 2012-01-31:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (52.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CupsErrorLog.txt Edit (8.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Locale.txt Edit (328 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (10.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PrintingPackages.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (138 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (47.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (799 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Traceback.txt Edit (355 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (101.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (239.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2012-01-31

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-01-31:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in system-config-printer (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) on 2012-01-31

visibility:

private → public

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Andrew McDonnell (andymc73) wrote on 2012-02-01:

I hit this while testing Xubuntu live and attempting to add a wireless Brother MFC-J415W
Note that after the network scan is completed you cant actually select the printer it finds and add it

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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote on 2012-02-01:

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/924553

tags:

added: iso-testing

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Jiri Popelka (jpopelka) wrote on 2012-02-01:

Already fixed upstream (63badf9).

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-02-01:

This bug was fixed in the package system-config-printer - 1.3.8+20120201-0ubuntu1

---------------
system-config-printer (1.3.8+20120201-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
     o GIT 1.3.x snapshot from 1 February 2012
     o Fixed several debugprints (Red Hat bug #785581, LP: #924407,
       LP: #924553).
-- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:23:31 +0100

Changed in system-config-printer (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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cokekid (cokekid) wrote on 2012-02-01:

just bought brother HL-2270DW and this happened and still kind of new to ubuntu!!!!

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