serpentine crashed with TypeError in <lambda>()

[ooze]

Binary package hint: serpentine

Recently upgraded serpentine from feisty to gutsy. Application crashes on launch. System is Xen domU with "disk = [... , 'phy:/dev/scd0,hdc:cdrom,r']" option to access CD-ROM. I do not expect CD burning to work!

$ serpentine
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/serpentine", line 128, in <module>
    app = SerpentineApplication (locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/__init__.py", line 413, in __init__
    Application.__init__(self, locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/__init__.py", line 164, in __init__
    self.__preferences = RecordingPreferences(locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/preferences.py", line 301, in __init__
    self._on_gconf_device_changed()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/preferences.py", line 455, in _on_gconf_device_changed
    self._device.data = self.__drive_selection.get_device()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/gaw.py", line 153, in <lambda>
    fset = lambda self, value: self.__setter (self.key, value)
TypeError: GConfClient.set_string() argument 2 must be string, not None
$ gconftool-2 --all-entries /apps/gaw
$ gconftool-2 --all-entries /apps/serpentine
 y = 25
 eject = true
 height = 281
 disc_size = 1
 use_gap = true
 width = 385
 view_toolbar = true
 speed_select = use_max_speed
 write_speed = 99
 x = 0

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 25 16:43:08 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/serpentine
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
Package: serpentine 0.9-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/serpentine
ProcCwd: /home/phil
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/serpentine']
SourcePackage: serpentine
Title: serpentine crashed with TypeError in <lambda>()
Uname: Linux kitchen 2.6.19-4-generic-amd64 #2 SMP Thu Apr 5 05:57:13 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481069

[Tiago Cogumbreiro (cogumbreiro)]

Does it have a cdrom drive or not?

[Clement Lefebvre (clementlefebvre)]

While working on Linux Mint 4.0 (based on Gutsy) I could reproduce this problem under VMWare and VirtualBox. Under both virtual environments Serpentine would crash with the above error message. In /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/preferences.py, if you comment out line 455 Serpentine shows a GUI error message complaining about the absence of a recording device.

Using the exact same ISO, once burnt and run on a real computer (with a CD writer) Serpentine runs fine and no error message is outputted.

My advice would be for the devs to make sure the error dialog box appears and that Serpentine doesn't crash before that happens. Not a big deal, just some minor exception handling here.

Clem

[Carlos Perelló Marín (carlos)]

So I found the same problem here with my laptop. I don't have an internal CD driver and it only works when I have the external USB one connected.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

I saw this in a fresh installation of Ubuntu 7.10 in VMWare Server, where it is trivial to reproduce. Presumably VMware does not provide a device which looks like a CD writer (hal capabilities say it is only a reader).

[Robbie G (robbie-cartwood-nee-grimwood)]

Issue still present in Hardy Heron 8.04

HI, I have a fresh install of Hardy Heron and I get a crash on launch (I have an internal CD/DVD writer):

rob@rob-laptop:~$ serpentine
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/serpentine", line 128, in <module>
    app = SerpentineApplication (locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/__init__.py", line 413, in __init__
    Application.__init__(self, locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/__init__.py", line 164, in __init__
    self.__preferences = RecordingPreferences(locations)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/preferences.py", line 301, in __init__
    self._on_gconf_device_changed()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/preferences.py", line 455, in _on_gconf_device_changed
    self._device.data = self.__drive_selection.get_device()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/serpentine/gaw.py", line 153, in <lambda>
    fset = lambda self, value: self.__setter (self.key, value)
TypeError: GConfClient.set_string() argument 2 must be string, not None

[jerryb (gerald-britton)]

Confirmed here on gutsy 32-bit. Yes, I have a CD drive!

[Tiago Cogumbreiro (cogumbreiro)]

This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.

[ooze (zoe-gauthier)]

I am going to mark this bug as fixed because a full cycle of GNOME development has passed since the last report and the fix was already committed in an upstream development branch.

[Highridge (karl-highridge)]

ok mate.

Philippe Gauthier wrote:
> I am going to mark this bug as fixed because a full cycle of GNOME
> development has passed since the last report and the fix was already
> committed in an upstream development branch.
>
> ** Changed in: serpentine (Ubuntu)
> Status: Triaged => Fix Released
>
>

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