KDE: Error - KIOExec: error messages when opening links from system menu

[viking777]

After recent update to Hardy Heron several applets in kde taskbar no longer function.
Trash applet permanently empty
System Menu applet empty
Storage Media applet empty
All of these applets present an error message on startup saying: 'malformed url system:/, malformed url media:/, malformed url trash:/'
In addition konqueror has been removed (whether this is by design or not I do not know, dolphin still works)
Also the 'device icons' tab is missing from 'system settings/desktop/behavior' This tab is essential and if it has been removed deliberately rather than by accident, then it MUST be replaced.

relevant section of dpkg.log attached.

[viking777 (viking-f2s)]

2007-12-11 16:53:28 startup packages remove
2007-12-11 16:53:28 status installed digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:35 remove digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:35 status half-configured digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:35 status half-installed digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status triggers-pending libc6 2.7-4ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files digikam 2:0.9.2-2ubuntu2
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status installed kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 remove kubuntu-desktop 1.61 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-configured kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-installed kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-desktop 1.61
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status not-installed kubuntu-desktop <none>
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status installed kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 remove kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-configured kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-installed kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status config-files kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts 0.4
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status not-installed kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts <none>
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status installed konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:36 remove konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-configured konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:36 status half-installed konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status config-files konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status config-files konq-plugins 4:3.5.8-1ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status installed kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 remove kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status half-configured kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status half-installed kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status config-files kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status config-files kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status config-files kmplayer-konq-plugins 1:0.10.0b-0ubuntu1
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status not-installed kmplayer-konq-plugins <none>
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status installed konqueror 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status installed konqueror-nsplugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status installed kdebase-kio-plugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu3
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status installed kdegraphics-kfile-plugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu4
2007-12-11 16:53:37 remove kdegraphics-kfile-plugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu4 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu4
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status half-configured kdegraphics-kfile-plugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu4
2007-12-11 16:53:37 status half-installed kdegraphics-kfile-plugins 4:3.5.8-2ubuntu4
2007-12-11 16:53:3...

[viking777 (viking-f2s)]

This error has been cured after recent updates.

Thank you all.

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it.

[Kamba (blamer)]

Today, 26.12.2007, Trash applet still not opens. Malformed URL trash:/
I'm using Dolphin.

[Kamba (blamer)]

Still doesn't work.

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

Doesn't work for me either (all updates are installed).

[3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk)]

Still not working here either. Same issue when left-clicking the System Menu icon and choosing remote places.

I would say this is high importance, as newbies will have no idea how to recover items in the trashcan or browse the remote network.

[Sven Boden (svenboden)]

I'm running hardy alpha-2 since a couple of weeks installed on a real harddisk. The bug still appears:
- Left click on the trash icon on the right hand side in the taskbar
- Click on "Open in new window"
- A dialog will appear with the message "Malformed URL trash:/", the dialog title is "Error - KIOExec ..."

(the number of items in the trash can when I hover over it is as expected)

Most users will hit this bug.

Regards,
Sven

[Arpan Patelia (arpan-patelia)]

2008.01.24, Thursady.

I can confirm the 'Storage Media' part for Hardy alpha 3(ix86), present on both, the live cd and after install. 'Home Folder' option works for me on the same System menu applet. I have not tried 'trash', 'remote folders' and other options yet.

Works well in D3lphin.

Thanks.

[Kamba (blamer)]

It works well in D3lphin IF I OPENED D3lphin before! (and choose trash or storagemedia right in D3lphin). But in Panel it still doesn't work.

[Sven Boden (svenboden)]

I can consistently reproduce this error in hardy alpha2 and alpha3. It's also a bug that all people using Kubuntu will hit upon, a lot of people will even hit it when trying the live cd.

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

Even simple things as plugging in an USB flash drive will fail. First, KDE daemon pops up asking what to do with the newly discovered hardware. If I just want to open it and browse for files, it will fail with the error message.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

I've unassigned the Ubuntu Bugs team which is just used to get bug mail to the ubuntu-bugs mailing list and isn't a real team nor one that fixes bugs. Additionally, bugs normally should only be assigned to a team when the bug is "In Progress" and someone is working on fixing that bug. Thanks!

[Martin Böhm (martin.bohm)]

OK, this one seems to be a nasty one. Confirming, marking as High.

[Rodney Lane (roddles)]

I have the same problem. I have all the latest updates and am running Kubuntu Hardy amd64 version.

Garbage Bin -> Open in New Window = Malformed URL trash:/
System Menu -> Storage Media = Malformed URL media:/.
System Menu -> Remote Places = Malformed URL remote:/.
System Menu -> Users Folders = Malformed URL home:/.

If I plug in a flash drive or external USB HDD, (in this case a CORSAIR 4GB USB Flash drive) the following happens...
KDE Daemon window pops up asking what I would like to do, Open in new window is highlighted.
If i click on OK, i get the following error : /media/CORSAIR is a folder, but a file was expected.

If I then click on the CORSAIR media icon on the desktop, a D3lphin window opens displaying the content of the flash drive and i can use it.

Hope this information can help sort out the problem in some way.

Keep up the good work guys - Very happy with Kubuntu Hardy thus far :)

Rod.

[dencrypt (dencrypt)]

I can confirm this on Kubuntu Hardy alpha 4 AMD64.

Exact same problem as the one above.

[Chris (chris-pm)]

All the above mentioned error messages are still present. I'm on Alpha 5 (Upgraded from Alpha 3).

Using the System Menu (or opening the trash folder) i get malformed url messages and also errors when opening folders for usb flash drives etc.

However, everything works fine when opening from within d d3lphin window.

[davebv (dave-bv)]

I am also using Alpha5 Kubuntu Hardy and confirm this issue is still present.

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

Hurray, this bug seems to be solved by the latest update of Dolphin (dolphin 0.9.2-0ubuntu5)!

* Fix patch kubuntu_02_change_name_to_dolphin.patch to use Dolphin name not D3lphin and to accept URLs

"... to accept URLs" was probably the fix. Thank you, Jonathan.

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

If others could confirm that this problem is solved for them too, we can change this bug to "Fix Released"

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

See comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dolphin/+bug/175597/comments/18

[Sven Boden (svenboden)]

I still see it (completely up to date to the latest kubuntu 8.4 version). As testcase:

- Left click on the trash icon in the right lower side of the screen
- Left click on "Open in new window"
- Results in malformed url message.

[Christian Schürer-Waldheim (quincunx)]

Sven, I even don't have this problem with the trash icon in the panel any more.

Which version of dolphin is installed on your system?

apt-cache policy dolphin

dolphin:
  Installed: 0.9.2-0ubuntu5
  Candidate: 0.9.2-0ubuntu5

[Sven Boden (svenboden)]

My bad, I was using the belgian servers to update and they weren't up to date yet. Switching to the main servers to update from installed the right version of dolphin.

I can confirm this bug is fixed.

[Chris (chris-pm)]

All fix here too with the Dolphin update. :))

Good work (and thx) to all involved!!!