File type icons associated with wrong file type

[marktechey]

images show wrong file icon, but open with correct program. how have downloaded the fix file for xp, but my tiff files are still showing worng file type.

[Matthew Woerly (nattgew)]

Is this straight out of install? Did you recently do anything that could have caused this? (e.g., remove packages)

[marktechey (marktechey)]

No, this happened after an update. I got something like
media type .... file type `x-content\*
(Repeat around 15 times)

[Matthew Woerly (nattgew)]

What version of Ubuntu are you running?

[marktechey (marktechey)]

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy

[marktechey (marktechey)]

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-vcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-svcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/image-dcf'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-cdda'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-cd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-dvd'
This is the error I get

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-bd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-hddvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-bluray'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-hddvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/image-picturecd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-player'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/software'

[marktechey (marktechey)]

I get that error when installing/reinstalling the following packages

nautilus-data
shared-mime-info

The icons return when I use a 3rd party theme, such as mac4lin, but with ubuntu themes, the icons are gone.

[ulrich (ulrich)]

same here. when installing hardy alpha 3, the icons were right.
after some upgrade, i see the exact same behavior.

sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime/
Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-vcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-svcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/image-dcf'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-cdda'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-cd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-bd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-hddvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-bluray'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-hddvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/image-picturecd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-player'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/software'

[Gianfranco Liporace (dr.kabuto)]

Same behaviour here, I cannot use 'extract-here' with archive files.

[marktechey (marktechey)]

I just tried a fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy Alpha 3 and still get this problem. All I did, besides the install, was an update.

[fgr (f-gritsch)]

same problem

[kuidao (kuidao)]

Some problem in Hardy Alpha 4

[SK (stephantom)]

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[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

What mimetype value do you have in the properties dialog? The icon issue is bug #188542 and only a graphical issue, the mimetype used is correct

[marktechey (marktechey)]

The mimetype value is correct. For example on a .tar.gz file, the mimetype in the properties dialog is 'application/x-compressed-tar'. I believe this bug is a duplicate of bug #188542 but I'm not positive.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the icon issue is a duplicate and a known bug, the context menu actions are supposed to work, do you still have issue with those?

[Gianfranco Liporace (dr.kabuto)]

Hi Sebastian,
context menu actions are working for me now.

[marktechey (marktechey)]

The context menu actions are also working for me.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

closing as duplicate since the context menu issue is fixed and the icon one is already known

[Liken Otsoa (liken)]

Hardy Alpha 5. Same problem.

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-vcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-svcd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/video-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/image-dcf'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/audio-cdda'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-cd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-dvd'

Unknown media type in type 'x-content/blank-bd'

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