Applications unable to access "Filesystem"

[exploder]

I have found that applications are unable to access the "Filesystem" feature of Nautilus. Applications are able to access other features such as "Home", "Floppy Drive", etc. but not the Filesystem.

The version I am using is Ubuntu Hardy Alpha 5 fully updated to 3/1/08. This bug might be related to bug #66199. I felt that this was a critical concern and if this is a duplicate please redirect me to the correct place for this.

I understand that Nautilus is being completely changed for this release and want to do my part to ensure good functionality in Hardy.

[exploder (dcosner)]

By applications I mean Gimp, Firefox and anything else that should have the ability to browse the filesystem. Firefox is a good example because if you need to get to /usr/bin/ to change applications Firefox uses for say multimedia, there is no way to give it the path.

[Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount)]

Likely a gvfs issue.

[Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount)]

To clear up, this is an issue in any GtkFileChooser, but not in nautilus.

[Murat Gunes (mgunes)]

Thanks for reporting. Is "Filesystem" visible at all?

[exploder (dcosner)]

No, "Filesystem" is not visible to applications at all. Filesystem only shows up in "Computer".

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

could you try using gedit and look at the /desktop/gnome/interface/file_chooser_backend gconf key value in gconf-editor?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

and what version of firefox are you using?

[exploder (dcosner)]

I am running Hardy alpha 5 with Firefox 3. This bug is with any application that needs to browse the file system. For example, if you open Gimp choose, File, Open, you will notice that the file system is not an option in the left pane of the window. All applications currently have this issue. Previous releases of Ubuntu had this ability.

[exploder (dcosner)]

When I use gedit and open /desktop/gnome/interface/file_chooser_backend gconf I get two empty pages, file_chooser_backend and gconf.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

you need to use gconf-editor to browse the key as indicated

[exploder (dcosner)]

Thanks! When I browse the key I get a value of "gio".

[exploder (dcosner)]

Was that the information you needed? I think that this is a serious bug.

[kgerstl (kgerstl-deactivatedaccount)]

I can confirm this bug. It says gio in my gconf too.

A maybe related bug: There is no icon for the file system button in the location bar (here's a picture http://img.xrmb2.net/images/642262.png ) of file choosers (in nautilus there is).

[exploder (dcosner)]

Here is another screenshot showing that there is no Filesystem option. I used Firefox for the screenshot but it is the same in Gimp and other apps.

http://www.onlineimagehost.com/uploads/5374dda141.jpg

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

Yes, that was the necessary information. (I can't do anything with it, just correcting the status on the bug.)

[Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount)]

I would have thought that this is an issue in GIO as opposed to GVFS as nautilus is fine, but normal GtkFileChoosers aren't.

[NilsE (nekberg)]

I can also confirm I have the same problem.

In FF, GIMP, Test Editor, Movie player, etc., anything using the helper does not show the file system.

Also not that in gconf the file_chooser_backend is set to gio. gio is not listed as a possible option.

If you change gio to gtk+ file system shows up correctly in the helper.

[exploder (dcosner)]

I tried changing the key value from gio to gtk+ but it did not work for me. You are right about gio not listed as an option, the choices were gnome-vfs and gtk+.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

could you run dmesg, lshal, mount and copy that to a comment?

[exploder (dcosner)]

Here is the information you asked for.

 pci.vendor = 'VIA Technologies, Inc.' (string)
  pci.vendor_id = 4358 (0x1106) (int)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3104'
  info.bus = 'pci' (string)
  info.linux.driver = 'ehci_hcd' (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer' (string)
  info.product = 'USB 2.0' (string)
  info.subsystem = 'pci' (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3104' (string)
  info.vendor = 'VIA Technologies, Inc.' (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'pci' (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3' (string)
  pci.device_class = 12 (0xc) (int)
  pci.device_protocol = 32 (0x20) (int)
  pci.device_subclass = 3 (0x3) (int)
  pci.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3' (string)
  pci.product = 'USB 2.0' (string)
  pci.product_id = 12548 (0x3104) (int)
  pci.subsys_product_id = 12548 (0x3104) (int)
  pci.subsys_vendor = 'VIA Technologies, Inc.' (string)
  pci.subsys_vendor_id = 4358 (0x1106) (int)
  pci.vendor = 'VIA Technologies, Inc.' (string)
  pci.vendor_id = 4358 (0x1106) (int)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_0_0_0000_00_10_3'
  info.bus = 'usb_device' (string)
  info.linux.driver = 'usb' (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3104' (string)
  info.product = 'EHCI Host Controller' (string)
  info.subsystem = 'usb_device' (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_0_0_0000_00_10_3' (string)
  info.vendor = 'Linux 2.6.24-11-generic ehci_hcd' (string)
  linux.device_file = '/dev/bus/usb/004/001' (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'usb' (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb4' (string)
  usb_device.bus_number = 4 (0x4) (int)
  usb_device.can_wake_up = true (bool)
  usb_device.configuration_value = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.device_class = 9 (0x9) (int)
  usb_device.device_protocol = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 518 (0x206) (int)
  usb_device.device_subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.is_self_powered = true (bool)
  usb_device.linux.device_number = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb4' (string)
  usb_device.max_power = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.num_configurations = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.num_ports = 6 (0x6) (int)
  usb_device.product = 'EHCI Host Controller' (string)
  usb_device.product_id = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.serial = '0000:00:10.3' (string)
  usb_device.speed = 480.0 (480) (double)
  usb_device.speed_bcd = 294912 (0x48000) (int)
  usb_device.vendor = 'Linux 2.6.24-11-generic ehci_hcd' (string)
  usb_device.vendor_id = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.version = 2.0 (2) (double)
  usb_device.version_bcd = 512 (0x200) (int)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_0_0_0000_00_10_3_if0'
  info.bus = 'usb' (string)
  info.linux.driver = 'hub' (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_0_0_0000_00_10_3' (string)
  info.product = 'USB Hub Interface' (s...

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

nothing obvious there, I'm too busy with other thing and don't get the bug, to debug by somebody getting the issue

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

are you sure it doesn't work when the gconf key is set to gtk+? could you take a screenshot when using this value?

[kgerstl (kgerstl-deactivatedaccount)]

Oh, I'm so sorry. I've booted the wrong installation (where I haven't change the gconf key).

Setting it to gtk+ works for me (also the icon is showing in the button based location bar). :-)

[Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount)]

Found upstream bug pointing to libgnomeui.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the bug has been fixed upstream now

[Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount)]

I have uploaded a package to my PPA with the patch from bugzilla.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libgnomeui - 2.21.93-0ubuntu1

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libgnomeui (2.21.93-0ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  * New upstream version:
    - Remove some dead code
    - Fix a crash in the gio file chooser backend
    - Fix a race in the gnome-vfs file chooser backend
    - Use proper icons for "/", the Desktop and the user's home directory
    - Show the "File System" mount in the file chooser's shortcuts
      (lp: #197352)
    - Try to mount remote locations when getting the file info
      fails with a "Not mounted" error

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:52:36 +0100

[exploder (dcosner)]

This bug is fixed! Applications are now able to access the Filesystem in the file browser now!

Nice work!

Thank you!