Display manager thinks I have a proprietary driver installed when I don't and then crashes
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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kde-guidance (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kde-guidance
$ sudo displayconfig
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
displayapp = DisplayApp()
File "/usr/bin/
self.
File "/usr/bin/
w = GfxCardWidget(
File "/usr/share/
self._syncGUI()
File "/usr/share/
self.
TypeError: argument 1 of QLabel.setText() has an invalid type
apport dies slightly after this, so there is no apport crash report (see Bug 198183).
Up until this weekend it worked find. If I change line 741 from (self.gfxcard.
I went to restricted manager to confirm no restricted drivers needed. This an an ancient ATI Rage Pro 128 card.
This bug was fixed in the package kde-guidance - 0.8.0svn2008010 3-0ubuntu2~ ppa3
--------------- 03-0ubuntu2~ ppa3) hardy; urgency=low
kde-guidance (0.8.0svn200801
* Add kubuntu_ 10_displayconfi g_tryagain. patch so that if displayconfig 11_wineconfg_ amd64.patch so that wineconfig looks in the right 12_powermanager _survive_ no_brightness. patch so that if the old displayconfig_ add_new_ monitors. patch to support additional
thinks a proprietary driver is installed, but it can't find it, it
will try to find a non-proprietary driver instead of crashing (LP: #198269)
* Add kubuntu_
dir for wine on AMD64 (LP: #151982) - Patch should be removed for the next
svn snapshot or release as a fix has been committed upstream already
* Add kubuntu_
brightness cannot be gotten from DBUS, powermanager won't crash
(LP: #183656) and (LP: #198071)
* Add kubuntu13_
ViewSonic VA702 variants (LP: #192899)
-- Scott Kitterman <email address hidden> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:14:41 -0500