Sysinfo crashes when "System" option is selected

[coloradoz]

Binary package hint: sysinfo

Sysinfo version 0.7 unexpectedly closes when info on "System" is selected. Sysinfo worked fine with Ubuntu 10.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: sysinfo 0.7-3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 12 15:56:35 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: sysinfo

[Jim Bauwens (jimbauwens)]

I have the same problem.
Here is the terminal output:

someone@something:~$ sysinfo
Exception in Gtk# callback delegate
  Note: Applications can use GLib.ExceptionManager.UnhandledException to handle the exception.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at Sysinfo.SystemInfo.Xorg () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Sysinfo.Sysinfo.on_notebook1_switch_page (System.Object o, Gtk.SwitchPageArgs e) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Gtk.Notebook.SwitchPageSignalCallback (IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, UInt32 arg2, IntPtr gch) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
   at GLib.ExceptionManager.RaiseUnhandledException(System.Exception e, Boolean is_terminal)
   at Gtk.Notebook.SwitchPageSignalCallback(IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, UInt32 arg2, IntPtr gch)
   at Gtk.Notebook.gtk_notebook_set_current_page(IntPtr , Int32 )
   at Gtk.Notebook.set_CurrentPage(Int32 value)
   at Sysinfo.Sysinfo.on_treeview1_cursor_changed(System.Object o, System.EventArgs e)
   at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.InternalInvoke(System.Object , System.Object[] , System.Exception ByRef )
   at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke(System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
   at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(System.Object obj, System.Object[] parameters)
   at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(System.Object[] args)
   at System.MulticastDelegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(System.Object[] args)
   at System.Delegate.DynamicInvoke(System.Object[] args)
   at GLib.Signal.ClosureInvokedCB(System.Object o, GLib.ClosureInvokedArgs args)
   at GLib.SignalClosure.Invoke(GLib.ClosureInvokedArgs args)
   at GLib.SignalClosure.MarshalCallback(IntPtr raw_closure, IntPtr return_val, UInt32 n_param_vals, IntPtr param_values, IntPtr invocation_hint, IntPtr marshal_data)
   at Gtk.Application.gtk_main()
   at Gtk.Application.Run()
   at Sysinfo.Sysinfo..ctor(System.String[] args)
   at Sysinfo.Sysinfo.Main(System.String[] args)
bauwens@uBauwens:~$ sysinfo
Exception in Gtk# callback delegate
  Note: Applications can use GLib.ExceptionManager.UnhandledException to handle the exception.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at Sysinfo.SystemInfo.Xorg () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Sysinfo.Sysinfo.on_notebook1_switch_page (System.Object o, Gtk.SwitchPageArgs e) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Gtk.Notebook.SwitchPageSignalCallback (IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, UInt32 arg2, IntPtr gch) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
   at GLib.ExceptionManager.RaiseUnhandledException(System.Exception e, Boolean is_terminal)
   at Gtk.Notebook.SwitchPageSignalCallback(IntPtr arg0, IntPtr arg1, UInt32 arg2, IntPtr gch)
   at Gtk.Notebook.gtk_notebook_set_current_page(IntPtr , Int32 )
   at Gtk.Notebook.set_CurrentPage(Int32 value)
   at Sysinfo.Sysinfo.on_treeview1_cursor_changed(System.Object o, System.EventArgs e)
   at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.InternalInvoke(System.Object , System.Object[] , System.Exception ByRef )
   at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke(System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, ...

[Jim Bauwens (jimbauwens)]

The error seems to come from the Xorg() function in SystemInfo.cs
Explanation : http://codebetter.com/blogs/raymond.lewallen/archive/2005/06/23/65033.aspx ?
or http://blogs.msdn.com/b/csharpfaq/archive/2004/05/06/why-do-i-get-the-error-object-reference-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object.aspx