"Add printer" freezes in "Select Device" dialog

[Nikolaus Rath]

Binary package hint: system-config-printer

When adding a new printer, the "select device" dialog freezes as soon as it has populated the list of network printers.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.2.3+20100723-0ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Nov 29 14:58:23 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Lpstat: device for Lexmark-X204n: lpd://turkish.ap/ps
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 530s
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: Lexmark-X204n: Lexmark X204n
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root ro ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.18
dmi.board.name: 0G679R
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.18:bd02/24/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron530s:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G679R:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 530s
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[sebastian (meznaric)]

I get exactly the same problem. If anyone has a workaround or a fix I'd be most grateful.

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Nikolaus Rath, sebastian,
We need more information. Please run "system-config-printer --debug" from a terminal and post the output here.

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