System Testing (checkbox-gtk) fails to gather system information and turns into a Zombie process
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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checkbox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: checkbox
When I try and run System Testing It brings up the Splash screen with "Welcome to System Testing! Checkbox provides tests to confirm..." and then a dialog with "Gathering information from you system..." pops up, but the progress bar just goes from side to side, never stops no matter how long you leave it to run for.
If i look at the process, it is a zombie. (STAT - Z, COMMAND - [python] <defunct>)
graeme@zoidberg:~$ uname -a
Linux zoidberg 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:10:02 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
Not sure if this is related, but last 4 entries in my dmesg:
[ 3655.382013] [drm:subconnect
[ 3655.382077] [drm:select_
[ 3655.405975] [drm:subconnect
[ 3655.406094] [drm:select_
I can however run checkbox from the command line: checkbox-gtk --log-level=debug --log=checkbox.log takes me through all the tests fine and lets me submit the results.
As a side note, System Testing under System -> Administration does not have an icon set.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: checkbox-gtk 0.9.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 26 00:45:38 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_ZA.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: checkbox
Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
I have this problem too. It happened to me when i started "System Testing", chose next and i was prompted for the password but i accidently chose cancel on the password dialog. After that, the progress bar kept going back and forth forever.