dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: (*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'

[K Behrens]

Error while installing Brother Scanner

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: dpkg 1.16.0~ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: Zusicherung »(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'« nicht erfüllt.
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Jul 14 14:59:30 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 18 --force-confdef --force-confold -i /home/karsten/Dokumente/Hardware/Brother\ DCP-145C\ (Drucker\ Scanner)/brscan/brscan-skey-0.2.1-3.amd64.deb
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: dpkg
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
Title: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: Zusicherung »(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'« nicht erfüllt.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-14 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

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StacktraceTop:
 raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
 abort () at abort.c:92
 __assert_fail (assertion=0x4292dc "%s", file=<value optimized out>, line=668, function=<value optimized out>) at assert.c:81
 findnamenode (name=0x62d54e6 "usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-27/arch/mips/include/asm/txx9/jmr3927.h", flags=fnn_nocopy) at ../../src/filesdb.c:668
 pkg_files_add_file (pkg=0x1daf3f0) at ../../src/filesdb.c:249

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported