gnome-about-me crashed with signal 5 in main()

[tr33m4n]

Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
Release: 10.10
gnome-control-center:
  Installed: 1:2.30.1-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.30.1-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.30.1-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.30.1-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/bin/gnome-about-me usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties usr/bin/gnome-at-properties usr/bin/gnome-control-center usr/bin/gnome-default-applications-properties usr/bin/gnome-display-properties usr/bin/gnome-font-viewer usr/bin/gnome-keybinding-properties usr/bin/gnome-keyboard-properties usr/bin/gnome-mouse-properties usr/bin/gnome-network-properties usr/bin/gnome-thumbnail-font usr/bin/gnome-typing-monitor usr/bin/gnome-window-properties]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-17.23-generic 2.6.35.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 23 20:24:23 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-about-me
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
ProcCmdline: gnome-about-me
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
Signal: 5
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
StacktraceTop: main ()
Title: gnome-about-me crashed with signal 5 in main()
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2857): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2855): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
 (nm-applet:2864): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_window_thaw_toplevel_updates_libgtk_only: assertion `private->update_and_descendants_freeze_count > 0' failed
 (gnome-about-me:3034): libebook-WARNING **: e-book.c:2229: cannot activate book: Failed to execute program /usr/lib/evolution/e-addressbook-factory: Success
 (gnome-about-me:3034): libebook-WARNING **: e-book.c:2229: cannot activate book: Failed to execute program /usr/lib/evolution/e-addressbook-factory: Success

[UdZq3tDn (udzq3tdn-deactivatedaccount)]

Triggered by attempting to open "About Me" via either the me menu or system>preferences>about me

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

works fine here, can you still reproduce the bug there?

[igi (igor-cali)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.31.91-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=it_IT.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare tape video

[igi (igor-cali)]

apport information

[Filippo Magni (fil0)]

I've got this error trying to open "About Me".

gnome-control-center:
  Installato: 1:2.31.92.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidato: 1:2.31.92.1-0ubuntu1
  Tabella versione:
 *** 1:2.31.92.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Phil Thompson (phil-yarwell)]

happened on trying to open "about me" running live USB ubuntu 11.04 clicking the "offline" icon top right on desktop of Acer netbook.

[Filippo Magni (fil0)]

On natty I get:

user@XX-laptop:~$ gnome-about-me

(gnome-about-me:22994): libebook-WARNING **: e-book.c:2245: cannot get book from factory: Invalid source

(gnome-about-me:22994): libebook-WARNING **: e-book.c:2245: cannot get book from factory: Invalid source

about-me-properties-ERROR **: Invalid source
aborting...
Trace/breakpoint trap

[Phil Thompson (phil-yarwell)]

I can replicate :-

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ gnome-about-me

(gnome-about-me:3471): libebook-WARNING **: e-book.c:2245: cannot get book from factory: Invalid source

[old_toby (simon-hornweb)]

Works now on natty for me, but nothing is saved.

[Patrick Wright (patrickmwright)]

@old_toby: Thank you for confirming that you could open About Me without error. Could you be more specific about what you meant by "nothing is saved"? Please provide steps to reproduce the error. Also, were you running in live mode or did you test in an installed instance?

[old_toby (simon-hornweb)]

I meant that when I entered some data (e.g. my email address), closed the dialog and reopened it, all information was lost. I can't remember if that was on livecd or installed system. On the installed system, it's working now, I have to check first for live mode.