g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

[dino99]

Binary package hint: nautilus

lot of warnings while listening audacious with karmic, audacious often stop playing:

(nautilus:2894): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (nautilus:2894): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed

(nautilus:13970): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

(nautilus:2894): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (nautilus:2894): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: « net usershare » a retourné l'erreur 255 : net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.

(nautilus:6114): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

(nautilus:2894): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (nautilus:2894): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed
ERROR: neon: neon.c:758 (fill_buffer): <0x8cfb698> Error while reading from the network
ERROR: neon: neon.c:835 (reader_thread): <0x8cfb698> Error while reading from the network. Terminating reader thread
ERROR: neon: neon.c:1107 (neon_aud_vfs_fread_impl): <0x8cfb698> Buffer still underrun, fatal.
Warning: Unsafe event_queue of "hide seekbar" with pointer. (Use event_queue_with_data_free instead.)
ERROR: neon: neon.c:758 (fill_buffer): <0x8d73f58> Error while reading from the network
ERROR: neon: neon.c:835 (reader_thread): <0x8d73f58> Error while reading from the network. Terminating reader thread

(nautilus:25129): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 0e856621e764f27871668a8d860c3158
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Sat Oct 17 11:59:36 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nautilus 1:2.28.0-0ubuntu7
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: nautilus
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Nikita Afanasenko (anv-gtx)]

I have the same messages while Dropbox daemon works.
eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

[Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)]

The eel_preferences message is another issue, already reported in bug #454234. You should focus on the other messages

[Alain Baeckeroot (alain-baeckeroot)]

rhytmbox send the same message
at start :

** (rhythmbox:6766): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (rhythmbox:6766): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

(rhythmbox:6766): Rhythmbox-WARNING **: Could not open device /dev/radio0

when trying to play a song:

(rhythmbox:6766): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(rhythmbox:6766): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(rhythmbox:6766): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (rhythmbox:6766): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed

(rhythmbox:6766): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion `GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed

[Ivan Ivanoff (spammeroff)]

nautilus sends the same:
nautilus:6714): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

(nautilus:4702): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (nautilus:4702): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed

(nautilus:8499): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

(nautilus:4702): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_instance_get_private: assertion `instance != NULL && instance->g_class != NULL' failed

** (nautilus:4702): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_begin_call: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed

I have Ubuntu Linux 9.10 upgraded from 9.04 through internet.

[dino99 (9d9)]

no more warnings with latest audacious 2.3.1 from lucid repo.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for nautilus (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]