nautilus can not open. Could not register the application: Method `DescribeAll' returned type `(a(savbav))', but expected `(a{s(bgav)})'

[Lito]

When I try to open a new nautilus window from console or in icon folder link, returns:

$ nautilus
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Could not register the application: Method `DescribeAll' returned type `(a(savbav))', but expected `(a{s(bgav)})'

I'm using:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

$ uname -a
Linux lito-portatil 3.2.0-4-generic-pae #10-Ubuntu SMP Sat Dec 10 19:49:35 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

$ apt-cache policy nautilus
nautilus:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic-pae 3.2.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-4-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: d0b7d0b64d90d0959c3c7d7cda17b48c
CheckboxSystem: b1865df84255b8716d3bcc269ff410d1
Date: Wed Dec 14 14:08:51 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100122)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2010-11-16 (392 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Lito (lito-eordes)]

Packages info related with error:

$ apt-cache policy libcanberra-gtk-module
libcanberra-gtk-module:
  Installed: 0.28-0ubuntu12
  Candidate: 0.28-0ubuntu12
  Version table:
 *** 0.28-0ubuntu12 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Worked yesterday, after reboot just now run Nautilus from launcher, but it doesn't start.
Terminal output:
~$ nautilus
Could not register the application: Method `DescribeAll' returned type `(a(savbav))', but expected `(a{s(bgav)})

Workaround kill nautilus and restart opens Nautilus without complains.
$ ps aux | grep nautilus
1588 0.1 0.6 496452 26472 ? Sl 14:14 0:01 nautilus -n
5276 0.0 0.0 14960 872 pts/0 S+ 14:31 0:00 grep --color=auto nautilus
$ kill -9 1588
$ nautilus
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory
Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.
^C

$ apt-cache policy
nautilus:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, that's not really a bug though, you need to restart nautilus after the recent glib update, either restart your session or use nautilus --quit and restart it, the glib signature changed and the running instance mismatch the command you are running which loads the new glib

[Lito (lito-eordes)]

Ok, thanks Sebastien.

After restart it works perfectly.

[Vladimir Scherbaev (zemik)]

zemik@zemik-laptop:~$ nautilus --quit
Initializing nautilus-image-converter extension
Initializing nautilus-dropbox 0.7.1
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_get_pointer: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_POINTER (value)' failed

GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_get_pointer: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_POINTER (value)' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[Vladimir Scherbaev (zemik)]

zemik@zemik-laptop:~$ marlin
[INFO 15:07:38.089355] Welcome to Marlin
[INFO 15:07:38.089499] Version: 0.1
[INFO 15:07:38.089616] Report any issues/bugs you might find to http://bugs.launchpad.net/marlin
[INFO 15:07:38.210244] marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_real_directory_loaded
[INFO 15:07:38.210290] file file:///home/zemik
[INFO 15:07:38.211528] slot_active file:///home/zemik
[INFO 15:07:38.211565] slot_active > merge menus
[INFO 15:07:38.229893] gof-callwhenready.vala:83: call when ready OK - empty list
[INFO 15:07:38.374040] U1 path marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_daemon_ready /home/zemik/workspace/Bug Reports
[INFO 15:07:38.374081] U1 path marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_daemon_ready /home/zemik/Documents/Job
[INFO 15:07:38.374102] U1 path marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_daemon_ready /home/zemik/Pictures - HTC Desire S
[INFO 15:07:38.374121] U1 path marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_daemon_ready /home/zemik/Documents/University
[INFO 15:07:38.374140] U1 path marlin_plugins_ubuntuone_daemon_ready /home/zemik/workspace/Scripts
[FATAL 15:07:38.405161] [GLib-GObject] g_value_get_pointer: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_POINTER (value)' failed
[FATAL 15:07:38.405295] marlin will not function properly.
[WARN 15:07:38.445193] Can't load icon emblem-ubuntuone-synchronized
[FATAL 15:07:39.806999] [GLib-GObject] g_value_get_pointer: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_POINTER (value)' failed
[FATAL 15:07:39.807050] marlin will not function properly.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Add bug for glib?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Vladimir, your issue seems to be with a different software, "marlin", you should open a bug against it and not comment on a nautilus bug