purple-url-handler crashed with DBusException in call_blocking()

[LEVIS Cyril]

Binary package hint: pidgin

I do nothing and this error appears

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 30 16:02:17 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/purple-url-handler
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
NonfreeKernelModules: vmnet vmmon nvidia
Package: libpurple-bin 1:2.2.0-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/purple-url-handler sip:<email address hidden>
ProcCwd: /home/atlas
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/purple-url-handler', 'sip:<email address hidden>']
SourcePackage: pidgin
Title: purple-url-handler crashed with DBusException in call_blocking()
Uname: Linux atlas-laptop 2.6.22-12-generic #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 18:11:30 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[LEVIS Cyril (atlas95)]

I have this when i try to call a ekiga contact from a form which call protocol sip:

[Rodrigo de Avila (rodrigo.avila)]

I have this when I click on an IRC link using Firefox, here (http://www.prototypejs.org/discuss). Default theme on Firefox/gnome, no eyecandy.

[Jaime Rave (jaimerave)]

I have this error opening irc://irc.freenode.net/#winehq

[jonny_nut (jonny-nut)]

Mine appears when I try to start an IM session from within a Thunderbird Address Book contact's Screen Name.

[Christopher Yeleighton (giecrilj)]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/purple-url-handler", line 13, in <module>
    obj = dbus.SessionBus().get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 240, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/proxies.py", line 236, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 179, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 277, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/connection.py", line 603, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService was not provided by any .service files
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[Rashad Tatum (rmtatum)]

I have the same problem.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/purple-url-handler", line 9, in <module>
    obj = dbus.SessionBus().get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/dbus/connection.py", line 607, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService was not provided by any .service files