This error shows up today (2010-07-10) in maverick with the new kernel (2.6.35.7-generic) [ NOT -pae].
The error report includes
"Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gi/__init__.py", line 27, in <module>
from gi.repository import GObject
ImportError: cannot import name GObject"
as above.
Running "bootchart" or "sudo bootchart" in a terminal gives:
~$ sudo bootchart
[sudo] password for sc:
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkWindow)
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkInvisible)
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkObject)
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:40: RuntimeWarning: tp_compare didn't return -1 or -2 for exception
from gtk import _gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gi/__init__.py", line 27, in <module>
from gi.repository import GObject
ImportError: cannot import name GObject
No path given, trying /var/log/bootchart.tgz
warning: path '/var/log/bootchart.tgz' does not exist, ignoring.
Parse error: empty state: '/var/log/bootchart.tgz' does not contain a valid bootchart
This error shows up today (2010-07-10) in maverick with the new kernel (2.6.35.7-generic) [ NOT -pae].
The error report includes
"Traceback (most recent call last): pymodules/ python2. 6/gtk-2. 0/gi/__ init__. py", line 27, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/
from gi.repository import GObject
ImportError: cannot import name GObject"
as above.
Running "bootchart" or "sudo bootchart" in a terminal gives:
~$ sudo bootchart register_ sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkWindow) register_ sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkInvisible) register_ sinkfunc is deprecated (GtkObject) pymodules/ python2. 6/gtk-2. 0/gtk/_ _init__ .py:40: RuntimeWarning: tp_compare didn't return -1 or -2 for exception pymodules/ python2. 6/gtk-2. 0/gi/__ init__. py", line 27, in <module> bootchart. tgz bootchart. tgz' does not exist, ignoring. bootchart. tgz' does not contain a valid bootchart
[sudo] password for sc:
** Message: pygobject_
** Message: pygobject_
** Message: pygobject_
/usr/lib/
from gtk import _gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/
from gi.repository import GObject
ImportError: cannot import name GObject
No path given, trying /var/log/
warning: path '/var/log/
Parse error: empty state: '/var/log/