system-config-printer.py crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in sub()

[CalumChisholm]

Binary package hint: system-config-printer

From the Printer configuration window, the 'New' button was selected. A 'Searching' dialog appeared for a few seconds, then crashed.

Using Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) development version.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 19 17:34:34 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Lpstat:
 device for Photosmart-C4400-series: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4400_series?serial=CN94RM10MB05BN
 device for X1100-Series: usb://Lexmark/X1100%20Series?serial=0B02C30
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.1.12+git20090826-0ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Photosmart-C4400-series: HP Photosmart c4400 Series hpijs, 3.9.8
 X1100-Series: Lexmark 1020 Business Foomatic/pcl3 (recommended)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=2f16aa97-da9c-4dba-95f2-fb11bcaa889f ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in sub()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3053): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3053): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3220): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:3189): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (nautilus:13993): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.30
dmi.board.name: 30D1
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 85.26
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.30:bd04/24/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv9700NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30D1:rvr85.26:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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